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PATIENCE THE KEYNOTE OF SUCCESS, SAYS HARRIMAN Retread Kln& h Exclusive In terview, Gives The Liglit's Special Correspondent a Glimpse of Harriman, the Man—Says He Would Be a Missionary If He Were not a Railway Magnate. By Katherine Zengerie. Pasadena, Cal., April 3.—Patience is the keynote o£ success. How do I know? Well, Edward H. Harriman told me so. And I guess Mr. Harriman ought to know, if anybody does. 1 got the secret direct from the rail road king himself, in an interview on the porch of his pretty cottage during hU visit here. Incidentally, he told me that if he hadn’t been a railroad king he would have been a missionary. But I’ll come to that later. Of course, Mr. Harriman didn’t put it that way, “Patience is the keynote of success.” - No. Indeed! Mr. Harri man is not a newspaper writer, neith er was he reading me a sermon on “How to Succeed in Railroading.’’ You see, every day since he arrived in Pasadena, Mr. Harriman had con stantly been surrounded by railroad officials, friends and reporters To these latter, from "stars” to “cubs,’’ his secretary was forced to explain, day after day, that Mr. Harriman was in Pasadena to rest, not to be inter viewed, and that he could not see the reporters separately. And so, every day, the representatives of the press interviewed Mr. Harriman in groups or "bunches." Then the railroad king talked railroads, railroads, railroads. I began to wonder whether this great man could talk anything but railroads. I determined to find out. That’s how 1 got his secret of success for the readers of The Light. It was only after four attempts that I secured four or five minutes alone, of Mr. Harriman’s time. I don't know how much, per minute, Mr. Harriman makes, but I imagine I was pretty rich while those minutes were mine. Mr. Harriman looked at me quizzi cally through the thick lenses of his glasses. I wasn’t nearly as much afraid of him as I had thought I would be. In fact. I was a little out of patience. “Mr. Harriman,” I said, “I have been here four or five times to see you.” Just the ghost of a smile flickered at the corner’s of the magnate’s month. "Yes?” He was evidently waiting THE MONTELEONE NEW ORLEANS Newest and finest fire-proof hotel. Constructed entirely of steel and re inforced concrete. Cost $1,000,000. 450 Rooms European Plan Rates, $1 and Up, with Bath $2 and up. A. Monteleone, Prop. J. D. Kenny, Mgr. New Orleans, La HOTEL — [BROADWAY and UTH STREET NEW YORK CITY. Wlthla Eary of Ewry Point of Intrmt. Half Block from Wanamaker*., 3 minutes' walk of Shopping District. NOTED FOR: Excellence of Colei oe. Com fortable Appolntmenta. 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And the ghost of a smile was gone. “You know.” he add ed. “there are a dozen newspaper men waiting now to see me that are la menting just as much as you.” “I’m not lamenting,” I said, “I was just patient” “Well, there you've got it,” he said. "Patience. That's what a person needs to go on.” “Is that why you have been success ful? Aren't there more things neces sary?” I asked. • Isn’t that enough? If a person has patience he can get what he goes af ter.” Then, abruptly, he closed further discussion along that line. "You wanted to see me —on what?” "I thought maybe you'd talk about tho value of a college education as an asset in a business career.” It was an awful bluff, but one had to say some thing. “I think that when a man has had a little practical experience, then gets his college education, it gives him a broad outlook upon life and a good mental discipline.” "Where did you get your mental discipline. Mr. Harriman? At college?” Harriman turned quickly in his chair and regarded me intently. Final ly he said, as though satisfied that there was nothing flippant in my question. “What applies to one does not apply to all.” he said. "You can't match all kinds of men any more than you can match a horse and this chair.” So. evidently. Mr. Harriman does not consider colleges essential to the mental discipline that makes railroad magnates. “What is your idea concerning wo men in the professions and in busi ness?” I asked. This time the ghost became a broad, genial smile. “I've never found it necessary i think about them. They seem to ma age themselves beautifully withoi any interference on my part.” “Suppose you had not devoted yoi life to railroads, Mr. Harriman, wh do you think you would have done' "I think I’d have been a missio ary,” he chuckled. “I believe we a: all missionaries and I'd have made very good one.” “But you're glad you chose ra' SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 1904. THS SAN AN TONIO LIGHT SUNDAY, APRIL 4. IW9. E. H. HARRHMAN. roads instead of missionarying?” "Yes, I'm very happy. 1 enjoy my self and I like all these pretty sur roundings. especially this,” and he pointed to a huge bed of soft, purple velvet pansies. Around the bend of the road that leads to the cottage, Harriman's sec ; retary hove in view, heading the daily "bunch” of press representatives. My time was up. Mr. Harriman said "goodby” and be- I stowed a very friendly smile. The last ’ glimpse I caught of him he was sur : rounded by a dozen scribes, who sat ! taking down a few, carefully chosen | words as they fell from the lips ;>f t Harriman, railroad king, who a few . moments before had let another scrib • I catch just a glimpse of Harriman, .he ! man. STARVES HERSELF TO PROVE THEORY Special Cable to The Light. Berlin, April 3. —To prove that complete abstinence from food for indefinite periods is not only condu cive to good health, but also io peren nial youth. Miss Claire de Serval. a niece of the famous "fasting" Dr. Tan ner, lias submitted herself to a re markable series of experiments at the royal charity hospital in the city of Berlin. Miss Serval ended at noon the other day in perfect health a fast of 10 days without nourishment of any kind, either liquid or solid D.uring that time she has lived in a glass cage, into which fresh air was pump ed by a motor. She was removed from the cage and was placed in the ordin ary ward, but she intends to