The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11

win some of the money that is to be
distributed among contestants next
week, Notwithstanding his tardy en-
trance of the race. The newcomer is
j. 5. Hall, young man in the en-
ploy of the San Francisco Paving Com
pany of 636 Market street Halls
| home is in Alameda, but he expects to
get most of his support from business
/ acquaintance in San Francisco He
made his debut in the contest yester-
| day and begins as No. % with a score
of $500. He confidently expects to gather
up enough subscriptions in the remain
ing two days Of the first period of the
contest to make him prize winner.
| PRUNE-PICKER WAKING UP
Howard L. Sargent of San Jose, who
has been gradually losing ground and
| who is now almost among the down
and outs, writes that sickness pre-
vented him from keeping up his con-
test work, but he means to make
| fresh start and be among the winners
! yet.
Il realize that we contestants have
only a short time to get votes in
writes Master Sargent, but I am go
ing to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity. I will try very hard to get the
$50 prize, but if cannot I will be salts
ned with $40. We prune-pickers are
not so slow"
Charles W. Gerle of Pilot Hill. Ell
Dorado County, who has the distinc-
ton of being the tall ender in the
score at present, writes that he has
been prevented by sickness from MAX
ing an active canvass for votes, but he
is going to try to get some more in be-
fore the close OF the period. The
thirty-second degree counts for a
whole lot in Masonry, but 1t will not
win a prize in the gold prize contest,
so Gerle would better get rid of the
thirty-second degree in the contest if
he expects to win.
CONTEST PERIODS
The contest is divided into three
periods, constituted as follows:
| FIRST-November 10 to January ID.
eight weeks.
| SECOND-January IS to March 8.
THIRD-March to April IA. six
weeks.
THE PRIZES
There are twenty-five prizes to be
[ competed for during each contest
period. consisting of twenty five purses
of gold coin ranging in amount from
$40 up to $500 and making a total of
| $4,000 for each period.
! There will also be twenty-f1v 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 great San Francisco
| fire.
The twenty-five purses for each of
| the three contest periods and the twen-
| ty-f1ve special sweepstakes prizes make
a grand total of 100 prizes amounting
| to $4,000 to be distributed among the
winners. Each contestant has the OBJ
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 It.
HOW AWARDS WILL BE MADE
Subscribers to The Call will have
the privilege of electing the winners
of these prizesNby preparing their sub
scriptions for any length OF time that
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 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
Rod 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
scription rates OF The Call and the
voting power OF subscriptions for any
period paid for:
DAILY CALL, INCLUDING SUNDAY