THE FARMER: AUGUST 26, 1913 FOR A CITY WITHOUT FLIES "Head 'Em Off" Campaign In Early Spring Better Than "Swat the Fly" In Summer WIILARD D. PRICE . Exclusive Service The ;Mr.lFlT, Undesirable Citizen, official distributor of typhoid, cholera infan tum, dysentery, tuberculosis, spinal -senlngitis, is having the fight of his ife in Cleveland. The city has gone "Swat the fly" one better and carried through an early spring neau em off" campaign with results that are nothing less than sensational. Cleveland has already been pro claimed a "IWess city." It is hardly that yet. But thousands of house holders have found it possible to dis pense entirely with screens at doors and windows and a lone fly creates 'more excitement now than a swarm of files would have & few years ago. In a recent inspection of the city mar kets where quantities of meata and provisions are exposed, only two flies were found. Two', years ago there were myriads. The "Head 'em off campaign was tried last year with such good effect that this year, with improved methods and a notable marshalling of forces, the war was a still greater success. The present attitude of the . com munity is pretty well expressed in this sentence from a' letter by Mayor Ba ker to the city council: "The anti-fly campaign is a movement of more Car reaching importance, and more prom ising of prolonged life and freedom from disease than perhaps any other single activity going forward in the community." From the beginning the movement has been under the leadership of Dr. Jean Dawson, Pro fessor of Civic Biology at the Normal School. The big emphasis has been on the elimination of breeding places. To be sure,, hundreds ofSthousands of flies have been "swatted" ; " but . countless millions have been prevented, which is better. Miss Dawson began with the claim that ninety per cent, of ; houseflies come from unclean stables. Owners throughout -the city were f oijc ', ed to clean up their stables and keep them clean. Public opinion f ocussed ' sentiment, the Board of Health pass ed rules and the "Junior sanitary po lice'" saw that they were enforced. The "Junior sanitary police" are boys recruited from the sixth, sev enth and, eighth grades of the city schools. In each school district the force is officered by a chief, an assist ant chief and "four inspectors. The principal of the school appoints the ntlr fnrrp Npfdipsfl. to sav. it is considered no small honor to be ap pointed a member of the "junior sani tary police." -The official badse la prized highly. The girls have a part too, some of them being made sani tary eias." . The school district is sectioned off And . each member of the foroo made responsible for one section. He must rh&Re regular inspections.. "When he Qnds a dirty -stable, a, rubbislv-fllled hack yard, a heap bf fermenting laWn clipptngs or a leaking garbage recep tacle he has, of course, no power.' tq compel the owners to clean, up; but in nine cases out of ten he can persuade them to do -so. And the children ere proving spienaia eaucaiors. and then persuasion fails and the abuse , is uncorrected. Then the case is referred to a boy inspector and la ter to the boy chief. If the courteous efforts 'of these high, officials also prove unavailing," the report goes to the Board of Health and a threat of a suit brings the offender sharply to time. He discovers that the- alert consciousness of a whole city is back of these badged children. - The schools were further utilized as distributing stations for fly pam , phleta and circulars.' Each bit of 'educative literature as it came out was placed in the hands of every child in the sthools of Cleveland and thence carried into the homes. The striking fact about all this cam paign was that it was waged not dur ing the fly-season, but before it! Dur ing a Clustering March and a wild, weeping April, while flies were as ecarce is straw hats, the battle -was at its height. . It was directed against the "winter flies" the few which had survived the cold season and would soon begin laying eggs. The reason for these tactics was set forth i a "fly-catechism" issued by Miss Dawson. One question and its answer read: - "How many flies may breed from a pair in sjring?" "Allowing six batches of eggs,, of 150 each, supposing all to live and find filth-' to breed in, the number would b- 191,010,000,000,000,000,000. enough t bury the entire earth 47 feet deep. VThy not kill the fly in the win