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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-10

who succeeds 10 the throne; Princess
Louise. wife Of the Duke OF Fife,
Princess Victoria and Princess Maud.
now queen Of Norway. Edward had
six children.
As prince he had no serious work
to do and devoted himself to a life
Of pleasure AS king heavy respon-
sibility was placed upon him, and he
proceeded with dignity and ability to
discharge his obligations. Many OF
his old associates were cast aside,
Immediate provision was made for
the payment Of his debts and IL was
reported two or three years after the
beginning of his 'eign that he had
wiped out all claims against him.
Military operations during his reign
we're limited to the expedition against
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-10
CABLES HIS CONOOLeNCe
President Taft Expresses Sorrow to
Queen Alexandra.

President Taft Expresses Sorrow to
Queen Alexandra.
Washington, May z. President
Taft sent this message Of coincidence
to Queen Alexandra:
May 6, 1910.
Her Majesty, Queen Alexandra,
London.
ION the sad occasion of the death
Of King Edward, offer to your ma.
jesty and to your son, his illur .rious
successor, the most profound sympa.
thy of the people and of the govern
ment Of the United States, whose
hearts go out to their British kins-
men in this their national bereave.
ment. To this ] add the expression
TO your majesty and to the new king
of my own personal sympathy and OF
my appreciation of those high quail.
ties which made the life of the late
king so potent an influence toward
peace and justice among nations.
."WILLIAM H. TAFT"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-10
ROOSEVELT is MENTIONED
May Be Uncle Sans Official Repro.
sentative at Funeral.

Washington. May THE question
of appointing special representa-.
tive of the United States to attend
the funeral OF the king was discussed
here. In the absence of official infor
nation as to the date of the funeral,
no plans were made by the state de.
partment. 1t was suggested in Off
cial circles, however, that Theodore
Roosevelt may be named as the
American representative in case the
state funeral is held before he leaves
England for the United States. II
Mr.. Roosevelt is not named. Ambas-
sador Reid will probably be desig-
mated to attend the funeral as the
representative of the United States.
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Widow of the Deceased Monarch.
nounced that when he ascended the
throne he would use his second name,
Edward, and be known as King Ed
ward VII in preference to King Al
bert I. The English people had al
ways looked forward to him as King
Edward VII.
1t was long the fond hope Of Queen
victoria's heart that her son should
reign under the title of Albert, the
name of his father, her beloved hus-
band But Albert Is strange name
to English ears In the list of royal IT,
ties. The prince himself desired to
be called Edward. The queens min
listers and the queens subjects de-
sired it, SO at last the mother, so
fond of her own way in everything,
saw that it were better to yield. But
she is reported to have shed tears
over It.
Birth of the Prince.
| 1t was on the morning of the 9th OF
! November, 1S41, that an anxious
! group of personages waited in the
great rooms of Buckingham palace.
They were dignitaries of church and
state who had been summoned In ac-
cordance with royal etiquette to be
present at the arrival of a possible
heir to the throne of England. They
gathered together in the anteroom
close by the queens bed chamber.
Among them were archbishops and
bishops, arrayed in silk shovel hats
and gorgeous aprons; members of the
cabinet, headed by the prime minis
ter; nurses and doctors by the score.
When 1t was announced that the
hopes and wishes of nation had
been fulfilled and that a boy had been
born, there was universal graduation
A few weeks later, on the occasion
of the princes baptism in the Royal
chapel of Windsor he was shown
from the balcony to a huge crowd Of
persons, who went wild with delight
The boyhood of the prince was un-
eventful His early education was
conducted at home under the tutelage
of the Rev. II. NJ. Birch, rector of
Prestwich Mr.. Gibbs, barrister at
law; the Rev. C. F. Tarver and Mr..
II. w. Fisher. He then studied for a
session at Edinburg and later entered
Christ church, Oxford. Here he at
tended public lectures for year and
afterward resided for three or four
terms at Trinity college, Cambridge,
for the same purpose.
Among the members of the royal
family the Prince of Wales had been
called Bertie from his childhood. His
father called him by that name; his
mother entered 1t In her daily diary
long after he had grown to manhood
and became the father of large
family; his wife called him BERTHE.
In the summer of 1860 the prince
paid visit to Canada and the United
States. Everywhere he was received
with boundless enthusiasm. He dane
ed at a ball given in his honor at
Washington, where he was cordially
welcomed by President Buchanan.
AS a social factor in England the
prince had always been supreme.
Ward McAllister called him "the
great social dictator" 1t was largely
through his influence that many
Americans nation whom he had al.
ways liked received their entree into
the inner circles of the British aris-
tocracy. Nevertheless, the social and
fashionable side of his life had been
more of duty than a pleasure TO
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-10

