THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING," NOVEMBER -21. 1603. ' THE JOURNAL AN INDEPENDENT NKWBPAPI. I. iA(K8HN,.,f.. Publlaber b.. ..i-- RunfUy I a4 ' Z7 r. .t Th. Journal Bull Htitwtav mornlur. Inc. rtf U saa JftmhlU . Uxa. . : itmt). fortUna, Intend ! On poatofSce at rorii.oo. w tranamlaalos elm aartr. IgUSHHOKM - -,'" ' Editorial RnoBM ........ """! titMloaM Of do. .Mala MX) rOREION 4DVKBT181NO K K I R N T ATI rlaad BenJaaUa Bpertal jadmtlahig At'orr. - - 10 Nwaaa ttst, (.. rnuuo hull- " lac CalcafO. ' " HubafTtDttna Tmrmm hr aall ,to anr aSdreae U Um Lotted Itataa. Canada Waxloo. ; DAILY. Jew.. Om rear.. j. .. .9.1.00 om swath .... .82 00 1 One (.... ....6 0AILT AND t UN DAT... i rT,. 1 7.00 ( On avmta. . . Blessed ii the man who, having nothing to say, ab stains from giving us wordy evidence of that .facte George Eliot'"' ." ;'' ; MR. HARRIMAN OBJECTS. . ' v I r for - non-interference , with . .. the railroad; he wants the government to let them alone. Rail aoad men, he complains, cannot build and operate roads successfully and satisfactorily when they are being in terfered with and regulated, and when all sorts of complaints are being made - about them." Hence he is opposed to any species or degree of government or public ontrol or regulation, and candidly says so. "' j '. v v"' s?'. -' But whence arose this clamor and 'demand, for, government control, go- . ing in the case of many intelligent and reasonable people to' the, extent of advocating government ownership? rora wrong treatment of the people and persistent infractions of reason able laws by the railroads. If the railroads had 'been ' reasonable and honest and law abiding, and had ought ta advanceheir-ewtHnterests by simultaneously advancing the in terests of the public, which is-the ; only proper and reasonable polity, the railroads would have been let alone. The public is not hankering after the responsibility of controlling or reg ylating them. . . . . But many of the big railroads have adopted a policy and practices that have become intolerable, tndthe pub lic is forced to interfere in sheer self idefense."rThe railroads have given re bates byv the wholesale to favored hippers,? notably the great , trusts; bsve submitted to-if not inaugurated Iheindefensible" privafe'caf" systemf have shown gross partiality as be tween persons, firms and places; have" 'divided territory and maintained mon opolies therein, so as to be able to charge all the traffic would bear; have prevented the building of lines- into regions awaiting development, while refusing to build therein themselves; stocks, to the cost of the small stock holders and the public; and have in numerous cases charged excessive freight rates; and so the public has been obliged to, devise some means for self protection.' :'.; ' Mr. Harriman may still believe that a railroad is and of right ought to be wholly a prirateTyersonah-; concern, like a sawmill or brewery, but he will have to abandon that view of the case, as many others have doner Courts, congress, legislatures and executives, as well as the press and the public generally, have fully concluded that railroads are public rather than pri vate concerns, and must be treated accordingly.i.:!(i?i LjjXt - - Railroads should be run on the principle and in accordance with the policy of mutuality of interest be- JjejLhjMTjLandhepuhlic were done the public would be glad to forego control, regulation or inter ference. But the policy and system of Mr. Harriman and some others high op in the railroad world have forced the people to take a hand in the business, and they are going to ef fect some important changes before they quit, regardless of Mr. Har riman't protests. USE THE RIVERS. fERHAPS no public gathering - -yl1rfnahisea the congress itself, has been so important as the Trans-Mississippi congress in session this week at Kan as City. It will voice as could have been done in no other way so effect ively the popular sentiment and grow ing demand for river and harbor. im provement It is not only a trans Mississippi or to tis a cis-Mississippi congress, but one in which many people .east of that river have a. vital interest. . s North-and-sbuth traffic in the Mis cinsippi valley as well as cast and west continental traffic, is becoming a large, live subject, especially since Mr. Harriman , has acquired control of" the prihcipatline from -Chicago to the gulf. That great railroad, the Il linois V Central, practically .ended ateambnating on the Mississippi river though river traffic has begun ,to revive a little. With the river traffic nearly suppressed and the river al most abandoned, : the' railroad had , control of the traffic situation. " This means that Mr. Harriman, or tht combine which h works for, holds the people of the Mississippi valley in a certain degree of bondage; the river closed, he can charge "all the traffic wjll bear.", :; . What are those millions of people to do?...Either open upline river and resume traffic on it again, or build competing lines . of north-and-south railroads under such 'guarantees, that they could not fall into the hands of the railroad trust. In any event they mustave or control roads touching the river at all principal points, in or der to maintain river traffic. '" The Mississippi river, and the Co lumbia, and other large aavigable stream?, are,; great, ' free highways. Natura provided them; - the people own them; the people-ought to use them or make - them to serve as freight regulators in every ca.se where this, can be done; and in no possible way can the people's money be better expended by the government than in opening up and keeping open these highways and regulators. For ey,ery million thus expended many millions will.be gained.' .And the railroads will Inot suffer, either, for production and trf fie-ilUaa-uicte ast JLh at-th C0f3V'iU- have all they can do. Better open rivers and good har bors than a navy equal to all the navies of the earth. Thetime has passed when there is any danger of any other nation attacking the Amer icans at home. We do not say there should -not be a good,-big navy, but for every million spent on a battle ship there ought to be ten millions spent in encouraging and aiding pro duction, transportation, . commerce the arts of peace. r-'-'""::. "'7'"" MARRIED WOMEN TEACHERS. HE FIRST SQUAD of the 500 British teachers who are com ; ing over to study the educa tional system of the United States ar rived last week and are investigating schools of eastern cities. They are mostly women, "as" teachers: in this country are, Tut a large proportion of them are married women, as would not be the case if a lot of American teachers went to England. In New York and Boston, and in some other American cities, there is a rule against married women teachers, but in Lon don, if not in other large. British cit ies married women are not only not barred but are welcomed as teachers. Half the women teachers of London, it is said, are wives, a large propor tion of whom are mothers who re ceive half pay for two months in a year-it absent on acc6unOfjaternal duties.'; ' V': -? -7 ''' r n London teacher are not so plen tiful as in our large ciriesi so that it does not necessarily follow that married-women teachers are unobjec tionable, but we think a rigid rule against them is neither necessary nor wise. It depends' on the woman, and her domestic circumstances, whether if married she should be allowed to teach or not While as a general rule is may be well to employ only single women,there are - many--xception, as is admitted and recognized in this city and in many other Americao cities. ' If a woman can, and will and does do good work, the fact as to her being married or single should not be considered a matter of first import ance. - '. . -7 ' ' ' With the temperature 4$ degrees, above zero here, it is hard for Port- landers to realize the sufferings of Texas, where trains are snowbound, the tribulations of Kansas, which is iromhj;.?eJQJur or the shivery condition of Colorado, where the mercury is from'l to 8 de grees below zero. Count Boni hash a (Ton eb f f e rof $10,000 a year in a cafe and another of $400 a week for 20 weeks on 'the vaudeville stage; but at the rate he has been 'spending money neither of thesjMrilaries would keep him out of the depths of dire misery. J.. The demand for a reform, of the water system is almost universal, and must not be - ignored-Tha-small water consumers should be relieved of a part of their present burden, yet every, consumer should - pay some- Governor Magoon is reported to be a large, strong man, in other respects as well as physically, but he may have his hands full in Cuba yet; The pros pect down there has a dark tinge. The talk of railroad building that succeeds the cafe noir and long black and expensive cigars, interests the Oregon farmer and shipper, but it isn't moving any freight Secretary Shaw is reported as say ing that , he "jmpathizeiwith the United States. Because he is going to resign, or becsuse he did not re sign long agoT . . ; Every time Secretary Root makes a speech on any subject outside of pol itics, the Monroe doctrine shivers "per ceptibly. , . , ' : ;'' ' ' ' It is reported that the proposed ordinance faising liquor ' licenses is . . . . . ... . . likely to fail to pass, hut that will t BIRDSEYE VIEWS cf TIMELY TOPICS SMALL CHANGS. Alaa,-poor Bonl; .we knew, him well. -The creditors, a "- - - The law is bound to aasume that no wife deserves beating. '"' .' !' -' - ;,. ' ' '. How the dirt did fly. ' V .' - At -Teddjir paaeed-by.