The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-19

one week from tonight the OdltJ
kilograms Big $4,000 Prize Voting
Contest win pass into history In
order to make these remaining days
surpass any of the contest, the Daily
Telegram has Instituted Home Com
ing Period in the big subscription
campaign and viii issue Home Com
ing bonus votes as follows:
To the contestants In each district
who turns in the largest amount of
money on new subscriptions in each
district will be given bonus of $4,000
extra votes; the contestant who turns
in the second largest amount OF money
in each district will be given $1,000
then 10000. SEQ oand 5000 extra bon
us votes.
In addition to the above offer.
$4,000 bonus votes viii be issued to
every contestant for each $50 in new
subscriptions turned in.
Three New Leaders.
A new name appears at the head OF
three of the districts, and the end of
the contest but six days on.
Mrs. Cecil e. Anderson advances
from fifth place to the head of district
one, and leads the entire field. Frank
A. Gill did something in the voting
way with the result that he occupies
second position this evening. Hurley
snider has not had much to say the
past few days, but from the the gain
he made this evening. his friends will
know that he is after one OF the prizes.
The second brings out new leader.
Mrs o. c. Straight is the Queen this
evening, having advanced from third.
Just keep your eyes on the second.
In the third Mrs. w J. Ashcraft ex-
changes places with Mrs. Weekly, Mrs.
Ashcraft taking the lead by a few
thousand votes. Mrs MCGEE holds
second position by casting special
ballot. The fourth has its same leader,
/. H. Straight
The contestants viii have to hustle
IL they care to win the prizes in the
fourth district. 1t is certainly an
easy opportunity for someone to win
the prizes offered in this district.
Excitement Marks Closing Days.
The people all over the city are up
in the air" over the Daily kilograms
voting contest, and they are going to
stay there until the votes are counted
and the names of the winners are Civ
en- out.
1t is hard to forecast what will hap
pen in a voting way for the next six
days-and not even the contest de-
partment would be foolish enough to
even try to guess what the result will
be when the smoke clears way next
Tuesday night a week
1t is most assuredly magnificent
battle-and the best part of it is that
everybody is lighting fair
Only Six Working Days Left.
Only six working days remain in
which the Paige touring car. the Ford
touring car, tours of Europe, the Price
& Teeple pianos and other prizes in
the greatest subscription contest ever
attempted in this section Of the coun-
try, Will be won or lost Most of the
contestants whose names have been
announced for the honor and whose
friends have given them loyal support.
seem to appreciate. that the days are
fleeing and are bending every. energy
to win, but there are those who are
doing little or nothing. These should
realize that there yet remains plenty
of time in which they can win II they
VIII only get down to business and
accept the assistance preferred them
by their friends.
The Battle is On.
The eleventh hour is at hand. Every
thing that has been done by the candi-
dates up to this time has been mere
preliminary work All scouts have
reported to their chiefs, the recon