The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
Nothing in Entertainment
Line Omiltcd-Crowds
Enjoyed Affair
TO BUY SHOW GOODS
Coal Operators Elatcd at
Success Of Dream" Of
Zen {. Eastin

homa, Arkansas, Texas nul Kansas
tho second annual oklahoma Stat,
Coal Exposition and King Konl kor-
nlyal made history for IIouryctin
this week. Tho most daring UNDER
taking of its kind in the annals oi
towns of llouryettaR Hizo, tho knr-
uivnl surpassed anything IN point of
crowds, spectacular features flnnn-
cial success ana drawing mower that
has ever been given here. Thirty
thousand dollars, raised ana banked
before the Karniyal was staged, was
spent IN three dnys on tho ENposi'
tion.
Last Tuesday the hot sun bla2ed
mcrCilcssly down on the mining
town that ~ trimmed about with low
lying green hills. II beat down upon
wide streets bordcrod with flags
flutterlng In the wind and that were
filled with constantly moving thous-
hnds OF people, oblivlouH Of sun aud
heat and dust. In their oars was the
din Of shouting children. OF houreo
cries OF cold drink ana not dog
Ncndcrs. Of the cultural invitation OF
concessionlsts declaring their wurcs.
OF houktug automobiles that mlllod
slowly through strceta inmmcd with
pleasure seekers. At Eifth and CUM
minEs dense crowd OF people over
Al'NNN INV ili'h ~ N'h N"lHN lNii 'Nl W.
nation ceremonies into the street,
into the next block, splitting over
Into private lawns for blocks In
every direction. The air was smoth.
cred In dust: people were packed
solidly into the block but there was
no impatience. lt was holiday
crowd and Il was waiting for the ap.
pearance OF Old King Koal dusky
monarch Of the thrce-day carnival
that Ia IVl
hanco aud In popularity.
All Went to Eifth aud Main.
At the cornor OF Fifth and Main
huge brown tent covered dlspcn-
sers of information. guides and reg
istrars. 10 was to this information
bureau and carnival headquarters
that the hundreds OF visitors who
poured every day from the incoming
trains came first. Registered, they
took their chances on getting place
10 stay the night Tho hotels and
the roomtnR houses were jammcd.
Hundreds OF cots were shipped In
and PLACED In hastily erected tents
in office'ro0ms and in buildings that
were half completed. Private
homes were commandeered with tho
hosptable consent Of the owners.
Everyone In Honryctta made room
In their houses for ns many guests
as they could accommodate. ~ wua
Henryetta's show and Henryetta can
take care ,of her own. And although
there were some few people on the
big night of the carnival, Tuesday
night, who milied about all night
seeking "A place TO stay. virtually
all OF the vast throng that stayed
until the next day were cared for,
thanks TO the corporation of the
Wortham Show management, that
gave what show tent space was
available for the accommodation or
shelterless people.
Occasionally, ON each OF the three
aays ct tho carnival, great shout
would go up and n sea OF faces
would he lifted to catch u daring
halloonier 10 triple parachute
drop. an alrplauo perform high lu
the air OF two flying machines race
through space. At SportmaHs' park
each afternoon tho ncnryntta 'and
Fort Smith baseball teams drew
their hundreds. Trapeze performers,
death defying aerial artists" fistic
champions and wrostlors. ana always
the carnival shows offered to the
crowds bewllderlng choice OF en-
tertninment,
Very Cosmopolitan Crowd There.
Probably there could he no more
cosmopolitan crowd than that in
vading ilenryetta this week stand
on tho street corner and witch A.
go by. The tnwnfolk ara I'M
nistakahle n you are In doubt. SEQ
the hig rihbonod badges they wore
II live hrre-ask mot" h.oai nf fb,
men appeared to he going some
where for something. and probablv
were; there was constant thought
and effort that kept the whcyls of
the gigantic carnival constartlv
turning that kcpf events nnyin,s
the crowds orderly th. rrnrrnU m,
pulled Off ln schcdule fIrp ,b, us
itors cared for md Iirrrtrd f., ,,,,
Henryrftn mon ,bn u.or,' d,i,,.. A.,
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