-.r,T"7"TT" The people don't elect men to the legislature to play polliloe. . , The prcaldent has already ' outdone Caesar's three deoUnatlons on the Lu percal. ' . -.. '.. . - I '' if- " 'V - ;- 'f Mr. Bryan will be welcome when he cornea to Oregon, aa usual, or a little more so. ' ,. . r ,. e- . '. How who wilt . say : that Roosevelt haa not been mixed up with a dirty business? . i . ''.. . An Iowa man claim to be able to eat the earth. . Rockefeller should have him watched.'-.- ' ''-.,'-,'-' As supreme court Judge, won't Moody be debarred from sitting- in tho, trust busting cases T Perhapa on consideration Croker will give Murphy credit for bavins, consid erable sense, after alL , , e - , ., -. A marriage certificate doesn't al ways convey anabaolute and perpetual right to have and to hold. ..' . ,..-e e, , If duck were as scarce and high aa, turkeys they- would undoubtedly be the rfavorlt fowl for - Thankagtvlng dinner. r - Maybe Weather- Boas Moere-ia-getting even pn the publlo fh 'feeveral parta of the country tor: that reprimand be got awhile ago. . It is well - that people take lntereat in different things; tt would be "a bore." if everybody were stuck . on either football or foreign missions. 7 i e e Astronomers say Mars is wlg-wagglng us again; perhaps trying to say the Martians are needing a printing outfit and wanting to know if we can spare F.'CB, ' . ; . -' A great many men seem to -take a de light In getting their hair-cut on Sat urday afternoon or evening, even if they could hays the Job done- more con veniently earner in the week. , , ' ' A hllologlet says that the right spelling of Minnehaha is Mlnne-Ja-Ja. Very iikely, and probably the addition of a "w" - to the last two syllables would not be out of place, if she had been heard after the honeymoon was over. v -. v- ' e - e .' ' ' A Benton eounty man who went away on a business trip without telling his wife where he was going or what for, and was gone a long time without writ ing to her, waa surprised on returning to. learn that she had sued him for a divorce. It doea take a long time for some men to become acquainted with their wives. . ; J-no :fe"4soft Why"TltTsh6uld n6rhave passed. ,An $800 license would not be excessive as - compared with other' cities, and would yield the city prob ably over $100,000 a year more than it receives from the same source nowr There is in fact no really good reason why this ordinance should not pass. T on - ners and bing-sing , xuurpny an nounced their intention of purifying Democratic politics in New York the wholesale price of chloride of lime touched the record notch.' - The assertion that Portland hunt ers are chagrined at their lack of success in bagging ducks is the most interesting statement we4 can get on the subject, considering the fact that the birds aren't talking. France, too, has barred out our pork, but the American hog on the hoof is always assured of a hearty welcome in the shops and hotels of Paris, No, every official "and prominent Republican of Oregon is not guilty of land raudsr- - ? Letters From the . What This City Veeds. Fall City, Or.. Nov. 19. To the Edi tor of , The Journal A I am a sub scriber to your paper I thought may be you would give me a little space to write up our little town and.. Its possi bilities. We have In a radlu of three mile six sawmill, two large planing mill and two large logging camp that furnish log for outalde mill, four churches, five business houses and will hare a bank In -tb epringr-thtv building Is ready for occupancy. W have the Hnest water power in the tate, which affords a. good opening for some one with a little capital. This water power 1 right in the town and include six acre. We need a )lght plant and a water System. J. M. DENNIS.; ' .' ' Who Is aUght " Portland, Or., Npv. 20. To the Editor of Th Journal Som years ago. while on a walking tour In the Lake dis trict of' England, that favored spot en riched not only by some of nature's fairest scenes, but also by Its associa tions with English literature, our wan derings led us around tnree aides of one of the smaller- hills, winch, according to our map was named Helm crag. It summit waa crowned by a huge pile of granite rocks standing out in bold relief against the skyline. . Speaking of thl hill to a natty f Grasmer a Helm crag I was cor rented wUh the -Information.