The Washington herald., 1912-04-10
.BOOELOV[RS RACE
now FAIRLY on
Flow Of Inquiries Show the
Wide Interest in tho
Contest.
HARDER TESTS COMING

There has never been so keen and en-
during test Of ingenuity as that which
The Washington Herald Is now Furnish
ing It's readers through the Bookloyers'
Contest which opened IN its columns
Monday.
The rivalry Is now fairly on. Mondays 5
and yesterdays puzzles. OF course. were
merely appetizers. Hundreds found the
solution without any great mental ap-
plication. and seemed to infer that those
to follow would present no greater chsl-
lense to their cieVerness. II Is needless
TO say, however, that the puzzles to come
viii be more complex and dinicult than
those which serve to declare .he contest
open.
Booklovers are, OF course. deeply inter-
ested IN the coming tests. but the inter-
est Is far from being connned TO them
The contest Is not IN any wise, planned
to appeal 20 limited class or TO any
class whatsoever. II is designed to ap-
peal to the general public. For that rea-
son the titles Of the books represented
IN the contest are OF a type which are
distinctly popular and known 10 every
one who knows literature In any way
Whatsoever.
Many ouerIes Unnecessary.
Many questions pour into the Book
lovers Contest editor. which are super
fiuous, for the reason that they are
amply and fully answered in the print
ed conditions OF the contest. Many
questions, relating to the first puzzle. are
Inquiries as 10 whether the book repre-
sented Is a novel or a scientifc. tech
nicai book. &c. Others express doubt
-
tendre In the title. whether Il IL not
umes. For the benefit OF these II may
be stated that for each puzzle there Is
a single solution. and this solution Is
the only one which entirely fits the
case.
The Bookiovers' Contest is attracting
wide attention 1t has aroused more
enthusiasm than anything OF the type
seen IN this city for a long time. For
one thing. the prizes are OF glass
which make the contest decidedly worth
while for every one. Then again. there
Is no routine work connected with II.
II Is q sheer test OF skill and brain
power. The fact that IL has literary
flavor gives II added zest.
All contestants should heed the ad-
vice OF the Contest Editor to make an
early start. None OF the coupons will
be received at the washington Herald
office until the contest Is complete. but
II Is unquestionably the wisest course
for all prospective or potential contest
ants to begin their work from this week
forward and save themselves trouble
when the contest begins to grow hot ana
heavy.
List of PriEes-
A recapttnlation of the prizes offered
IN the competition win not be amiss
The first prize will be $1,000 building
lot in that charming suburb across the
Anacostia River. Randle Highlands. 1t
is a good investment value from any
point Of view. and win be eagerly
sought after by many hundreds in the
contest.
A Ringsbury lnner-player piano,
by the Cable Piano Com
pany ana valued at $3.50. Is the second
prize. Percy s. Foster, of the Percy S.
Foster Piano Company, 1880 G Street
selected It for The WASH
ington Herald.
The third prize is a $500 collection
OF books selected by w. W. Norman.
manager OF Brentano's. at Twelfth and
+ Streets Northwest. The library repre-
sents a wide variety and is certain TO
meet all tastes.
Eighty cash prizes, In the form of
credits at the Citizens Savings Bank.
will be given as consolation prizes"
the value aggregating $3.50.