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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30

The effect upon the health of Wash
ington of The Stars five-mOnth anti-f1y
campaign, which closed September 80.
is described in a special report is
sued today by Dr. Arthur L. Murray of
the District of Columbia health depart
ment. who supervised the crusade.
Deaths from diarrheal diseases of in
fants under two years of age during
the period covered by the fly war pre-
sent the lowest record known for the
city. according to the health expert.
Regarding typhoid fever. the report
states that within two weeks after the
beginning of the fly campaign the total
of cases of this disease dropped and
continued below the record of the
three previous years until the middle
Of August, when there was an In
crease traced to Infection outside of
Washington.
DR. Murray states that while the re-
auctions in the death rates from
diarrheal and typhoid cases may be only
coincidental, it is his opinion as well as
the opinion of many students of hygiene
that there is striking medicines between
the reductions and the inauguration OF
the fly campaign
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
ON HIS WAY HERE.
Secretary Fisher Expected to Ar
rive in Washington Tomorrow.

Secretary of the Interior Fisher is ex-
pected to be at his desk tomorrow for the
first time in many week. The Secretary
will take train at Chicago today for Wash
ington
During his absence from the city Mr..
Fisher has been in the Hawaiian Islands,
where he considered matters Of admins
tration of public lands by Gov. Frear on
the charges made openly by Delegate
Kalanianaole Of Hawaii. on the floor OF
Congress. that the governor favored the
sugar interests in such transactions.
On his return to the United States. Mr..
Fisher went Immediately to Yosemite
Park to attend a conference of superin-
tendents Of national parks and reserves.
He later went to Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
MAJ. STEELE RETIRES.
Second Cavalry Officer Will Make
His Home at Fargo. N. D.

Maj. Matthew F. Steele of the I'd United
States Cavalry. was placed on the re-
tired list Of the army today on his own
application. He was born in Alabama
and was graduated from the United
States Military Academy in 1888 Since
then he has served against the Indians
campaign and in the Philippine insurrec-
ton. He was aid to Gen. Joseph Wheeler
In the Cuban campaign and took part in
the battle Of Santiago. He reached the
grade of major in September, 1909 It is
understood that Mai. Steele will make his
home at Fargo, N. D., to look after the
estate left by his father-in-law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
SIGNALING NOT ATTEMPTED,
Power Will Be Turned on Gradually
in Arlington Wireless Station.

Signaling from the navy's new wire
less station at Arlington was not at
tempted last night or this morning, SO
it has not yet been determined how the
new installation will work. Full power
will be turned on gradually as the
complete equipment is installed. and it
probably will be a month before the
new station Is working at full stretch.
1t is expected that another trial OF
the apparatus will be mace tonight or
tomorrow. Even then, however, il will
be with reduced power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
their relation to the fly campaign Of this
year naturally presents an interesting
niaeaao Tn Reduced

year naturally presents an interesting
study.
Disease IL Reduced.
Graphic studies have been made dur
ing the past four years of these diseases
and yearly variations noted for COM
parative purposes. Diarrheal diseases of
infants under two years of age have
been carefully charted for that period
covering the warm weather. May I to
November 1, and during the present sea-
son the total deaths from this cause re-
ported to the middle of October. to which
date figures have been compiled, pre-
sents not only the lowest record of any
of the four years but the lowest record
known for this city. The record follows:
1909. 219: 1910. 264: 1911. 30; 1912, 142.
The typhoid situation presents sew
eral features which are of considerable
interest. The study of typhoid covers
the entire year. From the beginning of
this year until May 10 there appeared
to be an unusual amount of typhoid
fever in Washington. The cases were
markedly in excess of those for the
same period Of 1910 and 1911. but with
in two weeks after the beginning of
the fly campaign the total cases drop
ped and continued below the three pre-
viouS years until the middle of August.
From August 10 through October
the case total for typhoid continued a
trifle in excess OF 1911. yet below that
for the years 1909 and 1910. But when
it is considered that of the 1S9 cases
reported during this latter period fifty
eight were traced to infection outside
Of Washington it is doubtful If the
total cases which should have been
credited to this city would have equal
ed those of last year, which was the
lowest on record for any year. -,
Record of Typhoid Fever.
GAS the record stands the total re-
ported cases Of typhoid fever in the
years 1909. 1910. 1911 and 1912. cover
ing the period between January 1 TO
October 81. follows: 1909. $50; 1910, 5S3;
1911, sos: 1912. 468.
these reductions in the death rate
from diarrheal diseases and typho1d
cases may be only coincidental. but IL
appears not only to myself but to the
several close students of hygiene and
sanitation with whom / have discussed
the matter that there is more strlk-
ing relation between these reductions
and the Inauguration of this years
fly campaign"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
News Briefs.

