1910.
BRIEF, HAPPPY RULE
PHOTOGRAPHS OF QUEEN ALEXANDRA, THE PRINCE OF WALES, WHO BECOMES KING OF ENGLA ND. AND MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.
QUEEN WILL COME
OP EDWARD E
Her Majesty of Roumania to
Pay Visit to Oregon.
Death From Bronchitis Takes
Monarch After lilnsss of
but Few Days.
CfARMEN SYLVA CONSENTS
THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. SATURDAY, MAY
END WAS NOT UNEXPECTED
Ever Since First Bulletin- Was Sent
Ont, 111 n ting- at Grave Sickness,
Crowds Had Thronged Space
Before Palace, Waiting.
BRTTAnCS HITLER 13 NOW KING
GEORGE V.
Second Member of Home of Saxe-
Cotmnr Succeeds to Throne.
Kin Ooorso V, the &7th monarch
from King1 Egbert the Saxon, and the
second King from the house of Saxe
Cbmirg;, succeeded to the throne last
night on the death of Ills father. Ktng
Edward VII.
The next fesue of the Court Circular,
the official organ of the British court,
will announce the ascent of the King:
to the throne and will give his title
as follows:
"HLi Most Excellent Majesty George
the Fifth, by the Grace of God, of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, and of the British Dominions
beyond the Seae. King, Defender of
the Faith, Emperor of India; second
son of His late Majesty King Edward
VII and of Her Majesty Queen Alex
andra, eldest daughter of Hljs late
Majosty. King Christian IX of Den
mark, born June 3, lSttS. married
July 6, 18S3, to Princess Victoria
Mary of Teck (born May 26, 186T).
Their Majesties have issue:
Edward, born June 23. 1804.
Albert, born December 14. IS9S.
Mary, born April 23. 1S9T.
Henry, born March 31.
George, born December 20, 1902.
John, bom July 12, 1906.
Prince lward will he known now
as the Prince of "Wales. He has. bow
ever, no right to that title until the
patent of the rank is conferred upon
him by his father. King George V.
Con-tinned From First Page.)
received it without excitement but
sadly, for the King with hla own peo
ple was unquestionably one of the;
most popular rulers in the world.
Xews Kecetved. Quietly.
They regarded, him ae one of the
strongest forces making- for the sta
bility of the peace of the empire.
The fashionable restaurants were
Just emptying and a few groups of
late theatergoers were making their
way homeward through the rain, while
a small crowd still hung about the
palace, when the streets were filled
suddenly with newsboys shrilly cry
ing: "Death of the King." The pa
pers were quickly seized and the peo
ple discussed the momentous event
quietly and soon dispersed. The
streets were deserted by 1 o'clock.
Within a few minutes after the dearth
of the King, the Home Office waa tele
graphing the intelligence to the heads of
other governments and the diplomats and
colonial officials throughout the world.
Sudden Death Expected.
All who knew the King expected hiu
death would be sudden and it would
not have occasioned great surprise if It
, had occurred without warning at some
social function as a result of heart
trouble. Almost to the end he refused
to take to his bed and was pitting up
yesterday in a large ohalr. so the palace
stories) go, corroborating the description
of him as an unruly patient, which Dr.
Ott gave; to b. Vienna Interviewer last
evening.
One of the last -utterances attributed to
King Edward -was: "Well, it is all over,
but I think I have done my duty."
He seemed then to have reached a
full realization that death was approach
ing. The Queen and others of the Royal
Family and four daughters have been
constantly in the sick room throughout
the day. Several hours before his death
the King was in a comatose condition,
but rallied eHghtly between 9 and 10
o'clock and appeared to recognize his
family. Then lie lapsed into unconscious
ness which ended in death.
Operation Feared Necessary.
When Dr. St, Clair Thompson, the
great throat specialist, was calle din
yesterday morning, it was expected an
operation on the throat would be neo
eyssary, but after a consultation it
was decided that the lungs were the
seat of the most serious trouble. Ex
perts were held in readiness to ad
minister an anaesthetic but there was
fear that the weakness of the King's
heart might result in a fatal issue, and
an operation was reserved as the last
resort.
The body lies in the King's chamber
in the northwest wing of Buckingham
Palace, which is brilliantly lighted,
while the rest of the great, gloomy
building, with the exception of Lord
Knollys' office, is entirely darkened.
