The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-04-30
Accepts Invitation to Become Ma
tionaI Chairman of Salvation
Army's Annual Appeal
for Funds.
WASHINGTON'S BEST BELOVED
RESTARTING LIFE AT 55.
Former Cabinet Officer Before Enter
ing the Oil Business as an Execu-
tive for the Doheny Interests Will
Lend His Great Abilities to the
Church Militant Organization.

Franklin X. Lane, referred to far
and wide as "Washington's best loved
man." Is undertaking two notable inno-
mainly of retiring to the quiet of pri-
vate life. One Is to learn enough
money to support my family and keep
my bills paid" and the other Is ito step
down from a high place to resume my
place among the shirtsleeve boys and
give them a hand II canw
Two history making statements from
a man of Mr.. Lanes attachments and
station in lifel And the remarkable
part Of it all Is that he puts the shirt
sleeve matter-the thing about helping
his neighbors-ahead of that other
thing-making more money in order
the better to underwrite the Autumn
of his lifel
Few men reach a higher niche In the
affections and confidence Of the public
mind than has this remarkable man
from the West, who was once an ed
itor, then a lawyer and finally mem
Der of the Presidents cabinet and who
withdraws from public life TO learn
better living" after rendering service
TO the government the extent and value
Of which would be impossible to esti-
mate. Still fewer men are called to
such responsible places as Franklin X.
Lane will now occupy. He will enter
the oil business as an executive for the
Doheny interests and will be estab-
lished In New York city for that pur-
pose by April 1. But the rosy prospect
of making "a living wage" after sew
eral years spent In struggling along on
the salary of a cabinet officer has not
blinded Mr.. Lane to another opportuni-
ty-that for striking a few powerful
blows on behalf Of the imam who is
down, but never out ~
Franklin X. Lane has accepted an in
vitation from Commander Evangellne
Booth to become the national chairman
for the Salvation Army's annual ap-
peal for funds in 1920. He is already
on this job, although Wall Street does
not greet him as an oil well executive
fo- another month.
1T is q genuine privilege to find cp-
portunity for encouraging a work so d.
rect and practical and so valuable TO
the masses Of the people as the work
Of the Salvation Army" said Mr.. Lane
at his Office in Washington the other
day. "When Commander Miss Booth
asked me to take the responsibilities
of national chairman for the 1920 ap-
peal of that organization" continued
the secretary, "the first thought that
flashed across my mind was, How can
spare time for such work when /
am entering upon a commercial task
Of great responsibility?
"And then there flashed across my
mind vision of the things the Saliva
ton Army does-the help 1t gives to
men and women and little children just
when and where they need 1t most
and thought to myself that after all
there could be no more important
thing than this. So l accepted-along
with the other job-and l am trusting
TO the generosity of my new employers
to indorse my action in the matter.
81 believe every right thinking man
and woman I'm America owes the Saliva
ton Army some of his or her time
every year. And I am going to pay
my share. am going to get my Shout
der squarely behind the movement for
human that can win the hearts and