In connection with the semi-annual
meeting of the Valley Convocation OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church. held at
Yancey, Va, a new schoolhouse was dedi-
Gated 1t is part of the fruits of the mis-
sionary work done in the Blue Ridge
mountain section.
Carroll Shanahan, fourteen years old,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Shanahan
Of Havre de Grace. Nd. left his home
Friday and nothing has since been heard
Of him BY his parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
AT WORK ON PROGRAM.
Chamber of Commerce Plans Enter
tainment for Railway Men.

In preparation for the entertainment of
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fremen
and Enginemen, who will hold their con-
vention here next June at the Arcade,
14th street and Park road. the Chamber
Of Commerce is listing all houses within
eight blocks of the Arcade at which the
delegates may obtain rooms.
Secretary Thomas Grant of the cham
be- Is engaged in this work. He said
today that the convention will be ono
OF the largest ever held by the organiza-
ton. and that the delegates will remain In
the city from 30 to II days. !,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
PLANNING TO PREVENT
FRAUDS AT ELECTION
Col. Roosevelt Employs Attor.
ney Jerome and Detective
Burns to Watch Polls.

OYSTER BAY, y. Y, October 3a.-Col.
Roosevelt announced today that he had
retained William Travers Jerome and
| the Burns Detective Agency to look ont
for frauds at the polling places in New
York state on election day.
Mr. Burns came to Oyster Bay toda y
to take luncheon with Col. Roosevelt and
go over with him the plans for election
day
"I told Burns said Col Roosevelt.
that I wanted the polls watched and
that / wanted any kind of fraud stopped.
If there should be any fraud on our side
want the guilty persons to be prose-
cuted just as vigorously as any others.
No Respecter OF Persons.
II want the people to understand that
whatever the outcome of the election. We
are going to prosecute right up TO the
limit any persons who are guilty OF
frauds. and put them behind the bars, ic
possible.
I'VE are not going to have any repeti-
ton OF the spring primary. In this case
We have the law behind us
Col Roosevelt said that otter lawyers
would work with Mr.. Jerome-two or
three OF them-put tney nave not Yer
been definitely selected.
Burns and his men will watch for
frauds at the polls the colonel cons
tinued. land the lawyers will be in ac-
tive consultation with them from now
on. / asked that Mr.. Jerome be en-
gagged. I did not care whom he was
supporting: ] am not concerned about
that. My only concern is that the man
who does wrong shall be caught. ex
pect that frauds will be attempted, but
want il understood that those who
try it will do SO at great peril"
Will Avoid Crowds.
Col. Roosevelt will leave late TODAY
for New York to speak in Madison
Square Garden tonight He is keeping
secret his movements in New York be-
fore his arrival at the garden on the
advice of his physician. who told him
that he must avoid crowds.
Il feel perfectly weli,'' said Col. Roose-
Welt this forenoon
Aren't you surprised" he was asked.
your strength to such an extent?"
mo, j am not surprised" he said
That's all over now. I have too many
real cares in the campaign to think about
that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
SHRINERS HAVE NEW HOME.
Building Erected at Cost of $3.50, 900
to Be Dedicated.

CHICAGO. October 3O.-Medinah Tenn
pie. the new ffty-thou-
sand-dollar home of Chicago shriners.
will be dedicated tonight by William J.
Cunningham of Baltimore. Md, imperial
pOtentate of the order for North America
The temple is the largest OF it's kind in
North America. 1t covers half a block at
Cass. Ontario and Ohio streets, and Is
built of concrete reinforced with steel
and brick exterior. The auditorium and
two galleries have seating capacity Of
Lh0QQ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
BREAKING ALL RECORDS co OVER PROBLEM,
Unusually Large Number of
Persons Viewing the Chrys-
anthemum Show.

