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. - - - . THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENINQ, NOVEMBER 20, 1SS3. saved: valuable legal records froh earthquake ahd fire Theodore Ktka Did Great Ssrvlci to Persons Involved Wherf He" . ' Persisted In Guarding Negatives From De- 7 ' .. ; ..( ..'.',,' ,v struction orjnjury, '." P. 1,1k the. sceae and Incidents of Lyt- . ton's "Last Day of Pompeii, or filer .'--kflwiU'a. "Quo Vodla.". runs, the otory "", of. savin ttio records of hundreds " of h .criminal and civil cases from the rav. ' acra of flamta and earthquake at ' Baa . ; Francisco, ao"told hy Theodore Kytka, 4. handwriting expert employed ty nu , meroaa slate and municipal overn merits In caaea that ranee from the ' ainalleat ctvl) suit to the terrible Hay ' market Hots In Chlcas-o ' rears ao. 'At present he is at the Portland with .... Mrs. Kytka. msklnr this city s brief . visit. "' For more than 10 years the decipherer ..j of forced aandwrltinff has been vaclng war against the greatest criminals In : the United States. The ratr will case. the Deris will 'case, the Botkln murder ; case, the -Sir. Henry" Cooper forgery ' case, the rteorge D. Collins bigamy case, 4 the great Carl Becker forgery and hun- "flfAls"tjf f Ihwes Theodore Kytka. n tor solution and never once has his era - plovers had cause to regret paying htm 126 a day and expenses or the raunicl- ' pallties f 100 a dsy and expenses, for the work they hays entrusted to hi 1 I 1 e t ' I ' ' ' ' " J J i V . I re- f V I , ' care.. ; .. . ; . . When 'the first tremors of the great earthquake : shock ' roused tha sleeping thousands In San Francisco. Kytka waa awake. For he had an aviary In which - .'. tie kept 250 finches. Including six sped ; fl mens that ' had never been classified, , . and he was always astir at daybreak feeding his pets. While leaning out of t the window and throwing' the birds their V morning food, he was interrupted by thAAemhlors,, , Ha raalliad at otwm ha4 a city, shaken to her f ou n rla H nns, - with water mains torn aaunder, would mean. Fourteen years before the old chief of .' the fire department had told him what 4. would result if. San. , Francisco- should be visited by a great earthquake. 80, "j without a nioment'a hesitation, he com- r menced saving the records which had a distinct bearing upon th lives of 1 seven persons, ths freedom of to criml ( nala before whom yawned the walla, of . the penitentiaries ready to enclose them for life or long terms, while Included In the records waa evidence which would Inals and ths disposition of millions of dollars worth of property. ' There is a law In California,' as there is In the. federal statutes, which "says that, when the original records are destroyed the negatives made . of - the EVERYONE KNOWSSKIDOO ANSWER BUT SOLUTIONS ALL DIFFERENT Harry T, Blgga of Astoria, writes to the pussle editor ss follows: "1 desire to ssy thst the problem of the pennies ' Is too easy for any but Cure Constipation ' Without Drugs IN -THE PRIVACY OF YOUR OWN HOME. T rmsa covroir snow. nor. t. b. kipout, Constipation Bpeolsllat, taveotor of tha Srnglees Constipation Care. Without the use of pilla, purgatives . or drugs of sny kind. I csn snd do cure the worst cases of chronln conatlpstion cure them to stsv cured, snd restore the patient to a state of health and happlneas such as they hnd never known before. I csn curs constipation, no matter how bad It is. I van show you how to euro yourself right In yoar own home without the use of drug" Constipation is cured for all tlma when cured sny wsy. Fill out free coupon and 'malt today. FREE COUPON Fill In your name snd address' on dotted lines o'luw snd mail to Prof. T. H. Wldgler. Ill Mldgley Block, Kslemsson. Mich., Snd by return mall he will teli you -free how to euro constipation without medicine. ,. ,............'.. '. : .in . 1 1 . ' 11 "M'jw .""'l it - originals by a photographlo expert shall take their place. Krka had these records--wsgon loads of them and Ms first thought was to ears them that justice might be dealt to those concerned. ' At Twin Peak, not far from Kytka's home, st contractor had removed a large quantity .of sand and gravel barf made, In fact, a sheltered nook against the aide of the- Mil. Kytka decided that "he would store his records there. 