The San Francisco call., 1907-01-12

n. B-OOmPefttiOn for the nrst
series Of prizes in The Calls $4,000
sold prfEe contest viii come 20 close
~ N o'clock tonight All votes or
.uh.crsprfous intended TO figure I'm the
resuIt. of fhe nrst period of the con-
test must be IN The Cau once or I'm
rbe mail before that hour. The con-
test department win be kept open for
the reception OF subscripttOn ballots
uufu 10 p. m. for the accommodation
NJ ~gfv contestants and subscribers who
do not nnd dine TO cash I'm their sub
sorzpt1ons esrIier in the day. IL VIII
he best. however, TO get the votes In
early. 80 ne TO avoid the rush I'm the
closing hours. Out-Of-tOwn contest
ants and subscribers should make sure
10 get their last remfttances I'm the
mail before postofBces close for the
day. The pOstmark must show, or
other evidence be furnished 10 prove
that the votes were mailed on jan
uarv IL. in order to get them included
in the final score for the period
Vote early and often" should be
the motto OF every person Interested
in the outcome Of the first period Of
The Calls $4,000 gold prize contest,
which comes to a close tonight The
candidates who are striving for the
prizes wiz need all the votes they can
get before the polls close at 10 o'clock
this evening The higher they viii
stand in the score after the returns
for the period are all IN the richer
the reward they viii receive when the
first series OF prizes is awarded next
week. These prizes VIII be twenty
FIVE in number. amounting to $4,000 in
gold and divided into purses OF the
following values: First $500; second,
$500: third $500; fourth, $50; fifth,
500; fve Of $50 each. I'VE OF $40 each.
fve Of $50 each and five OF $50 each
subscribers TO The Call who pay for
the paper for any length of time in
advance are the electors who have the
power Of deciding who shall receive
these purses. every prepaid subscription
counting for the number OF votes indi-
Gated by the table printed below. There
is only one way to vote, and that is tC
pay for the paper for a period OF al
least one month in advance. There are
no free voting coupons to be cut out
OF the paper, TO the great annoyance
OF subscribers who co not like TO have
their papers mutilated. Neither are
votes allowed on contracts to take the
paper for a stated time and pay by the
month. In order to afford the most
equitable opportunity and an absO-
lutely square deal to all. cash sub
scriptions alone are allowed to count
in the contest. There viii be no stuff
ing Of the ballot box with counterfeit
ballots or worthless contracts in the
interest OF any contestant. The contest
is business proposition throughout
and the contestant IN whose favor the
greatest amount OF subscriptions will
be paid VIII get the greatest reward
for his influence or services in in
creasing the circulation Of The Call.
The second period Of the contest
will commence Immediately after the
close Of the first. ard VIII last seven
weeks, closing Saturday night, March
2, when another $1,000 divided into the
same purses as the first series viii be
awarded. There viii be another period
after that, for the same number oi
purses Of the same value, which viii
bring the contest to an end on Saturday
night, April l3, making $4,000 awarded
mp TO that time. Then the remaining
$4,000 Of the $1,000 10 be distributed
among contestants viii be divided into
twenty-five purses ranging from $1,000
down to $40, to be awarded on April Is
TO the twenty-five contestants having
the highest aggregate scores for ths
three contest periods. Should the same
contestant win first prize in each con-
test period his total winnings would
be $500.
The score printed at the head Of this
column shows the rtanding OF the sew
eral contestants so far as returns were
received up to o'clock Friday evening
The figures DO not show much increass
over the totals Of Friday morning, al
nearly all the contestants were hus.
banding their votes in order to make
q strong showing today in tne closing
Lap OF the race Many subscriptions
were cashed in during the day, bat thu
votes were not placed in the ballot box