The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-29
DOORS OF TIMES CONTEST on
PARTMENr WILL Be LOCKED
PROMPTLY AT o'cLock--wiN.
NgRs ANNOUNCED TUESDAY.
TODAYs DIsTRICTLEADERS

Tonight at 8 o'clock the polls In The
Detroit Times Great Prize Voting
Contest will close. and the spirited
though friendly conflict Of ballots
which has been In progress for the
past 10 weeks and which has excited
such unusual interest on the part Of
the people Of the city win be nnally
ended
Precisely at O'Clock tonight All
doors leading into the once Of the
contest department will be locked, and
no contestant not in the once before
that time will be permitted to enter
to turn In subscriptions to count lin
the contest. II Is desired that al con-
testants have finished reporting sub
scriptions before the final hour OF
closing, though in the event that tho
volume Of business reported In the
final hour Is too great to permit of
this being done all such contestants
as were in the ONCE before the ANAL
hour will be permitted to turn in their
subscriptions TO count on the contest.
Tomorrow morning the work OF
verifcation of subscriptions reported
will be commenced. and as soon as tho
verihcation Is completed the special
ballots will be made out. counted up
to the credit Of the contestants to
whom they are due. and the tabulR-'
ton on the vote OF the entire contest
begun. A large force OF clerks will be
assigned to this work. and II Is hoped
that the tabulation may be completed
In sufficient time to permit OF the an
nouncement Of the winners In the last
edition OF Tuesdays issue of The
Times. Notification OF their success
will be sent the winners and tho
award of the prizes made as soon as
the final result can be definitely de-
termined.
The contestants end their friends
have been working necessarily today
and will not cease from activity until
the time set for the final elimination
of the friendly warfare. The battle
has been holly contested one
throughout. wit has been pitted
against wit. energy against energy,
and when the contest finally Gle SEES to.
night every contestant may feel that
no matter what the final outcome she
did everything within her power to
achieve success In the campaign. The
announcement OF the final result will
be awaited with eager interest by the
various contestants and by the general
public as well, for the prizes which
will be awarded to the winners are
magnificent ones of great value.
The Times extends it's congratula-
tons in advance OF the announcement
of the final outcome to all contestants
who have taken part In the compe-
tition. winners and losers alike: to the
winners upon their success In the
campaign and to the losers upon the
splendid fight they made for the prizes.
The purpose Of the contest was to In
crease the circulation OF The times,
and with the addition OF many thou
sands OF new readers to its already
large list of subscribers The Times
feels that the contest has served In a
most admirable manner the purpose
for which It was intended. To the vari-
Gus contestants and all who helped the.
contestants in so substantial a manner
The Times extends it's thanks for
their assistance in the accomplish
ment OF the results obtained.