The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-09-20

Today is Saturday. September 20,
and you, candidates In The Times
Shetland Pony and Buggy Contest,
will have IND to 8 o'clock this evening
in which to send or bring In your sub
scriptions and have your votes count
ed and credited In the election returns
to be published Monday.
And don't forget that Mondays pub
lished report as to the standing OF
candidates will be the hast one before
the final report at the conclusion or
the contest.
Commencing with Monday the bal
lot boxes will be locked and sealed
and the keys given to one OF the
judges.
The ballot boxes will not be un-
locked again until unsealed and un-
locked by the board Of official judges
following the close OF the contest at
o'clock on the evening OF Tuesday,
September 30-one week from MEX
Tuesday.
Bring in every subscription you can
possibly secure before the polls close
at 8 this evening, so as to make the
best possible showing in Mondays
paper.
If you can't get to the top OF the
heap Of candidates in your district,
climb as high as you can.
A Guessing Event After Monday.
After Monday the Shetland Pony
and Buggy Contest will be a guess
ing event 30 far as the standing OF
the candidates is concerned.
The candidates won't know how
they stand.
We don't know.
The public won't know.
The judges won't know.
No. nobody will know.
So the thing for you to do II you
are anxious to win at least one good
prise. Is to simply hustle something
like "Ty" hustles when he Is steal
ing" and do your best to fill the bal
lot boxes.
Are You Under 10000 Mark7
Are you under the 10000 mark in
this contestf
II you are, remember what we said
yesterday and get big move on you
before the contest department closes
tonight. II you want to stick"
Remember that II you don't have at
least 10000 votes at 8 o'clock this
evening. you will be out OF the con-
test.
It seems to us that II you really
want to stick you ought not to al
low a few thousands OF votes to stand
between you and sticking"
Why, 1t takes only one new two
years cash subscription to yield 3d.
coo votes, and even one new yearly
subscription would give the lowest
candidate more than enough votes to
stay in the race.
Time Files.
Time flies. 1t sure does.
There are only eight more working
days left in the contest
Your time 10 short In which to work
strenuously for the winning of one
Of the forty regular prizes.
Your time Is short in which to try
tremendously for the winning OF the
special riding outfit prize, the win
ming OF which would necessarily in
clude the capture Of a Shetland Pony,
equipped with harness and buggy.
The special prize consists OF sad
die. riding bride and saddle blanket,
and aren't you crazy" to own II when
you read about it and think about i
Keep yourself awfully busy and en-
Unused with the realization that this
contest will close one week from
NEXT Tuesday.
Also gee TO 1t that other members
Of your family. and some Of your rel
atives are kept busy and enthused in
your behalf
Don't think OF getting tired or sick
until you go under the wire" on the
evening Of the 30th at 8 o'clock.
Come frcquently-daily II you can.
to The Times contest department
and let the contest manager help you
and cooperate with you and encour-
age you and enthuse you during the
days Of the campaign.
Remember-contest department Is
open until 8 this evening