The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-12
TEN DOLLARS OFFERED
FOR MOST BROUGHT in
Portia Club and health Depart
rnent, Assisted by Business Men.
Starr Campaign to Stay Millions
of Little Pests

Start Campaign TO Stay Millions
of Little Pests
MUSES. D.,mestioa. being sbort to
Gle, will salute you on the tip of your
nose or your bald spot or stick his
front feet in your apple sauce. Swat
him. For though Hill aan,e 10 oou-
crous and sounds like the title Of an
ald Latin potentate, Musca's family
rs fallen into disreputA in spite ot
Is age, and tho women IF North
Yakima, particularly the Fcrtia club,
slre ous after him. For any who are
not acquainted, his concs,oE same is
II. O,isa Fly He is easily r.scg nized
by the shape of his tracks, his in
auisitivc nose, and his rnonotonous
eight cylinder tone OF converzc ton,
which he carries on entirely with his
Wings. Also, a reward Is being offered
for his ayrtst and capture, the whole
family having been declared outlaws
and fugjtives from justice.
Ten Dollars for tie Most
Young folks in the city arc particu-
larry desired to participate in the big
fly killing contest, which is to begin
Monday, and which is open to every
school pupil under eighteen years Of
age In the ciS.
Two sets Of prizes are offered. In
one class. for children under the age
of twelve years. ten dollars will be
given to tho one who delivers the
most flies to the city health depart
ment. seven dollars to the one bring
ing in the second largest quantity, and
five dollars to the one bringing IN the
third largest quantity, ,s
In the second class, for those be-
tween the ages Of twelve and eighteen.
three prfxes Of like amounts are Of
fered.
Business Men Help q 4
The fly killing campaign received
the official sanction Of the Yakima
Valley Business Mems association
Tuesday. when. they appropriated $e6
to assist in the work. The Portia club.
which is responsible for the starting
of the campaign, had already donated
s26 and numerous other donations in
small amounts have been received.
District City
In perfecting the organization nee
essary to care for the immense num-
bers of the insect that will be killed
during the contest, the city is to be
divided into districts, probably four,
with the railroad tracks and Yakima
avenue as the dividing line. In each
district headquarters will be establish
ed at which the contestants will de-
liver their catches. The flies Will then
- ~
ment, which will measure them and
credit the amount to the contestant
who turned them in.
For the. convenience of contestants
each one will be supplied by the
health department with a paper pail
in which to deliver the catch. The
pail will be marked with the name Of
the contestant.
No Tanglefoot Goes
No restriction is placed on the
method of capturing the flies. except
ing one. That is, that no flies may he
turned in with sheets of tanglefoot or
other sticky fly paper attached to
them. as It is impossible to meas
ure them in such condition. Any
other method Of capturing Musea,
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the window or on the sugar bowl.
feeding him poison. or sharing him in
any kind of traps, Il perfectly allow
able
Special Prizes Also
In addition to the prizes offered by
the Portia club. other special prizes
will be offered for the best essays
written about the fly anc his habits.
and his danger to people.
1t is probable also that merchants
will take advantage of the opportunity
offered by the Portia club to make
offers of other prizes in the destruc-
ton of the 1912 crop Of household
pests
The moving picture shows during
the next week will run films and
slides depicting some of the activities
of the fly, and those who intend en-
terfng the contests according to Mrs,
Olive Kurtz. city food inspector, who
is taking charge of the contest. will
find plenty of material in the moving
pictures and lantern slides.
Besides the cooperation OF the
moving picture houses. the retail nae~-
chants have agreed to help advertise
tho campaign. In connection with
their regular advertising in Some way,
The teachers ef the schools are also