Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-07
TWENTY-SEVEN IN NUMBER
HELD AS VALUABLE SOUVENIRS

Many Children Not Prize Winners
Ask for Official Record, Proving
Their Interest.
| Edwin n. Guide of Gudemont, Anacos-
tia. who won sixth place in The Stars
| f1yiess city campaign, was the first con-
| testant this morning to call at the office
| of The Star and receive the prize to
/ which he was entitled. Likewise, he
was the first to get an ofIiciaa recognition
by the District health department Of the
valuable service he has rendered the
health interests of the city.
| Young GUIDE led a veritable army OF
"swatters" who called, first, at the health
department to receive certificates Of their
standing and then at The Star Office to be
awarded the prizes. BY this afternoon
practically all of the twenty-seven WIN
ners had received the awards, the prizes
| amounting to 800.
| The contestants who applied at the
health department for certificates were
not all prize winners. Some Of them
| just wanted the official cards as
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One Of these was q small cofored boy.
Wanted Official Recognition.
Your score doesn't entitle you to
prize said DR.. Murray. when he had
looked up the record Of this applicant.
Il knows dat was the reply, but
| jest like to have er c'tificate anyway,
| cause I put some few flies out of biz
ness
The request was granted. and the boy
departed APPARENTLY IS well satisfied as II
he had won a prize.
| All of the certificates issued stated the
number of flies killed by the respective
contestants. and which of the prizes Of
fered by The Star they were entitled to.
The certificates were made out on the Of
| fetal stationery of the health department
| and were signed by DR.. Murray.
Layton H Burdette, winner of the first
prize. probably was the happiest of all
the contestants, for, when he presented
| his certificate to the cashier at The Star
Office. he was given $25. He hurried away
| to the Industrial Home School, where he
lives. and where several boys. who assist
ed him in the campaign, were waiting to
share in the spoils.
Girls Get Theirs.
| Three girls-Bessie B. Ffllius, Mildred
Zuschnett and Cora Briscoe-were win
ners of second. third and fourth prizes.
respectively, and were given amounts of
$40. $15 and SO each.
Lawrence Fitzgerald, who until the
| day before the close of the campaign was
| in third place, finally being forced into
| fifth. received S. when he presented his
certificate. Young Guide received s. and
Elsie Cornwell 81. The succeeding twenty
highest contestants were given 81 each.
So pleased were the contestants with
| the certificates given them by the health
department that DR.. Murray today said
he would consider issuing certificate to
every contestant who killed 10000 or
more flies.
This win not be done for several days,
or until the work of grouping the records
of the campaign. which are on. file at the
health department, has been completed.
The plan is to send to each 'swatter"
who destroyed 10000 Or more flies a note
from the health department stating its
community.
List Of One Hundred.
In order to make possible the publica-
ton in this issue Of The Star of the
names of the 100 highest competitors in
the campaign Dr. Murray yesterday
spent several hours going over the rec
ords It was past noon today when he
completed the list.
In going over the records DR.. Murray
discovered that there were 1876 active
contestants This. however, does not in
dictate the actual number of "swatters''
who were engaged in the campaign. Clubs
were organized in a number of instances
and the combined killings entered under
one name. Layton H. Burdette, for in
stance, was assisted by twenty-five boys.
1t is the plan of DR.. Murray to ascer-
tain as early as possible which Of the
four principal sections into which the
city is divided contributed the most flies.
These sections will be districted, so tnat
the exact locations where flies seem to
thrive most may be discovered. The
health department will endeavor to find
out what conditions make possible the
appearance of a great Number OF flies in
one section than another, and attempt to
corr ect them.
Swatters to Keep It Up.
DR.. Murray is more convinced than
ever that the fight on the fly is to con-
tinue until not one Of the insects is left.
Many of the prize winners told him this
morning that they do not intend to aban-
don the work. and that they will keep
their traps set the rest of-the summer,
besides using the "swatter" with fire.
quency.
Every day the campaign progressed
\
it would said DR.. Murray, land the
final showing Of 100000 insects slaugh-
tered surpassed my highest expectations.
Now that 1 have had a chance to
talk with the most successful Of the
young crusaders and found that their in
terest not alone was governed by the
prospect of winning a prize. 1 am more
convinced than ever that the campaign
eventually will be responsible for the
absolute determination of the fly
While DIR. Murray, Health Officer
Woodward and all the officials Of the de-
partment are delighted over the big re-
suits of the campaign their enthusiast SIN
| is no greater than that OF q number of
persons who assisted in the crusade and
| contributed to its success.
! Killian's Valuable Help.
George P. Killian. president of the
| George P. Killian Manufacturing Com
pany, contributed more than 5000 spe-
chally made boxes for the delivery Of the
flies From first to last Mr.. Killian took
a deep interest in the progress OF the
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