80 with the assistance of sev. oral-boys from his laboratories and his servant girls he commenced the work of transporting the valuable glass negatives to the fire protected spot. For. mere than 40 hours they carried the heavy plates up the U blocks of the steep hillside. Without sleep and food- they labored that the criminals should be punished for their misdeeds and the legateea of the millionaires '-h j. . a- i I si S ss 4V-- wew'BBssBBsjBeBjswePB"weews,ewwwgBBew'w" Kytka - had made In hla .laboratory negatives which were more than two feet square snd these were nailed on heavy wooden frames, some of which were nearly to feet square, and which could be wheeled Into court and show plainly ihe forged names and wllla. He had several of these la his yard and they were taken to the hillside ' spot and from them two wooden shacks were built, which not onlv sheltered the records, but provided a home for tne expert and, wife, and his entourage s wenL wnicn st one time numbered as nign as 11 persons. Worked Say and High. Although he had stenoed on a niece 01 oroaen gisss in nis dtnins-room aoon after the first shock, Kytka labored on without stopping to heal the wound. ve to remove the iassed niece of gisss rrom nis root For three days and nights he labored, and. with hla helpers, lived like ' animals, he says. Then ths fire stopped, order was be ginning to follow the chaoa that per meated the stricken city, end he found that Ms studio and laboratory had not been destroyed. But. the city and nollce records had been lost In the earthquake and fire. None of the originals had been aaved from the I7.000.000 city hall, nor had the lawyers been sble to gather from tha ruins of their magnificent offices the records or transcripts of the cases. Kytka had -them.- so it wss no -wonder that Carter P.-Pomeroy, the attorney for Davis' sister, who had been fight Ing for tha estate, which Involved It, S00.000, should come to him with tears la his eyes and say "Kytka,. you shall be remembered for this.- .- .. .. ' And Kytka wss remembered... for he aent In a bill for 140,000 for hla aerv Iocs, and It was Immediately honored. Then came the task of moving back to the shaken laboratory and art studio the records over which ha bad atood guard with rifle and shot gun sgatnnt the attacks of the pillagers for more than- A weak Four-large. drsya-.wa4 , .vl oi.V, V..!. ''Th. w I in t.kin k.v TC. .T.Tl. Tewer to th Skldoo pnixla-The way 4 employed In taking back-the stacks of negatlvea and records which Kytka and his boys had laboriously carried up ths stsep hin on their heads and In their arms. What became of the beautiful flnohesT wen, wnen tne soldiers told Kytka that tha fires were too close to his studio to permit him entrance, the handwrit ing export believing tbst.hls studio, laboratory and aviary were about to burn, begged that he be permitted to save bis feathered friends. He-wag de- nled the Drlvllere. But rather than flames, Kytka rushed paat the guards and smashed, in the plate glasa cover ing with sb axe and watched with satis faction the flying of birds that had bsen wont to wake him In the early morn tng with their songs. . , . ' kindergarten children. I got the cor rect answer first trial 21 pennies tt boxes and me for the first prise. It's Just aa eaay aa falling Into the river here. But why don't you offer a prise for the beat answer . to this: 'How should akldoo be pronounced? -There's a poser, snd I bet you ny prise for the best solution of the pennles-ln-ths-box solution thst -you csn't telL". T Harry rtsrta un n very dlstressln sssumptlon thst ths pussle editor would bet; to bet Is gambling, gam bling Is very chancey; to tske chances Inculcates -bad habits and -a-bad habit Is ths thief of character. The pussle editor . does not bet And. besides, he does not know how to pronounce skldoo, Sam Frledlsnder, who is an authority on words, says skldoo Is prnnounced skld-oo, with - the sccent on the flrat syllable. Donald Bowles says the word should be spelled with two d's sklddon, snd ths sccent Is on the "doo." Oenrge Baker insists that It Is skldu, the u pronounced ss It Is In Cue.' Mr. Pan gle ssys he Is too busy trying to solve the problem to wsste time on the pro nunclstloa. ' Answers Prom Beery where. Apparently many peopls ajree with Mr. Psngle. as answers to the famous skldoo problem are coming from all psrts ofjthe Oregon xouatrx-Theraia ........ t. jt 1 .w ..... . . enough diversity In the solutions to make them Interesting; much of the pleasure found by thoss who have sent in solutions Is the absolute oocksured ness of the mathematician. I'p to dsts nearljrX0O0answershavaben. received; snd not wlthstsnding ths fsct thst no - more than IS people have agreed on the same solution, all are willing to make affidavit that their answsr Is the right one. And still, there Is but one correct solution to the skldoo problem: for the correct and best solution - The Jdurnsl . will give 1.000 bright, new pennies; other prises sre handsome "23" scsrf pins. ...and packages of 13 new pennies. He're are some of the snswsrs rerelved todsy: Bow It X.ooks to Klsa Mother. Pussle Editor My snswer to the "skldoo" problsm is: There were It boxes, one penny In esch box, msklng a to4 of tl pennls. J HAZEL MOSHER, - 214 nth st., Astoria. Or. Only Twenty -Three Coppers. Pusile Editor The answer to skldoo problem Is ths hoy hsd tl pennies, snd put one penny In esch box. , F. WALLACE STEPHENSON. . II I H Jefferson St., city: Say" SW'a Oerreet, : Pusxle Editor The corrert solution of you skldoo problem Is ss follows: There wers 21 pennies, ono In each of the tl boxes, end the "number 21 ran be divided by any number by t or 12. or 11, which gives me always onere mainder snr hone If divided by tt. 1- JSRXEST. BCHWKDLER. . '. f- j Oreaham. Or. '. - Thinks Stfgh. -puxsle Editor My . answer 0 the "skldoo" pussle is thst the; boy plsoed In each of the 23 boxes I0,S4.t4T pennies. -a- total of &H.U -pannUis Proof of the correctness of the snswer is mat the above total Is the smallest number dlvlslbls by each number from I to II Inclusive with a-remainder of only one, and by IJ with no remainder. F. R, M., Fremont " - This Monads Convincing. Pussls Editor There wore IBS "ben nies. The ptisrle reads there will be a remainder of one only one which might be 11. t to tl Is the same rels tlon (nsmely 11) ss Jl Is to 161. which Is IK. Therefore, he had 11 pennlee In each box. and tl boxes, making a total of 161 pennies.- . MRS E. U DIXON. University Park. Or. , ID, Dowllng May Hare It. ' Punle Editor Tha answer to - the akldoo". problem Is this: There are SOI pennies In all. and tnere are zs boxes, with It pennies in eacn-ona. GEORGB DOWMNO, 16 Pine St K. Oaaeaa OaUa St Pussls, , Tiila Rdltnr Here Is four "skldoo' axplsmed; the only wey it csn be done: There were II pennies. It Is not a mathematical proposition; H Is a pussle. . . J. DUNCAN. - ,v . tosdfl. nr., Mr. Oarmody Tries Again. Pussle Editor 1 beg to submit a sec ond answsr to your skldoo-probism. ons mam pnrwt " fnaamuch as it is a smaller number, via.: Itl.170.t40.001. D. T. CARMODY, 7tt .Hood 8U City. . Mow This Besult Wag meaebed. Pussle Editor The number of pen nies wse 68,191,141. I found thia an swer by-taking every number from, tl up that would balance even when di vided by II until I found the one that all the numbers from t to tt,. Inclusive, would divide and leave only one for a balance. . MRS. MARGARET BORNEMAN, 1TI Russell St., city. "Skldoo George's" golutiom. "Pussls Editor I find the correct num ber to be 2tl pennies, II pennies In tl boxes. BKIDOO GEORGE.' County Jail. (This Is the anawer given, by O. I Blodgett, who paasea the tlma left to him In the Hall by trying to solve ths remarkable Bkidoo problem.) ' what at School Girl Thinks. ' Pussle Editor I am school girl of 14. My father called my attention to the "Skldoo'! problem. I And -that after going higher than 21 you can go up Into mUllons and yet place an equal quan tity in each of the tt boxee. Conae quently If the problem la a , problem In reality there Is but one solution. The father was disgusted when he aald to the boy "Skldoo 21 for you." Thia scolding psntrated tha boy's think place, then the bog figured 21 times 1 Is 21.