The Washington herald., 1913-01-30
AVALANCHE OF
VOTESINTHE
HERALDCONTEST
Contestants Setting a Lively
Pace to Boost Their
Standing.

1t will be a neck and neck race from
now on. Every vote will count. The
contestants who combine enterprise with
perseverance will be the most success
ful ones. While the Advocate has ar
ranged that there will be an award
for every contestant, the object should
be to win the highest one IN the list OF
$50 awards. Work as II there were only
one award-the 5000 house and lot.
Then IL you are not successful in win
ming II, you are sure TO finish near the
top, among the automobiles and pianos.
All the awards having been published.
hundreds of contestants are awaiting
themselves of the opportunity to see
them. 1t will give you fresh inspira-
tion to visit the $500 house and lot.
situated on the southwest corner OF
Tenth and ID Streets Northeast
The four $3.50 autos can be seen at
the headquarters of the firms from
which they were purchased. The pianos
and most of the other awards are ex-
hioited at the contest building, IA Thir-
teenth Street Northwest
Naturally, keenest interest centers IN
the splendid home purchased from II. r.
howenstein Company, 1914 F Street
Northwest
1t is ideal in location and construction.
in the midst of a refined, congenial and
growing neighborhood. at Tenth ana ID
streets Northeast, II is easily accessible
by car line TO all points of the city
Six commodious rooms and bath insure
plenty of space. It has hardwood finish
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 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 it is
possible to build and to sell for 5000
The four $3.50 automobiles to be given
as first awards to Herald contestants,
ranking negt to the grand award in val
tie. may be seen at the establishments
which they were purchased. Here is the
list:
Two REQ touring cars, purchased from
the Barnard Motor Car Company, 1872
Fourteenth Street Northwest; one Over
land touring car. purchased from the
Overland Washington Motor Company,
81 Fourteenth Street Northwest; one
Studebaker (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
Tour Schubert Player Pianos and four
Schubert Upright Pianos, purchased |
from the Joseph Hall Chase Piano |
Company, are displayed at the Contest |
Building. ia Thirteenth Street North |
west. Here also are exhibited the ma
lority of the other awards.
In a few days The Advocate will pub
lish a complete list of contest 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
On the twO-page section In to-days Her
aid. 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. NJ. +. Thompson. 1215 n Street
Northwest. on November %, 1919, received
a certificate for a lady's s35 suit.
Mr.. ]. Finley, S31 Street Southwest,
on November %, 1872. received a certif-
cate for a gentleman's SIS suiu
C V. Gates. 149 Seaton Street North
west, a Schubert upright piano valued at
800. on December Z. 1912.
Mr.. o. ]. LIE Bau, Ills Eighth Street
Northwest. a 5000 Grafonola, on Deem
her q. 1919.
Mr. G. Z. ConneII. 900 K Street North
west a Conover Baby Grand piano,
valued at $3.50. on January Is. 1913
The list OF the twenty leading contest
ants in each district, arranged in the or
der OF their relative standing, are as fol-
lows:
DISTRICT ONE.
c. X. CornweII. 1915 r st. NV.
NJ. paddock, Florence Court.
J. p. Frey, 1924 3Oth st. NV.
Mrs. c. Lynn, ZIG 22d st. NV.
Edna O'NeiI, 2O31 III ST. NV.
ID. Webster, 1913 Pa. Ave.
J. VI. Hart. 1915 Calvert st.
j. l.. Young, 2509 wis. Ave.
T.. II. Green, Tennallytowp.
u. &. Harris, 1905 34th St. NV.
Frank Lnvezxn, 1912 VI st. NV.
&. E. DeVaughn, 2224 r st. NV.
Mrs. II. T. DnrneiIle, 2sI9 @ st. NV.