The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11
SPLENDID CATTLE

SPLENDID CATTLE
 Some magnificent cattle are to be seen at the fair. Among the prettiest herd are the Black Angus breed, a wonderful ly developed animal, and as black as a crow and hornless. The swine entrants are splendid specimens of the hog family, and they are worth seeing, so great is the improvement over just few years back even, when the breeds were so low, generally speaking.
 The motorcycle races, the horse races and the airplane flights are intensely i'm teresting events of each day Monday and Tuesday the crowds attending the fair bore down upon the fence so heavily that 1t was necessary to rebuild part of it and brace heavily the rest. The au- tomobiles at the fair yesterday afternoon filled all available space in the regular automobile parking section and then were forced to cross the race track and enter the field, where they were parked along the front of the fence 10 to lb deep The getting In and out was a serious matter when the races were over
 "The feats Ruth Law performs each day are wroth the admission price to any man who wants to see real avia- tor in the air, one who is entertain. ing the crowd with her daeeievil stunts. and apparently as much at ease as you are when you are watching her." said Secretary J. F. Dent last night. T am particularly proud of Ruth Law, because I signed the first contract with her tn flv at state fair, six. years ago, when she began to fly. She has not only made good, but she has hung up some records that make her competitors envions"
 TWICE DECORATED Miss Law wears a medal given her for the long distance record of 5s0 miles. Chicago to Hor1ell. N II, also a medal from Glen curtiss containing il diamonds, which was in recognition and appreciation of the many success- full flights made in the campaign for the liberty loan this year. ehe also wears a dainty wrist watch with face that Is visible at night. given her by the joint committee on recruiting from the United States and British re- cruiting stations in Chicago. as re- suit of weeks drive in that city end- ing July 25, 1917.
 Miss Law made . special tour for tho government In her biplane which was to consume 10 days, and she made It, arriving at o'clock of the after noon of the last day. though she had three days of rain. The trip consumed 2500 miles, starting at Cleveland. O., and going through to Nebraska, down into Oklahoma. to St. Louis and on to Chicago. Miss Law has the altitude record of 14,700 feet tucked away and though she is woman. she Ad- mits that no one hardly ever mentions NEEDLEWORK AWARDS The following awards were yesterday
 made in the woman's department for fancy needlework:
 Individual booths of fancy needlework:
 First prize, Miss Eugenia Latimer, Tus-
 caloosa; second prize. Miss Mamie White,
 Reform: third prize, Miss Beatrice Naftil.
 Naftil fourth prize, Mrs E c. v'a'ase;
 fifth prize. Miss B. IL. Curtis, Birming-
 ham; sixth prize, Mrs. A. B. Roberts,
 Fairview; seventh prize.. Mrs. F. A.
 Franklin. Birmingham; eighth prize, Miss Bertha Adair. Risiingsi ntlh p z.
 Mrs. Charles Berg, Fairview; tenth prize, Mrs. William Finn. Fairview: elev- enth prize. Mrs. J. M. Brown. Lewisburg;
 Deatsville; thirteenth. prize, Mrs. R B. Stilwell, East; fourteenth prize, Misa Es- ther Robertson. Bessener; fifteen h prize. Birmineham. ibl Child .pairtln9: Miss prize Mrs. F. B. Foster, Birmingham; seventeenth prize. Mrs. J. McKewin, Blr-
 mingham} eighteenth prize Miss Lott1o Fowler. Springville.
 Flower booths: First prize, Mrs. ChArfee Berg. Fairview; second prize. Earl Scott Hirminghain; third prize, Miss Millie A. ley. West End.
 Art prizes. fa) Professional srtista: First prize. Miss Lucille Douglass Hir- mingham; second prixe MrA Montford, Birmingham. (b) Chtdl painting: Mics Lucille Douglass, Birminghanis Miss sarah Nell, Birmtnghana.