The Washington herald., 1911-12-19

managers and clerks received votes ex-
peditlouslY, and the work was soon ac-
COmplshed.
Announcements and instructions kept
pace with the flight OF time. Everybody
interested was told and retold that pay
r7ents for subscriptions for which votes
would be issued must be made by the
last stroke Of 10 o'clock. Candidates
worked hard counting out big rolls Of
bills. Five minutes before the hour there
were several who had not gotten 10 the
bottom 4 their stacks, but when It was
announced that II vas within thirty sec
ondS Of 10 o'clock everybody had made
their deposits. AS the clock was striking,
the final call was made, but everybo Iy
lad gotten under the wire. and all that
remained TO he done was to issue ballots
and place them in the ballot box The
latter was sealed, the key being given to
the chairman of the committee, and was
not opened until subscriptions turned in
had been verified and such changes made
in the voting ballots as were warranted
by the verifcation.
An adding machine, which has been
used to add votes during the contest, fur
nished correct totals quickly without
this machine there would have been great
delay in arriving at results.
The contest was notable all through for
the friendly relations between contestants
have made themselves fast friends. This
was we'll shown during the closing hours
Of the contest, when the candidates had
social session in the contest depart
ment OF The Washington Herald Con-
testants who have been working against
each other since September became
chummy.
Good wishes were passed around by
everybody. A spirit Of friendly rivalry
was evident
Tourists Start February 8,
The winners of the world tours will
sail from San Francisco on the palatial
liner Cleveland. February 6, 1872 They
are due to return to Washington the
latter part Of May.
When The Herald announced its inyi-
tation to the people of Washington and
vicinity to select ten guests for The
Herald's hospitality, three of whom were
to tour the world and seven to tour Eu-
rope, It was said that nothing but the
best would be considered good enough
for them The travellers necessary ex-
penses will be paid from the time they
leave Washington until they return.
Steamship charges. hotels, guides, car
rage drives, and fees will be attended to
by the conductors. All that is necessary
for the tourists is TO accept the hospi-
tality Of The Herald.
The world tourists will make their
homes while on the sea aboard the mag
nicent new twin-screw steamship of the
Hamburg American Line, Cleveland. Some
idea OF the size of this ship may be gain
ed by notice OF Its dimensions. It is reg
istered at 1900 tons, Is COS feet long, has
S. feet beam, and is IS feet above the
water line.
The ship is furnished with all convent
ences which modern ingenuity and inven-
ton have supplied for making life aboard
ship one that is surrounded by the prin-
cipai luxuries OF land. Electric elevators
run between the five decks, electric lights
are used for illumination throughout. and
electric fans are placed In each state
room and about the lounging rooms. so
that when the Cleveland is speeding
through the tropics the passengers will
be cool and comfortable. Intercommu-
picAting telephones are arranged 50 that