ter or eirly spring?" Even if the :. actual progeny , of a fly does not nearly approach the pos sibilities it is apparent that the kill ing of ne sluggish winter fly means the prevention of thousands of sum mer infesting insects. . An enterprising ice cream company contributed 200,000 "swatters" and all the school children of the city, wheth er they were members of the "Junior sanitary police" or not, were armed. A bounty of ten cents a hundred was offered, for all flies brought to Miss Dawson's office at the City Hall. The campaign was financed by popular subscription. At first there was com plaint that no flies could be found - but sharp eyes soon sought them out in attic windows, barn lofts and odd out-of-the-way corners, -and ' they be- gan to pour in at headquarters at the rate of 10,000 a day. Clergymen" were urged to preach "fly sermons" and many responded. A picture film, "The Life of the Fly," was used to good effect in many churches and theatres. . In addition to "Head 'em off" and "Swat the fly" a triple logan raa "Clean your yard Make a garden Swat the fly," and in many a back yard gardens began to blossom ' where fly-breeding rubbish heaps had been. Wnen the winter campaign closed May fifteenth, 490,833 flies had been accepted and paid for and this be fore the beginning of the , "season' and in a city which had suffered very little annoyance from flies during the preceding summer, thanks to the anti fly campaign then In progress. Ton have brought about a. famine in flies," lamented one man who had six chameleons to feed. "My pets are starving. There are no flies to be had about my. house and my 'neighbors can't seem to help me out. I'll pay and pay well for every live fly your children can bring me." And he did. at the best fruits of the move- Survey Press Bureau) ment has been a public demand for fly-free stores. Merchants have made quick to sense the demand. Recent ly one hundred Normal School girls inspected 511 grocery stores, confec tionaries, meat stores, restaurants and milk depots. They reported-that in 60 per cent. o the stores not a soli tary fly could be found, 'in only 36 per cent." were flies at all numerous! The early spring "Head 'em oft" campaign is a remarkable success. Over one hundred towns and cities have written , for information con cerning the methods used in Cleve land. The coming year will doubt less see the plan in operation in many municipalities.. The more commonly it is adopted, the worse luck to Mr. Fly and all the diseases of which h is the herald. FRED C. MASON IS STOP THIEF MAN AHEAD C. Fred Mason, long identified in ex ecutive capacities with athletic pas times in the East, is here today, the man ahead of "Stop-Thief," the Co han and Harris farce due at the Park next week. Mr. Mason was the busi ness head of several of the pennant winning teams in the old (Eastern league and has a host of friends in sporting circles' throughout -the coun try. He finds his new line of work most congenial and is satisfied that "Stop-Thief" wlll break-all records this cMann . Thfl rfrninaiiT that is coming I here he announces to high class in all respects. , TO-DAY rV PtTGrUSTIO ANNALS. 1894-Kia McCoy defeated ' Billy Steffens In 10 rounds at Cleveland. Earlier in the same year the Hoosier had fought Steffens, then one of the best middleweights In the West, and the Kid was knocked out. This was McCoy's first defeat, and it rankled (.bitterly. He declared that Steffens had hit him low, and demanded an other match. ' In the second match McCoy did not try for a knockout, but used all his cunning in tormenting and punishing his opponent. By the time he had finished he had finished he had been .amply revenged. 1829-r-Jim Burke defeated Bill Cou sins in 101 rounds, lasting over two hours, in England. ' 1908 Al Kaufman knocked out Jim Flynn In 9th round at Los An geles. -. 1904 Jim .' Jeffries knocked ''out Jack Munroe, challenger" for the heavyweight title, , in 2nd round at San Francisco. Monroe alleged that he had defeated the champion in . a 4 round bout vt Butte, Mont., a cou ple .years before, and. on $he strength of this "victory"' went around posing as the bona fide blown-in-the-bottle champion. He convinced .a number of newspaper writers that he. could fight, and quite a lot of interest was worked up over ,the match 1911 Frankie Conley knocked out Patsy Kline in 14th round at Vernon. 