Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
FOR STUDENTS IN POLITICS
PRIZES FOR BEST ESTIMATES
ON THE ELECTION.
Unique Campaign Puzzle Contest
Prepared by Star-States Occu-
pied by Advertisers.

The Study in Politics. a presidential
| campaign puzzle contest which is being
conducted by The Sunday Star and appears
for the first time in todays issue, is
unique and will give the children and
women, well as the political followers
and others, an opportunity to win one OF
the three valuable prizes 20 be given by
The Star TO the successful contestants.
The puzzle appears in the form of a
map of the United States, each state con-
tanning an advertisement of a local bust
ness concern. The prizes amount to Sl46.
One prize of $50 will be given to the per-
son who names the next President of the
United States and who estimates the num-
Der of electoral votes the next President
Will receive, or VINO comes nearest To
the number. Another prize is to be Sf6,
or 81 for each state. to the person who
gives the best estimate of votes each
state will give the next President. An
other prize is $50 to be presented to the
preson who gives the best estimate OF
the popular plurality of all states for the
next President.
The only condition in this contest Is that
the answers must appear on the coupons,
which will appear each Sunday until the
close OF the campaign. The contest ENDS
at noon on November f. and any one can
send in as many estimates as he wishes.
In the event of tie the prizes are to
be divided. All answers must be addressed
to The Presidential Editor" care of The
Sunday Star.
In the advertisements which appear in
the various states. beginning with Maine
of the New England states appears the
Quitting house of Joseph Auerbach, 6G'
pennsylvania avenue, who declares there
! is little doubt of that state going republ-
can and announces a fall display, begin
ming tomorrow. of hats and shirts. James
l.. Parsons, the local builder, GIG Union
Trust Building, who has crecterd many of
the principal buildings of the National
capital, covers the states of Vermont and
New Hampshire. Anything wanted in the
machiniSt work may be had at 1919 Ohio
avenue and Is 10 be supplied by J. Il.
| Hurley, who covers Massachusetts, Rhode
Island and Connecticut.
| +. @. Smith Piano Company. 100 Penn
! sylvania avenue, declares the upright Sl65
| piano Is worth double that price and Will
| talk pianos instead of politics This COM
/ pany covers the entire state of New York.
New Jersey. Maryland and Delaware are
| given over to the Business Science Uni
| Verslty of this city. which teaches bust
! ness course by mail. The famous ''Shoo-
| maker Penn Rye" which is supplied by
| the Shoemaker Company, 1881 e street
northwest, is found IN the state of Penn
| sylvania. Continuing through the middle
Atlantic states one finds the Colonial
Beach Real Estate Company, 18th and q
streets, in West Virginia Offering lots at
SO up. Miller Brothers cafe and restau-
rant. Coz 9th street, appears in West Eir-
ginia, while the Washing on Dairy Com
pany, wholesale dealers of high-grade
butterine, occupies the state of North
Carolina. An annual palm sale by Black
istone, 14th and III streets. is noted in
| South Carolina. While figuring on the
puzzle note the easy way 20 buy land IN
Fuckers Addition to Clarendon Va;
Craig & Evans. 1902 II street. in the state
OF Georgia. The State of Florida Is oc-
cupied by the II. f. Mandler Co, 49, 10th
street, offering lots for sale in Wisconsin
Avenue park.
The Messineo Shoe Manufacturing and
Repairing Company appears III Alabama
ROCK bottom prices and the goods de-
clared to be the finest stock are quoted by
! Halls Capitol Hill market Sd and c
nando K. Sari, 1909 L street, occupies
Louisiana with an advertisement of pure
| olive oil and wines and liquors. The
Flynn Motor Car Company Qnc.), 615-6l7
u street southeast, displays 81 100
| Mitchell car in Arkansas. Owen Owen
! tailor. 423 18th street. is found in the
state Of Tennessee. For furnishing and
retitting window shades see the Copeland
| Company, 4GS 18th street, in Kentucky
THE Big Print Shop of Judd & Bet
weller, 420 18th street, is in Ohio John
&. Rau. the electric man. 52f 18th street
declares Indiana is going to be a close
state and that a hot fight will be made
during the campaign. and announces that
his prices will be closer and goods better
than all the presidential campaigns Elk
Grove creamery Elgin butter OF Golden q
Co. 922 Louisiana avenue is found in Illi
nois.
keane's chop house, Westory building.
is found in Michigan. The Sheboygan
ginger ale. sold by j. T. Dyer, is to be
found In Wisconsin, while the Philadel-
phia oyster house occupies Minnesota.
Buster Brown bread" manufactured by
Stohiman's bakery. is III Iowa. r. Ber-
berich's Sons 1l16 9TH street, selling
I ,tt,r It'll
Missouri, and they can SHOW you" The
Brush-Nichols Company, ITO street
displays cut of its $500 runabout in
North and South Dakota. The A. F. Jorss
iron and steel works, 31J 18th street are
| in Nebraska. The Velvet Kind" is noted
! in Kansas. Herrmanns famous ginger
ale is found in Oklahoma and Indian Ter
rtory. The Sanitary Grocery Company
which operates a number of stores in this
city. occupies the largest state in the
| Cnion-TeXas. The King Baker" John
G.. Weinberg. IA 18th street southeast. is
to be found in New Mexico, while to the
west, in Arizona is the Consolidated Sales
Company, Colorado building, with fire
protectors.
Royal Pilsen' and odd Glory" beer.
manufactured by the AbnerDrury Brew
ing Company. is located in the state of
Colorado. Auth's Vienna Frankfurter"
sausage is found in Wyoming. A box of
Havenners waferettes is located in Mon
tana. The Maurice Joyce Engraving Com
pany occupies Utah. while the Arlington
Bottling Company appears in Nevada
with its Arnold's Indian pale ale Old
Overhoit' whisky. distributed by y. II.
Shea. So Pennsylvania avenue. is found
| in Idaho. Loffier'S pork products are
located in Washington. and Parker, Bird
get & Co. outfitters. "heead ito foot" are
in Oregon. california. without change
via the Sunset Route" A. ]. Poston. gem
eral agent, 9O5 f street northwest, appro-
priately occupies California.
Goes to the Firefghter.
Capt. Jacob Stulz. who has been in COM