The Washington herald., 1912-11-01

The public to-day and tomorrow will
be offered by The Advocate a specia
voting proposition in connection with
The Washington Herald's $4,000 contest
Every contestant who visits the con-
test home al IA Thirteenth Stree,
Northwest to-day and tomorrow will be
given 100 votes upon registering. Each
person not a contestant who calls at the
building will be given fifty votes to cast
for his favorite contestant
This special offer lasts the two days.
1t has been made by The Advocate as
the result of numerous requests from
contestants who complained that they
had been unable for various reasons to
visit the contest home during the four
opening days when the special offer was
in effect. The requests We're so numer-
GUS and the contestants Were so persist
ent that II was finally decided to renew
the offer for two days only. These days
are at hanG-to-day and tomorrow.
Many Attractive Features.
There will be many other attractive
features in addition to the special voting
proposition. Those who call at the build
ing will be served Velvet ice cream.
Samples of various kinds will be given
away. Both days music will be fur
nished by an orchestra of ability
Demonstrations of the s625 player pianos
which are tn be given away AS awards
also will be on the programme.
The public cannot afford to let these
opportunities slip by without taking ad-
vantage of them. Contestants should
make the faost of these offers. Wise con-
testants will visit the contest building
both days They will call on their
friends and urge them to visit the build
ing and cast their votes for them. This
is rare opportunity to obtain large
numbers of votes. Now that the race is
getting far advanced, every vote counts.
a hundred votes count proportionally.
Here is d chance to get 30 votes with
the expenditure of a bit of energy. And
there is the possibility of obtaining thou
sands of votes by merely soliciting the aid
of friends What contestant is there
who has not at least ten reliable friends7
And what industrious contestant is there
who cannot succeed in urging these
friends TO visit the contest home to-day
and tomorrow? Every friend is good
for. fifty votes. Ten friends mean 800
votes. Ten friends for two days will
bring l,Oo0 votes.
Public Is Invited.
The public is invited to visit the build
ing. Even those not directly interested
in the contest will gain much by call
ing at the building. They will have a
good time, will get something for moth /.
ing in the way OF samples and refresh !
ments, and hear good music, and will |
see a large collection of matchless ar !
ticles which are to be given away to |
the winners of the contest as awards !
These awards occupy the entire second |
and third floors. Among them are
pianos. desks. dining-room sets, parlor
suites. brass beds, china closets, section
al bookcases. bicycles. lace curtains,
jewelry. trunks, travelling bags,
suit cases. satchels, and scores of other
Lhings too numerous to mention.
To-day is published for the second time
he relative standing of the contestants.
Contestants should get busy after seeing
heir position in the list. Those at the
op should work even harder so that
hey may put a greater distance be-
ween them and their nearest COM
,etitors. Those who are near the end
II the list should take hope. There is
till chance for the contestant at the
DOT of the list to squirt ahead and win
he race. Every one is on an equal foot
ng in the contest. Every one has an
quail chance. Those whose prospects
box most unfavorable can win IL they
ut have the spirit.
The relative standing of the contestants
y contest districts is as follows. those
nth the highest number of votes being
laced at the head OF the list: |.