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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.
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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
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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.
SWAGGER SUITS FOR SPRING
New Butterfly Models
Strictly Tailored Suits
Every style that has a hearing in fashion's influential world
is here.
We invite an inspection of these garments so decidedly
new.
All the shades of prominence are represented.
Suit prices from $15.00 to $75.00.
Pay in the way of your convenience open a charge account.
SPECIAL MONDAY SALE
New Tailored Suits d
$ 1 95
Smart Suits for street wear. Included are shepherd checks,
stripes and plain shades of blue, brown and wine.
The Suits combine every feature of advanced Spring style,
the values are $22.50 and $25.00 Monday sale
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