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Show Meant No Hxtrm to President. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2S -After trying to force her way Into tho residences of William Wil-liam H. Thompson for llio exprcssod pur-pose'of pur-pose'of painting the picture of President Roosevelt. Miss Maria Ilcrndt, a glass i painter from Munich, Gorman, but claiming to 'havo studio quarters at Milwaukee, Mil-waukee, was arrested Sunday night by detectives. She Is about 28 years old, fairly fair-ly well dressed and shows refinements Sho explained to the butler In broken English, after giving him her card, that sho had written to the President a week aco that she intended to call upon him during his St. Louis visit nnd paint his picture on glasH Detectives seized her and led her down tho steps. No amount of persuasion persua-sion would pacify the woman, and she was finally arrested and locked up. Miss Hcrndt was released at tho pollco station after having been questioned at length and satisfying tho authorities that she mount no harm to tho President. She said tonight that she ha3 a painting of George Washington displayed in tho Varied Var-ied Industries pavilion, and was anxious that it be viewed by President Rooso-volt. Rooso-volt. When he foiled to aoo It Saturday she decided to call upon him Sunday and endeavor to pursuade him to occ the picture pic-ture and her efforts In this respect caused her lo get Into difficulty. A. y BRAZIL, Ind., Nov. 2S. While the pilot train preceding President Roosevelt's Roose-velt's special train was passing1 a lonely place near Brazil today four men threw stones, breaking windows. The pilot was stopped and secret service men chased the men, but they escaped. |