Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-09
CATALOGUES GOING FAST '
Only Few Helpful Guides in Book
lovers Contest Ke4naln,
MANY JUST AWAKENING TO FACT
Rules of Great game Permit Partic
pants TO send in Five Answers 60
Each Pu1IIe Picture, or
Total of 375.

Just a few Booklovers' catalogues we're
left last night after the steady demand OF
the last four days, and there is every indi-
cation that the present supply will be eX-
hausted within the next few days.
This will mark the end Of the complete
order. The actual first order to- the
printer, the reserve order and the emery
ency order ali have been called for and
sold. IL you want a catalogue, you had
better show up at The Bee office bright
and early today.
The demand for the catalogue has been
great, indeed, and has exceeded by far the
expectations of those conducting the con-
test 1t was recognized that the catalogue
would be big help to contestants, but It
was not even surmised that the contest
ants would so generally recognize that
fact. The catalogue was issued only as
an aid to contestants, and the contestants
were quick to avail themselves Of that aid.
Further supply Question.
But now comes the question Of fur
Their supply. II the demand warrants it,
another order will be given the printer
an order that will be sufficiently large to
cover all needs. The call for catalogues
has continued with vigor, and there is no
indication that 1t will drop But no second
order will be given until the demand has
shown concluslvely that the catalogue is
demanded
Send in your catalogue orders, you who
still have not supplied yourselves with
them, just as though the catalogues lay
by the thousands in The Bee office, and
the money received will be carefully
checked and held until action one way or
the other Is decided upon. II 1t is decided
not to issue snyl more catalogues your
money will be returned to you. II cata-
logues are Issued, your order will be filled
But keep on sending in your orders. In no
other way can the strength of the demand
be determined by us.
And you that live within calling distance
of the offices of The Bee, drop In and say
SO IL you want catalogues. II there are
enough requests, the catalogues will be
printed.
Thousands Are Now Supplied.
Many thousands OF contestants are now
supplied with catalogues, and. no doubt,
are busily working with their aid. There
are approximately 5000 titles in this copy
righted catalogue It IL the very catalogue
from which the Booklovers contest editor
which have been represented by the pic
lures printed so far in the contest, and
from this catalogue will be selected ali of
the seventy-five titles to be represented by
the seventy-five pictures that will appear
in the contest.
Thus the seventy-fiv correct titles will
be in this catalogue.
The rush to take advantage of The Bee s
combination offer Of coupons and cata-
logues is increasing every day, The cata-
losue, value rs cents, and thirty-five cou-
pons, value IS cents, are sold together for
the lump sum OF As cents.
just Awakening to Fact.
Many are Just becoming aware of the
fact that the contest rules permit five
! answers to be made to each picture and
they are hurryfng TO get extra pictures and
coupon blanks, as they have found pic
lures which they believe may be con-
strued to represent more than one book
1t Is only fair to contestants to advise
them that no first prize winner of any
of the great Booklovers' contests held in
the east ever used less than forty extra
pictures and coupons. and that one of the
winners used $50 extra pictures and cou.
pons. Each picture is drawn to represent
one certain book, and only one, but such
is the variety OF the human mind that nc
two people can see the same titles in
seventy-five pictures. Extra pictures for
extra answers seem a necessity.
| More and more interest is being taken in
the superb prizes The Bee is offering, and
the various business places where tn,
prizes are on display are entertaining q
number Of contestants avery dav