The Washington herald., 1913-02-03
CONTESTANTS
RALLY FOR
final TEST
Carnival Of Vote-getting Is
Now at Its Height All
Over the City.

The Advocate is realizing his expecta-
tions of months in the accentuated en-
thusiasm on the part of all contestants.
Interest in The HeraId's $4,000 Contest
is at fever heat.
The hundreds striving for the valuable
awards putting new life into their
efforts, realizing that every vote is need
cd in this last final burst of energy.
The contest building. IA Thirteenth
Street Northwest, is being swamped with
votes. The Advocates staff of assistants
is taxed to its utmost TO count and sort
the thousands OF votes that pour in
daily
There will be n valuable award for
every contestant. Just how valuable
yours will be rests entirely with You.
Every award has been purchased Con-
tcstants will need no urging to inspect
the 5000 house. located at Tenth and D
Streets Northeast. nor the four $3.50
automobiles. which may he seen at the
establishments mentioned below. The
other awards are exhibited at the Con-
test Building. IA Thirteenth Street
Northwest where you are invited TO
call and view them.
The grand award. the $500 house and
lot. purchased from II. r. Howenstein
Company. 1914 + Street Northwest, is
home that will win your entire approval
1t is ideal i'm location and construction.
In the midst of a refined. Congenial and
growing neighborhood, at Tenth and ID
Streets Northeast, it is easily accessible
by car line to all points OF the city.
Six commcdious rooms and bath insure
throughout and polished floors. The front
is OF pressed brick and the porch Is In
colonial design. overlooking an attractive
terraced parking.
Large closets. oak rnantels. polished
VnI
lights hot-wster heat, laundry trays,
and servants closets combine to make
this one of the best equipped homes it Is
possible to build and to sell for 5000.
The four $3.50 automobiles to be given
MS first awards To Herald contestants,
ranking next to the grand award in val
ue may be seen at the establishments
which they were purcha sed. Here IS the
ist:
Two REQ touring cars, purchased from
The Barnard Motor Car Company. Isl:
Fourteenth Street Northwest; one Over
land touring car. purchased from the
Overland Washington Motor Company,
81 Fourteenth street Northwest; one
Studehaker (E-M-FO touring car, pur-
chased from the Commercial Auto and
Supply Company, Incorporated. 1913 New
York Avenue Northwest.
The four Conover Baby Grand Pianos.
purchased from Percy Foster. and the
four Schubert Player Pianos and four
Schubert Upright Pianos. purchased
Company, are displayed at the Contest
Building. IA Thirteenth Street North
west Here also are exhibited the ma
5ority of the other awards.
In few days The Advocate will pub
iIsh a complete list of contest awards.
The Advocates special awards. intro
duced as an auxiliary feature to assist
nj n votes.
tremendously successful.
Particulars concerning the special
award now being offered will he found
elsewhere in to-day's Herald. Any one,
whether a contestant or not, is eligible
TO compete for the extra award.
A list Of winners of special awards al
ready delivered follows:
Mrs. N. F. Thompson, 1215 y Street
Northwest. on November q. 1912. received
a certificate for ladys s35 suit.
Mr.. J. Finley. 331 C Street Southwest.
on November 23. 1912, received a certIf-
cate for a Gentleman's $35 suit.
c. V. Gates, 149 Seaton Street North
west, Schubert upright piano valued at
$40. on December :, 1912.
Mr. o. ]. lie Bau. 111J Eighth Street
Northwest. a 5000 Grafonola. on DeCem-
her q, 1917
Mr.. G. f. Cornell. 9oo X Street North
west, a Conover Baby Grand piano,
valued at $3.50, on January Is 1918.
The list of the twenty leading contest
ants in each district. arranged in the or
der their relative standing, follows:
DISTRICT ONE.
e. r. CornwcII. 33I5 st. NV.
NJ. BaddOck, Florence Court.
J. r. Frey, 1874 both st. NV.
Mrs. c. Lynn, sI6 I'D st. NV.
Edna O'NcH, 2031 II It. NV.
ID. Webster. 1913 PA. Ave.
}. VI. Hart. 1916 Calvert st.
J. l.. Young, 2J0o wis. Ave.
T.. II. Green, TennalIytowp-
II. c. Harris, 1905 34th st. NV.
Frank Layezzn. 2a12 VI st. NV.
G.. E. DeVauEhn, 2224 + st. NV.
Mrs. II. It. DarneiIIc. 2S13 q st. NV.
Irene Lumpkin. 1901 nd st. NV.
T.. ". BIHbock. Apt. 4O4, The Plaza.
Mrs. c. II. Evans 1929 30th 81.
John Cropper, 1857 Goth st. NV.
G. 4. ComIey, 1904 wis. Ave.
l.. J. KrItIey, 3O23 Dumbarton Ave.
Il. b: Mellman. 3033 VI ST.