The San Francisco call., 1907-01-24

money very bad My husband is sick
all the time There is a mortgage on
the little place. am SO; my husband
is So; he will never be able TO work
any more
MISS MAY EFAwIN's THANKS
Letters acknowleG' 'ging receipt OF
/ prize money are still coming to hand
Miss May Erwin of Fresno Writes as
follows:
Fresno. Cal. Jan. p, 1901.
contest Editor. San Francisco 4 az
! Dear Sir: Yours Of January 4 reeeyed Win
check and voucher attached. ! herewith return
voucher to you duly signed. viva to thaas you You
for the check which was granted q ~ nas I'' RE-
money was earned very easily as the people
know what The Cali is and therefor : person
does not have to talk long to get 20 money
also wish to thank my friends who Ne.pedi
me out IN the contest. and trust that rbeH Wiii
continue to do so in the next period NnIs
very truly. MISS MAY ERWIN.
/ WILL BUY WEDDING PRESENT.
/ Reuben Bebergau sends word thae
/ he will not be able to do anything iU
/ the second period of the contest until
after his sisters wedding next SUNDAY.
\ He won prize of $50 in the first
! period and commissions on new sub
Gscriptions amounting to over S15 He
Is going to use some OF the money
tda buy wedding present for his sis
ter. BebergalFs devoted considera-
won Eo,r him the esteem of his friends.
He does not spend his earnings in riot
Gus liviTA as do so many young men
of the NNSsent day, but helps his
mother to rro vide for her family Some
day he will be, having a wedding and
home of his OWL Here's hoping he will
make enough OFT Of the remaining
periods of the goSd prize contest to
feather his own nest when he decides
to become benediCV.
CONTEST I'E'EIOD
The contest is divi,Hed into three
periods. constituted as ftSlfcws:
FIRST-November 1s to January IS
eight weeks.
SECOND January 1s to MASch B.
seven weeks.
THIRD-March to April L. 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 a 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 amour ting to
-S4VUV IN lne aggregate
The final distribution Of the prizes
will be made. on April Is. the first an
niyersary of the San Francisco fire
The twenty-five purses for each 81
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-
portunfty to win not only one but four
purses aggregating any sum up 70
S2500-big pay for the amount OF work
and length Of time required to earn II
HOW AWARDS WILL BE MADE
Subscribers to The Call will have
the privilege OF electing the winners
of these prizes by preparing their sub
may be convenient, each prepaid sub
scription counting for a certain num-
Der. of votes that may be cast in favor
Of any contestant whom the subscriber
may desire to assist in getting 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
riod is exhausted. The same rule will
apply to the final distribution OF the
larger prizes given for the highest ag-
gregate scores.
VOTING POWER OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
The following table shows the sub
scriptfon rates of The Call and the
voting power of subscriptions for any
period paid for:
naUUV call WNCT TrnTNc GTrNnAX