La Grande evening observer., July 22, 1911, Page PAGE 2, Image 2

LA GRANDE, ONION COUNTY. OttEGON.
Saturday, july 22, 191L
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Work on the old race track at thej
deserted fair grounds will be com
menced in a short trine with the aim
in view ot grading the s:raight-away
distances and banking the curves to
make them safe for a fasi-tinie race
meet hereMuring the month of August.
Automobile News and Gossip
The work is not going to be very dif
ficult by any means, ad it Js thought
that a very small outlay of cash will
be needed to put the speedway into ex
cellent shape., The race meet fever
, is growing and spreading and there la
a whole lot of inquiry from out of
town, points from amateurs at the rac
ing business who are going to enter
this proposed meet,
Thematter of transportation for
the best advantage. It is probable that1
a train Vill be run to the fair grounds
on that'day, which is yet to be definite
ly fixed, and in this way the public
can reach the grounds at a very small
expense. ' ' . j
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C. H. King, representing the Keats
Aufo company of Portland is In the
city today making arrangements for
an Immediate display of 1912 models
of tire Chalmers and Hudson cars.
Then, too, he is talking "Hershoff"
cars, a new make. The new Chalmers
for 1912, and he Hudson a well, will
be shipped to the Dittebrandt Auto
company within a very short time for
demonstration this fall. The Chal
mers Is much cheaper, the torpedo "30"
Belling for 11300 f. o. b. factory fully
equipped. . There la also a new model
of the Chalmers for 1912, a 36 horse
power machine with an extra long
wheel base, 118 inches and large
wheels. The Hudson will be produced,
In four models in 1912, a new roadster
"33" guaranteed at a mllo a minut'
speed.
Some miscreant Is scattering heavy
tacks on the pavpmenta, no doult to
puncture auto and motor cycle tires.
Several places were found yesteraay
-4 where a handful of these rubber dp
.. Btroyers was scattered and sral ma
, chins have come to grief through the
tack route. It Is poor sport to thus
destroy property and It Is a crlnvs In
the eyes of the law. Incensed as the
eemlng persistency of the tack ar
tists, auto and motorcycllts are on
the a?rt and It will go hard on the'
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To bring some of the fastest speed
kings of the northwest to La Grande
during' the coming auto race meet
hem is the plan of the Union County
Motor club. It will establish one or
SOME FIELDING CELKIIIMTIES OF THIS YEAR.
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two marathon rales at a mile a min-
u:e clip and make the visiting speed
artist reach the required time. Tha
rao?s for local machines will be num
erous, but of course the top-notch at
tracting will be the performances of
visiting speed sharks
"Tourists are not tourists any more
remarked U C. Smith yesterday even
ing, for tourist in the truest Bense
of the word is pleasure trips. 1 find
that a. great majority of the peopl
who barn their machines here for a
few hours while on long trips are on
business errands and tot ont for plea
sure. It used to be that all these cross
country runs were for pleasure but it
I,. tniun common now that it is nearly ai
ways a business matter that beckons
an auto fan to cross the mountains on
a long drive."
Earl Zundell, whose word is as good
as his, bond, affirms he made a trip
to Wallowa county, a distance of 130
miles, using four and a half gallons
of gasoline, or a fraction more than
29 mllB to the galln. Lo. C. Smith,
has been Informed that Mr. Hoffffedltz,
a well known autoist of Imbler, went
89 miles into the Boise country last
week, averaging 24 miles to the gal
lon of gasoline,
A new Flanders Is now on the show
floor at the M. & M. company, it is
similar to the one received some time
ago. The M. St XL company has had
poor luck with Its contracts this year
for at various time when "prospects"
were warm, the factory couldn't fill Its
orders fast enough. The one here now
ig from the Portland agency and did
not come from the factory.
The ,1912 models of the E. XI. F-
handled by the M. & M. company, will
ji0t be on the market until the first of
the year. .Specifications and prices
for the new make have been received
by the local agents but no effort to fill
contracts for the new models will be
made until the last of the present year
or the first of January.
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A carload of Fords left the factory
today for the L. C. Smith agency here.
