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iNNUAL COUNTY FAIR INDER W A Y TOMORROW (oravia Expects Large Throngs, Final Touches Given big Exposition— Array, of Exhibits and Track Events —Wednesday Auburn Day, Mayor Lunn Speaks Thursday CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMAN CONWAY WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP But Mayor, Wearing Harding Button and a Smile, Is Not Envious— City Officials Have Merry Time at Annual Outing and i Forget Municipal Cares n„rimi=m prevails. among officials of L rnvu-a County F a ir, as tho opening r draws near. Exhibitors are an- some lively contests to de- |cl the w inners in the various Despite competition from otlier tl horse races, scheduled for the i « hie* all indications point to a K , yo r a v ia w h ich will he worth C-,. nrcrv day, fro m the opening on iteday to 1116 “ S r a n d Unalc” late in Tif/management promises a display trtirjus fru its, mellow corn, nour- potatoes, vegetables galore, L delicious fr u its , mellow corn, nour- W *s fancy w o rk, and fill other ox- C“hf£ which have m ade tho Moravia V a success in the past. In audition all-these exhibits, there Is to be fast races by horses chat havo Z, reputations as lively stepi>ers. Wednesday h a s beeli set for Auburn and one o f the events will be a ret time run b y automobiles from rimmber of Com m e rce to Moravia, ,rtin^ at 2 o’clock. The Chamber ’ of inimerce, R o tary Club, Kiwanis Club, other organizations from Auburn bo represented. The Auburn delegation will go to ioravia prepared to make Auburn D a y liveliest of the week. They will be luipped to boost Auburn and also to , omote the success of the fair. George S. Cady, president of the fair, issociation expects that the competition etn-een granges of Cayuga County -hlch is to form a feature of the fair ill stimulate interest in agriculture promote co-operation ajnong rmers. G rangers Compete \There is every indication of great itereat among the grangers in the f a i r id this years ten organizations are impeting for prizes amounting to 30 the largest offered in this divis- of activities in the history of the raal show,” P r e s ident Post said. Opening T u e s d a y , the fair will be mtinued W e d n e sday, Thursday and riday, and w ith co-operation of th.e ranges, Farm B u r e a u and other ag- icultural organizations, assured it emalns for the city peoplo and the lorse racing factio n s to hold up the muscment end o f the show. The ten granges which 'w ill com- ete are in five large tents on the fa i r rounJs, two organizations in each ient. It will be arranged so that the ranges with the largest membership ill comor.) n g a ’ n s t each other. Prizes of $250 fo r the first and §150 'or second place h a v e been offered in ;be grange competition. Among the gran g e s to show w ill be I Any old fashioned Wedding Ring of whatever width, make or confirmation, converted into I beautiful “ Orange Blossom” Ring without cutting it or harm ing ihe inscription. I m i i c - J e w e l e r LOlIIb - A ub u r n DR. E. E. PURINGTON D E N T IS T Corner N o r t h and Ueaeo«e Entrance N o . 1 North 8 t Phone 2543-W Cato, Weedsport, Owasco Lake, East Venice, SummerhiU, Dressedville, Five Corners, New Hops, Locke Springport. In arranging this exhibition Cayuga takes first place in the state, aud be sides stim u lating an interest in agri culture the competition will, it is hoped, increase the production of food. Recognition for the w inner* and spe cial arrangements fo r admission to the fair are expected to stimulate inter est iu agriculture among the younger people in the rural commuiilties and perhaps result in keeping them on the farm . I The extent of the interest the boys and girls of the county are taking in the fair this year is found from the number of clubs which are making en tries in the competition of the organ ization. One large tent w ill be com pletely filled w ith exhibitions of the youthful farm e rs aud farm women of tho