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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-05

THE librarians. by the way. knew
something Of Enos Mills before
they met him in person. They had
become acquainted with him through
his writings, which have found their
way to a place of prominence in
every library of this country and, in
fact, abroad.
He is widely known as a lecturer
on nature subjects and on what he
calls emancipation of our national
parks" He has become indelibly as
ISOLATED with the "See America
First" idea, and was the originator
of the slogan. Get America Ready
to Be Seem" He has long advocated.
also, that citizens see their own
state first"
The indomitable spirit and ply
steal endurance of Mr.. Mills was
admitted by the state of Colorado
when it appointed him to fill a posi-
ton, especially created for him, of
state snow observer" All that the
incumbent of this office, since abol-
ished, had to do was to climb about
the snow-covered mountain tops of
Colorado and measure the snowfall,
would have some idea of the amount
Of water which the melted snow
would produce in the spring. Mills
gladly accepted this position, and
with no special protection from the
elements, and with only a few raisins
in his pockets for food, scaled the
highest peaks in that section in the
face of raging billiards and poten-
tial dangers under foot.
Such ventures are greatly enjoyed
by this unusual man. The same tenn
permanent which urged him to seek
out the most precarious precipices in
the Rockies as resting places led
him, while in Alaska years ago, to
climb massive iceberg and sleep
there at great risk to his safety of
limb and life.
While unable. perhaps, to dupli-
| cate these feats of an earlier day,
Mr.. Mills is still a habitue of the
wild country about Estes Park, and
with him often go two of his best
companions, Mrs. Mills and his little
daughter. Mrs. Mills was Miss Esther
A. Burneu. The couple were married
in 1918.
A conception Of the respect which
Colorado and the west holds for Mr.
Mills may be gained from the fol-
lowing editorial printed in the Dem
yer Post in 1915:
\ X \ r
CIT was Enos Mills who conceived
the idea Of conserving natures
wonderful workmanship in the Longs
Peak region by placing it in the
keeping of the United States govern
ment, and. single-handed, he set out
to accomplish this result Single
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-05

