The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-11
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS:
IN PRIZES PROVES MAGNET
Opportunity Offered By The
Times Eagerly Grasped;
Not Too Late To Start.

Grasping the opportunity offered by
The Times to win $4,000 in prizes
$1,000 in gold and many handsome and
useful articles-which this newspaper
Is 10 give away, an announced in its
Issue OF Wednesday. members OF
churches, lodges, clubs, societies and
other organizations of all kinds al
ready have begun to search out and
save vote-ccuntlng labels in their
homes, and. If letters telephone and
personal calls at The Times Office
Yesterday and the day before are ac-
curately indicative of their state OF
mind, are only awaiting an opportun-
ity to cast their votes for the organ
ization in which they have the great
est interest Meantime, scores of boys
and girls have nominated themselves
AS contestants for one OF the Shetland
ponies and no doubt are enlisting their
juvenile friends in armies of label
eatherers
The stream OF inquiries in The
Times Office following the announce
ment OF the label and sales slip con
test. the most remarkable ever launch
ed by any Detroit newspaper, seemed
70 indicate that the organizations first
in the field are 10 find spontaneous
support on all sides. The first ques-
ton from practically all the inquirers
sought information concerning how
their labels might be voted for this or
that church. lodge. society or other
organization. Only the activities OF
the boys and girls seemed TO be mark
ed by selfishness at the outset Of the
contest.
For the benefit Of those yet In doubt
regarding the rules of the contest, The
Times will state again that the NOM
ination blank. which will be found in
this issue with The list of products
the labels Of which count for votes
and the stores from which sales slips
may be voted. gives any one the priyi-
lege Of nominating any organization
or any individual as contestant for
any OF the prizes Simply fill i'm on
the nomination blank the nafe Of the
organization or individual you wish 20
support naming yourself If you care
to. and either bring or send the nom
ination to the contest department OF
The Times. Send what labels you
have with the nomination blank, or
send the nomination blank without
any labels or sales slips at all If you
want TO hold your labels until you
interest youF neighbors and friends
to save their labels with YOU
The list Of products given in this
issue will also make clear the number
OF votes each specific label counts.
The voting basis is ten votes for each
cent represented in the purchase price
of the product from which the label is
taken. with one vote for each penny
represented in sales slips purchases.
Cut the list from the paper and keep
il in your home to refer to when you
arc in doubt
II you have labels. as scores of other
people have, and, like others. you are
ii, doubt as TO what TO do with them.
send them i'm for your church or lodge
and notify other members of your
organization that YOU have acted and
ask them TO do so There are scores
of housewives waiting TO help some
one or some organization, waiting TO
see the list OF contestants. Nominate
Yourself. your church, your club your
lodge nominate all Of them-and le'
them benefit through the support that
will come in this way Whatever YOU
do save your labeds and sales slips
Eome one wants them.