Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-31
Fitzgerald and Burdette,
SWatters, in Close Finish.
LEAD is HELD BY 10000
Both Lads Are Over the 5000, 900
Mark for July.
STEINER HIGH IN CONTEST
Practically Assured of Third Place.
State of Virginia Takes Up
Crusade Against Fly.

The race for first place in The Stars
anti-f1y campaign for July between Law
renee Fitzgerald and Layton Burdette
president of the Industrial Home School
Anti-ny Club. is SO close at this late date
that both boys are working under a ter
rife strain. which will continue until late
tonight Yesterday morning Fitzgerald
was in first place with $4,000 to spare:
this morning when the score up to date
was figured out Fitzgerald led by only
2O,OOO. Burdette yesterday turned in 1872
500 flies. while the best Fitzgerald could
do was $500. Both boys are over the
100000 mark.
To make sure that the scores had been
accurately tabulated DR.. Arthur w. Muir
ray Of the District health office. super
visor of the campaign. had his assistant
check the figures for the entire month
after he haG. carefully gone over them
himself The six leaders in the race and
the scores. including the flies turned II,
yesterday, are: Fitzgerald, 1906, 500; Bur.
dette, 3,O46SlU; Steiner. l,6S0OCO: Trice,
SlS,AO: Lillian Portion, 6l3. 400, and
Thought. 599.2Uo. The last four probably
will nnish in the same position that they
now hold. Thought. however always has
been dark horse, and may in his final
squirt pass his girl rival. Lillian Portion.
Thought and Lillian did not increase their
scores yesterday, so IT is probable that
Yesterdays Toll Heavy.
Yesterday alone nearly half a million
flies were killed by five of the contestants,
large numbers being turned in by Steiner
Funk and Trice, besides Fitzgerald and
Burdette.
GINA cities carrying on fights against
the fly. but a statewide campaign Is be-
ing urged by the department of health
Of the Old Dominion. The state health
authorities have published a small book
on the fly for distribution among the Vir-
ginians. The purpose Of the bulletin is
to warn persons of the dangers Of flies
to the health of the community, and it
suggests ways and means of Kidding
houses of the pests.
Great emphasis is laid on the necessity
OF destroying the breeding places of the
germ carriers. 1t Is pointed out that mil
lions Of flies are born in garbage cans
within a few feet Of residences. The bull
letin tells much of its story in pictures.
The breeding places-filth Of every de-
scription-are first shown and then the
career Of the winged insect is traced.
Birthplace Is Shown.
One set of pictures shows the birth
place of the fly as dilapidated garbage
can. which is never covered and which
never was really cleaned after being used
the first time. The fly then takes a trip
into a nearby kitchen, swims around in
the milk for a minute, then takes little
nourishment from anything convenient
His appetite satisfied. the fly goes out
for little recreation to the stable. tor
ments the horse, wallows in filth and
comes back to the house to buzz around
baby. Baby is the recipient OF the dis
ease germs. Fly now sleeps on the cell
ing and the next morning pursues more
food and continues to distribute the
germs. Undoubtedly a careful housewife.
will only glance through the booklet and
then get busy 'swatting."