Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-30
CONTEST IS CLOSE
Leaders in Fly Campaign in
Strenuous Fight.
BURDETTE CATCHING UP
Fitzgerald, in First Place, Is Los
ing Ground.
TO NAME WINNERS FRIDAY
Residents of Kenyon Street Com
plain That Stable Is Breeding
Ground for Pests.
BURDETTE CATCHING UP
TO NAME WINNERS FRIDAY

The fight for the first place in The
Stars anti-fy campaign for July between
lawrence Fitzgerald and Laytno Burdette.
president of the Industrial Home School
Anti-F,Iy Club. is becoming more strenu-
us every minute, and even al this late
date it is hard to predict the winner. The
boys have become SO excited over the
race that all of their waking hours are
given up to chasing the elusive pests, and
even when sleeping their dreams are
punctuated with a swat here and there.
Fitzgerald still hangs on to first place.
but for the last few days he has been
steadily losing ground. When DR.. Muir
ray finished counting the insects this
morning score up to date stood. Fftz-
gerald. 2,999, 600: Burdette. 2,s54,00o; CIV
ing the leader g. margin of 1860.
To those who are uninitiated in fly
catching this lead may seem large enough
to insure victory when 1t IS CONSIDERED
that there are only two more days In
which to work. However. to approximate
with any degree of accuracy the num-
Der of flies that these boys will Kill to-
day and tomorrow is impossible Seldom
does either kill less than 100000 in day
and often they hover around the 3oO,OS
mark The daily scores not only are af-
fected by the amount of work done. but
also by the weather. and recently by the
fly market itself, sometimes 1t being LONG
and the next day short.
Cannot Slow Down.
To keep on top until the end of the
month Fitzgerald cannot slow down
Burdette has been steadily gaining on
him for the, last week and continued to
do so yesterday. Burdette yesterday
turned in 1893, GOO dead insects and Fitz-
gerald 119, 200
Walter Thought increased his score yes
terday by - 400 The two girls In the
campaign. Lillian Portion and Annie Lis
ton, each brought In $4,000. William
Steiner apparently is sure winner OF
third prize. His score at the end of the
month will far exceed the million and a
half mark.
Announcement of the winners Of the
trict prizes for July. totaling 500. will be
made In The Star Friday. Files to be in
Guided in the July scores will be received
by DR.. Arthur W. Murray OF the District
health Office. supervisor of the campaign
until noon Thursday. August ]. This vii
give all of the contestants an oppor
tunity to work all day Wednesday anc
bring in the catches to the District build
ing the following morning.
Complain of Stable.
Residents of the 900 block on Kenyon
street, who say that they have paricI'
larly endeavored to keep their homes
clean, with the view of making the
houses as little attractive to flies IS pos
sible, assert that a stable in the rear OF
the neighborhood breeds and harbors
flies In such great numbers that even the
ceanest houses at times are overrun witt
the flies that migrate from the stable.
Some time ago citizens of this district
reported the condition of the stable to the
District Commissioners, alleging that the
stable is insanitary and an ideal place FOL
the breeding of germ-carriers.
IT is probable that a formal petition
will be sent to the Commissioners re-
uuesting that the District officials investi
gate the charges and issue any order:
that may be necessary to prevent the pro
life breeding.
Although it is generally acknowledged
all over the city that there are less file.
this summer than at the same time IL
any previous years. A. ~Granoly. GA Ken
yon street northwest, says that because
Of the stable there are more flies in tina
district than last year.