Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-30
MILLIONS IN COUNT
Number of Flies Killed in June
Equal to Expectations.
ACTIVITY OF THE WORKERS
Mark Trice and Francis Corby Make
Best Showing Yesterday.
LAYTON BURDETTE IN LEAD
Heads List for Month With l,l62.-
800 to His Credit-Lawrence
Fitzgerald Second.
LAYTON BURDETTE IN LEAD

With still another day renainin. in
WHICH contestants in The Stars June
aht-fy campaign may add to their
scores, the total slaughter of the insects
curing the month yesterday was brough,
10 WITHIN few thousand points of three
million. The latter number represents the
estimate placed on the probable result of
the months activities early in June by
Contestants have until noon tomorrow to
make final deliveries Of insects. and It is
not improbable that DR.. Murray's three
million prediction will be realized
The total slaughter to date is 2.s1G, 800
Francis Corby and Mark Trice are the
contestants who made the best showings
yesterday. the former delivering $1,000
flies and the latter 296OO.
Trice's showing is of particular inter-
est for the reason that it appears to es-
tablish him securely in third place. Since
the June campaign began, Trice and WILL
liam Steiner have been fighting 1t out for
the honors of third position. With the
score of $50. 600 to his credit. Trice now
has a lead of $1,000 points over Steiner,
whose score is 32s, 900. Both of these
contestants reside in the same district
and the one making the highest score, in
addition to receiving the third prize of
$3.50 will be awarded the district prize
of S.. making his total winnings 81 so.
The value of the fourth prize is S..
Leaders for the Month.
1t practically is assured that Layton
II. Burdette and Lawrence Fitzgerald
will finish first and second. respectively.
The score of the former is .162, 800, and
that of the latter 775. 200. Burdette has
killed more than a million flies, Fitz-
gerald more than three-quarters of
million and Trice and Steiner more than
quarter Of a million each. These are
records. say officials of the health de-
partment, that boys in other cities.
where similar campaigns are under way,
will find hard to duplicate.
The July campaign, judging from the
preparations being made for it in every
section of the city, will begin with q
rush. 1t will be similar in every way to
the crusade of June. with the exception
that a larger army of SWEATERS will be
in the field against the fly. The recruits
will consist largely of children of the
Fairgrounds and Boy Scouts. Prizes of
the same value of those offered this
month will be awarded by The Star to
the successful contestants at the end of
July. The general awards will consist
Of first prize of $40. second prize of
sI25O. third prize of $3.50, fourth prize
Of s. and five prizes Of 81 each. making a
total of $50 In addition. eight district
prizes of s. each will be rewarded, max
ing the grand total value Of all the prizes
so.
Contestants will be given 800 points
for each nuisance they report to the
health department provided the COM
plaint is of such character that 1t may
be abated by the department. Points
thus awarded will count in the scoring
the same as flies actually delivered. DIR.
Murray stated yesterday that he would
be glad to give the contestants in the
various districts pointers as to nuisances
in those districts which they would find
TO their advantage to report to the de-
partment.