Eldest Daughter of King Edward.
liam Gordon Cumming lost. He mar
ried the daughter of an American mil
lionaire, Miss Garner of New York,
and retired into private life.
Two years later the Duke of Clar-
ence fell victim to the grip. 1t was
great blow to both the prince and
they NEVER fully recovered. After the
funeral the prince retired to the deep
est privacy. 1t was many months be-
fore he could take up his public du-
ties.
No political party had ever been
able to rightly claim the king Of Eng
land as an adherent, or even as an
active sympathizer. He had always
managed to keep conspicuously clear
of party or sectional interests.
Head of Free Masons.
In 1868 the late king of Sweden in
itiated Albert Edward into the mys-
teries of Free Masonry, His father
had refused to associate himself with
the craft, but the prince had views
of his own. In 1875 he was elected
grand master of England. AT one
Free Mason dinner, when the prince
presided, the list of subscriptions
reached the enormous sum of $780,
900, the largest amount ever raised
at a festival dinner.
On Aug. 8, 1902, following the death
of Queen Victoria, the prince was
crowned king, his coronation having
been postponed from June 26 because
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-10
GAMBLE ON KINGS LIFE
Insurance Premiums Jump Skyward
as End Approaches.


London, May THE gravity of the
kings condition was reflected at
Lloyd's exchange in a sudden rise OF
the premiums demanded to insure
his majesty's life. From 6 per cent
premium for>Six months the price
rose with jump after the issue of
the II o'clock bulletin till later In
the afternoon business was executed
in a few cases at so per cent pre-
MUM for one month. The insurance
was not merely speculative. Said a
broker: There are large number
OF people whose incomes are depen-
dent upon the king. and these were
responsible for the largest proportion
of business"
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How Parlsians Received News.
Paris, May 7.-While Parisians
were leaving the theaters the news
OF the death of King Edward was re-
ceived, and il spread with lightning
rapidity. TheIs was rush for the
British embassy and the palace of
the Elysee, from which mounted mu-
nicipal guards galloped out to convey
the news to their chiefs. The central
telegraph Office was crowded with
excited foreign journalists clamoring
for communication with England,
Germany and Italy. The Paris pa
pers issued no special editions.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-10

The true. the good, the beautiful. are
but forms OF the Infinite. What, then.
70 we really love in them but the In
lniie!--Cousin.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
BIG BOOST FOR JOHNSON
AT SACRAMENTO MEETING

Letters received yesterday at Lin
coln-R Roosevelt league headquarters
here, from Hiram w. Johnson, league
candidate for governor, state that Mr.
Johnson last Saturday received a tre-
mendous ovation on his arrival at his
home city, Sacramento, where the
league held one of the greatest meet
ings in the history OF the organization
In California.
This was particularly gratifying tc
the Los Angeles organization, because
a few of the machine" newspapers
opposing Mr.. Johnson's candidacy. have
stated frequently that his candidacy
would meet with no encouragement In
his home city. On the other hand, the
meeting in Sacramento, according to
reports received in Los Angeles, was
the largest yet held in the present
campaign attended by hundreds OF the
most influential citizens, from whom
there were many testimonials of Mr.
Johnson's able work in the past, es-
pecially as to his record when he was
city attorney of Sacramento.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
SKELETON EXHIBITED TO
EXPLAIN W0MAN'S FORM
Expert Shows by Bones Extent of
Injury to the Plaintiff

Bones from a woman's skeleton formed
grewsome means OF illustrating the injuries
sustained in an electric car collision by Mrs.
Nellie K. Smith, who commenced an action
for $50 900 damages against the Pacific Elec-
trio company in Judge BordwelPs court yes
terday
The action is brought by Mrs. Smith and
her husband, James w. Smith. for injuries the
former sustained by a collision between two
cars on the companys line between Pasadena
and Los Angeles on July rs. 1909. The de-
fendant admits Its liability for the accident,
the plaintiff having been regular passenger
and the railroad and Its employees being the
cause OF her injuries.
The question which is being presented to
the jury is the amount OF damages to which
the plaintiff is entitled To ascertain this.
the injuries sustained by Mrs. Smith were
gone over TO the minutest detail. She ap
peared In court with a strengthening jacket
10 enable her to sit up and move slowly about
on crutches, her hips being injured to such
an extent, 1t is claimed, that she will be
crippled for life.
DR.. T. C. Low was an expert witness for
the plaintiff, and with him he had the pelvic
bones of a skeleton, which were used to
illustrate the extent OF Mrs. Smiths injuries
and their nature. The trial will be resumed
this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
VOTED WITH BUNCH BUT
COT NO COIN, he SAYS
Jury Which Heard Case Against
a PittSburg ex-CounCilman
Locked Up for Night

