Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-01
paign brought the total slaughter. well
past the half-miliion mark.
Has Organized Swatters.

Burdette's big score can be attributed
directly to the fact that he organized an
army OF "swatters." consisting principally
of his associates in the Industrial Home
School. which secured the northwest sec
ton of the city in search of flies. Under
the rules of the campaign contestants
may form combinations of this kind, and
Burdettes showing in the last campaign
as well as the present one proves that
the plan is a highly practical one
In one respect the record made by tltz-
gerald is the most remarkable of the May
crusade as this competitor had no assist
ance. His score of 113,SOO has attracted
the attention OF the health officials. as II
shows what one person car do In the
fight to exterminate the disease-spreadlns
insect.
AS winner OF the first. prize Burdette
will be awarded So by The Star. F1tz-
gerald will receive SIS and Steiner $40.
Mark Trice and the pupils of the fourth
grade of the Brent School Will receive SO
each. the total of the awards being $50.
Announcement was made today that the
Brent School participants will donate
their prize money 10 the playground fund.
Fight Is a Success.
That the first month OF the five months
crusade against the fly 10 be conducted
under the auspices of The Star has been
a bigger success than anticipated was the
general verdict today OF officials OF the
District health department. including DIT
Murray and Health officer William c.
woodward.
The campaign received a delayed start
owing to the fact that during the first
two weeks of May unfavorable weather
conditions prevented the development of
flies in large numbers
During the last two weeks of the
lax- al aroi6 a.
contestants I'm the campaign killed thou
sands OF them daily. their scope of opera
tions extending over many OF the mar
kets of the city. where flies have an OPP
portunity frequently 10 get III their most
deadly work.
The half million insects destroyed, say
the health officials, will have tremen-
dous effect in holding down the number
Of flies 10 be developed later In the sea
son. and. as a result. the health of the
city should be materially benefited.
Preparing Statistics.
DR. Murray is preparing some statistics
on the results of the campaign. which
will be published in tomorrow's issue of
The Star These will show how valuable
auti-fy campaigns may be made, and will
Indicate the effect of the May campaign
on the size of the ny population ulti-
mately to be developed in Washington
this summer.
II became known today that DIR. l., o.
Howard of the bureau OF etymology.
author of 1.-THE House Fly and Disease,
Is watching closely the results achieved
by the five-month campaign, with the
object of issuing new edition or the
book. DR.. Howard has requested DIR.
MURRAY 10 present him with data con-
corning any interesting facts which may
be developed in connection with the cam
paign.
With the formal opening today Of the
June campaign health officials predict
that the next Nlirty days will witness
warfare on the fly tribe which will de-
stroy more than a million OF Its MEM
bers. Still better results are looked for
In the July campaign. when the schools
will have closed for the summer and
children will have more time to devote to
the exterminating of the insects
Plan Remains Same.
The same plan of conducting the cam
paign that was in force during May has
been adopted for June. Children may
obtain boxes In which to deliver flies from
the Associated Charities stations. or upon
application at the campaign headquarters
In room of the District building.
All insects destroyed must be delivered
direct to the campaign headquarters, the
competitors entering their names. ages
and addresses ON the boxes.
BY applying to DIR. Murray. In the Dis
trict building contestants can obtain
fly "swatters" without cost. DIR. Murray
also will give any of the competitors
suggestions as to best methods of trap
ping and destroying the insects.
Children entering the June campaign
should not overlook the opportunity TO
increase their scores by calling to the
attention of DR.. Murray any fiy-breeding
place they have noticed which the health
department can abate. Each complaint
of this nature made by contestant, pro-
vided IL comes under the jurisdiction OF
and can be handled by the health depart
ment will result in the contestants score
being increased by 500 points.
Enthusiasm Is Aroused.
The announcement yesterday of addi-
tional prizes for the four remaining