| Show BENJAMIN D ENJAMIN R. R JOHNSON ii first chiropractor jailed in Utah The Tile placard was placed on the cell door by Johnson 1 I Il l cc stA H F i II I I II I a fAIR ROAR OARo TO DODGE OD STORMS Annual Exposition of States State's Products for 1916 Proves Losing Venture by ATTENDANCE LIGHT Governor Spry Advises Opening Hereafter on Sept 15 Standard o of Exhibits Much I Better Bette Advocating that in future the Utah State F Fir Fair ir lie be held not later than I 15 15 5 and th that t if the money needed for making many needed im improvements at atthe atthe atthe the fair gro grounds such as concrete te walks and a drainage s' s system cannot I be bo provided b by b other other means the state tate convicts be he employed ed li in this work Governor William Spry made a brie brief j talk before the direct directors rs of or the State Fair Fall ass ds association last night at dinner ln er erI eron on the fair gr grounds I Go r Spry pr t directors tIli ir th that f E they ey should not ask odds of anybodY anybody anybody any any- body in the matter mattei but for next year simply declare th that t the fair would open open not riot later than September 15 H He said that he intended t to do some some lobbying in the interest of the fair tall at the next session of the legislature and w would make lif life a burden for the members of the legislative body until th they y yielded ed edin in generous appropriation to the needs eds of the state fair which he declared red should be classed as one of ot the educational educational educational institutions 0 of the state and should be equally encouraged d at the hands of the Jeg legislature slature The governor said that the e experience of ot eight years had convinced him that the state fair was not receiving pr proper p r consideration from the state With holding the tIle fair during dui October wh when rl rainy weather Is to be exp expected Governor Spry d declared c ared that a JOI John l D. D Rockefeller could coul not make it pay expenses President resident J J. G. G McDonald of the Utah State Fair association on strongly urged that the date Co for holding the fair be he e changed to the early part of September declaring that to td continue holding it I during conference week is quite im im- possible We Ve cannot go up against adverse 1 weather conditions year ear after ater year ana ane report to t the st state te treasurer w without a deficit declared red Mr McDonald last night and andin in order to insure suc success ess essof of the fair fail we must hold it during fair during fair fairweather weather Unless a cb change of time of holding the e fair a is m made de w we must have havea a larger tate state appropriation for if we weI I hold hod it during the be rain rainy se season jon we weca ca cannot not get the attendance e to mal make Ita it ita I a financial success It Is Js quite Impossible impossible sible under existing conditions to o conduct conduct conduct con con- duct the fair with the present appropriation appropriation appropriation We Ve cannot go up against the inevitable During the day sev several ral to conferences were held in the office of ot President McDonald and exhibitors and stockmen stockmen stockmen stock stock- men freely expressed their views concernIng concerning con con- a proposed ed change of time for holding the fair and it was the thc conse consensus consensus con con- se sus of opinion that th the future success success suc sue cess of f the theair lair fair depended on holding it two or three weeks weel s earlier in the year year than thaI at present Conditions are not th the same paine today as all they were ten or twelve yours ours ago declared Frank J. J Hewlett 1 supervisor of the manufacturers manufacturers' building when I people from om the country countr d upon horses to mal make e the trip to Salt Lake and when it was almost Imp Impossible to toI tomake tomake I make tw twO visits to the city one to at atI attend at- at tend Mormon conference and another I to atte attend the state fair rail Today we weI have electric linos lines reaching out to al almost almost almost al- al I most all an points within a radius of ot 00 miles of the cit city and frequent trains on all roads I want to go on record as advocating holding the tho fair during t tie the e week weel commencing the first Monday Monday Mon Mon- da day after September l 15 We ye ivill have a. a bigger fair tall an assured h heavy av attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance and balance balane sheet at iL the close showing a profit Instead of a deficit Secretary Hor Horace c G. G Ensign said that 1 it would be Impossible last Jast night to furnish any official l figures showing the attendance at the fair fall but he ht e estimated estimated esti esti- tl- tl mated that close to p p persons persona had pa passed ed through th the gates ate since last Monday R against 1 last year Itis It Itis itis is estimated that the deficit this year vear will Mill lIi reach close to Aviator Thrills Throng In one of the most spectacular as ascensions as- as that he has ha yet ret made at the state stat A fair Louis Gertson ad pr of or the clouds cloud looped the loop six times within a period 1 of eleven en minutes minute Twenty venty thousand people leople cheered him hm himIn in his hie