The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-15
cannot do kinder act than to vote foi
this jolly little refugee.
NEW SAN JOSE CANDIDATE

NEW SAN JOSE CANDIDATE
San Jose is TO have a new representa-
tive in the remaining two periods Of
the contest, in the person of William
Emerson. better known as Jack, the
Newsbov." There is not a boy in Cali
fornia who is better known. or who has
more friends, than Jack Emerson,
who for the last fifteen years, day in
and day out, regardless Of the weather
has stoQd at the northwest corner Of
First and Santa Clara streets in San
Jose. selling newspapers lie has built
up business as a news merchant or
which he may well be proud. He is as
much a fixture Of the business life Of
the Garden City as any old established
business house. The merchants and
bankers Of the city know Jack as
well as they know any Of their own
class. and his credit is good with them
for ne is known as square dealer
But Jack doesn't have 10 ask Tor creolt
very often, as he makes IL rule to pay
as he goes. He sells $4,000 newspapers
wear handling both the san Fran
cisco and the san Jose dailies lie
numbers his regular customers by the
score. and has q PLEASANT word Tor each
onc who spends nickel with him. he
counts on many Of his old customers
becoming regular subscribers to The
call in order 70 help him to win some
Of the big money in the gold prize con
test. and If he doesn't make record
breaking score 1t viii be a wonoer-
JACK Is OPTIMISTIC
Jack was born in Boston, Mass, and
proudly states that he struck the Bean
CITY" without a bean" In his pocket
b,t he has since learned TO know as
well as to acquire beans. When 8
wears old his parents brought him TO
the Garden City OF California, where
he now lives with his father, who is
loclCsmith by trade. Sixteen years ago,
while playing with other boys IN
Fourth street, san Jose. through which
the Southern Pacific now runs JUS
trains. Jack had the misfortune to
lose his right arm by being run over
by a train He thus has to make his
way through life literally single
handed. As soon after his misfortune
as he was able 10 do anything, he took
to selling newspapers, and meeting
with great success, he has remained in
the business TO this day.
Jack does not intend to be news
boy all his life. He has ambitions for
HIGHER things in the line Of self-im-
provement and elf-advancement-
NET PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Last summer he made four months
tour Of the East for the purpose Of get
better
country in which he lives and TO en-
tighten the deniZens OF the Atlantic
seaboard as to what they were missing
bv not living in California. lie visited
every large CITY in the United States,
and. while in washington. ID. C., paid
his respects to President Roosevelt,
who gave him the glad hand"
Not having the necessary capital to
carry out al his plans for the future,
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for the purpose OF capturing some OF
the big purses which The Call is offer
ing. He aims TO earn the $500 prize
in each OF the remaining two contest
periods and the $1,000 sweepstakes in
spite Of the big lead Sacred Heart Col
lege and other contestants already
have lie win certainly make the next
two periods lively for those who won
the big money in the period just closed.
In a few days other new candidates
win be announced who will also make
a hard run for the big money.
CONTEST PERIODS
The contest is divided into three pc
riods. constituted as follows:
FIRST-November I9 to January 13.
eight weeks.
sECOND-January 10 to March 3.
seven weeks.
THIRD-March to April Il. six
weeks.
THE PRIZES
There are twenty-five prizes to be
competed for during each contest pc
ri0d. consisting OF twenty-five purses
OF gold coin ranging in amount from
$50 up 70 $500 and making a total of
$1,000 for each period
There viii also be twenty five special
purses or grand sweepstake prizes for
the twenty-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