It was nearly half an hour after the
King breathed his last when Lord
Knollys walked into the office and
said to the waiting reporters:
rcnth Formally Announced.'
"Gentlemen: His Majesty is dead."
The people outside the palace only
learned the news when boys appeared
with papers.
In the meantime the Prince and
Princess of Wales had taken leave of
the other members of the Royal Fam
ily at the main entrance soon after
midnight. They drove direct to Marl
borough House. Princess Victoria,
who is her mother's constant com
panionlon. remained with the Queen.
The other members of the familv fol
lowed the Prince and Princess of Wales.
BILLIONS FOR INSURANCE
Policies Issued on Lives Estimated
- at $1,688,020,489 Last Year.
Louisville Courier Journal.
Everybody knows that ubiquitous
individual, the life insurance agent. He
may be imported or indigenous, but he
is everywhere, and the sun never sets
on his activities. He was particularly
busy In the United States during the
year 1909. Representing 180 companies,
he wrote S1.6SS,020,4S9 in policies, some
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190S.
The policy holders were somewhat
busy at the same thing. It takes some
hustling for the generality of them to
meet their premiums, ,but they worked
nobly, paying la- $564,785,696, a gain of
1. 000,000 over what they paid in 1908.
interest and other payments swelled the
income of the companies to $747,294,985.
During the year the companies dis
bursed to policy holders $360,663,053,
and laid by "for the future protection
of policy holders'" $242,343,374. Statis
tics as to how much went to "yellow
dog" funds are lacking, but probably
will come out in the course of future
legislative investigations.
The assets of the 180 companies at
the close of 1909 amounted to $3,664.
105.642, an increase of $264,000,000 dur
ing the year. The surplus on policy
holders accounts increased nearly $60,
000,060, to $544,410,426. The figures,
which are taken from a tabulation by
one of the leading insurance papers of
the United States, give some idea of the
enormous growth of the life insurance
business. Taking the ordinary and the
industrial business together, the insur
ance in force in the companies operat
ing under the legal reserve laws
amounts to $15,473,909,466.
The notable gains made all along the
line reflect the improvement in finan
cial affairs since the murky condition
of 1907. The insurance agent made a
good record for himself last year and is
entering upon the work of 1910 with
improved prospects. He is rolling up
so much business that the figures al
ready are so big as to stagger the ordi
nary man's comprehension. Small won
der that financial magnates are strug
gling for control of the great insur
ance companies, while the busy agent
is hustling and the policy holder is pay
ing the freight.
DOG HATES "LOHENGRIN'
Jersey Squire Stops St- Bernard's
Howls With a Phonograph-
New York Press.
Squire Hake Baldwin, of Cedar Grove.
N. J., has discovered a sure cure for a
howling dog. He takes his phonograph,
loads it with the "Lohengrin" wedding
song, trains the blunderbuss muzzle of
the machine out the open window, and
pulls the trigger. As soon as the charge
of "Lorengrin" notes strikes the ear
drums of the howling animal it shuts
its jaws, sneaks off to Its bed, and tries
to go to sleep and forget it. Baldwin
says the trick will work every time.
The Squire is a light sleeper. Anton
tus Jacobus, a neighbor, has a St. Ber
nard dog that has a failing for howling
at the slightest provocation after every
one in the neighborhood is in bed. The
dog has been the bane of Baldwin's ex
istence. Prior to discovering the effec
tiveness of wedding music as a howl
silencer. Baldwin had thrown bricks
and many other portable objects at the
animal, with only temporary effect.
Finally the Squire bethought him of
his phonograph. He had heard that
Jacobus' St. Bernard had been jilted by
a collie belonging to Herman Hender
son, and that the St. Bernard was much
cast down about It. Baldwin wound up
his phonograph, put in a record and a
new needle, opened the window, trained
the bell of the machine on the back
yard and set the thing going. The mel
ody was "The Heart Bowed Down." Ja
cobus dog began to howl more loudly
than ever. Baldwin stopped the ma
chine in short order and changed the
record to the wedding song. By the
time the first five bars had been played
the dog stopped howling. Long before
the finale was reached the animal had
retreated to its kennel. Baldwin then
lay down and slept undisturbed.
