The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-08
President Return ed To White House Work
In Very Few Minutes lie Finished What It Took 200
 Men to Plan for Days
White House at S:43 Ia a. m.
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 It was neat and efficient business. There was hardly hint of compli- cated arrangements and grave re- responsibilities involving scores of men and women. But those persons, if they valued their jobs, were the most alert in the United States on this bright Indian-summer morn ing.
 Few of them knew each other. Few will ever see each other. But to-day they knew something you couldn't find out if you tried-the hour of the presidents arrival-vand, for a brief time, they teamed together like Notre Dame backs.
 That teamwork began more than two days ago when Hyde Park de- cided MT. Roosevelt would drive to New York and catch his train for Washington last night. Presidential Secretary Stephen T. Early started the routine but intricate operation. Colonel Edward Startling was its di- recting genius.
 Startling is the Law
 Starling's name doesn't appear in White House news often. But. when the president started home his word as chief of the White House secret service, became law.
 On Wednesday, railroad official journeyed from Washington up to Hyde Park. In conference with the White House secretaries, 8 travel schedule was drawn up. Startling okayed it. The orders began clicking out along the rail route to the cap ital.
 On Thursday night a special train roared along the route Startling had okayed. Station agents flashed its coming. Dispatchers ordered trains from the opposite direction shuttled to sidetracks. Workmen spiked down switches.
 At intervals, emergency crews stood by for incidents such as that last winter when the presidential train wrecked @ stolen automobile abandoned on the tracks.
 Not on First Train
 At an isolated bridge, special guard looked up from the shadows as the train shot past. But the guard wasn't particularly worried about the train. He knew the pres ident wasn't on it. A short time later. A second train dipped by. The president was on the second train, following the pilot.
 At the White House, gray-haired Raymond Muir, chief usher, had or dered the chef to prepare for pres idents breakfast and set score of servants preparing the living quar- ters, dusting the presidents desk, crowded with dittle statues and knicknacks. He instructed the chauffeur when to meet the train and then stationed himself at the White House back door-the en- trance that's pictured on the $l0 bill.
 Secretaries at Work White House secretaries worked out the presidents list of appoint ments for the day. They did lot of telegraphing and telephoning and rather out of the ordinary, the state department got in its hand and put Premier Mackenzie King of Canada, on the list.
 From police headquarters, some 50 uniformed and plainclothes off, cers gathered at Union Station shortly after dawn. Also at the sta- tion were a detail of railroad police. At key traffic points through the city, officers received special orders.
 There's a presidents room" on the upper level at union station, but if you had waited there you would have missed MT. Roosevelt. You probably would, miss him anyway. Only officials who came to greet him were permitted through police lines to the lower level platform, closest to the street. The presidents train was switched there so the White House chauffeur could drive up close to the track.
 Rushed to White House
 When MT. Roosevelt got off the train, secret service men spread out quickly on the platform, although the nearest spectators were a couple of tracks away. The presidential limousine glided out to the street There was a wall of sirens; chug- ging of motorcycles as sergeant and six privates escorted the limou- sine. The car has siren too, but 1t wasn't turned on.
 Traffic cleared ahead; police snap ped to attention. Red lights were ig- nored and office-bound drivers wait- ed in line.
 At the White House back door Muir was waiting. The presidential desk was neatly dusted. Breakfast was ready.
 The 200 unknowns who had help- and got back to their jobs.
 So did MT. Roosevelt.