thrilling performances at a height of more than WOO feet and andi i Continued on page pas 2 FAIR BOARD PLANS TO DODGE THE STORMS Continued from page I 1 with bated breath watched his Gertsons Gertson's final bow to Salt Lake was sas made under most favorable conditions and beneath a clear sky which permitted permit permit- ted the wondering spectators to witness witness witness wit wit- ness every maneuver Cheer after cheer greeted him as his Ills biplane gracefully rose higher and higher until it appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap as something supernatural with two great red eyes looking down from a t great height Suddenly a stream of sparks followed in the wake and as the center of a constellation the daring aviator dived and ad looped re repeating repeating repeating re- re the spectacular lar performance six times limes Magnanimous l and appreciating that the fair management had operated at ata ata ata a loss because of the mins Terah Maroney the famous aviator contributed contributed contributed contrib contrib- his services in entertaining the crowd during the afternoon and arid with Louis Gertson gave a dual air per per- Gertson was the first to leave the ground about 4 o'clock yesterday ester la afternoon afternoOn afternoon aft aft- and had reached a height ht of about feet when Maroney Joined him While Gert Gertson Gerton on maneuvered at ata a height of feet to the cheers and nd plaudits of ot spectators Maroney passed above the heads of ot the crowds moving as upon waves never rising to any considerable height With a daring well calculated Maroney passed at times within a few inches over oyer he heads of the people In honor of oC Governor Spry a special performance of auto polo was given i iven n nin in the coliseum last night It was thrilling and spectacular the game going to the En English team with a a. score of ot four Cour goals The American team made three goals The horse exhibit was more exI ex- ex I this year ear than ever in the past is the statement of or Langford and according to Woolery who came cameto cameto cameto I to Salt Lake from Illinois as official judge in the horse department the show is highly creditable to the state and compares well wen with the horses on exhibition in the six or seven seen state fairs where he has acted in an official official cial capacity this year ear Live Stock Improved As far as the showing In blooded stock is concerned said C. C W. W Yo Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence assistant supervisor of ot the cattie cattle cattle cat cat- tle tie department the Utah state fair this year is far tar ahead of ot an any previous state slate fair The number of animals en enterEd entered entered en- en has been greater and they are of ofa a a. higher grade generally generall The ex exhibits exhibits ex- ex hibits shows strongly strong that the farmers and cattlemen are steadily Improving I their herds b by the Introduction of ot new II I strains There Then was really not a poor I head of ot cattle on the grounds and I r there were many which have taken prizes in other parts of the I I country n I I Among the dairy herds I have ha rarely rarely rare rare- ly Iv seen een so extensive a collection rare rare-I of high grade cows cow The exhibit Is pronounced pro pro- pro pro-I RS 55 showing a stEad steady improvement improvement improve improve- I ment In the strain of oC dairy cattle and alta It demonstrates clearly that the Utah I I farmer Is making every eser effort to meet the increased demand for milk and cream of or a a. hi high h standard I William C. C Winder inder one of ot the foremost foremost fore Core most poultry enthusiasts In the state who Is in charge of the poultry department depart depart- ment is authority for the statement that a better assortment of ot fowls and birds than that f found in h his department department depart depart- I ment was never I gathered Ut ed under one roof r I f have hate seen man many poultry shows said Winder yesterday afternoon but butI I never saw anything equal to Utah's product In that line Une this year ear Of course we had numerous entries of ot show animals from other states the owners coming here only because they held u undisputed d prizes but for the general run of oC fowls I am certain that it would be impossible for the people of aD any state to present a better show- show Ing The poultry show this year with Ith Ithan an Iner increase se of ot per cent in the number num num- her ber of ot fowls comprising more mort than varieties and specimenS proves that the industry l is I receiving celvin great reat impetus and that poultry ralser rals- rals eNl er era are not satisfied with scrub I I r I I I I I breeds but insist on raising the better better bet bet- ter tel class of oC birds To a greater extent this year than ever before in the history of the state fall fait even ven before the advent of the horseless carriage the horse show has I at attracted pronounced interest on the part of oC the women and according to I T r. E E. Langford in charge of the horse department e r quite te as many women n as ife i teh ww nt men visited the h horse s show sho and t the women expressed deeper interest than the men nen This interest was not confined confined con con- fin fined d to o women of the rural districts but women of