The Detroit times., 1912-02-22
BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
IS ONCE MORE IN THE LEAD
Again Occupies Premier Place in
Times Prize Voting
Contest

Dcbutl Lutheran CuuICu, the east
side organization which has fiuctuated
up and down between first and third
positions with much regularly during
the last few weeks of The Times $5,-
900 merchants and manufacturers'
prize voting contest, again takes the
lead for the first prize OF 81 900 In the
standing today. Advance reports from
many OF the workers for the organiza-
tion Indicate that they are TO make
this week what IL Is hoped will be a
lasting impression on the top place In
the race, through their efforts With La
Azora cigars, the best vote-increasing
product in the quantity bonuses this
week
AS many of the contestants are
aware the bonus vote allowance on
LaAzora cigars is 5000 for each 100
of the flve-cent size and 5000 for each
so OF the ten-cent brand. This is
three thousand votes more than the
quantity bonus allowed on any other
product specified this week. The con-
testants all have noted, no doubt, that
the quantity bonus vote has gradually
been decreased from week TO weak
during the last month. IL will be safe
TO bear this in mind and assume that,
with a further reduction next week,
there Will be nothing much better
than the regular vote left LaAZora
cigars provide the opportunity to
boost the vote standing, and every
man, his son or his father that smokes
will enjoy this excellent and widely
popular smoke.
Sergeant A. b. Hicks and Thomas
j. Lee have switched positions in the
race for the Regal automobile, the
| sergeant having taken first place.
The other contestants remain practi-
| cally unchanged In their standings, as
Is the case with the Shetland pony
contest.
| Another of the products is added TO
the quantity bonus list. This is Soap
Aside, Detroit-made product which
has figured in the list OF products
since the beginning OF the contest.
| Soap-A-Side is an excellent toilet and
bath preparation, both cleansing and
stimulating, and is gaining consider
able popularity. IL is put up In 10
| cent and 25-cent cans. The can is
wrapped in tissue paper and inside
this tissue will be found a small ticket
stating that ii is the proper receipt
to cast for votes in The Times con
test. Contestants, however, may vote
either the ticket or any other part OF
the can which shows that the product
has been purchased. this rule being
made TO avoid any confusion which
might otherwise arise. The quantity
allowance on Soap-A-Side is 5000 ex
| ira votes for each six cans of the
! product.
Contestants in some portions of the
city reported to the contest Office last
week that in some shipments of Sag
inaw Tip matches the card in the box
es, which counts for votes was blank
| On this card there should appear q
motto but through an error at the fac
tory, over which the manufactures:
did not get control until after the
matches had been shipped to Detroit
one or two shipments of the produce
left the factory with the motto cards
blank. This has been adjusted salts
factorily with the manufacturers ant
any blank cards found in Saginaw Til
matches will be accepted at the con
test office, as before. The cards are
unlike those of any other make oi
matches and are distinguishable
whether printed or blank.
Grinnell Bros. piano house, whose
sales receipts on pianos have counted
for votes during the contest. will an
nounce to the contestants tomorrow
! through a display advertisement in
The Times, the special advantages for
/ gaining votes through piano purchases
at attractive price arrangements
which are being made today for the
! benefit. during the next two weeks
of all the contestants. BE sure to see