Nest night the dog began howling
asain. Baldwin used more "Lohengrin"
wedding music with the same result,
and now the St. Bernard will not ven
ture out of its kennel after nightfall.
GOOD DISGUISE WORKS
Detective's Emergency Xeckband
Fools Suspect.
NEW YORK, May 6. There was some
thing about the appearance of Detective
Shevlin, of the Central office, when he
appeared with a flannel band about a
sore throat that deceived a suspect into
becoming confidential.
Shevlin was standing at the Bowery
and Canal street, when an old man sidled
up to his1 and whispered:
"Bad neck, pard?"
"Xo: sore throat." answered Shevlin.
"How's things with you?"
"Where was it I saw you last? in
quired the old man, suspiciously.
"In jug." was the detective's cautious
reply.
"Oh, sure," I remember. It was in the
Columbus jail, but you left before I did."
"You're right." said Shevlin. "Are you
doing anything lately?"
'"VelL I haven't been, but I am going
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to blow a box In Brooklyn. A butcher
puts $1300 in the safe every Friday, and
it will be en easy Job. Will you take it
in with me? I can get the tools."
"Come in and have a drink," was- Shev
lin's only reply. When they came -out of
the saloon. Detective Miller was waiting
by the curb.
As soon as the man saw Miller he
turned and whispered to Shevlin:
"Cheese it; there's a bull; he must be
on to us. We had better separate."
"Don't be scared of him; he's1 got noth
ing on us," said Shevlin.
"Oh, that's all right, but we had better
beat it."
Then Miller stepped up and asked what
, the argument was.
Neither man answered him, and he said:
"I think I know you fellows. Come to
headquarters -with me."
Shevlin, who presented quite as forlorn
appearance as the old man, held his
peace, and to all Intents and purposes
was a prisoner.
At headquarters ho gave a fictitious
pedigree to the desk lieutenant, who, of
course, knew him, and the old man said
he was James McDonald, 68 years old, of
No. 90 Bowery.
In the lineup of prisoners later in the
day, McDonald was enraged when he saw
Shevlin among the other detectives and
found that he had -been trapped.
As nothing was found on him, he was
charged with vagrancy, for which he may
get six monthsi.
WIFE'S GRAVE DEATHBED
St- Lonis Man Takes Life on Spot
Where Mate "Was Buried.
CHICAGO. May 6. Charles W. Ber
tram, of St. Louis, 59 years old, was
found dead today on his wife's grave
in Graceland Cemetery. It was be
lieved by the police that he had com
mitted suicide with poison. A note
found in 'one of his pockets read:
"My will is to die."
Employes of the cemetery saw the
man kneeling at the grave as if in
prayer. Suddenly he fell forward on
the ground. The police of the Town
Hall station, who were notified, dis
covered that he was dead. They asked
the Coroner to investigate.
Bertram came to Chicago & week ago
and lived at the home of "William
Jacobs, a son-in-law, 1816 St. Louis
avenue.
According to employes in Graceland
Cemetery, Bertram visited daily the
grave of his wife, who had died a
year ago. He knelt beside the tomb
stone and prayed for hours each time
he visited the cemetery.
The body was identified by" Jacobs,
who said that Bertram lived at 1813
Elliott avenue, St. Louis.
Bertram was despondent and ill. He
told his son, Julius, before leaving St.
Louis, that he had lost all Interest in
life and that the only comfort he
could get was at his wife's grave.
llural Carrier Appointed.
OBEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. May 6- Alonzo O. Sturn has been
appointed rural mail carrier, and Homer
McTimmona substitute for Route No. 3,
Lebanon.
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DART HITS PRINCE
Meeting With Danish Princess
Is "Love at'First Sight."
ROMANCE GROWS APACE
Prince of Wales While Traveling on
Continent Wanders Into Cathe
dral at Worms and by Chance
Meets His Future Wife.
LONDON, May 6. (Special.) I was
as a little child that Queen AJexanda
first came to England. Her aunt, the
Duchess of Cambridge (mother of the
Duchess of Teck and the Duke of Cam
bridge) had Invited her to some on a brief
visit, and was very much pleased with
the child. As she grew up, there was
hardly time for the Danish people to con
jecture who would wed their eldest Prin
cess before it was whispered that Queen
Victoria's son was smitten with her
charms.