county. Clothing clubs, showing the work of the girls, will be represented by tho following leaders and towns, Miss Evelyn Baker, F lem in g ; Mrs. Fred W right, C a t o ; M rs. Charles Huff, Sem- pronius; Mrs. F r a n k H u ff, Genoa; Mrs. Cora Ross, Locke. T h e potato growers under the follow ing leaders will be at ■the fair, Charles H u ff, Sempronius- Charles Fitts, D r e s s e r v ille; poultry clubs under R . F . Courier, Locke, Mrs. Kenneth Wood, M o r a v ia ; and L. F. Lee Weedsport and pig clubs under Charles Lee, W e e d sport; D a v id Nettle- ton, G e n o a ; and E . G. Randall, King F e r r y ; and R . C. W y lie, Fleming. Prof. R . M. H a rvie of M o ravia will be in charge of the exhibition which is ex pected to prove one of the big interest- l’eatures of the fair. Brow n T r a in s a t Endicott There w ill be a num b er of m idway attractions and all tho usual fair fea tures that add much to the hum and merriment. One of the athletic events on the tract W e d n e sday w ill be the race between George N. Brow n , of A u burn, world’s champion walker, and a fast trotting horse. T h i s event w ill bo staged unless arrangem e n ts mado some time ago fa ll through a t the last mo ment. B row n h a s been at Endicott, N. Y., for two w e e k s training. He is in fine shape now and h a s been showing tho Endicott and Johnson City boys some w a lking stunts. Brow n will race at Johnson C ity a week from today being ono of the sta r s on the big George F . Johnson D a y program.' L u n n to Speak. M a y o r George R . Lunn, of Schenec tady who is anti-organization candidate fo r nomination as U n ited States senator on the D e m o cratic ticket, will be tho speaker at the fa i r Thursday after noon. M a y o r Lunn, who was at one time a leader of the Socialist P a r ty and who w ithdrew from that organi zation, has the reputation of being an unusually interesting speaker. , Three brass bands have been en gaged to furn ish m u sic at the fair. Tho m anagement has engaged the Salem Tow n Com m andery Band of Au burn, the Corona B a n d of Groton, and the Cortland Band. Young people w h o are enrolled with the various clubs w h ich have been formed in various towns of the coun ty for the purpose of promoting inter est iu agriculture, under the auspices of the County F a r m Bureau, are to be admitted free of charge on ono day of the fair, it h a s 'b e e n announced. Officials of the fa i r anticipate a rec ord breaking attendance of attractive young women who have an eye to cap turing the aw a r d fo r the prettiest girl on the grounds. B i g Seneca Lake trout cam e up close to the shore’s edge to see w h a t all the fun w a s about when the city officials of Auburn, some county officials, and a few favored “ outsiders” held their annual outing yesterday on tlie P a s time Club grounds two miles south of Geneva on the east shore o f Seneca Lake. None of the fish w a s caught. Recorder Ja c k W right had a w istful look as he gazed out over the w a ters rolling ju s t right for trolling, but he had scruples against fishing on Sun day “ A n d y ” Lauer adm itted no such compunctions but was afraid he would be razzed if he tried and failed to land an y of the finny swim m e rs. It w a s a big party, between fifty and sixty m aking rhe trip to G e n e v a in au tomobiles, starting from the C ity H all here. A t tho picnic grounds the A u burn officials were met by G e n e v a city officials and there was w a r m hospitali ty and cordiality A fte r a while among thp proudest men on tho grounds wero City M a n a g e r Jaeckel and Councilman Conway, fo r they won the open championship in quoit doubles, after challenging all comers. A fte r V ic Callanan had defeated Judge L . K . R Laird in a singles match, Callanan and District A tto r n e y Keu- yon form ed a First W a r d team and hurled a defi. They wero u ick ly elimi nated by W a ter Inspector M iskell aud M a rket M a ster Contiguglia o f the E igh t h W a r d . This pair held the honors