TINE City of Washington was
fast asleep when fire broke
out in the Treasury building
early one Sunday morning in
1893. Even the twenty-year-old night
Waterman in the Treasury had retired
for the night. He had examined all
the rooms except those in the nre-
proof part of the building at 10
o'clock and had found the fires In
tbe crates, as he supposed. entirely
safe, Strange as it may seem, he was
allowed to go to bed after he hao
made his 10 o'clock tour Of inspection.
Fortunately, a man living at the
corner of 18th and G streets happened
to wake up about 2:30 that Sunday
morning. He noticed light in the
Treasury. and as he watched, smoke
and flames burst from a window on
the second floor. He rushed out on
his porch shouting Fire"
The first persons to arrive on the
scene found the Treasury door bolted
and the guard within still asleep.
Finally they awakened him by their
repeated pounding and he opened the
door, wondering what all the excite.
ment was about. Men rushed into the
building. but as there were no lights
burning, they returned to have the
young man find them candles. One
man had the presence of mind to race
down to the Franklin engine house. at
the corner of 18th street and the Ave-
nue., in order to ring the fire bell and
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been erected in the neighborhood.
One of these placards, for instance,
bears this inscriptions:
What do you want with an armful
Of fiowers?"
After turning this pointed question
over several times in his mind, the
tourist usually decides that, while
it's nobody's business but his own, he
will refrain from having to answer
the query even for his conscience, by
RETAINING from gathering flowers.
Practicing carefully what he
breaches about conservation OF the
many forms of forest life, Mills
erected his big log-cabin-shaped inn
out of fire-killed trees. The porch
supports are also giants Of wood, stu
rooted in the earth, where their
growth was stopped by some con-
migration Of former years. The small
cabin where, as a young man, Mills
first brayed the mountain storms, Is
visible from the inn.
With. the establishment Of this old
fashioned hostelry. Mills recognized
the need for a guide who could snow
the visitors the points Of interest and
explain to them the wonders OF ma
ture. He was forced to recognize this
need in view of the incessant de-
mands for his advice regarding the
formationtof this crag or the origin
Of -yonder valley. Consequently ne
proceeded to devote much Of his time
to taking parties Of mixers over the
slopes about his place, not on hunting
or foraginS expeditions. but on quests
for knowledge concerning the handi-
work ef the Creator. He has thus
piloted many dignitaries of this coun-
try and Europe over the sides OF
Longs Peak. Among his remarkable
collection of pictures taken In the
mountain country are ones showing
him with the late Franklin X. Lane
former Secretary Of the Interior;
Charles Evans Hughes, Otis skinner
and various groups Of visitors. In
GLIDING . committee Of Librarians OF
the United stasss -
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handed he brought it about. for all
the forces that have contributed 70
the victory were lined up through his
efforts. Others have helped, to be
sure, but it was by Encs Mills per-
sistent labor that they were made
supporters of the movement.
HE fought against apathy at home
and active opposition in Washington.
The lack Of interest that existed in
Colorado he finally turned into enthu-
siasm. He had already aroused more
public interest in the east than he
found at home.
For six years every fall and win
ter, when he might have put in his
time on work with personal profit, he
has Travelled through the east, preach
ing Colorado scenery and the national
park, paying his own expenses. He
has lobbied at Washington with all
the persistence and energy of a paid
advocate of some special interest. He
has written thousands and thousands
of letters to men and organizations
all over the country to enlist them in
his cause. He has visited editors of
great newspapers and magazines and
won their support.
Besides the time devoted TO this
campaign it has been expensive finan-
Gally. for he has spent between $4,000
and $1,000 Of his own money in fur
thering a movement that will be
worth millions to Colorado.
so let Colorado take OFF its hat to
Enos Mills. who has nationalized the
states most beautiful park and capi-
talized Colorado's scenery. in which
every citizen is a stockholders and
dividend participant"
Mills whole attitude in life is
summed up in his following words.
written on seeing a young oak push
ing its way to sunlight through a
canopy of leaves and sticks:
Il never see a little tree bursting
from the earth, peeping confidingly
up among the withered leaves. with
out wondering how long it will live
and what trials and triumphs it will
have. 1t will better and beautify
the earth; love the blue sky and the
! white clouds passing by and even
join merrily in the movement and
| music of the elemental dance with
| the winds. 1t will welcome the
| fiower-opening days of spring, be a
home for the birds and enjoy the
| summer rain. And, when comes the
golden peace of autumn days, trust
it will be ready with ripened fruit
for the life to come. I never fail to
| hope that if this tree is cut down it
may be used for fiagpole to keep
our glorious banner in the breeze. or
be built into a cottage where love
will abide; or, il it must be burnt,
that it will blaze on the hearthstone
in home where children play in the
freight on the floor"
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was tried four successive times. but
the court failed to convict him.
When the Treasury was threatened
by fire a month ago one Of the first
persons to discover the blaze was
Fire Chief Watson. who was Looking
out of his office window, in tho Dis-
trict building. on the site Of the old
Franklin engine house. Fortunately.
the fire broke out in the middle of the
afternoon, when the employees were
nearby to extinguish it before it
could gain Roadway.
In 1888 two or three hundred PEG.
pie watched the futile attempts OF
the flremen to check the blaze. while
in 1922 over 10000 spectators saw an
up-to-date fire department conquer
tho flames after . half-hour's stub
born fight
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arouse the volunteers. He found the
door locked. so he dashed across the
street to a hotel Con the site Of the
New Willard) and got the key.
Horses were brought from nearby
stable and hitched to the engine.
later testified that 1t
was twenty minutes after the first
alarm Def pre- the fire engine arrived.
EVENTUALLY three more came from
other baIts Of the District.
A fire Engine in 1888 was q crude at
fair, little more than a hand pump.
The volunteer fremen labored under
many nj ndicaps. They found that the
hose Was too short, what they did
have leaked badly and they had to tie
1t WITH rags to keep from getting
Then the water gave out.
The lire had . good start before It
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dislikes led to the adoption Of a number
Of other wild beasts Probably one Of
the rarest bits Of tanning ever accom-
plished was his gaining Of confidence Of
a Rocky mountain goat. noted for its
timidity and habits Of seclusion. After
years Of daily persistence. mingled with
proper discretion, he succeeded in Sc
curing the friendship of this goat to an
extent that permitted him to feed it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-05

