Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
BURDETTE WINS
FIRST PRIZE IN
WAR ON THEFLY
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health department officials estimated that
the total slaughter Of the campaign would
be six millions. but yesterdays big show
ing entirely upset their calculations. The
campaigns record of approximately seven
million insects destroyed Is declared by
the officials to have surpassed their high
est expectations.
Health officials Pleased. -
Dr. Murray was one Of tHsS0st pleased
men in Washington last night when he
had aseertained the final results. The
Crusade, he said, has not only been OF
inestimable benefit already, but its good
effects will be felt for the rest Of the
summer and next year as we'll.
DR.. w. c. Woodward, health officer of
the District, who has watched the prog
ress Of the campaign with great interest,
was notified of the heavy increase in the
score.
That shows what the children can do"
said DIR. Woodward. "WaShington will
owe them a debt it can never repay. l
look for more sanitary conditions gener-
ally as a result of the campaign"
Parents of the contestants and others
interested in the outcome Of the race be-
sieged The Star Office during the evening
with inquiries to the winners. Many
of them explained the methods that were
employed by the youthful crusaders for
destroying flies.
Associates Helped Burdette.
Layton H. Burdette learned early that
he had won first prize and he hurried
away to tell his friends in the Industrial
Home School of his good fortune. There
are several boys in the school who will
share the prize with him, as Burdette led
small army Of "swatters."
lit was the 'swatters' that got Them"
said Burdette. "Of course, / had a great
many traps in operation, but the 'swaters'
| killed the most flies. The boys who helped
| me worked all the time and that is why
l was able to VIM
During the contest, clubs were organ
| lied and the killings of several children
were entered under one name. This was
| responsible for the high score made in
several instances
of interests in yesterdays returns, but
| a number of the contestants, from first
| to last place, received no aid whatever.
| Edwin GUIDE was assisted by a brother,
| but the majority of the insects he turned
| In were SLAUGHTERED by himself Mildred
Zuschnett and Lawrence Fitzgerald claim
| to have killed all their flies without as
| sstance.
Disappearance Of the Fly.
| In many sections Of the city, so COM
| plete was the warfare waged against the
fly, that the insect disappeared almost
entirely. In other sections the pest horde
was reduced by large numbers There was
no part Of the capital in which the
campaign was not conducted with salts
factory results.
| Washington today possesses fewer flies
than 1t has had any previous year al
| this time. Five generations of the insect
| remain to be developed before the end OF
the season. and the big slaughter. say
| health department. officials, will make
each generation smaller than the cores
ponding one Of year ago.
Twelve-Day Fight.
The Stars contest began Monday, July
"a, closing at 1890 o'clock yesterday. Dur
ing the twelve days that it was in
progress thousands Of flies were delivered
daily at seven stations OF the Associated
Charities.
Specially made boxes, manufactured
and donated by George p. Killian, presi-
dent of the George P. Killian Manufac-
turing Company, for the delivery of the
flies. were distributed from the stations
The total number of boxes used was 5000
The Merchants Transfer and Storage
company daily collected and delivered the
boxes at the health department. where
DR.. Murray and a corps Of assistants
counted the insects In this way the
scores OF the contestants were kept ul
to the minute.
The opening Of the campaign wal
marked by the distribution of literature
at the stations explaining the harmful
diseases carried by flies. The literature
together with illustrated post cards deal
ing with the same subject, was con.
tributed by the American Civic Associa-
ton.
From the outset the children manifested
deep interest in the educational side
Of the fy-destroying' problem, and not 9
few of them addressed communications tt
DR.. Murray for further enlightenment or
the subject The Star, from time to time
published interviews with the health ex
pert explaining why the fly Is the great
est menace to the health OF community
Results Far-Reaching.
Epitomizing the results OF the cam
paign, DR.. Woodward yesterday said tina
lit not only would result In immediate
good in the number Of flies killed. bu
that 1t had awakened the entire city t.
the necessity for destroying the insect
and doubtless would lead to cleaner ant
more sanitary conditions.
THE contest has been q big success II
every way" said DR.. woodward. 9TH,
| children have won q big victory and tn,
, older residents Of the capital should b.
proud of them. 1t will be long tim,