The Washington times., 1921-06-25
Tines BIKE RACE
'GETSFRESH START
ASSCH00LSCLO
Hundreds Of Boys and Girls En-
roll for Chance to Earn
Wheels.

| Just a. was expected. closing of the
public schools has besn followed by
the enrolling Of hundreds and hup-
drsds Of boys and girls In The wash
ington Times $500, 900 Bicycle Contest
and the result IL that practically
thres-fourths OF the 5000 wheels to
be given away have already been
spoken for"
! This means that other boys and
girls and grown-ups who want to get
ono OF those brand new. completely
equipped $50 Ranger bicycles. Ii re-
turn for obtaining thirtY.fve new
yearly subscribers for The Washing
ton Times. had better "get q move
on" an enroll Immediately. Every day
they walt their chances OF getting q
bicycle will grow more slim.
WORK Is nAsY.
All the recipients OF bicycles thus
far say II 10 easy. simple and pleas
ant to get thirty-nvs new yearly
III bscribers for Tho washington
Times. Remember. when you enter
this contest you are expected to turn
in your subscriptions at 1922 #
street northwest the .sams day you
get them. that you are required to
collect the first months subscription
price, and that a. soon rs your sub
scriptions have been verified you
get your bicycle.
Practically all tho boys entered in
this contest have the idea of not
only deriving q great deal Of pleas
urs from their wheels, but making
some vacation money ~ well.
One of the characteristics Of the
live. red-blooded American boy ID his
desire to ret into business and to earn
his own spending money. Tho boy
who owns . bicycle has . big adj
vantage over the boy who must 80 II
afoot. In every community. large or
small, occasions arise whore quick
urgently needed. The boy bicyciist
hts right into these openings
For Instance. one boy has arranged
with . cleaner and presscr to organ
ize q club in which men pay . speci-
fed sum per month for pressing a
given number Of suits. The boy
boards his bike on designated days,
calls at the mons homes or offices to
collect the suits and then return
them At promised periods. He gets
q commission on the total volume OF
business.
one boy IL making money deliver
picture theater to another. a. several
lpicturs houses frequently show the
same picture the same day. He de-
veioped this line of business through
the fiim exchange In his city.
Florists and Ice cream dealers often
have emergency calls for their goods
and the boy who, with his bike. Is
within call. picks up considerable
business.
DOY CYCLTSTS EARN MONEY.
Many tenants Of large office build
ings do not have regular office boys.
A group of boys who live on the
| same street make II q point to ride
their bikes to such . building reg
ularly between $3.50 and every af-
ternoon for whatever errands tho oc-
cupants may require. One city IL
brary has built up . telephone trade
through use of boys who collect
books on the day they are due and
deliver new books whore they are
wanted.
Several cities report the activities
of boy cyclists who have regular
routes among housewives upon whom
they call every day. asking. ANY
errandsf" Some of these boys
carry lunches to factory men right
fresh from their homes. One boy has
established doughnut day with
baker. In the morning he takes
orders for doughnuts and delivers
them in the afternoon. The baker
gladly pays him a commission on this
new business.