The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-01
We Present Mr.. Hoover
BY OR. FRANK CRANE
(copyright. 1915. BY Frank cranel

II ANopAIbhis 1910, uy FRANK thHHti
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
date line in the histories.
1t is not the story Of a 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.
1t 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 eoun- !
tries with an army nor bleed his own
country to make himself a Millionaire.
All he did was TO do what he was su',
posed to do. He accomplished. de pE
duced results. not excuses. l.
He is doing his bit now, without fus
and feathers. just as Haig, or Petain, ;
PerShing, or Wilson. or thousands of
ers of the noblemen of democracy are 40
ing their Bit
His name is Herbert c. Hoover
From a biography Of him in Curb
News | note these points;
re was born rs years ago at West
Branch, la. He was brought up on
farm.
He wouldn't go to a UNCONVENTIONAL
college, as his family wished, but chose
Leland Stanford university, where he
paid his own way by running a landry.
AT q he graduated, was offered
scholarship but decided to go to work
as a mining engineer He spent year
I in western mines as common miner
with a lamp in ms hat and pick in his
hand
At p he was offered a job as fourth
assistant engineer in Australian mines.
While there he discovered an old mine
whose dump heap, under modern pro-
cesses. ne thought could be made to pay.
He interested some capitalists who were
willing to take chance, got the neces-
sary machinery, and made a lot of
money.
At % 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 he 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 a dozen
other Americans, lived beneath a barri-
cade of rice bags and sugar barrels.
At % he joined company Of mine on
orators in London, and his mining il
ests extended to many parts of
world. Ill
At 81 his business had expanded,
fortune increased, and his reputat
spread, until he was actively conc Ill
as a word-worker, having affairs il
nah, Australia, Mexico, China, ana
ifornia
AT 40 he was asked TO join commit
tee TO aid war-stranded Americans 10 get
back home This work speedily grew UNI
til he was helping and feeding myriads
/ in Europe.
And at 49, 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 a
party nor instrument Of capital, nor
silver-tongued politician, but just a plain
Iowa farmer boy, who has the habit of
making good and -wAe to-day IL iiFs charge
of the feeding Of America and of prac-
tically the entire world.
Here's the answer, Mr.. Kipling, to
your advertisement:
Creations cry goes ND
From age 10 cheated ara.
Give US he men who do the work
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