The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-22

the heir to the British throne to
be killed in action.
"Why should it matter if l am
killed." the prince said. Il have
plenty of brothers to follow me
on the throne"
That's true" Kitchener re-
piled, "but suppose you should be
captured by the Germans? l can't
permit it."
The prince fretted in England
for a while, then renewed his re-
quest. Heavy sacrifices were
being made by all English fami-
hes, and it was decided to send
the young prince to war, but not
too close to the front. He was
attached to the staff of General
Sir John French, then command
ing British forces in France.
1t was then that the princes
real education began. He saw
suffering, death and destruction
of property. He learned the un-
romantic side of war; learned
how vital it was to keep trade
routes open: how dependent each
part of the British empire was on
all the rest; how bread was as
vital as bullets.
So by 1920 the Riviera and the
London night clubs were seeing
less and less of the future King
of England. He was on the go
now-Canada, Australia, South
Africa, India-talking, comforting
building good will for England
and England's goods. In Ameri-
ca he went down into the depths
of Chicago packing houses where
Louis Swift taught him how
meats are processed. In Detroit,
Henry Ford told him how automo-
biles were made. He bought a
ranch near Calgary, Canada, and
experimental in raising blooded
cattle; he became interested in
clearing the London slums and
started housing projects; he visit
ed India in the bloody days of
1922 when he was warned
that he might not come back alive
because of the resentment against
the British Raj" in the penin-
sula.
To women, ne remained the
most romantic of men. On his
trips around the world, debutan-
ties in all countries schemed for
months on how they could AZ
range to dance with him. His
clothing was copied by tailors
everywhere.
He had less time in these later
years for sports, but he kept him.
self in good physical trim by
riding. His Workmanship became
one of the worlds bestowed
jests, because he was involved in
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about "a spills. Most persons
thought it was because he was a
poor rider; expert horseman dis
agreed. They said the prince
never was thrown from a horse
that the horses always fell.
For his weight feet 3, about
126 pounds-he should have
chosen a horse about IA hands
high instead, he chose larger
mounts, some of them 16 hands
high. He also had a preference
for the steeplechase rather thar
flat races. The best horsemen il
the world have been spilled il
steeplechases.
Through the years he has beer
reported engaged to every eligible
princess in Europe at one time o.
, another. Always they have mar
ried elsewhere, and now It is gen
orally assumed he will remain {
bachelor. If he does marry
friends say, it will be an Englisl
girl rather than a princess out
side the empire.
The new king will find his lif'
changed. -
I No longer will there. be sucl
escapades as going behind tn,
bar in a workingman's pub am
drawing beer for the customers
he no longer will be able to ap
pear in night clubs, theatres ant
cabarets as Baron Renfrew' o
"The Earl of Chester O.
his favorite incognitoes.
Britons believe he will continue
TO live up to the motto, "ich diem
IL serve.