1912 Kid Williacs stopped! Kid Kelley In 9th round at Boston. POPULAR SONG i WRITER IS DEAD i Buxton, , Eng.,- Aug. 26 Michael Maybrick, the English musical com poser who, under the name of "Step hen Adams," wrote some of the most popular songs in the English language, died- here, today, at the age of 69. Among his compositions were: "Nancy Lee," "The-Holy pity," and "A War rior Bold.' '. He was a native of Liverpool! but had lived for many years in the Isle of Wight, where ' he devoted himself to municipal politics, serving five terms as mayor of Hyde. 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My back ached, I had no appetite and was so nervous I could not sleep, then I would be so tired mornings that I could scarcely get around. It seemed almost impossible to move or do a - bit of work and , I thought I never would be any better until I submitted to an operation, but my husband thought I had better write to you and I did so, stating my symp toms. I commenced taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and soon felt like a new woman. I had no pains, slept well, had good appetite and could do almost all my' own work for a family of four. I shall always feel that I owe my good health to your Vegetable Compound." Mrs. Haywabd Sowers, ".arya Maine: Farmer Want Ads lc a word Yosi Foremen On Annual Outing At , Patchogue, L. I. The foremen and executive staff of The Remington Typewriter Co., Tost works, together with officials of the company from New York, Syracuse and Ilion, as their guests, 23 in all, left dull care and their troubles be hind them on Saturday morning, Aug. 23rd and started for Patchogue, via Port Jefferson, where they remained until Sunday afternoon. The sea going launch, "William S. Terry, captained by "Cappy" Wicks of Stratford, was chartered for the occasion.; The lines were hauled in at 11:23 and the trip while! somewhat rou eh wast enioved immensely. Ar riving in harbor at Fort Jefferson, bathing and fishing was in order, at 4:23 the party landed and were, soon on the way to Patchogue in automo biles. At 5:23 they drew up in front of the hotel "Cliffton" and William A. Kiiey, the proprietor, welcomed the party and by his personality and endeavor to please, the time spent at patchogue was ' one continuous round of pleas ure. After dinner a dance was held in the ball room and later In' the Casino a cabaret entertainment was given by a number of experts in that line. All the gentlemen present were re cipients of fancy ' decorated turbans and the spectacle presented during the Impromptu dances was very unique. It was during this session that "Pea con" Wright, practical joker, uncaged his mechanical toys and created amusement for all. The spirited mouse was a exeat disturber. After a hearty breakfast some of the party went fishing, boating or batn ing and the weather being beautiful, dinner hour arrived all too soon. After dinner the party were , "taken" by the official photographer, "Deacon"! Wrieht. and at 3:03 the autos, were started for the return "Jrip, and the party boarded the boat at The fishermen in the party delayed the start until 6 o'clock and at - 8:23 the party landed at the foot or How ard avenue, tired and weary, but i feel ing they had had the most enjoyable trip of all. , The guests, were: Mr. A. A, Forrest, vice president , Remington Typewriter Co.; "Mr. E. Barney, superintendent Remington Typewriter Works, Ilion, N. T,; Mr. John Montgomery, assistant superintendent Remington Typewriter Works, Ilion, N. Y. ; Mr. A. J. Brlggs, mechanical expert Smith-Premier Works, Syracuse, N.' T. ; Mr. John Barr, mechanical expert, Remington Type- WHtM rn.. "KTa-nr "Vrti-lr- "YT t- a . im Vo. ness, formerly superintendent of Tost Works, manager, Hanna Engineering Co. of Chicago, 111. Representing the Yosts Works were: C. W.! Burses, superintendent; M. J. Clabby, assistant superintendent, and the following members or the factory staff: W. E. McKenney, H. L. John son, A, B. Partrick, : J. S. Craven, J. B. Magulre, L. T. Court, H. M. Robln insort, R, F. Mueller, Thomas Keehan, T. Reed, C. E. Towns, T. O'Brien, Geo. C. Wright, Harry Cooper, R. B. Ve ness. - . ; I U. S. TARS HOSPITABLY ' ENTERTAINED ON CRUISE Washington, Aug. 26. Reports reach ed 1 the state department today detail ing the many hospitalities, official and unofficial, which avere etxended to the officers and midshipmen of the United States naval academy while their ves sel, the battleship Illinois, was in the harbor of . Antwerp, . Belgium, on the recent ruise. The , navy department also made public an official report from Commander L. H. Chandler, of the Illinois, in which emphatic denial is made of a statement that American officers were discourteously treated by the people of Cadiz, Spain.