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. ' -f ' T : n I P ;i H i, II H i! i! r j H j i ! J i i ! ! ; VVhV1 A II H M Ml pi-. I t ILb A yOL X HOME STATE IS IIOSTfTHE ESI r OHIO GREETS PRIMDFNT TIFT ON HIS TOLT. OF TBE MID DLE.WEST TODAY. LITTLE POSE. IS SEEN Rational Corn Exposition is Especial Most to . President Tnit Today a the Executive Visits His Own State 5Iotor Cars Jn -'Waiting lis the Present Arrives Late in the Pay Springfield Tomorrow. 4b O t & & I aft Irgcs lteciprocity. . voiuuiuuit, omo., c eo. 10 Speaking here today President Speaking here today Preal-. dent Taft urged the new Cani adian reciprocity treaty, the greatest reason being . it would unite the two countries to advantage to both. It would not hurt- the farmers he fcald. tor though he was a Republican and believed In protection,' the articles im- o "norted from Canada are where conditions of labor are the same and no Justification . to be protective. . . to be protective.. Evening en gagements have been cancel led on account of Taft'0 sore throat. 'A ColumbuB, 0., Feb. 10 A large sec tion of President 'faffs home state .had the first opportunity today to wel come him since ha became president. From the time his special train cross ed the Ohio rfver" this morning until Us arrival In the capltoL-early this afternoon the president was given' a 'continuous ovation. Crowds sather:.d at every station to clfeer the msting ulshed traveler and e 'ery cros3 roads furnished its little knot of men, wo men and children, who waved hats and "handkerchiefs as the presidential special apisd along, .' The presidential party reached Co lumbus promptly on schedule time this afternoon. Cti the arrival of the special train at, the; Union station, where .thousands of,che?ripg peopl j had gathered! a special reception com mittee of one hundrrtl leading cit!-z'-ns made a pa3sar-'.vay to Broad Ftreet, where motor cars were in watting. Governor , Harmon, '; Mayor Marshall and the officials of the Na tional Corn Exposition were on hand to greet the distinguished visitor. The president ' expressed himself delight ed with being in Ohio. " In accordance with President Taft's wish there was no parade and no mili tary escort. The party proceeded at : once to the Ohio State Fait grounds, where the president delivered a pub lic address before the National Corn Exposition that has been In progress there the past ten days. As soon as he . had concluded his address the presi dent made a tour of the exposition, the Boy Scouts furnishing the escort. The programme for the remainder of , the day and evening called for an au tfwrurtitu ride about the city and a dinner as a guest of the offlctala of the National Corn Exposition and a num ber of leading citizens. At 9.45 to night President Taft resumes his Journey to Sprlmgfleld, . 111., where he has an engagement to speak, at the Lincoln anniversary banquet tomorrow night ' Springfield A wfats the President ' Springfield, 111., Feb. 10 The finish ing, touches to the preparations for the visit of President Taft and the annual banquet of the Lincoln Memor ial Association, at which the Presi dent will speak tomorrow night, where completed today. The downtown sec tlon of the city la donning patriotic , attire In honor of the occasion. The (Continued en Page SfiJ" LA -GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. Libra rr Photo ty Amet'tean Prem Af.soolatloa BOBKKT M. LA FOTjIiFflE. '.- r : - ' r- ; ; J ( . j L;i'' : ' - (51!w'., tViV 'J1 t-- DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS iniiFJ S; IE Joseph, Feb. 10 (Spec:) Additional details of the shooiing yesterday when V. L. Winder killed his wife and sister-in-law and then suicided, are cropping out today whisa'the heat of the excitement attending the first ru mors have died down. Divorce Proceedings to Blame.. " It is now plain that the shooting of Mrs, Winder by her crazed husband, wa3 move or l-ss deliberate and he afterward expressed his satisfaction at' his deed. But the killing -of Mrs. Rinehart was an aftermath of the real killing. To the neighbors where Win der placed his child he talked but lit tle, but did admit' that he killed Mrs. Rinehart because he was fore e"d to as she interceded In behalf of her slsta r GltlSCOlt ARBITES FROM ITALY . TO TAKE UP SEARCH. . Clew Thought Uncoyered at Belling, ham Prdtes Erroneous. . Belllngham, Feb. 10 Dorothy Ar nold, who was reported found at Van couvot, B. C. through letters iOi- day to be another Dorothy. She l',n old resident of this city, Instead ot warded from this city, was found to- the missing heiress. , Grlscom on the Search. , New. York, Feb. 10 Believing Dor othy Arnold, the missing New York heiress Is alive, George Grlsoom, Jr., a wealthy PhUadelphlan today began an Independent search for her. He has Just arrived from Italy, but declined to say he would marry the girl If he found her. "y ' Fnneral Tomorrow. The funeral of Mrs. Sonorah Wllley who died Tuesday will be held tomor row forenoon. The wrrlces take placi at 1906 Oak street and Interment will oocur at Summenrllle. 