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SUNDAY. MARCH 3C c Or. Murphey Gives fi.ugusfans Instructions Regarding How to Exterminate ihe House Fly To the Public of Augusta: Tije season of the year has arrived when it becomes necessary for us to con sider what we are going to do about the house fly. It is no longer necessary to tall anybody that the house fly is resjron sible for the spread of a great deal of diseases which infect us during the summer time. Chief among them are typhoid fever and infantile diar rhoea, but tuberculosis and many other infections are also spread through these pests. The house fly breeds in stable manure, but, in the absence of this, it may also breed in decaying animal and vegetable mat ter of any sort. The flies are thick est after they have been bred where they may find the most accumulated food supply, and even -if they do not breed upon our premises they may be attracted by leaving material around upon which they may feed. The diminution in the number of flies means a lessening cf the amount of diseases in the city, and fewer doc tors’ bills to pay, and less lost time from work. I am writing this com munication to ask the co-operation of all the citizens of Augusta in the at tempt of the local health beard to control, as far as we may, this nuis ance. It is important to “swat” the fly, but it is still more important to see to it that there remain as few places as possible in which flies may be bred, or fed after they are hatched. Remember, please, that for the san itary policing of a town of over 50,- 000 inhabitants, we have only six in spectors, and that even with the ut most diligence an inspector can not visit any one let on his beat more frequently than once a month. A lot may be in perfect sanitary condition today, and in five days may be a per fect nuisance, and we have no meth od of ascertaining this fact for a period of 30 days unless we have the co-operation of the public. If every citizen who is interested in- the pres ervation of his own health and that of his family, would give us the co operation which we desire, it would greatly help us in the work which we are trying to do. Let’s bring it home to you, Mr. Householder; ask your self these questions: Have you a stable in your yard? Have you a manure bin in your yard? How ofter do you remove this ma nure? If for any reason you wish to keep it, do you keep it screened in fly-tight bin as provided by the ordi nances of the board of health. The scavenger department is in structed to take care cf stable ma nure as they do any other garbage, if it is placed in garbage cans or recep tacles and put out for removal. Why don’t you make your yard man put ofrt your stable droppings every day? Is your house screened? Or, if not ycur house, is your dining room or kitchen, places where the fly does most damage, screened? Why den’i you screen your house? If you are renting your house, when you ask frr repairs and improve ments, why not insist that your kitch en and dining room, at least, shall be made fly proof, a matter of far more importance than new paper on the hall cr a coat of kalsomine on the kitchen walls. Scene in the Noted Play, “Bought and Paid For,” at the Grand Thursday Evening. What are you d: ing to keep down the breeding places of flies? Have you a garbage can? Do you keep the lid cn it? Dees vour cook put all her waste into the garbage can and keep it covered, cr does sbe threw it out the window to‘ attract flies? When you have asked yourselves these questions about your own prem ises, how about you next door neigh bor? Is he maintaining a hatchery for flies uron his premises? Has he a right to maintain a potential nuis ance to the detriment of your health and corpfort? If he has not, a suffi cient sense of civic responsibility to take care of these things why not tell us about it? The price which we pay for herding together in cities might be greatly lessened if every eit’zen would realize that any sanl. tary nuisance in his neighborhood is a matter cf vital concern to him- If files are unusually bad in your neighborhood, did it ever occur to you to phone the health department and enter complaint? If it rever did, think it -over this spring. The prob abilities are that they are be’ng bred somewhere within a hundred yards cf your residence, and