- Command, er Chandler says there was not a sin gle instance "in "which any person at tached to the ehip was treated with anything but courtesy by any Span iard." OBITUARY The body of Lucie Almira Briggs, who died in New Haven, .was brought to this city for burial today. Deceased was the wife of Louis J. Briggs, who was a former resident of Bridgeport and one of its most well known men. While residing here, they 'were com municants at the Second Baptist church. The funeral services were conducted today at 4 o'clock' at the Second - Baptist church by the Rev. George W. Nicholson. Interment was in Lakevlew cemetery. Many sorrowing friends and relatives attended the funeral jot Michael Bra dy, which was held this morning at 0 o'clock from the undertaking parlors of, Rourke & Rourke. At 9:30 a, high mass of requiem was sung by Rev. Father Kennedy. There was a beau tiful display of floral tributes as to kens of the high esteem in which the deceased was held by all. The pall bearers were James Kiernan, William Costello, James. Fitzgerald and Edward Daley. Interment was In the family plot in St. Michael's cemetery. - The funeral of Marion, infant daugh ter of George 'O. and Annie M-cIjough-lin Treadwell, was held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence of her parents, 926 East Main street. In terment was in St. Michael's ceme tery.. The funeral of Thomas McNamara, who died at St. Vincent's hospital Sat urday, was held this afternoon at two o'clock from the undertaking parlors of Michael Cannon on Broad street. Interment was in St. Michael's cemetery- - , . I The funeral of Lydia Bertha, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kraus, was held yesterday afternoon from the res idence of her uncle, Mr. Martin Moi razes, 220 Alice street, at 2:30. Rev. W. H. Stuep . of " the First German Evangelical Lutheran Zion church of ficiated. There -were many floral trib utes. Interment was . in Park ceme tery, i FADS AND FASHIONS High in favor are the kimono-shaped wraps, or any shape which can be wrapped and folded round the body and held together dn front. One simply must have a vest. If you cannot button one around you in true waistcoat fashion, you mst at tach a vest effect to yor neckwear. With the summer afternoon dress a white ratine bag is most charming, being a delightful combination be tween a pocketbook and a vanity case. ITH every suit for fall, for winter; Yes, plenty Every Suiting Now Reduced But remember the auctioneer's goins; going gone ! "pne of these days we'll have t say Grone.' Hurry your order in before that time comes. Here's how prices mow raa US' 75 K ' W"B tailor yoar mat quickly in a few days if necessary; and well press it and keep it in repair for a whole year without coat to you. And remember gSLOO Tailored Tpousers Absolutely FREE Glad to have you ask for samples of the suitings, as well as of the trouserings from which the ( free-treusara will be mado. " '. fnglish; 1134 MAIN OPEX Special Train To Bring Typewriter Officials To City Upwards of one hundred officials and members of the sales force of the Reminrton Typewriter Co. will visitfl Bridgeport tomorrow for an inspec tion of the Tost plant and ribbon fac tory, i The visitors will arrive about 10:45 by special train and will board special trolley cars awaiting them at the de pot. Following the visit, to the plant the party will lunch at the Stratfleld, departing on. their special train early In the afternoon. ' , The ' Bridgeport visit Is part of a week of activity of the officials and sales department. On a special train they have been on the gosince Mon day. On. Monday they visited the Syracuse plant of the Remington Co., where the Smith-Premier and Mon arch machines are made. Today they are "in Ilion visiting the Remington plant. Tomorrow, they will inspect the Xost plant, and i also the big ribbon factory where more carbon paper and ribbons are produced than in any A. WELED Exclusive THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 V AT 2:30 P.M. To our knowledge there has never been held a sale of a class of property comparing with Wildmere in the history of Milf5rd. It adjoins Laurel Beach, with a large water frontage and over 150 lots, on streets sloping upward, giving each an equal view of and access to the water. "We have 168 unsold lots, but do not expect nor want to seH them all. We are going to sell 10 lots on Thursday. 