1 . Sirens e-ar of Esli.njer In Vi.v.l 6;i tl-. lary. n Senuior Kobftrt 31. La Follctte, Who Attemjits to Tut the Cnnningliara Issue up the Prrstdent and Senator Knute lson. Accused I)y La Fol - , 1 - ; Issue Dodg-lug Bills Introduced by e!son to Throw Kesponsibility r oTthe Courts and BelleTe President Taft. lson lias been a Warm Sup porter of Cnunlughnm and Hailing, er.: -..v.,; ,r. whom she discovered to be In danger of her life. Winder expressed regret at having killed the second woman as she was entirely out of ' the family f troubles. ; Mrs.'' Winder had indicated .1 her desire to secure a divorce, it has been learned, and that was the cause of the sad affair. '. Intense Jealousy entertained by the husband Is claTmud by friends of the dead woman to have actuated her In the attempts to a separation from Win der. :,. " ;V;,-:':;.1 The triple funeral will be held at Joseph Sunday morning . at 10; 30 Tha bodies are in the local morgue today and have been seen by many. All three died from bullet wounds .In the head V"' : ' ' POINTS OCT ERRORS IN STATE STENTS OF PORTLAND UK. Without Tenting Spleen Local Judge I : Makes Reply. In reference to a letter published by the Oregonian and the Obscver a few days since relative to Aichitect Cfuntt, Circuit Judge J. W. Knowiea yesterday published an open te ter in the Oregonian. It follows: My attention having been called to a communication appearing in the Oregonian of yesterday orei- the sig nature of H. J. Hockenberry in which ,he unmercifully attacks M. C. Gauntt, 'the architect who planned and super Intended the construction of the La Grande high school building as being a "grafter" of the wots kind and the La Grande school district as hav 'ng been "grafted by him, as acting chairman of the Board of Directors of the La Grande school district, I ask for space to answer the communl- (Continued on V.f 2) IT THE 111!: T liOGEIT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1911. 0 8F ill 5 El Paso, Feb. 10 It Is reported io- day that the Mexican revolutionary Junta litis ducided to depose General Jiczco .and make .General - Soto, conir '.nandwof the insurccto" forces he selglug Juarez. This action it is bp.Ic!, Is tho rtsult of a row between Orrro pnd nianco. - . Scrap Fntty Scon. v.. Eut'ln the meantime, the expecta tion', of ' a scrap between Federuliat.s and revolutionists under Navarro and Orozco . are 'strong today. ,Na.va;o, is eponect steadily approaching Juatea J along the Mexican central Hue, re es. jamng.vUe tracKs as he pi ov?i esses George T. Cochran, Water Commls sioner Who Attacked Senator OlWer , Allegeing He Attempted . to Pass v Laws for His Own Particular Bene- fit. ).V'..':-".: :"," ,' Lord Hcresfnrd 4r fi.V London, Feb. 10 Admiral : Lord Charles Beresford, one .of the. most popular ofScers who ever wore a Brit ish naval uniform, received a veri table flood of congratulations today on the occasion of his six.ty-,flfth birth day anniversary Bth tha King and Queen were among those to send mes sages of greeting to the gallant old sea fighter. Lord Charles, ci "Char lie," as he is lovingly callrd by Eng- ! lishmen every where,, is the second son of the late . Marquis of Waterrord. and a cousin of Lord pedes, who rec ently married Miss Vivien Gould. Lord Charles entered the navy as a cadet when he was fifteen, and, though yrcmotlon came to him rapidly, it was not until 18S2 that the bombardmeiit of Alexandria . mada htm world-famous as a naval fighter, ROAD BILLS TP. TODAY. Strennous Tussels Polled Off at Salem Over Better Road Measures. ' . Salem, Feb. .10 a strenuous tussle is on In the house today over the 'var ious good road bills which were made .V special order of business. Lobbies are packed with friends and foes for the measures. ; ' v ." To Address Cnhersity Students . Decatttr, III., Feb. 11 Decatur Is j anticipating with a lively Interest the visit of President Taft here tomorrow. 1 uo riro.ucun OLajr m in is vil will be' brief, only long enough to dellv- James Millken university and to mem bers of the Illinois Schoolmasters' , tlal party will make the Journey from Decatur to Springfield over the lines of the Illinois Traction company. Representative Wm. B. McKlnley, who Is president of tbe company, has placed hie private car at the disposal of tbe president. 'Oroztols camped iu tho hilU ovvloo?.. .ng the lino, pieparlug to ' dyn-iiuito Xavarrojs trains, . ' : . ' Federal Geucral Wou!..?rd. Iluachuca, Arii., Feb. '.-. Nws oi ill?, wounding of General Toi'ies, thf :ailitry head of the deparnr-.fia ' f Sonora, were received here toda;' by a courier from TontcM, DO miles aoutlt of 'ne border. He was shot ta th neck by one Of his own troops;' 1; Wis an I-ttompted, assassination, ;t !s said, durlag v.tha,aiBaKement,.;aaalaiit...-a; gang of rebels. Wild rumors of the j t:cagement of. Federals . anl -RiiNsls .fallowing the news ot Torr v :.d"- tis. Some even stated that the foepi are deserting end Sonora is .j-.vrt - al'v U'.'fivelss. 