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Show MORE TICKETS 1 ARE GIVEN AWAY J Bert Blackmail Wins Honors in Yesterday's Standard Contest Capt. ,; 1; Lawrence Said, "Don't Give Up-the Ship "Children Have a Great Opportunity to Get Free Orpheum Tickets. r ' 1 ,. .j Tho third day's Orpheum freo ticket 3 contest, closed this morning with in- I . creased Interest in tho subject under ' -A consideration. Almost twice as many - -I answers were received as on tho first I and second days, and the answer was I" j : tho hardest to get of the three. 1 ' Tho question to be considered for - ' last evening's contest was, "Who was ( " the naval officer who uttered a senti- -' '1 ment, Just before ho died in battle, i which sentiment became the watch-i watch-i -word during the remainder of the war a H i with Great Britain between 1S12 and '-. m 1814?" The best answor received was fJ: M j from Bert Blackraan, ,aged 10, which Kj jjl J was as follows: ii V'lJsJ "Captain James Lawrence , of the 'J?' 'M United States ship Chesapeake, ,was jjv: j$S mortally wounded In a battle with the .'Sm British ship Shannon, on Juno 1, 1S13, K,'M , and just before his death Captain Kj2; I Lawrence said, 'Don't give up the fLj-J" i Ship.' The ship, howovcr, was cap- B$M$ ' tured by the British, after the death grrf' of Lawrence, thirty miles off Boston, W&W, Mass." Rfi" Tne foregoing shows how easy at Is HKf to get these Httlo historical events, BpfgV even if you have forgotten them as Bag taught in school, because tho United K&& States history tells the wholo story. WBfr" In this evening's Standard again Hre J appears a sentiment uttered In a WStfi i more recent war, in fact It was dur- Hf& ing the war with Spain. And for the 1k& first twenty-five correct answers wo Bg? will give two children's tickets to the Bray Orpheum freo for tomorrow evening. W&S? This will be an easy one becauso ov- HP erv child should remember what tho Ha;, battle cry of the American sailors Br was during the Spanish war. There- w fore, we will be very particular about frV" the answer tomorrow morning and it jjfe Is expected that the two answers to I- the questions asked on the classified pas;e will be absolutely correct. The Orpheum show tonight gives the "Crisis," which is said to bo one of' B 1 . the best picture shows the Orpheum BE? I has put on up to date, u&v I Remember that the time to call for R-?' the tickets and deliver your answer is E&. I S o'clock In the morning. The office Blv i I will not be open until 8 o'clock. There- K.", I fore, whoever comes first should take Kfc I hold of the handle of the door and the Erf-I nest one should stand behind that BfV child and so on in single column un- K'l til the door is open. Those in line Wg ju who have the wrong answer, of course, feJ drop it and those back of them take : Hi'J their place. &$ Remember children, as there are ' Brajl many more than the required twenty- I Ej&a five who call for the tickets, the twen- 1 ffljGm ty-flvc that are nearest correct shall ors, The paper will be circulated today to-day for tho purpose of securing the signatures of such contracts as "will agree to the conditions set forth therein. John R. Peterson, chairman of the committee that drew up the agreement, agree-ment, is quoted as saying that tho electrical men arc asking for a minimum min-imum scale of $1 50 per day for jouiv ncymen and a minimum of $2.50 por day for apprentices. The present scale is 54 for journeymen and from $1 to $1.50 for apprentices. The Increase In-crease Is asked for by tho inside wiremen. The linemen are working under an agreemont that is satisfactory satisfac-tory to them. There is a clause In tho agreement which specifies that no electrician will contract work for himself. On the committee with Mr Peterson are William Shipp, Arthur H. Ortlepp, Richard R. Jessop and Grant Ingles. The president of the local union Is Angus C. Folkman. Claudo Seppich is tho secretary. 00 |