The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-08

The million mark has been reached.
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More than 100000 flies had been
killed by contestants in The Times
Dispatches swatting crusade yester-
day afternoon when the results were
announced In spite OF generally un-
favorable conditions which drove the
ilics to cover. tho small sweaters ran.
sacked the hooks and corners of the
city Tor the elusive victims and car
ried triumphantiy to the Health De
purtment total of 100000 yesterday.
Remember that the counting hour
to-day Is from II TO Il o'clock In the
forenoon. The Health Department will
close promptly at noon to-day, and
al contestants who do not make their
entries before that hour will be forced
10 keep them until, Monday afternoon.
lie sure To carry Your files to the City
nan this morning. An Ira force
Will be on hand TO count the great Of
ier!ng in one hour and the contcs-
iants who taii to report this morning
VIII suffer by the omission
Flies Hnrd 10 Find.
Gee mister. the n!es axe getting
scarce down our way" said :. small
DAYS XIII yesterday TO the health Of
nicer. we never thought We could
KIN out the dies on Seventeenth Street.
but there ain't none Lex hardly
Hard as this was to believe, tho
health officers were soon convinced of
the truth of the wall as one after an
other OF the contestants brought in
Kills far below their bags of previ-
Gus days. each little swattcr making
tho same complaint about the scarcity.
The activities OF the swattcrs are
not entirely responsible for the no
ttccable paucity OF flies. however. as
the cold. damp atmoa phere has either
killed thousands OF the winged crea-
lures or driven them to shelter and
warmth. a bright. sunshiny day will
bring them out by the thousands. but
the fact remains that tine swatters have
decimated the ranks OF the germ car
riers.
By all means use traps If You have
not the price of cheap. 10.cent ny
trap. come down to the business Office
Of Tho Times-Dispatch and see the
very effective home made fly trap on
exhibition BY the exercise of little
ingenuity the smallest contestant can
make a trap that will be just as sue
cessful in sharing the fly. II you will
stand by The Times Dispatch's big win
dow for few minutes YOU Will sec
how the trap works and see hundreds
and hundreds OF fiAs walk 10 their
death
boy Scouts lump High.
Among the white contestants III.
squirt made by the Boy Scouts. VINO
carried $4,000 victims to the City Hall
and crawled up within 5000 of little
Sarah Johnson. who Is still heading the
list. Sarah kept her lead by the mar
rowest margin, the 1850 flies she
shared yesterday barely serving to
keep her TO the front. The result OF
to-days work Will tell who viii finish
the week in the lead. The boys of the
Methodist Mission. with a cuich OF
1920, gained step in the race for
FIRST money and are within easy strik-
ing distance Of the fast flying pair in
the lead.
ward Johnson. maintained his great
work of Thursday by carrying TO the
Health Department 1880 flies yester-
da., and Immediately jumped into first
place over tho head of Violet Crump,
who succeeded in killing only 4.16o.
Edward Is the star OF the contest hav-
Ing only been in tho race two DAYS
but both Violet Crump, with her $3.50
files. and Cecil Whitley, with his 2S.35U.
are in close pursuit. This race is truly
exciting and will probably develop into
q four-cornered fight when Inez Harris
makes her two-day entry this morning.
The men in DIR. Isevy's Office have
been swamped by the 100000 flies
turned In there to be counted, and out
eide help had to be summoned yester-
day to relieve the workers of the strain
After a call from DR.. Levy. Tho Times
Dispatch offered to defray the expense
Of two additional counters to help in
the work, in order that the recording
or entries might be kept up to scratch
With the additional workers DIR. Levy
VIII be In a position to handle the
worst rush. and the whole force will be
IN readiness for this mornings scram-
Bile,
New Interest In Rnce.
New interest in the race for first
place was added yesterday when Sam
Brown. the lad who by his individual
1Continued on Seventh Paeal