I 1 DEFENDS OLD DAY METHODS ! Financing Not Now Approved Was Defensible Then, Says Railway Promoter. NEW LINE MADE POSSIBLE ' Pica Made That Motlrrn .Standards Wo Not Applied to Pioneering Ijitrrprlsr, Bonn Vnder Different Standard. ! SEff YOr.K, Dec. 17. Benjamin K. Yoakum, who was one of the projectors of the St. Louis & San Francisco Rail road Company anl chairman of the hoard when the road went Into re ceivership rarly this year, issued a, de-talK-d statement today rovertnir his connection with the company and de nvinc that ho participated In exorbi tant profits through syndicate deal- lllKS ! In hi statement Mr. Yoakum de ' f-nds the. operations of the various .1 yvtidioat.'S. cayinjr that "those who participate in pioneering ventures are I entitled to larger profits than the or dinary rate on funds Invested in stan ' tarU securities or in established busi ! lies ventures." He a.dds that he has rot lost faith in tiie property, that he ! jetains all his larite stock holdings in ', the company, and wishes to co-operate with all his resources in the reor- car.lzation of the road so that the ! losses of the stockholders may be re- earned. I Tloneer" lethol I aL "I rccoKiiize tlie public disapproval ' of dealings between a corporation and i Its officials." his statement says, "and J am convinced that n the whole this disapproval is right: but I do not . believe it just to apply the m-odem I standards to operations in connection ' with the pioneering enterprises of past ' years, which depended altogether for i t!ieif success on syndicate and indl I vidi;al financing. ! "When the Frisco began in 3 897 as a. llttla svstem of 116S miles it earned Jfs than 6. 000.000 gross. Its country vas at that time sparsely settled and many other railroads much more pow erful from a. financial point of view were extending into this then sparsely ettled 'Western territory. "I'mler these circumstances the only possible method whereby money could be obtained to consolidate and .finance new lines for this system was to make each separate venture an enterprise by Itself and finance it through individual credit or through syndicates organized and carried on as individual syndi cates: Six Uar Consolidated. "There were sir lines consolidated through syndicates, by which properties were sold to the Frisco, in which I l-.ad personal interest." Mr. Yoakum itemized these. His own subscription, out of a total subscrip tion of J18.569.000, amounted to 1810. 000. Hla profits, according to the state ment, totalled 288.117. minus 6 per cent Interest annually on the investment of 9151.151. He adds that he received $28,000 in iVt per cent bonds from the Et, 'l,ouis & Gulf Syndicate and S7,50T in sale of the Gulf Consolidation Com pany, "as. shown by me at the hearing in Pt. Louis." "If we had not built these lines by the methods that have been so strongly condemned in public prints," the state ment adds, "they would not have been built at all. All of the lines in. which I was interested have proved advan tageous and profitable to the Frisco, with the exception of the so-called Gulf Coast lines. I believe that the purchase of the Gulf lines also will be fully justified by the future." SOCIETY ADOPTS "MOVIES" Washington Women Entertain Friends With Motion Pictures. i . WASHINGTON. Dec 17. The per sonal movie has become a part of the social programme of Washing ton, lira James W. Pincbot. mother of Gifford Plnchot, surprised a party of callers at her home some time ago by showing a moving picture of her son In the surf off- the coast of Florida. Everybody was delighted. This was followed by a party given last night by Mrs. Thomas Jr Walsh, who presented pictures of Secretary of War and Mrs. Garrison, while viewing the Panama Canal. The Garrisons were guests at the party. Mrs. Edward B. McLean. Mrs. Henry F. Diroock and Mrs. William F. Draper have ordered personal movies for com ing functions.. NORTHWEST NATIVE DIES Daughter of Hudson Bay Trapper in Washington Passes Away. MARCUS. Wash., - Dec. 17. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Eliza Gendron. aged 92. iied in Marcus Sunday. . She was the mother of 11 children. She leaves SO grandchildren . and. 21 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Gendron was born at Kespelam 92 years ago and was the daughter of a Hudson Bay trapper and a, native Indian woman. She was mar Tied to Alexander Gendron. a Hudson Bory trapper. In 1844. and came to Mar cus over 70 years ago. There were only two buildings standing In the vicinity of Marcus when she came, -the Hudson Bay fort at the ruins of- the old Mission church above the falls. CRITIC BRIEF, BUT POINTED Programme Says Jerome's .Play Is Absurd, and It Is. ' LONDON, Dec TT. (Special.) Fol lowing is perhaps, the briefest dra matic criticism on record. It appears In the London Daily Express: "Jerome K.- JeromS'a new piece. Robina In Search of a Husband, was produced last night. It is described on the programme as an absurd play. It is." ) BAN ON SMOKING URGED Plan Is Suggested to Forestry Body to Check Fires. VANCOUVER. bTcT. Dec. 17. Durtng the discussion today at the forest fire conference of the Western Forestry and Conservation Association, one or the radical propositions made was the cul tivation of an educational movement which in the course of time would make easy the passage of laws In the dif ferent states along the Pacific Coast end British Columbia prohibiting amoklng In the woods during the Sum mer season when the danger of fire is createst. . . . At the xnorains session A exhibit that aroused great interest among- the lumbor millownera was shown from the plant of the Cameron Lumber Com pany. Victoria. It consisted of briquet, manufactured under pressure from sawdust and mill waste and in the explanation of the product It was stat ed that It provided a cheaply manu factured and efficient fuel. ' The charrod briquets were produced under pressure and at about 250 de grees centigrade, the process of pro duction also taking off the volatile matter and securing tbe reclamation of turpentine and other fluids of market able nature. Officers were elected as follows: President, A. I Flewelllng, Spokane; secretary-treasurer. G. M. Cornwall. Portland; vice-presidents. Montana, C. A. 'Well; Idaho, F. J. Davis: Washing- OLD-TIMK ORKGOV SHOWMAN IN PORTUXO AGAIN. Few vaudevillists 'visiting the Pacific Coast occasionally can go back as far. in Portland history as Lew Wells, monologtst and saxophonist, at the Empress. Wells appeared in this city for the first time in 1S88 with Mc Intyro & Heath, who were at the head of a minstrel organization that "went broke" here. Wells was a charter member of the Elks of Portland, he and Dick Clinton, also an old-time show man, having been initiated to gether. Wells now belongs to the Elks of Grand Rapids, Mich., bavin? domitted to that , lodge several years ago. f ton. E. G. Ames; Oregon, C A. Brlggs: California, Miles Standish: trustees, Montana. John R. Lionel; Idaho, T. J. Humbird: Washington, George S. Long; Oregon, F. C. Knapp; California, tt. Cox. . It was decided to hold next years convention at Tacoma and the 115 convention at San Francisco. OHIO PROFESSOR LOST PHILADELPHIA POLICE HELP WIFE SEARCH FOll SPOCSE. Mrs. Lavell Fears Haaband Sailed for Europe While. Suffering; From . Lapse f Memory. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 17 At the re-i quest of relatives every policeman In this city was notified today to search for Dr. Cecil F. Lavell, professor ot history at Die State University. Colum bus, O.. who has been missing since November 24. Shortly befoVe he dis appeared Dr. Lavell is said to liave recevied a telegram announcing tbe-e-nt hia mother at Hamilton. Ont., his former home. His wife start ed for Canada Immediately and ne 101 lowed the next day. When Mrs. Lavell reached Hamilton, she found that no telegram had been sent. Her husband never arrived there. Dr. Lavell was well known here. tvoti vr .f II.. 17 T!lievinr that Professor Lavell. of the Ohio State University, lert mis port lor r-urui last Saturday, Mra Lavell made an In vestigation today at the steamship of fices. She found no trace of him there, but will continue the search. She la convinced that her husband la suffer ing from a lapse of memory. She has found evidence, she said, that he came to Maine last Wednesday. UNKNOWN TRAMP KILLED Apparent Eifort to "Ride the Rods" Fatal Near Oregon City. . OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 17. An un known tramp met instant death, here at 10 o'clock tonight, when he fell be neath the wheels of a southbound a.ntn.vn TAf.f(R AitrA freight train. No. 25S9, probably while trying to "ride the rods." More than an hour after the freight train haj 1.. f f th vnrdn the- bodv was riif.nvprp1 bv a brakeman on the vas- senger train en route to Portland. The wheels had passed over tne mans chest, nearly aevering tne trunx. From the position of the body It Is thought that the man slipped while trying- to swing under the train to steal a ride. He was about 25 years old. The body was taken to the morgue. TEACHERS JDANCE' TANGO Seattle Pupils Make Discovery After New Steps Are Barbed 'for Them. SEATTLE, Wash.. . Dec. 17. (Spe-i claL) Students or Broadway uign school, who have been forbidden to dance the tango, the hesitation waltz or any of tne other new steps at tne junior prom to be held soon, have dis covered that last week the teachers of the institution held a "tango tea" In the girls' gymnasium. The teachers have been holding a se ries of social sessions during the year. At the last one "Miss Mayme E. Lucas, teacher of physics, and Miss Mary L. tl 1 in .hat-cr nf ST i T 1 rvmilMtiei. demonstrated the new dances. Then; the men were invnea io join, oumc of the most dignified members of the faculty, report says, disported them selve in latest ballroom figures. YOUNG MORGAN HONORED "Gas-Honso Gang" at Harvard Makes Choice of Leader. . . . . .it.iM t-v rr u... Tt.. VI fRno. I V a,uimu i'ti.. - - 1 . eial.) Junius S. Morgan, son of J. P. Morgan, has neen cnown i ua uw Delphic Club or Marvara. i no orgw v.. .... VnAwn nil "Gas House izaiiun, " i Gang." Is the most exclusive at Mar- i - vard. Toung Morgan Is also a member of D, K. ft nd iUaty Pudain lub, """ . Jm .'"7: L i ' I i - - : -( J : j 3S5Ly-s2aae' f 1 I,w Wells. BOOSTER REVIVAL BRINGS OUT CROWD Lawyers, Business and Labor Men Pledge United Work for Portland. PRESS ALSO. REPRESENTED W. D. Fenton Strikes Kcynoto With Statement All Should Reserve Differences Which Really Do Xot Exist. ' Popularity of the "get-together party" Idea launched by the Multnomah Bar Association and the Progresesive Busi ness Men's Club was manifested by an attendance of 400 cr more businessmen, lawyers and representative sof labor organizations of the city at the smoker heii at tho Hotel Oregon Tuesday night. W. D. Fenton. speaking on behalf of the bar, struck the keynote of the meeting, which was reiterated In vary ing form by every other speaker. "If it is a good thing to have re vivals in religion." he said, "It is a good thing to have revival meetings in busi ness and politics, and it is a most ap propriate thing at this time that the men of all lines of endeavor in Port land ahnnlrl trnt tnirether face to face. learn to understand ono another and. perhaps, solve some of tho differences which, in reality, do not exist." Karnest W. Hardy, also speaking in behalf of the bar. declared that in this day a man in any profession must jus tify himself to survive, and that tho position of the lawyer in modern so ciety is "nut to get you out of trouble after you have gotten in. so much as to advise you so that you may not get into trouble." W. F. Woodward and Hy Eilers speke for the business men, both in optimistic terms, regarding conditions that mod ern society Is facing. "There is more need in the United States at the present time for what we All, out West here, 'boosters,' than for anything else," said Mr. Eilers. "In all the radical changes that have come about recently and that are soon to come about, there is peally nothing to worry anyone." A. II. Harris, editor of the Labor Press, speaking