The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-07
ONLY YANKEE KING
is READY TO QUIT
All OF Evcrett's Thirty Wives Now
Want English Gowns.

Want English Gowns.
New York. Aug. Archibald G..
Everett. the only American king prac-
tically has made up his mind to re-
nOunce his throne. He is king of the
island of Arorar. one of. the Gilbert
group of South Sea island Until 1909
he was a New York curb broker. The
insistenCc of his many wives for Eng
fish gowns and his loneliness have led
To the determination To- give up his
kingly honors and come back to
broadway He tells of his intentions
in a letter just received by a friend
in this city tuua. rs .l... t.ati, ,..s
The career nf Everett has been ,u-
usual In 1909. when he was in bus
mess IN this city. hc WAS thought to
be well To do. He met -rcyerses, how
ever, in WAL street and IN the latter
part of 1909 suddenly disappeared
without leaving a word of farewell
Nothing was heard from him until in
1911. IN remarSable letter, he told
of being made the king of iArorae. in
the South Sea Islands, He had landed
he said on one of the small islands
and had gone from there to other is
lands of the Gilbert group Finally
he reached Arorac II was a phono-
graph which he had in his possession
that eventually won for, him his
throne. The king, at that time, of the
island took great fancy To the pho
nograph.
The voice coming from the horn
was a mystery IA him BY the hour
Everett, according TO his own account.
entertained the monarch, constantly
growing i'm ibis sraccs. Finally the
old king adopted Everett and when he
died Everett succeeded to the throne
According to the custom of the island
Everett took a good many wives.
Everett took - lively interest in the
affairs of the ISLAM. He increased
It's business with traders. The prin-
cipal product OF the island is Copra
or dried cocoa nut meat. Everett in
a letter received two years ago said
that by his commercial dealing Inc OK
rcctcd to rccoup his fortune and re-
turn home when he had done so. Al
though the people of the island are to
all intcnts savages the old kings ac-
ton in making the white man his
heir has been respected. but Everett
IN his letter says he thinks the island
Is becoming too civilized for the good
of the Kingdom lie thinks il is time
for him to return home. The letter.
which was sent by way of sydney.
Australia is as follows:
Kings Job fIot Happy One.
II have neglected to write Ia any
of my old friends. not because | have
forgotten them, but because. although
YOU man not think IL. the duties of a
king. even In such small island as
Arorae. are not what they are crack
ed up Ia he. Al the present time the
kings job is about the last thing tn
be desired and do not be surprised "
walk III on You some day In the near
future. I am about tired of the ioo
and am longing for n look at Broad
way again. wonder how many of
my old friends are still in the land Of
the living and VIII remember me
"f'or some time past conditions here
have steadily become worse. II start
ed. In the first place, when my wives.
OF whom there are about thirty. insist
cd on wearing English dresses. n
trader who stopped here presented
one of the natives with three Eng
lish gowns. made In sydney In eX-
change for some copra. The native,
as Us the custom, presented them 10
the king. and I In tura gave them to-
three of my wives. more I'm jest than
I'm anything else. The natives have
never worn any clothes to speak IT,
although they have seen them fire.
quently on stray visitors and traders
but never evinced any desire to wear
them. Imagine my surprise. then
when the three d4esses- beesHie-th