The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-19
Seeing America First
By Fred c. Kelly.

am riche6 for having got acQualnt
ed with one Frank A Miller II River
side, Csl
Miller Is II hotel proprietor And he
runs one Of the most delightfully."- uu
usual hotels In the country II Is u
hotel for example. where nearly
every room has large private sleep
ink porch In connection aud II that
isn't making progress In hotel accom-
mOdatlons, then what Is?
Running a distinctive hotel is. how
ever only one phase of Miller He Is
a philosopher. lie has ideas about
things One OF his theories IL TINT n
u man doesn't yet his run as q boy
product Of his work. he will stand n
good chance of not getting any fun at
all.
II have been dealing with rich folks
SO long at my boarding house says
Miller-he always refers 10 his rlc.
giant big hotel Hs q boarding house,
that | have found out some things
worth knowing about riches and rich
people | have found that the uVpr-
age rich man ls not happy, or n he
is II is due to some other reason II
X not possible to buy fun or pleasure
or health by the thousand dollars
worth The only real substantial fun
Is thut which comes from working,
from accomplishing For that reason
the man | feel sOrricst FOR Is the lei
low who doesn't Ike his job His one
chance ut enjoying life Is gone
Il run my hotel IN II way that gives
pleasure 10 me as we'll as 10 my
guests, and II the time ever comes that
| do not get my main pleasure out of
my business, I'll change my line VI
| business"
Another of Miller's theories Is that
commerciHlsm in this country has
throttled sentiment And right there
he says is where we are getting ofi
wrong In our viewpoint
III | had the making of the laws
for this nation" declares Miller. "l
would require every man to stay home
and celebrate his wedding anniversary
each year, and 10 celebrate the birth
days ~ every one of his children II
he didn't do II ! would fine him We
need more sentiment all along the line
What events can equal the importance
( In the family " ones marriage and the
| coming NJ ones children Yet we are
likely 10 let those days pass almost
| mnoticed while. ON the other hand
We get ourselves all gigged mp aud pa
| rHde the streets tO commemorate some
date NJ significance 10 the lodge we
belong to
81 would insist II had the author
ity on such celebration Of the red
! letter days In ones own family, that
each member would have n sort OF sen
| tlmeDtal rounding np every 80 often
The coming " the first child II seem.
To me. Ia Just as important day Ia
rrmember rs the date Of the signing
~ the Declaration NJ Independence
Some wears ago great sorrow came
into Miller'4 lIfe lie was bitter and
resentful toward his Creator.
Then says he. zone day got tp
thinking reflected that this life 4.
! drawn I'm a way that great many
people must necessarily meet with
trouble There Is no way out ~ n
Why then. | asked myself. should
b~ singled out 10 miss that which may
come 10 anybody | went over ~ IN,
mirror looked myself I'm the eve and
said to myself Miller. you're
SQuealer Then took brace and
determined that sQuealer was IN,
last thing ! would want the father nj
my children 10 he / found II hil
help just 10 regard NE a game and
myself as a PLAYER who had hollerrd
when he was hurt
Every now and then some friend vi
Miller backs him off to one side and
suggests to him that he ought To max,
his hotel more IKE other hotels Tn,
great trouble with the average man {.
that he thinks things should he don,
lust ~ they have always been don,
before
'The guests might Ike the hutr
JUST rs well n II were Ike every Other
hotel SAYS Miller. but wouldn't
and as | have only one little old I'M,
10 lead I've got ~ think about myscli
us we'll as my customers n can civ,