The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-06-23
ONCE A PORTER,
NOW MILLIONAIRE
E. Howard Cadle Becomes Chris
tian When He Receives
Warning From Doctor,
WAS BUTT OF SALOON JOKES
Today He Has siS-Fiaure Income,
Beautiful Home, Servants and
SVsrythins-spends Part Of His
Time in Evangelical Work.

Indlamapulis.-lf you had gone
broke aud worked as porter in q
saloon and on the mop gang of q
Janltor's force aud then In few years
had made a million dollars, how would
you enjoy III
T.. Howard Cadle of indianapolis Ia
the man who was the saloon poster
and the mop handler.
Something like five years ago Cadle
aud his wife and children were living
in poverty IN Orleans, Ind. He was
the object Of the rough bumOr Of the
men who pGtroHized the saloon where
he worked.
Today Gable has a slN-hgure income
aud fine home aud servants; and
already is planning how TO spend the
coming winter.
lie has decided Ia 90 on the road
with Gypsy Smith, the evangelist, and
Mrs Cable will accompany him.
To Tell Life Story.
The Gypsy Smith meetings will be
gin AT Omaha and Mr.. and Mrs. Cndle
viii continue wnh the evangelist
throughout The winter.
Il will make all the necessary ar
engagements for the meetings aud will
talk 10 overflow meetings, telling them
the story OF my life" says Cndle. lie
already has been foremost In promot-
inc Gypsy Smith meetings at Louis
VILE and IN Indianapolis.
After the Louisville meeting Cadle
bought ground and built II permanent
tabernacle In that city. On the wall
is tablet bearing the following Ia.
scrlption:
Erected by +. Howard Cadle In
honor of his mother. whose prayers
saved him from drunkard's and gam
bler's grave"
Cudlp was born thirty-Scven years
ago at Salem. Ind. He made money
rapidly az Intervals and lost It just
as rapidly.
His mania for gambling was sc
strong, he says. that he would bet on
any chance. For instance, with two
raindrops running down n board, he
would bet which would reach the bot
tom first
He was receiving So week for his
work as saloon porter when doctor
told him he had only four months to
live. Cadle says this was his first
real awakening.
He Went back to his mothers home
and there he told her he had decided
to live a Christian life.
Becomes Auto Salesman.
After ups and downs he sought en-
plOyment Ms an automobile salesman.
In this job he achieved the record o.
selling a car u day for year.
Finally. after he had paid off his
debts he had $500. and with this he
started IN the shoe repair business.
After little while he organized q
company, then found himself in dis
grccmcut with others In the company
and Il was necessary for him TO get
out or buy the others out.
But he had nothing like the amount
n money required for tile purchase
lie happened to think of James T.
Goodrich, whom he had seen when the
latter was governor Of Indiana and
Cadle was on the janItors force NJ
The statchuuse.
He went to Goodrich and told him
II his prcdlcament. Goodrich wrote
ont n check 10 Cadle for S25.5OO. Cadle
then became president OF the company
and Goodrich vice president
Today the concern has l6 establish.
ments In the following cities Chi.
ragU, Cincinnati, Louisville, Evans
vile, Ind. Terrc Haute. Ind, Column.
bus, o., Fort Wayne, Ind, IndIanapo-
lis and Dayton.
II Is not an easy task for Cndle 10
tell his life story. There are tears IN
his eyes when he frankly says that In
the Old days he was not worthy the
uustinted devotion his wife gave him
But the old days are gone and Mr.
and Mrs Cadle now are happy In CIV
Ing their time and their money 10 the
cause Of evangelism.
Cables slogan BELTS his business
ITS never too late 20 mend"