The Washington times., 1914-10-05
GLIMPSES OF THE CAPITAL.

In the motion picture exhibit. there
viii be a series of pictures of Wash
ngton, showing the public buildings.
views Of Mt Vernon, Arlington Gene
terry, the army posts, Cabinet officers.
members of Congress in action. and 9TH
y views that Will give the visitor a
glimpse of the Capital
A motion picture operator was sent
N a revenue cutter 70 Aiasha to take
thousands of feet of Aims. Others took
r,otion pictures of reclamation projects
n the West. Indian schools. forest fires,
and means of forest fire prevention. The
arrival of immigrants at Ellis Island
vas recorded on films. Motion pictures
If the Panama canal were taken in 1911
and again in 1913 to show the progress
IF the work at various stages.
The most conspicuous Government eX-
7fbit will be that of the IsthIrian Canal
Commission. The place of honor in the
central position under the dome of the
LIBERAL Arts building was given the
2ommission because the exposition is de-
rigned prima rily TO commemorate the
ompletioa of the Panama canal. A
working model of the canal fifty feet
'ong. is now being made. There will be
mailer models of the Iatun locks and
other of the more important engineer
ing works. and models Of the dredging
Machinery, Of the hospitals. the SCREEN
"a buildings. and exhibits showing the
sanitary work done by Colonel Gorgas.
Red Cross Exhibit.
The Red Cross exhibit in the Liberal
Arts building will have a panorama
twenty-five feet long and fifty feet deep
showing the operation of the Red Cross
at the time of the Messina earthquake
There will be models Of TIE complete
village constructed by the Red Cross to
take care of homeless families. and ex-
7fbits showing the present war relief
work, and the work of the organize
lion during the Dayton flood.
An exhibit by the Census Bureau Will
show the machinery devised in the Of
ice for handling the volumes of statis-
tical facts that go into the census rec
Ords. Maps and charts also will be
shown to demonstrate census activities.
The Public Health Service will have
an exhibit showing methods of COMMIT
nicatng and combating disease. toSeth-
er with exhibits of methods Of eNterrni-
Uating rats, mosquitoes, and other dis
Ease carriers.
In an exhibit of parks and reserva-
IONS, the Interior Department will show
. panorama of Mt. Rainier and a minia-
IRE Yosemite valley. with paintings of
Lhe park interior.
The Government Printing Office will
show the method Of printing. folding
md binding books and will show speci-
mems of its best work.
For Job Hunters.
Job hunters will find something to in
crest them in tho Civil Service Cornrnis
s.ons exhibit. a statistical abstract
+ the number of civil service employees
oy States will he shown, together with
me chances of gattng positions by resi-
tents OF each state and instructions as
ntr
rhe Government service.
The Bureau of Standards will demon
strate some of the intricate machinery
Iscd in making experiments and tests
In the State Department exhibit,
prominence will be given TO the treaties
st of treaties placed in operation by
-cretary of State BRYAN. A treaty
with China, written on pink silk will
"a one Of the thin@S shown.
4 panorama Of tn Shoshone dam prof.
ct vii ke exhibited by the rec!aIna-
he method of impOund!ng water and
liverting il through Iatersls and bitches
,Iown to the farmers land, Will be
,hown.
An exhibit Of models and photographs
of the best public building work will be
shown by the supervising architCcts Of
nee The Indian Bureau will exhibit
rhe work done m the Indian schools.
Il nd the means taken TO teach the In
qian how 10 make a living.
The Library Of Congress and the
army and navy medical schools VIII
..lso have exhibits in the Liberal Arts
building and the Bureau Of Fisheries :
will have an exhibit OF FISH and a az
kan iUrs
The Department of Agriculture will
nave a big exhibit The office OF pub
lie roads will exhibit twenty eight mod
els showing the construction of roads