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I SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1914 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE THREE. if V'lv GemBReM --r proof Certain If mi v mere is no true test of roofing but the on the roof but teed Quality Roofing Durability Cuaran-tf Jewelry Manufacturing C All work done in our own shop. Diamonds remounted in Platinum or Gold, also repairing of all kinds. We will make your old . jewelrv like new. SIEGRISTCO. Largest Jewelry Store in Eastern Oregon THE TELEPHONE By furnishing quick service in commun ication multiplies a man's capacity makes it possible for the business man to transact more business. EVERY TELEPHONE A LONG DISTANCE STATION is guaranteed for fifteen years it will last longer. Roofs don't wear out, they dry out and it is for this reason that Certain-teed Roofing is made with a soft asphalt center and a harder asphalt protecting surface. It dries out very slowly because these asphalts are' blended as found best after a quarter century experience. The three' biggest roofing mills in the world back up this guarantee. That protects us as well as you. It assures us of goods on which oiir customers can depend and we hold their patronage. We get this kind of responsibility behind the goods we carry whenever possible on tools, on builder's hardware, paints, oils, brushes and everything in the build ing line you require. You know our square-deal policy. Buy your building materials here- , W. H. BOHNENKAMP GO. Smokers Smoke La Homer Clear Havana Save your bands from the La Homer Cigar and win a prize. We will give $30.00 in prizes: May 30-1914-lst prize - 15.00 2st prize - 10.00 3st prize - - 5.00 Send bands to all dealers or to Factory 1527 Madison St LAH0MER CIGAR FACTORY H0B1WS That the pick of Pacific Coast mo torcycle riders will register and take part in the big annual La Grande Baker and return motorcycle run next Saturday and Sunday, is the word that has come to the local man agement since the Federation of American Motorcyclists has sanc tioned the meet here. Commencing early next week the entries will come in from Seattle, Spokane, Portland, and other bigger cities, as well as from nearby towns. The prospects for entries for track events has nec essitated the La Grande motor club extending the time to two days that the preliminaries may be run off be fore Sunday, the mam day. Horsepower Is Reduced. - With the sanction for the meeting the F. A. M. required the club here to restrict the track events to four h. p. machines rather than seven, there by .reducing the danger to a minimum. It will be a test of machines and not of riding. Well Known Referee to "Boss." G. C. Marks, of Portland, has been employed to referee the meet, and hj comes with the F. A. M. sanction. He will "boss" the entire meet. In both the track and endurance run striped stock alone will be used, and careful rules have been drafted that there may be no misunderstanding, Blaze the Course Sunday. - Tomorrow the La . Grande Motor club will blaze the course to Baker and return. WeatherJ being at all favorable, about two dozen machines will leave the city hall at 10 o'clock and will ride over the course to Baker and return. They will set up signs, secure judges and in ' other ways look after affairs. At Baker they will meet the Baker motor fans who are interested in the sport. Some automobiles will go along to carry signs etc. Everything points to a remarkably successful meet.' and that, it will be the mecca for hundreds of people is believed certain. It is expected the 2.500-eanacltv e-rand stand will be hixprl. and the course will be freely dotted, as it was last year, wnn in tprested spectators. The program is to be carried out as announced, with the addition of a free for boys under 14 bicycle race tor a desirable purse, BEST GYGLE RIDERS COMING ... ktnartnnno lioiarmtttaA ii Win i 1' ttlllVUVUllO ISWlWlllllllVU IU Will 4 I Harmsworth Trophy This Year 0 'J 5 f SI N'S' f S5, ym.m-mi rrn'n ' 1 C rfJtf$j-' I . I ey2 Money to Loan on farm lands in Grande Ronde, free from overflow, for 8 or 5 years with re-payment privil , Fruit Land Barred. Applications acted ' upon im : mediately. ,: , NETHERLANDS AMERICAN MORTGAGE BANK. FRANK. R. ATKINS, V Representative. Pendleton, Oregon. ROOMS ARE WANTED. ; AH those having rooms avail- able to house' delegates to the Merchants' convention are re- quested to notify C. A. Small at S once. This is Imperative, an- Enounces the committee. Also i such auto owners as have prom- ! ised machines for that conven- tion are urged to keep the dates in mind. ' . - $j.