-that they called it the Linn and the Lamb. "TH you see that pile of Tock." said my informant "W looks like a lion with a lamb lying beside it" And looking up It needed but a slight effort of the imagination to recognise the groups Indicated, Later on, near Runkln s home at Conlstnn, I had occasion to : refer to thl same hill: and thinking to "do in Rome as the Roman do" I spoke of i. a the Lion and the Lamb. 'h, that Isn't the nam of HI con :L:1 OREG0N L sidelights.. - Many- people are seeking homes In the Umpqua valley. . . -. - The Oragon, dlstrlot - lev-moving for ward aatiaractorlly. Clackamas county thinks it can't be beat lor apples, either. , - . . . tt e :- Drain and vtolnlty, with a population or over 1.500 people, Is without a shoe maker, i ., , t Even the wild blackberries have been bearing a eeoond. crop in Douglas county. ,' j :" e 'e ". .Two Freewater brothers wilt hunt and trap along-the Orande Ronde river all winter,., -. j . . e - A family named Bear, including four big boys, came to Moster .valley from Nebraska, and four-footed bear would better keep at a safe distance. - , ' .Jefferson Review: Thl Is a mighty poor edition of the Review, but we're having a wrestle with grippe. If -we win. out ., we'll . have more- news next week. . X.. A .,,T)uf uijnai last week .gathared. some second crop peara, equal In qual ity to the first;- they were blossom on the ends of the branches when the first crop was picked. , A Linn county woman sued for di vorce after living with her nuaoane 4 years, because he wouldn't work. It would seem that ahe would have become used to the everybody-works-but-father style Jong agoi...--;.. . , . t One of the most notloeable facts con nected with a country newspaper of to day I the large Increase In the amount of advertising of local bualneaa house. Thla is highly significant, say the Cor- valls Republican. ? - r -r--- -r To get a drink of boose In a saloon lately, a Corvallls man must travel to Albany, then on another train to Shelburne, on another train to Silver ton, then to Woodburn, thence on a fifth train to the wet capital town. e . ' ... .,.... Toledo Reporter: Conductor, William Hoeflaln ia no longer seen with pipe or cigar. He awoke one morning with hi relish for tobacco all gone. In fact the smoke of th fragrant tobacco 1 now offensive to him. He 1 gaining In weight - ' ,.-,.'., .' -- ev Mrs. John Applegate of Toncalla ha a vfolln bearing th Inscription: "Oaf pard Duffo Pruggar, Bohomentla, Anno ltl7." It was brought from California by an old miner, by th nam of Harry Lane, in 1861 and given to Mr. Gert rude Fay, daughter of Jess Applegate. It Is In good ton, and 1 nicely carved. As some parties were traveling down from Friend to Dufur they noticed on a rock directly In th wagon track something which, upon investigation, proved to be a stick of giant powder, and th stage just ahead of them ran over it cutting It In two. It Is sup posed that th oold weather waa th cause of It not exploding. temptuously answered my companion. 'It ls"T;alled ' the Musician. Tou ee J that pile of rock on tljs top, look for mi me woria iixe a woman seated be fore an organ, that is what gave, It It nam.' - w- ,. ..... . I meekly related the Qraamnre ver sion and the rejoinder waa: - "Well, you can see for yourself it isn't much like a Hon and a lamb from oqr side, we call It the Musician." .And I recognised the 'truth and wondered at Dam Jv'a-ture's- art - unee .again we circled around that hill while visiting Ambleside and Windermere, and the rocks had re grouped themselves, looking now like neitner animal, nor. musician. "What do you call that hilir' said 1 we can it the Philosopher," was the reply, "because the rocks on th top resemble a monk' head bent over a book." . ; , "Te. urely it doesf said I. Will the "Investigator" of Arleta tell m who wa right Grasmere. Contston or Ambleside? Or which waa wrong? I called It all three aa I changed