Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-29
PROVERB QUERY ANSWERS

Proverb Editor:
am not a contestant for your
proverb prizes, but like many others
am interested enough to note the
thing as it progresses. May be per-
your proposed plan of deciding the
award. in case of tie, by drawing
lotss
To simplify the illustration: Sup.
pose a first and second prize were
offered and among three contestants,
two tie for first place, leaving the
third contestant, with score far In
ferior to each of the other two. the
winner of the remaining prize. In
the case of the highest two, each has
precisely the same claim. yet one,
through the law of chance, gets moth
ing, while the person with a smaller
score is rewarded. This unjust prin-
ciple must govern and control your
method, no matter how many contest
ants enter the competition. Moral
and legal Justice requires that in all
cases of tie, the prize in dispute shall
be equally apportioned among such
contestants. Though such award may
lessen the shares of the winner, 1t Is
morally and legally fair and gives no
one the slightest ground for COM
plant EDWARD 8. ELLIS.
Your assumption, in case of a tie
and the drawing of lots, that the loser
of the draw gets nothing, Is incorrect
If there should be tie for first or for
any other prize. 1t is up to the judges,
possibly consulting with the tied con-
testants, to decide whether the prize
shall be equally divided or lots shall
be drawn as between the two for the
entire prize. In the latter case moral
loo {,,a n 20 ut
the loser of the draw be given the
next lower prize and all other win
ners below him "go down a peg" in
the list. AS before stated, however, 1t
is in the hands Of the judges entirely
Proverb Editor:
Please decide the following question
In your paper:
Suppose A sends In seventy correct
answers, but uses $50 coupons; B
sends in sixty-nina correct answers.
but uses 140 coupons; g sends in
sixty-nine correct answers, but uses
1870 coupons, D sends in sixty-eigh
correct answers, but uses seventy
coupons; how are the prizes awarded,
or, in other words. II two men send
swers, but the one uses more cou-
pons than the other. who's work is
considered best in awarding the prize?
CHARLES SMITH.
Your question Is all out of proper
ton. Read the rules and you will
see that there will only be sixty
proverbs in the entire contest. not
seventy. You are limited to $50 an
swers or coupons to the entire. set.
If among the $50 the entire sixty APP
pear correctly answered, you win, as
does also the man who only sends in
sixty coupons, all correctly answered.
In other words. incorrect answers are
not counted against you. so long as
tia correct answers appear in the
lot. In case of tie, the judges de-
eide the method of adjustment.
Proverb Editor;
How can 1 get copy of The Stars
Book of Proverbs? Is 1t for sale?
| If so. what is the price? I want a
copy, but haven't seen any statement
showing how it can be had or what
! it costs. j. X. ID.
| 1t certainly seems strange that you
| have not seen an announcement re-
garding The Stars new Book OF
| Proverbs and the price. However, II
is for sale at The Star Office, price
CSC, or 27c IL 1t is to be mailed.
Proverb Editor:
/
Proyerb Book wilf-do for this contest
that was purchased for the other con.
| fest that was on two years ago.
was in it then and worked dilligent.
| ly to earn something and was as neal
of winning something as some others
| According to the list Of answers there
was nothing for me. Now they tel
me I am foolish to buy papers and
try again. do hope they are mis-,
taken. / am cripple and find lots
of time to try my luck again. Please
| let me know about the Proverb Book
MRS. o. A. ID.
This years Proverb Book contains
manv additions to the one used two
years ago; therefore it would be much
safer to secure the latest. II 20,
were not among the winners in thu
contest rest assured there was SOM
good reason. Get q new book AMI
i follow exactly the wording. spelling
and punctuation.