fo r some time, vanquishing P u rchasing Agent W illiam s o n and Je r r y Q u ill’s son, Jim , o f the Street Departm ent. B u t when the Jaeckel-Conw a y team w a s form e d the tournam ent became one sided, the champions cu ttin g down a l l opposition. However, the Calla- nans, V i c and Bill, did not team up. M a y o r B u r k h a rt w o re a H a rding button and a smile aud helped a couple of women get the corn ready for the kettles. Councilman Schell also helped at this task, and later won the prize offered for the diner who consumed the most corn. Judge Laird also nssisted the ladies. Councilman Haeffner had a good time but w a s disappointed at first be cause there w a s no golf links. Chief Beil looked after traffic and Fire Marshal Coneybear aud Chief Jewhurst saw to it that the rules wero obeyed. Dinner was not served until Health Officer Saw y e r and D o c tor Conway had passed upon the sani tary surroundings. W a ter Commis sioner Henry also was active in this regard. City Clerk Dayton saw to it that everyone cheeked in. Commission er of Elections llanlon hnd the Hanlon laugh going and ho vied w ith County Treasurer Eldrodge for tho good nature prize. Comptroller Stout left his ball team behind in Auburn and Ihe team won. Howard Lindsley told all at the pic nic about the plans for a big Finger Lakes carnival and old home week festival in Auburn next summer. A chronicler could run through tho complete picnic rosier and find every body happy. There w as some concern for a little while, however Ja k e Wackenut w tnt astray H e drove up the west side of Seneca Lake looking for tho picnic grounds and it w a s some time before ho got back into the fold. He mado up for lost time. Tho dinner left nothing to be de sired. Steaks, \smothered had the, place of honor. There were a lot of other good things In abundance. Ico cold lemonado w a s served throughout the day and proved very acceptable. It was a pleasant party in all respects and the city officials forgot entirely the carcs of municipal m anagement CLAIMS AMERICANS PAY TO MUCH FOR THEIR PLEASURE Rev. Kenneth B. Bowen Contrasts Charles Chaplin’s Salary W ith Small Pay for Teachers; Last Community Service at Seward Park R e r . Kenneth B. Bow e n , pastor of the C e n tral Church of C h r ist, D isci ples, preached to an out of doors con gregation of more than 700 people la s t evening at Sew a rd P a r k . The service w a s the last of the series to be held at the park this sum m er and brought together people fro m almost every church in the city. T h e seats w e r e filled and hundreds o f late arriv als stood during the service or seated them selves on the grass. M r. B o w e n ’s sermon d e a lt w ith the favo r s w h ich God lias conferred upon the U n ited States of A m e r ica, in ter ritory, wealth, power and- opportunity fo r m ental and spiritual advancement, and the manner in w h ich Am ericans havo shown or failed to show their gratitude. “ W e p a y Charlie Chaplin a million dollars a year to amuse u s and starve our teachers whom wo h ire to Instruct us,” said M r. Bowen. “ S c h o o l teach ers are entitled to fair p a y .” “ God h a s indeed kept liis covenant w ith Am e rica, but A m e r ica has not fu lly kept their covenant w ith God,” he continued. “ Wo are p a y in g willingly fo r amusements and fo r lu x u r ies and few ' suxl S f A ^ e r , c^ c u W a , o 11 Chicago, Wednesday. OLD PAL PETE: / V This is a P. S. to the letter I wrote you on the buzzing Limited. Kid, for a fact, I’m hitting 13 on making up Camel advertisements. And I ’l l say it right here! Porter, give us the lights 1 Just skimmed another swell Camel fact I Stop this: Guess I’ve smoked a million Camels! Pete, they never tired my taste yetlll! And, old socks, put Camels to the test! Then you’ll wise up that Camels leave no unpleasant cigaretty after taste nor unpleasant cigaretty odorl That’s some smoke news, I’ll say, when you been trying to fuss the “straight” brands! And, old shoe, you ought to know, they gave you a lacing! W hat makes a dent on my disposition is that while Camels are the mildest cigarbtte and the mellowest cigarette any man can buy they’ve got all the \body” you ever heard tell o f! W hy Pete, I got as many new selling ideas about Camels as there are hairs on a purr-bitty’s tail! Drop your old lamps down here,- for blazing the joy Camels pass out! Me for more of ’em -how’s that —\The CtmelKid” L a s t G a l l o n B a t h C a p s To clean up our Bath Cap Stock We are cutting the price on about ■00 caps to less than cost. 25c Caps now.. . 