$$ijji$Sj.4J Photo by American Press Association. THIfi ANKLE DEEP. INCE the American golfers failed In the British tournament motor- boat enthusiasts on this side of the water are more anxious man ever to bring the Harmsworth trophy to this country. The most ruinous of the challengers will be the Ankle Deep, Dis turber IV. aud the Baby Reliance. . s - BROWN WORKING HARD. 'Three Fingered Wizard Finds Man agerial Duties Are Difficult. When Minor Brown joined, forces with the Federals and later became manager of the St. Louis team It Is doubtful If he untlclpated the qdota of honest to gooduess work be was wish ing on himself. The miner has had to Jump Into the box a great many times when his arm .... EfipHvrenir.riresoCIiiTl0n stailug tBat , . . . . ' the Brltkh lsUs hnd made ifll urrange Sport and Auto Potpourri,. lmet)U w,tb Ml,ilim nm, rnHlce ror . I Hin ttlnvttxr nt tlip nvllitihioi'r flifnr- C i ,'..- -- i ....... fflt Bolirltilil lit Folkestone. July 7. or four times a week, sometyg B1,a 0 all(j pi-anee at Wimbledon, n walks up to the City Re-V julyvll, 13 and 14. lti ease Belgium Is defeated In the first roniiu Three local man corder Warnick and planks down a fine for violating some phase of the automobile ordinance. "We are grabbing all that we have the goods on and more are doomed to make the little journey to the recorder's office and pay a fine" asserts Chief of Police Orai. Rigid enforcement of the law in all its phases will in time cut down the speeding too, for auto drivers know it is hard to convict one for speeding where actual time is not taken. Corner turning and proper observation of all phases, tend to re- duce the speeding too. Speaking of his team's chances, Man ager Jennings has declared be was satisfied that the Athletics were the team Detroit had to beat to win the pennant Jennings does not figure any other team In the leugue can beat blm. Manager Bill Bradley of the Brook feds hns returned from bis scouting trip and brought Frank Smith, the for mer Pirate. Bed, White Sox nud Red Sox boxuinn and one of the few pitch Photo by American Press Association. UINER BROWN. was stiff and cold mid has bad dlffl- culty In making bis blgli priced stars and minor league recruits get along well together. He Is scouring the country now In an effort to pick up some more pitch ers and a couple of utility men. ONE ON SCHAEFER. Baseball's Leading Comedian Had 8ad Adventure In Egypt. Germany Schaefer hired a guide In Cairo and demanded to be shown the spot where Moses was found In the bulrushes. The guide led him to the banks of the Nile and pointed out the spot, even gathering some of the rushes for Schaefer to send home. An hour or two Inter Sclinefor grab bed another guide, and after a time the guide offered, for on additional fee. to show him the spot where Moses was found In the rushes. Up lod Schoefer a mile or two In the other direction and pointed out another spot "Nothing doing!" yelled Schaefer. That's eight places I'vp been shown where Moses was found!" True." asserted tie guide. "The river was Id flood, ncd Mjaes landed In many places." ers who ever twirled two no hit games, Tomorrow Cove comes to La Grande I wltn lllm- f rnnk jumped the Maple for the first time, and though Cove I'eftfs d "t with the Baltimore has not won any games yet, they Feds lust spring. He recently deserted claim to have strengthened up for the Feds nnd tried to get his old Job this special occasion, as they 4 would back with Montreal. President Ed take supreme delight in hanging a Barrow, however, refused to withdraw defeat on La Grande. Union and from his stand against taking back Elgin .will probably meet tomorrow jumpers, and when Bradley saw Smith and North Powder and Imbler. tn Montreal he quickly put his John La Grande will trot out its best . Hancock to a Brooklyn contract The bet to go against Cove in any event, BllUlmore VulU were iluCed to agree and the cherry pickers. will have the; , flow 8mm t0 t n,oklyn. UUSt 13 t-V C.