my point of view' and had yet another nam on my map which Included all. May-be religionists, denominational la ts, spiritist and all other kinds of 1st may each and all be right for Truth, th greater nam that embrace all, 1 larger far than any one of na wandering in th valley of th earth life oan compaa with our limited vis ion. Maybe who -can etl it my pAth had been crossed by a blind man or by on whose habit of looking constantly at his own feet to see what he stood on, had so deformed him that he could no longer straighten up and gasa his fill into the illimitable blue abov him, maybe to uch an "Investigator th whole question would be "in th cloud" to be dismissed with a sneer and a question, I not th great truth of unity In diversity tsught us on every side? Perchance if "religionists," "denomi natlenallsts'.' and even 'Investigators would cease picking hole In other' armor,' would listen mora attentively to the great leader's command, "Judge not that ye be not judged," and heed his reply to those who ek to learn an other' duty "What I that to theet Follow thou me," we should be less troubled about our differences and mors concerned In fighting h great en emies of mankind. While thl nation I (pending $1,260,. 000,000 a year In ruining homes, blast ing yo"" ves andmalnUlnlng. anlmT49,twrttloBi army of drunkards a million strong, with all that mean . of further eost to the nation and untold misery; while Christian (?) nations are pouring thl damnable liquor into South Africa at the rat of $5,200,000 worth a week, it 1 pitiable to And o many wasting time, energy and brain quibbling over doctrine and Isms and so-called In vestigations. Let us cease our Jan gling and criticisms and get to work) Are there not problema right her by our side that we can handle, if wa will? "Where shall I help to lift th burden?" ' What matter? Oet hold any WherebUfc get hold and lift! . . ANNS NEW ALL, '. Stat Evangelist Oregon W. C T. U. ' November 21 in History. l: ,, Born 135 Jame Hogg, poet, died. 1T7I. - -- 1840 Princes Victoria Adelaide, eld est daughter of Queen Victoria, born. Died August S. JSOr.- . 1881 United States ship Santa cap tured privateer Royal- Yacht off Gal veston. 1888 United States suprems eourt de cided the great lake to be high sea. 1884 Massacre of the Chine by th Japanese trwps at Port Art h nr. 18 Vice-President Hobsrt died at Peterson, New Jersey. loo Fifty live lost in a hurrican la Tennasae. 1803 Tale defeated Harvard a foot ball by a oor of 18 to 0. - . HERE'S THE BAG FOR WINNER Bright New Pennies ior Theodore Kytka. whdse uc'oe aa a delver Into th hidden thing' of life ha mad , him rich' and famous, looked athe- jettmbl'a f BkW' wob4mUUa morning. ' . . "Easy," h said. "Have you done UT" he was asked. "Nope; not yet. I'll show you." Mr. Kytka read off th problem. ' "A coin collector had an accumula tion of pennlea He told hla son he would make him a present of . the en tire lot If he would put them In boxes, th same number in each box. 'There was an odd number of pen nies, o that if he put an equal number in -each -of two boxes ther would-be! one penny ten over; in a uae manner he figured on t, 4, 6. , 7, t, . 10, 11, IS, 11, 14, It. 1. IT, 18, 1. to, tl and II boxes, but In every-case if he put an equal number in each box there would remain on (only one) penny left om. "cv; . t , (.-. - " X; : Z.1X Travallag em a "That I Just a easy and pleasant as traveling on a pass," continued Mr. -Kytka. - "Now, you find th number of boxes, and No, we will start with th number of pennlea Say th col lector has haa 88 boxes, or - II pennlea-,- Well,-why not- divide or -multiply or or- Let' e thl again." Mr, Kytka read th problem again. "It look easy, too," he said. "But it reminds me of what the muslo critic aid to Ole BulL Th crltlo had written that the great violinist did not play a certain piece with enough spirit 'Tou play th vlollnr asked BulL 'Wall I don't know, said th crltlo; 1 never tried it' I guess this ia akldoo for me.