Evening star., 1916-01-14
Arrangements Being Made to
Have School Children Visit
National Exposition.
EXHIBIT OF APPARATUS
AN IMPORTANT FEATURE
Will Be Staged in Smithsonian Feb
ruary 21-26 by Federal De-
partment Bureaus.

trict. especially those of the upper
grades attend. in convenient groups,
the national safety first" exposition
which is to be held the week of Febru-
AIRY 2l-26. under the auspices of twen-
t!-t"o bureaus of six federal depart
mehts The exposition will be staged
III the smithsonian Institution, and it's
general theme is the safety first idea
namely, the saving of life--in which
every one of these six departments is
interested from some angle.
Lectures. motion picture talks and the
display of models of apparatus in use
by the different services, and, when
practicable, the apparatus itself, are to
be features. Not only will the people
OF the National Capital and the MEM
bers of Congress have opportunity to
become familiar with the ideas con-
veNed by the coming exposition but
manufacturers and citizens generally
from all over the United States inter-
ested in this welfare movement are to
be invited to attend.
i General Committee Meets.
The idea for such an undertaking
originated with the bureau of mines
and Immediately gained the warm sup
port and assistance of Secretary Lane.
at whose suggestion committees from
the different departments were named
was held Yesterday to perfect the ar
ranSements. Secretary Lane, who ad-
dressed the meeting, declared this was
an opportunity to interest the people
I, OF tne United States in the greatest Of
All conservation movements. The Sec
retary said it was truer today than
ever that to have strong nation it
was necessary to have strong individ-
uals. and that this was the work upon
which several of the bureaus were en-
gagged. He urged all to help in this
constructive movement to ward off the
public dangers. 1t was not Napoleon
who was the great hero of the last cen
tury, he said, but rather Pasteur, who
discovered the germ theory.
He thought. the public had an idea
that the federal government was more
interested in the conservation of the
| grosser material things of life and he
wished to emphasize that the greatest
interest was in the conservation of hu-
man life Maj. William Lyster of the
Army Medical Corps, chairman OF the
general committee. thanked Secretary
| Lane for his encouraging words.
| AT the meeting the preliminary ar
rangenents concerning the exhibits
! w:ere made. Surgeon Charles G. Smith
of the bureau of medicine and surgery
OF the Navy Department explained
| that his department would illustrate
| hrst-aid in war; caring for the wound
ed. live ve-saving at sea. particularly with
| life buoys and lifaboats, and show
safety devices used in fire and engine
! rooms, in connection with ordnance
and for transportation of injured at sea.
Old and New Type Boats.
| Lieut. Fl. II. Wolf, coast guard service.
Treasury Department, explained that his
service would have on hand two boats
such are used by the coast guard serv-
ice; one an old type which has a long
trecord Of wrecks attended and people re-
moved to the shore; the other a modern
power driven, self-bailins surfboat.
There also will be a beach apparatus
wagon containing gear for getting lines
to wrecked vessel and removing people
to the shore by means Of breeches buoy
If practicable. a breeches- buoy apparatus
will be rigged up to show its method Of
operation T. J. Fitzgerald. assistant
chief clerk of the Department Of Com
nerce, told Of the intention of the depart
ment to cooperate in substantial man
ner. w. F. Peabody of the coast and
geodetic survey, Department of Commerce,
said his service would have in its exhibit
model OF the wire drag used in locating
hidden dangers to navigation and the
methods employed in making the charts
Tor the use of the mariners.
w. J. Canada. bureau of standards.
Department of Commerce, said the ex,
hibirs of his bureau would include il.
lustrations of what the bureau is doing
| with regard to the electrical safety
code. gas safety code. the question Of
protection from lightning, a national
building code, and the strength of Ger
tain materials upon which safety de-
pends. such as structures. c. c. ].
Motifs steamboat inspection service.
Department of Commerce. will have an
ehhinit or fe,saving apparatus con-
sistinS of models Of lifeboats. life RATS.
| self-rahting lifeboats, models of COL
| lapsible lifeboats and various types of
| life RATS. fog horns, buoys, submarine
! bells. standard life preseryers of corJ.
and also one or two defective kinds
that have been condemned
| Morton F. Leopold. representing the
bureau of mines. Department Of the
Interior. said the bureau would be rep
| resented b. "A complete exhibit of the
| life-saving apparatus used by the res
cuers of the bureau in mines. This will
include apparatus that enables the res
cuer to breathe in places filled with
vices used in restoring unconscious
miners. and types OF safety lamps.
To Show Radio Apparatus.
W. u. Terrell of the bureau of nayi-
| CATION, Department of Commerce, said
his bureau would have on exhibition a
complete radio transmitting and re-
ceiving apparatus. such as has in re
cent years resulted in the saving of
hundreds OF lives OF persons on dis
tressed or disabled vessels
/ G. A. Lndstrom, forest service De-
pa rtment of Agriculture. promised that
his bureau would show by means of
models. charts and maps, the work
which the forest service is doing in
preventing loss Of life from forest fires
which, in recent years. has amounted
to more than 5000. There will be mod
els Of fire lookouts and fre-fghtine
equipment. The exhibit also will show
how the various forests keep the water
supplies of the large western states
and how the esta blishment of national
forests in the Appalachian and White
mountains will accomplish the same
purpose.
W. S. Deffenbaugh, bureau of educa
ton, Department of the Interior. an
nounced that the exhibits of his hu.
reau would demonstrate the care taken
for the safety and health of natives Of
Alaska: the legal provisions of the
states for the safety and health OF
school children; ireproof construction
of school buildings: photographs show
ing fire drills, and safety appliances
used in school shops for Industrial
work
Lucian w. Chaney, bureau of labor
statistics. Department of Labor, ex-
planned that his bureau would show
results of safety activity in the iron
and steel industry and in the manu-
facture of heavy machinery, together