10 lots oh Friday and 10 lots on Saturday, and we are going to have no auction, - no concert or other attraction, but we shall place the price on 10 assorted lots at such a figure that you cannot afford to let them go by, whether you want them for speculation or for use. In other words the price you will pay will be such that you can double your money within a year. We shall positively sell only 10 lots each day, one water front and nine assorted; in fact, if we sold the entire plot at the price we are naming we should lose considerable money, as 1 expect to raise the price 10 per cent, after this season. The price is subject to 20 per cent, down and a discount for cash. I am making this offer in all sincerity and those who call early will have the first pick In no ease will these prices prevail before 2:30 nor after 5:30 the day of the sale Call any day before the sale and we will show you the bargain lots, but the special prices will not be quoted until the day and hour of the sale Salesman in the office oh the grounds seven days in the week. GEORGE B. CLARK, Owner, Milford jj- V." ordered now. And a new suit is and not ail reckoning: for the need of next spring. of fall and winter weight fabrics to choose from. . ' Made of Suitings Save $2.25 to $7.25 Extra $5 Trousers Made of Suitings worth $22. to $25. Save $6.75 to $9.25 on each Suit. And Extra $5 Trousers FREE. Made of Suitings worth $27.50 to $30 Save $7.75 to $10.25 on each Suit. And Extra $5 Trousers FREE. ' ST Half Block North of Pairfield Av HODAY AND SATXJI ID AY EVENINGS other plant in the world. Tomorrow afternoon they will goto Manhattan Beach where tlie remaind er of the week will be spent in a con vention for. the discussion of trade conditions and the things the party has seen on its tour. J. W. Earle, president and head of the company of the sales organization, will head -the visitors.. C. W. Burgess, superintendent of thaf Yost plant; and M. .H. Chapin, head of the ribb'on ilant, have made extensive arrange ments for the reception of the visitors. NEWTOWN DAIRY IS SWEPT BY FIRJE Newtown, Aug. 26. The large model dairy barn and stables of Joseph Du rand on Palestine Hill -caught fire yes terday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock and despite the efforts of several bucket brigades of neighbors summoned by telephone burned to the concrete floors. All his season's crops of hay, oats and rye, together, with most of his tools and utensils were consumed. , His' team of horses and some of the horse equip ments were saved, as also were his yard of i hogs. His ' cattle fortunately were feeding in the fields. . His ice house was saved minus its roof, and the efforts of the Are fighters repeated ly put out the flames on Voof of the S A. L E v tf N Restricted needed for Labor Day worth $15 to $20. on each suit. And FREE. residence, and saved it. The wind also was fortunately blowing in an opposite direction during the hpur the fire last ea. The value of the property destroy ed Is believed to be in ,the neighbor hood of $3,000. It is not knowns wheth er there was Insurance. ' - SLASHES POISONED FOOT Boatman Then Swims Ashore After Stingray Stabs Him. ' Atlantlp City, N. J., Aug. 26.Stab bed in the left heel by a stingray, John Swanson, who had been told that a wound inflicted by this fish was. dead ly, slashed his heel to the bone and jumped overboard- from a boat in which he was rowing off Beach Haven yesterday. Swanson jumped into the sea be cause he had "to follow a tortuous channel to row to land, and he feared he would not survive the trip. He was unconscious when he was found on the beach, and was still unconscious at a late hour last night.