-' But th problem IS easy; It can be done, and so simple i it that Th Jour nal I offering prise for the best solu tion. Today is shown a picture of th flrt prle 1,000 bright ,new pennlea Hers are some of the answers that hare com to - th Bktdoo' problem: - Ob Fenny Skldooed. la a Boa. Puxsle Editor - .. Twenty-three coin th youngster got ., He placed on Into every box. . Divide thl number by any from l-tl; You'll find a remainder of one each time la true; Or, take It and divld bjr twenty-thre You'll find no remainder that I can see. . . CECILIA ANDERSEN. i, ,-u i ,-. Box .UArleta, Or. . . CUfton'a Pur.il Bdltor The answer to - your Sktdoo problem I M8.877.881 total number of pennies; or 80.184.147 pennies in each box. CLIFTON NOAKE8, . t. , Hillsdale, Or. , jraat aa Zaryt hav correct solution and answer for your Skldoo problem. The number of pennies the coin-collector had was 1.114.000,787.807,680,001. - Th solution, is simple. : If the money was to" b put equally In 28 boxea, and If any other number of boxes between J and 11 were used, there will be one and only one penny left H. DA VOLT, Corvallls, Or. , Twenty-Three Pennla Waa AH X Bad. Puszl Editor I find ti to be th an swer to your Skldoo problem. E. L. MOORE. 1011 E. 12th St. City, v Thla 'is a Xeapectable Bom. v Pussla Editor Th answer to th Skldoo problem I 80,884.247 pennies In each of the 29 boxes, or a total of 888, 877,881 pennies. MARIE MILLER. , 101 E. 20th St. City. , Taw Twenty -Three Psnalea. Purxle Editor It he put one penny !Yi each or th28 boxes, he-woulO rmT 88 pennies; 22 divided by any number from 2 to 22 will leave a remainder of 1, but divided by 23 leaves nothing bene he had 28 pennies. - EUGENE OAT," Lentg ; Or. ' Bkldo tot th Sdlto. Pussl Editor Her 1 a solution to your Bkldoo problem. There were 1,124. 000,727.777.607,880,001 pennlea This 1 found by adding on to th product of all th number from 2 to 22, inclusive; In other word. It la factorial 22 plu 1. Thl aolutloa will also hold good for any prim number. Thla ia skldoo for om one, and it looks very much Ilk It 1 kldoo for you. Very respectfully, . PAUL JONES, Corvallls, Or. j 1 Found th Clrotdatloa, All might, '-, Pussl Editor Thla coin-collector had 23 pennies, and the son by putting ons penny In each box had an even number in every box 23 boxes and 23 pennlea i.u-n m lh. riMMnlaii mnA Inn llva MILDRED BARRON, E. 3th and' Powell Sta, City. Finds Thla SUffhtt . . , -pussl e Editor In find that (21 ts th correct anawer to your Skldoo problem. My solution Is that If 628 pennies I divided Into 23 boxes there will be 23 pennies In each box. Skldoot MYRTLE 8 NEVE, - . , 1128 Division St, City. ; I Ths Pallea la, th Contest Pussl Editor I find that 174,648.421 I th number of pennlea. W. C DOAK. Tb Dalles, Or. : X Thla mi-htf Pussl Editor. Th only answer I esn find to your Skldoo pussle Is 189, 23 boxes and 13 pennies In a box,- Ara t right? Hav not seen thl answer given yet. MRS. J. DAHLOREN, 34T Third etreet city. This Is a Way to So It . -Pussls Editor. By working out your Skldoo problem I got an anawer of 821 pennies. If he bad (29 pennies and di vided them Into 23 boxes he would put 23 pennies In sach box. Skldoo! . ; HAZEL SNOWB, . 1121 Division street, city. If tt Xsat Sight ' Pussl Editor. If he bad an vn number of pennies and h would divide by 12 he would b working UU tb and f-i-.,:-:..-:. ,,::,'. OF PENNIES OF SKIDOO PRIZE i 1 - G. Solver of Slddoo Problem. . of the world. If h had 13 pennies and put 23 In each box he would hav 23 time II, equal to 121 pennies, or 23 baxaa JX thialanX-rlgqt sk?!LJi double quick time for you. JAMES VRANIZAN, . J- 640 Clay street city. '' ' '. 1 , '. ' . Bays x x Correct " Puszle Editor. Following 1 a cor rect solution of your Skldoo problem: 288 pennies In It boxea . N..K. B., ' i . ; 1600 East Oak street city. , - AnotllgF riBda 529, ''. . Pusal -EdltorrI,-thlnklher wr 621 pennle and 23 boxea, and II will go ibto 621 28 times. If this Is not light then I guess that I will hav to 23 akldoo back to Eola. : y EDWARD SHAW, . 190 Seventeenth tret city. , Thirteen and Twenty-Three. ' Pussl Editor. 1 think - thr-"Wr tit pennlea, 13 In each box. 23 boxea HARRY KEYS. 1 84 H Fourth atreet, city. Bterwla leak It eat. ' Pussl Editor J think there were 628. 23 in each box, 23 boxes. MERWIN WISa 184 H Fourth trt city. ' XCra. sillard la Sura. ; . Pussl Editor. By multiplylnng 22 by 23 give the number ,628 pennlea; 23 will divide 12$ even 28 times; and there were 21" boxes, and if on' box contained 28 pennies, 28 boxes would contain' 23 times II which Is 628. Therefore), In th 23 boxes there sre 62 pennlea-, I am sur tbl ith cor rect answer. . Skldoo and It for you, MRS. F. W. DILLARD, , ; Roseburg, Oregon. - Pennle by th Wholaaal. Pussl Editor: There were 2.631,082,407 flee of money In each of 21 boxea; 9.S94.896.381 divided by all th numbers from 3 to 22 will leave a remainder of one. ALBERT M. MERRILL, ' : . 