Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1908 — PEOPLE OF THE DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PEOPLE OF THE DAY

Niw Secretary of the Navy. Truman H. Newberry of Detroit ■accessor to Victor H. Metcalf a* Mere tary of the navy, is the first map who has had the benefit of any technical naval training to be at the head of the department in many yean. He has long been lntesested In naval affairs and was an enthusiastic member of the Michigan naval reserves of his state, developed through hts fondness for yachting. A story is told of

him that when the Michigan naval reserves volunteered for service in the Spanish war and were assigned to the Yosemlte Mr. Newberry, who was then rated as a “landsman,” was busily swabbing down the deck one day when two officers came by and got into discussion as to the identity of a certain yacht lying in the stream near the Yosemite. Finally one of the officers said to Newberry: “Wbat yacht is that, my man?” “Mine, sir,” replied Newberry, with a salute, and went on swabbing the deck. Mr. Newberry has had a successful business career and is now connected as director with a number of large corporations, including banks. Iron and steel concerns and elevators. The new secretary is forty-four years old and to a graduate of Yale. His appointment gives general satisfaction in the navy, where he has had the unusual fortune in his three years’ service as assistant secretary to win the approval and support of both line and staff officers.

Famous Trust Inquisitor. Frank B. Kellogg, the government's famous “trust buster." was faced by a group of notables In bis cross examination of the oil magnates at New York. At the hearing in connection with the United States government suit against the Standard OH company John D.. Rockefeller, John D. Archbold and William Rockefeller were among those subjected to the keen probe of Mr. Kellogg. There is absolutely no chance of John D. Rockefeller or any of bis associate witnesses suffering any personal penalty If this case goes against them. They cannot be lmprisotfed or fined. Even if the Standard Oil company should be convicted no fine can be imposed. The dissolution of the Standard OR Company of New Jersey is asked. The granting of this would mean that the New Jersey corporation, with a capital of $98,838,600, would no longer he able to blanket the 12S foreign and dome-

tic corporations which go to make up the trust. They would have to become separate corporations, with distinct boards of officers and directors. If the government wins the suit Mr. Kellogg will come in for a share of the glory. He is a resident of St. Paul and stands high in the legal profession. It was he who conducted the examination of E. H. Harriman in the inquiry into the operation of the Pacific roads and the Alton system. He was also counsel for the government in the paper trust cases. How Ho Pronounced HE, They had been dtgeuasing the protunclation of “oleomargarine” and dually agreed to leave it to the waits#, but he hedged. “Sure.” said be. *1 have to pronounce it 'butter* or loae my Job.”— Pathfinder.

TRUMAN H. NEWBERRY.

FRANK B. KELLOGG.