Evening star., 1928-06-15

years which has made him the logical
man for the Republican nomination.
Hoover primarily is not a politician.
That much is correct. He Is worker
first, and politics is one Of his tools
No living American Is better known
abroad than Hoover He is admired
and respected and by many millions
whom he has aided he is loved. Yet
he is not known abroad for his person.
ality. He Is name-a force. He
typifies American efficiency and phiian-
thropy. Not long ago candidate for
president Of small European nation
remarked: My chances for election are
good. / think there is only one man in
the world who could beat me for the
Office, and that Is the American Hoover" 4"
known as Nationalist.
Hoover is known In government cir
cles abroad as an American who is
fighting hard for his own country. He
Is a nationalist unadulterated A Brit
ish statesman recently remarked:
We have TO fight not only American
foreign trade, but the American De-
partment Of Commercel"
Mrs. Hoover has been an efficient
helpmeet TO her distinguished husband
throughout his remarkable career. She
has ably seconded his temperament by
organizing a simple mode Of living.
They occupy an expensive but modestIy
furnished house in Washington at 1900
8 street, while their family home Is
built on the campus Of Stanford Uni
versity, an institution In the service OF
which he has spent time and money
unfaggingly.
They have two children. both boys
and two grandchildren. The oldest boy
Is Herbert Clark Hoover, jr., aged ~,
who Is married and a member OF the
faculty OF Harvard University. Recently
ne has been engaged In research work
At Cambridge. Mass He has two chill
dren, Peggy Anne Hoover, aged 2 years.
and Herbert Clark Hoover I'd aged 9
months The other son, Allan Hoover,
Is II years old and a junior at Stanford
University.
Mrs. Hoover is first vice president of
the national organization Of the Girl
Scouts OF America, and takes deep
interest In all OF the activities of girls
and women. She Is constantly engaged
IN helping young women get an educa-
ton. and usually has some girl who Is
ANXIOUS 10 get start In life working
as her secretary
As fitting conclusion 10 this sketch
OF Hooyer's life reference 70 him by
George Jean Nathan and Fl. l.. Mencken
IN the American Mercury may be
quoted 1t is an unusually interesting
commentary on man who started out
IN lie without much interest In schools
Secretary Hoover, suppose, has
more degrees than any other man heard
OF since the Middle Ages they wrote
couple of years ago HE Is an Ill, u.
IN. -, or Sc. ID. OF no less than tB
American colleges and universities. And
in addition he has degrees from LieQe
Brussels, Warsaw, cracow and Oxford
Calls Him Colossus.
Il match him against ali comers. NJ
any weight. He has more degrees than
TWO LoWells, three Myron r. Hcrricks.
Tour Col George HaFveys, six Off pin
ch0ts, seven william Jennings Rrya1s
eight Al Smiths, ten Otto Kahns and
twenty Tom Lannon'S
he u genuine colossus s-~perhaps the
most learned man ever seen iIl the
world. II ne put on all his gowns al
once ne would be 8 feet In diameter"
Whatever may have been the irten-
Llon OF these humorous critics In dFnw-
ing this picture Of Hoover II tells 4 Iol
about him. Even II the number OF col.
Iege degrees q man holds does not al
ways indicate hts degree OF learning. Il
certainly In the case of Hoover iT,di.
Gates MS eminent position In the world
ana the services he has rendered Ia
mankind He has received more degrees
since that was written. too.