Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
OTHER BIRDS DO CHIPPING
Late Feathers Can Get Fat Worms in
Booklovers' Contest.
NEAR CELEBRATION DAY LIMIT
Period for Answers Goes Until July 2,
Thus Giving New Prize Seekers
Lots of Time to Solving
Puzzles.

Ordinarily the early bird. perhaps ami
mated by desire TO substantiate the old
adage. gobbles the early worms and the
late worms may be just as fat as the
more active ones that arise and are eaten
before broad daylight
This is simply to say that contestants
may enter the Bees Booklovers' contest
right now and have just as much chance
TO win any OF the prizes as those who have
followed the game from the first picture.
You can enter now and get all the back
pictures for 80 cents, or for 55 cents by
mall. The details of this offer are given
in the fun page advertisement which ap-
pears in this issue.
Contest just Fairly Begun.
The contest has just fairly begun. Today
the forieth picture is printed There are
seventy-five pictures in all. This means
that the contest is not half over. because
there is to be a time extension to July
for sending in answers. The last picture
Of the seventy-five will be published on
June 10. Then the time intervening before
July VIII be given as an extension In
order 10 permit contestants to send in
their answers. The contestants who start
now will therefore be given plenty of time
in which to get their answers ready and
solve the pictures that have troubled them.
The last thousand catalogues are now
being sold, and when these are gone no
more will be printed. There are less than
800 left OF the consignment that was re-
ceived last week. Those contestants who
have not received catalogues yet should
get them at once, as the supply will not
last long
Many called at the Bee business office
yesterday to get catalogues Extra coupons
were also sold in large numbers. as the
contestants realize they should have more
than one answer for the difficult pictures.
No Room for Doubt.
Many questions have been put to the
contest editor during the last few weeks
about the puzzles. Some have feared the
contest board will not be fair in it's
work. There is no foundation for doubt
about the board. This body will be COM
posed of five prominent Omaha citizens
whose integrity and honesty cannot be
questioned. They will open the puzzle an
swers and awrd the prizes without con-
sultlng anyone. The best answers will win
the prizes No favors will be shown any
body.
Prizes Attract Attention.
Have you been around to see the fine
prizes? Many people each day visit the
Apperson companys salesrooms, 1104 Far
nam street, 70 see the magnificent touring
car which will go as the first prize. This
machine is valued at 5000.
The second prize. $3.50 Kimbal player
plano, is exhibited at the A. Hospe store,
1913 Douglas street. This is one Of the
best self-payers made and will be a fine
prize for the second winner in the contest.
The third prize is a $500 lot in A. F.
Turkey & Sons Her addition. This part Of
the city is rapidly building up and prop
erty here is considered extremely valuable.
For the fourth grand prize winner
Columbia Grafonola Regent" value $500,
and $50 worth OF latest records. have been
selected This prize is exhibited at the
Columbia Photograph company's agency,
13l1-l3 Farnam street.