At the present rolling pace ot freight
lney " be ner ,D tlme ior faU de'
.IIVBIY.
Georgo Stoddard didn't purchase a
new machine at New York, as was ru
mored to be : his plan. He hurried
through the hot metropolis without
testing out automobiles.
VHKD RUNTKn, PIBATK8' NEW FlttST BARK-
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One of the Pathfinder-like trips of
last week by local autolets, was a
journey to Flora and surrounding ter
ritory by D. 8. Crowe.
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Ted Buehler, recently returned from
the east, saw the New York Giants da
feat the St. Louis Browns In what he
characterizes a "sloppy" game. It was
no tetter than many ot the bru9h
loague games be saw in the middle
west,'
Fred Hooper and Elmer Christian
sen of Elgin played with Wallowa
against Enterprise last Sunday. The
score stood four to one in favor of the
county scat boys but It wasn't their
fault of the Elgin, lads, as out ot the
five hits made by Wallowa the Elgin
boy got three. ... ,
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Jack Ashenfelter. the utility pitcher
and heavy hitter of the Elgin ball team
humeri to hla hom-e last Friday near .
Condon, where be will sew sacks ou'
hl father's ranch during the harvest.
season. He is a good player and a
pleasant gentleman.
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The Palmer Junction baseball team
expects to croBS bat with Elgin next
Sunday. The camp boys have several
amateur stars la their nine, and as EL
gin expect to muster a good team the
game will be interesting. j
Baker comes to La Grande tomorrow ,
for another exhibition game. The-'
localB were defeated a week ago and
Baker is coming with the intention;
of duplicating the trick tomorrow. It
oght to be a good game.
Kotice of Final Settlement
Notice- Is hereby given that Angus
Shaw, administrator of the estate ot
Isabella Shaw, deceased, baa Xilsd In
the county cpurt t Union county, Ore
gon, his final account as administrator
of Bald estate, and said court baa aet
Monday, the 7th day t August A. D.
1911. at two o'clock p. m., for th
hearing ot such report and all objec
tions thereto.
Dated at La Grande, Oregon, thin
July 8th, 1911.
ANGUS SHAW,
Administrator.
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M.lJiT MET DEFEAT BECAUSE
LACK OF FAITH.
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Nelson Excelled Through Confidence
Jeff Lost His.
What la It that makes a fishter a
champion? What Is it that lifts him
above . the common plane of bis di
vision Into that sphere of undivided
excellence wherein he towers above
his competitors like n Goddess of Lib
erty? Is it that his physical ability L
so much superior. Is it that his men
tal power is sa much keener, or Is his
Individuality, his faith In himself, so
much deeper than that possessed by
distinction? , ,; .
None of these elements alone Is re
sponsible. All of them, blended prop
erly, combine to make a champion of
a man, and luck, too, In the final anal
ysis, is an undeniable factor. Luck
has bestowed many a fighter with a
halo of kingship. Lnck has likewise
removed many a crown. .
But, despite the fact that a cham
pion must have several essentials,
there Is one thing far ahead of all the
rest that even a second rate pnmmeler
needs to possess. That Is absolute
fearlessness, or, turned around, per
feet twelve Inches to the toot confi
dence. No gloveman who lacked this
Important attribute ever ascended to
the apex of his class, or. If be did, re
mained there for any length of time. '
Many Gymnasium Fighters.
No coward ver made a fighter. No
coward ever held a championship for
very long, nor a man whose duct of
confidence was not proportionate to
his other assets. There are a thou
sand boys today who can give a daz
zling exhibition In a gymnasium, but
who when they set foot In a public
arena to fight in earnest are awful
disappointments. Why is this? Tbey
fear themselves, they underestimate
their 1 ability, and when their gloTes
fly out there Is not the cocksureness
back of them. They do not unsbeath
all their physical force, for the simple
reason that they are afraid to, and
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their mental faculties do not perform
. ; proficiently for the ain reason.
j Fear whipped Jim jennes iusi auiv.
