Show EDWARD EDARD FAMED r rAS I AS DEMOCRATIC RUVAL FELlOW Heir to British Crown Make Makes Himself Popular Every where he Goes Has No Snobbishness LONDON Feb 18 Prince Prince Edwar Edwa of ot Wales known throughout the world worl as the tho most democratic member 0 any reigning royal family has done much to restore the dwindling prestige of ot the British royal house His popularity in the British Isles Is so great that statesmen have sale said ho he could run for any elective office and win over any candidate by a bi big majority The prince is as well liked in distant die dis tant British possessions possessions Canada Canada Australia Aus Aus- and New Zealand Zealand Zealand-as as at homo home By his unassuming manner he o overcame overcame over over- came traditional American dislike for royalty and won the respect and admiration ad- ad of or the whole nation while on his tour of the United States BORN IN 1894 The Tho prince was born June 23 1894 1804 while his great grandmother Queen Victoria still sat eat on the British throne thron He lie was christened Albert Edward Christian George Andrew Patrick David Shortly after his birth his grandfather grand grand- grand J father Edward VII vir succeeded to th the throne leaving the princes prince's father as heir to the crown While Edward still was a boy his grandfather died and his father GeorgeV George V mounted the At 13 Prince Edward passed an examination for forthe the British navy He Ha continued to qualify for tor a naval career ca- ca reer at Osborne and Dartmouth BECOMES PRINCE OF WALES At tho the close course in 1911 when he lie was 17 Edward 17 Edward was formally invested invested- with the title of Prince of t Wales By request of ot the Welsh people th tha ceremony was held on Welsh soil for toi forthe the first time since 1616 Shortly after atter his investiture th the thai prince entered the British navy as asa midshipman on II IL M M. S. S Hindustan He left the navy in 1912 to enter eliter Oxford Oxford Ox Ox- ford university There he was a sum simple sim- sim plo pie freshman without privileges His university course was interrupt interrupts interrupted ed in Its third year by the outbreak k of or the World war Th The prince was na commissioned a second lieutenant But his father and Lord Kitchener Kitchens refused to allow him to accompany hi hlaj Is regiment to France They feared tb the consequences If the royal heir werl war captured by the enemy PROVES HERO IN FRANCE But persistent pleas by the princ finally won the consent of the king kins and his war minister On November 20 1914 Wales ales was sent to France na ts special aide de camp to Sir John Join French As a captain on the general staff starr Wales showed himself a lea leader er of or mer mei Disregarding the safeguards placed around him he continually ran into danger Recognition of his valor came in ip fyi the tha form of ot the French Croix de Guerre GuerreS personally bestowed by President Raymond Ray Ray- Raynmond mond mend Poincare of ot France A year jear after the close of ot the w warthe war war- r. r the he prince made his trip to Canada Canada and the United States In both countries countries coun- coun tries ries he was was was' received with great en en- I In November 1920 he started on on his present trip through British possessions possessions pos pos- pos pos- sessions in the Far East despite th the growing hostility to British rule shown there here ROMANCE RUMORED Rumors of romance between Wales anti and nd half a dozen noblewomen noble noble- 5 women h have ve been frequent But th the tho prince persistently refused to marry marry-i Well founded reports in England recently re recently recently re- re indicated that the princes prince's en engagement engagement en- en g en-g to Lady Rachel CavendIsh was as as to be announced upon the princes prince's return from his eastern tour tj Lady Rachel is a daughter of ot th thai Duke of ot Devonshire Their connection Is purely a love match not dictated dictate l by diplomatic expediency Hundreds of anecdotes have been built around Prince Edward m Behind the lines in France the princ prince picked up a tired private In his motor it is told at Not recognizing the prince the private private vate engaged in Intimate conversation and showed the prince a picture of his sweetheart Have you one lik like lild it the soldier S asked SNo S No but I have one of my father tather father j the prince answered And he ho produced a gold coin bearing the head of George V and passed it into thin the soldiers soldier's I I His associates tes in the war v ar r continually F advised him to shun danger jl What difference does it make if I 11 I do get piped he asked Ivo Ive plenty plen plen- T ty of brothers at home to take my place if 1 4 The prince was noted for his shy friendly speeches At Washington he visited wounded soldiers at Walter Reed hospital 1 His only speech was Comrades in arms Im I'm having ae a. a a very e gOod a time In the United s and I hope ope PO you'll be out of f the hospital hos hos- too pital soon and having a good time ft |