- 80 he put one penny la each box; tl was the number Of pennies placed before the boy. - BEIXROIE ADCOX, ; ,v" . Dufur, Or. gust rials xaltlpUaatloa. found the answsr was bTnuiupiyng II Umsa It, which gives 519 pennies. There were 1 1 pennies to each box. , IVA IUFT, ! , - t in RuaseU Street, City..; Sounds Basy , as! Oooo. Pussle Editor My answer to " the Skldoo problem Is' tt pennies. If tbs boy had two boxes and put 11 pennies In each box he would have ona remain ing, and If he had tl boxea and put in each box there would be none TmalnTBrTnakliig ths answer It. , AHUM BUIWt, ' ' ' . St, Johns. lost Sleep, Bat Oct am Answer. t,,i Tditor After losing - some sleep I figure there were II pennies In each of It boxes, making a total otsil pennies; any number from t to II will leave one over by dividing same. It won't be necessary to Bend me the prise money Immediately, aa I won't be able to count same, my fingers still be ing a trifle sore from adding I count on my flngera. v . ' AHTnun JH" liutn, J&5 Wast Park Street, City. This Sounds Plausible, Boeaat Xtf Pussle Editor. I find the answer to the Skldoo Problem to be lit. Simply add all the flgurea from 1 to tl. In clusive, and you have 253, which. If divided by any number from t to II leavea a balance of 1. but If divided by I! gives us an answer 11. bo ne naa tl boxes nnd Just 11 pennies in esch W. A. EA8TBURN. Albsny, Oregon. Thia Makes tHe Boy Blob. Pusxle Editor. I find the answer to the Sitldoo Problem Is 191.177,61. . "WILLIS HARORKAVES. S07H First street, city. gMitoo t3 pot Tout Xuhf Pusxle Editor. The boy hnd 9 pen nies end he put I pennies Into esch of the 13 boxes. Skldoo 21 for yours? Huh? GEORGE KERR. I2R1 Enst Sixth street, city. Jnst Ptve-a la n Box. Puxzle Editor. 'If the son put an odd number of pennies in II boxes, snd the ssme amount in esch, he would have to put 7 In .each box, whichwould be ill pennies. . the amount the father LgvebJssonfor. 9J,nhe problem. T k fio ininr.i Vfl 184 Main street,, city. ' Over Tifty WUlioa Pennies. Pussle Editor I think that the an swer to the Bkidoo -Problem is.MJIItr 141 pennies. . H. BI8BEC Oots the Worth of Bis Money, Shf . Pussle ,Edltor. The only way I can solve the problem Is: He had only 16c ind bought a Journal for to and had th skldoo- number tt. MASTER ALVA LELAND LAKOUT, 109 Meade street, city. Philosophy of a Mathematician. Pussls Editor. The answer tp your problem' Is 191,177, 181, slthough there may be other numbers which are right also. If this Is not right skldoo; tt for me. , W. IL BTECKER, 51 North Second street, city. Million la 'In. Pnxxts' F.ditrrr HTTln -Is correct srtH swer to Skldoo Problem: The least number of pennies thst will satisfy all the conditions of the problem, Is HJ.7I4.077.HI.697.911. Each of the 21 boxes ' contained 10,t70.2M224.45,127. This siiiri Is exsctly divisible ly the numbers 2. 1, 4. I, ,. 7, I. I, 10, 11, 12, IH.-14, lr l,-lf; ISrIIV tl. st: Thus the problem Is completely solved and no lesser number of pennies will sat isfy sil the conditions of ths problem. HARRTCUMMfNOS. National Hotel, Portland. .. 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Will be mailed frm to any one sending name and address with reqnef for tame. Address In, B. V. Pierce. Buffalo, N. T. N'S TAX ROLL HAS SWOLLEN EHORMOUSLY From Ten and a Quarter Millions to Twenty-Eight and a Half Huge Increase. (special Dispatch to Tbs JaaraaL) ' Salem, Nov. 10. The work of foot ing up the assessment roll for Marion oounty has been completed. Tha total valuation of the .different klnda of property la 121,114.596, while that of the amnt of 1901-was only 10. 251.171. No exemption was allowed In sssess- lng the property for 1904. . In 1101 there were In tha oountv 175,521 aores of tillable Und and 441. 119 acres of non-tillable lands. This vesr shows the screen n till. able land to be 196.041, and thsV of non-tillable land to be 158,482. There Waa also a marked Increase In thenumber of telegraph andtelephon onai inn iii in not ts hi in 1906. MORROW COUNTY HAS-- :. , GAINED MUCH WEALTH T vgperlal "Dtooateh" to ThtTjooxaaiT"'-" Heppner, Or., Nov. 10. Assessor Con ner has just completed the Morrow county tax roll for 1906. It makes a splsndld showing compsred with that of last year, showing a total valuation 2J23.0 IIsjl Increase of about 1800. 