Arizona republican., 1919-09-18
VICTORY SHOW
 TO BE FEATURE
 AT STATE FAIR
Government Exhibits from Many Departments of Much Interest Are to Be Sent to Phoenix in No- vember

Victory show"-the name that has been unofficially conferred upon the combined United States government exhibits to be shown at the Arizona State fair-means all of that. and con- siderably more. Added to displays of the fighting equipment with which the army and navy did their full share in winning the war, will be displays of the improved farming methods which enabled American farmers to work to- ward maximum food production, and which they are now using to help feed a large part of the world. There will be displays, also, of other government work, that tends toward the peaceful prosperity and well-being of Uncle Sam's hundred million sons and daugh- ters and nephews and nieces. Alto Eether, the combined exhibits should give every person who sees them a new idea of the extent and the impor- lance of the work being performed by various government agencies. And there arc few persons who can not find in such an exhibit ways in which he can call for and obtain the help that the government offers free of charge 10 all American citizens. The depart ments cooperating in the exhibits are: agriculture, war, navy, commerce, in- terior and labor.
 Shown at Many Fairs.
 This is the second year for the com hined government exhibits. They were shown last year at 33 state fairs and expositions. Of transcendent interest will be an exhibit of war trophies cap tured by American soldiers on French hattlefields. These trophies, which in- clude hundreds of articles-from big trench mortar to German mess kits have just arrived in this country and have never before been on exhibition. The captured enemy equipment in- ciudes machine guns, anti-tank guns, hand grenades, helmets of several kinds, trench periscopes, smoke pots, and many other articles used by the Germans in their losing fight to domi- nate the world. By their side will be shown the tools used by the Americans in stopping their onslaught. This ex- hibit also includes hundreds of ar ticles-for instance, fields guns, ma chine guns, aircraft guns, rifles, trench helmets, live carrier pigeons, which saw service on the firing line in France, wireless telephone appar, atus, airplane equipment, gas masks. national and regimental colors, signal corps equipment and engineering equipment.
 Models of Fighting Ships.
 Prominent in the navy display will he complete exposition models of fight ing ships of the navy as well as five small models showing the application of camouflage. The navy also will show hundreds of articles of equip ment including the Y-gun for the launching of depth charges. big tor pedoes and their trucks, projectiles of Various sizes, radio telephones. cloth ing worn in submarines, machine guns and other equipment. The marine corps will also have a large display. The forest service will show best methods of numbering and forestry, forest fire prevention, recreation in the national forests, construction of wind breaks, prevention of erosion; the bureau of public roads will demon- s:rate how modern improved highways are constructed, how roads and farm steads can be best located to take ad vantage of natural topography; the bureau of markets will show marketing by parcels post. grading of fruits and vegetables, and city marketing and storage of food products: the bureau of animal industry will show the best methods of raising cattle, swine, pouI- try and other livestock, and how to combat the destructive diseases that the federal government in co-opera- ton with the states, is fighting; this bureau will also show methods of dairy and poultry building and other farm structures.
 How to Raise Crops.
 The bureau of plant industry will show the production of corn, the various cereal crops, forage crops and fruit; the bureau of entomology will Heal with destructive insects and