Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-01

1 Iotdi VI tCL Highest SOlitcStdulSp
| 647, 800 flies.
| Lead of girls over boys in first
| ten contestants. 1880 flies.
| Number of insects delivered yes
terday, approximately three-quar-
| tiers of a million.
Total slaughter of flies to date,
nearly three millions and half.
The contest will close next Saturday
morning at 1880 o'clock, instead Of IL
O'clock, as at first announced,
Three-quarterS of d million dead flies
counted at the health department last
| night and this morning, constituted the
| heaviest slaughter recorded to date in
The Stars flyless city campaign, and
| resulted in a general arrangement of
the standing of the contestants.
Layton H. Burdette. who is making a
national reputation as a "swatter," was
enabled to retain first position by virtue
of the fact that 32.SO0 insects repre-
sented the total Of his killing yesterday.
Elsie Cornwell also remained in sixth
place. as did Lillian Portion in tenth. but
the other seven positions among the ten
leaders received a shaking up.
AS result of Yesterdays showing DR..
Murray Of the health department, who
is supervisor and scorekeeper Of the cam
paign, estimates that the total slaughter
of the crusade to date is in the neigh
borhood Of three millions and a half.
This is much better showing than
health department officials had aHtici-
pated, and means. according to Dr. Muir
ray, that the future fly population of
Washington already has been reduced by
trillions.
Slaughter Greatest in Northwest.
There were various encouraging devel-
opments today indicating that the cam
paign has been a tremendous SUCCESS.
Not only did the Associated Charities sta
tons, where the flies are delivered. re-
port another heavy demand for boxes but
health department officials commenced a.
preliminary examination of the records of
the contest with a view to inaugurating
a swat the man that feeds the ny''
crusade, after The Stars campaign
closes.
This preliminary examination revealed
the fact that more flies have been killed
any other. However, the department in
tends to divide each section into districts
so that 1t may locate the f1y-infested
areas in more specific manner The
sections most afflicted by the insect will
be considered first by the officials who
will endeavor to determine what is re-
sponsible for the appearance OF a larger
number OF flies in any one locality. Steps
to remedy the conditions will be taken.
That the interest of WASHINGTON chill
dren in The Stars 1y-exterminating cam
paign is increasing daily was indicated
by the number Of flies delivered yester-
day. Several Of the contestants made the
highest scores they have recorded any
day of the contest
Girl Leads Days Record.
Bessie B. Fillius led all the contestants
in the returns of the day. 80, 400 flies
being the result of her warfare on the
pest tribe. The result was that she ad-
vanced from fifth to third place, and
lacked only 200 flies to be tied for sec
ond position.
to second place, Edwin GUIDE, who for
mery stood next to the top-notcher, drop
ping to fourth place.
Cora Briscoe dropped from fourth to
fifth position, while Mildred Zuschnett
advanced to seventh place from position
No. IL.
The ten leading contestants recorded a
combined score of 647. 800 flies killed
which is $3.50 more than the combined
score of the twenty-five leading con-
testants Saturday.
While the three highest positions are
held by boys. six Of the ten leaders are
girls. OF these ten the girls have a
total score of 333. 800 as compared with
3l4. 800 for the boys, or a lead Of 1880.
The extent to which the girls have got
ten into the fight has been one Of the
surprising features of the campaign, and
if the rate at which they are going is
maintained their total score will be con-
siderably higher than that Of the boys.
The George p. Killian Manufacturing
Company yesterday afternoon delivered
10" additional boxes to the charities sta
lions and eighty this morning. This was
in response to the heavy demand yester-
day, which exhausted the supply at sew
eral of the receiving points.
To date Mr.. Killian has had maui
featured and delivered to the stations at
mis- own expense 400 boxes and indica-
tons are that he will be called upon to
donate additional supply on each Of
the remaining days Of the contest.
Cities Want Sample Boxes.
The killian-Star fly box is attracting
attention all over the country. Samples
have been sent to the New York health
department and a request has been re-
| ceyed from the municipal authorities in
Northampton, Mass, that they be fur
nished with a sample box. Local health
officials say the box Is the most prac-
teal arrangement for a fly crusade that
has ever been brought to their attention
and the chances are that 1t will be du-
plicated in campaigns that are to be
waged in other cities.
Another big day, was the information
that reached the health department from
the seven charities stations this morn
ing. II was stated that a number Of
new contestants had applied for boxes.
and that there were no evidences OF
abatement in the interest OF the youthful
crusaders.
| The wagons of the Merchants Trans
| fer and Storage Company gathered up
the boxes today, usual. and delivered
them at the health department in the
District building.
| The counting of the insects killed yes
terday is in progress this afternoon. with
indications pointing to the total slaugh-
tier of the contest considerably exceeding
The four-m nlon mark.
| OF Value to Fly-Fighters.
| The latest bulletin on the ny issued by
the Department of Agriculture will be OF
interest to Washingtonians and the chill
dren epoa in The Stars ramDaien for