The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-30
WINNER OF AUTO N
JOURNAL CONTEST
DENIES RUMORS
Never Knew Contest
Manager Before; Offers
Car for Sale at Discount
and Is Going to Leave
City.

Rufnors current among contestants
In the subscription contcAt recently
concluded by the Morning Journal.
to tho effect that Mrs. II. 4. Hath
cox. winner OF the second capital
prize aitsomobtle. or her husband,
had some connection With the par
ties Conducting the contest. are fatty
denied by M. HnthcoS Hathcox
stated 10 a Herald representative that
he had never mot or known Mr.. Rry-
nard. amploye ~ tho subscription
contest company which put on the
Journal c%ontest. before coming TO Al
bupucpue.t
Attention wns directed to these u
morH when MIR. and Mrs. Hathcox
listed the S~tudebaker touring car,
which they won In the. Journnl con
test. for sala al sgOg less than tho
retail price. Iiathcox. In reply 10 an
Inquiry. confirmed the fact that the
car II being offered for sale at a
heavy discount.
As n result Of thc offering OF the
automobile for sale. the fact was
brought out that other contestants In
the Journal subscription contest had
expressed dissatisfaction with ndvan-
lagos alleged 90 have been enjoyed
by Mr.. and airs HathcoX. HathcoN.
II developed, told some OF mo other
lN'tAN fDlNNNAtA HAN tiAAA nt NtNtI nA1
been In a subscription contest be-
fore. although his wife a wanted
to get INTO "a contest when they were
working In Colorado. He told these
contestants that rumors that they
hicd no chance against his Wifi were
falBe.
Mrs. Hathcox won the Studebaker
touring ear. the second capital prize.
by unly M siN-year subscription over
the =uugf h4Nhaaf nAVf.aaunf uINIaatHHl
she was a large number OF votes be-
hind the winner OF the first capital
prize.
some prise was expressed In To-
cul business circles when the journal
nut on the subscription contest. as Il
n announced on several occasions,
cdltorinlly and in advertisements. that
u never employed such contests to
stimulate circulation. The contest Is
aid 20 have produced In excess OF
SEQ 900, gross.
Thc journal. In announcing the
result OF h contest. stated that IL
was conducted with absolute fair
mess to all contestants. and this was
very strongly maintained by Hath
COX In his statement to a Herald
representative.
feszonal portrait salesman nnd that
this has been his business for some
IL years. came to Albuquerque with
Mrs. HithcoN about the time the
Journal announced its subscription
contest. They took rooms at bi4
West ierd e Mr.. HathcoN
says his wife entered the contest
Without his knowledge, but after she
got into the contest he went in to
holp her n together they travelled
over the astste soliciting subscriptions
and collecting subscriptions In ar
ear In which latter work, Hathcox
old q Herald Representatives. he was
especially successful. 4 partner who
HaihcoX says works with him on the
portrait business. accompanied them
TO solicit portrait work.
Mr.. HathcuX. In addition to the
~Studehaker automobile won In the
journal contest, b. attempting 10 sell
n Ford Sedan ear, which he says he
Hcuuirvd In Colorado last june. lie
saw he expects 10 lcav" Albuquerque
January D. but the Hchuld WIS un-
uhls tu learn whore he expected 20
40 from here. He said he expected
10 continue his work Tor the Kansas
CITY portrait house.
Mr.. HuthCor was definite In his dc-
nln hat he had amy knowledge ~
the Journals subscription contest be-
fore coming here.