from his hand outside the door Of his
cabin on Longs peak. His wife has
taken photographs Of him performing
this unusual feat.
Among other pets which the naturalist
mas kept from time to time are a chip
munk, a beaver, birds of various kinds,
ETC.
Mills is not a native mountaineer. He
was born and reared in Fort Scott,
Kan, and it was in this country that
he first nurtured q desire to explore the
great west. His mother had told him
of the massive peaks and deep valleys
of Colorado as she remembered them
from her honeymoon. and his boyish
determination to see for himself these
wonders led him to work and save. in
spite Of physical weaknesses in order
that his craving might be satisfied.
At the age Of fourteen he had accu:
INFLATED enough money to pay his way
to Colorado. and he did. not wait to
save more. Arriving in the mountains
of his dreams, he built himself a little
cabin In Estes Park and supported him
self by working for q ranchman. His
belief that the change Of climate would
assist him in recovering from his illness
was we'll founded, for he became strong
and healthy and capable Of warding or
afiictions of all kinds.
=. .--s**.*
FOR the next i've years Mills took
L turns at ranching, mining, pros
pecting, trapping and other vigorous
outdoor occupations He Travelled
from Colorado to Montana, where he
dug ore for the then barely explored
Anaconda mines. He went to Alaska
and mushed all over the Klondike re-
gion several years prior to the his
toric gold rush, and ended up in
California by pursuing various lines
Of work. He recalls that while in
the Klondike there was constant ex-
citement over rumors Of gold strikes,
and that as soon as some report in
this connection was received other
announcements discreditine the finds
would be forthcoming. Nevsrthelesss'
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the whole country thereabouts was
at a high pitch, and he says that the
eventual discovery Of gold in guam
titles was-not a surprise to him or
to others who had traversed the same
locality and listened to the same
stories around firesides.
1t was while on q visit to San Fran
cisco in 1889 that Mills was started
on his career as q naturalist. He was
examining q weed which he had
found on the beach when he was ac-
costed by a stranger, who told him
the name Of the plant and engaged
him in conversation about plant life.
The man was John Muir. noted ma
ture lover. Muir. found that young
Mills was eager to know more Of the
mysteries Of nature, and the two be-
came companiona y TIE result was
that Mills determined to spend the
remainder of his life studying outdoor
life. !.
Returning to his cabin in Estes
Park. he surveyed the ground a.
though it were new to him and fore
6dW STC0I. pVo0lO A~A
mountainous section as natural
preserve. He mapped out a plan TOR
opening up this territory to visitors
from the plains and farther east, that
they, too. might know Of the splen-
doris of the Colorado SUBMITS. His
initiG step was to open an inn and
establish rules that no guest should
destroy wild flowers or hunt game on
his lands. Incidentally, there were
also regulations against card play
ing, dancing and religious teaching
It the inn. I
* &**
THIS policy, laid down at the very
beginning has been rigidly ad-
hered to through passing years. al
though the inn has attained interna-
tional fame as mills place on Longs
Peake." Tourists in the vicinity of
the, naturalists' home today. are
brought face to face with the doc
trine through numerous slgns. forci-
bly,, yet simply words4 which hGssl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-05

NOS MILLS Washington Tells Of His Adventures With Grizzlies Noun
Other Animals the Rockiese Followed Bear for
Seven Days bt7ays Horse Most
Through Kond Long Before the Fa
Gold Rs-Trouble Raising Bear CubTk With John Muir Which
Led Ito the Fascinating Life of Naturalist.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-06
'THE WOMAN'S INDUSTRIAL

The last meeting of the Woman's
Industrial for the season occurred
last Monday afternoon at the Parish
House. The weather was favorable
and the attendance was full. II be.
ing the last meeting considerable
was made of the occasion, and it
proved 10 be one much enjoyed by
the large number of women present.
Some of the leaders among the wo-
men who have been giving all day
Monday 10 the work during the year,
and so have largely contributed 10
it's success, prepared a dinner Mon
day noon, to which the officers Of the
association and their husbands were
invited. Mrs. W. +. Hays acted as
hostess, and those who know Mrs.
Hays know perfectly well that moth
ing was left undone TO make the oc-
casion most happy. But for that
matter, Mrs. Coddington, Mrs. Parks,
Mrs. johnson, Mrs. Harrison-in fact,
all the ladies had apparently outdone
themselves.
The writer had no idea that there
could be so many tempting things TO
eat, and TO have them brought to-
gether was almost bewildering. The
husbands who were so fortunate as to
be present were Professor Dodge, DR.,
Hirschy, DIR. Cowley, +. l.. Roberts,
and A. =. Smith.
Mrs. Dodge and Mrs. Hirschy have
been directing the activities Of the
Industrial this year, and from many
standpoints it must be considered as
one of the most successful years of
this very important work.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-06
NORMAL CROP YEAR IN SIGHT

