New Britain herald., 1921-05-18
ERANKLLNK X. LANE FORMER SECRETARY OF INFERIOR
 DIES OF HEART TROUBLE
HAD OPERATION IN
 BUFFALO HOSPITAL
Mas On Road to Recovery
 .,When Fatal Attack Set in Left No Estate.

klkIy this morning Death was que
 D attack Of angina pectoris.
 MT. Lane was operated on here May for gall stones and appendicitis and Fas said to bo recovering when heart rreasc, from which he had suffered rm time to time during the past hEht months developed. Hospital |h, rtclans expressed the belief that he operation would remove the heart rectlon but an attack carly today eveloped fatally.
 Immediately after he had recovered .om the influences of the anaestho- c Mir. Lane said:
 sI am surprised to he alive. I hope be able to live n long life doing pod things for others without bought of money.
 Mir. Lane left no estate.
 Following his resignation from the iilson cabinet, Mir. Lane sought to cover hts health and came here In nnunry of this year. He was advised spend the winter In n warmer cii- pate and visited in California. return k9 early this month. His condition nA favorable for an operation and bntinued improvement was noted un- i the heart attack which developed Mnnrning.
 H. Lane and George W. Lane. Drbther. were called to the former !cretary's bedside shortly before m. today. and were with him when died at 6:10 o'clock. Last night wns thought MT. Lane was much hproved. His brother spent sev-. aI hours with him and when he ft MT. Lane said:
 ..see you in the morning"
 F- FWII fWNa e operation that he twas sur rlscd to be alive" his improvement a b~n so marked that his death was unexpected. His In. Franklin K. Lane. IT,, and lughtcr. Mrs. Philip Kauffmann of ashInEton. wcre at their homes hen thair father died. ms was his Ater Mrs M. A. Andersen of Oak |Di, Cal.
 YTIeorgo W. Lane said this morn- g that his brother left mo estate hatsoever."
 MT. Lanes body win be taken to nIras 20 tonight accom- panied by his bother and hts widow.
 Harding Sends CondoIcncc. Washington. May 1s.--Prosident arding sent the following message coincidence today to Mrs. Frank n K Lane at Rochester:
 have just learned of the death
 bur distinguished husband and h wiring to express my very. great bock and my exceedingly deep sor- over his untimely passing. Hc as m outstanding American who ndercd most distinguished service his country and found an abiding nee in tho affections of all who new him we'll. Mrs. Harding joins c In an expression of most sym bthetic condolence.'
 Former President Wilson also Est n message of coincidence to Mrs. ane which was not made public.
 
 Franklin Knight Lane. aged 5s. was prn at Charlettetown. F. E. l.. Can la. July Is. tss4. tho son of pr. hd Mrs. c. S. Lane. In early child pod, he moved with his parents to aiifornia. He received his education the University Of California. grad atlnE with the class of 1886. He was earded the degree of LID. by that nlveraity. and also by New York diversity. University of North Caro- nn and Brown University and Trim collega Ut Hartford.
 ls was married in 1893 to Anne
 trmute of Tacoma. Washington. N. a time he was engaged as n re- orter and later New York corre- pondent for a number of western ewspapers He later became part wner and editor of tho Tacoma Daily ews. He was admitted to the Cali ,rnin bar in 1889 and began the rnctice Of law at San Francisco in ne following year. From 1897 to sO2 he was corporation counsel for he city of san Francisco, retiring to onduct campaign for gubernator- u honorr in the state of California. In 1904 he was appointed n mem rr of tho Interstate Commerce cons ,iHsion. serving until 1913 when he ntired. During the last year Of his hrvice on that board. he was chair kan. He was n member of tho Per- lament International Railway com Aiasion. representing the United tatel government. Tn 1916 he served the American Mexican High pmrnission and In 1917 on tho Coun- ot National Defense.
 President Woodrow Wilson appoint h him to the post of Secretary of the hterior on March 5. 1913. He served bring tho remainder of the wiison Administration.
 Al the time of his death Ke was
 president of the Pan-American
 loum Transport company Of New
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