Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
BOY NOW
RULER OF.
|R0UMAN|A
Prince Michael Succeeds
King Ferdinand Who
Died This Morning.
CAROL is ABSENT
End Comes to Monarch
After Long Years of
Suffering.
BY ASRA BERKOWITZ
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent,


BUCHAREST, July 2O.-At the
age when most boys are beginning
to 60 to school, Prince Michael,
fair haired and frall, today was
proclaimed king OF koumania.
The solemn ceremonial of prOcla.
nation took place little less than
l6 hours after the lads grand
father, King Ferdinand, had died
from caneerous condition which
for months had threatened his life.
The three members of the council
of regents who will have charge of
affairs of state during the young
ster's minority, took their oaths
that they would support the mon
arch and the constitution.
The president of parliament then
loudly proclaimed the arrival of
king Michael the First
A boy who will not be six years
cid until October 2l then came for
ward to assume the rule of some
20, 100000 people.
Ferdinand. his body wasted by
his months long fight against the
inroads of cancer, died at 2:l5 a.
III. today in the arms of his wife,
Queen Marie.
Two of his children, Prince Mich
olas and Princess Ileana, were at
the bedside almost continually dur
ing the last stage of the kings pro,
longed illness. Prince Carol, who
renouneed his rights of succession,
was reported on Il motor trip from
Paris.
The monarch's grandson, Crown
Prince Michael, son of Carol and
Princess Helen of Greece, knelt
near the king as death came. In
addition to Queen Marie of Rou-
mania, Queen Marie of Jugo Slav,
ia and exQueen Elizabeth or
Greece also were at the bedside.
News of King Ferdinand S death
swept over Roumania and at once
the nation displayed its mourning
crepe.
Order was maintained throughout
the country.
Suffered Intensely
As the end came. the monarch
suffered agonies and finally sue
cumbed as he was struggling n
gainst suffocation. During long
illness from cancer, his BODY had
WASTED away and when he died he
weighed less than 70 pounds.
Strychnine injections and fight
ing spirit kept the monarch alive
during the 4s hours preceding the
end.
King Ferdinand was ~ years
old.
The royal family congregated at
PeHsor castle, Sinaia, as soon as
they heard that the king was dy-
ling.
Science combined with a will to
| live throughout the last 4s hours
But at last medicine could do no
more and with his children and rel
atives surrounding him, his wife's
arms holding him, Ferdinand died.
Both houses of parliament were
lin session today so that immediate
formalities connected with induct
| ing the regency into office were
assured.
cuss funeral arrangements. Queen
Marie. accompanied by others of
his family and several cabinet
me mbers, were expected to reach
the Cotroceni Palace, Bucharest, at
3 p. IN.
King Ferdinand s body win be
brought to Cotroeeni and will lie in
state for as hours.
1t was reported without confirm
alton that frontier guards had been
ordered not to admit Prince Carol
in case he should desire. to visit
Roumania and look upon his father
in death. Carols son Michael has
the legal right to the throne as the
son of the oldest son. but mean
while, the regency will take com
mand.