The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-04
LAST PRIZE BALLOT
OFFER OF CAMPAIGN
Read Proposal Which Succeeds Prize Ballot Offer Which
Closed Last Night-Vote Standings In Districts
One and Two Are Given Today. <@

w The district prize ballot offer Closed
last night at 10 o'clock, and there
seemed to be last effort from all
active contestants to crowd In just
smother subscription.
This morning The Virginian an
J, nounees the last prize ballot offer tnat
I Will Be made In Its great statewide
circulation campaign. There are
seven ballots the first f. for .1.0eo.ooo
votes. ana win. he awarded to the
N lady who turns In the largest amount
on subscriptions. regardless or inc
district IN which she may reside Inc
second ballot will DO for 10000 and
will go TO the lady securing the sec
ond largest amount: the third Will ne
for 100000, and will DC awarded TO
the lady securing the THIRD largest
amount; the fourth VIII be for 400
900, and goes to the one securing the
fourth largest remittance; TIE htth
will be for 800 900, to the one secur-
ing the ffth largest amount OF sub
scriptions; the sixth will = for ZOO
900. awarded for the sixth LARGEST re-
mittance: the seventh for 100 600, for
the seventh largest remittance, re-
gardless OF the. district In which the
contestants may reside.
During this offer district lines have
been removed. In other words, II Is
rapidly drawing near the time when
: II will be necessary! for some one to
secure a lead that will raise them To
one of the grand przes, Do you
feel that you have an opportunity a
the Saxon that is TO be awarded 4
your district? Then II is time now for
you to stop and think. There are
two automobiles that are bound by
no district boundary lines. Some one
must secure these cars. Remember
that you cannot impair your oppor-
tunity for the Saxon by striving for
one of the larger cars, You can only
make that opportunity better.
In addition TO the great offer OF
prize ballots there will be issued for
every club of s25. 1000 extra votes,
with no limit to the number of clubs
any one contestant may secure. Does
this mean anything to you? Then DO
not fail to take the regular vote into
considerations For each and every
yearly subscription turned in 10000
votes will be issued. Everyone should
remember that tho regular vote de-
clnes on Saturday. March 10. and
you will secure more votes by turn
ing in your subscriptions this week
than IL you hold them until the last
week Of the prize ballot offer.
Contestants Make Startling Progress.
Ii is almost enough to take ones
breath away to see the manner in
which ladies who. heretofore, have
bccn content with sending in coupons
have suddenly taken the bit into
thcu teeth" and decided that they
really would Ae glad tn secure a
prize and II win he well for all con-
cerned TO take into consideration that
the prizes have not as yet been won
ard many startling things are en-
tireiv within the range OF the posi-
hilities
Time for Entering short.
ON Tuesday morning the nominal
ton blank Will appear in the paper
for the last time All who have been
riding back waiting for som body
10 ucmiI-ate them hnds hette~ act
quickly for after Tuesdays mail re-
turns are received anyone may look
IN tire itst Of nominations in the off
fcreut districts and Snd the name OF
some young lady who is going TO Sc
cure an automobile simply for the
- rgy she has displayed and the In
9uence she had exerted for The Viz
gilman.
Standings In Districts and 2.
TIE vot" standing in Districts I and
: arc given this morning and IL will
bc noticed that they are rapidly climb
ing The vote standing Of all the
districts will appear In Tuesdays