Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-10

The United States government Is
praDuving a series of elaborate eXhlo-
/ its Tor the Panama Pacific lnterna-
/ finnal Exposition, which will be tar
mere comprehensive than any dlsplaS
/ erer made by il before and will pre-
/ sent a complete record of the actlvi-
/ ties of the government In benaI OF
| the people during the last decade. Inc
exhibits will be distributed among an
of the various exhibit palaces ana VIII
show every phase of the government >
activities.
\ feature of a sightseeing trip
through Washington, d. c., always Is
/ a visit to the United States treasury,
where the actual making of paper
notes and coin is shown. \ reproduc-
| tion of this part of the treasury Will
/ he brought to San Francisco, ana
visitors to the exposition Will be en-
abled 10 witness the actual manufao-
| ture of United States coin IN one OF
| the exhibit palaces. The machinery
| that turns out millions of dollars q
dav win be taken direct from one OIL
the United States minis to the eN-
position and every detail Oh 'lHe hilile-
age displayed 80,
Few realize Just what the United
States Fish Commission is doing for
the American people, and the govern
ment is now preparing the cohstfuc-
ton of an aquarium, and in connec-
ton with it the hatchery in which the
| various stages of development from
! the spawn to the full-size fish VIII De
/ shown.
1t is the fish commission that keeps
! the streams and lakes stocked Win
/ the edible fishes, and by sclentlnc
/ breeding prevents the extinction OF
/ "a Matched IN
numbers ranging into the billions
vet. despite the remarkable care win
which they are handled, only small
percentage of these ever attain ma
| turity. Large cans of the eggs and
! the Matched fish are transported from
/ the hatcheries to the streams and
must be fed with air every few mo-
ments. This requires constant care
and exceptional knowledge. The VS.
itor to this particular exhibit Will De
taken through various departments
and shown the Matching of the eggs
the means of transportation and final
" the immense aquarium now being
constructed.
For many years the privilege OF
witnessing actual practise with tbs
big disappearing coast-detense guns
has been greatly limited, and only ac'
ouaintance with army men or inilu'
ence in Washington could gain the
desired permission.
The government now has consented
to permit the visitors to the expo
sition to have free access to forts adj
joining the exposition grounds. .
Daily practise on the big guns witt
sub calibre charges will be held, ant
weekly target practise with ful
charges. Each time one of these gum
is fired with full charge the cost II
the government amounts to seYera
hundred dollars. In addition to thi
unusual feature, the several regiment
of soldiers stationed at the Preside
the largest army post in the West
will maneuver and hold daily drill
| and exercises, and may even compel
with attachments of troops fron
: foreign nations attending the inter
national military tournament.
In the Palace of Transportation
; postal car will be shown in its en-
tirety, with the postal clerks actual
! operating a railway mail car. Ther
| will also be on the grounds sma