Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-10
GAME LOSERS IN
PROERBC CONTEST
SCORE 'KICkERS'
Published Complaints Bring
Many Letters of Assurance
to EVENING STAR.
NOT DISAPPOINTED, BUT
TRYING FOR NEW PRIZES
Unprecedented BooklOvers' Offer
Keeps Up Interest Among
Papers Patrons.

In pleasing contrast to the anony-
msus letters of absurd complaint about
the of awarding the prizes in
the EVENING STARS great Proverb
Contest. extracts of which were re-
cently printed, are the many letters
breathing appreciation and confidence
which the Proverb Contest editors have
received from good losers in the con-
test which just closed.
These letters were inspired by the
article in. the EVENING STAR in which
the burden of complaint of the kick
ers' was made public, n 1t is a most
significant fact that each and every
ode of them are signed and that the
addresses of the writers are given
Without exception, our carping critics
refused to reveal their identity and con-
rented themselves with signatures
which they evidently intended to be
the acme of sarcasm, distrust and dis
dain.
An addition to those hard but con-
scientious workers in the Proverb Con
test who wrote to say that they nave
the greatest confidence In the award
aid have entered the B~ooklovers' Con-
tsst, many have come personally to
this office to assure the contest editors
os their appreciation of the manner
In which the contest was conducted
ard the prizes awarded.
While in many cases permission was
given to use the names signed to thsse
letters of good cheer a few extracts
from them without the signatures will,
we think, be sufficient to show the
spirit and feeling of the vast ma
jority of the q, 900 persons who sought
prizes in the STARS proverb contest.
The letters, however, have been pre-
served, that any doubter who wishes
may examine them. One contestant
who says she had thirty-three answers
correct but realizes that she could not
hope to be included among the prize
winners, writes:
M Sympathy for Fault Finders
~ was quite amused last night when
II read, in the. EVENING STAR ex-
tracts of the letters of some of the con-
testants who did not win prizes. l
want to assure ypu that there Is one
contestant who did not win Il prize
who is not a bit angry about it. | had
thirty-three of the answers correct,
too, and l am sure, worked just as
had as anyone, but + am not crying
over split milk. I haven't tin1e-l want
the modern home which is offered as
the first prize in the Booklovers con-
fest. and I am putting in all my spare
time working for lit. but If he Judges
find I am not entitled to the house Or
any of the other prizes ] shall thlnK
lust as much Of the EVENING STAfs
as ever.". of9 . .fft
sAnother contestant writes philosoph-
ically as follows; a
s"Am one of the disappointed, but not
clicking proverb contestants. | Kept a
list of my answers and had nine wrong.
Naturally, we were all working for one
Of the prizes, and it certainly follows
that some of us had to be disappointed.
Ihave no sympathy for the 'kickers. l
am entered In the Booklovers' Contest
and shall try hard for that first prize.
Itwant that house in Hiltonia.
fAnother communication run
1"I see by the report In the EVENING
STAR that some persons are not salts
fled at the findings of the judges In the
Proverb Contest. / myself was a COM
petitor, and, while l had the majority
OF the proverbs correct, and did not
win a prize, | think the prizes were
fairly and honestly awarded. / think
,he Contest Editor and those engaged
with him in promoting the contest de-
serve unqualified praise"
Another letter begins:
= ar 600 ~ rornpafitarc n aIfn hapn
complaining tina the Proverb Contest
was not fairly conducted. / won no
prize. as / had only forty correct an
swers. / feel satisfied hat all possible
precautions were used to make the con-
test a fair one
Kickers Served n Purpose.
Thus 1t ray be seen that the anorv
nous kickers served their purpose after
all, since their plants drew forth from
game, If unsuccessful. contestants, such
sterling expressions of approval. And
IL is apparent hat all OF them are OF
the stuff wrich is not easily discour-
aged, as they have entered the EVE
MING STARS great Booklovers' Con
test, where the prizes headed by a mod
ern home in Hilton aggregate in value
an enormous and unprecedented figure
for such a contest,
1t follows naturally that men and
women who worked hard I'M con
scientiously in the Proverb Contest
should have gained experience which
will be Invaluable to them in the Book
lovers Contest. Most of them seem to
realize this and the fact that while
they did not win in the former contest
they were %equipping themselves with
just the experience needed to develop
winners in the greater contest now III
progress. Those who ound the Provert
Contest fascinating will find the Book
lovers Contest absorbing. Study the
picture every day and be prepared to
submit at the end of the contest O
prize winning set of