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Show KM MAKES BOfW CANVASS Goes From House to House as Member of Canvassing Team 1,800,000 Raised. WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 From door to door, William G. McAdoo trudged in the rain today selling Liberty bonds. It was not the secretary of the treasury, treas-ury, but Mr. McAdoo, citizen, member of a canvassing team, who gathered a pocketful of signed pledge cards from Washington residents, Including President Wilson, a negro mnld, an Armenian grocer, a score of woman war workers, a janitor, and a millionaire million-aire or two. In a middle class neighborhood neigh-borhood to which his tram was assigned, as-signed, Mr. McAdoo got tho most subscriptions, sub-scriptions, and those which made him comment when his work was done: J "It's a cinch to raise billions when folks come across like lhat." i Late in the day after an hour and !a half of tramping about Mr. McAdoo and his working partners counted up .tho total. They had a little less than 151,800,000 In pledges. A round million had come from Bernard Baruch, chair-; man of the war industries board. Into whose house Mr. McAdoo dropped on his way home. Ono pledgo for $20,000 bore the signature of Woodrow Wilson, Wil-son, payable on a ten-months instalment instal-ment piaij. Most of the balance was in $50 and $100 amounts, subscribed by householders who on answering their doorbells, displayed amazement to find a tall man whom they recognized recog-nized as the secretary of the treasury. Marietta Thompson, a negro maid at a homo for war workers had subscribed, sub-scribed, but agreed to buy another $50 bond if Mr. McAdoo would take the $5 initial payment in "small change." Pie went away with a pocketful of quarters, dimes and nickels. Sells Bond To Wilson The salo to the president had not been arranged In advance On leaving leav-ing his homo, Mr. McAdoo directed the solicitors' car to go to the Whito' House. He found the president preparing pre-paring for a drive with Mrs. Wilson, and although Mr. Wilson already had subscribed for $10,000, ho agreed to buy $20,000 more, adding: "But I haven't any money just now. You'll havo to take this on tho Instalment In-stalment plan." Thereupon the card was signed, with designation that payment was to be mado ten por cent in cash and ten per cent a month, arranged through a bank. Signs Up Team. Not satisfied with this single sub scription at the White House, Mr. Mi -Adoo turned to other members of the canvassing team and signed them up. Ho also got the pledgo of a negro doorman door-man at the White House. On the way to call on tho president Mr. McAdoo hailed Raymond T. Baker, director of the mint, out riding, and persuaded him to "sign up." Later, In a rather lowly neighborhood, neighbor-hood, tho first mau approached by the secretary' was a white-aproned grocer, swinging his legs from the top of a bread box. "This is a Liberty loan selling team," said Mr. McAdoo. "We'd like to get your subscription for Liberty honds." Signs Up Grocer. "I've already subscribed," said the grocer in broken English, displaying his honor button. "But It's a good cause and a big war. Can't you buy some more?" "This is the secretary of the treasury," treas-ury," whispered another member of the team. "That's no matter," quickly added Mr. McAdoo. "The point s all of us have got to help raise this loan, and we can all do just a little more." The grocer ruminated a moment, then agreed. Later Mr. McAdoo called on Mr. Baruch. "Barney," he said, "you ought to be able to buy some Liberty bonds from me." Baruch Signs For Millions. "Well," responded Mr. Baruch after a moment's thought, "guess I can take a million." When Mr. McAdoo returned to his V, L r i -.r - r - . i i uuuit: ny iuuiiu iurs. iucaqoo naa spent the time in his absence gathering subscriptions sub-scriptions from the servants. She also had received a pledge card for Gor-Idon Gor-Idon Graysou, nine-months-old' son of 'Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cary T. Gray-i Gray-i son, who were afternoon callers and had countered with $50 pledges for lit-; lit-; tie Sally and Ellen McAdoo. J Throughout Washington this after-inoon, after-inoon, other teams worked likewise, j ringing the bells of all houses not displaying dis-playing honor emblems in their windows win-dows and rounding up millions in sub-I sub-I scriptions. This was Liberty loan'1' Sunday i throughout the nation and in churches preachers urged their congregations to invest in America's war loan. on. |