Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12

Interviewed yOuHg-Nerv young
America. The question she put to
Ell Centre s future citizens was
How Would You Like to Change
Places With Micheal, the Boy King
Of Roumania?
Young John Beck was the first
one to express an opinion. 1t was
a decidedly unfavorable one, too.
Heck!' he exclaimed, his black
eyes swapping. IL wouldn t like it.
a fellow would have to play with
sissies and wear lot of stiff
'lothes,'
Tommy La FRANKIE, with tight
little cap set rakishly above typi.
al happy go lucky boy face grinned
II the idea.
II d like the money he has may
be-but d sure hate to be him, -
he declared. "Of course it might
be all right for II few days-but
wouldn t like to have to sit around
al dressed up all the time
John Edward Feeney tucked his
papers little tighter under his arm
and shook his head at the idea. ~ d
rather be me- was the way he
summed up the idea, and beyond
that he refused to commit himself.
Young +. j. Afford scorned the
idea of kingly crown. % don t see
where being king would be much
fun.
Wouldn't you like to have
Queen Marie for your grand
mother?' the reported suggested.
"She might be able to buy a feel
low a lot of things, but | don
think she d be so good for a grand
mother!' the reporter suggested.
ion. Il II bet She d have to buy
al her doughnuts and pies at some
bakery. "
Glendale Miller considered the
question very carefully.
lit might be all right he de
cided at last. "A king ought to be
able to do whatever he wants to. /
wouldn't mind trying it for awhile
but "a hate to have to go over
there. If | could be a king here l
guess I'd like it. -
Young Ted Measures got. quite a
kick out of the idea.
Why" he demanded of the re
porter. docs he want to trade
Tell him to come around and II
talk to him -
Then YOU think you d like to be
king'' the reporter as k d
Wouldn t mind il for Il few
days. Ted decided, but | don't
think I'd like to trade with him for
keeps. Pm afraid I'd have too
many bosses.
Glenn Wilson viewed the matter
dispassionately
why should trade with himi'
he wanted to know. m satisfied
AS | am. -
Clyde agreed that this was so,
two ideas. He hesitated and was
tempted by the possibilities of king
ship-but on the other hand--it
meant giving up an awful lot of
fun. $50 ahead boy,' one of his
companions urged Speak up
you d make fine king!'
Clyde agreed that this was so,
and made his decision
"l'd like to try it for a little
while, but | ID want things fixed 50
could come back, he declared. I'm
bet it's long ways over there and
ii | had to stay too long | might
miss lot o fun'
Black eyed Pete Legakis rode up
on his "bike' little late to quite
get the drift Of what was going on
but he know whit his own opin
ion was on the subject just the
same.
"Nawl' he said scornfully, "Of
course | don't want to be king
What's the big idea anyway"
"She wanted to know if we want
to trade places with some kid over
in Roumania," several voices vol
unteered. How 'dya think I'd
look with a crowni
"What are you going TO do with
all these things you're writing
DOWN." one of the interviewed de-
manded the reporter. ''Put 'em
in the paper '-Oh gosh!'
"Well, she knows what | think, "
another remarked. "Come on--lets
Gol"
And with the offer Of q kiAgly