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KNKKAL MANAGER A. I MOII
LKH of the I'nton Pacific, who
lnnt wn h axHiime-d his duties In
12SS1
this city, has l:id a very inter
e.etlng Hiid pre-eminently nuccoiw-
ful carver. Starling "t the bottom lie has
gradually and surely made his way to tins
Very top notch In the railroad world aa
gineral manager of the greatest trans
Missourl line.
"I entered the business of railroading,"
Said Mr. Meihlcr, "kciusc 1 hktd It. My
family at that tlnv: lived tn btcrling, 111.,
but 1 started my carte; In an adjoining
town. Quit, 111, uh warehouse anJ olth-e
clerk for the Chicago & Northwestern.
My opinion of the csBcntiuis In a man who
achieves succ-ss are. Hist, Intense ap
plication; seceitnl. loyalty, and third, to
eliminate from his vocabulary the word
fall." The fundamental principle of every
man's sucreas In to respect the rights of hl.i
fellow nun and to not muke I he mistakd
of dccidltig other puoplj's atillly and
trains from Iiih own stamipeilnt, bee-nuse
If he will stop to think, other people have
brains and th world can get along with
out him."
After having made his start In business
at (Salt, III., Mr. Mohler was sue-eosslvely
Blallon agent at Wrle, 111., for the Hock
ford, Kock Inland & St. louis railway In
1X70. In 1X71 he Was clerk of operating
and accounts in the auditor's olllce of the
Bamo road; 1871 to October, 1XX2, he was
with the Burlington, Cedar Rapids V Min
nesota road (now the Burlington, Cedar
ltapids & Northern). Kor two years he
was traveling auditor and pioneer agent;
two years chief clerk In the freight de
partment; one year assistant general
freight ngvnt; six years general freight
agent. From October I, IM2, until March 1.
188G, Mr. Mohler was general freight agent
of the Chlcngo, St. Paul, Minneapolis At
Manitoba railway (now the Great North
ern). From March 1, 1W0, to January 15,
1S.V7, land commissioner, and from Jan
uary 16. 1RX7, to April, 1K88, he was gen
eral freight agent; from April, 1KS8. to
October 10, 1KXS, general superintendent;
fk-tobor It, IHhK, to September 1, 18S9, as
sistant general manuger of the same road.
On September 1, Mr. Mohler again
changed his base of operations by going
with the Montana Central railway, for
which line he was general mnnager until
Iceember 1. 1SS3. On the lntter date he
again c hanged tils connection by going to
the Minneapolis & Bt. Ixiuls railway to
a nr. u me the duties of general manager of
that property, from which line he went
to the Oregon Railroad ft Navigation com
pany to become Its executive head In the
dual position of president aind general
. manager. From the navigation company
he came to Omaha. His appointment was
announced by Pre-sldent E. II. Harrtmun
of the Kartinian lines on April 1 of the
present year.
Mr. Mohler Is a large rnnn with a pleas
ant countenance. He la easily approached
and has a very cordial manner. He has
no time to waste, but to all who have a
claim upon his attention he has time to
listen. Very active of mind and quick to
decide on any point which requires hasty
decision, he la still a man who Impresses
those who meet htm aa being a deep
thinker when occasion requires that a
problem must be worked out to Its con
clusion. The best evidence of how he
stands with people l the wast where ha
has resided Is a perusal of tha papers pub
lished In Portland during the last two
weeks. It will be learned from an exam
ination of theoe paper that he was feasted
and banqueted by friends and business
associates from the day the announcement
was innde that he wan to leave until the
hour of his departure arrived. The letter
given hint by 325 of his employes upon his
departure also breathes the nature of the
maa aa viewed by the tollers who, owing
to their position, were required to take his
orders. That he has always exacted the
best service a man could give there appears
to be no question, but that Is part of his
duty tn the position he occupies. He has
never required more than his employes' best
effort, ns la so often the case with those
placed high In authority. It la said that
ha cherishes more the letter given him by
tiia former employes than aay other token
of esteem bestowed upon him when he
left tha city which be baa called home for
a Ions.
Togo
(Copyright 1901 by T. C. McClure.)
kOKlO. March 20. Vice Admiral
Togo owes his present world
wide fame to the clrcumstano
that as a captain of the protected
cruiser "Naniwa" during the
China Japan war he fired the first shot
In the battle of the Valu.
