Evening star., 1911-08-10
More Than Halt Flies Killed
Were in That District.
SOUTHEAST NEXT IN LINE
Interesting Details of Stars Recent
Campaign Given Out.
INFORMATION WILL BE USED
Insects Slaughtered, if Placed in
Line. Would Extend for
212 Miles.

With more than half of the G.:sS5 GOO
slaughtered ries attributed to it, the
northwest section Of Washington toda y
was declared the victor over all other
sections of the city that competed in The
Stars campaign against flies.
One district alone in this section was
only 9.S per cent behind the record of
the entire southeast section. which made
the second highest showing.
The results were announced today by
DR.. Arthur l.. Murray of the health de-
partment. who supervised the campaign.
The northwest section. according to his
figures. produced ol.:; per cent OF the to-
tai destruction. The scutheast's show
ing was .9.s. The difference in favor of
the former Is c1.5
For the purposes of the health depa rt-
ment. which intends to Gll out what
conditions are responsible for the ap-
pearance Of greater number of Ties in
one par, of the city than another, tins
capital was divided into fourteen dis
tricts, the records OF the contestants De-
ing grouped accordingly.
Division Into Districts.
Both the northwest and southeast sec
tions were divided into i've districts
each. The district in vhic! the heaviest
destructon was recorded was in the
northwest section lying between NORTH
Capitol and eth streets. The showing
there was 20 per cent Of the total, being
only 9.s behind that of the entire souti.-
cast section
Ascertaining what sections Of the city
contributed the most flies is the most i'm
of 49, Co.
the health department is concerned. The
department intends to supplement The
Stars crusade with one of its own, in
which 1t will attempt to correct the con-
ditions that are responsible for the ap-
pearance of an unusual number of flies
in any particular place.
That some Of the districts may have
| made bigger showing because they
were represented by "swatters' who
were particularly active is a possibility
that the department has taken into ac-
the results of the campaign in a wide
spread effort to ascertain and abolish
the breeding and feeding places of the
fly.
Three Per Cent of Total.
Layton Fl. Burdette, who won first
prize in The Stars campaign. made such
a big showing that the Industrial Home
School, where he lives, is made a
separate district. According to the
figures, Burdette and his companions
produced per cent Of the total sIaugh-
ter. S
An idea of the extent of the two
week slaughter of the fly was furnished
today, when DIR. Murray estimated that
the $3.50, 900 insects, If placed in a line,
would extend 212 miles, or lack only
about fifteen miles of being long enough
to extend from here to New York.
DIR. Murray also has estimated that the
flies. if placed in heap, would make a
pyramid three feet square at the base
and six feet high. The insects destroyed
would fill 49S quarts.
The result of the campaign by districts
was submitted to District Health Officer
Woodward today. 1t concluded three
weeks of strenuous labor by DR.. Murray
since the beginning of the campaign.
Health officials say that the department
has the most satisfactory and complete
record of the campaign Of any city in the
country which has engaged in similar
crusades.