All records for attendance on any one
Department Of Agriculture have been
broken. and all records for the attend
ance for any whole week of exhibition
probably will be broken before the clos
ing hour.
1t is said that 2433 men, women and
children passed the checker from 8
O'Clock yesterday morning until 8 o'clock
last night. The previous high score for
attendance was on the Friday Of the
show week last year, when few more
than 1900 passed through tha green
house door. Mondays attendance at this
years show was the greatest opening
day ever, with 1.1OS looking over the
NUNS.
Over 5000 Visitors Today.
More than $50 individuals had put in
an appearance before noon this morning,
while yesterday the record was less by
ors during the day would not reach an
estimate Of today's attendance based on
yesterdays proportion of morning and
afternoon attendance
Last year there were 1915 persons
who viewed the NUNS in the seven days
of the exhibition, a daily average of over
Loo. Already. with only two and a
half days of the show expired there
have been more than 1900 visitors.
The great Japanese blossoms are today
at the height Of their perfection. Nearly
every mum is in full flower, with color
and form at their best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
Train Demolishes Auto; Driver Safe.

LOUISVILLE. KY, October 3O.-William
Lackey. driver OF an autobus. had a
miraculous escape here yesterday when
he fell on the pilot of a freight engine
which had struck his autobus and knock
ed him several feet in the air. The en-
CINE ran more than a hundred yards with
the man on the pilot before the engineer
was able, to bring 1t to a halt. Lackey
was nSltseriously injured. The autobus
was demolished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30

In recent years much has been writ
ten as to the relation between the house
fly and disease, and painstaking investi-
cations have proved beyond a doubt that
this insect Is probably the most common
distributor Of the causative agents of
many Ills OF mankind-bacteria- Chief
among the complaints transmitted
through the medium of the fly are the
diaIThexI diseases of infants and typhoid
fever. therefore a review Of the sea-
411na qnMuIenca a& these diseases u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
SEARCH FOR CONWAY
Wanted in Connection With
Murder of Miss Singer.
POLICE FAIL TO FIND TRACE
Former Clowns Poverty Suggested
as Incentive to Crime.
ALLEGED VIOLENT OUTBREAKS
Theory That Death Was Caused Be-
tween $50 and 10 O'Clock
in the Evening.
POLICE FAIL TO FIND TRACE
ALLEGED VIOLENT OUTBREAKS

CHICAGO. October 3o-Although police
in every part of the city kept a sharp
lookout for Charles u. Conway and his
wife. wanted in connection with the muir
der OF Miss Sophia g. Singer OF Bau-
more yesterday morning, no trace OF the
couple was found today
Neither did any clue develop from hum
dreds OF circulars sent to towns and
cities throughout the country bearing a
description Of the pair as We'll as pic
ture Of the woman. Close watch was kept
on five-cent theaters. the police having
obtained information that Conway and
his wife had sought employment in sew
eraI of these places. They learned, too.
that Conway had performed as clown
with different circuses. and leading owners
of shows of this class were wired to as
sist in the search.
Conway. it was learned by detectives.
was reared at Muncie. Ind. and that he
was left a valuable estate by his par
ents He is said to have sauandered his
patrimony.
Fixing the Time of Murder.
1t is the theory of the police that Miss
Singer met her death between ?:30 and
10 o'clock. a druggist near where she
lived said that the woman was I'm his
store and wrote several postal cards. lie
fixed the time she left at $40 O'Clock.
William r. worthen. the fiance of Miss
Singer, who came here from Baltimore
with her. will be questioned further by
the police today.
Police Capt. Nootbaar. wo is conduct
ing the inquiry into the murder of Miss
Singer, advanced the theory that Con-
ways poverty and illness. due to the am
putation of his foot, may have led the
former circus clown to commit the crime.
"Our information is that the ConwaNs
were desperately poor said the cap
tain.
Violent Outbreaks by Conway.
Persons who have lived in the house
where Miss Singer was killed have told
of violent outbreaks by Conway. and
several times he practically terrorized
the household" The captain continued:
IF robbery was the motive of the crime
the murderer must have been disappoint-
ed to some extent Worthen tells us
that Miss Singer left her jewelry in Bal
timore at home at the instance OF her
mother"
Former Husbands Inquiry.
Thomas Grant WALES, who was d.
vorced by Miss Singer In 1900, called at
the Indiana avenue house where the muir
der occurred and asked admission. say
ing he was q relative" of Miss Singer.
He was directed by the policeman on
guard to the Stanton avenue police sta
ton, where Worthen Is held as a witness.
and where Miss Singers remaining ef-
fects were taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
Benefits Are Great.