abstain from food for another 20 days, living in the meantime on mineral water. Her weight has decreased from 111 pounds to 101 pounds, but her condi tion otherwise is perfectly normal. Most of the time Miss de Serval has communicated with the outer world by means cf a telephone, but latterly she has written messages to the medical men who are observing the experiment and held them to the sides of her glass prison. She informed an interviewer today that, she never once felt ill from lack of food and drink, and was entirely free from fever or headache. The young lady says that she was induced to become a “faster" in order to cure herself of chronic headaches and lack of appetite, and also because she finds she emerges rejuvenated after a period of self-imposed starvation Professor Kraus, the celebrated physician, under whose auspices the experiment is taking place, hopes that the results will be of much scientific value. Cold Calculation. (Washington Evening Star) “I have written a book that every body ought to read." said the author. "Perhaps,” answered the publisher, “but the books that seem to be in de mand are those that nobody ought to read.” In Doubt. (Kansas City Times.) “Going to take your chaperon to the play tonight?" “Well, I don't know. There are so many passages in these modern plays that are hardly fit for elderly folks to hear." Easter cards at Roe's Bopk Store. INSANE GOVERNOR IS MAKING SIBERIA LIFE INFERNO Condemned Soldier Describes Sufferings of Convicts at Hands of Oppressor. PRIVILEGES TAKEN AWAY Special Cable to The Light. St. Petersburg. April 3. —An insane prison governor in Siberia is making life an inferno to the political pris oners under his control. Their al most incredible sufferings are de scribed in a letter from a condemned soldier, which has reached here. "For some time past.’’ he writes, "the life of the convicts has been al most unbearable. The arrival of a new governor at the prison has been celebrated by all the convicts being put in irons We have been deprived of the privilege of making purchases of tea, sugar and tobacco. This means that we have no nourishment over and above the prison diet, and we are almost dying of hunger. “But this is nothing to the pun ishments that the convicts have to stiffer. For a trivial breach of the prison regulations we are sent to the cells. In each dark, unheated cell there are from seven to 10 convicts. Most of them are ill. and they re ceive no medical attention. Those in valids who are fortunate enough to be in hospital are kept in irons. And the punishment of the lash is be coming more and more generally used. "The men who were confined in cell No. 8, deprived of their clothes, refused to march with the others to their work; so M —, the director of the prison, sent tor a file of troops and ordered them to be taken forci bly. Two of Ihe convicts wore killed and eight were seriously injured in the struggle that followed. Those who survived the scrimmage received 110 lashes each; but even this was not considered sufficient, and the rest of the convicts, who had nothing what ever to do with the affair, received a hundred lashes each. Furthermore, the thongs used wen* steeped in salt and salt was nibbed into the open wounds. "Finally, the convicts of cell No. 8 and several others—4o of them al together—were tried by courtmartial and 13 of them were sentenced '.O death and 13 more to penal servi tude for life. “(Since this occurred there has TO PREPARE A MEAL ON A GAS RANGE Requires Less Time Than on Any Other Stove Manufactured The Following Comparison Shows the Saving in Time: TIME SERVING Chopping Kindling ... 5 Minutes I Carrying in Coal .... 5 Minutes Digging out Ashes ... 5 Minutes Carrying Out Ashes ... 5 Minutes Waiting for a Hot Oven . 30 a Hot Biscuits Baked in . . 20 Minutes M M Total ' Minutes Floor dirty, clothes soiled, fingers burned, air smoky, temper ruffled, kitch en red hot, one hour before fire dies out. Which Do You Prefer? | Why Not Cook With Ga.s arxd Save Time? San Antonio Gas £ Electric Company 305 E. HOUSTON ST. BOTH PHONES 315 KLINE’S ARRIVALS IN W. L. 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Donald remarked incredulously, “Well —I'd a thought he'd busted the basket” —The March Delineator. ‘3,50 JUDGE BECOMES INSANE, 1 RUNS AMUCK IN BERLIN । Special Cable to The Light. Berlin. April 3. —The extraordinary spectacle was witnessed in the west end of Berlin the other day of a judge becoming suddenly Insane and run nlug amuck. The subject of the at ; tack was Judge Niemir, formerly of । the high court, and the outbreak oc ; curred quite suddenly. The unfortu nate man demolished all the windows I I in his dwelling, smashed the entire , ; stock of crockery, glasses, wine 4>ot- ; tics, and flower pots, and wrecked a ■ considerable portion of his own furni ture. Niemir had previously barred and barricaded the doors and threatened to murder his servants. These fled, screaming to the balcony, and were rescued 'by means of a Are escape, which was huriedly brought up by .he brigade. The firemen then attempted to enter the dwelling, and when they broke the doors open Niemir rushed r— — % TIME SAVING GAS COOKING Strike a Match .... 10 Seconds Turn a Valve 10 Seconds Oven Heated 7 Minutes Biscuit Served in ... 15 Minutes Total . . 22 Minutes, 20 Seconds , • No dirt, no smoke. cool kitchen, little expense, no trouble, happy home, forty seven minutes. 40 seconds saved for rest or other employment. I J s to meet them armed with an axe, with which he attacked them. He was felled by means of the jet from a high-pressure hose, and then the po lice seized and arrested him. Taking No Chances. (Judge.) Bo rely—l got rather a cool recep tion when 1 called at the Smiths last; night, but they warmed up finally. Why. when I was leaving, the whole family came to the door with me! Griggs—That was because some one took three umbrellas out of their hall rack a few evenings ago. THE RETORT COURTEOUS. (Adge.) Mr. Rutty—l called because I ' thought you were out. Miss Pert—Well, I thought I was ; out, too. The tnaid must have thought | you were some one else. 19