Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-05
Cards Carefully Studied.

DIR. Woodward's views concerning the
success of the campaign are shared in
by the officials of the health department.
From day to day the officials have watch
ed the progress made, and many of them
partment showing the number Of flies
brought in from certain sections.
These cards are to be grouped by sec
tons. The department intends to sup
plement The Star campaign with cru
SADIE of its own. 1t Is going to find out
why more flies were killed in one section
than another and what conditions are
responsible for the appearance OF a great
er number of the insects in one place.
These conditions are to be corrected in
swat the man who feeds the fly cru
SADIE which the department Immediately
will undertake.
1t required but one look at the boxes
Of flies delivered yesterday to convince
DR.. Murray that the biggest days kill
ing of the campaign was about to be
recorded. The count went considerably
over half million and it required several
hours for the health expert to enter the
records on the cards of the contestants.
Kills the Biggest Fly.
Lawrence Fitzgerald yesterday sent in
the biggest fly killed during the cam
paign. 1t was over an inch long and
would have made a dozen insects of or
binary size. The fly attracted consider
able attention at the department., where
it was placed on exhibition.
Accompanying the big insect was note
to DR.. Murray from young Fitzgerald,
which read as follows:
This is the largest fly / have caught.
Please dissect him and let me know If
he carries any diseases. My catches are
growing smalled. have rid the neighbour
hood of all the flies. Everybody around
here is glad the flies are going. How
much does this fly count for me?'
DIR. Murray was particularly pleased
with the note because it illustrates three
very gratifying features of the campaign.
The first is the interest of the young
crusaders in the diseaSe-carrying attrl-
butes of the fly. When Fitzgerald killed
the insect of unusual size the thing that
interested him most was how many germs
he had been responsible for destroying.
The announcement that he had rid his
own particular neighborhood of flies and
that the residents in that section are de-
lighted with results might be made by sew
eral other contestants as We'll as by titz-
gerald, DIR. Murray stated. because the
campaign practically has exterminated
the insect tribe in certain sections of the
city and there is great rejoicing by the
citizens who have prospect of enjoying
fiyless conditions for the remainder OF
the summer.
While the winners of the twenty
prizes offered by The Star are to be an
nounced tomorrow morning, it probably
will be the middle of next week before
Dr. Murray has finished grouping the
cards and discovering the conditions which
the figures set forth.
Honorable Mention List.
The Star will give honorable mention
to the most successful "swatters,' and
to that end will publish Monday the
names Of the one hundred highest con-
testants. The list of one hundred will
not be completed in time for publication
tomorrow.
In making out the final toll Of the cam
paign DIR. Murray will ascertain the total
number of boys engaged and their COM
bined score. so that it may be compared
with the record of the girls. Also, the
figures will be gone over with the object
of discovering which sections furnished
the most flies. The stories that the fig
ures tell promise to be interesting, and
they will be published in The Star.
Inquiries began reaching the health de-
partment and The Star early this morn
ing from contestants regarding their
standing Not a few of the inquiries
were from parents and friends of the con-
testants, who have become greatly in
terested in the closeness of the race.
The neck-and-neck finishes that are
promised have interested the entire city.
Faithful Agency Workers.
1t was a tired corps of Associated
Charities workers that received the last
boxes Of flies this morning and brought
the campaign to a close promptly at 1870
O'Clock. Since Monday. July "a. when the
contest opened, they have been at the
seven stations for an hour every morn
ing receiving and distributing hundreds
Of boxes and answering innumerable
questions. They have had to see that the
boxes were securely tied and properly ad-