Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-06
INDIANA STATE
FAIR OPENS TO
RECORD CROWD
More Exhibits of All Kinds
Than Ever Before
Offered.
HARNESS RACES TO-DAY

The Indiana state fair opened TO-DAY
with one of the largest opening day
crowds In its history.
Hoosiers began arriving in Indianapo-
lis early yesterday and by late Sunday
night practically every available room
il, the city vas occupied by the fair
visitors
An unusually large number of farm:
ers were on hand today because Of the
Judging of the pigs entered by the boys
and girls pig clubs OF the state.
More than $50 entries have been made
by the pig clubs, and the judging of
exhibits was to take place this after
noon.
The 1920 fair sets record in size
and number Of exhibits of all kinds, said
officials of the state fair.
1t has been necessary to house many
Of tie exhibits in tents, so great has been
the demand for space
The live stock show this year eclipses
all other exhibits at previous fairs, it is
said by live stock men.
Seventy five carloads of stock were
brought TO the fair last night by ex-
hibitors from the Ohio state fair, which
closed has week at Columbus.
HARNESS RACES
ON THIS AFTERNOON
The harness races which were TO start
at 1 o'clock were expected to be an at
traction for a large number of horse
racing enthusiasts
feature in addition to the racing,
which was added to the Monday amuse-
ment card, was the guard mount exhibit
and dress parade by soldiers Of the Goth
and 26th United States infantry and 18th
R1FI hn civ 70 Fnr
track
Nearly all the participants in this fea-
ture and in the battle of st. Mihiel, to
he given this evening at $50 in the race
track inclosure, will be Indiana soldiers
in command of Capt F. 6. Dollarhide.
A miniature French village. tanks. ma
chine guns, French seventy -fves" and
heavier guns. will be used in the sham
battle attack on the village.
Members Of the state board OF agricul-
ture and their families will be dinner
CHESTS tomorrow Of the girls attending
the school Of home economies.
This school is attended by about sew
enty five girls from sixty Indiana coun-
tics and closes its second year Friday.
The dinner tomorrow viii be planned,
cooked and served by pupils
GOING TO VISIT
MANY DEPARTMENTS.
During the fair the girls will visit every
department OF interest to farm women,
and viii hear lectures on health and
culinary demonstrations
Twenty -four amusement features are
assembled on the midway. two circus
trains full of amusements having arrived
last night.
First aid stations viii be kept at tie
fair in connection with the Red Cross
exhibits Of the Indianapolis chapter and
the Lake division.
Politics have entered the state fair and
win occupy a principal part IN each days
program.
Both tho democratic and republican
state organization will conduct head
quarters and each day speakers win pro
sent the issues of the campaign
Addresses were scheduled today at the
republican tent by DR.. Samuel Blair Of
Chicago, who was to talk at . and s
p. IN. on the league of nations
Tomorrow viii be Indiana Federated
Farmers day, and veterans of the Civil.
Spanish American and world wars will
: be admitted to the grounds free.
Children also viii te given free ad-
! mission tomorrow
- Special police protection has been af-
torded at the fair grounds and in the
city by Jerry Kinney, chief of police
A detail Of forty policemen, in addi-
tion to special detectives in charge Of
Capt. Alfred Ray, will be on duty at
the fair grounds. while the men on duty
in the city will work in eight hour shifts.