Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-12-10

treasury placards were put into all the elevators
of the building announcing that it would be impos-
sible for the secretary to receive visitors until
after one O'Clock each day, because, and this fact
was set forth in print, the early hours of the day
must be given entirely to the governments treas
ury business.
Politicians Are DspIeased.
The effect of this placard on senators and rep
resentatives was notable. They looked at 1t ana
it is to be feared that some few of them who were
on their way to the secretary's Office swore unoer
their breath, and perhaps had something 10 say
about the impertinence of new secretary VINO
would keep at bay the legislative cn1eftalns untll
his own good time for seeing them.
However. most Of the politicians and most OF
the legislators have accepted Mr.. McAdoos dlc-
tum, and as it is just about as easy to talk TO a
man in the afternoon as it is In the morning
things are going along smoothly and the secretary
now has full opportunity to think on merchant
marine federal reserve and other matters OF nign
national moment before the luncheon nour.
The intimate acquaintance between WOODROW
Wilson and his sonin-law secretary OF the treas
ury began when Mr. Wilson entered political lie
in New Jersey It has been said that MT. wilson
looked on the tunnel operations of Mr. McAdoo
with deep, scholarly and very nKeiy prac1lcai
interest Nbut no close personal relationships were
established between the two until Woodrow VII
son became governor of New Jersey
He Watched Wilson.
Now n NAV he that William Gibbs McAdoo was
interested in Woodrow Wilson'S career as an edt-
Gator but If so he never has dwelt upon tue Iact
in public The truth is probably that MT. McAdoo
taking an interest in New Jersey politics because
of his own experience in getting the Legislation
necessary to connect up his tunnels with that
state made him look with curiosity and perhaps
concern on the course which the educator was to
follow as governor of the state across the NoFth
river" At any rate, Mr.. McAdoo approved OF MI
Wilson's course as governor OF New Jersey anu
the two men became close friends Inc one Is
now in the cabinet of the other ana is also MS
son-n-law
Mr. McAdoo is something of a writer and he is
much more than fairly forceful public speaker
He cannot turn out the ch1seled anu poHsneu
phrases that come out of his father-ln-laWs WORK
shop but he does pretty good JoD occaslondlly
Here is what he said once about dealings WIN
newspaper men:
naners is obviously the part of wisdom. There are
, only two things reporter is afraid or-a scoop
and con game Don't be responsible Tor either.
Concerning corporations and their dealings with
the public Mr. McAdoo once said: PUBIC opln
ion ESQ., must become member, and respecteu
one Of every corporation board OF directors ID
this country.
Native Of Georgia.
william Gibbs McAdoo has been twice married.
His first wife died some years ago. There are SIX
children living, the fruits Of the first marriage.
Something over year ago Mr.. McAdoo married
the youngest daughter of Woodrow Wilson
child was born recently to this union and thereby
the president Of the United States became Tor the
second time a grandfather. for an elder daughter.
Mrs Sayre. had presented him with granocnho
some little time earlier.
The secretary OF the treasury is southern man,
having been born in Georgia in 1863. His boyhood
home lay in the track of General Sherman's army.
His early years were spent in poverty, fact
Vhich the secretary does not seem to depiore N
the least for he said recently in speech that ne
beneyes that character is produced AID devel
oped to the highest degree by hardship, suffering
and poverty