Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-03
D. c. TO AID STAR
IN FIGHT ON FLIES
Giant Traps to Be Placed by
This Paper in Markets, Fire
and Police Stations.
GOSPEL MISSION LABOR
CONSTRUCT DEVICES
Municipal Employees to Keep Them
in Operation-Available to Pur-
chase by Residents.

chase Dy heSlOeHls.
The District of Columbia government
and The Evening Star today entered into
a partnership for the purpose of combat
ing the fly nuisance in Washington
The Star has ordered seventy-siN giant
fly traps. which will be installed in the
District markets and at each of the fire
and police stations. BY order of the Com
missioners they will be kept in operation
by employees at these institutions The
traps will be of new design. Thought 10
be the most effective vet tried out.
Transient labor at the Gospel Mission.
214-16 John Marshall place. will be utiI-
lied in the manufacture of the traps With
the object of promoting as widespread
use of them by the public possible. The
Star will receive orders for the devices
and turn them over to the mission. They
may be bought for 81 apiece. Each trap
sold will be an important step toward rid
ding the city of its greatest health menace
and at the same time will enable the Cos
pei Mission to provide at least three
meals and nights lodging for some I'M
employed person in the city
Washington's fight on the fly was
inaugurated by The Star three years
ago. Since then swat the fly cam
pa gnS have been conducted in hun
dreds of American cities and towns
and the crusade has been carried to
foreign lands.
Results Already in Evidence.
In the National Capital results of the
threeyear war on the germ carrying
pest already are in evidence. Last year
the number of cases of typhoid fever
reported was the lowest on record-a
fact attributed to the scarcity of flies.
which admittedly are the greatest of
all typhoid and other germ carrying
agencies.
From the beginning The Star. in its
effort to abolish this nuisance. has re-
ceived the support and cooperation of
the District government, particularly
the health department
This year the suggestion was made
by DIR. William c. Woodward. health
officer. that the police and fire depart
ments and the department of weights.
measures and markets be asked to join
in the crusade. The suggestion was
carried to Maj. Raymond W. Pullman.
superintendent of police; Frank J.
Wagner. chief of the fire department.
and John II. Sherman. superintendent
of weights. measures and mark ets. all
of whom agreed to give it their sup
port
next tHe commissioners were seen
They enthusiastically approved the
plan. They announced they would is
sue an order requiring employees a the
police and fire stations and the munich
pal markets to keep the traps in oper-
alton. Twenty-Six traps will he sent
to the markets and one each to the
thirty-seven fire houses and thirteen
police stations
Al the Gospel Mission manufacture
IF the traps already has begun under
nj :" Il
superintendent. Two men are now at
work and it is hoped that the public
will send in a sufficient number of
orders to justify the employment of
other persons.
Would Supply Other Cities.
We would like to get enough orders
10 justify our opening up a small fac
tory and supplying not only Washing
toms needs. but the needs of, other
cities as WELL" said Mr.. Kline today. Il
hope we may be bile to get the venture
on a self-supporting basis and be in
= position TO offer employment at pay
10 a considerable number of persons"
The style of trap being manufactured
vas suggested to the mission by Miss
Georgia Robertson of this city. 1t is
ibout eighteen inches long, twelve
inches high and SIX inches in width
he framework being covered with fine
wire screen. Flies enter at an opening
n the bottom. but are never able to
.etrace their steps because of the ar
'angement of the device Bread and
milk. sirup and other kinds of bait
nay be used. After a sufficient mum
Ser of flies has been caught the nests
nay be DESTROYED by hot water or sui
blur fumes.
Health Offfcer Woodward. DR., Arthur
= Murray. who conducted The Stars
swat the fy campaigns. and other
Experts on fly determination who have
teen the traps consider them immense-
y practice BILE.
Ten of the traps will be placed at
ne hsh market along Water street and
our each in the Farmers Produce
market. between B. Little 3, 10th and
9Th streets: Georgetown Market, NJ
street and Potomac avenue; western
narhet. AZ + and 21st streets, and
Eastern Market. at 9Th and C streets
goutheast.
Entire City to Be Covered.
Also one trap will be installed at
each OF the following fire department
stations: Engine con1pantes-No. l. X
street between 18th and 18th streets
northwest; No. %, 18th between G and
u northwest: No. 3, Delaware avenue
md G street northeast; No. 4. Virginia
venue between AZ and 9Th street.
'outhwest. No S. NJ between s2d and
'otomac northwest; No. 6. Massachu.-
'tts avenue between 4th and 5,h streets
northwest; No. Z. r between 9th and
9th northwest: No. S. North Carolina
venue between 9Th and Eth streets
'outheast: No. 9. l. between 18th and
.lth northwest: No. 10. MARYLAND ay-
.nue between 18th and 18th streets
sortheast. No. II. 14th between Irving
md Kenyon northwest; No IL. NORTH
rapitol and Quincy northwest: No IL
9th and southwest No. IA sth he,
:ween d and + northwest M *
Eashin gton and Pierce southeast. No
80. D between 18th and 18th north
vest: No II, Brookland. D. C.: No Is
,th and K southeast. No 10. 18th aud
Water southwest: No. %. Tenley. u G. :.
No. Il, Lanier place between adans
Mil road and Ontario avenue nortb-
vest. No 20. Brightwood D, g: No
-. g between list and 22d northwest.
40 -. Georgia avenue and ROCK
.reek Church road northwest; No 25.
congress Heights. No. %, IanRdon ~
:. and No. %. Benning D. c Truck
'ompa nies-So !. North CapitoI he
.ween 4 and & northeast. No Se.,
hampshire avenue and VI street nortb.
vest. No J. ohio avenue and 14tb
ttreet northwest: No. 4, VI near Ne..
Jersey avenue northwest. No s Dent
place between gath and 35,h streets