El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-09
$4,000 PRIZES;
Bic CONTEST
BEGINS
Automobile, Player Piano,
Trips to New York, -Four
Victrolas and Other Valu-
able Rewards.

The Herald's Popular Voting Con-
test opens March 10.
To subscribers living outside OF FL
Paso this means a great deal The con-
test only lasts two months, and at the
end of that time The Herald will give
away $4,000 worth OF valuable prizes.
The first prize, a beautiful Overland
automobile is in itself we'll worth work
ing for However, in order that there
may be additional incentive to greater ef-
forts on the part OF those entering the
contest, The Herald will also give away
an Apollo Player Piano, two trips TO
New York, by way OF water route. all ex-
penses paid, q. Hobart II. Cable piano,
four Victrolas, four elegant sets Of sill
verware. four cameras and several spe-
ciaI prizes.
Ell Paso people have been excluded
from this contest, because The Herald
realizes that it would be impossible for
its outoftown subscribers TO compete
with local people on even terms. There is
a Herald subscriber in nine out of every
10 homes in this city. and an Ell Paso
contestant could easily keep ahead OF
an outoftown competitor by merely col
Letting from the subscribers in his i'm
mediate neighborhood.
The following rules will govern the
awarding of prizes:
Rules Of Contest.
Any person Of good character IS eli
gib4e TO enter this contest. Every can
d;date must be regularly nominated on
the nomination blank which is printed
in The Herald Any person can nonin-
ate one or more candidates Nomination
blanks should be mailed at once to the
Contest Editor of The FL Paso Daily
Herald Each nomination made gives the
nominee five votes No person living in
the city Of Ell Paso is eligible to enter
this contest and no votes win be al
lowed on subscriptions in Ell Paso or
suburbs
The Herald's Popular Voting Contest
will be divided into four districts. Each
district will contest for four Grand
prizes and three district prizes No per-
son can win more than one prize. The
contestant having the largest number
Of votes will be awarded the $3.50 Tour
ing Car, the next highest viii win the
$500 Apollo Piano Player: the third
highest VIII win double trip 20 New
York and the fourth highest will win
the $500 Hobart NJ. Cable Piano. In the
districts where Grand prizes are award
ed the next highest vote viii win the
$125 Victrola; the next the $50 set OF
silverware and the next the SIS Camera.
In case of a tie between contestants
the value of the prize for which they
are contending will be equally divided.
Contestants must be entered in the
district in which they live and contest
ants moving from one prize district to
another after being nominated viii be
retained IN the district from which first
nominated
Contestants may secure votes in any
district they desire and votes once count
ed cannot be transferred.
No employee of The Herald nor a
member OF an employees family will be
permitted 10 compete for the prizes. This
includes newsdealers and paid CORE
spondents- The Herald reserves the right
TO reject any nomination that may be
considered Objectionable.
The Herald guarantees fair treatment
to all contestants and il all questions
that may arise the decision of the Con-
test Editor wild be considered final
The Herald reserves the right 10 add
to or change the rules as may be neces-
sary TO best protect the interests OF both
the contestants and The Herald
All prizes viii be in FL Paso ready for
delivery TO the winning contestants on
the closing day of the contest.
Votes can be secured either by clip
ping the coupon which will appear in
the paper every day and sending it in
TO be credited or by securing paid in
advance subscriptions TO the paper
Votes for subscriptions secured will be
credited according TO the following
schedule: