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9 TURNS FIRST SOD denly at an early hour this morning at his home in this city of heart ditea: aged 74 years. He is survived by a wife and six children, Edward, of Shubel; fa I IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED MEN WILL WEAR THIS SEASON ASK BEN SELLING Henry and Will, of Oregon City; Fred FOR SEATTLE F student at the University of Oregon in Eugene; Mrs. Time Grace, of Clarkes, and Mrs. Mary Heneg, ef Portland. De ceased formerly lived at Clarkes, and through his industry and frugality ac cumulated a confortable fortune. President Chilberg Wields the Spade Before 15,000 People. CROWD WILD WITH DELIGHT Throng; Cries to See More Dirt Fly. In Excitement Exposition Presi dent Hurl Spadeful Over the Silken Gowns of Women. SEATTLE. Wash., June 1. (Special.) Ground was broken here this afternoon for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacitic Exposi tion In the presence of more than 15,000 persons. The three sides of a natural amphitheater on the University cam pus, which surveys show will seat 30, 000. were covered by spectators who at or stood throughout three hours of oratory that preceded the formal turn ins of sod that marks the inauguration of work on the 1909 fair. When President Chilberg sank a gilded spade into the earth and turned over the first piece of ground, the crowd went wild with delight. For five minutes they cheered and clamored for more. Then, in turn. Governor Mead, Governor Hoggatt, of Alaska, John Barrett, W. A. Williams, who repre sented Governor Chamberlain; Harry White, of Los Angeles, who was here for Governor GHlett of California, and half dozen other guests of the expo sition took a turn with the spade. Crowd Clamors for Dirt. The crowd on the hillside was still . dissatisfied, and cried to see the dirt hurled into the air. With Governor Hoggatt wielding a golden pick, Presi dent Chilberg threw a cloud of dirt aloft. It fell over the gowns of women near by, and covered the silk hats of the exposition guests, but no one no ticed it. The pent-up enthusiasm of the crowd near by broke loose, and Governor Mead dashed in to wield the pick, while Henry McLean, of the state commission, tossed the dirt on high from the exposition shovel. Then John Barrett seized the pick and Harry White shoveled dirt for the thousands on the hillside to witness. A souvenir-mad crowd broke forth from the grandstand, as soon as ths ground had been broken. Women went down onto their knees to fill purses with dirt that had been turned over by the Exposition spade. . Men filled ' the pockets of their frock qpats and hundreds stripped the grandstand of Its bunting and flags to wrap up a riart of the soil that had been made interesting by the fact that it was "broken" for the 1909 Exposition. Mad Rash for Souvenirs. In the excitement, two small boys all hut carried off the pick and shovel as souvenirs, but they were captured. The crowd was too delirious in its en thusiasm to have paid much attention if the entire Exposition site had been carried away. From the time the military pageant moved at noon until ground was for mally broken at 6:30 P. M., the Expo sition ceremonies moved without fric tion and amid tremendous enthusiasm. The street railway company did an unprecedented thing in clearing First and Second avenues of streetcars dur ing the time the parade moved on both thoroughfares. Not a vehicle was al lowed by the police to be on either street during parade hours. National Guardsmen, regulars from Fort Law ton, bluejackets and marines from the Puget Sound Navy-Yard were in line. Those, with three military bands, were taken in a special train to the grounds while the crowd went out on the single streetcar lino. At present, there Is but one streetcar line to the grounds, though three more are projected, and this led to some confusion on the re turn. Portland Well Represented. W. A. Williams, who represented Gov ernor Chamberlain, stirred up the crowd in its first uproarious outburst. Mr. Will iams dealt exclusively with superlatives, and the crowd immediately fell in with him and cheered to the echo. Scarcely a person had left the ground when John Barrett was introduced at the rlose. so intense was the Interest. The speaking programme was interspersed with musio from the three military bands. Portland was well represented at the ground-breaking ceremonies and In the parade. In the Portland party were: M, I.. Pittook, Tom Richardson, Colonel H. K. Dosch. W. A. Williams. William Mc Murray and half a dozen other well known Oregontans. Including President Hose, of the Portland Chamber of Com merce. Kvery city in the Northwest was represented, and each Pacific Coast Gov ernor was either present in person or by special representative. DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST Mrs. Sarah E. Lamont. ST. HELENS. Or., June I. Mrs. Sarah K. Lamont died at the home of her son, near St. Helens, last evening. Mrs. La nont wss bom in Bath, Me., in and lived there until after her marriage to George Henry Lamont. In 1855 the young couple went to the Sandwich Islands, with Mrs. Laniont's father, a sea cap tain. They remained in the islands five or six years, then settled In San Fran. Cisco, where Mr. Lamont died in the Winter of 1863. The widow and her young son then came to live with a brother-in-law. Cap tain Francis A. Lamont, one of the early residents of St. Helens. She lived in Portland and Walla Walla a number of years. Her son, George H. lamont, and his family and a brother. Rev. C. E. Phil brook, residing near Olympia, are the only relatives on this coast. Found With Crushed Skull. OAKLAND. Cal.. June 1. With his skull crushed by repeated blows from a gas pipe, Joseph Block, a second-hand dealer, whose home is 1400 Myrtle street, was found yesterday in a dying condition at Trestle Glen, East Oakland. Robbery was the motive for the assault. The man was lying unconscious in the bottom of his wagon when discovered. His condition is considered precarious. Mrs. Folly Robinson. DALLAS. Or.. June 1. Mrs. Polly Rob inson died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. A. Kellogg, south of Dallas, aged M. She was a pioneer of 1S4S. Burial took place yesterday. Lawrence Hornshuh. OREGON CITY, Or.. June 1. (Special.) Lawrence Homshuh. for 39 years a resident of Clackamas County, died sud- Mrs. Hunt, of Springfield. SPRINGFIELD. Or., June 1. Opecial.) Bynthla A., wife of S. N. B. Hunt, proprie tor of the Hotel Springfield, died from heart failure at 12:10 o'clock this morning, after an illness of but 11 days. Synthia A. Hayes was born In Cowllts County, Washington, October 8, 1864. end was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hayes. With her parents she moved to Coos County in W73 and June 17, 1888, she was married to S. N. B. Hunt. Last January they moved to Springfield with their family and took possession of the Hotel Springfield. Mrs. Hunt united with the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ in May, seven years ago, and has since lived a true and devoted Christian life. She leaves a husband, three daughters and one son. CAMPS TO CLOSE AT ONCE Pl'GET SOUND LUMBERMEN SO DECIDE AT MIDNIGHT. Demoralization of California Mar kets Direct Cause Some 12,000 Men Are Affected. SEATTLE, Wash., June 1. (Specials Manager B. E. Brehm, of the Washing ton Logging & Brokerage Company, an nounced at midnight tonight that prac tically every logging camp dumping timbers into salt water had decided to night to call their men out of the woods immediately. This decision was reaehed as a result of the utter demoralization of i the California lumber market. About 12.- uuo men are arrected, and a curtaumeat of between 4,000.000 and 5,000,000 feet daily will result. It had previously been de cided to order a gradual close-down of the Brokerage Company's camps, but to night's decision means every camp will close at once. This includes the Gray's Harbor district. , Yictoria Shipping New. VICTORIA, June 1. The steamer Otter arrived today from Seohart whaling station with another cargo of whale oil. She brought news that the whalers are continuing successful, hav. lng taken 16 whales, including three sulphur bottoms, last week. Mr. Bjornsgamerd, representative of a Nor wegian whaling company now here, is negotiating for two stations on the North British Columbia coast, and If successful will also establish two sta tions in Alaska and bring a, fleet of whaling vessels from Norway, The Barneson Hubbard Company of San Francisco, .building a whaler at Seat tle, will establish a station at Skillisno, Alaska. A . Ketchikan dispatch says the steamer Salvor passed through today convoying the steamer Northwestern, raised from Latuche Point, for Esqui mau for repairs. Captain J. W.- Peppett, of th's city, has Just launched the sealing schooner Pascawha at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, for tho Cape Horn sealing business. The steamer Wellington, which car ried coal from Ladysmitb to San Fran cisco, has been taken by Gove.-nor Dunsmuir to take the place of his burned yacht Thistle as a private yacht, pending construction of a steamer in Scotland. British Warship for Fushiml. VICTORIA, B. C. June 1. His Majesty the King, as a mark of personal friend ship and high esteem for Prince Fushiml. has placed a warship at his disposal, and the Prince and party have accepted the offer and will sail on June 24 from Vic toria. The only British warship on this coast at present is the sloop-of-war Shoalwater. Celebration' at Hillsboro. HILLSBORO. Or.. June 1 PranaratlAm are being made for a grand celebration here on the Fourth. The Washington County G. A. R. eneamDment will he. held here July 1, 2 and 3. Coast Builders Make No Bids. WASHINGTON, June 1. The Navy De partment today sent out to five shipbuild ing firms, under the seal of confidence, the plans tor nve lou-ton 2S-Knot torpedo de stroyers, authorized by