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' THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING. MARCH 20, 107. (V MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN LIVES IN OUR OWN LAND 'Journal " Inaugurates Contest to V " Prove That Oregon Has the y Fafrest of Women. : TWENTY-TH REE PAPERS ; v ENCAGED IN CONTEST t High Time - That Fama ot Oregon - V Beaaty Vu Heralded the Length i - ' and Breadth, of the Land Chance to Win Fame. -',':", ,..-.', '.;". The Oregon Journal has Inaugurated . a contest to prove that Oregon womn ; are tba moat beautiful In America, This -contest Is now on and will extend over an Indefinite period, or rather, until tha moat beautiful Oregon woman Mas been rounfl mod decliJwJ pa by. a sompstsnt st,iury.oiL's. members er waica 4 will be announced later." . ' ,' - " " "" - - It was through a conteat Inauguratad ' I several montha : ago by tha-Chicago i Tribune that tha present contest was i atarted. Oregonlana, and tor that tnat- tar, people everywhere, know that ore 'fon bai tha moat beautiful woman tn ' America, and that le tantamount to eay ilng tha most beautiful In the world, i . Oregon women are famous the length ' and breadth of the coast (or their beauty. It Is high Urn that their fame U was 4aralded to the world. This Tha ' '. Journal, will do. It la one of twenty - three papers In different sections of the 'j country seeking tha moat beautiful '.'woman In America and It wants photo- i graphs of all, tha pretty women In the ' l.istate; ', - it ' CMcago'a Beautiful Woman. ! ! The atatement of tha Chicago Tribune that" It had bound tha moat beautiful 'J woman In America and that she Is a resident of tha Windy City, has aroused j pride and resentment ln-'-our mldat ,TUi statement-, was made: with the . J charactaziaUo arrogance of Chicago, and came really In the nature of a challenge v to ' other ' sections. .-But the people of f the" Windy City reckoned without their ; j host. Other states and other oltles and . -v sections may accept this statement aa v , being a face lo so with Oregon. It Is ' ""la surprising claim. "for there -are- mll . i- lions of women In our own country, and 'the majority v pf them, ate beautiful !. But the moat beautiful of them all are j In Oregon. - Tba Oregon - Journal baa .'undertaken to prove It, too. fy It took tha Chicago Tribune several j , montha to find tha woman who It Is ' now declared Is the most beautiful In 1 '" America. It la confidently believed that i ' no mora than- a day or so will be neces , ry to find an Oregon woman who is Tithe, peer' of this Chicago paragon of personal charms. ' But this conteat Is to J, be -made thorough. .. It, Is to be' eon ' , ducted on a fair but sweeping basis, and the pictures of beautiful women from ..- every part of. this -state are to be sub 'mUted ta this, contest before a final J ' verdict 1 rendered. ; i . , ... V; f - Saomsaads as Be ooasldaraa. -. " V; ntsu xpected that thouaanfla ot ho- ; v tograitti -will' be considered In the ' search for the most waautlfuf woman In Oregon; It '-Is probable that scores of ;S them will appear 4n the Illustrated ; . Magaslae of The Sunday pregoa jour nal. The winners may appear-la the '' x'f. earlier stages of tha contest er not until ... V ths final judgment has been rendered. la any-event, it will be an honor .wall worth the winning to be known as tha r. most beautiful woman ' In Oregon 5 which will mean tha moat ' beautiful -' .woman in the world. ' ... i't But The Oregon Journal is going still further, in this contest.' The purpose . will be to And the three most beautiful - : y Oregon women. And, as a compliment i " :)',' VV:;' .a ' . 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BEWARE of dangerous imitations and substitutes. They are positively! harmful and are sold for profit only by unscrupulous dealers. Look for the trade-mark, the "Old Chemist," on tha label, and be certain tha seal over the cork is onbroken. All druggists, grocers or dealers or .direct $1.00 a bottle. Doctor's advka and illustrated medical booklet free. Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. - Rochester. New York. . . -.,..:...'.: In exchange for the privilege of pub lishing these pictures, three substantial prises are to be awarded the trio of beautiful women who, la tha judgment of the Jury of awards, are deserving of first, second and third recognition. To the most beautiful woman 4 check for 7t will be sent, ta ths second a check for So and to the third a check for fit., '..j-.--..-- - ' o financial aim.