10c 50c Caps now... ...20c 60c Caps now... ..25c 75c Caps now... ..30c 31.00 Caps now... . .40c 11.25 Caps now... ..50c Get fresh new one' for the last IV E Y BAILED OUT AFTER SHORT STAY JAIL Lee H o vey of Rochester, at one time a well known resident of this city, who has been at the County Ja i l for several days aw a iting bail, w a s released on $1,000 cash ball Satu r d a y night. A p a rty of Rochester people, friends of Mr. Hovey, drove to this city in an automobile and, made arrangements for getting H o vey out on ball of $1,000, pending action by the Grand Ju r y , which is to convene in October. Al- ’though $ 2,000 bail had originally been demanded for H o v e y ’s release, the of ficials dccided to accept the smaller amount. Ilovey w a s arrested, in Rochester about two weeks ago by Sheriff Frank W. Hendrick, Under Sheriff Thomas M. Walker, and Rochester detectives on a charge of taking Thom a s W iley’s Ford sedan. The car w a s taken from in front of a Genesee Street store in broad daylight, w h ile the owner w as inside. Mr. W iley left the store in time to catch a glimpse of a man driving the machine south in Exchange Street. “ How did you get on?” The sweet young maiden breathed the words into her lover's manly car as she met him at the passage H e had been \seeing father' and she wanted to know the result \Oh your fath e r is heartless' said the young m an indignantly. \ I — I told him I could not live without you, and— ” ., , . , “ Yes, y e s ! ” im p a tiently said the girl “ W h at did he sa y ? ” “ Ho m erely offered to pay my fu- neral expenses.” — San Francisco Chronicle, TROLLEY CASE WILL BE TRIED IN THIS COUNTY U n a b le to sleep peacefully for more than a year since an accident on an A u b u rn & Syracuse R a ilro a d car, Je r r y II. O’Leary, a Cortland real es tate and Insurance agent, h a s brought suit in Supreme Court in Onondaga County for $10,000 dam a g e s. A n or der w a s filed in the county clerk’s office a t Syracuse Satu r d a y by Ernest I. Edgcom b , counsel fo r the company, changing the place of trial from Cort land to Cayuga County. - Strenuous opposition to the motion to move the trial to C a y u g a County w a s m ado before Ju d g e W illiam M. R o ss by Ju d g e George M Cham p lin of Cortland. Numerous affidavits were subm itted to show that n e a r ly a dozen witnesses, including m em b ers of ^ the O 'L e a r y fam ily aro residents of Cort land. Demolishing Old Auburn Landmark One of Auburn's oldest landmarks, a house built 102 years ago by Silas W A rn o tt at SI -North Street, is being torn down by its present owners, The A u b u rn Theological Sem inary, to m ake w a y for a more modern struct ure. T h e building typified the sub stantial construction of over a century ago, being framed in oak tim bers and held together with oak pins W o rkm en Saturday found a curious relic pasted to one of the basement sills i t w a s a fragment of newspaper published January 10. 