the last congress. Bids are to be submitted August 1. No shipbuilding concerns on the Pacific or Gulf Coasts applied for plans. Goodrich Takes New Command. NEW YORK, June 1. Command of the New York Navy-yard was today re linquished to Rear-Admiral Goodrich, who was formerly a member of the F.ndicott Board of Fortifications, pres ident of the Naval Institute and Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific fleet. The woods of New South Wales are so varied as to meet the world's require ments. WEW OP MTl'RAL t LOOKING OUT OVER LAKE WASHINGTON FROM ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC GROUNDS, SEATTLE. J OUT OF FEDERATION Brewery Workers Expelled for Open Revolt. THEY APPEAL TO UNIONS Gompers Punishes Union for Not Ex cluding Engineers and Flresnen. Body of 40,000 Men Is Cut Off From Affiliations. WASHINGTON. June 1. In theab sence of President Gompers, Secretary Morrison, of the American Federation of Labor, today made public Mr. Gom pers' announcement of the revocation of the charter of the International Union of Brewery Workmen because of Its refusal to accept the terms pre scribed by the Federation. The action will affect all tho brwerjr workmen's unions throughout the country, com prising a membership of about 40.30J. The decision . is authorized by the executive council. It not , only severs the connection of the International Union of Brewery Workmen with the American Federation of Labor, but it will pre vent the 400 or more local unions of the brewery workers in the various parts of the country from being rep resented by delegates to the 400 central AMPHITHBATKR WHERE GBOl'.ND BREAKING CEREMONIES OF ALASKA.TLKON-PACIFIC EXPOSITION WERB bodies and the SS state branches affili ated with the American Federation of Labor, or from receiving the support or recognition In any way of the mem bers of the US international unions holding charters from the Federation. The Federation at Minneapolis, in No vember, 1908, notified the workers that unlcsi a settlement should be reached engineers, firemen and teamsters must withdraw from the Brewery Workers' Union. LEAVE IT TO ORGANIZED LABOR Brewery .Workers Insist on Same Rights as Other Trades. CINCINNATI, O., June 1 The ex ecutive board of the International Union of the United Brewery Work men of America from headquarters here today issued a statement in de fense of Its position in the fight with the American Federation of Labor. The statement in part says: "The brewery workmen ask nothing more than is conceded to the mine workers, longshoremen, seamen and others who hold within their jurisdic tion the engineers and firemen em ployed in the mines, on the docks and on the vessels of the rivers, lakes and seas. The brewery workers have been identified and affiliated with the Amer ican Federation of Labor for 21 years and have at all times been loyal to the cause of labor. Their record . is such that they do not fear the outcome of this controversy, and their cause is so just that they can safely leave the question to organized labor at large. "The revocation of the charter of the brewery workers by the American Federation of Labor- will not interfere with the business of our international union, and we will continue the same as ever. The revocation of a charter by the American Federation of Labor does not imply that the members, of that union are so longer union men or not recognized as such." PACIFIC SHIPS WIN PRIZES Battleship Illinois Takes Trophy for Marksmanship. "( WASHINGTON, June L It was decided at the Navy Department today that the battleship Illinois should be awarded the battleship trophy for a superiority in gun nery. The Boston won the cruiser trophy, the Princeton the gunboat trophy and the Preble the torpedo boat prize. This givea to the Pacific squadron three prizes and all of the vessels of that squadron quali fied as star ships, in that they made more than 85 per cent of the score of the best ship of their class. DECREASE DEBT $8,555,002 Treasury Statement Shows Reduc tion In Total to $804,782,525. WASHINGTON, June 1. The monthly statement of the public debt issued today shows that at the close of business May SI, 1907, the debt, less cash in the treasury, amounts to $94,782,525, which Is a decrease for the month of $8,555,092. The increase in cash in the treasury during May amounts to $6,241,322. The cash in the treasury is given as fol lows: Gold reserve fund. $150,000,000. Trust funds, $1,163,061,869. General funds $181,656,163. In National bank depositories, $183,810. 