In behalf of organized labor, declared that there should be no misunderstanding between business men and laboring men in the city. "We are as much Interested in the development and welfare of Portland, among; the organized workingmen, as any of you. I hope that this meeting tonight Is tho beginning of a spirit of real brotherhood and understanding be tween all tbe men of Portland." t l'( 1 .? the Stat. (Federation of Labor, also spoke in be half or organized laDor. aiscussing in detail the importance of fostering home Industry. B. F. Irvine and O. C. Letter closed thn sHdresses of the evening with speeches in behalf of the press. Musical numbers were lurnisneo. oy Wells Lovgren, "Billy" Karkeek and John Clair Montelth. A. H. Averlll, president of the Port land Chamber of Commerce, was chair man of the evening.' As each man came into the hall at the beginning on which he'rot his name, and these badges served as means ot lnirooucnon between the guests in the general ac oualntance meeting that preceded the addresses. RAIL JUBILEE IS HELD FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ROAD ' INTO TACOMA OBSERVED. Lister and West Among 344 Wao Cele brate Occasion "Fair Play for Railroads" Theme of Talka. TimxiA xtro n Tie. 17 The North west's principal railroad executives and Governors Lister, of Washington, and West, of Oregon, gathered in tne rooms of the Commercial Club tonight at the 40th anniversary Jubilee celebrating the entry of the Northern Pacitlc Kall A in.' Tnpuma And the Northwest. It was the largest gathering of potables ever held in Tacoma, 34 being suaieu at the tables. "Fair play for the'railroads" was the theme that predominated. The state ment was made that adverse legislation had gone lar enougn ana mat me umo had come to call a halt. The speakers were George T. Reld, Tacoma. assistant to the president of U M.rnsrn Paolfic- W W. CottOn. Portland, general counsel, O.-W. R. & v. r-ntnnoTiv: F. V. Brown. Seattle, gen eral counsel Great Northern Kallroad; R. M. Calkins, Seattle, tralTla manager Chicago. Milwaukee Sc. St. Paul Rail road; Jacob ' Furth. president Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Com pany, and Governors Lister ana west. ilthniirh'tha lahrfLt1on WAS SDeCill- cally to celebrate the advent of the Northern Pacific to Tacoma all of the transcontinental lines participated. PORTLAND MEN IN ATTENDANCE W. W. Cotton, O.-W. R. & X. Coun sel, Is Among Speakers. Many Portland railroad men attended the celebration in Tacoma last night commemorating the entrance of the first Northern Pacific train into that city 40 years ago. Among them were A. D. Charlton, assistant general pas senger agent of the Northern Facific; F. H. Fogarty, assistant general freight agent of the same road; W. W. Cotton, counsel for the O.-W. R. & N. Company: R. B. Miller, traffic man ager; William MeMurray, general pas-anoa,- ni and Frank W. Robinson. assistant traffic manager of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, and TanK k. jonn son, general agent of the Canadian Pa cific. W. W. Cotton spoke for the O.-W. R. A N. Company at the Commercial Club dinner and presented greetings from Portland. GEORGE SMITH ARRESTED After Confessing Ring Theft,, Man Is Held as Yegg Suspect. George Smith, alias Martin, was ar rested at Second and Couch streets late Tuesday night by Patrolmen Maas and McCarthy and booked on a charge of vagrancy. Smith confessed to entering a house on the road between Sheridan -n WHl.mlna Or flTld of Stealing wo rings at that place. He answers th he description or a man wantea in .berdeen. Wash., where a safe crack- - attempt had been made. Smith at rirst denied naving Deen a k i..n fin latT admitted that he In .Mninri hv thn Cosmooolltan Lumber Company, of that place, and that he had gone under the name of HarllD., fA V 'J u A Mm g I p J J j MOHAN LOSES BOUT English Lightweight Disquali fied for Butting. FIGHT STOPPED IN SIXTH Kcfcrce Griffin Holds lp Arevedo'6 Glove When BrlUfehcr rays Xo Attention to Warnings Xot to rso His Head In Clinches. OAKLAND, Dec. 