The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-16
SPANS ROYAL
EXILES WAIT
KING IN PARIS
Grown Jewels Said to Be
Worth Millions Saved
by Queen.
ALFONSO IS IN FRANCE
His Throne Not Renowned,
Says Ex-RuIer; Peoples
Vote to Decide.
BY RICHARD D. MACMILLAN
United Press StaG Correspondent

PARIS. April 16.-Victoria Eu-
genie, dethroned queen Of Spain.
waited today in a Paris hotel tbs
arrival from MarsenIes of her de-
posed husband, Alfonso XIII of
Spain.
The English princess, who married
the young king Of Spain twenty-five
years ago, arrived with her children
this morning by train from the
Spanish frontier.
The windows Of her hotel room
overlook the site where Louis XVI
Of France was guillotined.
The deposed king Of Spain left
the cruiser Prince Alfonso at Mar
settles and Immediately departed for
Paris to await the decision of his
people" on whether he shall rehrn
to the throne.
MY cousin, the duke Of Miranda
will speak for me" the former King
said. Il have nothing to say until
we reach Paris
await IeOpleS VIII
"The king left. Spain because he
did not wish to hinder the elections
scheduled to be held in June, said
the duke Of Miranda. He will abide
by the decision of the people in
June"
The queen Immediately after her
arrival was informed of the details
Of the kings flight and exile, his
dash from Madrid to Cartagena and
voyage by warship TO Marseilles,
where he caught an express for
Paris this afternoon.
He is due in Paris late tonight
The royal crown and other price
less Jewels which the queen may
never wear again were in the hotel
strong room. They are valued at
$10,000,000. Scores Of detectives
and police guarded the approach to
The building,
Saves Royal Jewels
The royal gems were brought here
by the queen in two suitcases.
The price Of ASturias, Alfonso's
heir, appeared the greatest sufferer
from the Journey, because of his
chronic i'll health.
The six-foot Prince Jamie. who
was born deaf and dumb, looked
frightened and miserable.
The queen left the strict seclusion
of her room only when another eX-
lied queen, the former Empress
Zita of Austria Hungary, arrived
from Belgium to visit her. The two
queens without a country had
lunch together.
Subsequently Queen Victoria, i'm
proved in spirits, left the hotel by
automobile and visited the Nor
wegian embassy.
The first day of the queen in
exile began drearily in an ordinary
sleeping compartment Of the over
loaded south express, carrying her
to Paris.
Worse Than Russia
Her eyes were red with tears and
her smartly cut frock was rumpled
and aWry when she bade her Two sons
and two daughters good night as the
train passed through Bayonns
Wednesday night.
The royal party had difficulty in
finding places on the French ex-
press. There were forty in the
party and several maids had to
sleep double. The coach was at the
end Of the train. The queen Will
remain in Paris several days before
going to England, it was believed.
The most atrocious night Of my
life was spent before we started from
Madrid" she told the mayor and
leaders Of the Spanish colony at
Biarritz when they greeted her at
the Lanegresse station.
I heard the people under the
windows Of the palace all night
bowling insults. It was worse than