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3 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTXAXD, MARCH 1, 1908. Passenger Service Opens March 1 6th on the North Bank Road Golden Spike Driven Near Stevenson, Wash., and Road Is About Ready for Steady Operation. 1 LnWJS- 4 i - .1 !Ml! - m i 1 VC34 5. v s- x, Photo ly K.j4,PJJZCE r THKOL'GH cars to Portland from St. Paul over the North bank road, cutting the time to the Twin Cities and Chicago by the northern routes, are promised with the opening of the Spo kane. Portland & Seattle Railway. March 16. The west-bound trains -will be split at Pasco, part coming on to Portland di rect over the North Bank road and the remainder going on to the Puget Sound cities. Further than that, very much travel that now goes direct to Puget Stound from the Kast will come via Portland, It is said by railroad men, for the trip will take but little more time. If any, than the direct Journey across the state. The trip to Puget Sound down the Columbia Tttver will be the best scenic offering the Northern Pacitlc will have to offer west of Yellowstone Park. This feature will lie heavily advertised throughout the ter ritory of the Hill lines. A corps of special photographers is now at work securing views of the rugged Columbia Kivcr goree. "The Columbia River scenery has never been advertised as it deserves," ''said A. I. Charlton, assistant general passenger gent for the Northern Pacific. "Our peo ple will exploit it thoroughly and put pictures and reading matter in all our publications. There Is no question that this will bo one of the most attractive bits of road anywhere in the West, ihe trip down the Columbia and on to Puget Bound, through Portland, will be made In splendid time, for the use of the line from Vancouver to Kalama, Wash., will do away with the need for ferrying across the river at Goblo, a slow process. At least an hour in the trip will be saved in this way. The distance; will be short ened six miles, as well. "Kor a time there will be one passenger train dally in each direction over the North Bank road, beginning March 16. The train will leave Vancouver each morning about 9 A. M., arriving at Pasco t 5 P. M., connecting there with No. 4 for Spokane, which arrives at the latter Place at 11 P. M. Returning, the train will leave Pasco dally about 11 A. M., con necting with the Western Kxpress. No. 5, from St. Paul. St. Louis and Kansas City, and No. Jti, the local from tho Yakima territory. "Although only one train a day will be rim In ea-h direction when the road is first opened, two trains in each direction rintly will bo put on when the bridges have 5 -Wx - i , III . I " in.- mmm n iiitrnn 'iipih iihi n n i ih.m.i i.i ni i i.i lu'i i Mil II .itrfrnr J) N ' l))Y m,-, ), -iiiugn ii Mm, 11r r tii immrsMrisMnr ir n i-m mnu"mtit riirmrn tiiiii i fi 1 . w... Sj.. "j f-y LI TO PROTECT ELKS justouv or me.scke ixtko. Il"CEI BY MR. CHASE. Communication Says That Governor Chamberlain Should Perfect His Legal Knowledge. COQU1LXJ3. Or., Feb. 28. (To the Kditor.) While I have no desire to prolong the controversy over the elk law between Governor Chamberlain and myself, trio very courteous man ner which he has adopted in his let ter published in The Oregonian of Feb ruary 19. to set him and myself both right before the public in reference thereto, would seem to demand some reply. I doubt if there can bo found a chief executive of any state in the Union who, when called upon to correct an alleged mistake of one of the lowly of ficers thereof, could vie with our Gov ernor in tho gentlemanly and dignified language he has employed in his print ed communication above mentioned, which is as follows: "His ignorance of the law and of his duties as a Legis lator is responsible for the lack of any law protecting elk. and a recital of the facts will convince any one that my position is correct, as my action was in vetoing: the bill in question." In fact, this language has very much increased tho admiration for him of & large number of his former adherents residing in these backwoods. governor Chamberlain in his com munication says that tho elk bill which I introduced and had passed at the last session of the Legislature was void, and that my ignorance of law and the duties of my office led me to attempt to amend section 2H1 of Rellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Ortgon, when there was no such section in existence, be cause that particular section had been arm-nded at the special session of the Legislature held in 1903. He says: "House bill No. 424. which he intro duced and had passed, is entitled as follows: 'An act to amend section 2011 uf Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Oregon." There was no such section of Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Oregon in ISO", for ihe reason that at the special session of the Legisla ture hold in 1903 an act was passed, known as Senate bill No. 14, entitled as follows: 'An act for an act to amend sections 2011 and 2026 of Bel linger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Oregon.' This latter act was tiled In the office of the Sec retary of State recember 24, 1903. House bill 424. Introduced by Mr. Chase, Instead of amending a section of the statute which was not In existence, should have amended the act of the special session of 1903 which had been enacted In the place and stead of sec tion 2011 of Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Ore icon. If House bill No. 424 had been approved by me It would have been nulity and violation of the constitu tion of this state, and I returned it to the House with tho following message: When the legislature in 1903 passed an act to amend section 2011 of Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Stat utes of Oregon, it still remained section 2011 of that compilation. Section 2011 of Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Oregon was etill the pri mary thing. The amendment thereof in 1903 simply worked a change in or an addition to it, and by operation of law the act as amended was placed in and became section 2011 of the Compiled Stat utes, just as thoroughly as it it had been printed there as soon as passed. This seems to be well understood by the legal profession and the courts, as will more fully appear by the following quotation: "The amendment of a section or article takes the place and number of the orig inal, and a reference thereto by such number. In a subsequent amendment. Is sufficient." 6 Current Law. page IKS. The same rule is laid down in 26 A. & E. Kncy. 1 (2d ed.). 