The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-09-18
The Candidates Advised to In
sist on Help From Older Folks
In Windup Of Campaign

There was q time. contest boys ana
girls, when you could take things d
little bit easy, sleep late in the morn
ing. play some during the day, lay
Off, who you didn't feel just right ana
refuse TO get enthused or excited. De-
cause you might say to yourselves
there's lots OF time left In whicn 10
hustle-'the game Is young we ~
get a big move on us later ana rouno
M lots of subscribers. What's the
use OF working all OF the time when
we don't have TO. But we'll get pussy
after while when the weather gets
cooler and make big splash ID the
closing weeks of the race.
But you can't reasonably talk hAe
that now.
II YOU are a live" candidate you
haven't time TO talk anything mucn
but business.
The waiting time has past.
The proscrastination days are over.
You are In the closing days OF me
Detroit Times Shetland Pony ana
Buggy Contest with it's 40 regular
prizes and a special price consisting
of saddle, riding bride and saddle
blanket
This special prize will go to the
girl or boy who secures the greatest
number of votes in the entire contest
II will take a good deal more than
million votes to win that speciai
prize.
II YOU want that special prize and
have less than a million votes, we
suggest that you get an extra speciai
move on you.
The contest will close on the last
day of THIS month at 8 p. m.
That means that you have only
TEN MORE working days after TO
day In which to skirmish Tor SUD
scriptions and votes.
That means that it's up to you &c
make the few remaining days coun,
big in votes and to get all Of the aid
YOU possibly can from other people
who are interested In your campaign
Don't BE Easily Turned Down.
No, don't be easily turned down.
When you tackle a man for his SUB
scription for The Times, don't run II
he seems to look fierce and have
briars in his voice.
He may have little attack OF stom
ach trouble, or 1t may be that that II
just his way"
Don't pay any attention to his grun
ness. but 60 ahead and tell your story
speak your piece"
Keep him under fire" until you
thaw him out.
Tell him all about the contest, the
shetland Ponies and Buggies, the
Business Institute scholarships, the
BICYCLES, the Gold Watches and the
Box Seats at the Broadway theater.
Tell him. too, about the special
prize. the riding outfit, consisting o.
Saddle, Riding Bride and sadie
Blanket.
Tell him OF your hopes and tell him
with enthusiasm.
Tell him all the nice things you can
think of about The Times and how
It stands by the interests OF girls and
boys. and is supplying this commun
itv with q much-needed clean and
progressive daily newspaper.
Tell him that as a good citizen and
a man who believes In promoting good
citizenship and q higher standard OF
public and private morals, he ough'
70 subscribe for The Times II he mas
not already done SO. and II he Is q
subscriber, urge him to prove his
fidelity to a daily At for the family
by extending his subscription.
Talk to him until he either gets in
terested In yon or The Times or both,
and get him" for two years II you
can.
A new two-years' cash subscription
counts for 10000 votes and when you
land a few OF that kind you have
something.
Get Help From Others.
Realize the Importance, at this late
day, OF getting your parents. dig
brothers or sisters, other relatives
and your kind friends to help you.
Ask the big folks to look back to
the days when they we're young. and
remember how much II would have
meant to them to have won Shet'
land Pony and Buggy or some other
dandy prize.
Insist that they MUST help you
and tell them to go after two-years
subscriptions and to keep hard on
the Job during the balance Of the
month.
Remember-ONLY TEN MORE
WORKING DAYS.
Work as hard as you can for your
self and make older folks work 81
hard as they can for you, II you can
Make RUSH" your slogan WORD
from now on.
Where Do You Stand Today7
The standing OF the candidates ID
again published today.
Where do you stand?
II you are not at the top, have the
determination that you will be high
er when the report Is published again
next Monday.
Keep your eye on the election re
turns and try to keep high enough
In your district so you will be proud
OF yourself and your relatives and
friends will be proud of you. IAA