Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
NEAR MILLION DEAD
Unremitting War Being Waged
on the Flies.
BIG SLAUGHTER YESTERDAY
Over 800 900 Bodies Taken From
District Building Today.
L. H. BURDETTE STILL LEADING
Heavy Demand for the Boxes-Ap-
proximately 5000 Children
Engaged in Campaign.

of Good Hope-12, 400 flies
Total of six highest contestants |
| 14e,2OO flies.
Total number of flies destroyed
since opening of campaign-nearly
1,0OO,0U.
More than 100000 dead fiies-the toll
OF yesterdays slaughter in The Stars
big campaign for a fyless city-were
carried away this morning from the Dis
trict building.
The total number of insects destroyed
since the beginning of the crusade is
estimated by DIR. Murray of the health
department to be in the neighborhood of
100000
Layton H. Burdette of 2525 Wisconsin
avenue is still the leading ''swatter" of
all the contestants. Ills total score this
morning was 1920 dead flies.
The entire number Of pests destroyed
by the six leading contestants was es-
| timated to be 14S,200
There was shaking up in the stand
ing of the contestants. Lillian Portion
| of Good Hope, with total of 12,4OO flies
went into sixth place, crowding out Edna
Davis of sos L street northwest, whose
score yesterday was $500.
| Edna Davis and Cora BriScoe. the latter
living at AZ II street northwest. were the
| only ones of the leaders yesterday who
were not represented in the results that
were added to the score today.
However. the big showing of 1850
| flies which put Cora Briscoe in second
place yesterday kept her well up i'll the
race. She is IN third place. with lead
| of 1850 over her closest rival.
! Bessie &. F1llius OF 90 18th street
southeast made the biggest showing of
1 fIo 6cN har
| 1900 to 5000 flies and jumped sfrom
| third to second place.
| Although Edwin Guide of Gudemont,
Anacostla, Increased his score by 12,OUo,
| ne was unable to climb higher than
| fourth place.
Elsie Cornweu of 224 18th street south
| west remained in fifth place, increasing
her score from 10. $40 to l4,Oou flies.
| Two new contestants got into the fight
] with big scores. They were Lillian Por-
| ton, who won sixth place, and Alverna
| Boswell of 1247 9th street southwest, who
| won seventh. The number of flies turned
in by the latter was 12,2Oo. but missed
winning sixth place by bare margin.
Running Up the Score.
If anything, the scores OF the con-
testants ran higher than on the previous
day. OF the new contestants there were
several with records Of from 5000 to
| 10000 flies killed. DR.. Murray and his
assistants had such a big task before
them in getting the scores Strengthened
out that they did not finish their labors
until this morning.
Reports at noon today from the six
Associated Charities stations. where the
flies are being delivered, indicated that
another large batch of the dead insects
had been turned in.
Following the heavy demand for boxes
yesterday, the George r. klllian Manu-
featuring Company delivered additional
boxes to the stations. They are being
furnished without cost by Mr.. Killian.
who declares that he will continue to
supply the boxes as long as the children
will fill them with flies.
At several of the stations today the
supply Of boxes all but ran out again,
and Mr.. Killian was called upon for
more.
Three Thousand Children Busy.
From reports received a large number
of new contestants put in their appear
ances at the charities stations today,
which brings the entire number of chill
dren engaged in the campaign to approx
mately 5000. Many children who re-
ceiyed boxes on the opening day Of the
crusade but who had not been seen
since, arrived with big evidences of the
fact that they have been busy nghtins
the fly.
Collecting the Boxes.
The wagons of the Merchants Transfer
and Storage Company are collecting the
boxes this afternoon and will deliver them
at the District building. This company
has been in the fight to aid the children
since the day the crusade began. The
quick delivery of the boxes to the health
department has enabled DIR. Murray and
his assistants to make rapid progress
in ascertaining the results OF the siaush-
ter each day.
Predicts a Flyless City.
That the campaign is destined to rid
no particular section of flies. but is pro-
ducine a wholesale destruction OF the
pests in every part of the city, was the
gratifying fact established by yesterday S
slaughter.
From remote sections and suburban dis
tricts dead flies were brought into the
charities receiving stations. Children Nv
ing far out on the Conduit road delivered
the results of their crusade. congress
Heights and Tenleytown were represent
ed. In fact. the whole city was shown
to be engaged in the fight.
| The widespread evidences of extermtna-
ton produced more qualification at the
| of the campaign to date.
washington will become hyless city
J II will not have any other choice II this
keeps up," said DIR. Murray. ut Is I'M
possible to conceive how the children OF
the capital could have taken up the cam
paign with more enthusiastic determine
ton They are out to win the battle
and with the entire city the battle-ground
it is plain to me that the fly must CO."
Contestants Follow Directions.
There were many encouraging develop
!, ments yesterday all Of them tending to
. show the determination OF the youthful
/ con,batants and their desire to wage the
campaign with the advice OF the health
,, officials.
For instance. many Of the boxes deliv-
cred the first day We're not tied. This
worked a hardship upon the persons re-
ceiving and delivering them at the Dis
, trict building. The charities representa-
!; tives were notified to direct the children
. to turn in the boxes securely tied. Yes
, terday these instructions were complied
with, without exception.
Then the advice to the children that
they should deliver their killings daily
Il without regard to number was generally
a Needed Some of the boxes contained