Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-01
BRYANPO|NTS WAY JUNE TOLL 3,194,50O
Suggests Several Candidates Unusual Record Made In Fly
Acceptable to HIM. SWatting Crusade.
PLAN TO END DEADLOCK BUROETTE THE LEADER
Advances Names Of Kern James, Fitzgerald Tr and Steiner Well
0Gorman, Culberson and Rayner Up Among Prize Winners
BAN MURPHYS SUPPORT GIRL DELIVERS 200 INSECTS
Declares No Obligated Annie Lston Battling
Would Make National
Public Confidence. Sanitary
Unusual Record Made In Fly
Swatting Crusade.
BUROETTE THE LEADER
Fitzgerald. Trice and Steiner Well
Up Among Prize Winners.
GIRL DELIVERS 1880 INSECTS
Annie Liston Enters Army Battling
to Make National Capital More
Sanitary.

SURPRISING the prediction OF Or. Arthur
L. Murray. supervisor OF the campaign.
and the expectation Of the District health
department. the total slaughter OF insects
in The Stars June anti-fy crusade. which
closed at noon today. reached 3.le4.o0o.
Layton II. Burdette fthe Industrial
Home School. who won the May contest
ard also triumphed in The Stars swat
the fly campaign of year ago. made
the highest score. Lawrence Fitzgerald.
Mark Trice and william Steiner finished
in second. third and fourth places, re-
spectively.
DR.. Murray this afternoon is going over
the records OF the months activity
against the ny In order to determine tha
winners of the district prizes. There are
nine general prizes OF the value of SD
and eight district prizes OF the value Of
$40 to be awarded to the various con-
testants. Complete announcement OF all
the winners will be made In tomorrow's
issue of The Star.
Girl Enters Campaign.
A new contestant, Annie Liston OF
$50 II street southwest. entered the
campaign this morning. delivering 81
eco flies. The number may be sum-
Client to give her one Of the district
prises.
Practically all OF the young campaigners
took advantage OF the eleventh hour op
portunity to add to their scores. Their
combined deliveries OF insects during the
morning increased the total slaughter
E~~ on . M sp<lNN
this number. Burdette alone delivered
iO7. 200.
At the beginning OF the June campaign
DR.. Murray estimated that three million
flies would be destroyed during the
month. Other health department oficiais
we're more conservative In their esu-
mates, none Of them placing the number
at more than two millions.
Half Million In May.
Last May but half million flies were
killed In the operations or that month.
and the Increased showing for June indi-
Gates that the tight on the ny is In prog
fess In every section OF the city and that
II is being wased with determination.
The reducing or the number Of flies by
more than three million Is bound to exert
q tremendous influence on the health In
terests of the city.
Flies Move Downtown.
The downtown district of Washington
10 being pestered with more than it's
usual share Of flies. because Of the
unceasing war that IL being waged on
the ny in some Of the outlying sections Of
the city by boys and girls In The stars
anti-fiy campaign. according to the pro-
prietor of one OF the largest lunchrooms
In the business district OF the capital.
The proprietor said today that during the
last few days the flies had been unusually
troublesome and that he attributed the
condition entirely to the fact that the
residential sections are making IL SO I'M
pleasant for the files that those that have
survived are moving to q more congenial
cline.
That the number OF flies In some restau-
rants Is appalling was proved the other
day when several boys of the Industrial
Home School Anti-Fly Club. invaded q
restaurant while there were no guests
present and In short time killed 1900
OF the germ carriers.
Interview With Insect.
sad looking ny with emaciated body
and hollow eyes was wandering down
Pennsylvania avenue this morning In
search Of food.
can get all OF the ice cream that I
want" he sad. las it is easy to get q
seat on the edge Of glass of the frozen
delicacy in almost any drug store. but l
have eaten SO much cream In the last few
days that my digestion has been disor-
dered and the only way for me to pro-
long my life is to get warm food
Life 10 almost uibearable to me- not
only because Of the pangs OF hunger. but
also because yesterday my entire family.
consisting OF my wife and q couple Of
thousand children. was murdered BY one
OF the swatters in Georgetown and my
life was saved only because I migrated to
this part OF Washington. The fate OF my
family has been meted out to many other
ny residents Of the suburb and a group of
mourners accompanied me on the pilgrim
age to the promised land this morning |
regret TO say that some Of my compan-
ions. In their sadness. INDUCED In beer to
drown their sorrow. and l fear that they
Will go down to the grave az drunkards
although reform and temperance So
cieties have been working among the
been made. and It is a common slant to
see hundreds OF flies imbibing beer.
Few flies drink whisky, but the drinks
which get as sure but slower action are
relished.
Will Discuss Plans.
Late THIS afternoon hope to have all
OF the Georgetown immigrants gathered
at q meeting At some downtown store or
eating house to discuss plans for the
future. We realize that only systematic
and we'll carried out plans will save
our lives. We hope to make our head
quarters in the future at some OF the
luachrooms where there is a large variety
of food. no one to disturb our buzxing,
and plenty of bright electric lights at
might SO that we can eat day and night
IL SO inclined. Only an array OF swat
tiers or traps will prevent our making our
headquarters where we please