Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 20 May 1926 — Page 3

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THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1926.

THE POST-DEir^XRAT

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$2,500 GIVEN AWAY FREE!

HUDSON COACH FREE!

Enter Your NameToday Rules of Contest 1— Any reputable man, woman or child residing in Muncie and surrounding territory is eligible to enter this distribution. Correspondents are eligible. The management reserves the right to reject any nominations. 2— The winners of the prizes will be decided by their accredited votes, said votes being represented by ballots issued on subscriptions, and adv. cards and by coupons from the papers. 3— ^Candidates are not confined to their own particular town or community in which to secure votes and subscriptions, but may take orders anywhere in this section. 4— Cash must accompany all orders where votes are desired. There will be no exceptions to this rule. Candidates will be allowed to collect subscriptions and renewals a s well as entirely new subscriptions and votes will be issued on both. 5— Votes are free. It costs the subscriber nothing to vote for their favorite. Subscribers should ask for votes when paying their subscriptions. . i 6— Votes cannot be purchased. Every cent accepted through the election department mu§t represent subscriptions. 7— Votes are not transferable. Candidates cannot withdraw in favor of another candidate. (Should a candidate withdraw from the race, his or her votes will be cancelled. Neither will it be permissable for candidates to give or transfer subscriptions to another candidate .Votes on such subscriptions will be subject to discretion of the management. 8— Any collusion on the part of candidates to nullify competitions, or any other combination arrangement or effort to the detriment of candidates of this newspaper will not be tolerated. Any candidate or candidates entering or taking part in such an agreement, arrangement or effort will for felt all rights to a prize or commission. . , 9— Any ballot issued on subscription, may be held in reserve and voted at the descretion of the candidate. The printed coupons appearing from week to week in this paper must be voted before the expiration date appearing thereon. 10— In event of a tie for any one of the prizes, a prize identical in value will be given each party. 11— No statement or promise made by any solicitor, agent or candidate varying from the rules and statement published through the columns of this newspaper will be recognized by the publishers. 12— No statement, assertion or promise, either written or verbal made by any of the solcitors, agents, or candidates,“will be recognized by the publishers or the campaign management. 13— Elvery candidate is authorized agent of the Post-Democrat and as such may collect subscription payments from present as well as from new subscribers. 14— It is distinctly understood and agreed that candidates will be responsible for all money collected, and that they will remit such amounts in full at least two times each week. 15— There will be several big prizes awarded, besides a 20 per cent cash commission to all non-prize winners but it is distinctly understood that in the event ANY candidate becomes disqualified thereby forfeit all right to a prize or commission. 16— To insure absolute fairness in awarding the prizes, the race will be brought to a close under a “sealed ballot box’’ system and will be under the personal supervision of two or more judges selected from the advisory board. During the last few days of the election, the box—locked and sealed—will repose in the vaults of a local bank, where the candidates and their friends will deposit their final collections and reserve votes. And not until the race has been declared closed will the seals be broken, the box unlocked, and the judges begin the final count. In this way, no one, not even the campaign manager, can possibly know the voting strength of the respective candidates which precludes any possibility of favoritism and insures fairness to the minutest degree. 17— -phe management reserves the right to amend or add to the rules of the election if necessary for the protoction of the interests of both the candidate and this newspaper. The right is also reservto increase and add to the list of prizes, 18— Twenty-five thousand extra votes will be given on each yearly subscription secured in this community during the first period of the campaign; during the second period 15,000 extra votes will be given on each new yearly subscription secured and 10,000 extra votes will be given during each of the remaining two periods. 19— The publisher guarantees fair and impartial treatment to all candidates, but should any question arise the decision of the management will be absolute and final. 20— ^Campaign opens this evening—Closes July 10.

