The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
GOLD PRIZE CONTEST

2o-Mrs. Carrie NJ. AmadOr, Boulder
GOLD PRIZE CONTEST
Saturday was moving day for the
contest and circulation departments OF
The Call. which are now situated on
the third floor OF The Call building
while The lower floors are undergoing
reconstruction. Owing to the unsettled
state OF affairs during the day the
count Of votes for the score list which
appears in today's paper had TO close
early Consequently the ballots which
came in after 4 o'clock in the afternoon
were not included in the count for the
day and must go over till Monday.
sacred Heart College. which stood at
the head of the list on Saturday morn
ing. failed to register any votes before
the books were closed for the day, and
consequently dropped down to third
place. Miss Norma Merani and News
boy Jack" both took a hard fall out of
the big educational institution. Miss
Merani regained first place by a gam
OF 1000 which took her past the $4,000
mark and a little over 5000 ahead of the
college ''Newsboy Jack" registered
gain of Il $50 and Is only 400 behind
Miss Merani. Jacks gain was the larg-
est made by any contestant at any one
time during the present period or the
contest. 1T Is very evident that he is
working and that the people Of San
Jose are responding nobly to his call
for aid in the strenuous conflict in
which he is engaged. 1t was well for
Miss Merani that she got in as many
votes as she did yesterday, or Jack
the Newsboy' would be in first place to-
day and she would be second. It is
beginning to look as though Sacred
Heart College viii find 1t more difficult
to win first prize in this period than in
the first.
SAUSALITO HUSTLER
Emile Iversen. who remains No. 4,
MADE a gain OF 1909. but he will need
al least 10000 more before he can hope
10 move up any higher in the scale. The
following mention OF Master Iversen' s
success as a contestant:
Emile Iversen. the hustling 13-year-
old son Of August Iversen, Bulletin
agent. carried Off a $50 cash prize from
the San Francisco Call for securing
subscriptions and now is active again
in the contest ending on March 3. He
stands fourth in the race and his place
IS being contested by the Christ Church
Athletic Club, which is a close fifth"
SACRAMENTO HEARD FROM
Mrs. ]. f Doherty of Sacramento sent
in her first big bunch Of subscriptions,
netting her II 900 votes, and bringing
her total up to 1880 and making her
one Of the high five" Christ Church
Athletic Club of Sausalito being obliged
to relinquish fifth place to her.
Mrs. Doherty gives promise of being
one Of the most active and successful
of contestants and she will have Emile
! Doersen's scalp next if he doesn't look
out
NEW SWISS CANDIDATE
A new contestant, entirely unan-
nounced. comes into the race from
Monterey County. with 5000 votes to
her credit as a starter, which gives her
ninth place and compels the other
/ Monterey County candidate. Miss Irma
/ Klaumann. to drop back to tenth place
! The new contestant is Miss Rose Bres-
chini of Blanco. The contest editor as
vet knows nothing about Miss Bres-
chini except that 5000 votes have beer
cast in her favor If she has many
more blocks. of votes like that coming
to her, Miss Klaumann. the former
Monterey County champion, may have
to work harder than ever to retain hel
laurels Miss Breschini evidently be.
longs TO the Swiss colony in Montere!
County and If so will probably re
ceive loyal support from the people o.
the Swiss nationality, just as Miss Me
rani is receiving from the Italian resi-
dents Of the State.
MISS .BRIODY AGAIN BUSY
Miss Gertrude Briody of Santa Cru
has just sent in her first quota OF vote
for the second series OF prizes. Sh
begins as No. IA. with a score of 1850
That is as good a start, or better, thai
she made in the first period, only
few weeks before its close. and yet sh
won fifth prize. Miss Briody report
that she has been indisposed for tn
last week, but will resume her cam
, paign in earnest the coming week. A
a campaigner, Miss Briody has fev
? equals in the contest. Her campaigl
literature has found its way into al
parts OF Santa Cruz County and I
many outside places and is doing muc
to advertise her section of the State
: She is very loyal to her native city an
never tires of singing its praise He
campaign envelopes bear the following
inscription:
ITO boost the City by the Sea
! Subscribe for The Call
And vote for me-"
SoNoMA BOY IN 1T