The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-02

place with very small leau over Alss Ethel May Williams and Virginia ped back one humber.
 The Big Four" Miss Wood, Mrs. Bryan. Miss Williams and Miss Smith. are closely punched and the sixth week of the contest opens with the hottest kind of fight in prospect for first place. Sallie Watkins Wood has the advantage for the time being. but Mrs Bryan, Miss Williams and Miss Smith are so close after her that either of them is likely to go to the front in another twentv-four hours. and as like iv as not Miss Wood will be No. in the next score list. instead of No. l. unless her friends continue to buoy her up.
 Miss Wood is especially grateful to MesBrs. Vandiyer G O.. who have giv- en her nearly 10000 votes up to the present. With many packers of that kind she would be able to hold her place at the head of the column until the end.
 Mrs. Bryan has received many com Dlimentary votes since she made her debut among the top-notchers, and she has yet many more votes in prospect. She Is getting much support from the towns of Troy. Luverne. Greenville and EufauIa. at all of which places she has staunch and true friends who desire to see her win the automobile. As the Mardi Gras is on at Mobile this week. Miss Ethel May Williams may have to set slower pace than she has been. wont. but 1t ia not like ly that she will lose interest in the contest. or fall behind in the race on account of the counter attraction. Mo- bile still wants the automobile. ,s Miss Virginia Bragg Smith has about recovered from the humps and vii 1 take advantage of the fine spring weather to become queen" of the con- test again. Miss Ethel Barnes of Andalusia has succeeded in overtaking Mrs. Rufin of Prattville, by a very small margin. Mrs. Rufiin Is doing heroic work. but her friends have been a little slow in responding. However. she will not give up the fight yet. Miss Barnes's father is recovering from a serious illness and will soon be able to take the field again in her behalf. hence she ex- poets to have more votes to send in soon.
 Miss Marie E. Paschal. the charm ing little Georgianna girl, has captur- ed twelfth placd from Master Henry Ktmbrough who has been at a standstill for a long while. Miss Mary Emma Pruett, of Pensa- cola, moved up two numbers to six teenth place, at the, expense of her To- cal rivel, Miss Hendrix and Mrs. Puri- fay, both of whom have been out stripped also, by the Princess Mar lSguerite" (Miss Ghent1 of Dothan, wno has moxed up from No. 1s to No. IT. Little Miss Pruett began as No. IS, but she expects to finish higher up than the "hoodo" number Roy. c. W. Gavin has greatly encouraged her by giving her 5000 votes. M. H. Mccall lum and E. H. Hill have given Miss Ghent a nice lift, for which she thanks them.
 Alex Trawick of Abbsviiie has made Miss, lone Pollard a timely present of 5000 votes.
 Master Ladrue Collins continues to roll up the votes and has now total of 114,000. Mrs. Emma B. Hudd1eston of Birmingham has given him a dona- tion of 1000 votes.
 Miss Loula Williams of Shorter has almost overtaken Mrs. G. A. Ritch of, Union Springs, and the latter will have to get busy or lose sixth place, for the Macon County lass is determined to go higher this week than she has ever been before.
 The Llst of Prlzea.
 The list of priSes to be competed for includes the following:
 1. A Mitchell 4-cylinder. 2O-horss- power Runabout Automobile, price Sl ,o0O,l purchased of Messrs. Patterson Q ingalls,. POT Monroe Street. Montgom- ary agents for tho Mitchell motor cars.
 2. A Krell- French Upright Plano. price $500. purchased of the E. E. Forbes Plano Company, and on exhibit ton at their store.t
 8. A thoroughbred bIue-ribbon Shet. land Pony and Park Wagon. Yalua $500, purchased of Wilke Brothera
 {. A 10-piece suite Of Mission. Quar- tered Oak. Dining Room Furniture. price s250. purchased of the A. c. Rhodes & Son Furniture Company.
 6. A 81o0 Fox Typewriter, purchased of B. L. Davant. agent. III Dexter
 An sss Scholarship in Draugh. cn's Practical Business College.
 [. A Ladys Gold Watch. solid gold ease. set with 8 diamond. price $50
 8. A Gas Range. worth sso. and s2S worth of fuel gas. purchased of the Montgomery Light and Water Power
 Such other prizes as the results of the contest will justify will be an- nounced later.
 How to Win Them.
 There is only one thing that counts In the contest. and that is a subscrtp- Eion to The Advertiser prepaid for . period of at least three months.
 A prepaid subscription to the daily Advertiser Is good for 800 votes fin Ra- vor of any contestant the subscriber desires to favor
 A six months' subscription counts for 1000 votes. one year for 1000 votes and two years for 1000 votes.
 A subscription to The Sunday Ad- vartiser. only. counts for 800 votes for one year and 1000 votes for two years
 The subscription rate of The Daily Advertiser. including the Sunday edi- tion, is 65 cents a mouth. or S7.S0 c year. The Sunday edition only. is $2 year "
 No subscriptions will be taken dur ing the present contest for a period of more than two years 1000 votes, there fore. being the highest number that can be cast by a single subscriber in favor of any contestant.
 The contestant having the highest number of votes at the close of the contest will have first choice of the prizes: the one having the second high est number of votes will have second choice and 90 on till the prizes are ell awarded.
 For further particulars apply to ths Contest Manager. The Advertiser. Mont gomery. Ala.
 Dinner for Captain Scott.
 Anniston, March 1.--(SpeciaL )--Cap- tain Charles Scott. Republican referee,