Practically normal crop conditions
the world over are reported by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. Argentina's wheat harvesting ia
making progress. The yield is of good
quality but the area planted was ap-
proXimately 1,Oo00o0 acres less than
for the preceding year. With European
demand somewhat lighter, as result
of increasing home production and IA
tendency 10 curIail imports, even SO
large a reduction in the case of Argen-
tina, which exports heavily, does not
appear 10 be out of the ordinary. Aus
tralia, ON the other hand, will have
a harvest approximately equaling that
of l9202l. Germany's winter crops
are showing some deterioration and
France also reports recession from
earlier estimates. while Hungary and
several neighboring states indicate
favorable conditions, India and Egypt
probably will grow more rice this year
than last. In the United States, winter
wheat is generally in good shape
throughout eastern and northern
states, while the situation In the South
west is less promising. Canada antici-
pates u satisfactory crop.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-06

Modern Society Smirks at the ancient, Out
worn Puritanical Traditions



Whereas boys Of yesterdays generation
dsm taught with religious beliefs nurured
the inherent of conviction Of
spiritually demolished by modern literature
life Modern sms ancien outworn Puranca tra
tions Of right and wrong"
II that there result
obyd only result when they dobeyed whether the
about blue laws less of personal privilege society
who draw liquor out Of hidden places at public banquet doing
hour make Boshevs anarchists the
tendant than all street orato and pamphlets could
The which the boys read and
marriage They make mocey and pude Of the
The movies blatant and their appeal
Of They trying Of them to clean up gownup
which is helping.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-06

II IL not little remarkable that the
oldtime Mississippi steamboat which
figured In the career of Mark Twain
should still endur. on the river which
IL has helped to make famous. Though
few and far between, these oddly.
fashioned wooden boats. with their
tall, narrow tunnels and their end.on
gsnguRys which can be elevated like
drawbridges. still shoot the shoals. -
carrying the observer back In fancy to
the days when their roistering crews
caused the tall stacks to spout fire
~ they raced the boats for all they
were worth against one another. But
he who would catch a glimpse ~ the
ancient river craft must needs hurry.
II will soon he thing 81 the past.
A new type of boat II being put on
the river by the United States gov
eminent In order 20 reestahlish nnviga-
ton 10 and from the Gulf Of Mexico.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-06
Tate's Tire Shop
Chestnut Street

One hundred and seven persons
were killed in the Alps last year,
mostly by falls
Reading these figures, one can IN
derstand why So many primitive peo-
pies feared the higher mountains. and
looked upon them AS the abode Of evil
spirits. Generally speaking, primitive
man had no better physique than
civilized man, and vastly less equip
mcnt. Yet more than a hundred per
sons, with all the advantages Of ciyili-
cation. were killed In single summer
by the mighty mountains which rise
In central Europe.
God was good TO make the noun
tains," sang poet Of the late Nine
tccnth century. Earlier peoples did
not regard these upturnings Of earth
rs signs OF heavenly benefcence-and
small wonder
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-06
A Definition of Democracy

