Show I Prince i ce Henry Hemy Defies es Superstitions s I Accepts Hoodooed English ng lish Duke Dukedom I B Becomes omes Member of f House Hous of Lo Lords ds I 1 t I. I I Ii I 1 4 r k i I ri a i k s V L I 44 1 L S I ij- ij 1 Prince Henry the soldier solder citizen public speaker LONDON May 5 5 The 5 The two least superstitious persons in iii all Great at Britain are King George V and his third son Prince Henry King ICing proved it when he he offered of- of fored his son as as a a. birthday gift on his twenty eighth birthday the dukedom of Gloucester Prince Henry proved It when he ho promptly accepted thereby becoming a ro royal aI duke dulce with the privilege of sitting In the thos house of oC lords like Isis Ills two elder brothers the Prince of Wales Vales an and the Duke of ot York YOlk AN UNLUCKY JOB The new duke nd t his father showed the their r independence of ff superstition su superstition superstition su- su because tire the dukedom of Gloucester has Ims ne never ner r been a happy one The first duke a you son of King Edward III died lied a a. convicted convIct d traitor after having forfeited his title The next duke was Humph Humph- Humphrey rey son of King ICing Henry IV After his bis wife had bad been executed on a charge of of practicing sorcery against the king ho himself was arrested for tor treason but died before he could be bo put on trial The title several times has lapsed and been revived In every Instance but one the holder has died without leaving a son and heir heh TRAINED AS SOLDIER Prince Henry the new titleholder er Is the soldier member of the British royal family His IUs whole whoa training has been for an army career lIe He was educated at Eton and was then admitted to Sandhurst the famous British West Vest Point passing on an ex examination examination ex- ex on his own merits He lie also went to Cambridge university lIe He was seaS made a second lieutenant In n the lUngs Kings Royal Roal in 1920 1911 Later he lie Joined the Royal Hoyal Hussars as a second lieutenant and not lon long Ions ago was promoted to a captaincy Wl en he came o of age the king conCerted conferred con- con on him the Order of oC the G Garer Gartee Gar Gar- r- r tel tee er and in 1925 he was made a ber bel of the privy y council |