Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-07
NJ ADOO SELLS BONDS
IN HOUSE CANVASS
White House Buys $4,000 More
Calls on the Humble as
Well as the Rich.

Washington, Oct 7.-Sccretarv Me
Adoo, with hundreds Of others yesterday
became n door-to-door Liberty Bond can
vasser. and sold bonds amounting TO
81 son, 600 in Washington His largest
purchaser was Bernard NJ Baruch, chair
man of the War Industries BOARD, who
subscribed for 81 900 600, while J. l..
Replogle Of that board placed his sub
scription with Mr. McAdoo for 500 900.
President " ilson was also one Of his pur-
chaScrs
Eugene Never Of the War Finance Cor
poration was the Serrctary's second
largest pure haser, his subscription amount
ing to $500. 600 One Of the early calls
made by Mr. MCAdoo was upon President
Wilson, who although already IA sub
scrbcr for $4,000. placed an order for
$40 600, explaining that he would do SO
If he was permitted to pay for hem on the
instalrncnt plan. He was accepted readily
and gave his check 60 his son-in-law for
s., 900. which is the first payment on his
additional subscription for $40 900.
MApoO A VOLUNTEER.
Secretary McAdoo was member 81
ono Of the 200 volunteer committees
which made a quick canvass OF the CITY
and while complete reports were not
svailsblc last night. Il Is estimated that
s. 500. 600 represented the days canvass
While many Of the canvaSscrs made their
trins in automobiles. Mr. McAdoo went
aioot. and for three hours trudged from
step to step. calling upon not only the
rich, hut the poor that came within his
| zone Part Of the canvass was made IN
an October shower Crowds and moving
! pictures operatives followed him
/ While the Secretary selected good
! prospective customers nc did not avoid
| the lowly He was successful IN nearly
/ every instance, hut three or four persons
refused 10 subscribe Two Of these said
+! that they had already mortgsgei their
! incomes. and a third Negro butler.
promised 70 respond 10 the appeal later
| in the week
SOLD 81 100000 WORTH N THREE HouRs
/ In three hours Secretary McAdoo oh
! tanned subscriptions for nearly 81 200, 900
His second largest subscription came Il
HIM over the telephone from Eugene
/ Never OF the War Finance Corporation
| who took $500 900 of the bonds. His third
| largest sale was 10 ] J. Repiogle of the
! War Industries Board. who informed tn,
| Secretary that he wanted TO buv Sl00OO(
| az the bonds Both of these subscription.
|
| house-to-house canvass. At his home he
also found, upon his return, that in hi,
absence Mrs McAdoo had sold $500 il
| bonds 10 the family servants, and 81, ion
to Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cary I. Gray
son, although 81 900 of the latter amount
was credited to Malcolm Grayson, th'
| S-months-o son Of the admiral.
The Secretary and hss committee lief
bis home in Sixteenth street, near Scot
Circle. AT O'Clock They quickly spice
Ray T. Baker, director Of the Mint, an,
sold him a 81 600 bond
COMMITTEE CALLS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Their next visit was to the Whit
House, where the committee ass embleG
in the Green Room While waiting 70
the President TO appear, the Secretary
took subscriptions from all members o
the soliciting committee working witt
him, including c. j. Bell, William
Eynon, Eugene Thompson, CorcoraI
Thorn and Frank r Wilson, director o
the Liberty Loan Publicity Committee.
The President then appeared anC
! handed the Secretary his check for s. 600
being 10 per cent Of his additional S20.00'
subscription, after details concerning tn
monthly payments had been arranged