THE ALLIANCE IIEllALD.FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1920.
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CAMPAIGN OPENS SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 6, 1920
CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 24, 1920
By THE ALLIANC
residing in Alliance, Box Butte County and Surrounding Te
and you positively cannot lose. Every participant will b!
carefully Every Word of it Then clip the ccSu
Rules
and Regulations
1. Contest officially opens Saturday morning,
March 6, and will extend over a period of seven weeks
only closing at 9 o'clock Saturday night, April 24,
1920.
2. Any reputable man, woman or child residing In
Alliance, Box Dutte county and surrounding territory
within a radius of one hundred miles, is eligible to
enter this campaign and compete for a prise. The
Herald reserves the right to reject any nomination.
4. The winners of the prizes will be decided by
tholr accredited votes. Bald votes being represented by
lallots Issued on subscriptions, Job cards and by
coupons eltpped from the papers.
' 6. Candidates are not confined to their own par
ticular town or community In which to secure votes
and subscriptions, but may take orders anywhere in
this section or for that matter, anywhere In the state
or United States.
,
(1. Cash must accompany all orders where votes are
desired. There will be no exceptions to this rule.
Candidates will be allowed to collect back subscrip
tions and renewals as well as entirely new subscrip
tions, and votes will be Issued on both alike.
7. Votes are free. Ask for them when paying your
subscription, otherwise you waive this privilege. Votes
will not be issued on receipts covering payments made
prior to the beginning of this campaign.
8. Votes cannot be purchased. Every cent accepted
through the campaign department must represent a
subscription or Job card. No subscription will be ac
cepted for less than one year, nor for more than five
years in advance from any one candidate.
9. 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
a candidate to give, or transfer subscriptions to an
other candidate. Votes on such transferred subscrip
tions will be subject to disqualification at the discre
tion of the campaign manager. .
10. Any collusion on the part of candidates to the
detriment of other candidates, or The Alliance Herald,
will not be tolerated. Any candidate or candidates
entering Into or taking part in such a combination will
forfeit all right to a prize or a commission.
11. All ballots Issued for subscriptions or Job cards
may be held in reserve, or voted at the discretion of
the candidate or subscriber, up to and Including the
last day of the content; except that, at the discretion
of the contest manager, no contesant may poll more
votes In any one twenty-four hours,, than 20,000 votes
above the leader In the previous published standing.
The printed coupons appearing In each Issue of The
Herald must be voted before the expiration of the
date appearing thereon.
12. In the event of a tie for any one of these prizes,
a rrlze identical In value will be awarded each tying
contestant. '
T3T No statement or promise made by any solicitor,
agent or candidate varying from tho rules and state
ments published in The Herald will bo recognize! by
the publishers.
14. In case of typographical, or other error, it la
understood that neither the publishers nor the cam
paign manager shall be held responsible except to
make the necessary correction upon discovery of the
mistake.
15. Every candidate in this contest is an author
ized agent of , The Herald and as such may collect
arrearages and advance subscription rayments from
present subscribers as well as from new subscribers.
16. It is distinctly understood and agreed that can
lldates will be responsible for all money collected, ard
that they will remit amounts In full each day to the
Campaign Department of The Herald at Alliance, Neb.
17. There will be several big prizes awarded, be
sides 20 per cent cash commission to ACTIVE non-
' prize winners, but It is to be distinctly understood
that in the event ANY candidate becomes INACTIVE,
falling to make a cash report each week, he or she will
bo disqualified and thereby forfeit all rights to a priza
or a commission.
18. To insure absolute fairness In the awarding of
prizes, the race will be brought to a close under the
"sealed ballot box" system, ana win De unaer me
personal supervision of two or more Judges selected
fro mthe Advisory Board. Daring the entire laBt
week of the contest the box, .sealed and locked and
key in the hands of the Judges, will repose in the
vaults of a local bank where candidates and their
friends will deposit their final collections.- And, not
until the contest has been declared closed will the
seals be broken, the box unlocked, and the Judges, in
the presence of candidates and all other interested
parties, begin the final count and make the awards.
No one not even the contest manager, can-pOsslbly
know the voting strength of the respective candidates,
which precludes all possibility of favoritism' and ln-
sures fairness to the minutest degree. vi!-
19. The Alliance Herald reserves the right to alter
the rules and schedules of this contest during the
competition, If necessary, for the protection "of the
Interests of both the candidates and this newspaper.
20. The Alliance Herald guarantees fair and Im
partial treatment of all competitors, but should any
question arise the decision of the newspaper manage
ment shall be considered absolute and final, t'
21. In accepting nominations or participating In
this contest candidates agree to abide by the above
conditions.
