The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-03
RIVALRY IN
CONTEST is
MOST KEEN
Double Schedule Holds
Good Until Night
of Oct. ID

The Times 10000 club salesman
ship campaign. New leaders have
come TO the front in determined
effort 10 head of the competitor
for the $500 Story & Clark piano
that viii be awarded 70 The csnaf
date polling the most votes between
Oct. / and IS, inclusive.
This period viii henceforth %
Known a. the Banner period oner,
for Il IN the last extra prize oner TO
he made during the contest Tie
Tim.s also wants IL made plain T.
the candidates and their friends thai
all subscriptions count for more
votes under the double schedule
which holds good until 10 D. M
oct Is. than they Will during the
last two weeks OF the contest.
while the contest ypf the $4,000
home. the automobile and other
prizes worth sTeee does not end IN
IN Oct. 81, il is almost a certainty
that the wide-awake candidates who
realize the possibilities OF double
votes on all new subscriptions VIII
be the ones carrying OF high honoFs
at the finish.
The rsrf and women MO are IS
pecially active now In getting Their
friends to subscribe for The Times
viii have succeeded D. buiuing up
such a large reserve vote that u VIII
almost be impossible for late en-
tries 10 overtake their lead.
But Il is not TOO late 20 enter al
this time. for ii one gets in the race
now he can gain votes az the double
rate from now until the end OF the
"Banner offer" Those who have not
rs let entered the contest had ret
ter do so az once This generous OF
fer made BY The Times In exchange
for little work during spare time Il
one In q ufeIlne-
There are men and woman thruout
this part OF Michigan who do not
own their home, vet for some rea-
son they are passing up this oppcr-
tunity TO do so free OF cost. The
candidates may have their friends
vote for them by taking the paper
for six months. - months or -
months. The total value OF these
subscriptions until Oct Is. follows
SIX months, 1000, II months. To-
900. and "a months. $4,000 The
price OF The Times during this con
test Is So per year, delivered b. car
rier or by mail The entry blank
gives a new candidate IN addltiona
5000 votes.
The standing Of the candidates.
according TO the published LIST IN
this paper. was made up yesterday
morning. Now that most OF the can
didates are working at top notch
ppeed, IL will be even more interest
Ing TO the large family OF rhe Times
readers TO watch the coming lists
Today's lineup shows Mrs. Rhea
Root taking arst place, with Mrs. r.
8. Devona running close second.
Mrs. Fred Bradley goes into tnird
place, with Mrs. l. 8. Worth fourth
Mrs. Gertrude German and Miss Luz
ellie Clifton are tied for fifth. AIRS.
p. J.. Barrons is sixth. Mrs. Cora
Knight is In seventh place. Mrs
K. l.. Roberts comes along in eighth
position Mrs. Antoinette Davidson
nlnlhs ana MIS-. a., ". Na1npOtA lh
tenth on the list
Two new candidates entered the
race today. Miss Lillian a. St LOUIS.
Ford, Ont. and w. H. Bartlett, OF
Saline. being the new contenders
for The Times big awards.
$1,000 In Prizes
$4,000 Aladdin Bungalow Home.
$3.50 Ross g" Touring Car
$3.50 Studehaker &c" Touring
Car.
sS95 Overland "a" Touring -
tSimmQns Sales Co, Agents..
s725 BriScoe Touring Car Grams
Gmelin. AGENT.
5000 Diamond Ring purchased OF
Miller Biggest Little Storesj.
5000 Victrola
s2,250 In Merchandise.
10 per cent Cash Commission
The standing Of those who hav,
reported with al least one subscrip
ton follows: