The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-20
RECORD CLIMBS ARE MADE IN b|G
 PRIZE CONTEST
Eleventh Hour Efforts Achieving Results For Candidates in The Age Herald's Automobile and Prize Competition-Cam- paign Managers Appoint ed to Assist Tagging Con- tentants - Special Prize Offer Ends Friday.


 August 5d-
 On the first named date comes to close the most vital period in The Age Herald's big automobile campaign. Up to then S0,OO0 bonus votes will be given to ecah candidate participating in tnls exciting prize race, who turns Tn three-year club of new subscriptions, and there is no limit 70 the number Of clubs per candidate On top of that Sl0O, in bright, clinking goli will come into the possession of that candidate who has worked the hardest, and who turns in the largest sum in new subscription pay ments.
 Simple, isn't it?
 And liberal?
 Why it has caused such a struggle for new subscriptions. such turmoil Of ex- citement, and such a rivalry in the va rious districts, that one wonders how it will all end. There may have been ex- citing times before this, but they suffer by comparison.
 MEAN BUSINESS
 It is quite evident that the candidates mean business. It is displayed in the determined lines of their faces, in the gleam of their eyes. One can read 1t between the lines of teh many letters that pour into the campaign office daily.
 
 is the way candidates woh have been doing nothing at all are now up and do- ing. Everybody though; they had given up the race, or were -1raid they would, lose out. But what :. vastly different opinion there IS when one aftern another gets up takes look $: the standing Of contestants. and proceeds with snap and vim to make her way to the top, too. There is one particular candidate we n entered weeks ago. and at the time she de- clared herself unequivocally as being out to win. Days passed and length ened into weeks, but nothing was heard from her Someone said: "Oh, well, she was just talking.'
 Yesterday she put in an appearance at campaign headquarters. Her visit let not the vestige of a doubt that she had been doing a lot of talking these past few weeks, but her talking cer- tainly brought results. What bundle of energy she was. Before she called yesterday she had practically no votes at all. Now, well, she need not be afraid of the best of 'em And. let it | be said, she isn't
 1 There are a whole lot more just like ! her in this campaign who have the courage, backed by a longing ambition l that indicates they will brook no de- | feat All Alabama is one vast field oi 1 busy contestants making haste to dc all that is possible before the close oi the present special offer.
 END NEAR
 Which brings to mind that we for got to tell what the second date or the horizon stands for. But who doesn' know? It is the end of this momentous campaign, which is being watched b. hundreds of thousands of people. Some are watching just for the fun of it others are directly or indirectly inter ested in the fortune of some particular | candidate.
 | Numerous reports have come in how l candidates have secured the co-opera- tion of their whole town in this cam paign. Campaign managers are being appointed to look after the interests o
 contestants during these final days. The numerous advantages under
 which candidates are working make.
 their work of the easiest kind. Unlike
 many business enterprises. there is nc |