1S 1 0 , with its face *o obliterated that the reading could not be made out. On the reverse *idP w a s a published m ilitary order, explaining whero could be collected tbe bountv for the apprehension of arm y deserters. The space between the siding 'ind the lath and plaster w a s filled with fan bark, believed to m v p been from a tannery which ox :--ted over a century ago at tlie comer N^rrb Street and Sem inary Ave nm* v. I n - ' Harrington Terraco is now , .situated. reluctantly for schools and churches. But I still hope for a brighter day when the motto of Am erica w ill bo 'Christ over all’.” M a n y Dliterates As an argument iu favor of placing more money and more workers in schools and churches, M r. Bow e n called attention to the fact that there are still a large number o f children and older people in the United States who have never had secular or relig ious schooling of any sort. Ho point ed out that such a condition is a men ace, not only to the individual, but to tho nation. E. E. Kent w a s sang leader fo r tho service. .C. C. A v e ry made a brief ad dress, in tho course o f ' which ho pointed out tho need of a liberal offer ing in order that expenses m ay be met. Salvation Not F r e e “ Some people are altogether too fond of singing that old song, about ‘S a lva tion is free,’ ” remarked M r. A v e ry. \I want to tell you that salvation is not so free that you can expect to get it without ever putting your f a ir share of money on tho plate. E v e r y person in Auburn, whether a member of a church or not, is benefited either di rectly or indirectly by the influence of some church. The Salem Town Commandery Band played a concert before and after the service and also furnished the ac companiment. .Conferences, at which the question of holding services at Sew a r d Park next year will depend largely upon whether it appears that tho public is likely to meet expenses of hiring a band, putting np-and faking a w a y a platform, renting c a ® p chairs, and looking after other Incidentals. c. DIES. VICTIM OF TUMOR ON BRAIN Noted Specialists Unable to Cope With Affliction That Takes Life 'o f W e ll Known Auburn Man II COAL PRICES Auburn has been treated to a big advance in the price of coal. A ll deal ers aro in on tho increase, which they j assert is due to a freight rate advance I from $2.50 to -?3.50 per ton to Auburn. | A t the same time they tack on an ad- jditional 30 cents, which they say is 10 I cents a month increase for Ju l y , A u gust and September which other places have had to bear, but which this city so far has missed. Coupled with tho prico increase comes announcement that there is v ir tually no coal in Auburn Some deal ers have a supply of pea coal, but the rest have virtually empty pockets. “ I t really doesn't matter much whether tho price is jumped or not, so fa r as being able to get coal is concerned,” said one dealer. Pea coal has been selling for .$10.05 a ton and is advanced to $ 1 1 . 5 0 a ton, chestnut and stove $13.75 and egg coal goes from $12.20 to $13.50. Grand Circuit at Rcodville. Readville. Mass., Aug 30 — T h irty- three horses were entered in the four events making up the first d a y ’s card of Crand Circuit racing here today The attract inns were the two year old, division of rhe horse breeder futu rity, carrying a purse of $2,500. the Boston Globe three-year-old trot worth $ 2 , 000 , the Neponset 2 *00 pace $3,000 and the 2 10 trot, $1,000 The w eather w as threatening and the track somewhat slow as a result of rain yesterday. ‘“Yes. Benedict Arnold w a s a bad egg ' \lie wns. however, man enough to leave the country when he turned traitor. —Louisville Couricr-Journal. f 0. Harold Putnom , 35 for five years widly known iu this city, died Satur day night in Jo h n s Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore, follow ing a long illness which physicians had tracod to tumor on the brain. Although Mr. Putnam was operated on by Dr. Waller Dandy, ono of the most skillfull surgeons in Baltimore, ho w a s unable to win liis fight with the fa t a l disease which was making rapid advancement, tho tumor eating into tho brain. His recovery had has been despaired of for some time M r Putnam 's body was brought to this city and arrangem ents for burial wero made this afternoon Scores of messages of sym p a thy for Mr. Put nam’s fam ily poured in from friends, business associates, aud from fraternal orders witli w h ich he had been con