The evening times., 1896-02-13
$4,000 FOR THE Star
From the Morning Times.

From the Morning Times
THE TIMES has unt!ertakra a difficult
task. 1t easier 10 teach kicking
mule Ecltlcr methods than to reform a
perverted newspaper. but for years the
Star has beca violating one of the COM
mandnlrnts and must Toe shown the error of
It's ways that il ma y not be doomed to that
dire and everlasting fiery catastrophe
which is supposed TO bcfan those who
tritlc with truth.
Several months ago THE TIMES com
pele7i the Star to withdra one false state-
ment but like uany another sinner it has
again fallen from grace and is at it'
again rs vigorously as ever. On Saturday
last our beloved but frai! evening contenl-
porary made the following cIaims:
The circulation Of the Star is many
thOGstu, ,irs excess a.! any other va aSiington
paper, aad Is believed to h., fily five tunes
that oi any afternoon contemporary.
A mid and jus tifidb!c warning against
continuing 20 Ens,oad Tie pubic ny print
ing such apparent falscboods THE TINES
yesterday morning Offered 10 CCnGtc ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS to any ci.ari.ablc
Institution tie Commissioners might name
81 the Star would sub tantiate its state
nient. Tic effect was surprising consid-
erinS the age and inIInIiiies of the Of
fender, and as evit.cnCe OF a CeSiTe to re-
form tie Star withdrew lis absurd claim
OF having u circulation MANY THOU
SANDS IN EXCESS OF ANY OTHER
WASHINGTON PAPER" also. that 1T
Is BELIEVED TO BE FULLY FIVE
TINES THAT OF ANY AFTERNOON CON
TEMP OI;ARY,'' and substituted the fol
lowing, which was doing pretty wen for
the Star:
The star circulales considerably more
than three times as many copies : are cir
culated by any other evening i,1pcrin WASH
iIlSLOn, al has more Than times :is many
regular and permanent stfaGribers any
other evening paper III Washington, and it
has more tLitn ten times as many readers
as any other evening Paper in Washington.
There are three claims in the above state
mcnt: That the Star has more than three
times the circulation of any other evening
paper; that II has six times many reGu-
lar and permanent subscribers, and that it
has ten times many readers as any other
Washington evening newspaper. Each and
every one of these claims is false: Iu,ly as
much SO as the two just withdra wn by the
Star. and 10 put the question to a test. THE
and to put the question to test, THE
TIMES offers 10 donate FOUR THOUSAND
COLLARS under the following conditions:
FIRST PROPOSITION.
If, after an investigation by a competent
Committee. II is found that the circulation
of the Star is more than three times that
of the evening edition of this paper, THE
TIMES will donate ONE THOUSAND DOL
LARS to any charitable institution in
Washington which the Commissioners may
name.
SECOND PROPOSITION.
II, after an investigation by a competent
Committee, it is found that the Star has
SIX times many regular ana permanent
subscribers as the evening edition OF this
paper, THE TIMES will donate ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS to The Associated
Charities, to be used as that organizat ton
may designate.
THIRD PROPOSITION
committee. ii is found that the Star has ten
times as many readers as the evening edi-
tion Of this paper, THE TIMES Will do
nate ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS to the
Newsboys' Home of this city, TO be used in
maintaining that institution.
FOURTH PROPOSITION.
II, after an investigation by competent
committee. the aboyc three claims of the
Star are found TO bc correct, THE TINES
viii give 10 the Evening Star Company ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS as comnensa ton
for the trouble it will have in substantiating
its statements.
The amount, FOUR THOUSAND DOL |
LARS, Offered by The Times, will be |
placed on deposit in any bank in Washing |
ton The star may designate Immediately |
after the acceptance by the Star in writ |
ing of these propositions. In order 10 ayed |
any hysttricai explanations by the Star |
OF its ridiculous claims, The Times desires
1t distinctly understood that these offers !
mean business. They are made with a /
view Of compelling the Star to stop its |
hypocritical bravado, ard. unless accepted,
the Star must stand before the public as
. self-confcssed braSgartr