Actually the first occasion on which the
Prince of Wales had seen Princess Alex
andra was in 1861 when he was traveling
on the Continent, and "happened" to en
ter the beautiful cathedral at Worms as
she and her father were being shown the
famous, frescoes. It seems to have been
a case of love at first sight. The Prince
went on to see his married sister (after
wards the Eiipress Frederick) at Heidel
berg, and the Princess Alexandra was In
vited to meet him there.
In the Prince Consort's diary there oc
curs this remark concerning this second
meeting: "The young people seem to
nave taken a warm liking for each
other." But although matters had reached
this promising stage there was no formal
betrothal, and the Prince resumed his
studies at Cambridge.
Princess Wins Queen's Heart.
September 9. The Prince was be
trothed formally to Princess Alexandra,
a few days after the Queen had an op
portunity of seeing her future daughter-in-law
at Laoken. Her mother's heart
went out at once to the fair Princess,
and the reverent affection of the bride
elect was assured from the first moment
King Leopold of the Belgians, whose
wise guidance was often of Inestimable
advantage to the bereaved Sovereign, was
the host at Laeken when Queen Victoria
witnessed the formal betrothal of her
son to Princess Alexandra. The secret
was kept until the 21st birthday of the
Prince of Wales, November 9, when his
prospective marriage was announced in a
special issue of the London Gazette, and
formed a universal subject of congratu
lation. The Journey of Princess Alexandra
to England for her marriage to the
Prince of Wales was a case of "roses,
roses all the way." She left Copenhag
en on February 26. and on reaching
Flushing found a squadron of British
warships waiting to escort the Victoria
and Albert, the royal yacht which was
to convey her to England. On arrival
it anchored oft Gravesend, and at once
the bridegroom boarded the vessel and
greeted the lovely bride in full view of
many delighted spectators. From
Gravesend the Prince and Princess
drove through crowded streets, and
were presented on their way with
numerous loyal addresses of welcome.
After a brief rest the party set forth
for Windsor, again being greeted en
route with enthusiastic cheers.
At Windsor there were more adresses
to be deceived. Including one signed by
all the students at Eton. At last the
castle was reached and the long jour
ney ended "with welcome to the weary"
from Queen Victoria and her family.
A great levee was held at St. James'
palace a few days before the wedding.
aim me young i-nnce received an enor-
mous number of his subjects for the
hrst time in this manner. Hereafter It
was always stated that presentation to
the Prince of Wales at such levees was
considered equal to a presentation to
the sovereign, a further sign of the ad
vance In duties and responsibility which
the Prince had made.
As no royal wedding had taken place
in St. George's Chapel since the mar
riage of King Henry I. it may be Imag
ined how much thought and preparation
were expended in getting ready the fine
edifice. On March 10. 1863, in bright
weather and amid general festivity
throughout the whole country, the
Prince of Wales was married to Princ
ess Alexandra.
In the royal closet, resembling a pri
vate box at the opera, sat the widowed
Queen Victoria, In deep mourning, only
relieved by the blue ribbon of the Or
der of the Garter. Very punctually
has not punctuality been called the vir
tue of Princes? the bridegroom arrived
In the church, accompanied by his uncle,
the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, and the
Crown Prince of Prussia, whose stal
wart figure attracted great attention.
All three men wore the Order of the
Garter, and the bridegroom was attired
in the uniform of a British General.
Amide that hush of expectation whioji
always awaits the arrival of a bride the
congregation turned toward the ent
rance through which presently the
bride made her entry. Leaning on the
arm of her father, the lovely Princess
advanced slowly and with perfect grace
up the aisle. The marriage service was
not unduly lengthened, and the formal
signature of the registry was reserved
for a brief ceremony in the green room
of the castle afterward.
CHICAGO. May 6. (Special.) Port
land people registered today at Chicago
hotels as follows: Congress, A. Welch,
J. C. Brachcr; Stratford. J. B. Small;
Great Northern, Mrs. W. W. Alvey;
Grand Pacific, A. G. Kennedy.