121—In accepting nominations above conditions.

candidates agree to abide by the

TO THE PUBLIC The Post-Democrat is giving this mammoth prize election, and the management of this newspaper positively guarantees absolute fair and impartial treatment of all who participate. This is easily the most liberal prize offering ever made the newspaper reading public of this community and it now rests with the enterprising hustlers to get busy and get their share of good things offered. This is your opportunity to secrue without one penny of cost, prizes that would ordinarily take months, even years, of selfdenial and saving to acquire. It will behoove prospective participants to enter their names NOW and be among the first in the field. Remember EVERYBODY WINS in this great distribution and your prize will be just as great as you wish to make it. It is truly the best spare-moment business proposition ever offered our readers.

Post-Democrat In an eight weeks’ circulation and vote collecting campaign announced today—all prizes, gold, silver and automobile, open to men and women—married or single—and boys and girls of the more ambitious sort residing in Muncie and surrounding territory. It costs nothing to enter and win the valuable prizes offered. It is not even required that you be a Post-Democrat subscriber and you positively cannot lose. Every active participant will be rewarded for his or her efforts. Read this page carefully, every word of it. Then clip the coupons in this paper and send them in for yourself or friend. Do it now, TODAY. A good start is the battle half won. Begin the pleasant task of vote collecting now and ride in YOUR CAR in July. First Grand Capital Prize

Hudson Coach Purchased from Grinnel Motor Co., 217 Washington St., Muncie, Ind. Value $1,249.00 A Special Fund of $600 in Cash has been set aside to be distributed in the form of salaries among active non-prize winners on 20 per cent basis. Any candidate who remains active through the campaign, making a regular report, but fails to win one of the big prizes offered, will participate in this commission -feature. Think of it! Think of it! One-fifth of every subscription you collect goes into your pocket if you fail to win a prize. This assures compensation to all candidates—there will be no losers in the race. Could anything be fairer?

One $300.00 in gold to the one receiving the second highest number of votes regardless of district, after the car is awarded. One $100.00 in gold to the one receiving the next highest number of votes in district No. 1 after the car and $300.00 is awarded. One $100.00 in gold to the one receiving the next highest number of votes in district No. 2 after the car and $300.00 is awarded. One $75.00 in gold to the one receiving the next highest number of votes in district No. 1 after the car and $300.00 and $100.00 is awarded. One $75.00 in gold in district No. 2, after the car, $300.00 and $100.00 is awarded.

Every active participant who does not receive one of the capital prizes is guaranteed a cash prize equal to 20 per cent-one-fifth-of all money turned in by them on subscriptions. $500 In Cash $500