761 Dawson street University Park. - Th Molatiaa is-Faatwyv r- Pussle Editor: . ; Skldoo! Skldee! says h."- - " If 23 for mj - ' r .'.' " I am Sight in Una, , ' t- My answer is 62. " :.-.'... ' T GEORGE J. BROWN, ..-.:. -. . -.Th Dalla. ' Frank . (taya sat Fenalea, . " Pussle Editor: I think th answer to your pussle is 628 pennies, or II time 23, as ha put II pennies in each of the nAn n. EAJM4XEW 1140 Belmont street, city. ' Kere's Blohae. ' Pussle Editor: Inclosed find the. cor rect solution of the - Skldoo problem: 68.634,886,181. As 61,684.898.361 Is th smallest number that fulfills tha con ditions of th Skldso problem, it Must be th correct solution. Respectfully, R. A. CALHOUN. - - ..Kelso. Wash. M. P. Mills. Irving, Oregon;. I." A. Host wick, 1886 Burrag street city: C. Beck. Sheridan, Oregon: Llssle L. Todd, Forest Grove, Oregon; D. B. Cooley, HUlsboro, Oregon; James Walton Jr., 8 East Fourtenth street, city; ' Charles Burns 61 North Second street city; Walter B. - Johnson, general delivery, Portland: Emily Haygood. 174 Hamilton street, city;. R. D. Leado, Lebanon, Oregon; Mis Minnie Price, Hosklna, Oregon; Beth Parlnele, 1187 Hawthorn avenue., city;. HoUls BlueJlOlI Concord street city; Edward H. Martin, 681 Washington street, city Miss Dollls Binding, 324 Washington street city: C E. Carter, 41 East Twenty-eighth street city;-W. A.-Oranthav-402 H Williams avenue, city; F. W. Vallle Jr., 121 Eleventh street city; E. Harbaugh, 688 First street, city; Robert A. Sherwood, 1029 East Main street city! P. T. Har- borea, Weston, Oregon; George P. Bryan, 902 East Everett street, city; Virgil A. Rawson, Th Dalles, Oregon; W.- 8. Bean, Huntington, Oregon; D. E. Stltt, Springfield, Oregon: Mra B. M. Fergus son, Ashland, Oregon.' - - i -4 .-. ... Building Permit. ' ' - Th following building permit hav been granted:: Mrs. M. E. Duck, one- story dwelling, East . Alder, between Eaat Thirty-sixth and East Thirty seventh, eost 3800; Mra K. I Tyler, one-story dwelling, same, oot 8800; J. 8. Foss, stor and dwelling, Haw thorn avenue, between Union and Grand avenues, cost ILS00; B. H. Mills, barn,. Blandtna, between : Halgbt . and Commercial, cost 1100; C M. Paul, two story dwelling, East Twenty-sixth, be tween Tillamook and Hancock, cost 12.000; Frank Hungerford. on-story dwelling. East Pine, between Eaat Twenty-seventh and ' East Twenty Eighth, cost 31,100; L E. Fen ton, Borth wick, between Jessup and Killings worth avenue, cost 12,000; W. B. Fechelmer, Seventh, between Wsshing ton and Alder, eost 12,000; J. Callsn, one-story dwelling, East Taylor, be tween East Forty-sixth and East Forty, seventh, cost 31,400; J. D. Tresham, barn. East Salmon, between . Eaat Twenty-alxth and Eaat Twenty-seventh, cost 1200; J. 8. Theberge, two-story dwelling. Clarendon, near Van Houten, cost 31.600; Walnhard estate, repair, Twelfth, between. Burnaid and' Coueh, coat $1,000; Raeoo Tile company, re pair, First between Oak and - Pine, coat 176;, J. Kerby, barn, Milwaukl. between Morganand Southern pacific track, cost $76. , -. ... ' : Flood Aids Tnaaa Ilfsra i ' ' (Bpeelal Diapatek re The JowrnaL) Foreat Grove, OU Nov, II. Th Baas Line Lumber company, which haa a sawmill at Cornelius, haa been' taking advantage of th high wat of Gale crek during th past week" and will continue to do so for th next week. Thousands of logs ars being floated to th mill from the headwater of Gal real TRAFFIC TIED UP Bl Towboat ; and , Schooner Drift -Through Curing tha tarly . ; I Morning Rush. ' , : THOUSANDS' OF PEOPLE - ; . ARE BADLY DELAYED Public Sentiment - Crowing Against Pilots Who Insist on Moving Towa When Heavy Traffic Is Passing Over the Bridget. At T.40 o'clock thl morning, when th rush fit travel from East Portland -to th west side was at' Its height tb teamer , Ocklahama. with a tow boat atarted through th bridge, towing a large chooner loaded with lumber from . on of th mill, above th city. Eleven streetcar . and a larg number of . freight wagon were held up at the Madison stieet brldgo. where the draw wne-el-w,.