-- . . - This la a contest that stands above the plana of advertising. It is Inspired by no moUvea of financial gain. It Is a time wnen the reputation for beauty of Oregon women Is at stake, when it. Is ths duty of every true-born, loyal Ore gonlan totersonally take up the gaunt let so Impudently thrown down by Chi cago, and to aid In every possible way In proving the fallacy of the Windy City's statement as well aa ta estab lish as a fact that Oregon, and no other section of this broad country, has the rlgu. tvi claim America's most beauti ful woman aa Its awn. . ! Every Ore conlan Is Interested In this contest, every Oregonaa has a personal J place tn It. .The prlds of Oregonlans should bo awakened - everywhere,- and Jbay should respond ."lHng ly.and promptly. ifjrou know a woman of surpassing beauty and If you live in' Oregon yon ' know -' several, at least you must help ua by securing her pho tograph and sending it to ua It la also the duty of tha women of . Oregon to give not only their consent but their aid to xurthering the contest. Send na photographs of tha most beautiful wom en you know ta the Beaver slate. Sand every one you know, for who can tell the three that may be chosen for the enviable position t ;, - . : , Tmm Class ee Bzahided- Actresses and professional models are excluded from the beauty contest now being conducted to find the most beauti ful woman la the world by Ths Oregon Journal. It Is the beauties of the home and tha fireside that are wanted. This mean a- ths women of the 400,00 aa well as the women of the 400. It was a shop girl working for tit a week' that the Chicago Tribune, after Its long search, believed was worthy of the proud title of being ths most beautiful In America. It Is up to Oregonlans everywhere to give their aid In the making of this contest a success. Tou must d this yourself, aa modesty will restrain msny women from sending In their owa photo graphs, although at such a time, and in aucb a contest Oregonlana everywhere ahould unite In not only finding plcturea of beautiful' women, but la entering them In-this conteat. thereby to belp so far as la in their power, ' Every photo graph submitted will be received in the strictest confidence, nor will the name of the. sender under any circumstances be divulged if It should be desired that it be kept a secret. All photographs sent However, are with tha snderstand lng that they may or may not be pub lished at ths pleasure of The Oregon Journal. : ' ,.- , r 'ea Vbotos X. ,, Of one thing there is no doubt Ore gon's women are the most beautiful. Tha Oregon Journal haa taken upon Itself ths pleasant duty of proving this. Ths people are as much interested in this contest as tha paper itself; ,1n fact. It la a contest of and for the people. But, abova aU. things, it' Is the duty'of loyal Oregonlana to support their claim to having in their mldat the world's most.: beautiful, .woman. Hera is a ehanoa to prove It for all time to come, and to wipe out everlastingly the- claim f arrogant Chicago, . ; Send In photographs ' beginning - to day. Do not feel that It is sltber too early or too late to send them in. 'The contest will be made thorough before It la finally decided, and ths beautiful woman you have in mind may be the one the Jury of awards will think the most beautiful. Than if you know an other, ssnd her photograph also. Send In these photographs to ths Beauty Editor, The Journal, Portland, Oregon, DEPXTIf. i, alt Pure UPTOn IS ELECTED , ELKS' EXALTED RULER Young Lawyer Placed ' In Po sitlon of Trust by the'Lo- . ' v cal Lodge; ; Y' . Officers for the year were sleeted at tha meeting of the Portland lodge of Elks last night and Jay H. Upton was chosen to succeed Harry F. McKay as exalted ruler. During the Installation services W. W. Robinson, past exalted ruler, served Jay H. Upton.' ss grand exalted ruler and Inducted tha newly elected officers to office. All of the elections were close, the meeting beginning at I o'clock and ending after 11. The Hat of new officers elected la as follows: - John B. Coffey, , esteemed leading night: Ous C Moeer, esteemed loyal knight; W. R. Appersqn, esteemed lecturing knight'; C. II. Bills, secretary; E. W. Rows, treasurer; Thomas Dowl lng, tyler. W. W. Bretherton was elect ed a trustee of the lodge for a terra of three years. The other trustees are M. B. Rankin and J. P. Flnlsy. Jay H. i Upton, who was last night elected exalted ruler by Portland Lodge No.' 142, B. P. O. E..