PITTSBURG, April 26.-The case of
Maurice S. Coffey, former council
man, the third of the city fathers to
be tried on a bribery charge, went to
the jury today and when court ad-
journed for the night no verdict had
been reached and the jury was
locked up.
Coffey, testifying in his own defense,
denied he ever had received a bribe
and could not tell how he voted either
on the bank ordinance or the Seventh
street vacation matter. He said he
had never heard the names of the de-
pository banks mentioned and Just
went along with the majority"
John f. Klein, also former council
man, was again a witness for the COM
monwealth. and after describing how
he distributed the money, said that
Coffey was one of the $751; men. He
said he was not in the German Ma
tional bank of Pittsbung when the
money was turned over by the bank
officials. but Harry Bolger, a saloon
keeper, received the money from w.
w. Ramsey, the president, who got it
from A. A. Vitsack, the cashier.
Ramsey is now in prison while Boil
ger and Vitsack are awaiting sentence.
Bolger turned the money over to Klein.
The arrangement for the payment of
the money was made by Charles Stew
art, a former councilman, and Bolger,
Klein said. Two thousand five hum
dred dollars was paid to the members
of the finance committee of the coun-
Gil while $4,000 was paid after the
committee reported the ordinance to
che council. Klein declared he gave
Bolger $500 for his services.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
HYDE'S NEMESIS
READY TO RESIGN
Statement by Judge LatshaW in
Regard to Stolen Evidence
RouSeS Prosecutor
TWO SWOPE GIRLS TESTIFY
Both Ignore and Are Ignored by
Married Sister, Wife of
the Defendant
Associated Press1

KANSAS CITY, April 26-There Is
still a possibility that sensational de-
velopments will grow out of the disap-
pearance of certain evidence against
Dr. b. G. Hyde, which was returned to
the prosecution by counsel for the ac-
cused physician after 1t had been cop
led. There was such an intimation to-
day when Judge LatshaW said that II
he had known at the time what he
knows now three men would have been
arrested. Prosecutor Conkling, who Is
still investigating, said he would resign
If it was shown that he was to blame.
Two of Mrs. Hydes sisters-Lucy Lee
and Sarah Swope-were witnesses to-
day Neither recognized Mrs. Hyde.
She made no attempt to speak to them.
Lucy Lee Swope said DR.. Hyde gave
her a drink of water while coming home
on a train from New York, on De-
cember IA. she admitted she took some
Of Jordan, the ''yarb" mans, remedies
on the train, and she was i'll before she
reached home. Typhoid developed In
four days after her arrival in Inde-
pendence.
Sarah Swope, who is but IA years old,
was on the stand only a few minutes,
and was asked only one question by the
defense.
II would as soon drink poison as the
cistern water on this place." Miss Nora
Bell Dickson, a second cousin of Mrs.
Logan O. Swope, testified Mrs. Hyde
told her last fall in speaking of the
water on the Swope premises Miss
Dickson also said she noticed the drink
ing water at the Swope house was bit
ter November 27. Christmas SWope and
Stewart Fleming noted the same thing,
she said. All were attacked by typhoid
in a few days.
After hearing Miss Dickson's testi-
mony Judge Latshaw ordered 1t strick-
en- out as not relevant to the case.
Mrs Swope cried today when Mrs.
Nav Pierce, a nurse, testified that in
his last hours, probably during dellr1-
um. the nurse thought, Chrisman SWope
beseeched his care takers to bring his
mother to him, as he knew he was go
ing to die, and wanted to make his will.
Miss Rose Churchill, a nurse, was the
only other witness today.
Judge Latshaw said today that If he
had known as much about the disap-
pearance of the grand jury notes which
fell into the hands of Dr. Hyde's coun-
sci last Wednesday as he does now,
three persons would have been ordered
arrested by him.
Furthermore, he believes If he had
been notified of the loss of the papers
as soon as they were missed, they new
er would have gotten into the hands Oh
the defendants attorneys.
81 have told all 1 know about the
case to the prosecutor. He can do
whatever he likes" said the judge.
Prosecutor Conkling Is still investf-
eating. He has offered to resign If 1t
can be shown that he is in any way to
blame for the loss of the papers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
BABY'S ITCHING
SOOTHED At ONCE
And Soon Cured Perfectly and Eco
nomicaIIy- Doctor Called It Ec-
zema and Little Sufferer Rubbed
and Twisted All the Time.
CUTICURA AGAIN PROVED
"THE GREAT SKIN CURE"

