Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-08
TODAY AT FAIR
is GIVEN OVER
TO CITY FOLK
All Indianapolis Asked by
Mayor Jewett to Come
Out and See.
CROWDS BREAK RECORD

With more than $4,000 visitors attend
ing today, and with 1900 persons in at
tendance yesterday, as against 10000 on
the same day a year ago, the sixty ninth
Indiana state fair today was given over
| to Indianapolis.
Proclamation was issued yesterday by
Mayor Jewett, urging every citizen who
could possibly do so to attend today.
With the attendance Of today and OF
the two previous days fair officials are
expecting a record breaking weeks at
tendance.
The fair weather yesterday, coupled
with the fact that it was children's day.
brought out the large attendance.
Great interest was shown In the Judg'
| ing of exhibits. large crowds of farmers
bearing keen interest in the prize awards
on live stock and agricultural products.
Many men joined with the large num-
Der of women who packed the women's
building. where the exhibits Of pies,
bread and cakes in the culinary depart
ment were being judged.
Handiwork of the members OF the girls
school of home economics also Is ex-
hibited in this building and the hne
specimens brought forth many express
sions of commendation.
No serious accidents have been report
ed TO the Red Cross first aid tent, which
is stationed adjoining the women's build
ing.
Tuesday a small boy. became enthusi-
astic about the monkeys, pulled ones
tail, and in turn was bitten on the hand.
The injury was dressed at the Red
Cross tent.
THESE HAVE
InR
DR.. Ada Schweitzer, DIR. James Carter,
Bernard Larkin and J. W. Carmack have
been conceded to have the greatest task
on the grounds
They are the judges in the baby show.
and each day they examine many young
Americans to test their physical perfec-
tions.
Friday the babie will he lined up and
prizes distributed to the healthiest of
the lot.
The Purdue university exhibit is housed
in the building Of the Oliver Chilled Plow
works, and daily draws hundreds OF in
terested visitors.
Modern farm inventions, hints to farm
ers wives and suggestions as to the best
manner of handling poultry to obtain
best results, as well as many other
phases of modern farm life are exhibited
by the Purdue outlay.
One attraction is "Purdues sensation
a single comb White Leghorn hen, which
las laid 610 aggs in less than three years.
A special meeting Of the Indiana State
Poultry association was held this after
noon in the Purdue building, where plans
for the annual fan meeting were laid and
discussion Of the state fair poultry show
held.
One Of the most interesting Of the
judging and awards of yesterday was
that OF the boys and girls pig club ex-
hibits.
Poland Chins-Frank Meeks, Shelby
Vile; second, Hubert Henderson.
Sharpsville; third, Raymond Gather.
Anderson; fourth, Ruth Williams Brv-
ant: fifth, Frank Ray. Greensburg: sixth,
Arthur Gather, Anderson: seventh,
Clarence Rigers, PendIeton eighth, Hsr-
old Clawson, Hartford City: ninth. Shir-
ley Donnell, Greensburg; tenth, Howard
Maxwell, Morgsntown; eleventh. Wilfred
Wene, Pendleton: twelfth. John Snn-
berger, Rockield thirteenth, owen Ev-
ans, Forest: fourteenth. Charles Claw
son, Hartford City; fifteenth, Howard
Harger, Pendleton; sixteenth John 7.
Continued on Page Three)