The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-05
THOSE WHO Get
into RACE LATE
MAY Be WINNERS
Still Chance for Everyone in
Palla dium's Automobile
Contest.


in The Palladium's contest have been
named as candidates yet. for nominal
lions are being received daily and the I
candidates are standing SO nearly even
that there is no advantage held by I
those already named.
Yet theer is plenty of evidence that |
some of the candidates are going very
deliberately into the work of organ
izing and that the next week will de-
velop big showings in votes. OIL
course, each candidate has his or her
own idea of how to win an automobile |
or photograph and this office is
flooded with letters Of inquiry as to
procedure.
These letters are answered in every
case, but it is obviously impossible for
the contest manager to do anything
else than advise as to the utility of
plans-he cannot devise plans for the
contestants.
Vital Interest Now.
The important thing for the candi-
dates, or those who contemplate en-
tering the contest, to remember is that
subscriptions secured before October s
will count for very many more votes
than those that reach this office after
that date This offer of bonus votes
will be withdrawn promptly on the
date mentioned and it is not unlikely
that the winners will win because they
have taken advantage of this offer.
Send in the Subscriptions Promptly
And even after the close Of the
Booster the votes announced in the
columns of The Palladium are not
likely to be any guide to the actual
strength of the candidates, for certifi-
g.. ~
period need not be voted until later in
the campaign. But, in order to obtain
the advantage that lies in holding
these certificates, the subscriptions
must be sent to this office now-it will
not do candidate any good to have
the subscriptions without turning them
in for certificates
All Sections Represented.
Every section of the Palladium's
field is represented now in the list of
contestants and every walk in life has
its representative. Candidates who
have entered in the contest come from
both city and country districts and 1t
is violating no confidence to say that
the country is quite as strong as the
city competitors. The element of
pride is being aroused and some of
the country candidates have very OBJ
viously some strong and earnest and
intelligent workers among their sup
porters.
Among the contestants, working
girls and men and women will dispute
with farmers and mechants and bank
ers for honors, and they will carry no
handicap, for they will give more time
to the work than their more affluent
neighbors. The great cash value of
ho 10 ri no hoe
efforts of people who could afford to
buy automobiles, but striving in a good
cause is prompting all of the candi-
dates and great results are certain in
this campaign to put The Palladium
into every home in this part of the
state.
The Prizes.
The prizes are both valuable and
useful. Three big automobiles head
the prize list. An eight cylinder
Chevrolet touring car valued at
$4,000 heads the prize list This is
the car that caused such a furore of
excitement in the auto world when the
first models were put on the market
The second prize is four cylinder,
Chevrolet. five passenger, valued at
$4,000. The third car is the popular
Saxon -Four" valued at $4,000 All
prize cars were purchased of The Beth
ard Auto Agency of this city. Mr..
Bethard has sold hundreds of these
well known makes which have given
the best of satisfaction
The second prize in each OF the three
districts are 500 Starr phonographs.
The STAIRS are too we'll known to need
any introduction to people of this vi
entity. Next in line comes three beau
tiful diamond rings and then three
dandy sold watches, making one of
the finest list of prizes ever given
away by any newspaper in this vicin-
ry In addition to the list of prizes,
special prizes will be given and a cash
commission of ten per cent on new
subscriptions to candidates who work
and fail to win prize Each and
every worker to receive some
award for an spent in the cor
test Could be fairer than
this plan
Candidates should be sure to mail
or bring in their subscriptions on Sat
urday afternoon or evening of this
week. The office will be omen until
late hour on Saturday night so come
in and talk the contest over with MS.
We will be glad to have you call
For information call at Room 8, Pal
ladfum Bldg. write US a letter or
phone 2S3S day or evening.