Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1926, Page 38

ATTENPT 10108 QUEEN DISLOSED Professional Tea Taster Held in New York as Suspect in “Raffles” Thefts. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 15 tempt to rob Queen Marie closed today by police detective A man who clai ] sional tea tas by police of having attempte d to steal * gems from the Rumanian Queen when she was visiting here, was arrested to- day accused of the robbery of nearly $2.200 in jewels from Samuel Froth- | ingham. Hie said he was John Alderson, vears old. Apparently he is well ed cated, “‘gentleman burglar” type. Arrested Near Apartment. He was mirested as he was leaving the areaway of a building in the fash. jonable section of the upper East Side, - where Frothingham has an apartment | " on the ground floor. Police list a $1,500 bracelet set with | 50 diamonds, a diamond ring, a gold | cigarette case, gold match case and | gold bar pin as having been recovered from him. They claim he has a police record in England as well as in this country. Detoctives said that when Queen Marie was visiting the United States Alderson attempted to enter the home of a family she visited for the purpose of stealing the royal jewels, but was prevented by the heavy guard as signed to her protection. Neighborhood Was Watched. The neighborhood in which ‘he was | captured has been under observation for some time because of burglaries in the vicinity and from fashionable clubs and hotels further downtown. Police claim that a man of Alderson’s appearance recently followed a_mem- ber of the family of John D. Rocke feller, jr.. into a Fifth avenue restau- rant, apparently lured by a display of gems, but got nothing. Police say that Alderson often dis- plays a preference for antiques. Inwmnm Epldemw in Hotel. Proprietors of the Hung Hsueh Yuan Hotel at Peking, China, are puz- zled over an epidemic of insomnia that is spreading among their guests. At first only a few complained of sleeplessness, but soon more than 2y and police describe him as .‘{{ " of the f\tlflen‘ | More fortunate children escorted their | fuselage of a miniature biplane. were afflicted, d the wakefulness continues to spread. No.cause for the trouble has been found. Abe Martin Says: | | | Queen Murry & |BLIND CHILDREN JOYFUL AS FINGERS TOUCH TOYS\ | Youngsters Visit Tuneu% Gardens \ gangster: Exhibit and Trace Outlines of Castles and Automobiles. By the Associated Press. | PARIS, D!'(‘,emhfl' ittle blind children, breaking Into smiles of joy as their fingers traced the outlines of castles, bridges, automobiles and a planes they never have seen and n: will see, were led about the expo: tion of toys which opened in the Tuileries Gardens recently. 4 visitors with tear- watched the scene. blind comrades to learn of the ob- jects in the every-day world for the: The castles were the most pop: Surrounded by the most formidal of battlements and moats, with tl inevitable medieval drawbridge. th were easily recognizable to the blind children’s touch. The ease and rapid. ity with which the children identi- fled objects they had never seen was uncanny. . “What is this article?”” an man asked of a blind youngste was lovingly petting the wi clderly who and “An airplane,” the boy replied without hesitation. It is estimated that there are 16,000 sightless persons in France, a large percentage of whom were made blind by wounds received durinz the war. | Wife of Oklahoma Detective Who |ened by | Bishop’s | him THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, ACCUSED MAYOR LOSES. |SLEEK HAIR “OLD STUFF” WOMAN IMPLICATED IN HUSBAND’S DEATH Was Killed as He Slept Placed in Jail. By the Associated Press. | OKLAHOMA CITY, December 15.— Mrs. Edith M. Bishop, wife of Luther Rishap, the State detective who shot to death as he slept in his h hno’ December 5, was held in Bishop was arrested yes W [ullu\\ln[_ a week of invest] | officials and _after scores of with criminal records had been | questioned, on the theory that under- World enernies-of Bishop had shot him | to death because of his un suc- | s ing up bandit gang: detamned at the coun! in shop. known as a “two-gun” ho gained fame throughout the for his \\(\X’k during the n country ‘“reign of te which several wealthy 1 Killed, was known to have | inong wmen who had ntences largely as a e he secured. | es turned from the theory | had slain him* when his two mltole “wese Tonndtiin e loket] near the bedroom where the shootin | rred. Mrs. Bishop de 1 v little about the killing. ex she was sleeping in a bel i hushand’s when she was awak- | a shot. The shooting con | he said, as she fled to sum-| A coroner's jury found that ets had been fived from ! <tols and that The formal charge Bishop yesterday was th mation of the trend of the i tinued, mon aid - announced they would | compare Bishop's sprints | with those found on the former _wif: Eitel Frederick of ken a job in a wa PERTUSSIN WILL BRING QUICK RELIEF, The exposition is for the purpose of raising funds to aid in the teachng of the blind and in training them for livelihoods. SAFELY “GANGWAY” Here come real Flexible Flyers The kind of a sled a fellow can really steer—without skidding, and without dragging his toes—and Oh! Boy, how they can speed! This vear they are better than ever—see them in the Toy World. 42-in. Flexible Flyer. 47. in. Flexible Flyer. 52-in, Flexible Flyer Flexible Flyer Jumm Racer (49 in. lmw) Flexible Flyer Racer (57 inches long). Snow King Sleds are another dandy make! Ilexible steerers, too, that are mighty well built, and mighty inexpensive as well. 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