Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-29
WIDENING THE SCOPE
Anti-FIy Crusade to Extend to
Business Districts.
PLAN OF FUTURE CAMPAIGN
Inspectors to Note Conditions Where
Pests Are Most Numerous.
ACTIVITY OF HEALTH OFFICE
Belief That The Stars Movement
Last Year Materially Reduced
Insect Family.
PLAN OF FUTURE CAMPAIGN
ACTIVITY OF HEALTH OFFICE

Plans for carrying The Stars anti-fy
campaign, which begins Wednesday. into
the heart of the business district. are
under consideration by Dr. Arthur L.
Murray of the District health department.
supervisor Of the crusade.
With the children busily engaged in de-
stroying the insects in the residential sec
tons. something should be done. accord
ing to DR.. Murray, to carry on the war
fare in the business districts, where the
children have little opportunity to extend
their activities. 1t is probable that frames
of sticky fly paper will be placed at public
points where flies gather in numbers dur
ing the hot months. This plan is the
most favored of those under consideration
at present.
If the scheme is adopted sanitary in
spectors Of the District health Office
probably will be called upon to help exc
cute it. It is proposed to remove the
paper from each Of the frames daily and
substitute a fresh supply. The inspec-
tors or those who may be in charge of the
work will keep record of the number
of flies destroyed in this manner.
Plan for Uniform Sanitation.
On the theory that a greater number
Of flies caught at one point than another
indicates the prevalence of conditions at
that location which are more favorable to
the development of the insects, the health
officials, 1t Is said, will make use Of the
information gained to the end Of bringing
about a more general and uniform state
of sanitation in the business district.
The local fly season for 1912 is more
backward than it has been in years, ac-
cording to the health officials. This is
attributed principally to the severe win
Stars Swat-the-fy" crusade last sum-
mer undoubtedly reduced the average
number Of flies that annually go into hi
bernation. With fewer flies left over
from last year and more severe weather
conditions than the members Of the sur
vival Of the f1ttest'' class usually are re-
quired to experience, it is no wonder, they
say, that not many flies have appeared
this spring
The stars second anti-fy campaign, it
generally Is agreed, Is starting in good
time. and If the children put forth the
activities that they did a year ago there
will be less flies by millions at the end
Of May than was the case last spring.
Distribution Of Boxes.
Boxes in which children will deliver to
the health Office the flies they destroy
may be secured upon application to DR..
Murray, on the second floor Of the Dis
trict building. In delivering the flies,
however. contestants will be required to
turn the boxes in at the first office on
their right, entering the District build
ing from the 1874 street side.
Wednesday, the essay contest, in which
$50 worth of prizes will be awarded
children who submit the best articles
on the subject of the fly and the neces-
sity for exterminating him, will begin
also. The essay contest will last two
weeks only. Inquiries concerning either
contest or the campaign should be ad-
dressed to the Anti-ay Campaign Edi-
tor, care The Evening Star.