my baby boy was about nine
months old when he had a breaking out
on his neck which was very annoy
ing. 1t used to make him very fretful
and cross because it seemed to worry
him SO much. In the meantime was
sick myself. I had my doctor look at
the baby and he told me it was eczema
and he wanted to treat it. But friend
OF mine told me she knew 1t could be
cured cheaper than any doctor could do
it for and in much less time. So l
started using the Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment which soon found
out was what / ought to have had be-
fore, for the eczema seemed to itch SO the
baby could not keep his head still for he
was rubbing and twisting all the time.
1 used the Cuticura Remedies about
three times the first day and began to
notice the good it was doing, for he
began to get rest from rubbing his neck.
$50 1 used three cakes Of Cuticura
Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Oint-
ment and now no one could tell that he
ever had any kind Of breaking out, and
since then have never been without the
Cuticura Soap nor the Cuticura Oint-
ment. Mrs. Lula Dorsey, II Browns Ct,
s. W., Washington, d. c., Oct. 2, 1909."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
GIFT TO BOGUS CLUB
CREATES LEGAL MIDDLE

Because she failed to state the name
of a legatee properly, the will of the
late Mrs. Agnes Poison, who died in
Los Angeles on June IL, 1909, caused
a legal tangle in the probate court
yesterday.
She left $4,000 to the christian Mis-
sionary society of New York city,"
but it was found that the only society
of the kind is the Christian Missionary
alliance. Mrs. Poison left $500 to a
niece and $400 to a nephew. Under
the California law not more than a
third of an estate may be left to char
ity. This provision adds further to
the tangle.
Judge Rives took the case under ad-
visement.
Helen Berges, 1S years old, owning
property valued at $4,000, was declared
incompetent by Judge Rives yester-
day and her father Sylvan Berges,
was appointed guardian of her person
and property, in bonds of $4,000.
A peculiar feature of the girls case
is that she prefers to live at the
county hospital than at her home, but
the court ordered her into the care of
Mrs. Elmer e. Hubbart at the latter's
home. A rival petition by Dr. c. B.
Dickson asking that he be appointed
guardian in place of the father, was
denied.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
FINDS BARNES GUILTY
Of HAMMERING KREPPS
Jury Returns Quick Verdict in a
Battery CaSe-WiIl Be
Sentenced Today

Following his trial before a Jury In Police
Judge Chambers court yesterday afternoon
on a charge of battery. l.. S. Barnes, a
wealthy mining broker. with offices in the
Central building. was found guilty. He will
be sentenced this afternoon.
Several photographs OF j. 2. Krepps. the
complaining witness, which are alleged to have
been taken twenty minutes after Barnes is
alleged to have brutally beaten him. were in
troduced in evidence. In the photographs his
face was beaten to a pulp and almost un-
recognizable.
The uncontradicted testimony introduced at
the trial was that Barnes hit Krepps. Barnes
while on the stand testified that he hit
Krepps because Krepps spit in his face and
then reached to his hip pocket II to pull
a gun. Krepps testified that as he arose
from his chair after talking to Barnes the
latter struck him and knocked him to the
floor.
Krepps who is also a mining man, with
Offices in the II. w. Hellinan building, went
to the offices of Barnes in the afternoon of
February 21 for the purpose of securing his
signature as president OF a mining company
on a report of the company's affairs.
After being out oE,y few minutes the
Rose set this afternoon at Q o'clock as the
time for his sentence. Deputy District At
torney Veltch conducted the prosecution.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
OUT AGAIN, IN AGAIN
ON CHARGE OF FORGERY Y

