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McADOO CITED AS SPEEDER.


McADOO CITED AS SPEEDER.

The New York Times
November 29, 1922


Former Secretary Arrested for Driving Auto 51 Miles an Hour.

FRESNO, Cal., Nov. 28.—William Gibbs McAdoo of Los Angeles, former Secretary of the Treasury, was arrested in Tulare County yesterday afternoon and cited to appear before Judge J. S. Clack Saturday to answer a charge of speeding at the rate of 51 miles an hour.

According to the traffic officer who arrested Mr. McAdoo, he pursued the McAdoo car, containing Mr. And Mrs. McAdoo and their chauffeur, three miles. Mr. McAdoo was on the way to Fresno, where he addressed the bar associations of three counties last night.

Judge Clack has the reputation of jailing drivers caught exceeding 50 miles an hour in Tulare County.




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