Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-27

Seven weeks from Saturday some
one is to be made happy, for she will
be presented by The Imperial Valley
Press with a big, classy seven-passen-
ger Staudebaker touring cara car
itf recognized merit, leader in its
class, noted for power, strength and
easy riding qualities rather than
cheapness.
Six other handsome prizes, as shown
in the full page announcement ap-
bearing in this issue, will also be
awarded to winners in the big Popu-
larity Contest to be conducted by Ihe
Imperial Valley Press, and no one
who enters the contest and makes
serious effort to win will go unre-
warded, for a commission of 10 per
cent upon all new subscriptions OBJ
tained through her efforts will be
paid to any contestant who fails to
win one of the named prizes.
The contest will start Wednesday,
November 20, and will close Saturday
night, January 20, giving little more
than seven weeks to win one of the
valuable prizes offered. The time is
short. so wise candidates will waste
re time about entering, for those who
start early will have big advantage
over those who hesitate several days
and then find when they enter that
others have already called upon some
of their friends and enlisted their sup
port in the campaign.
Popularity, in the sense OF having
a large circle of friends and acqualn-
t.nces, will prove an important factor
ir determining the winners OF the
chief prizes. Candidates are advised
to go to their friends and acqualn-
tances for subscriptions rather than
40 strangers, for friends will take an
interest and will not only subscribe
but will cause others to do so and will
materially assist in the campaign CT
friend who early declares her IN
tcntion to running and who makes
serious effort to win. Strangers may
subscribe, too, but they will give
shorter term subscriptions and are
less inclined to give further assistance
t., candidate.
i How to Entr.
Candidats may nominate themselve:
or NAV be nominated by a friend wht
: would like to see them win the chic
pl ize. The person who first SEND:
IN the name of the candidate who fin
ally wins the automobile will be award
ed SO in cash at the end of the con
test. Meantime the names of thos
making nominations will not be di
: vulged. Anyone can make nomlna
ton by filling in the nomination blani
pearing in the full page announce
ment Of the contest. Anyone ma,
make as many nominations as he o
= she desires.
How to Win.
!. Votes are obtained from the regu
lar ballots or Vote coupons appearin
IN each issue of The Press, and froT
raid subscriptions to The Press. Th
value of the vote coupons Will be D
votes each, during the first few day
of the contest, and contestants are
o liberty to collect as many of them a
they can. In a few days the valu
i of these coupons will be reduced
9 ten votes.
A table showing the number
votes allowed on subscriptions appear
1T the foot of this article. 1t will
seen that a years subscription carrie
fifty times as many votes as one *
h a month. Wise contestants will mai
\ special efforts to secure subscription
l. for full year period. New subscrll
It tions, when they constitute bona fiC
increase in the circulation of the p;
per-not otherwise-will carry twl'
as many votes as renewals or old su
scriptions. A new subscription, in o
der to entitle a contestant to vot
N as such, must be a subscription Il
to one who is not taking the paper no
t. at the time this contest is announce
if and it must really increase the circ
o. lation of the paper. Changes fro
I'd one name or address to another W
rot entitle contestant to votes