Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-25
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS
Layton Burdette Leads With Total
of $4,000 to His Credit.
INCREASE IN ACTIVITY SHOWN
Boy Scouts, Children of Fairgrounds
and Y M. C. A. Troop to En-
ter Competition.

Two million two hundred and SIX thou
sands nine hundred flies have been de-
stroyed since The Stars JUNE campaign
against the insects began.
This record is far in excess of that es-
tablished last month, when but a half
million of the pests were killed. The
June campaign. the health authorities
are convinced, will go further than any
other to prove the practicability of at
tempting to rid communities of flies or
so reducing their numbers as to greatly
| minimize them as serious menace to
health.
Lawrence Fitzgerald and William Stein
er led the contestants in the number of
flies delivered to campaign headquarters
In room of the Municipal building Yes
terday. the former turning in IN 900 in
sects and the latter 41,0W As a re-
suit Fitzgerald's record for the month is
better than half a million while Steiner
has slain more than quarter of mil
lion. Layton II. Burdette is the leader,
with nearly million to his credit.
Record of the Contestants.
The standing of the four highest con-
testants is as follows: Layton H. Bur-
dette, a3;S,2oo; Lawrence Fitzgerald. 665.-
0Do; William Steiner, $4,000, and Mark
Trice, 217.30O.
Tag day prevented the Boy Scouts COM
mencing active hostities against the fly
today. but they have completed plans
for entering the campaign and will be-
gin putting them into execution tomor-
row. DR.. Murray. supervisor of the
work. believes that the scouts in the
few days remaining before the close Of
the month. will make a telling attack
on the ranks of the disease carriers and
will assist in producing total slaughter
for the month that will exceed three
millions.
Just as the June campaign has ex-
ceeded the record of May, the activities
of July. it is believed, will produce re-
suits more satisfactory than those es-
tablished the present month. With
the public schools closed for the sum-
mer vacation. and children Of the play
grounds planning to give aid, indica-
tionS are that the slaughter of in
sects next month will net considerably
more than 100000. and that the
pests will be diminished at such a
rate that but comparatively few Of
them will be left by fall
DR.. Murray Describes Methods.
DR.. Murray, yesterday, described
methods of keeping households free Of
flies, recommending the use of the
"swatter" where the number of in
sects is limited. and giving the formu-
lac of two poisons which may be used
effectively Today the health official
laid emphasis on the Importance or
Kidding premises of flies.
The removal of all waste, garbage and
decayed matter from the homes at least
twice week and the keeping Of gar
bage in an air-tight covered can is the
first step toward the Kidding both house
hold and premises of flies. in the opin-
ion of DIR. Murray. The next step is to
clean the yard, sheds and stable at least
twice a week.
After a householder has put his own
premises in good condition IL is time for
him to look for nuisances of public or
semi-public character which may be To-
Gated near him. All such nuisances
should be reported to the health depart
nfent.
If all 1y-breeding haunts and places
which afford feeding grounds for the
insects and which are located within
removed, Washington would become
f1yless in short order. The insects
would die of starvation. Health au-
thorfties realize this fact, and that is
why they insist upon property owners
keeping their premises in sanitary con-
dition.
DR.. Murray is keeping a record Of the
accomplishments of the campaign, and
will turn over much of the data to DR..
Howard of the bureau of ethnology.
new edition of his book dealing with
the house fly.
Fly Talk by Y. M. c. A. Troop.
Several members of the Y. NJ. c.. A..
troop, huddled in store entrance out of
the rain this morning. were talking flies
and all seemed to agree that In a friendly
way Layton H. Burdette. president of the
Industrial School nti-F1y Club, and
leader in The Stars campaign, was their
chief competitor. and If the troop enters
the contest as unit il is certain that all
energies will be expended in trying to
eclipse the records OF Burdette.
The i. NJ. c. A. troop has 50 members
and Ii II enters the contest it undoubtedly
will be strong contender for first place
In the July contest. The challenge is
sued by the Industrial Home School Club
applies to Boy Scout troops as well as
to schools. In fact, the school wants
competition from any organization OF
boys and girls, the only requirement be-
ing that the members of the organization
be eligible for the contest according to
he rules of The Star Any how or girl