When the elder statesmen, that powerful
coterie of five men who are the tTnpcrcr s
chief udvlscrs In national crises, were map
ping out their plan of campaign for the
Impending war with Russia, the question
came up as to who should command the
fleet thnt would be sent to reduce Port
Arthur.
"Ber.d Tcgn," the Marquis lto Is repre
sented to have snid. "He r'r-.:r!; first fit
the Yrtlu. He will strike first and hard
at Port Arthur."
Initiative 1s one of Vlee dn-lral Togo's
predominating trelts. The nation's hmda
know fo well that Togo never lets "the
grass crow timler his fee t" that vh.-n
they received the news of his daring nt
taek on Port Arthur they were not over
whelmingly surprised. "They expected It."
wild a Japanese naval officer on duty In
Toklo. "We all expected It. Wasn't Togo
In command?"
Another of the admiral's distinctive char
acteristics Is perseverance. The nation
knows It, too. and that Is why you hear
on every utile the little brown men Paying
of their popular hero: "Walt! He'll block
the Kusir.rs yet He never gives up!"
Add to these two marks that of tnele
fatigahillty, and you hnve a clear outline
of the mrnner of man Tngo la. Keen In
time of pence it Is no uncommon thing
for him to forget his meals when con
fronted with some Intricate situation, and
he has been known to sit up all night
In his room wrestling enthusiastically with
a puzzling mathematical problem relating
to naval matters. And men who have
served under him, when telling of these
Incidents, do not forget to add that their
beloved admiral keeps on until he has se
cured the answer or finished the task at
hand before thinking of physical cewnfnrt.
While Togo thus drives himself hard,
and responsibility sit heavily tipon him,
he is by no means a martinet. He Is a
strict dlsrlpllnarlon, and aspects every man
The Avenging Wave
v Bn ,w . m , l , - . .
t J I little bay known only to a few
.V J flsher people. Iteslde the bay Is a
village of huts. They are made
of mud and turf, with floors
of clay and no windows. It Is cold and
cheerless there, even In midsummer, and
In winter It is very cold and gTay and
lonesome.
In one of these huu there once lived
a little girl. Sh was very pretty, with
big gray eyes and a clear white fore
head and long dark, brown curls. Her
name was Hod a. In the long winters Bod a
read stories of lovely ladles wearing
gorgeous gowns and many jewels and of
gallant gentlemen who knelt at their feet,
who sung to them and hunted for them
and, Boda thought, made life very pleas
ant for the beautiful story ladles. She
wished she lived among such people, and
she longed with all her little heart to crom
the sea and become a part of a gay, bright
world.
Boda spent whole days on the fee ashore.
The sea was her only confidante. One
day she was sitting looking out over tha
water, which was first green, then blue,
then dark, dark blue and her dreams ware
keeping time to the great swelling wave.
"Some day I'll go over the seas" a great
wave broke on the beach "I'll meet won
derful ladies and brave cavillers." The
wave crept steadily up to Boda's foot
and met it. boda Jumped back with a
start. Then for the first time aha noticed
a strange fisherman, who was pulling his
boat up on tha beach near her.
A crusty, foreign looking old fellow ha
was, with black bushy eyebrows. Boda
wondered what brought anyone to this
forgotten cove. She thought he must have
lost hla way. "Haven't you landed in the
wrong placer' she asked.
"Any place will do," he said. "I am
going back when I get fresh water."
"Back where?" asked Boda The tempta
tion to hear of her other world was too
strong la her; besides she had never been
told not to speak to strangers, for who
ever heard of strangers In this deserted
bay?
"Back to my own land, litis pretty one;
back to the blue sky und green hllla and
sunshine," the stranger replied.
"I wlxh I were going back somewhere,"
sighed Hocu, and she went down to the
boat, climbed In and sat in the prow just
to make her dream seem more real. How
tired she was of this hateful little covi'.
Before she realized what was happening
the fisherman pushed off, jumped In and
began to pull strong at his oara. Buda sat
up straight and looked about her. Yes,
she could see "the hateful little cove," but
It was across a wide stretch of reitloss
blue water. Then she realized It all. She
didn't like this Straus man, aha never
the Nelson of
to do hla tasks "and a little more," an a
lieutenant, who seTvrd under him In the
China-Japan war, added, but the gilmps.'s
cf hla human side that his men catch every
once In awhile make them understand him
thnrmighty lrj plain Anglo-Baxon, (wear
by him.
