Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-09
THREE PRIZES WON,
FOURTH NOT TAKEN
Street Safety Men on Pa
rade, Each With
Sum of $40.
DONATIONS AS REWARD
FOR PROPER "DISCOvERY"
Prescribed Question Propounded to
Right Party Draws Cash Pre-
MUM Worth Having.

Only three out Of the four street safety
men who carried the ten-dollar prizes on
the streets of Washington yesterday
afternoon were Caught" the carrier on
route No. 1, which included street and
eth street northwest, escaping attention
The winners on the other three routes
are:
Route No. 2, H street northeast be-
tween Sd and 18th streets, William A.
Riedl of 1905 H street northeast
Route No. 3, Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween I'd and Sth streets and Sth street
between Pennsylvania avenue and M
street southeast, William Murdoch OF 54s
18th street southeast.
Route No. 4, NJ street between 18th and
Seth streets northwest, II. P. johnson Of
Ballston. Va.
John B. Smallwood. city editor OF The
Star, carried the prize money on route
No. /, and. although he went the entire
distance twice and saw many persons
asking Are you for street safety?' he
was not asked the magic question that
would have won so.
J. T. Moffett, superintendent Of trans
portation for the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, carried the prize
on route No. ..
Brice Clagett, Star reporter, carried
the prize money on route No. 3.
William F. Peabody. president of the
the prizes. carried the money on Route
No T.
No Immediate Discovery"
In no case We're the street safety men
caught Immediately upon entering the
route. 1t was well after 8 o'clock and
toward the middle of the route when the
proper question was put to Mr.. Moffett
Needless to say, the questioner was very
pleased when he learned he had Caught
the right man.
Mr.. Smallwood was nearly Caught at
the corner Of 7th and F streets One con-
testant had stationed himself on the
north side Of F street just west Of 7th
street and questioned every one who came
that way: AS Mr.. Smallwood rounded
the corner the man was only a few feet
away, but between them was another
man.
Are you for street safety?'' asked the
questioner of the man preceding Mr..
Smallwood.
What's the matter today. anyway
retorted the man. Several persons have
asked me that question
While the Questioner was explaining
Mr.. Smallwood walked by unnOticed,
and the questioner lost $40. The safety
man returned over the route, but the
\
street, so again escaped notice of the
vigilant questiOner.
Mr.. Clagett, who covered the south
east territory. had a rather interesting
experience. Clifford Lanham. an en-
ploye of the District building, suspect
ed Mr.. Clagett Of being the safety man
the moment he saw him, but instead
of asking the proper question followed
him from one end of the route to the
other and then back. On the return
trip Mr. Lanham stopped for few
moments in a store to copy the safety
rules which had to be presented. Whlie
he was in the store William Murdoch
came up to Mr.. Clagett near Sth street
the question which took the money.
A few moments later Mr.. Lanham ap-
preached with the proper formula, only
TO learn he was just too late.
On the Georgetown Route.
Mr.. Peabody started in on the George
town route at Goth street. coming down
from X He walked as far as the car
barn and though he heard several per-
sons asking the question. none OF them
spoke to him. After stopping near the
car barn for a few moments he started
on a return trip and reached the begin
ming OF the route. He had gone several
blocks on another trip when H. r. Jonn-
son walked over, and, after hesitating
few moments. put the question.
All in all the contest proved interesting
and the men who carried the certIncates
for the money all had rather a novel time
of il. Just what use will be made OF the
$40 prize which was not won will not be
knowa until the Street Safety Associa-
ton meets again, which will probably be
next week. The money may be used In
connection with other prize events which
are being arranged. or it may be used In
some individual contest along the streets
where no one received 1t yesterday.
Alto HITS FALLEN CYCIIST.