704, at top of page, which is supported by the Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States, the Supremo Courts of Alabama. California, Florida, Kansas. Massachusetts. Michigan. New Jersey, New York, Ohio. Texas and Wisconsin. Supporting the position of our Governor are the Supreme Courts of Colo rado. Georgia and Indiana, the court of the latter state having twice reversed Its former decisions. In a recent case decided by the Supreme Court of Oregon, in discussing an analo gous question, Mr. Justice Wolverton says: " where a section of an ex isting law is amended In the mode pre scribed by the constitution, it ceases to exist, and the section as amended super cedes such original section, and becomes incorporated in and constitutes a part of the original act." See Flanders vs. Multnomah County, 43 Oregon, 6S7. If Governor Chamberlain will familiar ire himself with these authorities before going to the United States Senate, he may be better prepared to perform his duties as a legislator. W. C. CHASB. UNEARTH MINE OF RELICS Excavation for London Postoffice Discloses Historical Treasures. LONDON". Feb. 29. (Special.) Valuablo Roman and Norman relics have been un earthed during the work of preparing the site for the extension of the central postoffice in Lonaon. Some time ago the workmen came upon a portion of tho old Roman wall, which originally ran round the city, and the remains have since been frfhnd to extend for about 400 feet. The rampart was about eight feet wide at the base and six feet at the top. its depth being 16 feet. Two bastions about .' feet in diameter broke the con tinuity of the wall, one beins hollow and the other solid. The men also found many mediaeval chalk walls, which were apparently part of the ancient Grey Friars' Monastery. Among a large number of coins, which have not yet been properly examined, there are several Roman ones. Curious bone skates broad and polished under neath, with holes for the fastenings leathern bottles and vases have also been found, but practically no iron utensils were brought to light. . Metzger, jeweler, optician, 31! Wash. ARCHERS SEEK BIG CM PROMINENT MEN TO HUNT WITH BOW AND ARROW. Parly Will Be Organized at Forest Grove and Will Invade Brit ish Columbia. Armed with bows and arrows instead of guns, several of the most noted archers in the United States are planning to in vade the wildest districts of British Co lumbia next Fall in quest of big game. The . men who will compose the party have had long experience in the use of the bow and they feel confident of their ability to slay bears and deer with the weapon used by Indian hunters in early days. The expedition is being organized by Colonel F. S". Barnes, of Forest Grove, one of the most prominent archers in the country. Others who will compose the party ane Dr. Henry E. Jones, of Port land: Assistant Editor Kientz, of the Youth's Companion, of Boston; Will H. Thompson, of Seattle; J. M. Challiss and Z. E. Jackson, of Atchison, Kan. The exact scene of the hunt has not yet been selected. The party will go to one of the numerous British Columbia lakes where they will take a gasoline launch and invade the wildest sections of the game country. COMMITS SUICIDE ON TRAIN Baker City Gambler Imagines a Woman Pursues Him. NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Feb. 29. A man giving his name as Hugh Campbell died in tho City Hospital here last night from wounds self-inflicted while in a smoking car of the Louisville & Nashville Rail road train laA night. He shot himself. After he was brought here he intimated that he was being pursued for an assault attempted on a woman somewhere in the West. His railroad ticket read from Baker City. Or., to Chattanooga. The dead man had papers bearing the name of Jesse P. Thomas, and a watch in scribed Joseph Wood. He appeared to be about 35 years old. BAKER CITY. Or., Feb. 29. Jesse Thomas was well known !n this city, having resided here for the last two years. He was a professional gam bler, and had been at La Grande be fore coming here. He was a quiet man. He left here Monday night for his old home at Chattanooga to visit his parents. He was suffering from a stomach disease, and knew that he did not have long to live. He had many friends here, and none of them know of any reason why he should have committed suicide. Olyrnpla Malt Extract, good for grand ma or baby. Only 15-100 of 1 per cent alcohoL Fiiones: Main 671, A 2447. been completed across the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. After the road is In good running shape, trains over the new road will make the trip to Spokane in nine or ten hours " If this schedule can be maintained, the new line will have the O. R. & N. dis tanced by four or-five hours to Spokane. There is no reason, say railroad men. wby trains on the North Bank road can not run 50 and 60 miles an hour. There are no curves nor grades worthy of men tion, with a long, light incline to Port land from Pasco. It is said on good authority that perhaps no other railroad in the United States has been constructed so well. Othei-s have, of course, been brought up to this standard, but few, if any, it is believed, have had such splendid first construction. The driving of the golden spike on the. new line, which took place last week near Stevejison. Wash., was attended by general rejoicing throughout the territory the new road will serve. Ballasting trains are now busy along .the western half of the line, putting tho track In good shape for operation. As the character of the country through which the road is built is largely rock, the rains have not inter fered seriously with the work of bal lasting o far on the western half of the line. From Lyle to Pasco the road is already in good shape. FASTS TO HYPNOTIZE KING Ruler Fails to Be Influenced by Psychic Means. ;. LONDON. Feb. 22. Alexander Stewart Gray, a leader of the unemployed, hav ing failed by public appeals to their sym pathy to induce the King or Parliament to provide work for the needy idle, tried to Influence the King by psychic means. Gray swore to fast until his prayers for work should be answered. So that his psychical power might be aimed di rectly at the King, he settled at Wind sor and there lived on one dried herring and one glass of water a day. No visible effect was produced on the King, but Gray rapidly fell into a stats of somnolent debility. He invited 10.009 of the unemployed to join him in his soul effects, but as they already do much more compulsory fasting than they care to. they refused. So Gray has abandoned his occult method of solving the problem of the unemployed. 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