' i tr,. nf h fhotarnhs of the lg
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Sharkey he was all determination
The facial expression, the self reliant
pose, gives every evidence of his great
! confidence m liimseir. .now see una m
Reno, a ninth changed asan.' There is
an air of uncertainty about bin nia
face bears a hesitating look It Heeuw
as though he has given much thought
to the Johnson part of the 6:ht. Back
a few years ago he did not concern
himself so much about the caliber of
an opponent, ne imagined there was
no man but what he could beat, and.
althongh he disliked ftgutlnir, when he
took his seat in the one corner of the
ring be was supremely certain of him
self. ,' Nelson Was Not Fsarfut. ;
Bat' Nelson took many terrible wal
lopings during his career, but he did
so because that was his method of
figbtinjr and because be was positive
of whut the end would be. He be
lieved his physical power was greater
than that of his antagonist, and he
was sure that ultimately the result
would favor him. It could not be
otherwise. He entered the ring for
Tr hnttle with his spirit crying for
victory, it was to be his victory, not
the other fellow's. And so he won and
continued to win until he opposed a
boy v:!i33c conHJence was Just as great
as his.
Nelson Is not the same man today.
it can be wagered. Wolgast took some
of the nerve from h!in inspired him in
a slight degree with fear, rossibly
Nelson did not realize it when be met
Moran. but he Was Inclined to doubt
his ability Just a Utile, and he was
more tlmld. A beating makes cowards
of us all. The Battler still declares he
Is as good as ever, but down In his
heart something tells him he Is not
Jack Johnson 1s confident to the
point of egotism. He hns on exceed
ingly high and lovely opinion of his
really great prowess. If he hadn't he
would not be champ today. Because
of bis Indubitable faith in himself he
chased Tommy Burns half way around
the world to secure a match with
him. During the preparation for the
Jeffries contest last summer he was
A care free . negro, who seemed to
worry little about anything. Yhen he
doffed his bath robe on that hot July
afternoon he was a big. courageous
man-animal.
What is it that makes a fight? Con
fidence on the part of both partici
pants. When confidence meets confi
dence there Is always sure to be, a
throbbing battle. But If one man fear1
himself ever so little that man is go
lng to be beaten. r; , ;.
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0TICE OF STREET IHPR0YE3IE'T
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CONCERN: No-
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tice Is hereby given thai In pursuance
of a resolution adopted by the common
council of the city of La Grande. Grj-
gon. on the first day of December, 1503,
creating improvement district No. 3
and designating Fourth street as such
district, and In pursuance of a resolu
tion adopted by said common council
on the fifth day of July, 1911. whereby ,
said council determined and caciared
its Intention to Improve all that por-,'
tion of Fourth street. Sn 6a:3 improve
ment district as hereinafter described.
by laying tbereon cement sidewalks,
on each side of street, the council will;
ten days after the service of this no
tice upon the owners or the property
affected and benefited by such im
provement, order that said above de
scribed improvement be made; that the
boundaries of said district to be o im
proved are as follows: "
All that portion of Fourth stree',
from the south curb line of Jefferson
avenue, to the north curb line of M.
avenue. ; . ' ; ' " " :"-' '
(A) And the property affected or
benefitted by said improvement Is aa
follows. East half of blocks 1 2, And i.
UlUUUj ft Hum.
block 58. 59. 60, 87, 103, 104, 105 and
115 and east half of blocks "5, 74 and
67, Chaplin's addition to La GrandX
Oregon. Also tract of land on Fourth
street situated In SE corner of sec.
i, T 3. S., R. 38, E. W. M., laying be
tween Pennsylvania and Main ave
nues. . ..
Notice Is hereby further given that
the council will levy a special assess
ment on all the property affected and
benefitted by such Improvement for the
purpose of paying for such improve
ment. That the estimated cost of suca
improvement is the sum of $2,300.00.
That the council will, on the second
day of August, 1911 meet at the council
chamber at tlw hour of 8 o'clock, p. m..
to consider said estimated cost, and
the levy of said assessment, when a
hearing wllf be granted to any peroit'
feeling aggrieved by such assessment.
La Grande, Oregon, July 21st. 1911.
CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE.
OREGON.
By C. M. HUMPHREY.
Recorder of the City of La Grande.
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