Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-21

1t has been decided to close The
Heralds mammoth voting contest
sharply at o'clock Thursday evening,
June so. This is for the convenience
of all candidates and to make il pos
sible to secure the services of promi-
nent bankers as judges of the final
contest. Additional details regarding
the close of this contest are given
further on in this writeup. 1t was at
first proposed to close later in the
night but this would necessitate a
/ candidate meeting numerous incon-
veniences. The change will meet with
universal appreciation.
FINISH DRAWS NEAR
All eyes are now turned toward the
finish of a race that has proved eXcit-
ing and of the greatest interest
throughout. Southern California's
best and biggest people have partici-
pated in the competition, which, keen
as it has been, has at all times been
clean and friendly.
The real race it now on. The home
stretch is being entered and the finish
is just a short distance ahead. To carry
out the simile, Determination" is the
name of the winner, and it is now up
to each and every candidate to keep
some dark horse from nosing them out
A sharp pencil and a minuted time
will show you how to make your fin
| ish No. l, June 80. Ten days only
remain, and then-the winners AS the
contest man has been pointing out
daily in The Herald, all leads for all
prizes are small and practically none
of the grand prize leads have shown
the advances during the past few
weeks that should have been made
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mense value of the prizes which they
will bring. Startling as it may be, it
is a fact that six of the eight totals
which lead for grand prizes have been
stationary for a month, and in some
instances even longer. The mystery
of this condition becomes apparent
when it is known that not one of the
grand prize leads is in proportion to
the value OF the prize for which it
| leads. The list of prizes to be dis
| tributed June 80 includes a $500 home,
$33S0 Knox Tourabout, double trip
| through the Orient ($7S7.50), a $3.50
Lindeman Grand Piano-four capital
| prizes, and
FOUR CAPITAL PRIZES
A $500 mahogany dining room set, a
$500 bank account, a $500 double trip
to Alaska, a $3.50 double trip to Homo
lulu, $3.50 Columbia graphophone and
$210 double trip to Mexico City-eight
grand prizes.
All ballots cast June 80 will be de-
posted by candidates in a sealed
| locked, taped strongbox, so no one but
| themselves will know what they have
cast. A committee of prominent bust
ness men will make the final court and
announce winners.
Two of the capital prizes go to each
division, the city of Los Angeles being
division l and all outside territory dl-
vision 2. The two candidates leading
| in each of the two divisions will be
capital prize winners. OF these four,
the one casting the greatest number of
votes will receive the home; of the
four, the one casting the second great
est number of votes will receive the
automobile; of the four the one cast
ing the third greatest number of votes
will receive the Oriental tour and of
these four, the one casting the fourth
largest number of votes will receive
the grand piano Capital-prize winners
will not be permitted to participate in
the grand prize distribution.
EIGHT GRAND PRIZES
The two candidates leading in each
of the four contest districts will be
grand prize winners. The four districts
are A and B in Los Angeles and c and
D in the outside territory. OF these
eight the candidate casting the great
est number Of votes will receive the
$500 dining set; the one casting the
second greatest number of votes, the
$500 bank account; the one casting the
third greatest number of votes, the $500
Honolulu trip; the one casting the
fourth greatest number of votes, the
S266 Alaskan trip; the one casting the
sixth greatest number of votes, the
1854 Alaskan trip; the one casting the
sixth greatest number of votes, the
$3.50 trip to Honolulu; the one casting
the seventh greatest number of votes,
the $25 graphophone, and of the eighth
district leaders the one casting the
eighth greatest number of votes will
receive the 1920 trip to Mexico City.
(All Herald trips are double trips, which
means the winner of any trip will take
a companion along)
LAST DAY PROCEDURE
Now, for a word about the close. A
locked ballot box will be kept in a
convenient place in The Herald bust
ness office, and all candidates will de-
posit their final ballots In this box.
Candidates are not only Invited, but
urged to be present Wednesday even
ing to tape, seal and lock the box in
any shape, form, or way they may
choose, the only opening to be left un-
sealed being, of course, the slot through
which ballots will be deposited.
Nothing counts on the last day un-
less it is cast into the ballot box. All
business must be accompanied by GER
titled check, post office or express