The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22

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Pant" scheduled for Monday night at
the Trl-State fair, has been postponed
until Tuesday night on account Of bad
, weather.
Rain has interfered with what other
wise should have been one of the finest
Mondays In the history of Tri-State
fairs. All the 18th annual exhibits are
ready to the last exacting detail for the
critical eyes of the spectator The
Woman's building is maze of color
ful beauty, and the Hawaiian sextette
have their instruments tuned ready to
send the. honeyed strains of their gen.
tie island melodies drifting in and out
OF the exhibit of art and needlework
and into the ears of the onlookers. The
cattle barns are full to overflowing
with the bluebloods of cattledom,
groomed as Beau Brummel was never
groomed. A quarter Of a million dol
lars worth Of aristocratic porkers are
proudly grunting in the swine barns,
Scores Of sheen of such quality as not
even the Shepherd King David ever
dreamed are awaiting the admiring
try hall, hundreds of pure
chickens. ducks, turkeys, geese and
pigeons are preened to exquisite sleek
ness. "A Thousand sad-eyed rabbits are
Y a3a0h put ssgeetlnG adulation.
SA1dSSget the prospect iss that only
the ducks viii get their due this day.
The prOgFan ID, provided the weather
will permit, for memphis day and
W0men's day" with d poultry show
opening At 10 o'clock; harness races at 2
p,Em.s band concert and high-c class
vaudeville in front Of grandstand al
4 n gaXfnffA
in Women's building; 1880 p. M, band
concert and vaudeville in grandstand;
$3.50 ps m, Memphis pageant, Bios
soming Of the Century Plant" in front
OF the grandstand, closing with fire
works In front of the grandstand at
But all this Is subject to the pleasure
Of the weather man. Those shows that
are under roof can proceed in spite oil
the weather, but the races and page
Sant win depend upon fair weather. The
! gods Of mischance seem leagued TO- to.
Century Plant pageant Inclemen'
weather prevented its being shown dur
ing the centennial celebration, and |,
was thrice postponed and finally to the
Tri-State fair Now 1t appears thai
rain may cause final abandonment;
Sunday saw a crowd of over 15,00t
people on the midway and in the ex.
hibit buildings at the fair. The Hawai-
ian sextete was playing in the Woman's
building throughout the afternoon anc
spectators having inspected the ex,
hibits in the building grouped arount
Crowds also streamed in and out tht
: Agricultural hall, the cattle and swine
barns and the Poultry exhibit hall.
Lieut. OrIner Locklear's unequallet
daring thrilled the great crowd as !
had Saturday afternoon. Women
faces became taut with apprenensio,i
and men breathed signs of unutterabl'
admiration as the young flier stoot
upon the upper wings of the rocking
charging biplane scrampered-ou upoI
the long red tail, or hung by his leg
under the fuselage. The stirring jous
with death was the grand climax Wher
Locklear caught rope ladder swing
Ing from second plane speeding abov,
his own and climbed up to the COCKPIT
But the crowd was nevertheless greatl,
relieved when he had finished and cam'
sweeping down in front of the grand
stand to give everybody a good lool
at him
All who saw Locklear narveled at hi
absolute contempt of deathr Given t
looking upon death as a grim ant
solemn parsonage toward which on
must at all times preserve a certain
respectful decorum, 1t was g. revelation
to see a man disporting with the digni
lied specter. 1t is not an uncommon
thing for a crowd to see a man def!
death in one way or another for thei
amusement, but to see one, jeer death
lick out his tongue and put his finge
10 his nose, as 1t were, was new.
Lieut.. Locklear left Immediately. fol
lowing the Sunday afternoon perform
anee for the North, Memphis driving
park, where he left his planes an
{ went to catch a train for North Da
ko1n,
fair was fully 50 per cent greater thai
had been anticipated. All space allotted
10 the hog show was occupied Monda.
moon, and additional display space ha
to be arranged,
On account of graf number OF entries
the judging of Durocs, when was Sc
for Tuesday morning was postponed un
I'll Tuesday evening.