The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-14

that city. The friends of Miss Ethel May Williams. daughter of Judge Price Will Hams. are said to have commenced campaign in her behalf that will soon make the aspirants for the automobile In Montgomery, Selma, Pensacola and other cities sit up and take notice. Ru- nor has 1t that Mss Williams had 42.000 votes pledged her yesterday within two hours of the time she de- cided to enter the contest. If the re- port proves true, and she takes as good run throughout the contest as her. reported beginning. Mobile ought to get the automobile, unless the candidates in other towns wake up and set warmer pace than they have thus far.
 Rumor comes from the South, also, that new candidate for the pony and cart will soon be announced. Miss Marie Smith, the little daughter of A P. Smith, well-known turpentine pro ducer of Atmore, Escan1bia County, Ala, being said to have 8 strong ham kering for ''Tiser," and some of her friends think she could win him if she made up her mind to try. With so many promising new candidates crop ping up as the contest progresses. those who made an early start will have to get move on or lose out ;n the end to the newrcomers. What's in . Names Would-be contestants should get their names fin the score list as soon as possible, as their names often at- tract votes from people who do not trated by a letter received yesterday from Dr. R. c. Dugger of Prairieville, Hale County, Ala, who, in remittlng check to renew his subscription to The Advertiser for one year. remarks:
 Please add 5000 votes to the score of Miss Sallie Watkins Wood. SO1 Church Street, your city. Seeing Wat kins in this name, makes me think this young lady must be connected with the Virginia family of that name. I do not know her family, nevertheless I hope she w;ll allow 1t to go In that way, with my best wishes for her sue cess
 Tn Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare remarks: Whats in & name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as RweetT etc. Her name brings my votes"
 Now, if there is so much in a name after all. and name brings votes, the candidates who have such familiar names as Smith and Jones should stand an excellent chance to win. if all of their namesakes should take a notion 10 vote for tn hem.
 The List of Prizes.
 The list of prizes to be competed for includes the following:
 1. A Mitchell 4-cylinder. 2O-horse- power Runabout Automobile. price, $1.O00, purchased of Messrs. Patterson & Ingalls,, POT Monroe Street, Montgom- cry agents for the Mitchell motor cars
 2. A Krell- French Upright Piano, price $500. purchased of the F. E. Forbes Piano Company, and on exhibi. ton at their store.
 & A aforementioned hIua-rihhop Shat land Pony and Park Wagon. value $500, purchased of Wilke Brothers
 4. 10-piece suite of Mission, Guar tered Oak, Dining Room Furniture, price $250, purchased of the A. G. Rhodes & Son Furniture Company.
 5. $10O Fox Typewriter. purchased of F. L. Davant. agent, III Dexter Avenue.
 6. An $s5 Scholarship in Draugh- on's Practical Business College.
 z. Lady's Gold Watch. solid gold case, set with diamond. price $50.
 8. Gas Range. worth $SO. and $25 worth of fuel gas. purchased of the Montgomery Light and Water Power Company.
 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 subscrip- ton to The Advertiser prepaid for a period of at least three months.
 A prepaid subscription to the daily Advertiser is good for 300 votes in fa- vor of any contestant the subscriber desires to favor
 A six months subscription counts for 1000 votes, one year for 5000 votes and two years for 1000 votes.
 subscription to The Sunday Ad- vertiser only. counts for 300 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 month, or S7.S0 a Ia 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