The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-20

tCOnJlnueU rom Page One) was in 1896, when he represented his imperial brother at the corona ton at Moscow of Nicholas II of Russia. Six years later, in Febru- ary, 1902, the prince visited the United States on what has been regarded as the most important diplomatic mission of his career.
 Delegated by his brother to at tend the launching and christening of the Kaiser's yacht, Meteor" at Jersey City, Prince Henry sailed from Germany on the new liner Crown Prince Wilhelm of the North German Lloyd. Theodore Roose- welt was then president and as a sign of German American friend ship delegated his daughter, Alice, now Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, to christen the Meteor. Prince Henry made an extended tour of Ameri- can cities and everywhere was ac- corded enthusiastic receptions.
 Three and one-half years younger than the former Kaiser, Prince Henry was born August IA, 1862, in the new palace att Potsdam. He was the second of five children of the late Emperor Frederick III, his mother being Princess Victoria. daughter of Queen Victoria of Eng and.
 With the former kaiser he at tended the gymnasium" or high school at Cassel and then began his long service in the navy. By 1895 he had attained the rank Of rear admiral and was assigned as marine inspector, and later as com- mander of the second Far Eastern cruiser squadron.
 Departing for the Orient in De- cember, 1897, Prince Henry assum- ed command of the East Asia fleet. Two years later he was promoted Q vice admiral and in 1901, year after his return to Germany, he was raised to the rank of admiral. He served as chief of the marine itation of the Baltic until 1906. when he was given command of he active high seas fleet.
 In 1887, Prince Henry married Princess Irene of Hessen, daugh- CT of Grand Duke Ludwig " of lessen and Princess Alice of Great Britain. They had two sons, Prince Waldemar, born in 1889, and Prince Sigismund born in 1896.
 Banqueted In New York
 One of the features of Prince ienry's visit to the United States 1902 was banquet in his honor t New York, arranged jointly by he American Press and industrial nd commercial circles. In the curse of his remarks at that event he prince related that before he sft Germany his imperial brother old him Tn America the gentle nen of the press rank with my commanding generals"
 From New York, Prince Henry 7ent to Washington, visited the omb of George Washington, on mich he placed wreath, and then began his tour which included vis- ts to cities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Wis onsin and Missouri as we'll as up- tate New York. He also made a i pecial trip to Boston and Harvard University, during which Harvard conferred upon him the honorary iegree of doctor of laws.
 Lover of Sports
 Prince Henry was a lover of ports and was especially interest | d in the technical side of auto- nobiling and aviation. He was lsually found at every important \ automobile race in the different
 
 countries of Europe and occasion illy entered car of his own. Tink- sring with an automobile was one If his hobbies. To his efforts was argely due the rapid introduction f motor driven vehicles into the rmy service and when the organi- ation of an automobile volunteer 'orps was effected he eagerly as- umed command of it.
 He was no less enthusiastic about sviation and had done much toward ts progress in Germany. Many imes he cruised over Germany with he late Count Zeppelin in the lat CTS dirigibles and until his health ailed never missed national meeting of the various scientific nd technical bodies interested in .viation. The prince also manifested hic in heavier -than-air ma