Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-20
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Noted U. S. Leader Revealed
as Sportsman, Attorney
and HumoriSt.
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Copyright, 1881, by the Associated PressD
LOS ANGELES. May 2o.-william
Gibbs McAdoo, at 81 years Of age, lives
every minute Of every day and has as
many personal acquaintances perhaps
as any man In the United States
Trains and motors are too slow for
him, so he does most Of his extensive
travelling by air. He owns his own
plane and has as his personal pilot
Harry AShe. World War veteran. His
plane will develop speed Of 400 miles
an hour, although he does not always
go 50 fast.
Intimates OF the man who built the
Hudson tunnels and was Secretary of
the Treasury and director general of
railways say only william Jennings
Bryan knew as many people scattered
throughout the United States.
Recalls Political Race.
McAdoo new from Los Angeles TO
Washington in IS hours and III minutes,
actual flying time. When told IL was
good time" McAdoo, with a thought
OF his unsuccessful fight for the Demo-
cratic nomination for President, said:
Yes, one can 60 10 Washington in
an airplane much faster than by way
Of the electoral college"
He has flown across the continent
and back seven times. He few to
Pendleton, Greg, to participate in the
famed Western roundup and recently
went to San Francisco by plane to ap-
pear before the Supreme Court, re-
turning to his home at Los Angeles
the same day.
It is not unusual in the McAdoo
routine for him to take party of
friends by air to Aqua Caliente, spend
an hour at luncheon at the Mexican
resort and return home, all In three
hours.
Interested In Sports.
He finds his recreation In golf, rid
ing, fishing, swimming and dancing.
His social activities with Mrs. McAdoo,
the former Eleanor Wilson, daughter
of Woodrow Wilson, claim q large part
OF his time. He Is o familiar figure
at motion picture premieres.
His personal correspondence IL pro-
dig1ous. large enough to occupy the fun
time Of an average man II there were
senior partner OF hrm OF 10 lawyers,
yet he is finding time to write his
memoirs
He has q rare sense Of humor and
his best stories have William Gibbs Me-
Adoo as the victim.
With many chuckles he relates an
experience in 1913 when the Federal
reserve was live topic. Travelling
from Washington TO New York, he OBJ
served . man in front Of him reading
front page story In New York news
paper with the name Of the Secretary
OF tho Treasury in the headlines.
L--Lenly the reader turned.
did you ever see such fool as this
Secretary of the Treasury we have at
Washington" he asked.
Agreed with Critic.
mo, I never did" was the McAdoo
reply. Il happen to know him quite
intimately, and you have him sized up
just right
The two then started a conversation.
and finally the stranger handed Nc
Adoo his card with q request for his
name.
Certainly. my name is McAdoo. I
am tho unfortunate Secretary Of the
Treasury"
AS his companion seemed speeches..
McAdoo added: 80 :.
PLEASE don't for q moment feel I'M
comfortable. I like good joke on my
self, and I can't tell you how much !
anything, and don't feel the east en-
barraSSment."
II he could have been nominated for
the presidency he would have won
Republican vote, for the other man,
New England manufacturer, told him
on parting at the station in New York:
'Mr. McAdoo, want to tell you
think you are great man TO take what
said as you did, and more than that,
even though am Republican II you
ever run for President Of the United
States I viii vote for you"
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