The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-06
WANTS SHARE IN
NOBEL WEALTH
Ancestor Disinherited for
Marrying Out of
Caste
Special TO Tho world.

Special 90 Tho World
PoNCA CITY, March. Mrs.
Rose Anderson has always lived in
hopa that something would happen
that would provide her family with
at least a portion of the fortune
that was leftlby Alfred Nobel, the
Swedish milliofairc whose
Will provided that dis money should
be given in prizes for the best ef-
forts toward SECURING world peace
and also for . best efforts In
a member of that portion OF
Alfred Nobcrs family that was
iisinherited. Until recently she
has lived at Guthrie, Okla, for
number of years and reared family
OF five children following the death
OF her husband, John Anderson, sew
en- or eight years ago. A few weeks
ago she left for pennsylvania 10 live.
2 Theodore Wretlahd was Mrs An
derson's grandfather; also he was
nephew of Alfred Nobel. His moth
cr was a sister OF Aed Nobel ana
because the sister married out OF the
aristocraCy, according TO Mrs. Rose
Anderson, she was disinhcrited and
her son, John Wreiland, aud his
descendants have never shared, IN
the Nobel fortune. They came to
America when Mrs. Anderson was
II years old. she Is now perhapa
so. In early life she became the
wife OF John Anderson and they
came TO Oklahoma in the first days,
locating at Guthrie. or their five
children, the oldest was eight and
the youngest one when the father
died, and the widow mother had but
taltlRh a md gnfI-
cato them.
Strong Caste Feeling.
Tho Nobols were o. arlstocrats
Of their country They had worry
decided opinions against any Of the
family intermarwing with the low
er strata of society, and when John
Nobcfs sister disobcycd the brother
and was wfdded to tho man OF her
choice instead Of TO one whom her
brother held 20 be their equal IN
aristocratlc circles he dislnheritcd
her, and his will has ever prevented
any OF her descendants enjoying any
part of his fortune. This is the
story OF tho case that has come
down through the several genera
tious 10 Mrs. Anderson, who never
theless has ever continued TO hope
that a loophule might be discovered
II IS understanding that the Nobel
will was broken In favor of another
sister Of Alfred Nobel. who beno-
fitted thereby because OF her Ill
health.
Thought Roosevelt Would Aid.
IL Is not known now upon what
ground Mrs. Anderson based her
hope, but II IL understood that she
felt certain that former President
Roosevelt would help her from tho
$4,000 prize which he received sew
cral years ago. Whether or not she
had taken the matter up with Mr
Roosevelt and had requested his
help is not known. but her friends
In Guthrie still believe that she was
Of the opinion that the former
president would assist her. II Is
now known, however, that Mr.
Roosevelt never knew Of Mrs Ander-
son and her blood relationship TO
the father OF the peace prize.
Theodore Wrctland. son OF the
dlsinherited sister, came TO America
while comparatively an active man,
for Mrs. Anderson came with him
as n child of II. Wretland had been
dead about "a years at the time that
Mrs. AndersOn's husband died at
Guthrie. At that time Mrs Ander-
son said that portion OF the Nobel
fortune would have been a gOdsend
to her.