Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-06

i - CchlIiS All TeCOTUS lot a. single 0aN S
showing established by an individual con-
| testant. either in the present or in the
Two former anti-fy campaigns conducted
by The Star. Layton H. Burdette of the
Industrial Home School yesterday turned
In at the campaign headquarters. room s
of the Municipal building. the remains of
| 1890 germ-carrying insects.
| The enormous slaughter of flies by the
Industrial Home School youth and his
| army of 'swatters' represented the
| activities of only one day. If Burdette
| and his associates continue at the present
rate, it is the opinion of DR.. Murray.
supervisor of the campaign. that they
will make the section of the city in which
they are operating entirely flyless and
will have to search for new fields to con-
| quer.
| District health department officials have
| kept close tab on the anti-ffy campaigns
conducted in other cities, and in no in
| stance. they say, have they known a con-
| testant to deliver as many as 10000 flies
| in one day. Burdette's showing yesterday,
they claim, Is a national record which is
| apt to stand for a long time.
Has Lead of 42,8OO.
Yesterdays results place Burdette in the
lead of all the contestants. with a mar
gin of 1850 points. Lawrence FitZger-
aid. who Tuesday was only 1000 points
| behind Burdette, made good showing
| for the day, delivering $4,000. but the
number was sufficient only to maintain
| him in second place.
The total slaughter of the months
| campaign, to date, is $500. 900. DR.. Muir
| ray predicts that the haif-million mark
will be reached by tomorrow night. Bur
dette Is approaching the 10000 mark
while Lawrence Fitzgerald has destroyed
| $4,000 flies.
Tuesdays showing of los, 900 flies killed
| by all the contestants was surpassed by
| that of yesterday. the total for the day
| being 105, 200. The records of the four
highest competitors are Layton H. Bur
| dette. 112, 400: Lawrence Fitzgerald. 100,
| 600; Mark Trice, $500, and William
Steiner. 10000.
Fight for District Prizes.
While the June campaign has pro-
crossed at rate that has proven a sur
prise to the officials of the health depart
ment. the fight for the district prizes is
| still an open one and children who have
not become interested in this phase of the
campaign still have a chance to enter the
competition and share in the distribution
of the awards.
Eight district prizes, Of s. each, are to
be awarded by The Star. in addition to
the general prizes which will go to the
contestants making the highest individ-
| ual scores in the campaign. Full infor-
| nation as to the territory comprised in
each district and other features connected
with the district campaigns can be OBJ
tanned from DIR. Murray, who is particu-
| larly interested in this phase of the gen.
eral crusade looking toward the exter-
mination of the fly.
Already gratifying reports of the sue
cess of the campaign have begun to
reach the health officials In number of
| instances residents have reported to DIR.
Murray the fact that there are fewer
flies in the neighborhoods where they
year ago. and expressed commentator
of the effort being made to eXterminate
| the insects in every section of the city.
Effect of Campaign.
DIR. Murray stated today that. in his
opinion, the swat the fly contest of last
down the size of the fly population that
has been developed this season. With the
present campaign to last until fall, the
| health expert expressed the opinion that
by this time next year Washington will
be more nearly rid of flies than ever be-
fore in its history.
New Orleans and Wheeling, w. Va
are the latest cities to plan anti-fiy cam
paigns The fight in the former will be
under the direction Of the director of the
public Fairgrounds and In the latter the
Woman's Club will direct the warfare
Both have written to The Star for de-
tails Of its last years crusade and this
years big battle.