Enter Your NameToday The Plan in Brief The object of this distribution is two-fold—primarily to increase the already large number of readers of The Post-Democrat and at the same time to afford our friends and readers an unparalleled opportunity to profit, and in a big way through their spare time during the next few weeks. So it is a plan that works both ways, and to the ultimate good of all concerned. In order to gain this end quickly and advantageously, the most valuable and attractive list of prizes ever offered by a newspaper in this section of the country has been made ready for distribution among those who participate most heartily. The plan adopted is the fairest and most impartial conceivable. There will be no "double vote” offers, extra votes given or any other inducement whatever inaugurated during this competition. Neither will there be any long term subscriptions accepted. The plan of the campaign is straight-forward and simple and is fully outlined in this announcement. Let it be fully understood at the very outset that this is not a ‘‘beauty” nor “popularity” contest, but a strictly legitimate competitive proposition for enterprising men and women and boys and girls, and one in which no element of chance enters. One feature of this competition is the fact that there will be no losers in this race. HOW TO ENTER THE ELECTION The first step in order to become a candidate and compete for a prize, is to clip the nomination coupon appearing in this issue; fill in your name and address and mail or deliver to the campaign department of The Post-Democrat. This coupon entitles you or the person who you might nominate to 5,000 FREE; votes. These votes are given you as a starter, and speed you on your way to win. Only one such nomination coupon will be accepted for each candidate. HOW VOTES ARE SECURED The next step is to call or write the campaign department for a free working outfit consisting of a special receipt book, sample copies of the paper and other information relative to launching an active campaign. Thus, equipped, you have but to go to your friends, neighbors, relatives and acquaintances, and have them clip all the free coupons from their papers or pay a subscription to The Post-Demo-crat through you. THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO IT. However, you will never win anything unless you make the start; and while it will not be a very difficult matter to capture one of the big prizes, nevertheless, you should start at once. You must plan out your campaign the same as any successful business man plans out his work for a season, and, above everything else let no one discourage you, but stick to the finish. Any thing worth having is worth striving for. A few short weeks and you may be riding in your own automobile. It takes votes to win and votes are secured in two ways: First, by clipping coupons appearing in each issue of The Post-Democrat. Begin by gathering them now. After next week these coupons will be reduced to a lesser number of votes. The only restriction placed on coupons is that they must be deposited at the campaign department of The Post-Democrat on or before the expiration date printed thereon. Get your friends to save these coupons—they all count. The other and faster way to get votes is by securing new and renewal subscriptions to The Post-Democrat. On each subscription turned in, a certain number of votes are issued, the number varying according to the amount paid and during which ‘‘period” same are received at the campaign department see schedule for votes elsewhere). So, you see, the more subscriptions you secure the more votes you can get and the better your chances are to capture the grand capital prize. EARLY START MEANS EASY FINISH The advantage of an early start are manifest. Not only do you have the FULL EIGHT WEEKS in which to secure the winning votes, but now and up to, and including Saturday, July 10, you will receive the maximum schedule of votes on subscriptions, while those who put off entering until a later date will have to take what is left. Don’t lose valuable time waiting to “see what the other fellow is going to do,” but pitch right in and show the "other fellow” how to do it. ADVISORY BOARD It is the sincere aim of this newspaper to conduct this election, from start to finish, in a fair, honorable and impartial manner. Every precaution has been taken to safeguard the interests of participants, and absolute honesty in all dealing is guaranteed. However, not all wisdom lies with any one man or institutioii, and for that reason an Advisory Board has been decided upon, whose functions shall be to decide any question of sufficient moment that might happen to arise during the competition and from which a committee shall be selected to act as judges and count the votes the last night of the election. The personnel of the board is as follows: The following named men will constitute the Advisory Board which has been selected to see that contestants have fair and impartial treatments during the campaign, and from which will be selected the committee to make final count of votes.

ARTHUR MEEKER MIKE O’TOOLE W. J. LINEBACK GEORGE MEEK JAMES MURRAY

AB COX HARRY KLEINFELDER JAMES P. DRAGOO JOHN WATSON DAVID HAYS

Nomination Blank, Post-Democrat “Everybody Wins” Campaign

I hereby enter and cast 5,000 votes for Miss (Mr. or Mrs.)

as a candidate in the Post-Democrat

“EVERYBODY WINS” Price Distribution Phone

Address NOTE—Only one nomination blank accepted for each candidate nominated.

Schedule of Votes and Subscription Price of The Post-Democrat.

FIRST PERIOD Up to June 12th 1 year $2.00 10,000 2 years $4.00 30,000 3 years $6.00 60,000

SECOND PERIOD June 13—June 26 1 year $2.00 8,000 2 years $4.00 24,000 3 years $6.00 50,000

THIRD PERIOD June 27—July 3rd. 1 year $2.00 6,000 2 years $4.00 18,000 3 years $6.00 40,000

FOURTH PERIOD July 4—July 10th year $2.00 8,000 years $4.00 15,000 years $6.00 30,000

The above schedule of votes, which is on a declining basis, will positively not be raised during the campaign. A special ballot, good for 100,000 extra votes will be issued on every “club” of $12.00 in subscriptions turned in. A “club” may be composed of small or large subscriptions totaling $12.00 worth. No subscriptions will be accepted for less than one year nor more than three years from any contestant. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE-Any where in U. S. A. $2 Per Year.