Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-05

falrs-the small boy who has Just lost
his balloon-or perhaps 1t was his sis
ter Sues, entrusted TO him as a more
responsible sort Of person.
Inaddition to all the mental rabulum
there are all sorts of articles Of food for
the entertainment Of the inner man, in
Guiding such innocuous drinks as pop
and lemonade; and, for his amusement,
various features on the Midway"
Getting into a more definite channel
relative to the displays-one that is guar
anteed to interest all men and women,
and even children not yet emerged from
the State of kids" is the one that is
devoted to automobiles, for it constitutes
the twenty bird semi-annual fall auto
mobile show OF the Indianapolis Auto
mobile Trade Association, held In CON
junction with the State Fair, and the
exhibition has the additional interest Of
containing several new cars. 1t is being
held in the manufacturers building, Ia
which the State fair board has placed
fourteen doublc-action ventilators for
the greater comfort Of the crowds.
Old Mississippi and mo. 1920" are
attractions at the fair.
They are two locomotives that are
being shown ty the Illinois Central RAIL
road. Old Mississippi Is ono OF the o. l.
est locomotives in the United States. 1t
was built In England. but in 334 was
taken apart and sent to this country 10
enter the service OF the old Matches &
Foster line, now part OF the Illinois Cen
tral NO 1929" Is the last word" In loco
motive design, but doesn't seem a bit dis
dalnful Of its dlminutive friend.
And here are some figures indicative
OF the size Of the fair: The entry list
has broken all records, 1t is announced.
particularly in regard TO cattle hogs
and poultry. There are more tn. ! twr
thousand entries In cattle, 1t ~ an
nounced, representing 1900 to 1906 head
Of cattle; $500 entries in swine, repre-.
senting about 1900 or 1000 hogs, and
more than 1900 entries in the poultry
department, representing about 5000
birds About four hundred extra cat
tie stalls have been put in place, and
about five hundred pens for hogs.
Included in today's program for the
fair was the opening of the new horti-
cultural snd agricultural building; the
making Of awards on fine arts; pig club
contests in all breeds; futurities In
percheron and Belgian horses; judging
Of Guernsey dairy cattle, mich goats,
poultry and domestic science products,
and in addition TO these were the features
that are on the program for each day
including concerts. trotting and pacing
races, open air vaudeville, passenger air
plane fights and, in the evening, enter
tainment in the coliseum.
| Included In the State fair program, as
a sort Of a prelude to its formal open
ing, there was concert last night at
the Soldiers and Sailors monument by
the Purdue University band and the
Murat Temple chanters, under the aus
pieces Of the Indiana State board of ag-
riculture. The program included the
following selections by the Purdue
band:
Star spangled Banner" the march,
'Tuscawarus." war March of Priests, -
from "Athalia :" professional of knights
of Holy Grail" from "Parsifau :" Tam
hauser March," and Sextette from "Lu-
ella :" the selections by the chsnters in
cluded Prayer of Thanksgiving; This
Is the Lords Own Day" "Shout Aloud
in Triumph" and "LapA of Mine" and
there was a baritone solo by Edward
Nell, Jr.