Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-06-23
ONCE A PORTER,
NOW MILLIONAIRE
E. Howard CadIe Becomes Chris
tian When He Receives
Warning From Doctor.
WAS BUTT OF SALOON JOKES
Today He Has Six-Fiqures Income,
Beautiful Home, Servants and
Everything-Spends Part of His
Time in Evangelical Work.

Time in Evangelical Work.
/ IndianapOliS.-If you had "gone
broke" and worked as porter in
saloon and on the mop gang" of
janitor's force and then in few years
had made million dollars, how would
you enjoy it?
b. Howard Cade of Indianapolis is
the man who was the saloon porter
and the mop handler.
Something like five years ago Cadle
and his wife and children were living
in poverty in Orleans, Ind. He was
the object of the rough humor of the
men who patronized the saloon where
he worked.
Today Gable has a six-fgure income
and fine home and servants; and
already is planning how to spend the
coming winter.
He has decided to go on the road
with Gypsy Smith, the evangelist, and
Mrs. Gable will accompany him.
To Tell Life Story.
The Gypsy Smith meetings will be-
gin at Omaha and Mr.. and Mrs. Cadle
will continue with the evangelist
throughout the winter.
Il will make all the necessary ar
rangements for the meetings and will
talk TO overflow meetings, telling them
the story of my life" says Cadle. He
already has been foremost in promot-
ing Gypsy Smith meetings at Louis
vile and in Indianapolis.
After the Louisville meeting Cadle
bought ground and built a permanent
tabernacle in that city. On the wall
is tablet bearing the following in
scription:
Erected by E. Howard Cadle in
honor of his mother, whose prayers
saved him from a drunkard's and gam
bler's grave"
Cadle was born thirty-seven years
ego at Salem, Ind. He made money
rapidly at intervals, and lost it just
as rapidly.
His mania for gambling was so
strong, he says, that he would bet on
any chance. For instance, with two
raindrops running down board, he
would bet which would reach the bot
tom first.
He was receiving So week for his
work as saloon porter when a doctor
told him he had only four months to
live. Cade says this was his first
real awakening.
He went back to his mothers home
and there he told her he had decided
to live Christian life.
Becomes Auto Salesman
After ups and downs, he sought en-
ployment as an automobile salesman.
In this job he achieved the record of
selling a car a 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
company, then found himself in dis
agreement with others in the company
and it was necessary for him to get
out OF buy the others out.
But he had nothing like the amount
of money required for the purchase.
He happened to think of James p
pOOuTitu, WUDIu lc ildu SteI Wlcl Tie
latter was governor of Indiana and
Cadle was on the janitor's force at
the statehouse.
He went to Goodrich and told him
of his predicament. Goodrich wrote
out check to Cadle for S25,50O. Cadle
then became president of the company
and Goodrich vice president.
Today the concern has IS establish
ments in the following cities: Chi
cago, Cincinnati, Louisville. Evans
vile, Ind. Terre Haute, Ind. Colun-
bus. O.. Fort Wayne. Ind, Indianapo-
lis and Dayton.
IT is not an easy task for Cadle TO
tell his life story. There are tears In
his eyes when he frankly says that in
the old days he was not worthy the
unstinted devotion his wife gave him.
But the old days are gone and Mr..
and Mrs. Gable now are happy In Civ
ing their time and their money to the
cause of evangelism.
Cables slogan BELTS his business:
sits never too late to mend"