The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-05
UP TO DEPARTMENT HEADS
Washington Wakes Up With a
Morning After Headache
RI0T0US SCENES AT STATION


capitol with the next morning
headache, awoke today to find the
streets Uttered with debris after the
inauguration parade Workmen al
ready are engaged in tearing down the
stands and decorations, and visitors
are tiltering out like sands in an hour
glass Thousands of weary celebrants
already are homeward bound, for dur
ing the night train after train depart
ed, filled to overlooking.
Riotous scenes attended the exodus
in the early hours of the day Tired
aud inpatient travellers at the Union
station rushed the thin line of police.
brushed them aside. tore down the
iron barred gates that led To the train
shed and long lines of waiting coaches.
Subsequent efforts To dislodge them
were futile. The result was many
boarded the wrong trains.
Tumultuous Scenes at Depot.
The scenes at the station were tum-
ultuOus. State troops and marching
clubs made the big building resound
with the blare of bands. Women faint
ed in the crush. To make matters
worse. the supply of drinking water,
although ample, could not be utilized
freely because of the law against the
common drinking cup. Some genius
| used tho butt of his musket TO smash
| into fragments the glass front of the
container of individual paper cups ana
his lead was followed. All were
wrecked
II is estimated three hundred thou
sand witnessed Yesterdays ceremo-
nics. by tonight the greater portion
art expected TO be homeward bound.
| Throngs of visitors were reluctant to
| leave, and were in evidence early at
the white house, hoping to get a
glimpse of Wilson
Crane For Ambassadorship.
Charles II. Crane, of Chicago, vice
chairman of the finance committee Of
the Wilson campaign, was the first to
| have an appointment with the prcsi-
dent. He called, he said to pay his
respects. He will leave for Chicago
tomorrow, where he expected to hear
| the speech of Walter l.. Fisher before
the Commercial club Crane believed
| it would he an important utterance.
1t is considered probable Crane will
| become ambassador TO Russia. Mem
Ders of the new cabinet arrived when
Wilson was talking TO Crane Bryan
was the center of "A group as soon as
lie set foot in the executive offices.
We'll" he said II suppose 1 won +,
have any trouble getting I'm here today
such as / had many years ago when
was in Congress. | did not know the
rules then. and called after 4 in the
| afternoon. ! did not tell the door
keeper who was and was Coldly in
| formed no visitors were received after
| four"
Wilson's first official act was the
Acknowledgement of the resignation of
the Taft cabinet The assistant secre-
taries will remain a short while when
their positions will he filed.
Not 10 See Office Seekers.
ONCE seekers will not be permitted
to take up the time of the new presi-
dent He issued a statement today
declaring applicants would have to ad-
dress themselves to the heads of the
different governmental departments
unless the president sent for them His
statement follows:
"The president regrets he is obliged
TO announce he deems IL his duty Tn
decline TO see applicants for office ir
person, except when he himself invites
the interview II is his purpose ant
desire To devote attention very earn
cstly aud constantly TO the business of
the government and the large qucS
ton ~ policy affecting the whole ma
ton. and he knows from experience as
governor of New Jersey. where 1t fell
to him to mako innumerable appoint
ments, that the greater part of his
time and energy would be spent in
personal interviews with candidates
unless he sets an invariable rule i'm the
matter II is his intention TO deal
with appointments through the heads
of the several departments
Home Folks Visit Wilson.
wilson's trSt NlsltofS III ms once
today were home folks from New Jer-
sey. In five taxicabs thirty of them
descended upon the executive offices
to witness the swearing in of Joseph
=. Tumulty. secretary to the president
Wilson came into the room just as
Sumulty had taken the oath
You look just the same as
president as YOU did when YOU were
governor" remarked State Senator j
w. David, with whom Wilson was in
timately identified In accomplishing
| corporation reform in New Jersey, The