All these manifestations OF a naroused
interest in the prevention and destruc-
ton of flies is equally as great and Z
might say. a more lasting benefit than
The slaughter of SO large a number Of
insects by the contestants. But by that
do not mean TO detract one iota from
the credit due the contestants in bring
ing the campaign To so successful an is
sue. Too much cannot be said OF the
industry and faithfulness OF the. cru
saders in laying low so great a number
of mans most deadly enemies
Few people realize What a great
menace the house fly is to human health
and happiness. and only by such cam
paigns as We have had during the past
summer can full appreciation of the In
sidious dangers of this insect be brought
nome TO the public.
This years campaign covering as II
did practically the entire fly season has
offered opportunity for several studies
which are of interest A graphic study
by weeks of the relation between the
number Of flies destroyed and the pre-
vailing temperature shows conclusively
that when the temperature passes beyond
seventy-two degrees Fahrenheit the in
crease IN the fly population In Washing
ton beans a direct relation to the rise OF
temperature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
Relation to Temperature.

This relation to the temperature is well
illustrated by the following figures giving
the average temperature for the week
and the total flies destroyed during the
same period:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
Boy Not Little Man.

lie advised his auditors to remember
that the boy lis not little man. or an
embryonic man, but boy" and should
not be treated as a man any more than
a man should be treated like an over
grown boy. 1t is because the boy tends
so much to activity during the stages of
his life between ten and seventeen. he
said. that he preferred motion pictures to
stereopticOn lectures.
The hoy problem will be- solved by
bringing the church back into the home.
the speaker said.
Rev. w. T. NJ. Beale of Salisbury, Md,
who conducted the conference on the boy
problem. said that one of the reasons it
had not been solved yet was because peo-
pie had not applied themselves to it SCI
entifically, as they had in the case of
modern inventions. such as the flying ma
chine and the airship
Rev. George G. Many Of Philadelphia,
secretary of the general assemblage of
the evangelistic committee. delivered an
address during the conference on evan
gelistic work. Rev. G.. E. Granger of this
city gave the report of the committee on
evangelistic work. The conference was
conducted by Rev. Paul r. Hickok, and
devotional exercises were led by Rev. II.
Il. Brundage, both Of this CITY,
New Moderator to Preside.
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, newly
side at the final session of the meeting.
to be held at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church this evening. Ad-
dresses will be made at this meeting by
Rev. Dr. Lyman w. Allen and Rev. DR..
Arthur J. Brown
Protests against the removal of chap
lains from the army and navy Of the
federal government were made by ].
Win Jones late yesterday .-fternoon. Mr.
Jones stated that he had been reliably in
formed that the commanders Of the va
rious army, posts throughout the coun-
try, as Well as the commanders of the
various squadrons of battleships, are
working to have the position of chaplain
abolished
'.Such move will he to the everlasting
disgrace of this country. If 1t succeeds -
he said. when our army and navy ex-
cludes the minister of the gospel from
their ranks you may rest assured that
the God of battles will never be on the
side of America, no. matter how just
the war she may be engaged In
Churches Are Discussed.
Downtown Churches were discussed
by Rev. Norman Thomas Of New York
at the session last evening. Rev. DR..
Warren II. Wilson Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
delivered an address on the country
churches. DR.. Wilson declared that the
country church was on the decline. The
religious fanatical sect is increasing, he
said.
when the educated church begins to
lose its grip and the new emotional and
fanatic sect takes it's place in any
community 1t is time for home mis-
sionary organizations to get the Bible
into that community he asserted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
WORKERS At LUNCHEON
Y. M. c. A. Members Guests of Y
w. C.. A. and Discuss
Afiliation.

