The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-03
CONTEST TO DECIDE THIS ouEs- TON IS OF THE MOST AB-
 SoRBlNG INTEREST.
The Vote Getting Spirit Is increasing Daily and More Than Eight Thousand Votes Were
 Cast Yesterday.

Who will win?" is the question now frequently propounded in connec- ton with the Sentinel-Record's per sonally conducted Tour-of-Europe con test, which just now has the center of the stage in this southwestern country. Regarding the personality of the winners there are as many differ ent opinions advanced as there are different people to advance them. | Even local prophets who claim or dinarily to be wise to all the ways and winds of contest weather admit tn eycan make nothing as yet of so dark problem. It is manifest inn possibility to name the winners at this time. The contest is still in it's infancy and it is entirely within the possibilities that the winners in some, if not all of the districts, are not yet among those entered in the lists.
 Changes in leadership in the differ. ent districts, as well as other changes in the lists may be looked for almost every day. Those lower down in the lists have numerous friends interest ed in their cause. and these friends will not be ontent until they see con testants of their choice heading their 
 { respective lists.
 Contest Editor Kept Busy.
 Even the mail brings in dozens of envelopes containing ballots for the different contestants. These ballots come from all over this sectien, and it is plain that many people are inter- ested in the contestants in their dis trict and are giving them their sup port.
 | Contestants and friends of the con testants from the cit yanJ often from the outside may been at any time of day calling at the Sentinel-Record of- fee and depositing their ballots in the ballot box, which ha~ now become one of the great centers of interest in the city. The telephones In the office of the Sentinel-Record are kept ringing pretty generally throughout the day and late into the night by interested friends and supporters of the contest ants, who wish to know how the vote stands.
 Assist Your Friends Now.
 Those who have not helped fav- oFite should do SD immediately, that the contestant may receive the en- couragement and increased chance of winning that goes with good show. ing during the earlier days of the friendly struggle. Support extended contestant at any time would be appreciated. but would be doubly at he present time, when such support will really do the contestant the most good
 The time of the contest has been divided into periods, and according Go the schedule more votes are given during the first period than during the second. more during the second than during the third. From this 1t may be seen that it is the early subscrip. tions that have the greatest value Contestants who have not yet entered into the contest actively should lose no time. but should commence their campaign now when everything is most favorable for success at the fin- ish.
 The little work a contestant will have to put forth to win memb ship 1 in the tour is inconsiderable con ed with the countless pleasures e tourists will experience or the won derful educational advantages they provide. To tour Europe is to grad uate in a school of happiness | The tours offered are the famous Cook tours and are so unusually at tractive. and the people are so ear nestly Interested fn their favorites winning the 4 prs that no matter how the contes Aey be viewed. hot