Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-04
TOLEAD ALL PLACES
IN LISTING FLIES
Washington the First City to
Establish a Pound for
Their Collection.
DISTRICT OFFICIALS WILL
JOIN IN THE STARS WORK
Fifty-Five Depots Designated for
Traps to Capture the Disease
Spreaders.

WASHINGTON is the first city in the
nlted States to establish pound for
mes 1t has ffty-five such depotS. and
hcnceforth f1y-catchinS Will he AS much
"a part of its functions the collect
ing of stray cats. dogs and other ami
mails
As result of the presentation by The
Star to the District government of sew
enty-siN giant hy-traps, to be installed
in tiftytive places-five public markets
thirteen police stations and thirty-sev
en- tirehouses-the National Capital has
taken up the work of abolishing the
fly as has no other city.
While other municipalities have con-
Quoted 'swat-the- fly campaigns, the
effort was made by citizens of those
| communities and not the municipal
governments themselves.
The District government in entering
into a partnership arrangement with
The Star for combating the greatest of
all disease -spreaders, has taken step
that undoubtedly will be watched with
great interest by other cities, and that
the example will be followed extensive
Ily, just as The Stars first 1.-THE fly"
campaign developed into mammoth
national crusade against the insect, is
more than proba Bile.
Traps Made at Mission.
Manufacture of the traps to be used
by the local government is proceeding
rapidly at the Gospel Mission, under
direction of Supt. Herbert w. Kline. 1t
will be several days before the order
can be filed, but when the devices are
completed they will be placed in COM
mission without delay.
The Commissioners will issue an or
der to the marketmasters and officers
in charge of the various police and fire
houses to see that the traps are kept
baited and utilized to their highest eff
ticiency.
With the District government recog
nizing the value to the health of the
community OF systematic fight on
fiies it is hoped that citizens will take
up the work as never before. and that
the pests will be combated vigorously
in every section of the city.
Homemade SWEATERS" and traps, old
fashioned sticky fly paper and other
means may be employed with far
reaching results in the effort to rid
Washington of the winged disease
Spreaders.
Buy Trap, Aid the Mission.
Storekeepers and others who would
place III operation large traps of the
kind used by the District may pur-
chase tnem from the 'OSpcl
for 81 apiece. The Star will be glad
to receive orders for the mission made
traps and will see that deliveries are
made promptly.
BY placing an order with the mis-
sion one will have the satisfaction of
knowing that he has provided an IN
employed person in the city with at
least three meals and a nights lodg-
ing, as transient labor Is employed ex
~. rv41N In 20 n
traps.
Now that the clean city campaign
has resulted in the removal of tons of
refuse that would have served as
breeding places for flies health officials
point out that the time is opportune
for striking a death blow at the in
sect.
The cleanup crusaders have brought
about the most unfavorable conditions
for fly development, and this advan
tage, if followed up by an onslaught
with traps, poisons and other devices,
should produce a dearth Of the germ
spreaders.