attracted to your premises either by your own negligence or that of your servants. The Board of Health of the city of Augusta is very anxious to do what it can to reduce the fly nuisance dur ing the coming summer. It stands ready at aay time to make any in spection that is requested by any citizen, and give any advice in its power for the solution of any san itary nuisance or trouble, and this communication is written to earnest ly request your co-operation, and to beg that you will report to us any trouble within your knowledge. We assure ycu that any complaints made to this -office are not only wel comed but desired. Have you a fly trap in your house? It costs but little, and will get rid of several hundred flies each day. Why not get one? EUGENE E. MURPHEY, Health Officer. PERSONALS --Mr?. Howard T. Cree has returned from a visit to friends in. Charleston, S. C. -—Mr- Charlie Story’s friends are very pleased to see him out after his recent accident when he was run into by a wagon while riding his motorcycle. —Dr. T. E. Oertel and Mr. George Bailie left last night for a fishing trip in Florida, to be gone a couple of week . —Dr. Connor Cleckley and family leave today for Charleston, where they will attend on April 2nd. the marriage of their niece. Miss Annie Spear to Mr. F. D. Spruance, of Philadelphia. The marriage takes place at Bethel Meths <3lst church. —Mrs. M. E. Owens is touring Canada —The many friends of Mr. Harry Hamrick will be pleased to learn that he is improving rapidly, though still un able to leave the hospital, where he was subjected to a surgical operation last week. Charles Hilliard in some of his Impersonations with George Evans’ Honey Boy Minstrels, at the Grand Tuesday, Matinee and Evening. BORROWS 60 CENTS ON STOLEN $250 MOTORCYCLE TO COME TO AUGUSTA Feeling Seep sympathy for the mother es the youth, who has but re cently become a widow, and wishing to spare her the humiliation and addi tional sorrow of the prosecution of her son on a charge of stealing, Charles H. Levan has refused to cause the ar rest of the boy, not yet 15 years of age, who by misrepresentation got possession of a motorcycle belonging to Janies Levan, Mr. Levan’s nephew, several days ago and rode it to ld«en, where it was left as security a loan of 60 cents. The motorcycle is worth $250. Publicity given the theft of the mo torcycle, with a description of the boy who got possession of it by false rep resentations in the Morning News yesterday if directly responsible for the recovery of the stolen property. Coming to Savannah, It. F. C. Smith, an attorney of Eden with whom the motorcycle was left, informed Mr. Le van that a boy answering the descrip tion in the Morning News had left the machine with him at Eden as security for a loan of railroad fare to Augusta, 60 cents. Mr. Smith told Mr. Levan that the boy had stopped him on the streets of Eden and attempted to borrow suf ficient money to get to Augusta, set ting forth that the rear tire had been punctured and worn out on the hard trip from Savannah. The boy, Mr Smith says, declared he would leave the motorcycle as security for the loan. The railroad fare was given. According to the Eden attorney he accompanied the hoy to the depot and then turned to go bach to his office. GRAND Here Comes ‘Honey Soy' / John King, Bam L»», Vaughn Comfort, Charles Hillard, Tommy Hyde, Jame 3 Meehan, Josoph Gillespie, Jim Doherty, Jack Kennedy, Raymond Maxson, Charles User, John Earry. ORCHESTRA of twenty DIRECTION OF EDWARD V. CUPERS. On January *th The New Orleans Time* Dcrnonrat eald: "Prob ably no better Minstrel Show ever rams to New Orleans than that tn which GEORGE EVANS' HONEY COYS Opened last night." fjfjj Matinee 2oc, ECe, 75c, SI.OO Night 25c, 50e, 73e, SI.OO, $1.50 SEATS‘SELLING TOMORROW, 10 A. M. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Just then he says a freight train started to pull out from Eden, com ing towards Savannah. He says the hoy elimbed aboard and hid in a coal car. This action, the attorney says, aroused his suspicion and when he read the story of the motorcycle theft in the Morning News his suspicions were confirmed. Before the hoy left Mr. Smith says he attempted to in crease the amount of the loan to two or three dollars. The name of the boy who stole the motorcycle is withheld by Mr, Levan. This hoy represented himself as an employe of a local repair shop Thurs day and got the machine from a bak ery near the Benedictine College where It had been left by James Le van, the owner. The man who re leased the machine to the youth g«vji a description .of him and the police took up his trail. While Attorney Smith of Eden was telling Mr. Levan about the transac tion at hia home County Police 'Offi cer James MeOraw came up. After listening to the story of the attorney ho said he knew who the young thief was and could locate him Immediate ly. He then said the mother of the youn-'eter bad recently become a widow. The V"” I* 1 etwePn 14 and 15 years of o'"*. Tie h"* given his mot.h --»r trouble '-"''or* Mr. Levan said, tins'rr'- th»t inarTV’eh as he had lo cated the erVrrvrV lie would not prea'eute the yo-mg thief. T* machine will be shipped to Ba -•sorab l.v Mr. Smith from Eden to day.—From Savannah News, Saturday George Evans’ HONEY BOY Minstrels Sixty “Corkers” Ail New liiis Year TUESDAY Matinee and Evening lITH DISTRICT TRUSTEES MEET Was Held at Granite Hill on Friday Last. Chairman Hamilton Named Two Im portant Committees. A meeting of the trustees, of the Tenth District Agricultural college was held at Granite Hill on Friday. A large number of matters of impor tance were taken up by the board. It was the first meeting of the new board of trustees at Granite Hill, the only other meeting that wan held since the m w trustees were named by Gov. Brown being at Augusta a. short time ago. There were eight trustees present of the eleven on the board. Among the matters looked after by the board wan a thorough Inspection of toe property and It was found that every thing was In good shape. It was decided by the board that the school have representatives at the high school meet of the tenth district schools In Augusta In May, and there will also be an exhibit of the school DREAMLAND THEATRE (THE HOUSE OF FEATURES) , MONDAYS PROGRAM “A Daughter of* the Confederacy’’ (IN THREE REELS) “In a Den of Lions’’ —or — “Life in a Circus'’ (IN TWO REELS) *25,000 PRODUCTION. 50 SPECTACULAR SCENES TUESDAY “Kathleen Mavoufneen’’ (IN THREE REELS) —AND— “Scout Younger on the Western Border” (IN THREE REELS) One of the Best True-to-Life Western Melodramas Evei Shown Here. WEDNESDAY The Greatest, the Grandest, the Most Realistic War Picture ever Produced. “The Battle of Bull Run'’ (IN THREE REELS) WORTH GOING MILES TO SEE. NO ADVANCE IN PRICES THE DREAMLAND THEATRE Shows more Two and Three Reel Features than any other Theatre in the City at the fall fair and exhthits at the Augusta Corn Show'. The next meeting of the board will be held the day before the commence ment and at that time the faculty will be named for the next year. Committees of the trusteed will also be named at that meeting by Hon.. W. W. Hamilton, the chairman. Chair man Hamilton named two commit tees Friday. hTe finance committee Is to he composed of Messrs. Gamble, Hogan and Neal, and the executive committee of Messrs. Evans, Haynle and Golueke. Both luncheon and dinner were served to the trustees at the school. BIJOU ASS This Week Matinees, 3:30. Evenings, 7:45, 9:15. The Big La Salle Theat o Delightfully Charming Musical Success “Honeymoon Trail” Love and Tenderness—Sunshine and Sweetness— Romance and Chivalry. Splendid Acting Company. Beaut if u 1 Beauty Chorus of Singing and Dancing Beauties. LILTING MUSICAL HITS. Reserved Scats Matinees and Evenings. Phone 2787. “Get the Tabloid Habit” QRA IN D—Thursda y Evening On*y THE PLAY WK HAVE I-ONfl EXPECTED. ’ William A. Brady (Ltd,) Presents NEW YORK’S MOST NOTED PLAY 'i."nnin^ Direct from one Big Year at the Playhouse, New York. B#a,ta on Bal# Tuesday 10 A. M. Pricss 60# to $1.60. BEST KNOWN COUGH REMEDY. For forty-three years Dr. King’s New Discovery has been known throughout the world as the most re liable cough gemedy. Over three mil lion bottles were used last year. Isn’t this p.cr-f? It will get rid of your J. J. Owens, of Allendale, S. C., writes cough, or we win refund your money, the way hundreds of others have done: "After twenty years, I find that Dr, King’s New Discovery is the best rem edy for coughs and colds that I have ever used." For coughs or colds and all throat and lung troubles, It has no equal, ode and SI.OO at all druggists, FIVE