Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-07-16
PHOENIX STARTED
THINGS RUNNING
How a local Business Man Put Some
Ginger Into the Times Scholarship
Contest.

The annual scholarship contest of
the Los Angeles Times is now on and
the leading candidate is Ben Hitch
cock now of Los Angeles, but an Ari-
IONA lad by birth and instinct. his
earliest childhood home being Globe.
Sunday morning Ben had 62,114
points and the next candidate had
little less than 10000 points. so IL
Ben keeps up his speed he is pretty
sure of landing at the top. This comes
in great measure through the efforts
of George A. Mintz of this city and
the friends of Mr.. Mintz, and thereby
hangs a tale. The tale is told by the
Times and is interesting though here
tofore the Phoenix friends of Mr..
Mintz had not supposed that he was
so rapidly breaking into the capital
istic class. 1t is true that Mr.. Mintz
don't care any more about $1,000 than
some other people would s1.000.O0O but
in Justice to his friends it should be
emphasized that they Clipped in their
part TO make the figures worth while.
This gives Ben a fine start but there
are several weeks of the contest yet
and his friends will still have to keep
moving IL lneN WILL f1tit = tiic SNNAS
as the Times tells 1t:
A genuine sensation was sprung at
scholarship headquarters yesterday.
when a check for $1,000 came floating
in from Arizona, covering sufficient
subscriptions to make/a score or over
90. 900 points and all to be credited TO
Ben Hitchcock. the sturdy little mail
messenger of the Western Drug Com
pany. who works all day at his job
and has no time at all to canvass ex-
cept after o'clock at night.
The story warns the cookies of the
heart.
Years ago Ben's father met young
man-George A. Mintz-out Ari-
IONA. and the two became friends II
came in Mr.. Hitchcock's way TO do
favor for young Mintz, and he has
since prospered and grown wealthy.
He resides at Phoenix. Ariz.. where he
holds a position of trust and influence
When Ben decided to enter The Times
scholarship contest. he wrote to his
his fathers friend and told MIN ms
ambitions and desires. Ben has just
finished grammar school and he wants
to enter Occidental Academy next
September. The lad wants higher
education: he does not intend to always
serve as errand boy, but he Is Will
ing to do that or anything else that
is honorable ~to Win his eduoatton-
Ben works all day in the mailing de-
partment of the drug firm and AFTER
s p. IN. is the only chance he has TO
solicit subscriptions and work up his
scholarship campaign. When MT.
Mintz received the boys letter telling
him what he was trying to 70. he SAID
TO himself: Here is where ! return
a favor" and proceeded TO get busy
among his friends and acquaintance.
The first intimation Ben had of the
result was yesterday. when he receiv-
ed letter from Mr. Mintz telling him
that he would find himself credited
with more than $4,000 points. Ben was
SO excited over the intelligence that
he nearly fell over. AS soon as he
could collect his senses he rushed to
the telephone and called up the
scholarship manager. say. came
small. excited voice over the wires.
'rve had $4,000 points sent me from
Arizona-haye they got in YETI? The
manager gasped and almost dropped
the receiver. Say it over again, my
boy. say it slow-yOu mean so points.
don't your
mo. I don't" yelled Ben; / mean
50.o0O-I've got a letter here that SAYS
So" and his voice fairly trembled with
excitement. They're on the way,
anyhow They left Phoenix the llth.
he insisted.
Then the scholarship manager began