Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1908 — PEOPLE OF THE- DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PEOPLE OF THE- DAY

A-hunting With Roosevelt. Edmund Heller of Riverside, CaL. who has been engaged by President Roosevelt to accompany his hunting party to Africa, is at present a professor in the California State museum. Although only twenty-seven years old, Professor Heller has been through Africa, Australia and South America. He is an expert on big game and stands high as a biologist and natural historian. Speaking of hls’duties on the trip, Professor Hellef said: “My chief work will be supplying advice at the start and taking care of the large game. Later, on our return, I may classify part of the collection, which will be deposited in the National museum at Washington. “The party will leave New York in March and go direct to Naples and thence to Mombasa. Most of our time will be spent in British and German East Africa, in the central elevated

portion, with which I am already familiar. The trip will last one year,” The party will consist of the president and his son Kermit, Dr. Means, a United States army doctor and well known naturalist; J. A. Loring, a field naturalist, and Professor Heller. The president and his son will do all the shooting of big game, and Loring will collect small animals. Dr. Means will be the chief naturalist, and Professor Heller will be his colleague.

Immortal Bill. A Philadelphian on bis return from Berlin talked at the Philadelphia club about Kaiser Wilhelm'. “You know the kaiser's ballet of ‘Sardanapalus?’ ” he said.' “Well, this ballet made a success, and in its honor the kaiser gave a dinner. “Berlin is laughing over an incident of the dinner. It seems that one of the speakers said in the course of his speech: “ ‘This ballet teaches us a powerful lesson. It shows us that we cannot escape our fate. As the immortal William once said. “There’s a divinity that shapes our cuds, rough hew themas we may.” And so’— “The kaiser applauded thunderously. “ "That is clever, very clever,’ he 1 cried. 'But when did I say it? I’ve quite' forgotten.’ ” Successor to Mr. Loeb. Fred Warner Carpenter, who will succeed Mr. Loeb as private secretary to the president on March 4, is eminently qualified for the job by training and experience. A native of California. he was admitted to the bar in Minneapolis. Having also learned shorthand, he went back to San Francisco and became a stenographer in a law office. JUst at this time Judge Tnft was in the Philippines as the first civil governor of the islands. Being in need of

a high grade American stenographer, he cabled to San Francisco, and young Carpenter thought the offer good enough to make the trip to the Philippines.. . ■ V , . Since that time he has been around the world with his distinguished chief. When Judge Taft resigned as secretary of wnr Carpenter also left the government service and joined his forces with the 'Republican candidate for the presidency. Mr. Carpenter is the opposite of his chief in physical makeup, being slender and lacking to sturdy physique.

EDMUND HELLEK.

FRED W. CARPENTER.