Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-09

Roosevelt, President Of The Unitec
States.
Mrs Won Clsussen Ia in receipt ofPrss'-
dent Roosevelt's refusal TO see her and
redress the insults offered her BY his rep
resentatives 10 Sweden, Minister aud
Mrs. Graves She can not again ap-
peal to the State Department, as she re-
csive1 i,s Gnal decision before she lett
Sweden.
"Mrs. Won ClauaseD begs President
Roosevelt 10 at once appoint committee
Of experts TO make sure that she is OF
SOUND mind before sine proceeds further
10 the case, for she we'll knows, from
previous reports. that when President
Roosevelt ia 'cornered' he has habit
of appointing such committees to help
him out Of his dil0curies.
Therefore. not caring 10 lag herself
ore1 to further criticism, Mrs. Won
Cl4ussen demands that such commit
tee be appointed 8. Onca; otherwise she
will call 10 the experts herself.
"lDA N. Won CLAUssEN. i"
All hands at the White HOUSE who
had The opportunity Of seeing Mrs. Won
Claussen voted her the hsndsomest caller
that has appeared there in many day
She is tall, ststesque, and Glib
souey. She was attired in bvo@o,
from her huge picture-hat with it's
sweeping plumes to her dainty OK
ford ties, and carried big white muil
If the crowd in the ante room expected
Mfp. von Claussen to make "scene'
they we're disappointed, for she bore her
self with considerable dignity throughout
the interview with Mr. Forster. 81
have been grossly insulted by Minister
aud Mrs. Graves AMI have como TO
see If the President will mt redress my
wronqs" she said. 1.-THE President has
decided to turn the whole matter over
TO the State Department and cannot
see you" said Mr.. Forster. Then |
would like to lay the csse before sec
rotary Loeb" "Mr. Loeb Is busy"
Then will not bs able to see either
of them 2' "No. | am afraid not
"Vefy vel, " exclaimed The fair caller.
Chen please sac that the President gets
this letter" Mrs. Won Oianssen handed
Secretary Forster the letter she had
written to the President aud started
toward tha door. "Iha Pfesidsnt has
refused to aidme-.lO come 10 my assist
ance," abe ssld as she stepped Into her
carriage, "and now he may take the
conBe sequences" inst what the "conse-
queness" are to he, Mrs. Won Clanssen
did not say. Neither did she thros any
more lighl upon the appointment Of the
committee OF insanity experts that she
announced in the letter would be sp.
pointed.
When Mrs. vOn Claussen returned to
her hotel, the Wilsrd, she talked with
newspaper representatives with much
freedom. ord like TO give Roosevelt
the water cure" said she. at would
just do me good to put bis head nnder q
hyIrant and turn on the water. Up
u this point, have been in per-
feet good humor, but when | am
treated with contempt by the gov
trnment which sought TO keep from
ridicule in Europe, loss my temper
| almost had to laugh at the pompous
way 10 which the messenger, OF some.
bod, at the White House came out TO
say that Mr.. Loeb was busy and could
not see NE. | want You men to tell the
4orld that il is An outragei put 1t in big
TYPE that there is conspiracy. !"
40 tell The truth the about matter -"
said Mrs. Won ClsnsseD, "the reason
Mrs. Graves would not present me to
the King OF Sweden after he had ex-
pressed his wish that be presented was
that she was iealouS Of my dreSs. !"
Asked when she was going 10 leave
Washington, Mrs. von Claussen said
"Not until after have made it 80 hot
that they will grant me redress for my
wrongs. III just get that lunacy COM
mission appointed 80 they cannot put me
in Jail for saying what want to, will
uncover some things.
In order to handle moro easily the
business coming before Il, the Interstate
Commerce Commission has divided the
United States into ak districts. The
chairman OF the commission has assign
ed one OF his colleagues 10 each district
to have charge Of the correspondence and
minor cases coming up for determination
IA that territory. One assignments Ia
AZ follows: Commissioner Clements
Delaware. Maryland, Virginia, North
CaroIins, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi
and Tennessee.
Il was intimsted this afternoon at the
Offices Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission that the Commission has decided
to hale E. II. Hartman into the Federal
cour. 10 New York for his refusal to
answer certain questions In the recen.
hearing in that city. a formal announce
ment 10 expected later in the day. The
Commission spent all morning consider
ing the case.
Attorney General Bonsparie, at the
conclusion OF todsy's cabinet netting,
announced that the President wOnld ap-
| p int Oscar Il. Hundley United States
District Judge in Alabama. A number
of protests bad been received at the
White House from both democrats and
republicans sgsiLst Judge Hundley,
but the President, after investigation.
decided to make the appointment.
There we're 867'Tural routes in opera
lion in Virginss on the Grst day of the
preasnt month, according TO the report
of the fourth assistant posImaster-gene-
raj, made public yesterday. Petitions
for seyenty.three routes we're pending on
that date.
Rev. Amory Dwight MAYO, one Of the