Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-04
HOOVER IS GIVEN
THE ONCE OVER
JUST A G00D STURDY AHERICAN
Is Simple and Direct IN His Dealings
aud Yet Proves an Enigma to
His Foes.

Washington y. c. Aug. What
sort of q human being is Herbert G..
Eoover2 So long as the war lasts
Hoover viii have more to say about
what pe all eat and what ve pay for il
than anybody else Hoover VIII be
an unlimited guest at every American
dinner table lie viii be a steady
boarder for the period q the war in
every American home
Suppose we go over to the baiiding
Of the interior department and look
Hoover. over. have a chat with him, see
whether we are going 10 enjoy his
society,"
Every body knows something about
what Hoover has done Books have
been written in praise Of his work as
head of the c. r. B-tbe commission
for the relief Of Belgium. The story Of
his business career has been told with
its last chapter, prior to the war, To-
eating him i'm London as mining eugi-
neer with branch Offices in New York
and san Francisco and mining inter-
ests scattered over half the world,
Hoover Hard to Describe
But what about Hoover the man.
What does he look like. talk like. act
I5ke2 What are his pet amusements,
what are his chief faults. how are we
F
he walks into every dining room three
times a day until the war IS over2
Il isn't easy TO give any clear idea
Of Herbert Hoover. There is no sim
gle conspicuous feature to hang the
picture on. If Hoover only had long
red whisEers- if he wore his hair long,
or had acquired mouocHe or an Eng
Hsh accent during his long residence
in London, the job would be easy.
But he possesses none 81 those aC-
compIisbuents or ad0rnments-
He is medium height and his figure
is square and sturdy He IS smooth
shaFel his face is broad rather than
long and his features are straight and
regular He looks younger than
his years, which are only 43. He has
q thick thatch of brown hair and be
has not even begun to show the slight
est signs of becoming bald headed.
Wei Dressed American.
No one would turn to look
twice at Hoover in a crowd. If he
did he would conclude that here was
well dressed. well to do. good looking,
young American business man-his
nationality could not be mistaken. He
looks, 100. like q western man-which
he is-and not at all like a Quaker
which he also is, by Inheritance, at
-e9s--
la2JJ5ng WITH hoover one needs
listen closely, Tor he talks ln tone a
htlse lover than that usually USED IN
con #9Eeatlo1. Y nat LIS not an aIlecta-
ton. There is no aHectat]on ABOUT
him HIS chief characteristic. perhaps,
IS a1rectuess- He seems 10 know eN-
aet.E what he wants TO dc and 70 nave
sooo laea OF no" 70 get H. ANA ne
Jalas 7lfalsAt 10 the point
II was direct, alghE0T#ard talk'
II ms 10" voice thal hoover USED IN
PeFs5aaal4s arrogant German generals
ana naughty 0lsuiJaf1es OF tAe bElllsA
foreign office to permit him to buy,
sHip. and distribute iood Tor the Bel
glan5 across barred waters and
through lines Of battle
I'll is NOT permitted 10 interview Mr.
Hoover until after the food bill has
been finally passed and signed. so what
he said may not be set down here.
"Wha1 is He After -
So far Hoover has been a distress
ing puzzle 80 the cvnfcs Of Washing
fou When a new man comes. d,sz..f7 In