The softer side of Togo is shown when
ever a mishap befalls a sailor aboard his
ship, liel the accident be serious and Togo
will not only visit the man in the bay, tout
contribute to the patient's comfort from
his own private rations.
He keeps a close watch on the crew's
mess, thereby gaining the turn's regard
through their stomachs, for the Jap Bailors,
like all Jack tars, are great grumblers if
the rations fall IkIow reerulation stundareis.
He also not Infrequently engages tn con
versation with members of the crew con
cerning their duties, and he has been
known personally to assist some of the
lesB tJucuucJ In writing letters to their
famine's. But in l.U dealings with his men,
he Is as precise as when hn gives orders.
They say in the Jap navy that an order
from Togo could not be pei.ssioiy misunder
stood he speaks so slowly. impressively
and distinctly that every ryllable he utters
burns Its way Into the hearer's bruin.
Civilians In Tolrlo whe have had occa
sion to elo business with Tego have found
him to be easy In manner, free of offlclous
ness, not Incllne-d to tslk, but when called
tipem to do bo a man of few words.
"I have never tnet another man who
could put so much menning Into so few
words," said a leading Japanese banker
who is well acquainted with Togo. "Hut
at the same time he Is not what you could
call tacKurn. His look of Interest when
you are talking keeps the visitor from
forming such an opinion of him. And hla
few words of greeting, spi.ken with the
utmost cordiality, make you Instantly set
him down what he la democratic at
heart."
Outside of the science of war Togo him
self confesses that his knowledge Is lim
ited. "I nm not a great reader," he told a
Japanese newspaper Interviewer a short
time before his fleet sailed away for Port
Arthur. "But I have become acquainted
a little with the literature of Tomel (a
saw him before, and what right had he to
take her away like this?
Boda acoldenl him and threatened all sorts
of things. Now, thoroughly frightened, Bhe
begged to be put hack on land. The fisher
man rowed steadily on; he didn't seem to
hear ber. Then she cried and begged seime
more, all to no purpose. The mud huts
were already out of sight. Only a faint
utllna of the familiar coast was left.
Days went by, and the teriilde man
rowed on, looking out from under his
bushy eyebrows now and then, but never
speaking.
Boda grew weak and sick. Only the
solemn blue ocean about her, now ungry
and lashing at the fisherman with its long
white tongues, now laughing and spark
ling In the sun, mocking Boda's misery.
At last there was nothing to eat. Bod
was so weak and afraid she didn't care
what happened. She knew she would never
eo the quiet little cove again, but the
beautiful people of another country came
nearer every day.
Next morning the fisherman was alone.
The sea. was gTay and angry. It didn't
laugh now. The boat was slowly drawn
nearer shore.
Pursued by hrs gidtry conscience the
stranger hated the ocean and hurried to
leave It, but first the old ocean must
a ven re the little irl who loved It.
A great wave swept down upon the boat,
deep and gray and angry, curling in at
either end as a tiger curls Its claws about
Its prey- Silently, with lightning darting
from Its crest, the avenging wave over
took the guilty man. He and his boat were
swallowed In the wave.
The wave slunk back te Its homo In mid
ocean whispering what It had done. The
wicked stranger had gone, but hia punish
ment didn't end there. When any of the
dascondants of this man sail on the coast
tha Avenging Wave appears and swallows
them and all with them. In this way it
protects the little village In the faraway
cove from bad foreigners and little girls
can sit on the beach by the sea and dream
unharmed.
The Plant He Wanted
Tripp recently bought a piano, but rued
It as soon as his wlte and all the children
began learning to play. The other evening
Mrs. Tripp read In a music journal that It
Is a good idea to keep a plant or two In the
room with a piano to prevent the sounding
board from becoming too dry.
"What kind of plant do you think would
be best?" she asked of her husband.
"Well," said he, "If you leave It to me, I
think a boiler making plant would be about
the right sort."
Tha mean old thing! Brooklyn Eagle,
Japan
famous Chinese scholar), and I think hla
writings furnish a splendid guide for war
riors. He teaches how theory may be put
lntei practice In the simplest way. He en
courages action. In the present age, quick:
and simple action Is the only way to suc
cess, either In military or civil life."
To this same Interviewer Tego revealed
the fact that, along with the Orcldent'a
guns, he has thoroughly accepted the Occl
dent's lelea of the humanities In battle.