Harry Oliver was arrested Immediately after
his release from jail in Phoenix, Ariz., yes
terday, after serving a short term for bur-
glary, and will be brought to Los Angeles to
face numerous charges of forgery Oliver &
rearrest was at the instigation Of the Cali
fornia Bankers association.
The specific charge against oliver In Los An
gees is the passing OF a false check drawn
on the Security Savings bank, payable to the
firm of Harper & Reynolds and signed and in
dorsed by Samuel Page. a we'll known con-
tractor and real estate dealer of Los Angeles.
The amount of the chock was S21
oliver arrived in Los Angeles in the fall
of 1903 and went TO work for Page. He was
paid off November 10, receiving a check from
Page for $21 1t is alleged oliver forged at
least five other checks for the same amount,
Identical with the one received from Page.
These were quickly disposed of in various
business places in Los Angeles and Oliver
was not found when the checks proved value
less.
In Los Angeles oliver was also known by
the alias OF C. A. Clark. An officer will be
sent to Phoenix today to bring him back. Oil
yer admitted to the Phoenix police he served
a fve-year term in an Ohio penitentiary.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
POSTAL NECKS HUSTLED
INTO THE CENSUS YOKE
Postmaster Orders Employees to
Help Get Work Done

Under the orders of Postmaster Har-
rison, scores of postal employees went to
work yesterday to aid the census emu
merators to gather the name of every
person entitled to be enumerated as a
citizen OF Los Angeles. Postoffice sal
airy allowances are based on population
us we'll as receipts, and Mr.. Harrison s
subordinates have lent their assistance
with an enthusiasm born of the knowl-
edge that they are working In their
own interests.
There are only four days left in
which the enumerators can work. Gem
sus Supervisor Bert Farmer estimates
that several thousand persons who
should be included in the population of
the city have been missed. In the effort
to get all in the count all the CONNER
cial bodies are actively canvassing so
that the names of all temporary abb
sentees will be gathered.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
GET UP EARLY IN THE
MORNING FOR WEDDING

Charles whitehead, an inferno at the recelv-
Ing hospital and Frances X. Semple were
united in marriage yesterday at $50 o'clock
in the morning by Rev. Father Edwin r. Kirk
at the Cathedral OF st. Vibiana. Gordon john
son acted as best man and Miss Vivian Gard
ner as bridesmaid. Following the ceremony.
which was attended by few relatives and
close friends, wedding breakfast was given
by the bride and bridegroom at the Hollen-
beck hotel Mr.. Whitehead and his bride will
live at the Hotel Watauga
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
JUDGE WELLB0RN UPH0LDS
HELMS DORR CASE RULING

A ruling of Judge wellborn in the United
states district court yesterday, affirming the
decision Of Lynn Helm, referee In Bankruptcy
allowing claim of s1o67.75 against Fred Dorr,
bankrupt broker, probably will affect many
other claims aggregating more than sl5O,OOO.
Judge Wellborn continued until Thursday the
review OF a similar claim for $7S12.Ss allowed
John ]. Forbis Appeals had been taken from
the decision of the referee on the ground that
the decisions were based on margins of the
stock market and had no legal standing.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
GREEK Gets CAY
WITH ENUMERATOR
Ten to One Hundred Other Per-
sons Must Back Down
or Go to Jail
FARMER READY FOR TROUBLE
Declares CrankS Will Be Dealt
with SummariIy During
Rest of Count
Continued from Page One,

a building for the customs offices and
public moneys during the next ten
years.
WILL HELP WORK
1.-THE chamber of commerce will re-
lieve the census office of the necessity
of furnishing information to the public
for the rest Of the week." said Secre-
tary Virgins yesterday. "All persons
having inquiries regarding the census
are requested to call up the chamber
of commerce, where three telephone
clerks, if necessary, are at his disposal
At the time of the last census | slept
in the office Of the chamber of com
merce for four nights, and 1 will glad
ly do it again If 1 can thereby add to
the efficiency of the census takers.
1T is the purpose of the chamber OF
commerce to see that every inhabitant
of the city is enumerated, and we will
spare no pains to aid the enumerators
in their work."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
ONE OF IMMACULATE SIX
Is DEFEATED IN PlTTSBURG

PITTSBURG, April 26-In seven
wards of the city today elections of
select and common councilmen were
held to fill the places OF those who
resigned after being indicted for
grating.
In the twentieth ward, George H.
Riley, one of the immaculate six in
common council In 1898, when the al
legged bribing was going on, was de-
feated for common council. Riley, it
was testified in the early part of the
graft prosecutions, was one of the men
"who could not be reached"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
CONTINUE MANsLAueHTER CASE

Because Of the illness of Dr. r. V. Day.
autopsy surgeon, one of the principal witnesses
for the prosecution, the preliminary hearing
of Elmer Dumbauld, a teamster, on a charge
of granddaughter, which was set for yesterday
morning in Police Judge Williams court. was
continued until tomorrow afternoon at .
o'clock. Dumbauld caused the death of Charles
McMillen. a fellow teamster, two weeks ago
with one blow of his fist.