- -, Petticoats are doinsL their best to restore themselves to favor. One of the prettiest and newest is the crepe de chine, finished at the bottom with two ruffles of shadow lace, put on In festoon fashion. US U A L PROPOSALS . ... - s ... . . ' - ; ' Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned until 12 o'clock noon. Friday, August 29th, 1913, for fur nishing Hindquarters and Plates of Beef to the City of Bridgeport for the month of September, 1913. Specifi cations are on file at this office. BOARD OK CONTRACT & SCPPIjY Room No. 29, City Hall, City NOTICE Hearing Dc Construction of Sewer lu TJncowa HiU. At the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport, August llfh, 1913, the following raw ' lution was adopted: Resolved, That the City Clerk be. and hereby is, directed to notify the persons in interest to appear before ' this Common Council, at the Council i Room, City Hall, on the 2nd day of September, A. D., 1913, iat 8:00 o'clock in the evening, to be heard In relation to the petition of J. A. Kingman, et aL for the construction of an addition to the sewer ordered in Uncowa Hill commencing at and connecting with, the terminus of the sewer ordered in Uncowa Hill, at the angle in said street, thence extending southerly. Attest: . STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, a" City Cleric NOTICE Hearing 'De Construction of Sewer in WhJtUer Street. At the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport, held August 11th, 1913, the following reso lution was adopted: Resolved, That the City Clerk be. and hereby is, directed to notify the persons in interest to appear before this Common Council, at the Council Room, City Hall, on the 2nd day of September, A. D., 1913, at 8:00 o'clock in. the evening, to 'be heard in relatici to the petition of Stephen Royak, et al, for the construction of an exten sion to the sewer in Whittier street, commencing at and connecting with the present sewer in said street; thence extending westerly and north erly as far as the grade will allow. Attest: STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, a ' City Clerk. NOTICE f Hearing De Construction of Perma nent Pavement on Knimlton Street, From East Washington Avenue to Berkshire Avenues - 1 At the meeting" of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport, held August 11th.-1313,. the following reso lution was adopted: . Resolved, That the City Clerk be, and hereby is, directed to notify the persons in interest to appear before this Common Council, at the Council Room, City Hall, on the 2nd day of September, A. IX, 1913, at 8:00 o'clock In the evening, to be heard in relation to the construction of. permanent pavement (the same to be of bitumin ous macadam or 'other pavement of a permanent nature) on Knowlton street, from East "Washington avenue to Berkshire avtnue. Attest: STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, a City Clerk. NOTICE Hearing De ' Construction of Perm - nent Pavement on Gold Street From Main Street to Water Street. r At . the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport, held August. 11th, 1913, the following reso lution was adopted: ! Resolved, That the City Clerk be, and herfby is, directed to notify the persons in interest to appear before this Common Council, at the Council Room, CrtyHall, on the 2nd day of September, A. D., 191S, at 8:00 o'clocic in the evening, to be heard in relation to the construction of permanent pavement on Gold street, from Main street to Water street. Attest: STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, a City Clerk. NOTICE Hearing De Petition of the Connecti cut Company For Permission To Relocate Its Tracks in Stratford Avenue, ' From the Yellow Mill Bridge to. the Stratford Town Line. At the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport, he!3 August 11th, 1913, the following reso lution was adopted: Resolved, That the City Clerk be, and hereby is, directed to notify the persons in interest to appear befor this Common Council, at the Council Room, -City Hall, on the 2nd day of September, A. D., 1913, at 8:00 o'clock in the evening, to foe heard in relation to the petition of Ttfe Connecticut Company, per, C. H." Chapman, Super intendent, for permission to relocate its tracks In Stratford avenue, from Yellow Mill Bridge to the City Line in the City of Bridgeport, the sam to ,be as per plan accompanying said petition, entitled "The Connecticut Company, Bridgeport Lines, Stratford Avenue, from Yellow Mill Bridge to the City Line, Proposed Track Re-location, Bridgeport, Conn., Scale 1 d. 4 0 min., August 1913. Approved, E. C. Webster, Engineer." Attest: STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, a City Clerk. There's Money In Them! Farmer want ads are good for. the advertiser and good for the READER. Cultivate the habit of reading them. Make known your wants' by USING- The Farmer want column. Penny a word and worth it.' '