'It is no: seuerai. 'vditei i GEOIICE WITENBtlfGER LDJ SIGHT HO BULK IN JAIL. Fires Shots 1o Frighten Fellow and . Then egotintes n Surrender. Cornering a would-be thief In the War of the J. W. White grocery store on Fir street atid thoroughly cowing he fellow . with three or four shots and then marching him t of the police headquarters at thepoint; of a : re volver, was the clever trick by Geo Welasenberser, an employe, of the White grocery store, who sleeps in the place at' night. This Is the sec ond time within a few month? he has fired at burglars, but tbe first im his man leaped with holna .puncturing in his leg by WelssenbergerV bullets as he was fleeing. V. ; ' : . v ' Last night about 11 o'clock Welssen- bergw heard a noise .In the store and opened fire- at the direction of the disturbances Three bullets failed to hit flesh, but Immediately afterwards, Weissenberger got the man covered and got the thief's hands In. the air with alacrity. To march the fellow to the city jail, was short work. , : Today the man who gives his name as A. Kendall and hailing from Ver mont was 'bound over by Justice .of the Peace. Williams aud is now in the county Jail. y ' MERGER IS OPPOSED. Independent Telephone People Tote to ' Opposo the Combine. Chicago, Feb. 10 The National As sociation of Independent teilephoue companies today unanimously adopt ed a resolution declaring against the consolidation with the Bell Interests. This will probably end the talk of the big merger which would make a tele- hone monopoly In the United Statoe. OLDEST WOMAN DYING. Al Age m loo tears ronn iiuriu nu necr Is Tasslng Awhj Today, I th! woman lnh world . only living person 'who saw George Washington, Mirs. Lucie Owena, is dy ing at the home of her daughter, at Longvlew near this city. She was three years old when sh.9 saw Wash ington and her! age now Is 136. Her daughter .Is 98. ' CLERK HHTS ROBBERY AHD' NUMBER 92 l!i FOLLEI IL IS OEIiliiG 1 f'lilil WANTS 'TO THROW (TMGHAM' AFFAlIi ClIiECTLY IT TO THE I-IIESIOE.NT... AUnnesota's Senator Aeeud o T i lwt the Iko 'T Introducilon of Two Kills 'TiiKliti? Keariags . to l-hil Courts laFollette Demands an Explicit Ansner From President Taft on the 5Iatfer. Washington, Fb. 10 Direct demand the question whether he la attempting to dodge a decision m tne Cunningham coal land case,, wa3 made by Senator Robert M. La Follctte in "La Foil tte'g weekly" . today In an open letter to the' 'president The letter asserts that lc has. been publicly stated that two bills introduced' by Senator Knute Nelson of M5nneso;a "have in some measure received jour support. The tirst la a special bill for the 'transfer of the decision in the Cunningham ensa" from your linnils to the court of aif)eals ot. the District of Columbia. The second ...bill provides for tho transfer of a decis'ion on all land cajei ttom the land office to the court and authorizing ,v new trial In all caaea of. the Interior.'.' ... 1 ' La .Folfctte assert? th3 bill aie merely to dodge the issae. ' The ltttr further saya that the i claimant had a fair trial with no er ror and evidence establishes conclu slxeiy that the claims entered were under illegal agreement to convince after the title was secured and so should be cancelled on grounds of fraud. Kermlt Roosevelt nn Athlete. , Botton, Mass., Feb. 10 Kermlt Roosevelt son of the former Presl ent, is amctiic; the entrants for the annual Indoor track and field games of the' Boston Athletic Association, to be held In Mechanics Building tomor row night. Young Roosevelt, who la attending Harvard, will compete In the mile run. 1 Elif.oii 'ears frtli Milestone. West Orange. N. J., Feb. 10 Thorn as A. Edison the famous inventor, will ; enter ' upon his sixty fifth year tomorrow, having been born February 11 1S47. Excepting that his, deafness has ' increased of late, Mr, Edison is reported to be in as good or better health that he has enjoyed In some years. . Spanish Republicans Active. ' Madrid, Feb. 10 A notable revival ( of Republican activity In Spain is j promised as a result ot a gathering of leaders of the party who assembled "fio iuuu mull nil yui is Ui lilt) KlUg- dom for an important conference. A new leader Is to be chosen and stepa taken for a thorough reorganization of the party. ; : Lincoln Banquet at Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 10 The Lincoln Republican Club of this city has concluded elaborate preparations for Its annual Lincoln day banquet to be given tomorrow night The affair is to ba made the occasion for a great gathering of the faithful from all ove the state. United States Senator Brad ley of Kentucky and several other Republican leaders of national prom inence are to furnish the oratory. Teacher at Oshkosh. OshkoBh, Wis.; Feb. 10 Oshkosh Is entertaining for two days the annual convention of the Northeast Wiscon sin Teachers' Association. A number of well known educators were In cluded in the attendance at the enlng of the proceedings today. op- 1 - n i in n . v r" r