Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-02
Mr.. HOOVER

BY DR.. Frank Crane

This is not the story Of kings son who had Z
kingdom and army handed him, and rode to
fame, and built pyramid and a, mausoleum and
got himself date line in the histories
1t is not the story of a man with pull, nor of a
lucky man. nor of a superman, nor of a genius
of anybody like Alexander nor Caesar, nor Napo-
leon, nor Rothschild, nor Paderewski, nor Charlie
Chaplin.
1t is the story of a plain, everyday, United states
boy who made good
He didn't do anything wonderful, ne didn't
astound the world by his brilliant talents, he didn't
ravage foreign countries with army bleed his
own country to make himself Millionaire.
All he did to do what he was supposed to
do. He accomplished. He produced results, not
excuses.
He is doing his bit now, without fuss and feath~
ers. just Hag, or Petan, or Pershing. or Wilson.
or thousands of others of the neblemen of democ-
racy are doing their bit.
His name is Herbert c. Hoover.
From biography of him in Curb News" note
these points:
He was born forty-three years ago at West
Branch Iowa He was brought up farm.
He wouldn't go to UNCONVENTIONAL college,
his family wished but chose Leland Stanford Uni
versity. where he paid his own way. by running
laundry.
scholarship, but decided to go to work a mining
engineer. He spent year in western mines
common miner with lamp in his hat and pick
in his. hand.
assistant engineer in Australian mines While there
he discovered an old mine whose dump heap, under
modern processes, he thought could be made pay.
He interested some capitalists who willing to
take chance, got the necessary machinery, and
made lot of money.
At twenty-five he was so favorably known in
mining circles that he employed by the Chinese
Imperial Burau of Mines to make extensive explora-
tons in China
At twenty-six he made mining expert for
the North China government. Then the Boxer re-
bellion broke out. He managed to escape, with his
wife to Tien-Tsin. For six weeks they, with half
dozen other Americans lived beneath barricade
of rice bags and sugar barrels.
At twenty-eight he Joined company of mine
operators in London and his mining interests ex-
tended to many parts of the world
At thirty-four his business, had expanded, his
fortune~increased, and his reputation spread, until
he was actively concerned as a wOrld-worker hav-
ing affairs in Burmah. Australia, Mexico, China,
and California.
At forty he was asked to join a committee to
aid war-stranded Americans to, get back home
This work speedily grew until he was helping and
feeding myriads in EuroDe.
And at forty-three. backed by the president
congress- and people of the United States he Is oc-
cupying one of the most important posts of the
world.
This ladies and gentlemen is nobodys favorita
nobody's nephew. no pet of party instrument
of capital. silyer-tongued politician but Just a
plain Iowa farmer boy. who has the habit of making
good and who today is in charge of the feeding of
America and of practically the entire world.
Here's the answer, Mr.. Kipling, to your adver-
tisement:
Creations cry goes up
From age to cheated age,
Give us the who do the work
For which they get the wagen
We present Mr.. Hoover. z~
Copyright, 1917, by Frank crans0