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EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE SO, 190H, EIGHT PAGES. i ' I' u ?! ,1 H t..An: ni..,...,.. ,hcd Rally Except Sunday. CURREY BROTHERS, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. United I "re. Ti'lTHih Service. Dally, per month 65 Dally, single copy. . 05 Daily, one year In advance. .... ,$6.50 Daily, six months, In advance. . ,$3.50 Weekly, one -ear. In advance.. .$1.00 . Weekly, six month, In advanfe. , .75 Entered fit the poxtoHlce. at La Grande V second-class matter. Ttlr paper will not publish any arti cle appearing; over a nom de plume. Signed articles will be received subject to the discretion of the editor. Please elgn your articles and save disappointment . ' Advertising Rates. ; . Display ad. rate furnished upon ap- vacation. , ,. Local reading: notices lOe per line fCt,t lnerUoa; Sc pw "M iot each ,ub i f frequent Insertion. ' " .xy,rft Resolutions of condolence, So line. I Cards of thanks. 5c a line. V 'OSB PAINT JUC6T BE PURE. f After today, all brands of nose j paint sold within the confines of the ;j ' United Btates must be correctly lab- ,! eled," In accordance with rules and j :' specifications promulgated by the in- ! temal revenue department. These j ' , regulations, which become effective j ? tomorrow, have been harmonised with ;; the provisions of the pure food and drug act, with the result that dia ,; i tillers and blenders all over the coun- try are up in arms and declare that i f they will appeal to the courts for re j ij lief from the obnoxious rulings. So far as the trade is concerned, the ; J- most Important Mature of the ruling : In this connection is the fact that hereafter labels must' appear "with ut the addition of any adjective or i descriptive " word." , This elemlnates :' j "rye" and "bourbon," which hereto- ; ; fore have been used to describe tho j ' kind il whiskey.' Heretofore all whiskey, whether ' blended, artificially colored, has been : . marked "whitikey" on the barrels as ' they have been filled and shipped rectification. Hereafter ' what Is Itnown as straight whiskey," that Is, an article that Jias been axed by time and not mixed with other spirits, will , be marked "whiskey" ; and only that. Blended or compounded whiskey will be marked on the barrel in letters at least one Inch, long burned into the barrel, "blended whiskey." A mixture of whiskey with alcohol, provided there is enough potable spir its to make a real compound, and not the semblance of such spirits, with tha diotilliint with which it Is mixed. Alcohol, commercial alcohol or high wines which have been manipulated by the aid of artificial flavorscolors or extracts, or otherwise, so as to re semble come particular kind of po table spirits, preceded with the Word "Imitation." ' " . , PRICES REDUCED - ON !i?Y ICLE I Mew mi E tTTfiif'TP unurt m 1 nut 10 nu 1 ill WELL KNOWN FINANCIER JUMPS TO HIS DEATH. John Llndstrom, Prominent Financier of the Pacific Coast Comes to Salem to Commit SiuVldeJnmps) From Hotel Window to Pavement Skull Crushed and Leg BrokenConsid erable Mystery as to Cause for , Belf-DestrncUon. Balern. June 10. John Llndstroin, who came here yesterday from Our Prices Tell the Story-'Why Satisfied Cus tomers Thrcnj Our Stores. Cut tills wl. out, bring to our stores and we will show you Uie articles here advert iwl, while, they larit, and present you a beautiful framed pl-turc with a purchase of $10.00 or more. j Ladles' Writing Desk. $7:50; reduced to ......... $1.00 Ladles' Writing Desk, $16.60; reduced to" $11.95 Bamboo Hall Tree, $7.60; reduced to....... . .. $2.50 Quartered Oak Hall Tree, $19.50; reduced to $11.00 2 Box Couches, $14.50; reduced to....,..'