The Washington herald., 1918-02-28
Final Bell Rings Today
For Stamp Contestants
in The Herald War Savings
Stamp Race Will Make Great Finish to
Win Thirty Prizes of Gold.

Today Is the last of The Herald's
Second War Savings Stamp Contest
and it is expected that before mid
night when the contest closes.
stamps to the value of $4,000 or
who are striving for the thirty gem
lODonnell, Harry Wardman, Col.
Robert N. Harper and william f.
GUIDE.
Today is also the last day that
the war savings stamps may be pur-
chased for $4.13.
Beginning tomorrow they viii
cost S4.14 apiece.
Price Advances.
Contestants should call attention
/ to this fact whenever they attempt
to make sales as 1t is an induce
ment worthy of attention.
War savings stamp officials de-
clare that the last day of January
before the war savings stamps were
Increased from $4.12 to s4.13 was
the largest of the entire month and
they believe that today will prove
the largest sales day in Bebruary.
Contestants in The Herald's contest
will find that they have a strong
selling feature in the saving of
these pennies. anyway. and should
take advantage of 1T.
Proof of the widespread interest
which the contest has aroused was
witnessed by Superintendent of
Letter Carriers Schooley yesterday
afternoon, when he was approached
by several of the contestants and
requested leave of absence for to-
day in order that they might de-
vote to selling War Savings
Stamps.
All talk at the City Postoffice and
at the eleven police precincts yes
terday related to the contest, and
the mammoth patriotic rally to be
held at the Billy Sunday Tabernacle
Saturday night when Mr.. Sunday
will personally distribute the thirty
gold prizes offered by Messrs.
O'Donnell, Wardman. Harper and
GUIDE.
Marine Band Leader Santelmann
promised last night that his band
would be on hand at the Tabernacle
promptly at GAS Saturday night.
and give a preliminary concert Of
patriotic tunes.
Several other unique features
will be presented at the Tabernacle
saturday night which will guar
Intce an enjoyable evening to all
! who attend
Clothing Is Incentive.
Billy Sunday is looking forward to
this evening when he will have as his
special guests the firemen, policemen
and letter carriers of Washington and
the members of the Board Of Trade OF
this city. He is strong for these men
and promises them his best on this
| evening.
In order to stimulate interest in The
Herald's second contest one public
| spirited local tailor has offered the
| policemen in his precinct who sells
| the most War Savings Stamps during
the ten days a brand new suit OF
| clothes.
Sell stamps.
SELL stamps
SELL STAMPS.
This is the slogan of determination
in the minds of the contestants and
| that they are doing it with a will Miss
| Mamie Z. Gulick and Miss Emma
| Binnix. the two young ladies at the
City Postoffice who have charge of
the distribution Of the stamps, will
l attest.
Today, they believe. will be their
biggest and most thrilling day but it
will have to be SOME day, they said
yesterday afternoon, to come up to
Wednesday.
Other Cities to Follow.
D. J. Callahan. director Of the Dis
trict War Savings Stamp Committee,
is so enthusiastic over the two con-
tests which have been staged by The
Herald that he Is going to suggest
to the national committee that similar
contests be devised in other large
cities among their policemen, fremen
and letter carriers.
Tomorrow D. ]. Callahan and Kem-
per F. Cowing will get together with
Postmaster NJ. o. Chance and certify
the thirty winners In the second con-
test. They will necessarily work rap
idly, as it is desired that an early an
nouncement of winners be made.
Today Is the day that counts.
Today you can make up for nine
poor days by selling two or three
thousand stamps and surprising your
friends by being one of the thirty
fortunate and distinguished win
ners.
If you make today a banner day you
can rest in the assurance tonight that
Won will haVa rnada a ora5ItahIo - a,,-