SCHEDULE OF VOTES AND SUBSCRIPTION RATES OF THE ALLIANCE HERALD
The price of the TwIce-a-Week Herald up to and Including April S Is $2.50 per year,
price will be 83.00 per year.
After April 3 the
TOST PERIOD
Embracing the first four weeks
(terminating April 3). the follow
ing number of votes will be issued
for subscriptions:
SECOND PERIOD
Embracing thV fifth and sixth
weeks (terminating April 17), the
following number of votes will be
Issued for subscriptions:
THIRD PERIOD
Embracing the seventh and last
week (terminating April 24). the
lollowlng number of votes will be
issued for subscriptions:
1 year
2 years .,.
3 . years ....
4 years
5 years .
.1.1
50 1.500
5.00 8,000
7.50 12,500
10.00 17.000
12.50 25,000
year
years
years
years
yeara
t 3.00-.1.
6.00
9.00
12.00.
15.00
- 1.000
.. 6,000
.10.000
.15,000
.20.000
,$ 3.00
1 year .
2 years 6.00.
3 years .. 9.00
4 years ... . 12.00
5 years ... .. 15.00
800
4,000
..... 7,600
10.000
....15.000
The above schedule of votes for subscription, which Is on a declining scale basis, positively will not be
changed during the competition. However, a special ballot, good for 60.000 votes, will be Issued for every
"club" of $20 turned in. This arrangement will be tn effect throughout the entire campaign and is to be
considered a part bf the regular schedule. There will be no extra vote offers during this campaign. Re
member this and lay your plans accordingly. No subscription will be accepted for less than one year, nor
more than five years In advance from any one contestant. Schedule of votes for Classified Ad and Job
Cards will be published later.
Advisory Board
It Is the sincere aim of this newspaper to conduct this contest, from start to finish, in a fair, honor
able and Impartial manner. Every precaution has been taken to safeguard the Interests of participants
and absolute honesty In all dealing is guaranteed.
However, cot all wisdom Ilea with any one man or institution, and for that reason an Advisory Board
has been decided upon, whose function 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 Tote the last night of the contest. The personnel of this board is as follows:
MAYOR. A. D. ROIXJEItS, GLEN MILLER, Pre aident Chamber of Commerce; LESS DAS YE, County
Attorney; W. R. HARPER, of W. R. Harper's Dep rtment Store; CHARLES HRITTAN, Oathier First
State Bank. '
Ail of these gentlemen are well known to everyone in Alliance and surrounding territory, and the
Anal result, as given out by them, will be beyond dispute.
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-Brand New 1 920 Model Reo Six!
PURCHASED PROM THE A. II. JONES COMPANY-. ON EX1
SECOND PRIZE
! FREE TRIP TO
CALIFORNIA
Includes first-class transportation, by direct
route, and Standard Pullman accommodations
to and from choice of San Diego, Los Angeles
or San Francisco.
THIRD PRIZE
$50 IN GOLD
Everyone can use cash. There is nothing
equal to gold coin and here you get it free.
FOURTH PRIZE
$35 GOLD WATCH
Choice of gentleman's 17-jewel, 20-year ,
case, or lady's dependable 20-year case wrist
watch. Famous Hallmark quality. Purchased
from Holsten's.
-On
$300 in Gold Coin
A special fund of 1300.00 in Gold has been set aside
to be distributed among active non-prize winners on a
20 per cent basis. Any candidate who remains active
throughout the entire campaign and makes a cash report
each week but fails to win one of the regular prizes of
fered will participate in this commission feature. THINK
OF IT! One dollar out of every five you collect goes
into your pocket if you fall to win a prize. This arrange
ment assures compensation to . every competitor and
means that THERE WILL BE NO LOSERS IN THIS
RACE. Could anything be FAIRER or MORE LIBERAL
thaiuthls?
Receipt Books Are Ready
The Herald has printed a large number of receipt
books for the use of candidates and their friends In tak
ing subscriptions. These receipt books will be mailed
out as fast as nominations are received and will be de
livered to those who call for them.
Candidates are requested to turn in subscriptions
each day as they are secured in order to insure prompt
delivery of the papers. '
FIFTH PRIZE
25 GOLD WATCH
Choice o f gentleman's
Elgin open face watch, or
lady's wristwatch. Fully
guaranteed. Purchased from
L. Mozon.
First Subscription Order
TO HELP YOU GET AN EARLY START
Return this coupon with any subscription payment,
either old or new, for one year or more to The Alliance
Herald, and you will receive, in addition to the regular
number of votes as shown in the schedule of votes
, 10,000 FREE VOTES
.Name of Subscriber , ,
Address
Candidate's Name,
This coupon accompanied by the nomination blank
and a subscription starts a candidate in the race with
18,500 votes or more. -4
ONLY ONE OP THESE COUPONS ACCEPTED FOR
EACH CANDIDATE
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