Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-25
BOXES FOR SWEATERS"
ARE NOW Being MADE
First Distribution to Foes OF
the Fly Begins on
Saturday.

One thousand boxes are being manu-
featured today at the plant Of the George
p. killian Manufacturing Company for
use in The Stars second anti-fy CAM
paign. which will begin next Wednesday
morning. The boxes will be similar to
those used last year. They Will De
equipped with blank forms so that the
contestants may enter their names, ad-
dresses and ages.
1t is planned to have the boxes dis
tributed Saturday from the Associated
Charities stations in the various sections
of the city From Saturday until Wed
nesday prospective contestants will be
busy preparing for the campaign. It Is
expected that few days Of warm wealth
err will aid the first crop of flies to de-
velop rapidly, and there will be plenty
of work for the ''swatters."
Finishes Cleanup Work.
DR.. Arthur L. Murray, secretary Of tho
cleanup campaign, is finishing the work
| connected with that undertaking and will
| have it entirely disposed Of by tomorrow.
| SO that he can begin active preparations
for the opening Of the anti-fy campaign
large number Of contestants will try for
| the first prize of SIS. which is to be
| awarded for the highest number Of flies
| killed during the month OF May. The
flies will be received at the District
building and counted by gill measure
| ment, the same as last year. The stand
| ing Of the highest contestants will be an
nounced from time to time in The Star.
Hutchinson Lauds Fight.
| DR.. Woods Hutchinson Of New York.
distinguished as a physician and as q
writer and lecturer on public health
questions, arrived in Washington yes
| terday from a trip to Cuba. DR.. Hutch
inson il a member Of the executive
the American Civic Association, and
attended q meeting OF the board at
| the Shoreham Hotel yesterday. where,
with other activities of the assocfa-
| ton the fly crusade for the season
Dr. tchinson enlisted early in the
| army of fly fighters, has written
much about the fly and on two coca
| American Civic Association in this
| city on the little pest.
From q careful study of the work
that has been done during the past
| three years toward reducing the fly
population DR.. Hutchinson is convinced
| that positive advances have been made
| and that it is only question of time
when the fly problem may be solved
as effectually as has been the mosquito
| problem. He says that 1t. Is matter
of education, and that when people are
| sufficiently impressed with the dangers
that accompany hordes of flies they
will take the necessary. steps to get rid
of them. And the great and important
step to be taken. he says. is to clear
out the breeding places of the fly. So
| long as stables are neglected and SO
| long as litter and refuse is allowed to
accumulate about the dwellings OF
mankind, SO long will the fly be in evil
dence and SO long will it continue to
and disease as we'll as discomfort.
'tHave you noticed that The Star has
started its second campaign against
the f1y?" DR.. Hutchinson wa asked.
City Should Be Model.
Yes, indeed. have, and it's fine. One
Of the first things read after getting
| here was your first page announcement
of Monday evening. I hope The Star will
have many first page ny stories--so many
that before long all Washington will be
SO aroused to the importance Of deport-
ing Mr.. Fly that very few OF his family
will be found here.
washington should be model in re-
spect to its absence Of flies, just as it is
| in respect to the possession OF Its glori-
GUS trees, beautiful drives and other
natural and acquired agencies that make
it the ideal capital city Of the world.
'The good thing about ny crusade in
Washington is that 1t is taken up and imi-
tated in other parts of this great country.
| It's fine as I said before. and am glad
for Washington and the United States
that you think the fly is a menace to
health and happiness and proposes to
make 1t a neglible quantity here.
'You can't hope to put him out OF busi-
ness entirely this season. but you can
do a great deal to reduce the congestion
worth while / shall watch with great
interest the progress Of your campaign
and shall take pleasure in passing the
word along that the battle Of the flies
| is being waged with vigor In Wash
ington."