Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25

Acting Health Officer Sawtelle and DR.
Murray. who Is supervising the cam
paign. In fact. every official of the
department was pleased with the aus
picious opening of the big fight.
Convinced that the children are the
ones to do away with the fly and that
the proposition to make Washington
| a FLYLESS CITY was not impractical
Acting Health Officer Sawtelle last
week designated DR.. Murray to repre-
sent the department in the campaign
When the toll of yesterdays skirmish
with the pests was taken a smile Of
satisfaction spread over DR.. Sawtelles
face. for he began to see a fulfillment
of his hopes.
ever. was equal to that Of DR.. Murray
Every time a new batch OF flies was
delivered at the department DR.. Muir
rays spirits rose proportionately. The
health department expert is one Of
those who believe that fly in the
and. therefore. every insect destroyed
means, in his opinion, that the germ
menace to babies has been lessened by
one degree.
DR.. Murray Delighted.
This goes to prove" said Dr. Murray,
looking over the big pile OF dead flies,
what can be accomplished when every
body works toward common end.
Washington has never had a crusade
against the fly like this. II the campaign
should stop right here it would have
justified the efforts that have been made
In connection with It, Thousands of
flies have been destroyed, and when one
takes into account that in a single sea
son there are about eight billion de-
scendants from one insect 1t is easy to
see that the crusade has accomplished
a great deal of good already
DR.. Murray believes that tho benefits
of the crusade will be incalculable. The
citizens of Washington. he says. will owe
the children an everlasting debt. Re
Gently DR.. Murray read a paper before
the inspectors Of the health department
on the fly and the methods that should
be followed to destroy him. The present
campaign is giving him an opportunity
tice, and at the same time he is handing
out tips daily to inquirers at the depart
ment who are ambitious to discover some
new and effective way to fight the fly
The results Of The Stars campaign are
being watched with interest by scientists
and others who have made q study OF
the fly problem. 1t is not unlikely that
some Of the facts developed Will be pub
lished later in government bulletins and
other forms.
After strenuous day of "swatting. .
trapping and employing other means for
killing the fly, the children OF the CAPT.
tai. composing a tired lot Of little SOL
diers. turned in for a good nights rest
last night.
Some went to bed early but others.
who had been less worn out by the
days exertions. insisted that their moth
ers should read to them the bulletins
about the disease that flies spread
These bulletins were furnished them yes.
terday by the American Civic Associa-
ton.
Post Card Picture Lessons.
Post cards, illustrated with the harm
full effects Of the fly. also were given the
children by the association. BY tracing
over the pictures with pencil new ones
are made to appear. The youthful bat
tiers found diversion during the day in
manipulating the cards.
BY the time the campaign closes Wash
ington's juvenile population will know
a great deal about the fly. his origin