Evening star., 1912-06-18

mat the clean city campaign and
anti-f1y crusades conducted under the
auspices OF The Star have attracted
| the attention of medical authorities the
country over and are being used as
| models for similar undertakings in
| other cities is evidenced by a large
number OF communications requesting
| full details Of the operation of the
local organizations for improving the
city's sanitation. which daily are
| reaching the health department Of the
District
The latest request came this morning
in the form Of a telegram from T. B.
Beatty. secretary of the state board of
health Of Utah. Mr.. Beatty asked for
specific information about the anti-fy
campaigns and DR.. Murray Immediate
ly dispatched to him a copy of The
Stars regulations for the campaign, to-
gether with a print Of the map show
ing the eight sections into which the
city has been divided for the purpose
of making war on the fly general
Sherman, Tex, Also in Line.
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the department was from DR.. o. C.
Ahlers of Sherman. Tex, who wanted to
know all about the recent clean city
campaign. DR.. Ahlers wrote:
II notice in The Washington Evening
Star the organization of a clean city COM
mittee. We like to look to Washington
as a model in municipal affairs, and,
therefore. l am asking for information.
Our mayor has asked me to outline
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city board of heath and sanitation.
have planned to include in this every
feature that has any effect on a city's
health and sanitary conditions. What /
want to get is Information as to the best
methods of sewerage and garbage dis
posal, names of manufacturers of neces-
sary equipment and some information as
to the cost of handling these matters
The communications from DIR. Ahlers
and the secretary of the Utah state
board Of health give an idea of the
general character Of the letters and
kilograms which have reached the local
the fight to remove the insanitary places
which are menace to it's health and
to eradicate the disease-carrying fly.
Only last week the authorities of
Toronto, Canada, requested information
concerning the fly campaigns. as opera
tions against the pest shortly are to be
launched in that city. Several COM
munications have been received from
foreign countries. including France and
Italy.
While statistics are not obtainable. it
is the opinion Of DR.. Murray and other
health officials Of the District that cities
in every section Of the United States
since the results of The Stars crusade
Of a year ago showed the practicability
Of the work. II the nation ever be-
comes fiyless, or so nearly so that the
insects will become q much reduced
source of danger to the health interests
Of the country, the credit will belong
largely to Washington. and especially
to the young folks OF the capital, who
blazed the way in this important field
of municipal endeavor, declare the local
authorities.
swatting to Be Encouraged.
Preparations actively were commenced
today by officials OF the Washington
Playground Association to encourage the
children who patronize the recreation
centers to participate in the anti-fiy cam
paign. Director OF Fairgrounds Edgar 8.
Martin has taken the matter up with
the instructors of the nine Fairgrounds
and the instructors. in turn, will attempt
to interest the children in the undertak-
ing at an early date It is expected
that more than 1900 juveniles. composing
the nine organizations which will be
formed to represent the several play
grounds, shortly will be engaged in
swatting'' the fly.
Lawrence Fitzgerald. who has made the
second highest score during the June
campaign. delivered more than 10000 flies
yesterday and retains hold by a safe mar
gin on the position he has occupied since
the campaign began. The total slaughter
for the month produced by tho four lead
ing contestants is nearing the million and
a half mark. Officials Of the health de-
partment believe that approximately an
other million insects will be destroyed be-
fore the end Of the month.
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