The Detroit times., 1917-10-01
We Present MIR. Hoover
BY OR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

This is not the story of kings son
who had a kingdom and an army handed
him, and rode TO fame, and built pyra-
mid and mausoleum, and got himself
a date line in the histories.
II is not the story of man with pull,
nor of lucky man. nor of superman,
nor Of genius, nor of anybody like
Alexander nor Caesar, nor Napoleon. nor
Rothschild, nor Paderewsk, nor Charlie
Chaplin.
II is the story of plain. everyday,
United States boy who made good.
He didn't do anything wonderful, he
didn't astound the world by his brilliant
talents. he didn't ravage foreign coun-
tries with an army nor bleed his own
country to make himself Millionaire.
All he did was to do what he was sup
posed to do. He accomplished He pro-
duced results. not excuses.
He is doing his bit now, without fuss
and feathers, just as Haig, or Petain, or
Pershing, or Wilson, or thousands of 9TH
ers Of the noblemen of democracy are do
ing their bit.
His name is Herbert c. Hoover.
From a biography of hin in Curb
News ! note these points:
He w. born 10 years ago at West
Branch, la. He was brought up on a
farm.
He wouldn, go to denominational
college, as his family wished, but chose
Leland Stanford university, where he
paid his own way by running a laundry.
At q he graduated. was offered a
scholarship, but decided to go to work
as a mining engineer He spent a year
in western mines As a common miner
with a lamp in his hat and a pick in his
hand
AT p he was offered job as fourth
assistant engineer in Australian mines
While there he discovered an old mine
whose dump heap, under modern pro-
cesses, he thought could be made 70 pay.
He interested some capitalists who were
willing TO take a chance, got the neces-
Sary machinery, and made lot If
money
At p he was so favorably known in
mining circles that he was employed by
the Chinese Imperial Bureau Of Mines to
make extensive explorations in China.
AT 20 ne was made mining expert for
the North China government. Then the
Boxer rebellion broke out. He managed
to escape with his wife to Tien-Tsin
For six weeks they, with half dozen
other Americans, lived beneath a barri-
cade Of rice bags and sugar barrels
Az 2S he joined company Of mine OPP
orators in London, and his mining inter-
ests extended to many parts of the
world
At 81 his business had expanded, his
fortune increased, and his reputation
spread until he was actively concerned
as a world-worker, having affairs in Bur-
nah, Australia, Mexico, China, and Cal
fornia.
At 40 he was asked to join a commit
tee to aid war-strandcd Americans to get
back home This work speedily grew UNI
I'll be was helping and feeding myriads
in Europe.
And at -, backed by the President,
congress, and people of the United
States. he is occupying one of the most
important posts Of the world
This, ladies and gentlemen is nobody's
favorite, nobody's nephew, no pet of
party nor instrument Of capital, nor
siver-tongued politician, but just plain
Iowa farmer boy, who has the habit of
making good, and who today is in charge
OF the feeding Of America and Of prac-
tically the entire world
Here's the answer. Mr. Kipling, to
your advertisement:
Creation cry goes up
From age 10 cheated ago.