The Washington herald., 1912-04-05
|BOOKL0VERs WILL
HAVE EASY Time
Pictures Solution Require
Mere Thought and Not Ex-
pert knowledge.
MANY HANDSOME PRIZES

While every bookiover is almost certain
to be q contestant In The Herald's Book
lovers contest, II does not necessarily
follow that every prospective contestant
must be bookiover. That fact was de-
lveloped yesterday. when. following the
announcements of the contest. inquiries
began to be received by The Herald as to
the terms and conditions Of the COM
petition.
The Herald explained yesterday morn
ing that II would publish each monring,
beginning April 8, and continuing for
sixty-hve days. a picture representing the
title Of a book. and q coupon on which
the contestant could write his solution
Of the problem Of what the title was.
The interrogations which followed the an
Inouncement showed that many wished TO
enter the contest Of skin and industry
and patience. but feared they were not
sufnciently familiar with literature TO
compete with any reasonable hope Of
success.
Prospective contestants need have no
fears, however, because they have not
had the time and opportunity to be real
booklovers. They will md that they will
require, to win the big prizes offered,
only patient work and skill In the solu-
ton OF the pictures.
Requires Mere Thought.
The working out Of the titles for which
the pictures stand will not require q
reading or a large knowledge Of books.
II will require only thought. pieasurabl
speculation: i've minutes reflection on
the street car, perhaps a happy co-opera-
ton in the family. The contest will
really be just a scrt Of game, like old
fashioned authors" only II can be play
ed Solitaire" and the successful play
ers will get handsome prizes for their
pains.
There will be no hard labor attached
to the game. This will be merely a COM
petition in which those who like to think
about books. even II they don't have time
&c read them, can spend a few minutes
every day at a pleasant game, clip a
coupon and at the end OF the contest SUBJ
NIT their solutions to the booklovers'
editor, with the assurance that II they
have excelled their neighbors, they will
win q home worth 1900, or piano-player
worth S75a or q 500 library Of excellent
books. or one OF the consolation cash
prizes.
You can enter at any time" the
booklovers' editor said last night in an
swer to questions about the conditions OF
the contest.
You don't have to secure any SUBJ
scriptions.
You don't have to get any votes.
You don't have to pay out any
money.
You don't have to have any special
knowledge OF books"
List of Prizes.
Then the bookIovers' editor named the
prizes:
A fine building lot in RandIe High
lands. the foundation OF a home. worth
1900. That's the first and best prize.
The second is a Kingsbury inner
player piano. made by the Cable Piano
Company, and purchased by The Herald
from the Percy S. Foster Company. 1880
G street northwest II is an instrument
OF high grade and is valued at $50
The famous Brentano book stores of
Washington. New York. and Paris have
supplied The Herald with the third
prize. At The Herald's request. W. W.
Norman, manager of the Brentano store
here. selected a 500 library. which The
Herald has purchased. and as Mr.. Nor
man Is taking as much pride In the
prize as the booklovers' editor. there
need be no doubt about the books being
Of the good, readable, unforgettable
kind.
Inc COntcsI Is BOInB 10 De ClOSes ana
besides the three successful competitors
for the big prizes there will surely be
contestants close enough TO victory not
only to wish but to deserve consolation.
For them The Herald has arranged
money prizes in Just the form that will
do the most good-bank accounts.
The Citizens Savings Bank. 1905 New
York avenue northwest. will hold the
consolation prizes for The, Herald. They
will be ten $40 bank accounts. twenty
IS accounts. and fifty 81 accounts. The
accounts can be converted into money
by the winners II they prefer to take
the cash and let the credit 60.
While contestants can enter at any
time II will be easier and better for
the competitors IL they begin Monday
morning when the FIRST booktitle picture,
with its accompanying coupon. is pub
lished. Beginning Monday. for sixty-five
consecutive days. the pictures will be
published. so that delay at the start
may mean Inconvenience.