Planning to discuss ways and means to
obtain a closer affiliation in all lines of
work between the Y. NJ. c. A. and the
Y. W. c. A., all local officials of both or
CARNATIONS Joined in a luncheon at
o'clock today. the workers Of the Y. NJ. c.
A. being entertained at the headquarters
and lunchroom Of the Y. w. c. A, 18th
and F streets northwest.
Present on behalf of the Y. NJ. c. A
were William knowles Cooper, general
secretary of that organization; Myron J.
Jones, educational secretary; Albert Nj.
Chesley, secretary of the boys depart
ment Of service: c. Edward Beckett
physical director: S. B. Latshaw, COM
munity extension secretary: Arthur l.
Smith. secretary of the army department,
Hostesses Of Occasion.
Among the active workers in the Y. NJ.
C. A., who were the hostesses Of the oc-
casion, were Miss Florence NJ. Brown,
general secretary: Miss MignOnette O..
Buckingham, assistant sec taryporIiss
Helen M; Wyman. physical director;
Miss Jessie L. Mariner, association ex-
tension secretary: Miss Bessie L. Has
kell, office secretary: Miss Alice Drake,
teacher of English; Miss Edna Friz1ell.
teacher Of domestic art. and Mrs. Eliza
Detn HUBBARD anu MISS STdCo r
who are in charge of the Y. w. c. A.
lunchrOOm.
incidentally the luncheon savored of
a surprise party. since today happened
to be the birthday of Miss Bessie L.
Haskell, office secretary of the Y. w.
C. A., and her co-workers had provided
a real birthday cake and few ap-
propriate gifts.
Discussion Of the various fields of
service in which the two organizations
may cooperate followed the luncheon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
BOYS ARE SAVAGES
Pastor So Declares in Ad-
dressing Presbyterian Synod.
mot IN 10Th CENTURY YET
Neither Are They Little Men,"
Says Rev. Cudlipp of Baltimore
Before Churchmen.

Boys are not in the twentieth CEN
fury yet; they are away back among the
cave jewellers. They are still in state
of savagery"
So declared Rev. Josiah H. Cudlipp of
Baltimore, Md. in an address on 1.-The
Boy Problem before the Baltimore
Synod of the Presbyterian Church. which
is holding its final session in the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Mr. Cudlirrp said the boy passed through
three stages, the early. the middle and
the late stage of adolescency. He out
lined activities by which the boy might
be attracted to the church during each OF
these respective stages. and he said If
the boy could be won to the church be-
tween the ages of twelve and fifteen he
would be won to the church as a. man.
Boy scout work. boys brigades and in
dustrial work were some of the activi-
ties recommended by the speaker. Young
mems clubs. devoted in part to debating
and literary work. were good after the
boy had passed through his seventeenth
year, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
Text of Murray Report.

His report. in full. is as follows:
During the past several years in vari-
Gus of the more important cities of this
country and abroad .anti-fy campaigns
have been inaugurated, but so far as l
have been able to ascertain none of them
has been as comprehensive in scope and
accomplishments as that of The WASH
ington Evening Star for the past sum-
mer. For five consecutive months. be-
ginning May 1 and closing September 80,
one continuous war upon flies was prose-
cuted. AS to the vigor with which the
campaign was carried on. nothing could
view of the monthly totals OF the insects
destroyed: May, 500, 300 flies: June,
3.195,3OO flies: July, II ,s73. 900 <fies:g Au-
gust 7,429, 800 flies: September, 4, S6S, 200
flies; total, q, 1863 800 flies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
Measured in Bushels.

More concretely expressed these re-
turns If measured in bushels would
have given the following: May, IL
bushels; June, rs bushels: July. %
bushels; August, 1871 bushels; Septem-
Der. 11.9 bushels; total, 68 bushels.
The above figures cover. however.
only the flies killed by contestants and
do not include probably an equal num-
Der destroyed In private residences and
places of business as result of the
interest awakened in every part of the
city by The Stars campaign.
The educational effect of this cam
paign in arousing the people of this
city to the necessity Of protecting their
homes and their food supplies from
flies as well as the destruction of this
pest is probably its greatest asset.
Screens have appeared in windows and
doors this year where before they
were unknown. Dealers in food sup
plies gave unusual care to excluding
flies from their places of business. for
housewives were taking greater inter-
est in selecting as their places of pur-
chase those having the smallest fly
population. In the majority of the
homes swatting flies became, during the
past summer. as much of a house
hold duty as the preparing of the
meals or the sweeping of the rooms
sticky fly paper. fly poisons and fly
traps were conspicuously numerous
during the fly season.