Royal Writer Is Enthusiastic Ewperr
antlst and WiU Be Prominent
at International Meeting at
"Washington in. August. ' s
Her Majesty, Queen- Elizabeth, of
Roumania, will visit Washington. D.i
C, next August to attend the inter-i
national congress of the Esperantistsu
and efforts are now being made by'
local Esperantlsts, backed up by the'
Harrlman railroads, to get the- Queen,
to visit Oregon.
For fear of a disappointment no an
nouncement has yet been made, but It
has been ascertained that through the
kind offices of President Taft the visit
is practically assured.
Queen Elizabeth is an ardent Esper
antlst. From the very first her inter
est was excited in the new Intern,
tlonal language, and it was not ver"f
long before she Was able to write and
speak it fluently. Her Majesty is a
novelist, whose books are much read,
but her stories, many of which have
appeared under the name of Carmen
Sylva in American magazines, are
gems in their own line. Of late a
number of stories have appeared in the
various Esperanto publications, of
which there are now nearly 100, un
der Her Majesty's nom-de-plume.
showing the intense interest she has
taken.
Pacific Coast Attracts.
In view of this circumstance and the
fact, as shown by numbers of her let
ters, that she ardently desires to visit
the Pacific Coast, local and Oregon
Esperantlsts believe there will be no
hitch in the arrangements now being;
made to Induce the Queen to pay a.
social call at Portland.
The International Esperanto Con
gress will convene in Washington Au
gust 14. and will continue in session
until August 20. Delegates are ex
pected from every section of the
world, for there Is hardly a town ot
any size that does not boast Its Es
peranto circle. while in Europe It
numbers adherents by the hundred
thousand.
Last year the annual conference was
held in Belgium, and it was unani
mously agreed that the congress this
year be held in the United States,
where it is hoped to enroll many en
thusiasts. At that time the Queen's
consent was obtained to being a dele
gate to the Washington congress.
Cooper Took Initiative.
In the matter of the visit to Oregon
the Initiative was first taken by J. C.
Cooper, manager of the Medford Com
mercial Club, who Is an ardent stu
dent of the new language. Mr. Cooper
has taken the matter up with promi
nent Esperantists and is much encour
aged thereby. It has been decided that
the Union Pacific will now Issue a
formal invitation.
"Queen Carmen Sylva will visit Ore
gon," said W. McMurray, general pas
senger agent of the Harrlman lines,
last night. "We are going to have
her here next September and then will
let her see Just how beautiful Oregon
can be In the Fall.
"Queen Carmen Syiva's works are
read all over the world, and it would
be ridiculous to think she could visit
Oregon without writing of the event
In that case we should receive adver
tising that would outweigh anything
our publicity department could do in
short order."
A BREAD-LINE GRADUATE
Fall River, Mass., Man Plans to
Help the Unemployed. ,
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New York Times.
A man up in Fall River, Mass., who
once stood helplessly night after night
in the bread line in lower Broadway,
has very nearly scored a triumph in
his efforts to help those as nearly,
"down and out" now as he was once.
He Is Robert W. Crawford, superin
tendent of the Rescue Mission in Fall
River, who has been called a "grad
uate" of the bread line. When he was
In that hard school he learned that all
who went there were not "bums" who
would not work if work were given,
them on a silver platter. He learned,
that there often comes to an honest
man, seeking work in a strange city,
a time "when his last penny Is gone,
when the last stitch of clothing In
keeping with decency has been pawned,
when hunger gnaws at the vitals, and
the heart sinks with something like
despair. He learned also in his hard
school of experience that two or three
days of work, with good food and a
small wage however small were like
the light of heaven to such a man.
When Crawford got out of this
school by dint of more pluck and per
secerance than some men have, the went
to Fall River and opened a little build
ing, calling it a mission, and got to
gether enough money to buy horses and,
a wagon. Then he went out, and he
knew where to go, and found some men
who. looking for work among the mills
there had struck rock bottom Just as he
had In New York, and put them to
work hauling, giving them food and
clothing and $1 a week. Almost with
out knowing it, this bread line "grad
uate" had made a great step forward
in constructive philanthropy. He
helped men without pauperizing or
humiliating them and left them better
oft than when he found them. His
work has now outgrown his little
building, he is trying 'to get a larger
one, and the people of Fall River, from
the Mayor down, are behind him.
The United States Army. Including" the
military academy, cost $103,727,000. and
the Navy $136,000,000.
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