The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-20
USEFUL CAREER ENDED
Death of Franklin Lane
This Morning
ACTIVE LIFE IS CLOSED
Once Secretary of Interior Sue
cumbed At Hospital In
Rochester .

Rochester, Mimi, May 18-Frank-
lin K. Lane, former secretary of the
interior, died at local hospital here
at $40 o'clock this morning. Death
was due to an attack of angina pector-
is. -
Mr.. Lane was operated upon here
May for gallstoneS and appendicitis
and was said to be recovering when
heart disease, from which he had
suffered from time to time, developed.
Hospital physicians expressed the be-
lief that the operation would remove
the heart affection, but an attack
early today developed fatally.
Called To Bedside.
Mrs. Lane and George w. Lane,
a brother were called to the former
secretary of interiors bedside shortly
before 5 a. m. today and were with
him when he died. Last night it was
thought that Mr.. Lane was much
improved. George Lane spent several
hours with him, and when he left
his brother said:
"See you in the morning"
Although Mr.. Lane said following
the operation that he was surprised
to be alive" his improvement had
been so marked that his death was
unexpected. His son, Franklin X.
Lane, Jr., and his daughter. Mrs.
Phillip kaufman Of Washington,
were at their homes when their
father died, as was his sister, Mrs. M.
A. Anderson of Oakland, Cal,
George w. Lane said this morning
that his brother left mo estate what
soever."
Mr.. Lanes body will be taken to
Chicago tonight, accompanied by
his brother and widow.
President Harding sent the follow
Mrs. Franklin K. Lane at Rochester:
Il have just learned of the death OF
your distinguished husband and am
wiring to express my very great
shock and my exceedingly deep sor-
row over his untimely passing. He
was an outstanding American who
rendered most distinguished service
to his country and found an abiding
place in the affections of all who
me in an expression of most sym
pathetic coincidence"
Was Native Of Canada
1t was often said of Franklin K. Lane
that if he had been born in the United
States instead of Canada. he would have
Of Canada, he would have been presi-
Dental timbep After serving seven
year in President wilson's cabinet as
secretary of the interior, he resigned his
ington early in 1920 Gin Justice to his
family" to become vice president and
legal adviser of the Mexican petroleum
companies controlled by Edward L. Do
heny.
Born near Charlottetown, Prince Ed
ward Island, July Is, 1864, the son of a
fornia during the boys childhood, young
Lane was educated at the University of
California from which he was graduated
in 1886. BY reason of his scholastic
Ii. D. was conferred upon him some
years later by his alma mater and by
New York and Brown universities and
the University Of North CAROLINA.
Upon leaving college he engaged in
newspaper work, becoming part owner
and editor Of The Tacoma. Wash.
to to- the bar of California and from 1887
until 1902 served as corporation counsel
of San Francisco. In the latter year he
was the democratic candidate for gov
ernor Of California but was not elected.
legislature in 1908 for United States SEN
ator. Appointed member of the In
terstate Commerce Commission by Pres
chairman, Mr.. Lane was serving in that
capacity. when he was made secretary
of the interior.
commerce commission he earned the
reputation of being progressive. His
decvisions in the railway \ases were said
to have been almost invariably pleasing
for years a national corporation COM
mission similar to the interstate COM
merce commission with power to regu-
late all business enterprises engaged in
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