572; in treasury of Philippine Islands, $4, 112.786; . total. $1,682,641,381. against which there are demand liabilities outstanding of $1,275,011,716 which leaves a cash balance of $401,629,664. Air that has been Inhaled has a higher electrical conductivity than baa normal air. Your Spring Suit If bought here will have been de signed by artists, tailored by experts, superbly finished. It will cost you no more than the ordinary suit bought elsewhere, and you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are properly attired. Our Juvenile Apparel Made with the same care and atten tion to detail as the men's BEN LEADING Chinese Interpreters Fall Be low Required Standard. STRAUS MAKES TRANSFERS Inefficiency' Charged In Service of Immigration Bureau and Secre tary Shakes Up Appointees In Effort to Correct the Evil. WASHINGTON, June L A violent shake-up has been given the Chinese im migration service by Secretary Straus, of the Department of Commerce and Labor. Many complaints have been made of in efficiency and some instances unreliability of the Chinese interpreters at the various immigrant stations. Commissioner Sargent, of the Bureau of Immigration, has been directed by Secre tary 8traus to transfer every Chinese in terpreter in the service, the transfers to take effect at once. The officer in charge of the stations to which the Chinese in terpreters are transferred has been re quested to report as soon as possible on the qualifications of the interpreters. Secretary Straus has also detailed, two of the best interpreters in the service, one in the Eaat and one in the West to make HELD, YESTERDAY. WANT BETTER WORK CLOTHIER. an Independent report on the Qualifica tion of the interpreters. - GERMAN' TREATY PROCLAIMED Reduced Tariff Rates on American Products In Effect. WASHINGTON. June L The President today issued a proclamation announcing the conclusion of a commercial relation between the United States and Germany under the third section of the Dingley act. The proclamation is brief, simply announcing the list of articles upon which the United States grants reduced duties to Oermany and the undertaking of the German government to make reciprocity concessions. A letter from Secretary Cortelyou, dated April 9. is made public, in which the Secretary says that the negotiation of the prbposed commercial agreement would promote friendly relations and would otherwise be of benefit to this country. The State Department also has made public an analytical statement of the points of the new arrangement, from which it appears that about 40 articles of American production, embracing most of the articles of trade during the past year, are to be subject to the minimum tariff rates upon admission to Germany. Regret is expressed that it has not been' .possible, owisig to the attitude of the German government, to secure the mini mum tariff rates for all American prod ucts, and it is declared that this conces sion can only be secured by substantial tariff concessions by the United States In the shape of a recipfbclty treaty, sub ject to the approval of Congress. The President's proclamation in Its preamble recites that the German gov ernment ,has entered into a commer cial agreement with the United States under section three of the Dingley act, which the President regards as secur ing "reciprocal and equivalent conces sions' In favor of the United States. The new arrangement, it is said, se cures for American export trade the benefit of the present German conven tional rates. As evidence of this, the statement enumerates these articles of American origin upon which the mini mum tariff rate is conceded by Ger many! ' Rye. wheat, barley, oats, maize, sorirbum, beans, linseed and hemp seed, flour (except oate), walnuts, hazelnuts, apples, peare, quinces, fresh peaches, oranges, dried ap ple, peaxe, aprioots and peaches, sheep, hogs, fresh, chilled or frozen or prepared meat, lard and greases, wine, tinned foods, preserved tomatoes and olives, lubric&tlna oils, benzoin, glue and gelatine, boots and shoes, wall paper, abrasive atones, phono graphs, small arms, watches and cases, organs and musical boxes. It is stated that for tho following articles special reductions from 26 to BO per cent have been secured below tbe minimum tariff: Timber wood paving and casks; leather saddles and trunkmakers wares, miscel laneous leather goods and harness;- rubber tubes, wares and coated textiles; man? kinds of paper goods: glass plate, hollow and sheet; engines water and steam and miscellaneous machines; freight and motor cars and motor cycles and carriages. The statement shows that 96.7 ptr cent of the total Importations of American products will continue en joying in Germany the treatment of the most favored nation. It is admit ted that a considerable number of commodities are not 'included in tbe list of reductions, but it is stated that in these the United States has little or no export trade with Germany. On the other hand it is said: "According to German statistics the reduction of duties on American goods under tbe new agreement would amount to 16.664.000 per annum, while, according to our statistics the remission of reve nue on German goods will be only $203,168 per annum." The State Department sent by cable to American consuls in Germany full instructions In conformity with tho proclamation. Cotton growing in Peru dates back 'ba yond the time of the Spanish conquest, .