Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-07
Tommy Tucker Has Much
Work, but Is Able,
1.-THE MORE THE MERRIER"
And He Offers Special S. Prize for
Successful Competitor.
TERMS OF THIS NEW CONTEST
Poet Who Has Three Jingles Ac-
cepted This Week Makes
Extra Money.

Tommy Tucker is up to his neck in
jngles this week No. there is no need
to stop the inflow of poetry and near
poetry. Tommy Tucker is still offering
dollar each for the twenty-four hest
jingles that are sent in each week. Any
body has a chance to win out in the
competition.
Thousands of WashingtonianS have
jingletis and are working off the virus on
Tommy. But he is perfectly well able
to stand it. If he gets too deep in the
mass of quatrains, couplets and other
kinds of verses that are showered upon
him he can hire help to sort them out
He does not have to pass on their mer-
its. That is done by the advertisers them
selves So that all the contestants for the
Jingle money can be sure their rhymes
are going to a court for judgment where
it will be to the interest of the judges TO
select the best wares for display.
The scheme is this. There are twenty
four advertisers in The Star who want
the jingles for their display ads on Sat
urday. Naturally the jingles will be bet
ter if written by many contributors than
if they were all turned out by one or two
men.
So Tommy Tucker, who manages this
part of the advertising. is willing to pay
for the jingles each week so as to get the
best.
Anybody can enter the competition. All
that is necessary is to send In the J1ngles
for competition on separate sheets OF pa
per- These are submitted to the adver-
tisers and they make their selection for
the Saturday paper.
Tommy Tucker does the rest. He sends
out the checks to the lucky contestants.
This week he is willing to GO more. If
there Is any one who can get jingles &C
copied from three different advertisers
for the display pages Tommy Tucker
will give them five dollars in addition to
the regular payment of dollar each for
the verses.
There is no restriction as to the num-
Der of jingles one contributor may send
in. The more the nerrier ar the more
chance one has Of landing the triplicate
premium.
The Stars mail is full every day of
congratulatory letters to the Jingle Edi-
tor. There are numerous questions the
contributors want to put to Tommy
Tucker though he has tried to be as ex-
plicit as possible In his directions for the
jingle competition.
However. he is willing to answer all
questions in this line. AS evidence of this
he prints today a number of the commu-
nications that have been sent him.
Dear Tommy Tucker:
After reading over your directions find
that / sent my '.jingles" In the wrong
acceptable 4 am rewriting them, as you
desire on separate sheets.
Your column Is certainly of great in
terest and will surely prove a help to
budding genius
with all good wishes for your continued
Answer to you. T. T..
Tommy Tucker. The Star:
Inciosed please ind a. number OF .1ln-
sles.. weach you will kindly submit to
paper ssils are accepting these y atingles.,.
U. s. Soldiers Home.
Answer-With Pleasure. T. T.
Dear Tommy Tucker:
VIII you kindly let me know If I send
you clipping of one Of last years jingles
will 1t be made good. as I lost check
you sent me, So of course, did not have
1t cashed? r. B. NJ.
Answer-Send in your clipping and will
see IL your check was cashed. T. T.
My Dear Tom:
Herewith / send you three jingles, for
which, as their author. I naturally have
quite an exalted opinion. But, unfortu-
nately for me, I have not the awarding
of the prizes. and must therefore accept
the judgment of those interested in the
dollars and their distribution. and who
may not have as good an opinion of my
rhymes as / have. A. r.
Answer-The advertisers are the judges
r. T.
Tommy Tucker. The Star.
Sir: Please find inciosed four jingles,
one each for E, r, v, w. Send check or
post Office order. No cash discounts.
II. o. c.
Answer-Look for your name. TT
Dear Tommy:
l again ask you to take the trouble to
vertisers. You can't keep a good man
down. you know. A. L. T.
Answer-The advertisers shall have
them. T. T.
Dear Tommy Tucker:
1 sent you some jingles today. and have
thought since that I should have put
them on separate pieces OF paper. SO here
they are again. H. w. McC
Answer-The right way. Thanks. T. T.
Editor of "Jingles':
Inclosed please find jlngles four for the
contest. II any are accepted my initials
are published only. N H. A.
Answer-As you wish, madam. T. T.
Many thanks. dear Tommy Tucker, for
your good wishes.
I inclose fourteen jingles I hope for
better luck this week. / could not have
worse than last, for nary q dollar came
my way.
AS hopefully yours as BILLY" is
]. c. e..
Answer-Some people don't know good
jingles, ]. c. c. T. T.
Dear Tommy Tucker:
Who surely must earn "his supper" to
s.