Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-21
TONIGHT SEES END
OF SPECIAL PERIOD
All Votes Cast Before 10 P. M.
Apply on This Propo-
Sition
EIGHT AWARDS ARE READY
One Prize Alone Worth $650-AIl
of Them Are Mighty
Attractive

Today marks the close Of another
special prize period in The Herald's
$4,000 voting contest. All day today
candidates who are anxious to share IN
the distribution of eight special prizes
offered for the two greatest increases
in each district between May and
May 81, inclusive, will be balloting in
lively shape. The eight special prizes
are:
First s65O-Building property, COM
prising a business lot in Brawley and
d business lot II Tc5t:.1c1ei3I31, 1Enpe
rial valley, and building lot IN
Oceanside Park This prize is really
three splendid awards combined, and
is one of the finest offered to date. All
three lots are in growing communities,
hence their value is increasing almost
daily.
Second, $1O0-Diamond ring, to be Sc
lectted by the winner from the endless
variety of beautiful things constituting
the stock of S. B. Bailey 1853 S. Broad
way.
Third, $100-Lodies' evening gown to
be made to order of winner by Madam
Louise G. Potts, importer and ladies'
tailor, 512 South Broadway.
Fourth, $100-Course in music under
the personal supervision Of Prof A. d.
Hunter. main studio 326-327 Blanchard
hall; course to be selected In piano or
orchestral instruments.
Fifth $75-Diamond ring, also to be
selected by winner at S. B. Bailey's.
Sixth, $6O-Two trips to Lake Tahoe
and return. This means that the win
ner can take a companion.
Seventh-$55 violin, splendid instru-
ment, carefully selected with the as
sistance Of expert musicians.
Eighth--$33 Standard Eastman ko-
dak and supplies, purchased from c. c.
Pierce &, Co., 120 West Sixth street.
Two of these prizes are going to each
contest district to the candidates
showing the greatest and next greatest
increase in each district. OF these
eight increase leaders, the one show
ing the greatest increase will receive
the first special prize, and the other
seven prizes will be awarded to candi-
dates with regard to the position they
hold among increase leaders. 1t is
expected that q number of candidates
who have up to this time remained in
the background will come to the front
with some increase. The close of the
last special prize period showed some
valuable prizes go for very small IN
creases, and this showed other candi-
dates who had not been doing much
WHY any effort, no matt how small it
may be- is likely to bring rich rewards.
Candidates who can SHOULD visit The
Herald today and cast their votes in
person. but candidates living in out
side cities can mail their envelopes
during the day. the important item
local postoff1ce in time to have the
postmark show absolutely that they
were mailed before 10 p. m. today. All
votes to count on this offer must be
cast before 10 p. m. today.
With $3.50 worth of valuable Cali
fornia property to be Given as one of
the prizes, and with such attractive
avUor ordc as a S100 ladies' evening POWn.
diamond rings, a double trip to Lake
Tahoe. music courses and a kodak,
there ought to be lively competition in
all districts. Increases made so far
have been very small, and this may
pave the way for the appearance of
brand new names in the list of win
ners.
The vote standing Of all candidates
and the two increases which lead in
each district are shown on page 4.
You should turn to page 4 and read 1t
over, whether you are g. candidate or
not, because the information set forth
there can be used by you to great ad-
vantage and profit. Remember, you
can enter the contest at any time, and
If Interested you should call upon the
contest department or phone imme-
diately. Sharpen up your pencil and
do a little figuring. You will see that
an hours hustling may make you a
winner of a prize worth hundreds of
dollars, and this is putting a pretty fair
value upon energy. All candidates in
the contest should do their best and
cast whatever votes they can secure
today. What may seem a hopelesslY
small increase to you may prove one
of the winning increases in your dis
trict There is all to win and nothing
to lose in securing and casting votes at
any rate, so do whatever you can.