Indiana daily times. [volume], September 03, 1921, Last Home Edition, Page 14, Image 14

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BIGGER FAIR,
BETTER FAIR,
GRANTBOAST
President of Indiana
Board of Agricul
ture Is Optimistie.
FARMING EXPANDS
State Never Had Such
Resources in Live
stock.
Thomas Grant, president of the
Indiana Board of Agriculture, said
today the State fair next week gives
promise of establishing new redords
in several directions, while the at
tendance figures will depend upon
the public response and in a meas
ure on weather conditions.
‘‘The annual boast of the Indiana fair,”
he said, “is that it is larger and better
than ever, and each succeeding fair proves
the assertion. The fair is ‘the show win
dow of Indiana farms.’ As *Hoosier
farming Interests expand, the fair expandt
with them. Indiana never had such re
sources in pure-bred livestock as it has
this year, and the Indiana fair never had
such heavy entry lists in its livestock de
partments as it has for next week.
NEW RECORDS
FOR LIVESTOCK.
“We are going to establish new records
for numbers and quality of Uerefords
shorthorn, Aberdeen-Angus, Jersey, Hol
stein and Guernsey cattle, and the arena
of the coliseum will every day have very
extensive shows of these animals, the
number from Indiana being larger than
ever.
“So many draft horses, light harness
and saddle animals, as well as ponies
are coming to the fair that they will
overtax the big brick horse bum, and we
will have to provide many temporary
stalls for the overflow. Indiana has
joined the first rank of States as a pro
ducer of Percherons, Belgians and
Ciydesdales, and the futurity shows in
these horses will be evidence of what
Hoosier breeders are accomplishing in
raising horses which will in quality rank
with the foundation stock which was Im
ported from France and Belgium before
the World War.’’
2,065 ENTRIES
OF SWINE.
“The swine department of the fair,” Mr
Grant said, “is going well over its
records of other years. There are 2.065
entries in the many swine contests, which
means that about 1,000 animals will be
candidates for the ribbon honors. All
of the breeds are going to be largely
represented, in some contests there being
over 100 animals, and three or four swine
shows will be in progress at one time
The swine department will make a bril
liant start next Monday with the con
tests for club pigs, in which perhaps 400
animav reared by Iloosier farm boys and
girls wiY be the contestants.
“Another department which will over
flow its housing capacity will be that
of poultry. The old horticultural build
ing will be occupied by chickens. The
poultry house will house the geese, ducks,
turkeys and other fowl, as well as rab
bits, and a largo tent between the two
buildings will shelter the overflow of
exhibits.
WOMAN'S BCITPING
NOT NEGLECTED.
'‘The women’s building will have the
most elaborate displays of needlework,
decorated china, pictures and other ex
amples of the arts and crafts that it
has contained since the structure was
completed two years go. Nearly one
hundred Indianapolis artists and crafts
men will display the products of their
studios and workshops.”
President Grant said that while all of
these departments will be filled with en
tries and exhibits, the fair is better pre
pared to take care of them. The per
manent building program which began
several years ago Is now beginning to
show the improved housing conditions,
the new unit in this program being the
immense horticultural and agricultura’
building, which will be opened next
Monday. The fair management still ba3
far to go with its building projects, M-.
Grant said, a great permanent cattle
barn, a much larger swine pavilion, a
sheep pavilion with larger capacity, and
a building for dairy products being
structures or the construction program
for future years.
“If the people of Indiana will con
tinue to give the fair their support
In the way of attendance,” President
Grant said, “it will not be many years
until the Iloosier State fair will be, la
point of buildings and exhibits, among
the trj-notch State fairs of the Union.”
BETTER TIMES
ON WAY, BELIEF
Business Men Optimistic
Over Business Out
look.
PITTSBCT.G H. Sept L—The Chamber
of Commerce recently tent out 1,000
questionnaires to business concerns In
this city. Replies show many firms are
convinced the turn had already been made
and that better busings can be expected
In the fall. A few reported they did not
expect real resumption until spring.
Collections, it was ascertained, are sat
isfactory.
A few answers express belief that the
labor situation Is still praplexing; others
declare readjustments aro now possibl<
and will not be delayed much longer.
Among the questions asked were these:
Eow does present voilume compare with
April? (A questionnaire was sent out
last spring.)
Are inquires more numerous?
Bo you receive a larger percentage of
orders from Inquires than you did during
the first quarter?
How are collections?
What in your opinion are the prospects
for Increased business in the next six
months ?
