The evening times., 1896-02-14
$1,000 FOR TIE STAR

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THE TIMES has undertaken a difficult
task. Il is easier Iu teach "a kicking
mule genticf methods than To reform Il
perverted ncwspap r, bus for years tie
Star has been violating uGc OF tie COM
mauJmant> and must tc shown tie error Of
Its ways that it ma y rot 'rc duun4cI to that
dire and "yCrla sting fiery catastrophe
winch is supposed To- bcfau those who
iriflr with truth.
several months ago THE TIMES COM
priiri tie star to withdraw one false state
mcnt but ike many another sinner it has
again fallen from grace and As lat it.
ssani vigorously rs ever. On Saturday
last our hrio"cl bat fran cycairG cuntem-
p. 7ary made the following claims:
The circulation Of the Star is many
thousands IncxCcss IT any other ". Srington
paper. ANA j. believed 1" he fully five times
tnat or any afternoon contemporary.
a, u:i'd ard justifiabic warning against
continuing 20 ni:s5cad tie public by print
IN: >urh apparent falscI.oods THE TIMES
yesterday morning offered TO Gonaic ONE
THOUSAND DoLLAES to any charitable
institution tho Commi- sioners might name
II the star would srbstantiatc its state
n"nt. Tie effect was surprising consid-
cring the age and infirnIiticS OF the Of
fender. and Is evidence OF a desire 10 re-
form tie Star Withdrew its absurd claim
of having Il circulation MANY THOU
SANDS IL EXCESS OF ANY OTHER
WASHINGTON PAPER" also, that 1T
Is BELIEVED TO BE FULLY FIVE
TIMES THAT OF ANY AFTERNOON CON
TEMPORARY" and substituted the fol-
lowing, which was doing pretty well for
the Star.
The Star circulates CONSIDERABLY more
than three times as many copies as are cir
Culatcd by any otter evening, Ilpcrin Wash
lngtnn: II has more than six Tunes miny
regular Ird permanent subscribers as any
other evening paper in Washington. and 1T
has i.iIT" than ten times as many readers
as any other cvcning paper IN Washington.
There arc tiIrcc claims III the above state
meat: That the Star has more than three
times The circulation of any other evening
paper: that IL has six times a 5 many regu-
lar and permanent subscribers; and that it
has tcf, tines as many readers as any other
Washington evening newspaper. Each and
every ouc OF these claims is false; fully as
much as The two Just witIi1ra wn by the
Star, and 10 put the question to 4 test. THE
TIMES offers 10 donate FOUR THOUSAND
DOLLARS under the following conditions:
FIRST PROPOSITION.
If, after an investigation by competent
committee, ii is found that the circulation
Of the Star is more than three times that
of The evening edition OF this paper, TIE
TINES will donate ONE THOUSAND DOL
LARS to any charitable Institution in
Washington which the Commissioners may
name.
SECOND PROPOSITION.
If, after an investigation by a competent
committee, it is found that the Star has
six times many regular and permanent
subscribers as the evening edition OF this
paper, THE TINES will donate ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS to the Associated
Charities, to br used as that organization
may designate.
THIRD OPPOSITION
IT, after an investigation by a competent
committee. it is found that the Star has ten
times as many readers as the evening edi-
tiou Of tfis 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.
If, after an investigation by Il competent
committee, the above three claims of the
Star are found to he correct, THE TIMES
viii give to the Evening Star Company ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS as compensation
for the trouble it will have in subs,antiating |
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 to avoid |
any hysterical explanations by the Star
OF its ridiculous claims, The Times desires
1t distinctly understood that these offers |
mean business. They are made with |
view OF compelling the Star TO stop its
bypocrtical bravado. and. unless accepted.
the Star must stand before the public Us
. seif-coufesscd braggars