The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-04

Five thousand young people entered
the fly swattins contest opened yes
terday morning by The Times-Dispatch
in conjunction with the Health Depart
ment, and long before night bagged
their rirst game. But few of the great
NUMBER of contestants turned In yes
terday afternoon their kill for the day.
but those who did carry their victims
10 the city Han for counting had a
big total Tor the day. Only twenty
eight contestants registered, but these
officially killed 1861 flies.
Many times this number will bring
In their bags for counting this after
noon and the total killed for to-day
viii soar sky high The business Of
nee of The Times Dispatch was crowd
ed yesterday with youthful contestants.
ciamoring for the fly swatters distrI-
buted free to contestants by this paper.
Bags to contain the dead flies were
given out with the swatters. These
free swatters Will be distributed to
applicants es long as the supply holds
out
Club Heads the List.
The largest number Of flies turned in
by any single contestant yesterday was
$500, being the result OF the days ac-
tiVity on the part OF q club of boys
who have Joined forces in the hope OF
winning the contest and the money for
came from every section of the city,
and give an indication Of how univer-
sal the interest in the contest has de-
veloped.
1t Is not advisable for contestants
to keep one days Kill for more than
twenty four hours. since those who do
so will suffer in the counting. In or
der to coun, the myriads of flies
which will be sent TO the Health De-
partment. il is necessary that some
device be used to count the victims
In bulk. and IL was determined that
they should be counted by measure.
The health officials first found by ex-
pertinent the number e. .ad hies con-
tanned In the measure. and all the kills
submitted yesterday afternoon were
measured In accordance with this test
count AS the displacement OF dead
ny shrnks very rapidly, 1T Is natural
ly seen that the contestant who holds
his catch until they have lost by eva
poration portion of thcii bulk Will
suffer In the count against another
contestant whose hies are fresh.
The need for this warning is APP
parent from the small number OF cor-
te\ants who registered yesterday af-
ternoon. The officials al the health
office are making preparations to re-
ceive to-day many times the numbers
turned in yesterday, and will be rushed
to the limit this afternoon. counting
the files delivered
Women Look TO Home End.
IN order that the work OF eXtermi-
mating the pestiferous ny may be as
thorough and far-reachins as possible.
a committee OF women was appointed
yesterday to engineer a campaign on
home and market cleanliness. This
committee Will consist OF the presi-
dent OF the Mothers Club. tie prasi-
dent OF the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union, the secretary OF the
Young Woman's Christian Association
and the secretary of the Equal SUI
fraGo League.
The ny swattiNg committee realizes
that the most unapproachable and Mt
the same time the most threatening
side OF the fly problem is presnntei IN
the homes and the markets. Flies on
thu street are open game for the 5000
Contestants. but are not the class of
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