The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-14

INTEREST GROWS IN
PRIZE BALLOT FIGHT
Will Come To Close Saturday Night and Winner Will Have
Almost Lead Pipe Cinch On Some of the Most
Valuable Prizes.

Eight" These are Just four OF The
questions that are asked each day.
Real statewide Interest is being mani
tested towards the close If thc biggest
circulation campaign that has ever
| een run az the state The lHthmoNd
Nirginiau has every reason To- con
xratulate Itself in securing such
great mum her OF ladies VIII" enjoy
a large circle Of friends TO participate
In this campaign The manner in
which the candidates friends are CO.
operating with ther, ls really remark
able. Day in and day out there are
numerous subscriptions paid in with
;hs request that the votes be placed
20 the credit Of favorite candidates.
This Is the last week that many OF
the candidates Will have the oppor-
funitv 10 get in subscription on
which there will be issued the large
rYtra vote The club ofTer which is
to close Saturday Is the last that VIII
be made. and Il Is reasonably certain
that this dav Will close the best OPP
portunity many of candidates ever
had or viii ever have 10 secure
Handsome automobile.
Now-th!s week the time to get
in the subscriptions The extra vote
Is 4. o0o on the dollar The regular
vote is good and with each dollar in
subscriptions sent in It will also apply
IN competition with any other in
securing one OF the prize ballots A
three months subscription will secure
extra and regular votes TO the amount
or $500 six months, q 600 votes.
and yearly SO subscription, "A, 600
votes. and with the opportunity you
have Il will ne 81 great value 10 you
10 get in on this ofrer as many sub
scrfptions as you possibly can.
Frrr More Days
IN four days. or on Saturday, the
prize ballot offer will close and the
candidate who sends In the greatest
amount in subscriptions will be award
ed q million votes The possessor Of
these votes will have every reason 10
believe they lead all others. and II
will he reasonable to say that the
prize ballot winner will be among the
ones to whom the autos are awarded
March 81. The other prize ballots are
equally as valuable. for In securing
The second ballot OF $780, 900 votes you
will know that during the past two
weeks there has not been but one
other who could possible have secured
more votes than You, and the secur
ing OF the third prize ballot you will
know only two contestants have
secured during that length OF time
more votes than you have There are
tseven prize ballots and eight auto
%mobiles Who's going 70 claim them
Voting OF Contestants.
Il was announced In Tuesdays pa
per that all the nominations would
lie published Wednesday or THURSDAY
,hnt owing TO the manner In which
sNotes are coming IN for great num-
her of the contestants Il will be i'm
possible for the entire list 10 be com
piled correctly. and for that reason
@she different districts will be publish
red daily. District Five. today; Dis
<-rict Four. Thursday: District Three.
Friday. and District One and Two.
Sunday. Next week we hope to pub
lish the entire list In the manner that
has been followed during the past few
weeks.
Free Voting Coupon.
Again the free voting coupon takes
slide. down to 25 votes Next Tues
day they will be discontinued, and
votes can be issue only on subscrip-
tons after that time.
Nominations In District Five.
Contestants IN District Five are en-
Dying a very liberal support from
their friends Quite a number have
climbed up in votes to where they
IAN claim standing among the lead
~rs, and II IS possible that those who
ere just now becoming active are GO
ing 10 be among the ones who are go
ing TO be awarded these valuable
price
>"vrSATTo>s IN DISTRICT 3.
District Includes the following
counties Powhatan, Cumberlard
buckingham, Appomattox, Betetourt,
Campbell Bedford Roanoke. craig
Giles Blaud. Pulaski, Montgomery.
Floyd. Franklin. Fittsytva MIA, Haiif1E,
Henry, Patrick, Carroll. GrAyson.
wythe, SMITH. Tgzwell. Buchanan, Rus
sell washington. Scott. Dickinson.
wise Lee Amherst. Nelson. Rock
bridge, Allegheny. Bath and cities Of
Danville, Lynchburg and Roanoke
Aliens Creek. w.
Miss Mary Taylor .....,,. Ae7. ESQ
II Sc Kate Williams ...., 499 100
Abingdon. Va
Miss Nora Petty ,..,....... 499 800
Aiss Mary s. Thsyer. Il +
MIS- MANDY woodward r. p. '''''''
Alton. va.
Mrs George j. Thomas .,.-.499,750
Agricoia, Va,
Mss jamie Saudorson .....429. 500
Miss Lydia Crosswhite ..,,t .4G4 500
AIRS J. c irison 80. -..-.. 49, 2o9
At.arndo. va.
Mics Susie Slagle .......4G4.1o0-
Mis- Maggie Whtlock ....... 439. 200
Avon, Va
Mle $ !. Mays ........... 45a 500
Bristol. va
Msss frgie Latz Z. +. y ..;4G7.a5o.
Bedford. sa.
Miss Clara Gnl -... ...... 4S4.350.
Miss LFot4 kern@ ......... ....... 4G2.7bH
Mass Odessa Wood - 44S 200
btu nidHe springs. Va.
Miss Bertha Dyelstreet ... .4k&.3bu
aiisS Iietuo Haloron ....... $50 100