The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-15
Miss Briody Wins One Of
The Calls Gold Prizes
Late Returns Make Several Changes
in List of the Money Winners

count OF the ballots viii probably be +,
CONNECTED in time to definitely an 1
nounce the result tomorrow. oelateo |
returns from Santa Cruz, shasta ana
Fresno counties, which came 10 hanc
Yesterday. VIII somewhat alter the
standing Of several Of the confessions
Slight additions TO the scores OF the
three leaders-Sacred Heart College,
Mrs. Mary c. Deasy and Miss Emile
Havward-leaVe them ia the same Pc
sitions. and they won nrst second ana
rhird prizes respectively, beyond perao-
venture OF a doubt
Reuben Bebergall and Mrs. May NC
Islroy were the chief sufferers from
changes wrought by the late returns.
Bebergall held fourth place and Mrs.
NcFlrov was No ia the score list up
10 yesterday morning The expected
happened in their cases, as was fore
Swallowed IN yesterdays Call 1t was
predicted that Miss Gertrude Briody OF
santa Cruz and Don COmDbell Of La
Moline. shasta County, would be heard
frcm in time to make some changes IN
the ranks Of the high dve, and such
proved TO be the case.
Probably no other contestant made
more of a Whirlwind canvass during
the latter part Of last week than did
Mss Gertrude Briody, the sweet sing
ar Of Santa Cruz" on Thursday and
riday Miss Briody made a triumphal
tour of the fruitful Pajaro Valley,
world famed as the habitat Of the
benefeur apple. In WatsonVille and
the surrounding country she received
rs liberal and loyal support as IN her
own home city BIZ the sea. Returning
10 Santa Cruz she rolled up many thou
sand additional votes in that city on
Saturday. she worked steadfaStty until
the last mail closed for the day. Three
big. fat envelopes, showing postmark
OF 80 p. m. January 2, came 10 hand
YESTERDAY. and the contents increased
her score by $3.50. bringing it up 10
an even 1000 and advancing her
from eighth TO fourth place on the list,
emitting her 20 the $3.50 prize. which,
according TO the early returns Reuben
Bebergan seemed TO have won.
LACKED IN PROPORTION
If Miss Briody had received as many
lone-term subscriptions prOportiOnate-
ly to the whole number she secured, as
some of the other contestants did, she
would have beaten Miss Hayward for
third place The latter did not have
rs many individual subscriptions as
Miss Briody. but they were OF q much
higher average.
BeberEau not only lost fourth place
by Miss Briodys big leap, but he came
within an ace Of losing fifth place also
10 Don Campbell. i viii take the Off
cial count 10 determine definitely
whether Bebergal has q safe lead over
Campbell. The preliminary count
SLOWS a difference Of only 1900 votes
between them.
Campbell the Shasta County wonder.
worked the Southern Pacific stations
from La Moline northward to the ore
gon line last week, and was at Horn
brook at J p. m SATURDAY. when he
mailed the last consignment Of votes,
e0T50. that was received from him.
This brings him up almost even with
Bebergall. the latter on the unofficial
count. having $1,000 votes and Camp
bell $500. Both these totals are
subject to revision. as the ballots re-
corded VIII be carefully checked over
and recounted before the final score
for the period is announced.
SNOW HARMS CANVASS
campbell writes that he played in
exceedingly hard luck on his northern
tour on account Of the inclemency OF
the weather, snow blOckades, etc. He
reports that he would have been able 4
10 secure many more new subscriptions /
to The Call 10 count in on the first /
period Of the contest had weather con- 4
ditions not been so bad for the last /
month IN the mountainous region /
which he canvassed.
Mrs. May McElroy dropped back from
9th to seventh place on account OF
vance. The drop makes a difference /
OF $40 in the prize which she viii re-
ccive. Mrs. McElrOy was prevented /
from doing much work in the contest I
during the last few weeks owing to
being in the hospital with a severe
attack OF pneumonia. She recovered (
in time TO add $1,000 votes 10 her
score last Saturday. She was so for
runate as to secure one subscription to
the Daily Call for ten years and an
other for four years. She previously
had secured one for three years.
Spencer Watts Of Kansas City, Mo. is
the man who has his daily paper pre-
paid for the next decade He formerly
was business man Of San Francisco. /
but has removed 20 Kansas City, where
The Call, his favOrite newspaper. Will
keep him Informed Of the new San
Francisco for the next ten wears.
Charles Smith Of North p O.. Matthews
County, Virginia, win receive a daily
call from the San Francisco Call Tor
the next four years. and Silas Smith
OF 1907 Powell street wiz keen Dosted
on current events by reading the Daily
Call for the next three years, which he
has paid for In advance.
FRESNO FAVORITE GAINS
Miss May Erwin's final consignment
81 votes for the first period Of the
contest came to hand from Fresno yes
rerday. She added just 10000 TO her
former score, which was sufficient to
take her up from No. IL to no. u
thereby making q gain of SO IN prize
money. her present position emitting
her to a purse OF $40. Mrs Amador is
crowded out OF the $40 into the $50
class by Miss Erwin's advance. unless
the Official count win show otherwise
when the final result for the period is
announced.
Scattering returns in favor OF other
contestants do not seem TO affect their
standing as foreshadowed IN Mondays
Call
FIRST TO MAKE FRESH START
The first contestant TO score in the
second period OF the race. which began
yesterday. was Miss Gladys Adcoclx Of
Franklin Square. Miss Adc0ck finished
almost at the very bottom Of the list I'M
the first period, being No 81 IN the or
der Of standing. and therefore not
prize-winner. She has made up her
mind TO try 70 DO better this time. Wet
weather and a broken arm prevented