The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-12
UNFIEANCRD KING OF CONEY
MEL SHEPPARD. n. ANDI.. NEEDS
Az UNDERWRITER.
We wrote Committee There were Limits
Co IIis Royal Purse and Got Guarantee
of Coronation nSOes-tBut Royalty
Won't RIfe Except q he On = Pass.


Va the London Olympic games Of iaos a
Melvin " sheppard, winner over al the
world 81 :h- 40 and zoo met-r races.
will rul" over Coney lSls tonight under
/ the initial disadvantage of a strtneency
! in III" royal treasury since King Mel
I will h" at the same time ruler Of the weeks
kingdom VI JOY and keeper OF the royal
/ rursestrinks. the paucity IN che treasury
will L. Of PECULIAR embarrassment "a him.
The keeper VI the royal pIrSestrIngs
/ may not allow King Mel the price Ct a
coach aud fnu: milk white stecds. behind
which h" aud his Queen. Tessis Malloy.
should by r.gal right ride tn their corona
I ton at St"splechAss Again the king
NAV command the ke~p-r % che r. =
u go eesy ON opening any expensive
~aseail in which LOT IT ringers could
drink {: the health of the monarch without
listening IN the chirp Of the cash register.
Thus Ling NIL the One aud the kespsr
ara going 70 keep a checG ':pon one an
! cher during the ensuing weeks reign
| constituting hetween themselves q board
ut estimate and control with full veto
powers on louse and unwArTanted expen-
dItures.
he executive COMMITTEES n .he Coney
Island Nardi Gras first heard of this
union Of king and almoner shortly after
the results Of the halloting for tho royal
pair who wera TO rule over the festival
were announced. A letter cane ~ them
from plain Melvin " sheppard. a customs
o'ficsr IN the service q the United states
Government AZ this port. In this COM
n,Lnious Mr sheppard wished 20 call the
attention II the committee 20 ono or ~
IN poTtant facts
The first one was that he was not n
brewer or a wine agent or head OF the
frankfurter castings trust he did not own
the exclusive popcorn concession on
Surf avenue nor did no have n corner
on fried soft sh"ll crabs Therefore he
was not seeking advertisement and
80 there was nothing commercially adj
vantageous in this king business for him.
Secondly Mr. sheppard would have
the executive committee understand that
h" was a hard working man with chill
dren 20 support and that since he work ell
for the Government IN a capacity other
than a sugar weigher he did not enjoy
an income which would warrant any
promiscuous frivolinR Nobody could
be king enough 10 hang wrcaths around
%
pay from Uncle sam. said sheppard
Therefore. considering all these things
the champion middle distance runner
Of the world wanted 20 know n the execu-
tive committee stood ready to disburse
certain sums. Item. for coronation robes
and new trousers TO wear under them
s75. Item. for royal coach and four milk
white steeds So Item. for buying
dizzy water for a lot Of cheap skates
who edged NJ 20 every Conay king with
the flaps 81 their wallets rlyetcd down
8 any number of
II the executive committee Coul a not
see ia wav clear n considering favorahly
any and all OF these items NJ Incidental
expense. Mr. sheppard thought that hs
would have To- continue being a pl ain
customs man and pass up any Joyous
king business.
For MANY hours ~ SATURDAY. night the
executive committee was in executive
session IN its headquarters over a quiet
bowling alley just north 81 the frankfurter
stand which scents the wav 90 Luna's
entrance. II IA rtook somewhat Of the
nature Of n council of regency in China
for upon It's deliberations hung a kingly /
crown, and the shadow NJ n queen widowed
a
over the executive heads
In the matter ~ IN" wavs and means Of !
the future kings deviation from one spot |
Ia another without tho aid 81 a coach and I
four. several suggestions were put for
ward A representative 81 Mr. THOMPSON .
Of Luna Park said that Mr. Thorn p-on I
" Guild he very glad 10 have the King rida .
on top Of judy the patient elephant who .
coins money with her broad back
King Mel could have . new houdah 20 /
Il ..la.U .H.aa a. H..
could b" built ont from the rear ~ that !
houdah for the accommodation Of Queen .
Iezsie Nnlloy. ~ course "A small and .
insi gnihcant sign stating by Courtesy |
q Frederic THOMPSON would be- at |
taChed 70 the southern exposure 81 the |
royal vehicle.
This sugRsstion m ght have been favor
ahlv ACTED upon had not "A representa- tive.
Of urrimlsnd stepped forward irnme,iia tely
with a counter proposal 81 a more daring
nature Elephants might be- all night IN
their place. but A. v"niclsI for ~ jahs and
gackwar- and such they had become
he -aid n Mr. Sbsppa RI
could not see his way 10 riding IN a coach
Droamland'= representative stood ready
20 offer Carrie Nation. the oldest alligator
ia the world and one Of Alligator Jacks
fancy collection IN Dreamland
The eaurian could be rendered perfectly
iocile by having "A small ColOred hoy
with bare legs marching directly in front
lI NfI Ilif~e Az way 'lp"ll s7litI avenue
D nd there would be- room on her back for
the king and queen with a few flower
girls thrown in. Now an alligator rs
royal vehicle would be unique and would
probably guarantee a few lines In the
papers.
The making Of a strike IN the blowing
alley below the executive committees
chamber had the effect Of jarring
the committees corporate magma ton
out Of the ;fanciful track which the two
press agent shad blazed and Il was de-
cided right there that the king could use
his hest judgment in determining how
he would ride form spot to spot. the com
mittee did not see itself digging for any
carriage hire.
A. q coronation robes that was an
other thing N could not he presumed
that anybody in the customs service
would have any residuary use for a set
~ errniue and n tin crown. Therefore
u vas resolved that inasmuch az King
Mel would have T. blow himself for a
49, 4 'if sol e only transient economic
value. and ina smuoh as a king in a plain
tai rmade suit wpuh appear 81 too
democratic and Modern n nien. tho com
mittee would stand for the royal gew Raw@
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