000 over that of laat year. The assess ment was made on a one-third evalua tion. Of the Increaae about 160.000 is on account of thsre being no exemption thia year. - . . . To Cure a Oold la Oae Bay Tak I.AXAT1VB BftOMO Qotnlne TsMet. brufgltt refnnd money If It fall to .ears. B. w. irWJfiti tisnaiure it oa eaee sox. 2ne. Select Your Coat, a rom btrdahd ausssau Mrs. A. Hodges, 421 East Morrison... 4 Mrs. Comstock, Lents, Or. ...... ,14 Mrs. F. Wilson, 227 Montgomery St. .24 - Mrs. F. J. Connelly, 458 East Thirteenth St North ................34 sfonca to ou-of- towm njerohants. Ws are prepared to far... tUsa yon wltk Baits, Coats and Skirts at JTew Tork Srlees. We 131 FIFTH STREET Holldsy arrivals mark. each business day at our store." OUR WINDOWS are but a partial exposition ol the beauties' 'within. -:- " : Manicure Sets In Pearl, Ivory, Sterling Silver and Ebony Every instrument in these sets is of the finest steel; there's a heap of satisfaction in using Instruments whkh are good as well as beautilul; seU fS.OO, f 2.75, f3.50, f . , - ' ' .. , ' '''..: -: ,' :, .,. : Cast Brass Candlesticks, Candelabra Lamps and Tablepieces IQhemiai Japanese Bronzes, Cloisonne, Fine Stationery Bevel Plate Mirrors for the Dressing Room in Our Brush Counter IS a busy place these days.x Such a Showing ; , of Military Brushes in Rosewood and Ebony, a pair........... ........ S2.00 Fent's English Hair Brushes, special. 81.98 "Thatsit," Special .$1.08 All our $1.00 Brushes, special......... 67f Specials for .Regular 50c Papetenes fori. 37 60c Sachets, any odor, ounce.. ....... 35 Pansy, Violet, Rose and Lily Toilet Soap, box 3. cakes, regular BOc this week. 391 Cotton etter a pure short-fiber absorbent cot- ton, pound ........ 19? A very fine line of Handbags, good $4.00 values, at a special price of ,.,82.59 - , Electric Bed Heaters, regular $2.50, .81.45 Best Combination Syringe and Hot Water : TWtV .....i. ..81.73 2-quart Fountain Syringe. SquaftQtWaLejLJBottJe Swimming-Caps --..,.. -.47f) .. Homeopathic Cough and Croup Cure, the children's ,'. friend... .... ,V.ZSf and 60s) Canadian Money Taken W00DRRD, Suit or Skirt From the Largest Stock on the Coast WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY , - , , - - .'; ' 't '' ' : '.,".' "1 . . ; I - ' II ' v H - - . ' - ' ' I Red Red Stilts Coats Values up to 830. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY Values up to ?30. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY $17.50 $17 Ondispiay Jn our windows. The finest lot of . Coats in the 4 . city. On display. inour windows. . Biggest' bargain we've ever; offered. A List of the Lucky Fur Buyers Call at Oar Office and Mrs. M. Howatt, 146 Garter St. ......44 A Mist N. O. Wattera, Vancouver...... 84 . Mrs. T. A. Beard, Lents, Or. ... . . , . .. . 04 . . . Mrs. K. H. Lammerstock, no address , . 84 Mrs. W. H. Hembree, 640 Williams Mr. N. L. White, 77 Park A.I04 - - Ave- 64 -iMrs:. Hollemer, - Woodstock .-L.. .114. Mrs. A. D. Collins, Oregon City. . .. ;.74 .Mrs. K. W. Wirts; MonUvilla......l24 X M. ACHESON CO. Every . ; the .73 at Full .Value, All Leather And Petticoats, val ues up to 822.50. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY" The most complete line shown. - Get Yonr Uoney Back- CLARKE ; Red v : "... n - ; '. --- v Skirts mm BETWEEN ALDER AND WASHINGTON mm a See Oar Fourth Strttt Window ' Magnificent Display j' Hoares Rich Cui Glass Piece m Cent and at Popular Pricea ' S Week Simplex Typewriters For children or J grown-ups. Every one warranted to do j?ood work or money back......... 81.00, 82.50 and 85.00 ' Yhodlark Floor Wax 7 Gives just the desired gloss and finish to all i dancing floors. A can's enough for 5,000 ; square feet ...................... ,25e Double size I .40 ,' Manola Tonic ,; .....00 INOERSbLL'S FAMOUS WATCHES, f 81.00, 81.50, 81.75 and 82.00. 1 Goods Marked Free & CO. We kav tha Boost eompeteal fitter snd tailor om tha raolao osrt. Baea rar. neat wo sell is m rnrnte ef this statement. IS tl l( ' VirV-: ?.''i : '0 r.