How does the present number of em
ployes compare with April?
Bo you believe we have made the turn ?
The cigar industry showed hope for
recovery this fall, as did tool manufac
ture Grocers reported greater busi
ness and that prospects were good. A
chemical manufacturing concern believed
betterment would come In October
Plumbing supplies showed market im
provemeat. In machinery, alto, it was
apparent a change for the better Is here
already.—Copyright, 1921, by Publi<
Ledger Company.
REGULATES TRUCK LOADS.
Because of overloaded motor trucks on
highways In Massachusetts, inspectors
arp applying a "loadometer” to enforce
law regulating the weight of loads. The
new device easily detects the exceeded
load by simply attaching it to the axles.
The grocery business is said to be re
sponsible for the heaviest loads trans
ported over the highways. Next in the
order of excessive weights is crushed
■tone, read ell tonka and AaahUery.
State Fair Program
SUNDAY, SEPT. 4.
At Soldiers’ and Sailors' Monument, 7:30 P. M. —Free public concert by Pur
due University Band and Murat Temple Chanters, under auspices of the Indiana
board of agriculture. The program follows:
“Star-Spangled Banner.”
March, “Tuscarwarus" K. L. King
“War March of Priests,” from “Athalia” Mendelssohn
Purdue Band.
“Prayer of Thanksgiving" * . Baker
“This Is the Lord s Own Day”
Murat Chanters.
“Processional of Knights of Holy Grail,,” from “Parsifal” Wagner
“Tannhauser March" Wagner
Purdue Band.
Baritone solo . Edward Nell, Jr., Soloist
Sextette from “Lucia" • Donizetti
Purdue Band.
“Shout Aloud in Triumph” * Manney
“Land of Mine"
Murat Chanters.
FEATURES EVERY DAY.
State fair opens at Ba. m. Features for each day: Concerts by Purdue
University, Indianapolis Newsboys and All-American bands: trotting and pac
ing races each afternoon: open-air vaudeville; automobile and machinery shows;
passenger airplane eights; attractions on the “Joy Plaza.”
Daily Features at Women’s Building—-Fall style show by living models;
“Better Babies” contest; “open house” of girls' school of home economics; dis
plays of pictures, sculpture, needlework, culinary products and flowers. After
noon concerts by the Orloff Trio of Indianapolis.
Night Shows —Hippodrome in the coliseum, consisting of concert by Pur
due Band and Murat Chanters, parades of livestock, twenty circus and vaude
ville acts, auto polo. “Siege of the Dardanelles,” a World War naval spectacle
of fireworks, on race track infield. Automobile show. Johnny Jones circuses
and other attractions on the midway.
MONDAY, SEPT. 5.
Opening of the new horticultural and agricultural building. Awards made
on fine arts. Pig Club contests in all breeds. Futurities in Percheron and
Belgian horses. Judging of Guernsey dairy cattle, milch goats, poultry and
domestic science products.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 6.
Judging will he under way in all departments. Farm boys’ judging con
test in coliseum. Shows in the regular Belgian, light harness and saddle classes
begins. Judging of Shorthorns, Holstein-Fresian cattle, Angora goats, Poland
China and Chester White swine. Veterans of all wars and school children
admitted free. Evening—Shriners’ night at hippodrome show.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7.
Judging of Foiled Shorthorn, Aberdeen Angus and Aryshire cattle; Cots
wold, Lincoln, Leicester. Delaine, Merino, Dorset, Cheviot, Tunis and Earn
bouilet sheep; Duroc-Jersey, Berkshire and Hampshire swine.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 8.
Judging of Hereford and Jersey cattle, Clydesdale horses, Shropshire,
Hampshire, Southdown and Oxford sheep.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9.
Shows of fat barrow swine. Judging concluded in all departments.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10.
Beginning at 1:30 p. m., six automobile races on the mile track, for dirt
track championships and the Barney Oldfield trophy.
AUTO TROUBLES
CAN BE CLASSED
INTO SIX GROUPS
Records of Clubs Show Strik
ing Similarity in Motor
Woes.
“Motorists are much the same in all
parts of the world, whether the man at
the wheel is a resident of Indianapolis
or a dusky prince skidding over the
roads of Siam,” says Scott Worthingtou,
in Motor for August. “In each locality
where the motor car is used there are
just as many good drivers and just so
many who run their cars Tagged’ by
neglect and misuse, with the latter type
greatly in the majority.