"When Rear Admiral Salgo led his ex
Mcl;tlon to Formosa twenty years ago, ha
hnd power to do anything," he said. "But
now we can't elo the things of that time.
We have to adhere strictly to International
ways. We have to do our lu'St to keep
out of disgraceful entanglements In bat
tle. 1 had great difllculty In restraining
my men In the China-Japan war.
"We must not be barbaric and cruel In
war, aa were the knights of the midilla
ages. We have to consider the friend
ship of the worlel. Commanders must beaf
In mJnel that they are Just captains of
merchant vessels. They must forget that
they are warriors In order to be honest
and be Just."
Togo Is n direct descendant of the bar
baric kniehts of whom he speaks. He 1(
a member of the Satsuma clan that hnj
given Japan the mnjeirlty of her leading
moelern warriors, lust as the Cheishiu elan
has furnished the major portion of the
statesmen, such ns lto ami Ineiuye.
At the Mrre of the restoration, thirty
seven year. oro. Togo, a 1 id of 17 years,
was a retainer of the feueVil lord In hla
native town of Kumamoto, an Interior town
of some. 3C.fOO Inhabitants, about 100 mile
south of Nagasaki. When his lord and
clan declared allegiance to the mikado.
Togo, with the di-eils of his fighting Sa
murai ancestors bcfeira him, was one ot
the first to eiffer his sword to the mikado.
His services were ne'cepteel, and later on,
when the emperor determined to have
modern navy, Togo, who, from his youth
tip, had always had a hankering for tha
sea. grasped the opportunity and was sen!
to England to receive the proper training.
The lessens he learnt there he afterward
put Into practice aboard his own ships;
and it Iw i fact frequently commented oa
that the ships In the Japanese navy whicg
are the closest copy of the Kngllsh navy,
are those on which Togo has served.
Togo's chief piece of work up to the out
break of the China-Japan war was hit
cruise with the training ships Hiil and
Kongo. He was then a commander. That
was twelve ycau ago. He was selected
for the post because of his already well
known ability to whip men into shape In
the nhertest possible time. In the coursa
of the; long cruise ho touched at San Fran
cisco, Seattle nnd the Hawaiian islands,
and for months he crnlseel among tha
Islanels of the South sens. Many of the
cadets he had in charge then aro novr
well known ofUeers, and they take par
ticular pains to let It b he-nlde-d that
they are Togo's men, and thnt they pattern
after him faithfully.
At the battle of the Ya'u, Togo was a
captain. For his initiative and valor there
ho was rewarded by the rank of admiral
and membership In the Third Order of tha
Rising Sun. He is In seleet company, for
only nhout twenty men are privileged to
wear the medal. But all Japan is hoping
that when the present war Is over he will
become a member of the First Order, an
honor conferred on only two men the lata
Prince Arisugawa, for his weirk In the war
with China, and Marquis lto.
In appearance Admiral Togo looks mora
like the ordinary sea captnln of Kngland
or America than a Japanese, His short,
bristly, gray beard is largely responsible
for this resemblance and marks him from
his fellow officers. He lsalso not so scant
of stature as the average Jap, and his eyea
show very little slant. Like the average
officer of the mikado, he does not know
how to wear a uniform, the coat especially
showing numerous wrinkles where it should
fit snugly.
But while he thus approaches Ca-jcatiiaa,
standards outwardly In many respects. In
wardly he clings to every tradition of hit
native land that does not Interfere wits,
modern naval Ideas. This tendency was
shown several days before the fleet left
Sasebo to attack Port Arthur. The ad
miral had all hands piped on deck, then,
while they stood at attention, he impres
sively placed a small sword, pointed
toward them, on a little table. The crew
understood the time wan close at hand
when their admiral expected them to com
mit, if necessary, honorable suicide in
battle for their mikado's sake.
"The Nelson of Japan" he is being called
that on all sides Is married and has three
daughters and a son. The boy Is In tha
Imperial university in this city, and it is
said that he, as well as his mother and
sisters, take calmly the honors that have
befallen the name of Togo. - If that is
true, then the children take after theilr
father in at least one respect. "When tha
shells were bursting all nrovmd him at
Port Arthur," wrote a lieutenant on tha
flagship Mikasa, "our august vice admiral
was the coolest man on deck."
OUVEU T. SAMPSON.
