The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-10

Tn6 Call at the present time Is q
strong favorite with the soldiers. and
it now enjoys the distinction of having
the largest circulation of any paper in
the Presidio, which fact speaks well
for the soldiers judgment of the up-to-
date methods used in securing and pub
fishing the news of the world to its
many readers done by The Call.
And those whom she failed to see
as yet will confer a great favor by
sending in their paid-up subscriptions
to The Call for whatever period of time
desired, receiving their paper through
the local agent as at present So, SOL
diers, fall in line and come forward
with one months or one years sub
scription to The Daily Call, as every
dressed to little Trina Klaumann, the
Monterey favorite. Pacific Grove, Cal.
and the same viii receive prompt at
tention.
OTHERS. WHO ADVANCED
Mrs. Rosa z. Tracy of San Rafael
moved up two degrees to thirteenth
place, and Mrs. Carrie M. Amador of
Boulder Creek made another advance
of two degrees to sixteenth place. Mrs
Amador is going right to the front,
though she has been in the contest less
than one week. She represents an
enterprising community, and If she con-
tinues her clever work in the contest
will make Boulder Creek more widely
known than ever. Miss Briody of
Santa Cruz expected to get a good
many votes from Boulder Creek. but
Mrs. Amador has stolen march on
her.
A number of other contestants
scored substantial gains without
changing their positions In the score.
FRESNO WANTS THE BEST
Miss May Erwin OF Fresno had the
misfortune 70 slip back two numbers
ably make up lost ground with interest
when she is heard from again The
Fresno Daily Democrat printed pict-
ure of Miss Erwin recently and gave
her the following complimentary no
tice:
Miss May Erwin, whose picture is
reproduced. is entered as a contestant
in the $4,000 gold prize contest OF the
San Francisco Call, and she Is Fresno's
favorite in the race for votes.
Votes are pouring in from all points
on the coast. so it is UP to the people
of Fresno to be very, very busy and
win out a big prize for the popular
young Fresno girl. Miss Erwin says
her announcement In The Call that she
is going to get right out and work for
subscriptions to The Call and the votes
allowed thereon and when she says
she is going to do 1t she means what
she says. Miss Erwin is engaged in
this city as a stenographer. Her busi-
ness ability and the brave face she
has always set toward the worlds OPP
portunities has won her stanch
friends who will support her in her de-
termination to win out at high mark
in the contest.
Fresno has always had the reputa-
ton of going after and securing the
best that is offered, and Fresno will
stand back OF Miss Mabel Erwin
against the competition of the Pacific
Coast The Call explains the rules OF
the contest from day to day. 1t Is
good opportunity to advertise Fresno's
home loyalty"
CONTEST PERIODS
The contest is divided into three
periods, constituted as follows:
FIRST-November 19 to January IS,
eight weeks.
sEcoND-January IS to March 8.
seven weeks.
THIRD-March to April Ia. six
weeks.
THE PRIZES
There are twenty-five prizes to be
competed for during each contest
period. consisting of twenty-five purses
of gold coin ranging In amount from
500 up to $500 and making a total of
$4,000 for each period.
There will also be twenty-five special
purses or grand sweepstake prizes for
the twenty-fi five contestants making the
best scores during the entire contest,
the largest of these purses being $1,000
and the smallest $40, and amounting to
$4,000 in the aggregate.
The final distribution of the prizes
will be made on April IS. the first an
niversary OF the great San Francisco
fire.
The twenty five purses for each Of
the three contest periods and the TWEEN
ty-five special sweepstakes prizes make
a grand total of 100 prizes amounting
to $4,000 to be distributed among the
winners. Each contestant has the OPP
portunity to win not only one but four
purses aggregating any sum up to
s2500-big pay for the amount of work
and length of time required to earn it.
HOW AWARDS WILL BE MADE
Subscribers to The Call will have
the privilege OF electing the winners
of these prizes by preparing their sub
scriptions for any length of time that