Evening star., 1918-12-05
LETTER CARRIERS.
IN ". S. S. CONTEST
Mere Than Three Hundred
Are Competing for Prizes
TotaIing $1,000.
BERBERICH's SONS DONOR

In every section OF the city Washing
tons more than 800 letter carriers are
engaged competing for the thirty-four
cash prizes amounting to $1,000 offered
IN the war savings stamp selling contest
by Robert Berberich's Sons.
Each man has resolved to capture one
Of the prizes and the ten-day selling
contest promises to be highly interest
ing and spirited. The Berberich offer of
$1,000 is larger and the individual prizes
more numerous than in any of the pre-
ceding contests.
Postmaster Chance Supervisor.
Postmaster Chance, who is supervis-
Ing the competition. stated today that
he anticipates splendid results. He de-
clares that the Districts war savings
total will receive Il most substantial
boost through the efforts of his gray
coated statesmen. The men are not nov
fees at selling these government certifl-
Gates. No agency in the city has been
more consistent and active in selling
war savings stamps during the past
year than the postmen of Washington.
Besides. they have engaged in five for
Iuer selling contests and they enter upon
this competition as well trained and sea-
Eoned contestants.
The carriers are especially pleased
with the method of apportioning the
prizes. They say the division of the
carriers into three groups and the
awarding of prizes to each group should
work to the best advantage.
The carriers with routes in what is
known as the business section are class
ed as section /. for which thirteen prizes
amounting to $500 are offered. Section
is composed of those carriers with
routes in the residential and semi-busi-
ness t.istricts for which thirteen prizes
n SSS0 allowed Section
i composed of carriers with routes in
purely residential and rural sections.
Eight prizes amounting to $3.50 are al
lowed in this section
Eaualizas Competition.
A. separate set of prizes is to he
awarded each section. the men are
thls placed on a more equal footing
sN!i the carrier whose route lies in a
portion of the city where the houses
Gre widely scattered will not have to
compete with the carriers downtown
or in the more thickly settled resi-
Dental districts.
While reports received at the end
of the first day of the contest showed
that several thousand dollars worth
of the governments baby bonds" had
been disposed of. most of the COM
petitors contented themselves with
Timing up prospective customers
rather than concentrating on actual
sales.
number of the downtown men,
finding the time allotted to them dur
irS the day all too short, spent sew
eral hours last night in following
UP prospects. while others stationed
themselves in front of hotels and
other prominent points with a liberal
suppiS of the gummed stickers on
hand for direct sales.
Watch Former Winners.
The men in Section 1 are known to
he watching with particular interest
the work OF Carriers Riley G.. Spiker
and Henry c. Richter, each of whom
has proved 4 consistent winner in
past contests. Spiker, whose route is
confined to the Colorado building, has
10 his credit sales in excess of $50,000
for the year, while Richter also boasts
Of creditable record. Both carriers
have proved enthusiastic boosters of
the stamps, whether contest was in
progress or not. Saturday of last
week, three days before the present
contest was announced. Richter was
credited with sales totalng $500,
all of which were made in that day.
They also are watching Joe thinner
p,an. Big Tiffany, Farmer Duckett and
Clark and Brjdwell. all of whom have
run strong in past contests.
The contest is being held under the
supervision of Postmaster Chance,
with Assistant Postmaster Malcolm
kerliu in charge of its details. Both
are certain that it will bring results
far greater than ever before and will
provide substantial assistance toward
the accomplishment of the District of
Columb.a'S war stamp quota of ST.
Goe,6o Tor the year.