“An interesting analysis has recently
been made public by the Royal Automo
bile Club, the organization which prac
tically controls all motoring affairs in
England. This club has an efficient,
‘Get-Yuu-Home’ scheme, which operates
in similar manner to those maintained
by the Auto Club of California and the
Chicago club. During 1920 it answered
thousands of calls from members who
were stuck on the road and either fixea
their cars up bn the spot or towed them
home.
“A careful record was kept of the cause
of each breakdown and the resulting re
port shows a striking similarity to con
centrated tales of American motor woes.
“The troubles are divided into six
-IT STUAKS PO I I .
Full Value
The price of the Gardner car represents
full value in an automobile.
Full value will always he there—the best
materials money can buy, combined with
most economical and modern manufactur
ing methods, have produced in the
Gardner the lowest priced car of its class
in the world.
A Better Car at a
Lower Price
Talk to Gardner Owners
Attractive Territory Available
THE GARDNER MOTOR CO., Inc.
ST. LOUIS, U.S. A.
Now
F. O. E. ST. LOUIS
Boozer-Patterson Cos.
962 N. Meridian St .
Circle 1950
categories, namely, the power plant,
transmission, front axle and steering
mechanism, rear wheels, suspension and
brakes, electric lighting and last, acci
dents. The first two classes of mechan
ical anguish which, together, account for
77.5 per cent of the cases, are subdivided
to show the causes of breakdowns in
greater detail and these detailed figures
of the greatest interest.
"Os the mechanical breakdowns, 39 6
per cent occurred in the power plant. Os
these, ignition failures alone accounted
for 13 4 per cent of the total, and no
doubt this figure is somewhat exag
gerated by the reluctance of the average
owner-driver to tinker with his ignition
system. Breakdowns owing to carbuetol
difficulties were comparatively few, only
3 4 per cent.
“Valve troubles were very few, only
O.e per cent. In a general indictment
there was a small number of counts
against the lubrication system, 7.5 per
cent, most of which were due to neglect.
“Among the detailed figures In the
transmission group the most remarkable
is that for back axle shafts. 13 9 per
cent. The clutch was the culprit in 5 1
per cent of the stoppages. The front
axle and steering gear were responsible
for 5.1 per cent and road wheals, sus
pension and brakes for 7 S per cent. Only
S.B per cent of the calls for help were
caused by accidents, but the explanation
of this is that the cost of towing in a
damaged car to a repair shop after an
accident is almost invariably covered by
the car insurance policy and claims are
only made under the ‘Get-You-Home’
scheme in cases in which it is necessary
to hire a relief car to convey the stranded
passengers home "
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1921.
‘BETTER BABIES’
CONTEST DRAWS
250 ENTRANTS
Seven Mothers Will Show
Their Pairs of Young
sters.
More than two hundred and fifty
mothers have nominated candidates for
blue ribbons in the "better babies” con
test which is to be held each day in the
women’s building at the State Fair next
week. The number of contestants will
ba about three times as many as sought
the prize ribbons last year. It is not to
be a beauty contest, but one in which
awards will be made for physical devel
opment. Tho contest is under the di
rection of Dr. Ada E. Schweitzer, of the
State board of health, and the babies
will be examined by Dr. James C. Car
ter. Each mother will receive a chart
showing the physical merits and defects
o sher youngster, as well as the kind of
foods the child should have.
Among the candidates will bo Thomas
Robert Grant, 12 months old, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Byrl C. Grant, of Lowell. He
is grandson of Thomas Grant, president
lof the Indiana board of agriculture. A
| feminine candidate is Martha Jewett, IS
months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Jewett, of Indianapolis, and
niece of Mayor Charles M. Jewett. Eliza
beth Louise Miller, 32 months old, is an
other contestant. She is daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam J. Miller, of Indianapolis,
her fahter being director of the fair’s
concessoins.
A feature of the week will be the con
test for twins. Seven monthers will show
their pairs of youngsters, the list in
cluding Mrs. Joseph Bennett, of Foun
tain ; Mrs. Byron Busenbank, New Mar
ket; Sirs. Charles English, Waveland:
Mrs. Robert Kendrick. Brookville road,
Indianapolis; Mrs. John Kreuger, New
castle; Mrs. Louis Pike, Indianapolis,
and Mrs. Vasco Thrall, Beech Grove.
90 % of all Cars Use Ford, Buick
and Dodge Size Batteries
Because of this concentration, which means volume production, the manufacturing
costs on these sizes are low with selling prices correspondingly low.
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