(..MOI. Entries in the early closing stakes for the grand circuit races In Hartford, Conn., have been announced. There are 113 entries tn till, about the same number us Inst year. In the principal race, the 2:14 Char ter Oak trot, for $10.0(10. there are The exhibit Of eastern brook trout nineteen nnlries Kmno nt the hnrM which Superintendent Clanton sent to enteml ftre Director Todd. McCloskey. the Wing Fin & Fleetf0ot club with CentlJI.vI),0, iMw Johnson. !,tte, The the compliments of the : Oregor , fish G1( , Lelm ,tiVers. iiujjui MiiuiiL, mm bU UD umcu UU. Ul LUG tank in which they were shown in the Bert Hughes Rtore on Depot street, because of the freshness of the paint which killed a few of. the smaller fish. The exhibit hns been taken to a cool spring near the city for safe keeping. Waldo Geddes, of this city, will pitch. The Cove line will be as fol lows: Johnson c, Geddes p, Motley lb, Miller 2b, Carter ss, Allen 3b, Alexander If, R. Aleznnder cf, Han cock rf. Games played Sunday in Wallowa county are: At Joseph Joseph 12, Lostine 6. At Enterprise Enterprise 2, Wal lowa 0. Standing of the Teams. Played Won Lost Pctg. 8 7 1 .875 8 4 4 .500 9 6 3 .607 9 0 9 .000 Enterprise Joseph Wallowa Lostine Jim White a Nes Pcrc Indian of Lapwai has been secured to pitch for the Union baseball team for the remainder of the season. In nd tion to being a baseball pitcher Jim is some wrestler and took the laurels from Frank McCarrol who showed some class himself. Union Scout. MONEY- I have plenty of money to loan en improved farm lands. My rates are reason able in fact, lower than ' many agents ask See me when you want mPy. J. R. OLIVER Phone Main 86 THIS GOSSARD CORSET IS PRICED AT $2.00 Young women who have mentally deoided on a Gossard Corset each season, and then put it off because of price, will appreciate the New Gossard Model here shown at $2.00. The rig of the cup yacht Resolute has been changed considerably and the sail area so greatly reduced that It is anticipated the boat will receive be tween four and live uilnutos' time al lowance from the Vanltle and Defiunce lu the preliminary races. HeadMiills mid mainsail bave been cut down nearly one iuarter. No at tempt was made to shift the mast to the after step. George T. Adc, secretary of the In ternational Davis cup committee, bus received a cable message from the There are nearly seventeen entries on the average lu six other events for aggregate purses of ?12..r00 It has become known that Birdie Cree, the former Yankee outfielder, who was released to Baltimore, may again be seen lu a New York uniform. Cree Is nt present hitting the ball hard and Is one of the best Ktlekers In the International league. Manager Chance la antlon.wl n-ltl. fix. .'.,.. I, la nl,,K Is batting. They have won their Come for a trial f'"'ng, it does not games this year chiefly by the good oblige you or I will call or you, by work of the pitching utafT. Several appointment in your own homo. Nutionul league clubs are after Cree's A complete line of all models on services, nnd It Is stated that Manager hand. Prices at from $2.00 to $8.50. Btalllngs of Iloxtou la very anxious to get lilm. However, the Yankees will probably have first call on Cree. The Harvard university second crew has been entered for the Henley regat ta on the Thames, In England, July 1-4. The crew defented Yale, Annapo lis, Syracuse, Princeton nud PemiHyl vanla in the American Henley at Phil ndelphhi. The Harvard oarsmen will have a two mile race with the Yale second crew at New Ixjndon on June 19 und will sail for England the iiexi day. As tin- L'iiIipii Bout club of Boston will send a crew composed wholly ol Harvard graduates, there will be prac tlcnlly two Harvard crews lu the Knjj llsh Henley t!;fc year. Mis, Robt. Paltison Corseiere. Phone Red 3221 or Res. 1702, Cor. Spring and Oak. SEWING MACHINES Auto Truck. Baggage, Moving and Freight Ser vice. Want it done quickly? Then phone Black 641. F. D. Halsten Fur niture Store. 4-24-tf. for sale and rent. I buy and sell all makes of machines, supplies & repairs for machines. fl. Prices $2.00 to $15.00. F. D. HAISTEN, Furniture on Easy Payments if
