The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-03
Swat Campaign Begins This
Morning, With Hundreds
in Big Contest.
GET YOUR SKATERS TO-DAY
Rules Show How Easy 1t Is for
Young Folk to Win
Cash Prizes.

The ny war begins to-day. Omc'al-
ly the fy-swatt!ng contest conducted
under the direction OF The Times
Dispatch and the Richmond Board OF
Health, begins at o'clock this morn
ing and continues for two weeks. y
total OF twenty-seven prizes, repre-
senting in value the sum of. $40 will
be awarded by The Times Dispatch to
contestants who have killed and turn
ed in for credit to the Health De-
partment the largest number OF flies
W O'Clock Oh the afternoon OF June
IL. After that hour no flies will be
accepted.
An early start goes a long way in
any kind of competition. and those
children who begin Swatting the
household pests to-day and keep it
Up until The last hour of the contest
VIII stand the best chance of captur-
ing one of the prizes. There are
twenty-seven. and any reasonably
active young American male or fe-
male, should be able by putting in
some effective work every day, TO land
one OF them.
Swuttcrs Furnished Free.
The regulation hy-swatters will be
issued 10 bona fide contestants at the
business office OF The Times Dispatch
beginning this morning at 10 o'clock
The implement consists OF a square of
fine mesh screen mounted upon
handle. and is wonderfully emcacious
III rounding up nies before they have
chance TO get away. Ii has been in
use in number of cities where SINH
lar contests have been held and has
demonstrated its worth. The swatters
VIII he furnished free OF acharge by
The Times Dispatch.
Dead flies are to be collected in
paper bags and turned into the Of
hcial in charge of the contest at the
health office. in the City Hall Each
bag. in accordance with the regma-
tions which are published on this
page. and which should be read care
fully. must bear on the outside the
name, age and address OF the con
iestant Bags will be supplied free
with the swatters and will be renewed
at The Health Office as fast as the
filled ones are deposited.
Catch Files In Any Way.
While the swatter will he the Of
fical instrument IT is intended chiefly
as an auxiliary fy-catcher. Under
the terms of the contest the flies may
be caught in any way except with NY
paper Cheap wire traps baited with
sweetened bread. and the various
kinds of poison will aid wonderfully
urged to turn in their flies as soon rs
reasonable number have been caught
because OF the fact that dead flies
decrease rapidly IN hulk. Credits will
be made on the basis of Loco flies TO
TN gill measure.
The hot wave In which Richmond is
sweltering IS incubating ilcs By the
million. They cover the city in n
pest bearing, om!nius body. and prey
IN he ri
laid down as 10 game preserves. The
ilics may he caught in ones own home.
or anywhere else in the city or
suburbs. They are dangerous wher-
ever found, and NY killed means In
effect the destruction OF more than
100000 potential progeny during the
summer If the parent lily had lived.
Endorsed by Authorities.
Medical authorities in Richmond and
all over the world join as one in
condemnng the fly as a dangerous
dissemlnator OF disease germs and
menace TO human life. The Health
Department has for months waGcG u
silent campaign against the unsanitaiy
horse-s;abl~L Che breeder Of 90 per cent
of all fias. ~nd IS preparing to wage
more vigorous war than ever against
those who habitually violate the city
ordinances touching the disposal of
refuse
The mana cement of the Bijou has
secured for this week special MIN
which shows the life history Of the
~ from the time that the egg is laid
until the ny energies fun grown. It
shows graphically how the fly carries
Infection and produces disease. 1t will
lie shown at every performances this
week. and should be seen ny every
person Interested ia the nation wide
campo IN, which is being carried on
against the discase-dcaliua nv