Evening star., 1912-11-17
EASY TO EARN GOLD
New Series of Special Prizes
in Star Contest.
AWARD FOR EXTRA EFFORT
Same Amounts as We're Competed
For Last Week-Hustlers
May Win.

Interest in The Stars five-thousand-dol-
lar contest and in the special prize fea-
ture has become so live.y that a new
series OF special prizes has been arranged,
to be awarded to those who do the best
work during the week ending Saturday,
November 23. Prizes the same in value
as those offered for last week will be
hung up as special inducements for the
extra work this week. the first beng $40
in gold, with nine other prizes offered.
ranging down to ST.
Winners of last weeks special prizes in
clude the two leaders in the big main
contest, c. c. Mayer and William Grass.
while two of the organizations that are
working as teams are also among the
winners of specials. Those winning, in
order, are c. c. Mayer, Eastern High
School Athletic Association. Villa n
Grass, Harry Ragan, j. Mark Trice, Eliza
beth Gilliland, James Mcknight. Thomas
B. White Douglas II. Beali and the Re-
gent NJ dgets. The winners will be paid
their prize money at the Office Of The
Star tomorrow
Mayer Continues in Lead.
{. c. Mayer still holds the lead by a
good margin in the main contest, his total
vote at the close of business last night
being 29,73o. Viii lam Grass stands sec
ond with 21.S9O votes. third place this
week being held by Harry Ragan, whose
total is 20.43O James A. Mcknight is
fourth with 9,240 and Thomas b. White
stands fifth with S,94o.
The Regent Midgets, composed of hus-
Ting lads the most of whom are still in
knee trousers. stand fine chance of cap
turing a district prize of 500. as they are
sixth n the general standing and second
in their district, which lies between
NORTH Capitol street and 14th street.
These kiddes have turned in total OF
800 votes. Members of the Eastern High
School Athletic Association have amassed
a handsome total of 1880 votes. standing
third in their distr ct, which includes all
of the southeast and southwest sections
of the city.
Hurley Boys Hustling.
The Frank Hurley Club of boys, late en-
trants in the big contest, have already
piled up 1880 votes and stand mint in
the list of contestants in their district,
which is all of the northeast section. The
I'd Infantry team, N. G. d. c., is tn 'rd in
the list of contestants from the third dis
trict, lying between North Capitol and
14th streets, and have a total of 7,0sU
votes to their credit. In the fourth dis
trict. which includes all tie territory west
of 14th street, the Boy Scouts team,
with a total of 5,140, stands fourth in the
list.
The contest will come to close Decem-
ber 15, so that contestants who may en-
ter now will have full month in VIII ch
to work for one of the gold coin prizes.
In addition, extra Irizes are offered as
special inducements for work during the
present week.
Grading the Specials.
The individual or organization turning
in the largest number of votes this week
will receive a spec al prize of $40, e sec
ond largest number will capture for the
person or team turning it In a cash prize
of 50, and so on down to 81. In addition
to these special cash prizes, all the votes
turned in will be counted in the big con-
test.
Are not these inducements. and the big
prizes in gold coin to be awarded the
W nners Of the main contest, enough of a
lure to induce you to enter the ranks OF
contestants? Why not get in line right
away?