Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-21
WINDUP OF GREAT CONTEST
Continued from page one.)

The Capital Journals gigantic
contest is now a matter Of history.
All that remains is for the young
ladies mentioned at the top of the
column to call and claim their own.
All the prizes are ready to be turned
over to those who have won them
by their popularity and industry.
The contest closed in a blaze of
glory and good humor and enthusi-
asm at IL o'clock Saturday night.
Candidates and their friends
thronged the Office all day long and
the contest department was taxed to
it's utmost to handle those who had
votes and subscriptions to turn in
At II o'clock sharp the ballot box
was closed and no more votes al
lowed to be deposited except those
that came in through the mail and
bore the post mark of December l8.
The ballot box was placed in a vault
and later turned over to the judges
appointed to do the counting, who
took it to the Ye. Liberty theater
and broke the seals, opened the same
and the final count commenced.
The room was packed to the door
with candidates and their friends
waiting for the final announcement.
The counting of the votes was a
tedious task for the judges and
clerks and was carried on in full
view of anyone present. Great care
was taken by the judges in counting
the votes and two Burroughs add
ing machines were used to insure
q ahaO1utp accuracy
The popular Burroughs adding
machines used by judges and
which were used to facilitate the
count in the Capital Journal con-
test.
Contest Deserved.
The successful contestants are
named today as the result of the
official count made by these d'sin-
terested gentlemen, acting as judges,
and who have no motive in the con-
test other than to accept the invita-
tion of the management to make a
thorough and complete canvass of
the votes. The mere mention of the
names of these gentlemen is assur-
ance enough of their integrity
These gentlemen are we'll known
and highly esteemed by their bust
ness associates and with all whom
they come in contact as thorough
and honest business men.
When the announcement of the
winners was made shortly after
p. M, Monday, the names of the
winners were greeted with approval
on all sides. The interest was in
tense all during the count, and the
best feeling prevailed among ali
those present.
Every ballot voted was cerefully
scrutinized by the judges and those
present expressed themselves as
highly pleased with the manner of
arriving at the result.
Big Vote CAST.
The aggregate vote cast in The
Capital Journal contest is the larg-
est ever polled in a similar contest
in the city, If not in the whole
northwest, and ran high in the mil
lions.
The conditions of the contest were
so easy that it proved attractive
from the start, votes were not al
lowed to county auditors, or on
large orders of job work or Office
supplies and printing. Contestants
WSAS hOI dohSN W SOAhpOtS dSdlho'
any societies, lodges or organiza-
tions, such as church or band. en-
tering the name of some popular
young lady, and then the organiza-
tion working for her with the un-
derstanding that the prize WOE
should be given to the organization.
No certain candidates were given
advance information concerning the
contest or allowed to work from
three to four weeks, securing sub
scr ptions before the prizes or
names of the contestants were an
nounced, as has been the case in
some contests.
Realizing that the candidates en-
tered from outside the city of Salem
would have a hard time in eompet-