nected. , , , . .. Mr. Putnam w a s at the head of tlie malleable Iron department of tlio In ternational H a r v e s t e r Company in Au burn for several years and was recog nized as an authority In malleable work. Mr. P u tn a m left last June for New Britain, Conn., to lake charge of a malleable iron w o r k s in that city. A group of well known manufacturers showed their tru s t in Mr. Putnam’s In tegrity and a b ility by associating them selves with the enterprise, purchasing the plant and engaging Mr. Putnam as manager. - Soon after arrivin g in New Britain, Mr. Putnam w a s taken 111 He was taken to the H a r tfo r d Hospital Ju ly 1. where surgeons diagnosed the malady as tumor on the brain. On the advice of Doctor D a n d y he was taken to Johns Hopkins H o spital, where specialists did their utmost to save his lafe. Mr. Putnam w a s j>rominent In tho fraternal life o f Auburn, being a mem ber of A u b u m Lodge. No. 431 F & A. M .; H a rdenburgh Lodge, No. 748, I O O. F . : and A u b u rn Council, United Commercial Travelers. His condition has been the subject of frequent inquiry by friends and lodge associates here since news of his sick ness reached Auburn. Mr Putnam s wife has been w ith him during his weeks of suffering and returned to A u burn today. Mr Putnam is survived by his w ife; two young sons, David nnd John Put nam. and his mother, Mrs. Alice Put nam. Funeral services will be held at Mr Putnam's home 16 3 E a s t Genesee Street nt 3 o'clock T u e s d a y afternoon Rev II G. Burley, pastor of the Wall Street M E. Church %vill officiate. Burial will be in Soule Cemetery Mr Putnam gained his schooling in Auburn A lw a y s big strong nnd ro bust he gained prominence in flizh School athletics between Ihe years ls!l!i and 1002 T-To w a s a football star and won many points for the school in track aud field events Miraculous Escape for Party in Auto A miraculous escape from denth or , serious in jury marked the backward THE M E A R E R F O O D STORES O c c id e n t F lo u r sk. $ 2 .2 0 Makes Bettor B r e a d Pure Lard lb. 24c Ryzon Baking Powder 33c, 58c Shortening Ib. 23c Lemons doz. 25c Pickles Don’t wait until too late to get what you warit in cucumbers. LEAVE YOUR O R DER TODAY. Spices It pays to use the best quality spices in all pickling and preserving. New stock of whole and ground spices just in. Macaroni Salad lb. 25c Fresh Baked Beans lb. 12c Pptato Salad lb. 30c Cabbage Salad lb. 30c Mayonnaise Salad Dressing b o t t le 4 0 c “ Ivanhoo” brand— an excellent dressing §K£ Steaks,«-- 3 0 c R u m p C o r n e d B e e f l b . 3 6 c SUN GROCERY CO. AUBURN GROCERY CO. EIG H T S T O R E S lEPf^amagffletiW 8 W H— 1 W M B — plunge of an auti.rnohile Saturday af ternoon on a steep bill two miles from Auburn on .-he r.,ul t,. Stanley when the cmergi-iicN liraki-^ t>f tlie tar re fused to work and the machine with three young woman pinned mto ditch and climb.-d a bank M rs Frank It.mh of this city was at rho wheel but escaped Injury Miss Dorothy It. Sw ift of 111 / “ ‘ T Ico,da’ >uul M r4?. C h a ri‘S <> M i H'T *?n , I \ V leaped fr-m II. • <•» hut siiflered Severe bruises. The w heels of the ma- . hine passed over the legs of boUl vouhf women a* they Mid down the bank after their leap for safe >. Mrs. Miller sustained sprains which re quired a doctor's M,S= Sw ift was dragged several foot The aecide.it happened when Mrs. Haul, attem p ted to shift from ldgli to .pcond speed nnd the car began to roll '.n.kuard Both brake* refused to work aud tbe car hu-tled behmd a F O B C A L L I N G AND B U S I N E S S C A R D S , AYEDDING IN V I T A T I O N S A N D A N N O U N C E M E N T S , B I R T H A N N O U N C E M E N T S , S Y M P A T H Y ACICN O 'ttX E D G M E N T S , Come to W. C. CRQSMAN & SON Jew e lers and Stationers A fe w samples nro in our w indow | fence protecting traffic from a deep ditch, spanned the ditch and b y a trick o f fate remained u p r igh t Tlio- machine w a s badly damaged and omen, door w a s stove in. ,
