The San Francisco call., 1907-01-30

contest interests them greatly, as they
like to see any sort Of a struggle for
supremacy. S. Nishimura has watched
the contest for long while and Is inn
patient with the slow progress some
of the contestants are making. He no
ticed that a cOlOred girl won a prize
In the first heat Of the race and that
Americans, English. Germans Italians
Swiss and contestants of other ma
tionalities are competing for the
prizes. Just to add to the gayety OF
nations he has decided to shy his
castor into the arena. He feels con-
fident that he can make some OF the
Caucasian contestants hustle to keep
ahead Of the son OF Nippon. Nishi-
mura's business card says he is
Japanese school teacher. interpreter
and contractor. He is also vice presi-
dent of the japanese Business Mems
Association. He starts in the contest
at the bottom of the list with only so
votes to his credit How high up the
ladder will he go2
BOY ON HORSEBACK
Enters into the contest also a boy on
horseback. The horse is going to be an
important factor in this boys campaign.
What are you going to do with the
$500 if you win it?" was asked OF this
bright little chap.
My horse will get half of It." he
answered with laugh. for you see
he is going to help me to win it"
The boy on horseback, whose picture
is presented herewith. perched astride
his faithful four-footed friend, is Ed
ward A. Cornell of Portervflle. the cen
ter of Tulare County's famous citrus
fruit belt. Porterville once was out OF
the beaten line Of travel, but it now is
on a through line Of railroad with
trains running through in both direc-
tions every day. Tt is in fact one OF
the most wideawake. thriving little
cities in the State and is not going to
get left on a proposition like The Calls
gold prize contest This accounts for
the boy on horseback being in the race.
An 11-year- girl, Irma Klaumana
of Pacific Grove, won a prize of 5000 in
the first period of the contest, and Mas
ter Cornell, who is of the same age.
cannot see why a boy of II cannot do
just as we'll as a girl OF that age. He
thinks Porterville has just as many
people willing to help a boy with the
right kind of stuff in him as Pacific
Grove ever had to help a popular little
girl. Anyway, Edward is a newspaper
boy and he is going to see to 1t that
the people of POrterville give their
patronage to at least one good news
paper published outside of their home
town. and The Call is the paper that he
wants them to take. And he wants
them to take 1t of him. 50 that he viii
get the benefit of their votes in the gold
prize contest. He is going to make
them feel proud of their town II they
will only let him.
Edward is natural young horseman-
He doesn't remember ever having
rocked in any cradle other than a sad
die on a pony's back. He can ride any
horse in the San Joaquin Valley. The
people of Porterville all know him and
his steed. for he is the lad who brings
the PortervilIe Daily Messenger to their
door every day, rain or shine He is
the chief Mercury of the Daily Messen-
ger and delivers that paper to its many
readers on horseback. never missing a
subscriber. The editor Of the Messen-
ger gives him the reputation of being
the smartest boy IN the San Joaquin
Valley. He is in the fourth grade of
the grammar school and keeps up his
studies regularly. notwithstanding the
fact that he is always on time with his
papers.
He has his horse trained to do about
everything he tells him. and is very
proud and fond Of the intelligent ami
NAL He says the pony will help him
to win some Of the big money in the
gold contest, and viii get his share or
it for horses must have oats. even il
boy can live on enthusiasm.
The orange industry is making Por-
terville famous. 1t is growing. proS-
porous little city surrounded by a rich
agricultural country, and, although not
represented in the gold prize contest
heretofore IL will undoubtedly be heard
from often and to good effect here
after. since having so plucky and popu-
lar a representative in the race as Ed
ward A Cornell. the boy on horse
back"
CONTEST PERIODS
The contest is divided into three
periods. constituted as follows:
FIRST-November 19 to January IS.
eight weeks.
THIRD-March to April IA. six
weeks.
THE PRIZES
There are twenty-five prizes to be
competed for during each contest pc
riod, consisting of twenty-five purses
of gold coin ranging in amount from
$50 up to $500 and making total OF
$4,000 for each period.
There will 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
will be made on April Is. the first an
niversary of the San Francisco fire.
The twenty-five purses for each OF
the three contest periods and the TWEEN
ty-five special sweepstake prizes make
a grand total of 100 prizes. amounting
to $4,000, to be distributed among the
winners. Each contestant has the Op-
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 1t.
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
may be convenient. each prepaid sub
scription counting for certain number
of votes that may be cast in favor OF
any contestant whom the subscriber
may desire to assist in getting a share
of the money. The contestant receiv-
ing the highest number of such votes
during any contest period will receive
the largest purse; the one receiving the
second highest number OF votes the
next largest purse, and so on until the
number of prizes allotted for that pc