The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-08
REMARKABLE INTEREST MANI TESTED IN THE SENTINEL
 RECORD PIANO CONTEST.
MANY GET AN EARLY START
Friends and Relatives of Contestant, Place Large List in Nomination With Votes to Start-More
 Candidates Expected.

With the Sentinel Record Piano and Cash Prize Contest only two days old, nearly fifty candidates have al- ready been nominated and quite a number of them have already -eceiy- ed ballots other than the nomination ballots
 The interest manifested and the number of nominations received has been a distinct surprise, surpassing probably any like contest in the his tory of the city. Another gratifying feature is the fact that the list of nominations include the very best ladies of the city, list in which any one might feel honored to be num- bered.
 The complete list of nominations up to six o'clock Saturday evening IS published on anotner page of this is- sue. Look it oyer. See if some friend or interested party has placed your name there. See if you have not some young lady friend whose name you would lige to include in the list The nominations are still open, and to name friend or relative, all you have to do is to clip the nomination coupon on page 1. This coupon counts for ten votes. Bring it to the Con test Department and place the name on the list of candidates. You are entitled to clip as many as ten of these coupons each day and cast 100 votes for the lady of your choice.
 The battle of the ballots for the magnificent Leyhe Cabinet Grand Piano, the bsautiful writing desk ant the substantial cash awards is now fairly on. There will be ample time for nominations next week. but the earlier candidate gets to work the beBisr Several candidates are all ready to begin work Monday morn ing in real earnest If you are q candidate and want to win one of the splendid prizes, if is advisable for you to begin at once Call on the Contest Department, secure the need ed blanks and information as to how to secure the ballots and then work work, work
 well worth an effort of thirty days that requires the outlay of no cash The other prizes are also worth the tima and effort given the contest
 Never in the newspaper history Of Hot Springs has there been such splendid interest manifested in a con test The fact that it Is a home con pest, inaugurated and carried to the end by the Sentinel-Record and it's employees. with the guarantee ot the paper behind each and every promise and every prize offered, has done much to stimulate interest in the contest.
 A glance at the first published list or contestants viii give you q correct idea of the splendid interest the con test has aroused. Some of the can didates on the first two nomination days. received as high aus 600 votes. These votes consist of nomination. ballots and paid subscriptions by friends who are interested in the candidates receiving them.
 There is practically no advantage in the race as it stands this morning. True, some candidates have a few votes more than others, but in con rest of this character a lead of this kind is hardly to be considered The contest has not yet fairly started ana a few days of work may change up the entire situation.
 As proof that the readers of the Sentinel-Record are taking an inter est in the contest and are clipping the coupons it is only necessary Q glance at the list of votes cast, the nominating votes, for the candidates More than 4000 votes have been cast for the different ladies in the list
 The candidates who have been en- tered for these prizes are worthy Of the support of the readers of the Sentinel Record and all who expect to become readers of the paper. If you are already a subscriber you can aid the candidate of your choice by