The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-15

more Than ever and interest ~ becom
ing more intense as the days nit rap
idly by. But very limited time re
mains for candidates TO secure yotel
for their reserve, rs the contest close,
Tuesday, June 10, 1908, at 7;30 .. m
Do all you can now, candidates, ant
let the future take care Of itself.
A very large vote Is recorded this
morning and several changes in the
lineup OF contestants Is TO be noted
Those who are advancing their counts
daily stand q better chance OF win.
ming than those who stay In the same
position from day to day and will en-
A ,dcavor to make q final squirt the last
= day or two
The way coupons are coming in this
week promises TO make II the banner
one Of the contest up to date. Not
one OF the young ladies Is discouraged.
but on the contrary they are more
alive TO the issue than ever before and
mean TO win or know the reason why.
The vote OF the last day or two sig
ni6es that there are many earnest
workers in the field and before long
the interest as well as competition will
be at fever heat
The reserve OF the numerous can
didats is piling up remarkably as two
times the number being held as there
are being polled These will be
very much in evidence when the occa-
sion demands IL. From the outlook
there can be but one answer TO the
Astorian's great contest; II will be a
big success
Remember the extra vote offer this
week. 1t Is the only one OF this kind
TO be made and every candidate should
take advantage,
There is a ballot box In the As
toran Office where the votes may be
deposited for any young ladies whom
you may see fit to vote for. II you
cannot bring the ballots to the Office,
send them in by mail to the Contest
Manager and the votes will be &C.
corded to the young lady for whom
they are intended The votes are
counted twice, so there can be no
I mistake as to the proper number of
ballots accorded to each candidate.
The votes are always open for inspec-
tion to insure fair deal.
HOW TO WIN.
The easiest and quickest way to win
Is for candidates to ask their friends to |
prepay their subscription for 6 to II
months. 1t costs the subscriber moth |
ing extra to do this and they are
saved the annoyance Of weekly and
monthly collections, By so doing you
receive special vote ballot which is
good any time during the contest.
\ Orders for the prizes will be given
fhe successful contestants at the
close of the contest; same may be
used by the contestant herself or
disposed OF in any manner she may
see 6t.
Any young lady residing in the
above mentioned territory Is eligible
to compete in this contest.
Anyone who desires to vote in this
contest may do so by ballots cut
from the Daily and Weekly Astorian,
or by special vote coupons obtained
by subscribing to the Astorian. The
coupons secured by subscribing to
the Astorian may be held as long as
desired and voted at any time UP to
the desired close Of the contest, but
ballots cut from the Astorian are only
good for one week from publication
and will not be counted If voted after
the date printed on the ballot
Persons living in one district are
not confined to voting for ladies in
their own particular district, but may
vote for anybody In the race,
The offer affords the girls of As
toria and surrounding territory an
excellent opportunity to travel or re-
ceive business education at the ex-
pense of the Astorian.
DISTRICTS.
The districts will be divided as fol-
lows: First district will include all
the City OF Astoria east of Twenty
second street; second district will in
clude all the City of Astoria east of
Ninth street to Twenty-second; third
district will include all the City Of
Astoria west Of Ninth street to city
limits; fourth district will include all
the towns in and around Ilwaco and
Chinook; fifth district will include the
towns Of Hammond, Warrenton and
Seaside.
HOW THE PRIZES WILL