Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-14
A PRETTY WOMAN COULD NOT SEE
 PRESIDENT
Mrs, Won Claussen Was Turned Away By Loeb's Assistant, Wants Commission to Ex- anime Her For Insanity.

WASHINGTON, April I3.-Mrs. Ida M. von Claussen, wao came all the way from Stockholm, prepared to up- set Uncle's Sans diplomatic corps, because Minister Graves would not present her to King Oscars court, even when Oscar, whom she had "jol- lied" at Wiesbaden, twas just crazy to see heT"-got as far as the waiting room at the White House, with her complaint today.
 She couldn't even get as far as Secretary Loeb, who sent an assist ant out to meet her and direct her suavely to the state department Thereupon Mrs. von Claussen retired from the White House after leaving a communication requesting that the president appoint a commission to inquire into her sanity before she pro ceeds further.
 Asks Lunacy Commission.
 The letter follows:
 WASHINGTON. D. C., April g. l9O7.-To the Right Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America. Sir.-Mrs. von Claussen is in receipt of President Roosevelt's refusal to see her and re- dress the insults offered her by his representatives in sweden, Mir. and Mrs. Graves. She cannot appeal to the state department as she received its final decision before she left Sweden.
 Mrs. won Cllussen begs President Roosevelt to at once appoint com mtttee of experts to make sure that she is of sound mind before she pro ceeds further in this case, for she knows well from previous reports , that when President Roosevelt is 'cornered' he has the habit of ap- pointing such committees to help him out Of his difficulties. Therefore, not caring to lay herself open to further criticism, Mrs. von Claussen demands that such a committee be appointed at once, otherwise she will call the experts in herself.
 IDA M. VON CLAUSSEN."
 stir at the White House.
 Mrs. von Claussen's appearance at the White House created a sensation among the policemen, messengers and assembled multitude. Impressionable young men who cover the White House for the newspapers, describe her ecstatically and variously as a "ravishing beauty stunning appar- ition" and the like. She arrived in a georgeous turnout-as gorgeous as the public liveries afford-and as she tripped into the anteroom she swept the air with several hundred dollars worth of brown ostrich plumes that surrounded her picture hat. Her stunning costume defied the descrip- tive powers of the masculine pen.
 Could you blame King Oscar" said several as they grasped in ad- miration.
 Greets the Reporters.
 Oh! my friends, the reporters. |" said Mrs. yon Claussen, as she espIeu the group around the pressroom door, and with outstretched arms. she swept toward them. A policeman, who was nearly bumped over in her impetuous rush, was almost afraid to go to the bosom of his family to- night because of the ''perfumery smell' that clung to his clothes.
 For some time the visitor unfolded her tale of woe to all who would us- ten. The White House authorities have as yet done nothing in the mat ter of the sanity commission. There is no prospect that Mrs. von Claussen Will see President Roosevelt. She expects no consideration from the state department.