17. Owen Moran, the English lightweight, was disqual ified by Referee Griffin In the sixth round of a scheduled 10-round fight .i, Tnii Aveio tonisht and the de cision was awarded to the Sacramento fighter. Early in the sixth round the referee -1 A llA..n ocraiTIRt his bUttlhg LHUL1UIICU tfiw.iH. " n . - - . - tactics, but the warning was unheeded. Several times Moran usea nis ieu m the clinches, and repeated efforts of c-tm that RtvlA Of flKhllnff were unavailing. When the round closed the rcleree raisea hand and declaied him winner. w i. jAnie(nn wan nAmilar and the referee was praised for his prompt action. . . Azevedo outfought and outboxea Moran all the Way. Moran tried all of his old tricks, but was too slow. It appeared to many that the English boxer had gone back. GUN CARRIED UNDER CLOTH Kay Pearl," "Getting Lino on" Girl He Intended to Wed, Jailed. Unable to explain possession of a .38 caliber gun. Ray Pearl was arrest .i in t -,ta Tn.(iiiv Tiicht bv Patrolman Drapeau. who had been watching him for a number of nights the last wesk. Pearl, when questioned some nights ago, confided to the patrolman that he was "getting a line on a girl" he was going to marry wno uvea in ." r .. . nivhf TA,rl llncered longer ijDL inu. - than usual and Drapeaj searched him for a gun. Tne weapon was caincu wrapped in a black cloth and was con- i i .) hi. ftcrht hniilder. He umicu uhuli ... - ti as booked at police headquarters charged wltn carrying a concmuu weapon, x CONVICT HIDES IN PRISON Man Reported a 9 Escaped 1 Days Ago Found Within Avails. . LANSING, Kan., Dec. 17. After hid ing from guards for IS days within the walls of the Kansas penitentiary here. Dan Carney, whose escape from prison was reported November 80, was dragged from behind a condenser in the engine-room yesterday and re turned to his cell. Carney had been supplied with food and drink by confederates and had made several ineffectual attempts to get beyond the walls. He Is serving a six-year sentence for burglary. HAUGHTOX PICTTTUES ERRORS Harvard Coach Says Crimson Won From Yale on Merits. cAlBRIDGE. Mass., Dec. 17. "Har vard was handed last year's game with V.I. K.,t wnn thiM TMr'l COnteSt, 1 niu vuv " - - Percy D. Haughton, head coach or tne Crimson team said tonight, at a stu dents' mass meeting in honor of Har vard's championship eleven. -rr nAinti nut in Dictures thrown 00 a screen seven flarlucel3 1 ! The Home of Gifts That 2Q EXTRA S. & H. Stamps for Early Mark Cross Leather Goods We are Portland exclusive agents for the famous MARK CROSS leather Goods and show here the same items that you would see displayed in all the first-class leather goods stores the world over. Our stock this year is the largest we have ever shown, containing many new and novel items. We ask your inspection of New Articles Displayed in Fine Leathers The true gift-giver of today Is better known by the wisdom of his selec tion than by the amount of money he spends. Bp long as the gift bears dis tinction its cost may be dropped out of consideration the gift spirit not being measured in dollars and cents. In this connection you will find the Woodard-Clarke displays an Inspira tion. So many things can be had at such moderate prices that the wants of any on may De satisfied. THE FOLLOWING LISTS ARB SCGGESTIVEi FOR WOMEN BAGS AND FCR9F.9 SEWING BAGS AND CASES JEWEL BOIES MAM. CURB SETS TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES APPOINTMENT AND MEMO PADS PORTFOLIOS AND WRITING CASES DESK FIT TINGS PERFUME AND MEDICINE CASES PHOTO FRAMES AND CASES CLOCKS FLAT-BRUSH SETS, ETC, ETC. FOR MEN STUD AND PIN BOXES FLASKS AND DRINKING CUPS SLIPPER AND SHOE-CLEANING SETS POCKET LIGHTERS AND ASH SETS CIGAR AND CIGARETTE CASES WALLETS AND BILL FOLDS COIN AND TOBACCO PURSES CLOTH BRUSHES AND WHISK BROOMS COLLAR BAGS AND BOXES TIE AND HANDKERCHIEF CASES INK WELLS AND LETTER SETS CIGARETTE AD CIGAR-HOLDER SETS FITTED- TRAVEL ING BAGS AD SUIT CASES, ETC., ETC. WB ENGRAVE YOCIl NAME IN GOLD ON ALL LEATHERS fREE Thirty Extra S. & H. Trading Stamps ?SlpvRZb& purchase amounting to 1.00 or more we will give 30 Extra S. & H. Trading Stamps. Good only until 1:00 P. M. today, December ISth. takes" which he said, were made by. the Yale team in the 1912 game wnn Harvard. Harvard played errorless football In tljis year's Yalo game, he added, except for one offside play. No reference was made to the play by which O'Brien of Harvard unwittingly scored a safety for Yale. Haughton discredited the theory that the forward pass is an effective weapon of offense and exhibited charts to sup port his point. He insisted' that the for ward pass Is of little value when the opponents know how to cope with it. The conservative game, such as that played by Harvard teams in recent years, he said, is the best practical theory of offense. Coach Haughton referred frequently td Captain Ketcham of Yale. He showed several pictures of plays in the Stadium in which Ketcham figured, pointing out that in each Ketcham was smothered by the Harvard forwards, while the play was carried through. This was the reason, Haughton declared, that Ketcham was not chosen for the "all-A-merica" team by Walter Camp. Ketcham's roughness during the early part of the Harvard game gave the Crimson an early advantage, said the Coach. Harvard players will elect their cap tain for next year tomorrow. . Revolver Club Scores- High. The scores made by the Portland Re volver Club teams last night In the United States Revolver Association tournament were exceptionally high. The first shoot, against Youngstown, Pa. resulted in a score of 1127, as well as 1127 against the citizens of Roches ter N Y. Captain Moore registered a Make Your Selection of Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens from the largest and most complete stock in the city. Waterman Pen Agency G. S. SPARKS, Pen Specialist 20 years with L. E. Water man Company 354 Washington Street Near Park Street Morgan Bldg. EXPERT REPAIRING Jewelry Novelties one-quarter to one-third off. MARX & BLOCH Dissolution of Partnership. 283 Morrison. Certificates of Deposit Offer a satisfactory .hort-term investment for idle fo1s. LUMBERMEN? NATIONAL BANK t Resources 7 Millions r. - ? Cfo&MKm ' Live Shoppers "possible." supposed to be the first one this year in a tournament. m ii" score against both teams amounted to 225 each. Against the Youngstown live irt . H. Hubbard was high man with 227, while George Wilson scored 231 agair..t the Citizens of Rochester. All t!ie shoot ers who competed last night made good scores and the next five shooters regis tered enough to beat the scores made at last week's shoot. Following are the shooters and scores made by each In the last two mutches: Against Youngstown. O., George Wil son, 45. 46. 48. 49. 45. total 233. Captain Woodard, Clarke & Co. ALDER AT WEST PARK In stock at all times a complete line of Waterman's Ideal Pens lI appfoprute Christma, Boxes. $2.50. l.W 5.00 l and up Self-Filling, Safety and Kejuiar xypes. From the Best Local Stores. L. E. Waterman. Company, 173 Bro.dw.y. New York. Gill's Fountain Pen Dept. carries hundreds of "Waterman Pens in all styles at prices to suit every one. THE J. K. GILL CO. . THIRD AND ALDER STREETS Merry Will if not NM soiled Send it command. "Aik the Driver it We Give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps. . I'M' If If'1!' A A Moore, 4 1, 45, 4i, 48. 44. total 225; W. U Hubbard, 45. 46, 44, 46, 46. total 227 Larry Evans, 40, 43, 45, 46, 47, total 221 S. J. Clifford, 44. 43, 41, 46, 44, total 221. Grand total 1127. Against the Citizens of Rochester. George Wilson, 46, 45, 47, 47, 46, total 231: W. H. Hubbard, 44. 46, 47. 44, 4.I. total &26; Captain Moore, 42, 50 45, 44, 44, total 225: Larry Evans.. 46, 49, 45. 40, 45, total 225: Roger Newhall, 45. 4-. 48. 40, 42, total 220. Grand total, 1127. The Chineaa have many use for empty tin cans, fashlonlni them into various hovisu hold utensila, Christmas be all the merrier marred by a garment. to Portland s Best UTy v-ieancia "tiv separate buildir.g and a 1 Service at your rvr - , SECTION or US -LAUNDRY" CO-