The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-11

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 DispIeased.
The effect of this placard on senators and rep
resentatives was notable. They looked at it and
it is to be feared that some few of them who were
on their way to the secretary's office swore under
their breath, and perhaps had something to say
about the impertinence of new secretary who
would keep at bay the legislative chieftains until
his own good time for seeing them
However, most of the politicians and most OF
the legislators have accepted Mr. McAdoo's dc
tum, and it is just about as easy to talk to a
man IL the afternoon 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 high
national moment before the luncheon hour
The intimate acquaintance between Woodrow
Wilson and his son-in=law secretary or the treas
ury began when Mr.. Wilson entered poit1cal lie
in New Jersey. 1t has been said that Mr. wilson
looked on the tunnel operations Of Mr. McAdoo
with a Deep scholarly and very likely practical
interest but no close personal relationships were
established between the two until Woodrow WI
son became governor of New Jersey
He Watched Wilson.
Now it may be that William Gibbs McAdoo was
interested in Woodrow Wilson's career as an edu-
Gator but if so he never has dwelt upon the fact
in public The truth is probably that MI 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 10
follow as governor of the state across the North
river" At any rate Mr. McAdoo approved OF Mr..
Wilson's course governor OF New jersey anu
the two men became close friends The one is
now in the cabinet of the other and is also his
son-in-law.
Mr. McAdoo is something of a writer and he is
much more than a fairly forceful public speaker.
He cannot turn out the chiseled and polished
phrases that come out of his father-in-laWs work
shop but he does pretty good job occasionally.
Here is what he said once about dealings with
newspaper men:
.s7To he frank truthful and honest with the news
papers is obviously the part of wisdom. There are
only two things a reporter is afraid Ola scoop
and con game Don't be responsible for either
Concerning corporations and their dealings with
the public Mr.. McAdoo once said: Public Opfn-
ion Esq, must become member, and respected
one of every corporation board of directors In
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 hrst marriage.
Something over a 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 grandfather. for an elder daughter,
Mrs. Sayre, had presented him with granocniio
some little time earlier.
The secretary of the treasury is a southern man,
having been born In Georgia In 1858. His ooyhood
home Law in the track Of General Sherman's army
His early years we're spent in poverty, fact
which the secretary does not seem TO deplore In
the least for he said recently in speech that he
believes that character is produced and devel
oped to the highest degree by hardship. suffering
and poverty