- is only 2 years old and, like hie Immediate predeees socsv bachelor, but he is' one of the beat-known young men -In the city. He has for a number of years filled posi tions of trust in that lodgsand is well fitted for the Important office, represenf lng over' 1,000 members and $150,000. : Mr. Upton waa graduated from the law department of the University of Oregon in ItOS and has sines that time practiced law in this city. Hs belongs to one of Oregon's best known pioneer families. His father, James B. Upton, was one Of Portland's foremost lawyers and buelnesg men tn her early days, and his grandfather, the Hon. W. W. Upton, waa one of the first chief Juatlcea of the supreme court of the state of Oregon, and later waa controller of the .United Statea treasury under Presidents Grant, Hajrea and Cleveland-- : COMPANY fe GIVES , :: DUNBAR LOVING CUP Major T. N. Dunbar, Third regimant,' o. N. 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Mrs. Anna B. Depew, Wharton, Ohio, Aug. 17th, 1906. .n ,i . V:':;' 52? i hw i . 1 - i Yir Credli I , You are perfectly free to purchase one of our elegant Easter Suits and make such , regular payments as' you wish under, our . easy-payment - plan. Choose your suit, . make a small cash payment down, then T.. pay in weekly- or monthly-installments. ' You wfll discover this to be a very con- - vement method lng, once , you make a trial. We Jrust everybody. There's no red tape .or un- . pleasant conditions to meet. Call tomor- ; row and investigate TTJE DOiME 17M75 First Street FIRE EN6IKES LATE " BECAUSE OF THE flllD Two Residences on Hamilton Avenue, South Portland, Are ' Burned in Consequence. ' - The residences of H. JL Miller sad C H. Edwards on Hamilton avenue, be tween Front and First streets, were destroyed by fire . which broke out In ths kitchen of ths Miller residence at :S0 o'clock last- evening. Tha real- denoa ' of H. T oakum. - adjoining the Miller house, was Scorched and -was only ssvad from total destruction ny, play ing on It with a garfien boss. , A box of excelsior placed close ta the kitchen stova in tha Miller, house caused the fire. An effort was mads to sxtln- gulsh ths blase with a bucket of water. but It bad gained too much headway. Tha alarm was given, but by tha time tha neighbors got there tha neat was so fierce that but a small portion or the household effects were saved. A lira alarm waa turned in, calling ths department to ths scene, but owing to the deep mud on Hamilton avenue. It was almost Impossible - to get ths heavy spparatuk up tha hill from Cor bett street so that both bouses ware praaucauy eastroyea wnen trie nremen succeed ea tn getting water 'on tne flames. The Are hydrant at Front street and Hamilton .avenue was badly clogged with mud. causing a delay or fully five minutes .after the hoes waa connected, ud. The total .damage was estimated st sdoui iz.ioo, paruaMy lnsrusev . CONTRACTS LET FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS . ; ' ' 1 .. , Street improvemedt contracts were awarded yesterday aa follows by the executive board:- - - East Stark street between East Ninth and East Twelfth. N. M. Moody. Sll.m. Clackamas street between Union ave nue and Crosby streets, Star Sand oo ni ps ny, 11,034. Clinton street between Mllwaukle atrast and East Twelfth-street, Stevens Bros 6SS. East Lincoln , street- between Mar guerite avenue and Prettyman avenue, Stevens Bros.. 14,371.11. : Flanders street between Eaat Twenty- seventh and Eaat Twenty-eighth atresia, O'Neil Co. tl.t54.C. Eaat Twenty-asvsnth street between Logan's addition and Wynkoop Villa, CNeU A Co 12.1(0.17. . . . i - Wonld Leave Europe) Unscourged. From thg Kanaas City Journal. -Looking up from his magaalns a farmer said vehemently to his wife ens night: . . . . , , ' . "Do you know what I'd nave done If I had been Napoleon?" . - . 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Byavailingyourselfrof -our pirt-payment , plan, you can supply your Easter -wants without an outlay of ready cash. You can select and wear your Easter outfit and pay trior same in small weekly ments say $1.00 a week. 'EASTER TOGGERY i r ' ' . i - , " ' , : . ' ; ' From' head to foot is displayed by us in al ,most endless varieties. The newest blocks and shapes in Hats, the swellest lasts in Shoe, the prettiest patterns in Shirts and the . daintiest shades in Neckwear are placed for your inspection ' to complete your Easter wardrobe. . Our stock of Moi'a Apparel, especially or dered for the Easter , trade, is one of the choicest '' displajrs v made in Portland today. Possessing one of our suits you may feel as-' , ; sured that no one vrill appear ' on Easter .. .J morning more becomingly attired than your-. " r ; self. . 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