American March contained the statement
that democracy progressing otter countries is in
United States. Why IL asks, "are politics
confused uninspred?" The Isl
Because the soul Of America lacks lode star We need to
guide spiritual of what democracy Nothing less
cnknde cohee thinking and direct efec
lively restimulated energies Discussion is invited
definition Of which shall Americas need and the
following definition thought by DR. Charles F1escher twenty
and subjected successfully TO tests is
forthwith offered Democracy the organization Of Society
the basis Of respect for the individual
the United States democracy progressing along the wrong
lines individual liberty and freedom of action have TO
We have become free and democratic OF
doing things law breakers and abuses Of the public
authorized under democratic system of government
live man. the jury, with weeping wife and
cngng children Of than the he has
We many. many counties and whole states
where the penalty Of the law inflicted no mat
ter how serious the be-
average is what might call good fellow
He When he worshps he worshps ferventy wnen
with and matter what he does, in
his estimation II is nobodys business
New York American that need TO con
Of democracy Democracy not
license liberty. Democracy is not freedom Of WILL 1t is re-
spcct for your neighbors.
II we have a better give il 10 the world
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-06
MEETINGS TO Gull.
INMATE IN BIG MAY
MEETING

Sixteen Of the Series Announced
Earlier Already Held
Berea Woman's Club Giving Bibles
As Prizes to Winners of Bible
Verse Contests
Monday evening Of this week the
first of the April meetings to be held
in communities adjacent to Berea
was held at Big Hill. Following this
will be meetings in their regular
order at Scaffold Cane, Silver Greek,
Bobtown, Wallaceton, Whites Station,
and Kingston. These meetings, be.
ginning in January and being held
once each month at each of the points
named, have steadily grown in in
terest and attendance.
"There is a demand that the month
ly meetings be continued" reports
Professor Dix. AT Big Hill last
night the people asked at the close
of the meeting what was to be the
subject of the next. Upon being told
that this was the last of the series,
they declared that they were just
fairly getting interested, and hoped
they would not be discontinued"
Seventy people were in attendance
at the Big Hill meeting and all were
very responsive to every number on
the program. The Bible Verse con-
test was won by Mike Lamb, who re-
ceived the handsome leather bound
Bible presented by the Berea Woman's
Club. Professor Weir gave his art
lecture on the life of Christ, illustrat-
ing it by his wonderful crayon pro
duction in colors. He will give this
lecture at all the April meetings.
Almost without exception the meet
ings have been largely attended and
full Of interest. On Monday night
of last week, Kingston had an attend
ance of l65. 1t is expected that the
April meetings will be the largest
around the whole circuit of any pre-.
viously held.
The elimination of the whole effort
for this spring is to be the big all day
meeting at Berea in May when all the
communities will be on the ground
getting better acquainted with each
other and with Berea people and con.
testing in friendly rivalry in the vari-
Gus activities that have been discussed
and inaugurated during the series Of
meetings.
A splendid feature Of the whole en-
terprise has been the wonderful CO.
operation of many interests to make
the meetings success. The Red Cross
the County Agent, College Extension
the Woman's Club and most Of all
the local organizations in the var
ious communities have worked togeth
err with the greatestest enthusiasm
Combined efforts like this promot.
neighborliness, which, in the last an
alysis, is the very essence of Chris
tianity.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-06
LADIES' AID SOCIAL

The unique social gwen by the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Christian
Church Tuesday night was well at
tended and success in every par
ticular.
Each guest brought a dollar and
told in an original poem how he
earned that dollar. The poems were
full Of wit and humor and caused
unbounded mirth. The first prize
was won by Mrs. NJ b. Flannery.
Her poem is given in full below.
Second prize was won by Mrs. Scott
Scale. The Ladies' Aid Society is
wide awake and every event they Of
fer the public is well worthwhile:
Prize Poem Of Ladies Aid Social
When they said ! must earn a dollar,
II made me choke when tried 10
swallow.
Then decided TO do as ] had done
before
Secure work Of Mrs. Matheny thru
Mrs. Moore.
yes" said she, "I'll furnish a plenty,
So over she came with runners
twenty.
At first ! thought I'd surely "holler,'
But hemmed and hemmed till |
earned that dollar.
Mrs. VI. Il. Flannery
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-06

An international authority declares
that 81 all earths races the American
woman wears her clothes best. She
may not necessarily have the best
clothes but wears them well and
smarily. She keeps herself clean and
neat and knows how 10 put the chic
IN chicken This Is bit Of IA sur
prise rs most Americans themselves
thought the French girls had clever
and modlsh way about them That could
make bingham gown look Ike
georgetie, SAYS the Los Angeles Times.
Rut the American woman no longer
looks 10 Paris for her designs, She
IN able to dress with taste on her
own account.