Evening star., 1912-07-05
HUNDRED BOYS AID
Fairgrounds Lads Join in War
Upon the Fly.
TOMMY KUHNERT is CHIEF
Longtime Leader in Southeast Sec
ton Quickly Marshals Forces.
ENTHUSIASM RUNS RAMPANT
DR.. Murray Distributes Swatters and
Youngsters Are Expected to
Make Great Record.
TOMMY KUHNERT is CHIEF
ENTHUSIASM RUNS RAMPANT

An army Of about 100 boys, living in
the neighborhood of the municipal play
grounds. Virginia avenue and 10th street
southeast. under the generalship of
Tommy kuhnert, 11O7 10th street south
east, this morning entered the fly cam
paign being conducted by The Star Kuh-
merits forces. it is expected. will run
we'll in the contest with the Industrial
Home School Anti-fly Club. which, under
the leadership of Layton H. Burdette.
has kept far in the lead in the contest
all summer.
DR.. Arthur W. Murray of Jthe District
health office. supervisor of The Star
campaign, addressed the boys at the
Fairgrounds this morn.,g. and following
his explanation Of the simple rules of
the contest the boys volunteered to en-
ter the campaign with rush. Tommy
was chosen as leader because he has led
base ball teams on to victory, and has
long been a court to settle various dis
putes of his playmates.
Fight to Get Swatters.
The enthusiasm with which the boys
entered the campaign was shown by the
way they fought to get the swatters
which DR.. Murray had taken to the
grounds for distribution among the fly
fighters. Several hundred boys use the
Fairgrounds during the week, and as they
are all we'll acquainted with one another
the perfectng of an organization to rid
the District Of flies will be simple
matter.
j. Mark Trice. winner of the third gen
eral prize in the contest for June and
winner of the district prize, will be a
oor oircf thn rn1a
for the district prize in July, but as Mark
has confined most of his work to the
neighborhood Of his home, 215 | street
southeast, he has made little inroads on
the flies near the Fairgrounds
AS soon as the boys this morning re-
ceived the swatters they Immediately
started on the warpath, and without bait
to attract the flies they killed hundreds
In short order. Beginning this after
noon the boys will use bait. probably fish
heads. and the work will start in earn
est. The cash prizes which the boys ex-
pect to win, and which they undoubtedly
will IL they work hard during the month,
will be used to purchase supplies for the
ball team.
Miss Towner Pleased.
Miss Towner. who has charge of the
on the flies.
There is no question:. said DR.. Muir
ray this morning, but that the children
at the Fairgrounds will do good work.
They have a large field in which to work,
and seem to be more enthusiastic than
any other organization of boys recently
entering the contest. The boys will go
after the ny in a systematic manner.
As shown by the way they obeyed the
requests of Miss Towner. they are well
trained and accustomed to discipline
Campaigns Elsewhere.
In Maryville, Mo, George Williams a
diminutive colored boy, has won the five
dolla & old piece offered by George B. Baker
president of a bank, in a fly "swatting'
contest of one days duration. Williams
had 21OO flies TO his credit in the count
ing, which was under the direction OF
Mayor A. S. Robey. More than 10000
flies were brought in by the contestants
as a result of the days swatting.
At a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce of Clo,
| Wis. n. NJ, a campaign was inaugura ted
| against the house fly and war has beer
| declared. The chamber is offering x1Ot
| in cash prizes, divided as follows: Firs
prize Of $3.50: second prize. $3.50: third
| prize. SS: fourth prize, So; fifth prize 81
sixth prize. five, each, So: seventh prize
| six. each, s.: eighth prize, twenty-five
each. ST. total cf forty-one prizes.
J Hold Tin Can Contest.
| In Columbia, S. c., Boys City Beau
| tiful Club has been organized by T
Keith Legare. assistant city engineer
| who serves as director of the club, an6
their energies have been put to practica
use in a number of ways looking to a
| general betterment of the appearance anC
condition of the city.
! During May the members engaged in a
| tin can contest. three prizes having beer
offered to the boys who collected the
| greatest number of tin cans from the lots
| streets and other places which had beer
| rendered unsightly by them.
| During this time the boys gathered
| 21,576 cans, which were deposited b,
them in piles at specified points. from
which they were hauled away by ths
health department and buried where file:
| and mosquitoes cannot find them. The
| prizes awarded We're $50, $40 and two
| prizes of S. each, the first prize beins
| won by the collector OF 6467 cans anG
| the fourth prize for 4.OS2 cans.
/ The total cost of cleaning the city o1
| these unsightly objects probably did no.
| much exceed $75.