-44 -4nttta. -Tbeotbar bridge opened In turn, and Morrison : treat wher the travel la heaviest, waa blockaded for block while th lumber achooner crept by.' -Well-informed persons declare there la no reason why th lumber schooner should not have -got away before th morning rush of travel over the bridges begin. . Th only reason that can b advanced for starting at the hour selected by th . steamer Is that of the personal convenl- nc of the steamboat pilot or captain. It Is declared that the pilot is mainly responsible for choosing the hour of rush travel over the bridges, and that the only person accommodated by th election of that hour I tb pilot " Counting aU the bridges, the-people -who were held up 14 minutes thla morn ing numbered thousand. t Only a few people,-who wish to catch a train or fill an appointment ar ae rloualy put out when the bridge ara held - open - at any other time. Xluu, steamers hav praotlcally II hours of th II each day to carry on their busi ness without grievously- discommoding'4'' th general working public, and It la argued that steamboat pilots should ao manage ineir anairs as to avoid moving heavy tows through the drawbridge , between the hour of 1 and I o'clock In th morning and also between 6 and o'clock p. m. Ultimately th county oourt may be compelled by publlo sent!, ment to doe the drawbridge an hour morning and evening. , , VERSARYT0 BE CELEBRATED Ancient Order of Hibernians to Honor Memory of Man r ; Chester Martyrs. Th Ancient Order of Hibernians 'Of Portland will hold anniversary service in Knight of Pythias hall. Eieventh and Alder streets, at 8 o'clock Sunday even Ing, in honor of th Manchester mr tyra, Allen Larkin and O'Brien, who were executed November 22. 1887.'. Tha entertainment will be free and the committee Invite , "Every friend of Ireland and the cause for which those young martyrs gav up their .lives to attend." Friday 1 ' the proper Ldate,ftfihe anniversary and meetings will be field' throughout the world or! that dsy. ' Sunday evening wa chosen for the cervices here because it is more convenient and will assure a larger at tendance, . The following program has been prepared for tb. occasion: .. Overture .......... .Rlchter orchestra ' Opening remarks.. P. E. Sullivan "Ireland, I lav you, Acushla . Machree" i ..Frank Henney. Recitation. selected. Miss Nellie O'Brien -Vocal selection..,. Mrs. Rllxabeth Bruin Irish, medley....... ...Frankl Rlchter Anniversary addross ......John Fleming Shields Overture ................... .Orchestra "Kathleen Mavourneon". , . ......... Miss Lena liar was Th Harp That One Through Tara'a Halls" Mrs. Nora Barrett "Kerry Dance" Miss Mae Brealln .' "Star-Spangled Banner." ' ., , Charlea A. Townc'a Birthdaf. Chartes A. Towns;-who lefrT,riHhe- sota politics to identify himself with Tammany Hall, waa born In Michigan, November 21, 1868. He is a graduate of th University of nflchlgan. In 1890 hS removed to Duluth, and five year later waa elected tocongress.- H at ; once attracted the attention of con gress and th people by hi oratory and his advocacy of f re silver. H left th Republican national convention In . 1 896 . because of the gold-standard plank. Th . same year he was nominated by th Democrat and Populists ss their candi date for congress, but wa defeated. Three years later he was again noml- nated by th fuslonists, and was sgaln ' defeated. In 1800 th People' party national convention at 81oux Fall nom 1 nated Mr. Town for the vlce-presl- ' dency, and ths national convention of ' th Silver Republican at Kansss City " .' did likewise, Mr. Town declined both . nomination. ' Later In the same year he was sppolnted United States senator to . fill th unexpired term of Senator Cush- , man K, Davl. Soon after his term In the senate expired Mf. Town removed J-4 to New Tork City, wher he haa since , taken an active part In Democratic poll tlca, ' .. ' . - ' CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE : Ttf HOLD CONVENTION , ! A number of prominent men will at tend th annual convention of th Port-' land branch of th Christian and Mis sionary Alliance, which will b In ses sion In th Grace Methodist -church from nsxt Saturday . to Tuesday, in clusive, t . '' Among th speakers will be Rev. O. N. Eldrldge, daughter snd wlf of In dianapolis, Rev. ' Thomaa Worsnlp and wife, missionaries of South China: Rsv. A. B. Eddy of Seattle, C E. Perry of Tha Dalles and C D. Sawtell of Port land. - The alliance 1 a non-denomtnatlonal organisation and ts devoted to th evan gelisation of th neglsotsd classes at bona apd abroad. . J';.. XAokawaaaa Bwltohaasu Wla. 11m,m1 lnwt.1 lb,, ft 7 ' Sorantoft, Pa., Nov. 81. -frh awl ton men hav received th concessions de manded from th Lackawanna railroad They wilt get th 10-hour day, a . re classification of yards snd an increase t wages amounting la aom yard to 7 cents aa hour. v . X. :Vf,