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Show : CM MIECTiYES; PASTY OR WAYE0M3 Magnetic Girl Tries to Get Gay With Guardians of Chief Executive's Safety While in St. Louis. BULLETIN. v ST. LOUTS, Not. 28. After trying to force her way into the residence of William H. Thompson for the expressed purpose of painting the pic-tars pic-tars of President Boosevslt, Kiss Maria Eemdt, a glass painter from Mali! Ma-li! V Germany, but claiming to have studio quarters at Milwaukee, was arrested Sunday night by detectives. She is about 28 years old, fairly well dressed and shows refinement. She explained to the butler in broken English, after giving him her card, that she had written to the President Presi-dent a week ago that she intended to call upon him during his St. Louis visit and paint his picture on glass. Detectives seized her and led her down the steps. No amount of persuasion would pacify the woman, and she was finally arrested and locked up. RICHMOND, tnd., Nov. 28. President Presi-dent Roosevelt's special train arrived here at 9:45 o'clock, leaving a few minutes min-utes later. After a sojourn o(Jwo oays in St. 'Louis, which proved an experi-'ence experi-'ence thoroughly, delightful and almost unique. President Roosevelt is now speeding toward Washington, where his train is scheduled to arflve at7 ' o'clock tomorrow evening. " Everybody Delighted. The President, Sirs." Roosevelt and all the members of the party are congratulating congratu-lating themselves upon, the success of the trip, which was regarded by many with serious apprehension. President Roosevelt has expressed his perfect satisfaction with the arrangements arrange-ments made for his safety, comfort and convenience, and Just before his train 'y pulled out of the Exposition grounds. last night he congratulated and thanked President Francis and other exposition officials and the officers who were his! personal attendants for the admirable work they had accomplished. Shakes -Hands With Himself. : Secretary Loeb, on whom fell the great task of perfecting the arrangements arrange-ments for the trip and for the safety of the President now. that the strain xtt responsibility so far as the visit to the fair Is concerned has been removed, Is feeling thoroughly satisfied. Throughout the experience In St. Louis there was a notable absence of cranks who desired for various reasons to see the President. One woman was taken In charge by the secret service men at the Thompson residence last evening, but she made no trouble. Joke of Magnetic Woman. Just before the train pulled out of 'ttfe Exposition grounds last night a woman wo-man leading a Texas steer, wearing a pair of horns with a spread of nearly four feet, approached the President's car. She was stopped. "Try to lift me," she suggested to the officers; but she was not crazy. She proved to be the magnetic woman who possesses the peculiar power of preventing pre-venting anybody, however strong, from raising her from the ground when she so wills it. She had found the steer at one of the shows on .he Grand, had brought it along to show to the President At the suggestion of the officers she led her curious pet away. No Special Incidents. The trip thus far has been without incident of particular note. President Roosevelt and party breakfasted about 9 o'clockA The President Is passing the time reading and chatting with his friends. At Indianapolis, where the first stop was made afterVdayllgbt today, only a small crowd had gathered on the station sta-tion platform. The President had not risen and the people, although disappointed disap-pointed at not seefng him, made no noisy demonstration. Few stops will now be made en route to Washington, and It Is likely that the President will make no extended remarks at any of them. |