Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-07
M 'ADOO TRAMPS STREETS
TO SELL LIBERTY BONDS
Gets Mhnon-Dollar Order From
Chairman OF War Industries
Board, Bernard Baruch.
SELLS $4,000 TO PRESIDENT
Negro Maid Buys 500 Security and
Makes Initial Payment in Small
Change ITS Easy" Declares
Secretary Of Treasury.
SELLS $4,000 TO PRESIDENT
fBv Associated Press. !

WASHINGTON. October 6.-From
door to door William q. McAdoo
trudged in the rain to-day selling Lib
erty bonds.
II was not the Secretary OF the Treas
Ola canvassin. ,can, ,bn en, ,h5 ,neln9ea y
pocketful OF signed pledge cards from
Washington residents, including Pres
menian grocer. a score of women war
workers, a janitor and a millionaire or
two. In middle-class neigh born ood
70 which his team was assigned, Mr.
McAdoo got tho most subscriptions and
those which made him comment when
hIs work was done:
ITS cinch to raise billions when
folks como across like that. Plenty
OF people have money TO lend the gov
ernment. just waiting for the oppor-
Late in the day. after an hour and
a al haif OF ,rsmpins about. Mr.. McAdoo
s12oo.ooo in, pledges. A round million
had come from Bernard ". Baruch,
cha airman Of the War Industries Board.
on his way home. One pledge for S20.-
600 90 Q bore the signature of Woodrow
staiinen WIf9n. paSs6le nlao on ten; months in.
Gemmi,tse. was fer $500 90. Most 1sIuef Of
amounts. subscribed by householders,
VINO; on answering their door bells,
displayed amazement TO find tall man
whom they recognized as the Secretary
OF the Treasury.
Mr.. MeAdoas success was not uni
t9rh tGirh,ened one s,iH.' Ian who seemed quite
I'D like awful we'll to buy bond
.Tom tIooad you Mister Secretary. but. I've
Marietta Thompson. a negro maid.
at home for war workers. had sub.
sscri5ed; scribe but agreed to buy another $50
in II
cna,nce He went away with pocket
Thd 1Hla OF, OF quarters; dimes and nickJes.
arranged in advance. On leaving his IS
home. Mr.. McAdoo found the Presideni
ppeparins for drive with Mrs. viii
ready subscribed for $4,000. he agreed
to buy $4,000 more adding:
v,,iiI But ! haven't any money jus, now.
stallment plan"
:, On the way 70 call on tie President,
Mr. McAdoo hailed Raymond T. Baker.
TO sign up"
Later in rather lowly neighbor-
hood hood. the first frs, man approached by the
SSwinS'4g S.a5S ps his Legs from the top OF IA
selling team" said MIR McAdoo. .We'd
nr,s nks TO honas Set your subscription for Lib
I've already subscribed" said the
grocer Err In broken English, displa yinE
ltS nohor putton. But it's "a good
cause and big war. Can't you buy
The grocer rumnatcd a moment
then agreed.
AT the home of Mrs Elinor NJ. PAT.
terson. wealthy woman. Mr.. McAdoo
found an automobile salesman iust
pocketing pledge card calling for
$4,000.
Mr.. McAdoo got another pledge for
Just around the corner Mr.. McAdoo
found Mr.. Baruch at home. Barney:
he said. you ought TO be able to buy
some Liberty bonds from me"
Well" responded Mr.. Baruch after
a moments thought. Guess can take
a million"
AS Mr.. McAdoo was entering tho Ba-
| ruch home President and Mrs. Wilson
drove past in an open carriage and
waved TO the canvassing party.
Wednesday. October l6. was dcsic-
mated to-day by Secretary McAdoo as
navy day in the fourth Liberty loan
campaign. 'on this day." said state
ment by, the secretary: the nation
should dedicate it's efforts and its
thoughts to the gallant menl who arc
clearing the path to Berlin; to the men
who are keeping the Kaiser's fleet bot
;led up and exterminatinG the U-boat
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