The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
LIVELY Times
With HERALD
CONTESTANTS
Every Day Gains in Interest
and Enthusiasm as End
Draws Near.

Contestants are getting down TO brass
tacks in earnest these days. with the
realization that the time Is growing
short for vote-getting, efforts are made
more strenuous and interest grows apace.
Campaigns are being reorganized, and
final rallying OF forces is taking place
all along the line.
There will be an award for every con-
testant. Strive your utmost to see that
your award is high up in the list. Make
the grand award your goal and finish
as near the top az possible.
The grand award, the $500 house and
lot. purchased from IA. r. Howenstein
Company. 1874 r Street Northwest, Is a
home that will win your entire approval.
1t is ideal in location and construction.
In the midst OF a refined, cOngenial, and
growing noighborhood, at Tenth and ID
Streets Northeast, II is easily accessible
by car line to all points Of the city.
The house has six commOdious rooms
and bath and polished floors throughout
The front is OF pressed brick, and the
porch IL in colonial design. overlooking
an attractive terraced parking.
Large closets, oak mantels, polished
floors, combination electric and gas
lights. hot-water heat. laundry trays.
and servants closets combine to make
this one of the best equipped homes II is
DOSSiplP tO bullu anu NO SFAt ipi S'r''Vs
The four 81 % automobiles to he given
as first awards to Herald contestants.
ranking next to the grand award in value,
may be seen at the esta blishments from
which they were purchased. Here is the
list:
Two REQ touring cars. purchased from
the Barnard Motor Car Company. l6l:
Fourteenth Street Northwest: one Over
land touring car, purchased from the
Overland Washington Motor Company.
81 Fourteenth Street Northwest: one
Studebaker .CE-M-Fl touring car. pur-
chased from the Commercial Auto and
Supply Company. Inc. 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
from the Joseph Han Chase Piano
Company. are displayed at the Contest
Building. ia Thirteenth Street North
west. Here also are exhibited the ma
jority OF the other awards.
The Advocates special awards, intro
duced as an auxiliary feature to assist
contestants in securing votes, have been
tremendously successful.
Particulars concerning the special
award now being offered will be found
elsewhere in to-day's Herald. Any one.
whether a contestant or not, is eligible
to compete for the extra award.
4 list of winners Of special awards al
ready delivered follows:
Mrs. VI. +. Thompson. 1915 y Street
Northwest on November p. 1872. received
a certificate for ladys So suit.
Mr J. Finley. 35l c Street Southwest.
on November -. 1912. received n certif-
cate for a gentleman's S25 suit.
c. V. Gates. 149 Seaton Street North
west, n Schubert upright piano valued at
$40. on December 7. 1919.
Mr. q. ]. Le BaU. Ills Eighth Street
Northwest. a S2oo Grafonola. on Decem-
ber q. 1872
Mr. C. Z. Cornell. on X Street North
west a COnOyer Baby Grand piano.
valued at $50, on January l.. 1915.
J. c. Shaw. 1Il5 Eighth Street North
west, a $6Ij Schubert Player Piano
NThe list of the twenty leading contest
ants in each district. arranged in the or
der OF their relative standing. follows: