The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-09
AUTOMOBILE RACES
 TODAY AT STATE RAlR;
 FIREWORKS TONIGHT
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(COntinued from Page Al smile usually worn by man who nas not a care in the world Ed R. Salter, the million dollar press agent, remarked, "Why should he-A draw salary for doing all his wor- rying." AS the throng moved pro- miscuously around the Joy FlaAa viewing the attractions, many sought MT. Jones and personally congratuiated him on his 1920 aggregation Of new features. Many leading citizens. ac- companied by their wives and children, something never encountered in tnis | city, except when Johnny J. Jones Exposition is exhibited, attended. | One noticeable feature is the ab- sence of any freaks of the monstrosity class and there's no "faky' small tent shows with ''pinheads," etc. The num- I Der of attractions one would designate | as educational predominate and even those that attract the minds hunger ing for comedy or hilariousness are not of the roughhouse order
 PRIZE WINNERS AT
 THE BABY SHOW
 The following babies were prize wfn- ners in the baby contest held under the direction of Mrs. Augusta Randolph Reid:
 | Boy under months, Francis Thomas Paine, average 99 per cent l Girl under 6 months, Jean ColQuit Heaslett. average s9A per cent.
 Boy between months and l year. E. R. Reynolds, IT,. average 99h per | cent
 Girl between 6 months and 1 year. Margaret Dean Morris, average s9h per cent
 | Boy between 1 year and years. Joe Bearden, Jr- average SsA per cent. | Girl between 1 year and years, Elsie Louise Ipitznagel. 99A per cent Boy between years and 3 years, Carl Alexander Morris, average STA per cent
 Girl between years and years. Julia Ethel Leighton, average ss per cent.
 Twins, Alice G. Hover. average ssA per cent; Gertrude Hover, average ss l per cent-99A.
 There were eighteen hundred and | fifty babies in the contest. They were | examined by doctors as to their phy5i- | cal qualifications and not on the pretty" basis which formerly caused so much ill-will This contest is pure ly scientific. Where children are found
 to be physically defective their parents
 are told of the trouble and the matter
 can often be corrected
 GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT
 
 was the exhibits of the government,
 which was in charge of G. A. Anthony
 of Washington. Here the farmer who
 is looking for constructional information
 has wide field. Various kinds of pic-
 lures showing fruit and berries are on display. In the center of the room 8
 transparent case of agricultural exhibits proved to be quite popular. Electric lights are placed behind the pictures. showing them off to great advantage Miniature hog houses. barns and com munity buildings were of interest 10 many. These little houses, patterned after the most improved government method, illustrate the latest thing in health ana sanitation. Models of forest, before ana after timber sale, showing the right and wrong method of cutting timber, are ! also to be found.
 A large and beautiful picture of the Lost Battalion in Belleau Woods" at tracts many pleasure-seekers along the midway to stop long enough to review the large war exhibit being displayed py J. E. Murdock of Akron. O. This exhibit l. is owned by seventeen ex-service men, the majority of whom saw service over seas It is one of the most complete coi' lections of war relics ever shown m the
 state.