The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-29
HAPPY SEXTETTE
ALL WINNERS OF
TIMES BICYCLES
Six Contestants Amazed by
Handsome Rewards for Such
Pleasant, Short Work.

Six bicycles worth $3.50 have been
awarded to half dozen participants
In The Washington Times $500, 0o0
Bicycle Contest. Their ages ranged
from six to twenty years and they
came from different sections In Wash
ington and the nearby Virginia and
Maryland suburbs. Each received his
wheel in return for thirty.five new
yearly subscribers for this paper.
Perhaps the proudest recipient of a
bicycle was Robert Workman. who
was celebrating his twentieth birth.
day. His hearing and speech are i'm
paired. One might suppose that he
was handicapped In making the
canvass for the thirty-five subscribers.
but. on a piece Of paper no wrote. II
didn't have any trouble at all. and
enjoyed the pleasant work Of few
hours" Workman lives at 1403 Third
street northwest. and 10 employed In
a printing office.
Ten.year-old Gets Prize.
Little Edward killian. ten years old.
of 614 Massachusetts, avenue north
west. said his subscriptions came
rapidly and with most, encouraging
regularity after he had fixed his de-
termination to get a free bicycle. He
got most OF his subscribers in his own
neighborhood.
Claiborne Wiley. eleven years old. Of
Fairfax Courthouse, Va, who was &C.
companied by his mother when he
called at The Washington Times
Bicycle Headquarters. 1922 F street
northwest. confessed that II was the
happiest day of his life.
l. l. 81 lNx, L. til.
today" said his mother, but he is not
half as proud as / am, because there
are a number Of bicycle contestants in
Fairfax and he was the first to go
over the top"
Albert Blaokman. twelve years old,
OF 952h Twenty-sixth street north
west, was amazed at receiving such
fine add dandy bicycle for such
little effort" He said ne could
hardly realize that rne splendid, $50
Ranger was his.
THE people In Maryland we're
most eager to subscribe for The
Washington Times for a year and I
had an easy time signing up thirty
five brand-new subscribers" said
Earl Orme. twelve years old, Of Seat
than I thought l would ever own
and the fact that I got 1t without II
costing me a cent makes 1t a double
source of pride to me-"
Not Hard Work at All.
Merritt F. McClear, fourteen years
old. of sos fire. street northwest. is
an enterprising, business-like young
man and expressed wonder that more
boys and girls were not getting
bicycles in short order. 1T looks
to me to be a two-day job to get the
| thirty-five new yearly subscribers for
The Washington Times" said he.
ANY boy or girl who puts his mind
to 1t can clean UP the job in a few
hours. II they want bicycles the
thing to do Is to set a time limit
| for themselves and let nothing inter.
fore with their completing the sim
pie, easy and pleasant task within a
gwen time"
! The Washington Times 100000
Bicycle Contest will close on Sep
TENDER 1. Everybody in Washington
and the nearby Virginia and Mary.
land suburbs is eligible to enroll and
get a $50 Ranger bicycle free. Sign
the coupon in today's paper; get a
subscription book; make a canvass
among your friends and neighbor.
end get thirty-five of them to sub
scribe for The Washington Times for
year each. You collect only ~
cents in each case as the first
months payment; turn the subscrip
tions and money in at 1922 F street
northwest the same day you get
them, and as soon as your thirty-five
subscriptions have been verified you
get your $50 Ranger bicycle.
| Why not start today?