The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-06
|. U. BUILDING
DEDICATION IS
FAIR FEATURE
War Veterans Are Guests at
State Carnival Along
With Children.
GOVERNOR Is SPEAKER
Harness Races Continue to
Prove ExpoSition'S Best
Drawing Card.
GOVERNOR is SPEAKER

gate Of peacetime's front line trench
-agriculture-today when they
were admitted free to the Indiana
state fair.
The uniform, battle insignia, was
the carte blanche to the annual
scrap for blue ribbons.
No lame excuses of knowing the
"brother of the man who takes the
tickets was necessary for war
veterans. Discharge papers and
campaign medals served as tickets
of entrance.
AT the same time children under
u were admitted free, thereby
swelling the days attendance fig
ures.
Horses i'm Pulling Contest
Horses that answered to the
''heaye, ho' and "giddap" of their
drivers staged a pulling contest in
front of the grand stand as the
mornings highlight.
The new Indiana university
building this afternoon was dedi-
Gated and officially turned over to
the university by o. L. Reddish,
president of the board of agricul-
ture.
In an address of presentation of
the building to the university, Red
dish said: I'VE feel that the struc-
ture which will serve for many years
was built at a time when costs are
low. We also rejoice in giving en-
ployment to hundreds of men, who,
otherwise, would not have employ
ment. May this building stand as a
lasting monument to the value of
the university to the people of In
diana"
DR.. William Lowe Bryan, the uni
versitys president, and Governor
Harry G. Leslie gave acceptance
talks.
Three bands, the Indiana State
Legion band, Indiana university's
brass players, and the Indianapolis
Military band gave concerts through
out the day.
Races Draw Crowds
Harness races in front of the
grandStand continued to prove the
fairs big drawing card for the
afternoon.
With crowd of 46,036 persons
filing through the gates on Labor
day it was expected that todays
tunstiles would click to the tune
of at least $4,000.
Holstein cattle, one of the prize
breeds of the dairy farms, faced the
judges today in the Coliseum.
Reports that freaks of the tent
show would be missing from this
years fair proved false when both
todays crowd and the Labor day
jam found the west section of the
Playground blazoned with red-let-
tered canvas hailing the oldest of
odd in humanity.
A Trick of Fate?
Carnival rides drew patronage
while ice cream merchants were
slowed down by the days GOODNESS.
A trick of fate, or perhaps its
Showmanship, is drawing crowds to
two booths in the Womans build
ing The booths are those of the
w. c. T. U. and an organization to
Repeal the Eighteenth Amend
ment"
They are side by side, with the
one declaring with banners that
beer will provide a market for the
farmers grain while the other de-
nounces the beverage as a wrecker
of homes.
The dog show, in the Dog and Cat
building, swung into its stride today
as judges examined the entrants for
conformity of physique and coat.
Nine states are represented in the
show with breeds ranging from Rus
sian Wolfhounds to half pint
ChihuahuaS.
Pu hmobiIe Stars to Race
One of the feature attractions to-
night at the fair will be the state
puShmobile contest at 7.SG in front
of the grand stand. indianapolis
heads the entry list of pigmy cars
and race-driverS. Fireworks. vaude-
vile, and band concerts are other
attractions of the evening, in addi-
ton to the night horse show in the
coliseum.
Farmers and eX-board members
of the fair will be honor guests at
Wednesdays opening of the gates.
The motorists route to the fair
ground is north on Meridian street
to Thirty eighth and east on Thirty
eighth to the main gate. Ample
parking space is provided car own
ers. Illinois Background street cars
will take pedestrians to the exhibit
ton. Admission is so cents.