The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-07-10
By w. A. WELLS Associated Press Feature Edi.orj

KANSAS CITY, July 10.-The Herbert Hoover old cronies know is not the Herbert Hoover whose portrait in the public mind is that of a somewhat austere, unemotion- al. machine like man.
 Rather, they know him as a warm-hearted person, shy and re served of manner, yet cordial Tn his friendly condolences. And the picture they draw Of him dates back to the time when a slender, studious youth named Hoover was one of several under dogs" al Stanford university who cooked their own meals over a kerosene stove in batten frame "shacks that were built for working men employed at the university.
 The under dogs" were those described by the students in a good-natured way, as those who could not afford to live at fra ternity house, explained l.. J Hinsdale of Sacramento, Cal Hinsdale was one of two delegate to the Republican national con yention who were members oi the same class at Stanford as the man chosen Republican preJiden tial nominee.
 Hoover never lost his sym pathy for underdogs, nor in after life overlooked an opportunity tc | tighten the burdens of those whc had to struggle as he had to to get an education" said Hinsdale
 This trait of his, of alway' wanting to help the under dog gives one his first glimpse of the real Hoover. l was unusually fortunate in being placed so that I could see into the heart of him for he permitted me to play a | humble part in his first biz kind ness.
 Hoover, after graduation, weni | to work in a Nevada mine. l be heve he earned S30 a month Then he was hired by Louis Ja nin, a French mining man, as a sort of roustabout. There was some mine litigation pending and Hoover helped in the gathering of technical mine data in a way that amazed his employer. | "'Why didn't you tell me you were a university graduate?' Ja min asked, when he charged Hoov- CT with possessing technical knowledge that no roustabout could be expected to have.
 "1 thought you wouldn't hire me if you knew l was a green college youth Hoover told me he replied to Janin.
 "The employer showed his gratitude by recommending Hooy CT for a mission in Australia in the employ of the Bewich More | ing Co.,, involving a camel ride into the desert. He was just 23 and his salary was to be $500 a month and expenses! Many years later he declined a profferod sal ary of half million year. but | I am not at liberty to talk about | that,
 Almost the first letter I re l ceived from Hoover when he was | in Australia outlined charac teristic scheme. He wanted tc set aside a certain part of his pay check to help take care relatives and deserving students He asked me to administer the fund and he said, as recall if, If there are any of the old stu. dents you and I know who are still in the struggle-stage. 1 want you to help them.
 ! Among Hinsdale's treasured possessions are dozens of letters which he got from his former classmate as he travelled about the world and climbed from ob. scurity to international fame. Another college mate, Mark l.. Requa, Californian of prominence | in politics, tells more recent in- cident of Hoover's inability to witness suffering or distress with complaceney.
 We were attending a theatre together. In one of the scenes