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Show NEW RULE AT I WHITE HOUSE 1 Four Strenuous Days l Result in Change of I Visiting Hours I Washington, March 10. After four B strenuous days, in which his confer- H ences with Democratic leaders fre- H quently were Interrupted by band- H shakers. President Wilson today de- H elded that hereafter he will make ap- H polntments only after 11 o'clock in the H morning or for the east room in tho jH afternoon, He plans to come to the H executive offico about 9 o'clock and 'H first devote two full uninterrupted hours to correspondence and other Important business each Hav t, H bers of his cabinet and persons for fl whom ho sends will not be subject jK to the new rule, but all others will B On cabinet days the president will see ;B his visitors before 11 o'clock, the hour Hj of meeting. The president's list to- K day was long enough to keep him H busy. K Postmaster General Burleson reach- B ed the executive offices todav just a K few minutes after the president walk- K ed over from the White House Sev- jB eral committeemen from the west had B engagements today. Senator Stone. K Speaker Clark, and Representative Bg Alexander, of Missouri, who were next B on the list, came to discuss Missouri's Kg claims to several Important positions. Kf Will Meet Mrs. Wilson. IB Late today the men of the diplo- 'wm matic corps were to be presented for- gB mally to the president and on Wed- B nesday the pldlomats and their wives HE will meet Mrs. Wilson. Wp Secretary' Garrison, after a talk K with the president, declared Mr. Wll- B son had agreed with him that the ff personnel of the department ought not K to be disturbed for several weeks at mf' least. W Rule Not for Congressman. Kv President Wilson's rule about dis- Bp. cussing patronago with his visitors '" does not apply to members of con- WL cress it was pointed out today at K the White House that the president B intended his announcement that of- Kj lice-seekers should address them- B selves to heads of departments should not be Interpreted as Including sen- atois and representativ es, to whom Ef 'the president hopes to be accessible V. ( at all times, and" on 1 atuiMeaMpar-- K Mr Wilson Intends itBB C cabinet members about thflr" mendations of members of con. is tr and vice versa. Encourages Consultations. p.' Mr. Wilson hopes to encourage fre- ' qucnt consultations about legislative matters. Tt is quite probable that when congress is In session he will keep an open door to congressmen and senators, and it has even been lM suggested that when critical moments a-rive in dealing with legislation. Mr. B ;lson may go to the president's B room at the capltol to be in closa physical touch with members of both B he uses. B President Wilson expects to send to H the senate todav the nomination of .lames 1 Blakeslee, secretary of the Pennsylvania state Democratic com- H mittee. to be fourth assistant post- H master general. Nomination of Roosevelt It was expected that the nomlna- H tion of State Senator F D Roosevelt of New York to be assistant secre- tary of the navy to succeed Beekman :iithrop. w ill be sent to the senate I today or tomorrow. I Mr Heifner asked the president how soon a conference might be ar- r ranged with western senators and I representatives upon Alaskan ques- I Hods. The president told him that I the opening of resources of Alaska it was engaging his deepest thought and I I suggested a conference with Secre- tarj lane of the interior department. Objects to Relatives M The president had before him lodn I tha question of whether he should I consent to the apuointment of a rela- I live to public office On Saturday. when Captain Alfred Wilson of Port- land. Ore., a second cousin of the . president, was suggested to tho seT-- r tary of war for a member of the Phil- f Ipplne commission, Mr. Garrison consulted con-sulted the president and found him disinclined to appoint any relative to I office A delegation of westerners. k however, talked again to Secretary ML t.arrison In the interest of Captain Wilson and the secretary told them he would hae no objection to the appointment ap-pointment of Captain Wilson if the president were willing. Delegation Calls Later the delegation called on tho president on behalf of Captain Wilson It consisted of National Committeeman Committee-man John Patterson of Washington, j John S Wilson of Hawaii, Z R. Che- I ey of Alaska. II C Todd, chairman of the Democratic state committee ol I Washington. Charles G Heifner of Se- I attle, Judge James Ross of the Phil- I Ipplnes. Charles Drury. William Black- I ' man and W. N Coekran, Democrats. of the state of Washington The pres- : Ident promised to consider their rec- I ommendatlona |