The evening times., 1896-02-15
$4,000 FOR THE STIR

THE TIMES has undertaken a difficult
flsr. u i easier - teach a kicking
mule gehtlcr methods than to reform
perverted newspaper, but for years The
Star has hren violating one OF the COM
mdhd:unnts and must bc shown the error Of
us way tilat it may not bc DOOMED to that
'Iifa a:.d cIaria sting fiery catastrophe
which is supposed to befall those who
triil" with tru,h.
Scvera! months ago THE TINES coIn-
pellet tlc Star to withdraw oue false stltc-
mcnt. hg, like many another sinner il has
again fallen from grace and is lat it"
again A. vigorously rs ever. On Saturday
last our beloved bat fran evening con,em-
pnrary rradc the following claims:
The circulation Of the Star is many
tnouSandsin excess OF any other Wa iiington
paper. aud is believed to be- fully five times
tnat OF any afternoon contemporary.
A a n.id and iustlIiablc warning glinst
continuing TO n.is,cad tic public by Print
ing such apparent faISehoods THE TINES
yesterday morning offered TO conatc ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS TO any a arilablc
institution the Commissioners nigh, uame
II the star would sUb>tantiatc its state
meat. Tic effect was surprising Cnnsid-
-ring the age and infirniitics OF the Of
fender, and as evidence OF a desire 10 re-
form t!:c Star withdrew its absurd claim
OF having a circulation MANY THOU
SANDS IN 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 Going pretty wcn for
the S,ar
The star CirCliates considerably more
than tire" times as many copies are Cir
Culatci by any other evening paper ID Wash
iHgtfn, Ii has more than six times 4 S many
regular aUd permanent subscribers as any
ot.icr evening paper III WashiGgto on, and it
has more ihan ten times as many readers
as any other evening paper in Washington.
There Irr three claims i'll the above state
nicut: That the Star has more than three
Times The circulation of any other evening
paper; that il has six times as many rcgu-
lar and permanent subscribers; aud that il
has tea times as many readers ne any other
Washington evening newspaper. Each and
every one OF these claims is false; fully as
much So as the two Just witidra WI by the
Star. and to put the question to 4 test. THE
TIMES offers to donate FOUR THOUSAND
DOLLARS under the following conditions:
FIRST PROPOSITION.
If, aftrr an investigation BY a competent
IL
OF the Star is more than three times that
of the evening edition OF this paper, THE
TINES will donate ONE THOUSAND DOL
LARS To any charitable institution in
Washington which the Comm.ssionc may
name
SECOND PROPOSITION.
Ir, after an investigation by competent
Committee, ii is found that the star las
six times as many regular and permanent
subscriber as The evening edition OF this
paper, TEE TINES will donate ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS to the Associated
Charities, to De- used as that Organization
may designate.
THIRD PROPOSITION.
H. "AA'A s'h
committee, IL is found that the Star ha S ten
times as many readers as the evening edi-
tion of this paper. TIE TIMES will to-
nate ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO The
Newshoys' Home Of This city, 10 tc used in
maintaining that institution.
FOURTH PROPOSITION.
If, after an Investigation by competent
Committee, the above three claims of the
Star are found TO be &C rect, THE TIMES
will give to the Evening tar Company ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS as compensation
for the trouble it will have in substan,iating
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 ia writ
Ing OF these propositions. In order To avoid
any hys,ericai explanations by the Star
Of its ridiculous claims, The Times desires
It distinctly Understood that these offers
mean business. They are made with a
view OF compelling the Star TO stop its
hypocritical bravado, and. unless accepted. |
the Star must stand before the public as
eselfconfessed braggast