the city as well wen were among the most enthusiastic admirers of ot the many beautiful animals on e exhibition ex ex- I Horses Interest Women I I r was really surprised at the number number num num- ber her of women who took an interest in inthe inthe the horse exhibit at the fair this year said Mr Langford last night and I 1 believe that the time is not far distant when we will see a great many m mo mote fine tine looking driving teams on the streets It is certain too that interest i steadily increasing in hors horseback riding and it Is particularly being en encouraged encouraged en- en by the women Saddle horses hOres are becoming more and more In de demand demand demand de- de mand every year and the demand for gentle genUe well br bred d animals suitable for women are more in demand than mounts for tor men men ot of course excluding caval cavalry 1 hors horses s. s Mrs J J. J W. W McHenry of Murray who has taken first prizes and scores of blue ribbons for saddle and driving horses at the state fair fall for several years is one of ot the most enthusiastic horsewomen of or the the state Anybody can have an automobile said Mrs 1 McHenry Mc Me- Henry Henn but hut it is very few of ot us who can drive down the street behind a team of ot thoroughbreds There Ther Is an enviable distinction n about owning a afine afine afine fine team of ot horses and I r am proud of ot my prize winners I Mrs McHenry took the first prize for pole team and year three-year-old stallion and first r and n second n prizes for single f drivers and tn mares with f colts s She also captured the third prize for saddle horses Mrs H. H G. G Barrington is another en enthusiastic enthusiastic enthusiastic en- en horsewoman taking the second prize In the saddle ll horse class at the fair In the work oik of its agricultural ag college as shown b by its splendid ex exhibit exhibit ex- ex hibit at the state stale fair Utah was one of ot the first states to place a woman in the field In furthering the work worl of or orthe the extension division That the state ha has been wise in Its selection of a state leader is fully fuJI demonstrated b by bythe bythe the showing which has been made b by Miss 1 Gertrude McCheyne 1 in her portion portion por por- tion of ot the exhibIt in the college buildIng building building build build- I 1 ing at the fair Under direction of ot Miss 1 I McCheyne 1 the extension division has placed Miss Hettie Hettle White in the Millard area and Miss Blanche Cooper in the Boxelder and Sand Sandy area The work of this part of the extension extension ex ex- tension division is carried on by means of projects or problems three of which child nutrition home and civic sanitation sanitation sani sani- tation and household finance are sanI 1 now being put into practical application In the child nutrition section the de department department department de- de has the assistance of Dr Raphael Olsen of Salt Lake and Dr C. C C. C A A. Broaddus of Hinckley both of whom contributed their services free of ot expense to the state I County Baby Clinics I II Bab Baby clinics clinies are held b by the county II j I agents followed up Ull by visits to the homes during which the mother is I assisted in carrying In out th the suggestions offered at the clinics The sanitation sa- sa san project includes the Introduction I tion of a water supply in th the home town cleaning and fly fI campaigns as 5 aswell aswell well as the production of sanitary milk I Financing as a home economic question ques tion and a as it relates to handling of the finances of or the home and queS 1 the I product of the farm used in the home is taken up directly with the housewife on the farm tann Instruction i la Is given iven in keeping accounts and these accounts are checked up frequently by the county agent of the extension division In addition to the work laid down own as a part of the duties of the division Miss 1158 McCheyne states that many calls caUs for help are answered including ap appeals appeals appeals ap- ap peals for tor the solving of ot home problems concerning home management The women of Utah are delighted with the work of the extension division d declares de'- de' dares clares Miss lIss McCheyne and we are ac accomplishing accomplishing ac- ac much that will contribute to the general advancement ad of ot the state Intellectually as well wen as econom econom- This Is the first y year that we have hae I had bad a 1 culinary exhibit as Kif a part of or the woman oman department of ot the fair j said Mrs rs Louise G. G McCune supervisor super super- l I visor of oC this department nt last night i and 1 am more than pleased with J the showing en even If ii It does represent j I I I I I I 1 I the work of only one woman Mrs frs Amelia Duffin of Bountiful It is only a start and next year I r anticipate that numerous entries in the culinary exhibit exhibit ex ex- hibit for lot there are aie thousands of ot women through tho ho state who excel in the culinary art p The entries in the womans woman's department department department depart depart- ment were not as many this year as ason ason on some former occasions but as a arule arule arule rule the work is of a ft t much higher class and the rivalry was more keen This is the fourth year that T I have had charge of the womans woman's department and |
