Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-24
HEIR APPARENT OF
ROYAL FAMILY GETS
LOCAL MANS NAME

All theories that an ordinary person
cannot butt into royalty have been
smashed to smithereens by Benjamin
F. Schriver, Rock Island attorney.
The old gag about need of mil
lion shekels to be recognized by folks
who can trace their family tree back
to kings and queens of the stone age
gets showed in the junk heap and
labeled "bosh." Royalty stepped
down off of its perch and paid the
local lawyer an honor, and he didn't
spend a cent for it, and in fact he
never even solicited the tribute. 1t
was Just showed on him and now that
he possesses it he is bubbling all over
with mirth.
II you happen to notice Mr.. Schriv-
er these days you'll detect that his
laugh is a wee bit louder. You will see
that the curve in his lips is some larg-
er and you will note the twinkle in his
eye is more pronounced. Ordinarily a
real affable person to meet, Mr..
Schriver has even become more pleas
ant. His manner is more courteous
and opinion of these who are closely
familiar with him is that his bump in
to royalty, even though it travelled in
the mails a couple of thousand miles,
has given him bearing that is likely
to change his personality for all time
to come.
This collision with long line of
kings came the other day. The letter
was postmarked Honolulu and natur-
ally the envelope was torn open hastily
and the contents pursued with speed
Letters, with unusual postmarks
which do not explain themselves, are
given attention first.
Mr. Schriver's being underwent a
change during the first few lines of
the missive. His body vibrated with
mirth and the walls echoed his laugh
The letter contained the tidings that
after a short conference Prince and
| Princess Locolohoma, both of Ha-
waiian royalty, had decided to name
their first born, the heir apparent or
crown prince or whatever Hawaiians
are wont to call it, Benjamin Schriver
LOcolohoma.
That kind of a letter is liable to
turn any mans head. Royalty ism
pay luS ueteCllNtS " 20 OuL duu llHu
god fathers for children of kingly
birth. And when a family which is
salaamed and feted when il walks
down the main stem of a burg any
where on this old ball of mud, passes
out an honor such as to pick a perfect
ly foreign name and attach in front OF
the royal mOniCker, the tribute end
of the deal is unuuestioned
Princess Locolohoma is Madame
Melba, who was arrested in Iowa aft
er she had allegedly swindled
". H. Ballard of Mason City
!, out of $1,000 in Rock Is
land hotel. After she was arrested
gave a bond of 1000, having paid &
bank to go her bail. Mr. Schriver was
her attorney. She disappeared
story in The Argus several weeks age
told of her having returned to Ha
waii and married a sweetheart of hel
girlhood days, Prince Locolohoma
The missiye just received by Mr.
Schriver, he says, informs him of tn
new arrival into the royal family ant
that the child has been named afte.
him.
You bet he's going to show that b.
is pleased. A box is to be sent GU
from the postoffice or one of the ex
press companies here bound for Homo
lulu some of these days, carrying {
miscellaneous lot of articles that non,
other than kid has use for.
But what is worrying Uncle" Bel
is, what kind of clothes kids wear il
Honolulu and if they know how to pas.
the time with horns and drums ant
toys.