New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18

kauer Brothers piano, which was onereo
as the seventh prize He received written
notice of his good fortune from Inc INV
une on the morning of July 1s
II had already anticipated the inrorfna-
ton by mile and half drive 10 get youi
valuable paper at IN the morning sdiu
Mr.. Jenkins. when I entered the contest
II was largely to Kill time during SIEGE
Of illness. I had no idea or winning any
thing, and am moro than pleased AZ the
result OF my efforts.
Praises System Used In CONTEST.
THE contest has been, to my mind' the
fairest ever conducted. You nave TAKEN
every precaution 20 insure accuracy, sa1ety
and fairness to every contestant mat YOU
had a stupendous task on your hands 10
exsmine and check up the answers, no one
can doubt and It speaks well for your
system and businesslike management thaS
you are able TO announce the winners az
soon as you have done"
Mr.. Jenkins adds the information that
although The Tribune credited him as OF
the legal profession, he has been and ex-
poets TO be a suburban real estate dealer.
Miss Helen Treacy, OF No. Sc Walnut
street, Newark, n. j.. who won the nin'h
prize, a s225 motorcycle, says:
I was much surprised to see my name
appear in your paper as a winner OF the
ninth prize in the proverb contest. with
three answers wrong; but TO know that the
first prize was won with two answers
wrong, shows that The New York Tribune
has certainly given all contestants a fair
and square deal. I am proud OF The Irlo-
une and it's fairness, and wish it every
success"
Curtis G. Nevers, Of No. % Winthrop
street, Roxbury. Mass. who won the SZoo
Palmer motor boat offered as the tenth
prize. quotes Proverb No. SO. in The Trio-
une's contest, as indicative OF his feelings
when Informed that he had won the prize:
ut is a great pleasure 10 eat, and have
nothing TO pay" adding that 1t Is much
greater pleasure 10 amuse ones self ana
then get good pay for II.
Your idea OF compelling prize winners
to take the affidavit Is, think, very
good one" Mr.. Nevers adds. II certainly
feel that The Tribune is perfectly square
A. W. Thayer. of No. 1856 North Allen
street, Albany. who won the eleventh
a y
he wished to express his appreciation OF
the way in which The Tribune conducted
the Proverb Contest.
I'm the first place. you guarded against
any one person knowing all the answers
by having three different persons each
select a certain number said Mr.. Thayer;
secondly, the filing of the coupon orders
was done carefully. and, thirdly, you have
evidently gone to considerable expense to
have sent your representative to see per-
sonally contestants and have them swear
that they obeyed the rules and arrived at
the answers without colluslon with any
emploVe of The Tribune. These matters ali
go 10 show how thoroughly a reliable
paper like The Tribune conducts its bust
ness. and is in decided contrast 10 certain
other New York City newspaper contests:
Miss Elizabeth Morgan, of No. AZ st.
Felix street Brooklyn, evidently had no
apprehension of the number ''13. She
won the thirteenth prize. 500 three-piece
Daveno suite, in leather.
Worked Hard to Win Prize.
IT was delighted to hear that had won
so valuable q prize" said Miss Morgan,
for I had exercised great care in making
out my answers and spent most OF my
evenings working on the contest. L used
to pin the coupons and pictures on the wall
and then look through the contest cata'
logue for the answers. I'd ind several
answers which seemed suited TO picture,
and I'd write them down and then elimi-
nate them until I thought I had surely
arrived at the proper answer. The work
was hard. but interesting and educational"
George r. Perrine. OF No. q South street,
Freehold, n j., winner Of the seventeenth
prize, a 800 scholarship in the rnterna-
tional Correspondence Schools, Of Scranton,
Penn, says: II feel very fortunate in Sc
curing a prize among so many contestants,
as 1t will pay me well for the time and
labor 7 put in. I feel assured that The
Tribune conducted the contest with abso-
Lutte fairness 10 ALL
James ". Alden, Of No. 81 Terrace ave
nue., Newark, y. j.. who won the sixteenth
prize. also a scholarship in the Interna-
tionaI Correspondence Schools, says that as
he is a graduate OF a technical school he
cannot use the scholarship and would like
TO dispose Of or exchange his prize.
F. D. Luerssen, of No. 213 Church street
Salem. n. j.. who won the twentyfrs
prize, a 800 owen Bed Davenport, in leath-
| er or mohair, said he felt that The Tribune
had given a fair and square deal TO every
contestant"
Words cannot express my delight" sait
| Mr. Luerssen. 1T was indeed great sur
prise. and although 1 worked hard ant
carefully on all the puzzle pictures, l new
ertheless found 1t a very pleasant pastiIne
and what is better still. one for which
was literally rewarded"
| Three Of the six winners Of the Bermuda
trips-S75 round trips on the steamer
| Oceana. which were offered as the prize
from the 23d TO the 2Sth, inclusive-saiC
that they wished If possible to dispose o.
them. They are ". +. Davis, No. 1o1 Mill
street, Boston: Mrs. David McKell. Wes
! Point, n. Y. and NJ. D. Machines. Of Man
hasset. Long Island. Each Of them eX
pressed their qualification at winning one
OF the prizes, but for business or other rea-
sons find IL impossible to take the trip.
Horace C. Woodward, Of No. IA West
91st street, who won the twenty ninth prize
a SO Turkish rocker said: From the start
of the contest I was impressed by the fair
and square methods adopted by The Trib
une, and l can honestly say that in no par
ticular was my confidence misplaced. In
nv opinion nothing was left undone to safe
guard the contestants interests"
Louis II. Du Bots, Of No. 10 New Eng
land Terrace. Orange. n. J., who won the
thirtieth prize, another of the $50 Turkish
rockers, wrote:
II thank you for your congratulations
and think the contest was conducted will