Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20
AMERICA SENDS
EXHIBITS TO SPAIN
% U. S. Bureaus to Be Rep
resented at Seville EXPOSE
ton Opening March Is.

Exhibits Of % Government bureaus
Of the United States are en- route to
Seville, Spain, as part of the Ibero-
American Exposition which will open
on March IS, and a number of Wash
ingtonians are on the high seas, aboard
the S. S. President Harding, to help
the undertaking. Seventeen republics
of North and South America, including
the United States, with Portugal and
Spain, will participate in the exposi-
ton. Three buildings in the Maria
Luisa Park beside the Guadalquiver
River-one Of which viii be the perma-
nent home of the United States consul
in Seville after the exposition-will
house the official displays of the United
States, most of which were made in
Washington.
A duplicate of Columbus ship, Santa
Maria, will sail up the Guadalquiver
from the little hamlet of Pages, from
which the discoverer of America actu-
ally sailed, as a symbol of the ties bind
ing the two hemispheres, and the eX-
position will then be officially declared
open by King Alfonso.
Many Activities Shown.
An extensive variety of activities in
the United States calculated to interest
Spanish folk will be shown in the ex-
hibits from this country. Advances in
commerce, the arts, science. industry
and home making will be displayed, and
a demonstration of the latest accom-
plishments in the fields of aeronautical
and radio research will be offered.
washington viii be well advertised to
the visitors to Seville, for a large model
Of the Capitol measuring z feet by Is
feet, will be the center Of the exhibit
to be shown by the National Commits
sion of Fine Arts, in cooperation with
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the architect OF the
Capitol. This model Is the work OF
Emile Garet, the sculptor, who devoted
three months to it. Included in the
leading works OF sculpture, and aren't
lecture in this country will be a series
of enlarged photographs OF leading
plans and projects for the development
of the National Capital
The exhibit of the Department OF
Commerce, which has been compiled
under the direction of Capt. Sidney
Morgan, includes an automatic counter,
devised by Bureau of Standards experts,
which will be used at the entrance to
the United States grounds. An cleo
trio light ray played on the entrance
will be interrupted by the passage of
each person through the gates, and the
mechanism which breaks the light will
register an additional unit. An ortho-
phonic talking machine, equipped to
broadcast music or speeches from any
part of the three United States build
ings, will be another interesting feature
of this departments display. There will
be a radio designed to pick up low
wave length programs from the United
States and rebroadcaSt them in the ex-
position palaces.
Model Coal Mine.
The Bureau of Mines will have a
miniature model coal mine, under
ground, with modern methods of venti-
lation and sanitation installed and OPP
Grating. Thus visitors to the Seville
Exposition will be given glimpse of
coal mining as it is done according TO
modern American methods. Safety
measures will be demonstrated by flags
and ribbons, indicating how directed
draughts bring fresh air to those who
toll in the mines. An actual working
model of an oil we'll will also be pert
of the Bureau of Mines exhibit. A
great mural backing these models will
depict all the various branches of min
ing as engaged in in the United States.
Capt. Morgan will have charge of the
IL exhibits from the big Department OF
Commerce bureaus at the exposition.
He is an aide to the goth National
Guard Division commander and former
member of the United States Bureau Of
Efficiency The SeSquicentennial Expo
sition bestowed upon him gold medal
for his efficient supervision of the De-
partment of Commerce exhibits there.
Working models of airplaneS, light
house, navigating and life-saving equip
mentS. motion pictures of American in
dustry, world clock and a gigantic
photographic radio public address
equipment are also numbered among
the Department of Commerce exhibits.
Radio Progress Shown.
The Nays services in the direction
Of scientific progress and the develop
ments of aids to air, surface and
underwater navigation will be reflected
in the exhibits of the Navy Department.
The Bureau of Engineering has assem-
bled an exhibit showing the progress
of radio communication radio-compass
aids to navigation and subsurface COM
munications and SoundingS for depth
finding Modern radio material will be
shown, and the photographic Office
display presents the development OF
charts and chart making. The Naval
Observatory will have a display OF
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