Springfield Leader and Press from Springfield, Missouri • Page 9

HEW SECRETARY MODEL FARMER 111 HOME STATE William F. Whiting, Hale and Hearty at 64, Enjoys Distinction of Being Tireless Worker; Comes From Old New England Stock HOLTOKI. Mm, Aug. Hale, tlert, and at 64 ill 1 1 eaeminirly tire In worr that ta William Whiting, who takaa Herbert Hoovir Job crtary of commarc. Hli appolotmtnt wee aurprlaa to Holyok.

hi bona city but It we a weloom on. Holyok long haa known Whiting aa tha ona Msssacbu ett deleiate to tba 1030 rtpublican ronvantlon who through tan ballon voted consistently for Calrtn Cool Ids aa the presidential nominee of tha yr, and finally "CaT go over aa vie president and thu pr lrlent to bt. Ill t'ltner a rom irni Coolldga and Whiting noth ara loy 1 alumni of Amherst oolltgt. At Amherst, Cooltdgt, of tha class of 16. beard much of "Bill" Whiting tba football atar who graduated nlna year befor.

Whiting waa bora in Hotjoss. Hara Ma father, William Whiting, had a prosperous paper manufacturing bus maw. Tha alder Whiting waa a congressman and wu an Intlmat) of Prsaldenl McKlnlty, ao It waa natural that tha aon abould become Interested in thing political. The prosperity to which tha father guided the paper concern would bar allowed hi aon plenty of leltura for outalda actlvttle bad ha ao ehoaan. But ha elected to remain a worker, keeping out of tha publlo eye and giving atrlct attention to hi busi life.

Auured Tutor for Bunt It la aald beta Whiting waa offered rholca governmental poata In the preeent admlniatratlon long ago. Hut no put. lie office teemed to tenipl Mm. Hu Interest In national affaire In general, and republican pollriea In particular, grew steadily, however, lie la a friend of Herbert Hoover. William Jardlne, and other cabinet men.

Friend have pointed to Whiting a the inspiration behind not a few administration plant. friends say Whiting's aversion to personal participation In politic waa due to hi desire to ensure prosperity for hi family and establish his aon In the business thst bis father founded. This he bss done. The Industry cow la actively managed by William. Edward and Fairfield Whiting.

gfe tb ruber ta ready tor hie svtar Job. Owta City farm Whiting ha a real farm here In Holyok. within the city limit. Although It value haa Increased Unfold, he haa refused to part with a ainglcr and calmly goea on raising hi prla cattle and chickens. Unlike the usual "model" farm, bla la a paying proposition, for Whiting live there and personally supervises Its management, Hla Leghorn chickens have laid away moat of the blue ribbon at the New York shows and hie herd of Jersey I on of tha two beet in the country.

Whiting comet from many generation! of old New England stock. I a number of th Congregational church and I a thirty second dfgre Mson Rock ford Crew, Safe On Island, Implore Rescue (Continued from fag One) It was at 13.15 a. Chicago day light saving time, that Harris reported hearing tba signal from KHAH Joeeph X. Williams, a Toledo, ra dio amateur, who ssid he also waa In wlt.i tha Oreater Rorkford, gave tha time a 1 1 SO to 11:45 p. eastern ttarulsrd time.

Among the several amateur and other who doubted that the me age originated from the Greater Rorkford'e set wi H. Hoffman, chief radio operator' of the Burgeaa Battery company of Mrdlron. Wta which Installed th set In the plsn. Hoffman (aid It would have been Impossible for the Oreater Rockford's set to have transmitted on a wave length of 43 1 aa both Harris and Williams reported. Tha.

plane' equip tntnt, Hoffman (aid, waa constructed that It could not tend on a wave length mora than elk point removed from 33.4 th War assigned It Don Mix. another operator, out, aa did eevtral persons In Rock ford, 111., horn of th filer, that neither Haaaell nor Cramer waa sufficiently skilled In wireless operation to havt aent a lengthy message. That either could have transmitted In the expert manner which both Harrla anJ Williams aald waa employed In th message they heard, would be virtually impossible, Mix insisted. It va because of tha filers' lack of radio knowledge, Mix ald, that a Umple alphabetic, code was arranged In advance of tha flight. Contradicting tha authenticity of the messages, too, war th apparently reliable report yesterdsy from Copenhagen that a plane had been seen and heard over the village ol Fltkenaesset In Greenland.

Tha Information waa tent by' the aherlff ther and ha aald that th Inhabitants of tb village, aa well a of Lelch tenfala, obeerved tha plane Sunday morning at 1040 Beach haa bean etarted along the Greenland hcr for th filer who are believed by tba aherlff to have landed somewhere nearby, or possibly a fw mile Inland If no landing place of fertd Itself along tba aea Un( CAN'TSWIM, HE'S DIVER 1 knifed lit a. 1 1 i A i it HIGH Ml ISO haa no terrora for thli young man. although he't Just 3 years old. He Is Paul Chary, of Philadelphia. Pa and here la shown perched on the 10 foot sprlnitboard at a city pool.

Timidity hat nothing to do with hi hesitation there; tie waiting Impatiently for th picture to be latiu before bla plunge. 1S.J.. or Comae, sr eia Ful hasn't rftMlmwd tmieti In th war eg graceful etlvlng. But nl falU V9 WW iwyiMi (Ttnen uo acouatlc atar when leave tha prtngboard foreith water far below. Her a raui in tne awt turning over on hie way down.

The fact that he ran twtm a stroke bother blm not a bit, because asisi ssf r' I er.vJ I I i taf i THK.UHMI tll.K O.iwn below his father, waiting to bring blm ssrely ashore from th 13 fool depth Paul, goe head tint into th wster and leave th rest to daddy, who is confident that In his little Mt fa iVoTHlNO liko Rice Krispies wat ever made before. Golden bubble of whole rioe. Toasted till they just crackle with crispnci. Deli cious with milk or cream fruits or honey. Great to use in many ways.

In candies, macaroons. Sprinkled over ice cream. In aoups. Recipes on every package. Different from any cereal you ever tasted.

Ask your grocer. Made by KellogK in Battle Creek. Try it today. RICE KRISPIES SEEKS BIG PRIZE IN ONTARIO RAGE prospects ara rosy. THE SPRINGFIELD LEADEK, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1928.

Red Haskett, Branson Marathon Star, Preparing for Swimming Classic "Red" Haskett of Branson has an. tcrad tha Wrists imivvi uiimiu raoa at Uk Ontario to be held late this month when awlnunera from England, Australia. Germany, Canada and tha United BlaWs will comptt In tha mll court. Think r.nduranee will Win With Till Denton, hi trainer. "Bed" I now enoamped at tha lake and la doing Inteneive training.

He believes the race will be won by endurance and not epeed. and feel that his Won Uk rontest Ilsskett last tear won the distant wlmmlng matt at Lake Tantyoomo. wngiey raoa win be enured by 100 contestants. HOBBY NETS HIM $5000 35 Ccnt Radio Set Is Run Into Big Vacation Fund by Kansas City Man, Building Home Made Outfits jrANoAB CITT (API A 5 cnt In vestment coupled to a radio hobby grown to a 16000 vacation fund for R. K.

WstUon. In 1031, broadcasting raa In Ita Infancy, WHtson mad a spider web receiving aat, using a cigar box lid, two place or cardboard, 50 feet of enameled wire, a few screws and nut and a email crystal. The cardboard and cigar box eovr war aalvaged from a waata baskst, while th wire and crystal were purchased for IS cents each and th screws and nut coat a nickel. A friend admired th tiny set and purchased It for (5, Watteon, who la aalaa manager for a (melting company, thought It would be fun to see bow high he oould pyramid the profit. He ipent the as for material to make tn other sets, improving hi product by Increasing the cost of ach unit from li to 50 cent.

He continued to put th proceed of sles back Into raw malarial. making better aeta with eacb turn over of capital until ha waa telling them for IM. When th 15 cnta mounted to 3000 Wstuon decided he had hid nough fun and act the money asld for financing tha annual vacation of hla family, Wattaon formerly waa a member of the muslo faculty at Bethany college, Undsborg, BRIEFS Clinton H. Field, of Elk Creek. Mo, formerly of Springfield, waa brought to the Burge hospital today for an operation.

Mr. J. W. Dobb of Msrshfleld, underwent a tumor operation at a Springfield hospital last week. i 1 Springfield's Leading Food Stores" Pt.

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