.,...,... $0.IS Quartered Oak Library Table, $10.00; reduced to $4.00 . Kitchen Tables, $3.25; reduced to ........... $2.25 Two upholstered Couches, $4.60 and $3.00; reduced to $2.50 and $1.00 Bike Tires, single and double, $3.76 and $3.60; reduced to ......... $2.73 All ods and ends of my stock, both In FURNITURE, HARDWARE and l-T.Z AeeCrrV I""11 nnviTK and CROCKERY ( GLASS , and TINWARE, will be sold at ONE-HALF PRICE TO CLOSE OUT. 51 " Our Prices Teil If the Story-Why Satisfied Cus- it tomers Throng 4 Our Stores. :: See Our QUEEN Quality Mattresses F. B. HAISTEN 'Phone Black 641 213 FIR STREET Tfcone Red 1161 4 , i. ... 1411,1413,1415 Adams Ave. if at 2-3J this morning by leaping from he ledge b"""! a w.n'v .f room In the Willamette hitei. His skull ynd both legs were broken. A check on the San Francisco National Bank, signed by Charles H. Hlgglns, for $700, was found in bis clothes; also two telegrams, one from Aber deen signed by C. R. Green, reading: "Cannot accompltah anything without you: Magen advlncs return at once and commence aotlon for blackmail." The other telegram was from Bn- frnm the distilleries 'aird places of dlxen, of a shipbuilding company In Eureka, Cal., saying: "One week no- Portland, Ld who registered from j tlce required; will call meeting July Aberdeen, Wash., committed suicide $, unless this wire Intercepted." The night clerk says Llndstrom went to his room at midnight and ap peared to have been drinking. He had no clothes on except his night shirt He had taken off everything whore ho i:i.iid to the pavpmen Llndstrom is reported to have been a millionaire and former mayor of Aberdeen, where he had large ship building interests. WAXTED Three more horsemen In roseate parade. Inquire of George L. Cleaver. ' . JAM Eg COLE RELEASED. White Man Beat Vp Chinaman and Is Being Tried for the Offense. The case of James Cole In which the defendant Is charged with as saulting a chinaman a few days ago, was heard late this afternoon before Justice of the Peace Hough. Many witnesses were heard. The charges against Mr, Cole are that he brutally mutilated the olive complexion of the oriental out at the Pioneer Flouring mill. Th.-' d. fciiuHnt v.uk released. FOUXD A sum of money, at this offlr- . Inqijlre Tax on Near Beer. Atlanta, Ga., June 30. An ordi nance imposing a tax of $200 a year on all persons or firms selling "near beer," an imitation of lager contain ing less than 2 per cent, of alcohol, will become effectlvo ' tomorrow and will doubtless result In driving many Individuals' out of business. Near beer has become highly popular since the passage of the Georgia prohibition act and merchants of all kinds handle it, as well as scores of near-saloons. The ordinance also prohibits Tree lunch to be served with near beer. Red Crosa Sale, " , ( c MacLennan, of the Red Crosaf store, is advertising a sacrifice sale. He is taking this step in order to quick ly raise money for the creditors of the. concern.. FOR SALE Cheap; automobile, 8. horse power runVbout, In first-class-repair. For particulars and .price.. Inquire at this office. dw6.24-im. WANTED Position by an experienc ed dairyman. Address M. A. Baugh, General Delivery, La Grande, Ore Kn. 6-30-7-7 52 mwmmmm m -2! o n' n n MO FT t . -i; - I JIODITL N ItrXAHOVT. 15-18 HORSEPOWER l Ol R-tTMNUEIl. frHUT DRIVE moih:l s roadster, is-i -rohm: l-owrit, iyir.cyi.im)i:r, miait drive LIMIT TOl lvING CAR, 21 IKillsK lOW l it, l ot K-CYI.IXDEIU SIIAIT DRIVE MOIIKL K, 10 HOUSE 1-OWER, SlX-t VMXDER TOIT.IXH CAR It.ltn s MAKE RECORDS, OXi: IX)RD MODI I, X IX L CRAXDE HAs" TRAVEL! 'D "vi'tt XlYll jih.i .-t vtiiu iiik r:.I-i:.hli OF $1.00 TO HEPLACF .. $600.00 .. $750.00 . . $H50.00 $2,800.00 TO 7000 . iHMt.vtni 1.11.1. l.AII.IT Tinv SVrt lv-nt' the m:sox iitm the expense of tire ri pairs was $2.00. matstZtZlLall Ci ' 4 sjUc" ru 11 1LM FACTORY AGENT (I