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Show Magna, Utah, Friday, December 251533 Hope I Never Become King of England! , Edward Told Americans Daring World War fa the Job of king, to which he has been heaiuly and popularly welcomed by England and the dominions. A Tottering Empire Utahn Heard King, Now Express Dread Of Ascending Father's Throne Self-Exile- r i History and fiction have often told us of the man or men who would be king," but it took this past week in the history of the world to tell the story of the man who "would NOT be king." The Prince of Wales, who became King of England on his father's death recently, was king and emperor of 500,000,000 people, one fourth of the people of the whole j twice-divorc- ed At An Old School the war. the summer of 1917, A. R Taj lor was attending an artillery school in Saumer, France, the old school where Napoleon Bonaparte attended in the eighteenth century. Also attending this old school, conducted like an officer's training camp in this country, were Charles Taft, Jr , Archie Roosevelt. Chas. Hughes, Jr, and John M Parker, Jr sons of men In public life in America One day a young man, about 26 years old. wandered into the barracks of this school, and here Mr. Taylor and the others soon recognized him to be the Prince of Wales. He sat on a bunk and immediately the young Americans began to ask him all sorts of questions, ed ' ThaTTie'Tiad-escap- officialparty and j I - X - May pleasant memories Of the jolly old season Linger long after The holidays are over. 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Leaves Salt Lsks For Magas ULT LAKE DEPOT William Fltzwater C0HPANY May this Christmas season bring All Happiness LAKE-TOOEL- E tor Salt Lake NOTARY PLEASANT GREEN THE SALT Leaves Magna Accept thj season's salutation offered with highest respect and good cheer. 3 ' Please bring me a typewriter, a a finger print set, a Junior castro set. famous author card game, and candy, nuts and oranges for Christmas. bicycle, was V X Dear Santa Claus: BEST in !h the matter for months Even when her recent divorce was run through the Eng'ish courts, there was no mention geneially in the press of the country, and when the news broke that the king wanted to marry this woman, the nation was thunderstruck Just Ip And Quit The king read a speech to the empire over the radio ieu.mly and de- dared that until now he' had been too re ex-ki- Ifoudcrrit have to be ticlt to enjoy Zict whiskey! 'VI Vv' JVU OQ Please bring me an electric train, tents at my place. to car ride in a small air plane, a 1 1 hvent ske4 and some tiny little cars, hiking much, because been a pants, boots and a wagon. This Is good kid tola year. all I can think of tonight, hoping Tours truly, you wont forget anything. . Sterling Olsen IaMar Thorn Gordon and Russell Marlor 142 Washington Avenue, Garfield, Utah p. s i f Dear Santa Claus, alle-g.an- ee hls unaBTe'To"'5ptSir'corETIt(IttT5it51ty;tjf wandering lus matters, and explained that he abefut felt himself hardly qualified to be the king, as well as the predominate Thought Him Likeable The Americans wanted' to know fact that he was quitting for the what he was doing, what company woman he loved, despite her urging he was with, where he had been, him to stay on the throne how the war was coming, what he For the first time in the history of England, a king had abdicated, would be? thought the out-coand it made one of the greatest criThey found him a very democratic young man, leaning toward the ses the nation had ever faced interests and belief of the AmerEnglish people say that Ameriicans. cans cannot understand the situa He was quite nervous, pulling at tion, and it has been a grelt blow his necktie and adjusting it almost to that country. The Prince of Wales had been pampeied and coa- constantly while he was talking learning self-impo6- ed At this critical time in the British nations history, when they had His accent and word use was dis- - to back down for the first time, tictly English, and he was dressed allowing Mussolini of Italy super-we- ll and carried himself nicely, ini- - jority In the Mediterranean, and pressing the young men as the finding it futile to lead over fifty friendly, "hail fellow well met" other nations in sanctions against type. Italy for the Ethiopian war. It is Dreaded The Throne taken as the beginning of the end They got to talking about the 0f the British empire. Prince of Wales position in life About a year ago Mussolini placed and wondered about his anticipa- - four maps in inlaid marble on the tion of the throne. Bascilica of Constantine in Rome, The conversation threw the young ancj these show the growth of the prince- into a cloud that could not Roman empire, and the fourth map be mistaken for a sincere dread ofshows England as a tributary of the coming Job in his life. The Rom, and one writer said "It will Prince of Wales declared I hope to pp a p;ng time before the British boys. And so of course we want some God I'll never be king " And Mr here forgive Mussolini for that." toys. The Step Is Final Taylor said that there was a hunt- ed look in his eyes that made him The abdicating speech made a I wa it a real good football, a Tom sure the young pnnce meant very dear declaration that Edward was deeply what he said. through with the British throne He left the barracks after taking forever, himself and his descenleave of the joung men, and they din'1; and that he gave his had seen him in a free moment to his brother who was fully when he was delighted to be clear capable, and trained for the king-shiof his official party, and able to was leaving England, live like other fellows of his tjpe. The and some think he will never reEnglish Traditions The Prince of Wales became king turn, and whether he and Mrs. but a jear ago, and in that time cm.pson will wed is still a ques-- t; has conducted himself according to m bcause her divorce decree is ihe constitutional rules of that not final; but perhaps will be made country, keeping the tradition that an English king reigns, but does ft is reported that Mr. David i not govern Windsor seems greatly relieved that . The English people are finding he is no longer King of England and out that their method of gagging'' it's said that he has been smiling as the press was not so ' good vfti this l.as not been seen of him in the case, as Americans knew about the kings connections with the American, Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson, and the English did not know of , earth. Romanticists would have it that he, the king of England, abandoned his empire only for the love of American woman a with both former husbands living, and the last divorce not entirely certain. .But from behind the scenes comes another story, personally witnessed by a citizen of this district, (a friend of the editor's) - that proves that the Prince of Wales, David Windsor, who became King Edward the eighth, did not want to become king, and as a young man, dreaded the throne, with much that hunted dejection that characterizes the little boy all starched up and clean who would rather die than speak his piece at the Christmas exercises During d, my gun that shoots, past year. train wants a stream-lin- e Gordon Brithe g, board on The toots. that really horn a and Boutish warship Fury arrived in to guess you know I go to school, startlogne, France. Saturday, and A B Us? learn my exexile, ed on his So if you've lots of black boards, pected to go to Switzerland, Italy Ill have one. if you please.small and Denmark. mama says Im most too My He will perhaps be known as the have a two wheel bike. to man who didn't want to be king of But I'll leave that up to you. you the greatest empire on earth, and n bring one If you like, that is not so flattering to a coun- Now Gordon wants a bouncing ball try that has prided Itself as much A wagon painted red. as has England. But he has nothing And a harmonica in his stocking, and we. on the rest of us, because (At least thats what he said.) our forefathers before us didnt Then theres painting sets and story want to be English subjects under books and games that we can play. an English king. But I neednt mention these, because you bring them anyway, SANTA LETTERS Its getting late, so I will close, and off to bed 111 hustle, I do hope this letter reaches you, Dearest, good ole Santa Claus, your two friends, Gordon and Were writing you tonight because. RusselL You know by now weve been good -- |