Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-17
Mr.. Dooley Discusses The
Anti-Billboard Campaign

society long ago. Oh. but, they
say, we arcn'. using threats ne only
-Sly vie won't bay your goo!s or
thrade at your shtore If YOU adyer-
tise on amy of Charles billt2ards.'
PshaR~ tus the same thing. The
shpirt is the same an they shouldn't
thry 10 crawl betune technicalities
Think az tn Example they are Sc tin,
tn people OF this city! Nanny OF
thin mothers Of foine CROWN byes.
tachin their sons and daughters by
their Example TO shtoop TO mean and
unfair tricks. Whin some day some
Of their kids gets Expelled from school
or are fired OF tn school team for
chea in or playin' unfair. OF wondher
who will be TO blame? TIL fond
mamnas will thin hold up their
bonds in holy horror, begad, whn tn
/ IS say, Will. you taught me TO
play this way, mamma. An il will
be tn truth, too
"Oh, Dooley, do yez think twill
liver come to tn loikes of that
"Sure i. will, Hinnissy. Amt they
sowin tn seeds that will bear fruit
along these lines You wait, Hinnis-
81. Kids amt fools; they know
what's fair and shquare dea'in'
You know, too, Hinnissy, they say
woman is inconsistent and sure it
must be SO"
How do yez make thot out, Dooley,
now"
"'Tis plain to be seen. If tn ladies
was consistent. they ought to boy
colt tn Rapid Transit company FIR
kapin' such ugly poles along tn
sthrects and nivcr even palntln
thin. Why, look along some Of our
fo;nest sthreets in front Of tn best
homes there are these dirthy ould
crooked poles. Artistic, is it? Not
on yer loife! And not only the
sthreet-car company. There be tn
ilictric loig4t and Telephone poles,
too. Therefore, Oh say, Hinnissy. av
these loidies do be consistent they
would walk instid av ride on the
sthreet-cars, burn Kerosene instiN OF
ilictric loight an cut out tn telly-
phone altogether Sure, 'twould be
goin' some. Old loike to see thin
bring these big fellies to tonne an
show they got the rale sthuff in thin.
Walkin' is hilthy an they sure would
cut down tn doctor bills av they
would only walk more. Thin they
would go to bed earlier instid of
radin' be smoky, smelly lamps till
all hours. Their complexshuns an
timpers would improave, specially av
they didn't how to go to tn darned
Telephone livery half hour all tn
day All, thin we would git back to
tn simple loife! Wouldn't thot be
luxury?
"Ah. no, Hinnissy, don't We behave
it. The minimum hasn't come yet
an tn loidies be not so much in
earnest they are willin' to make such
a sacrifice yit for their art. Thot
is too much. an besides too much of
an uphill foight to buck these big
public service companies But Char
lie Frazier hasn't got big bank roll
or pull wild tn big bugs. but is
thryin' to make a daycent Twin all
by his lonesome, so he's aysier killed
off. But such is tn way of the wor-
rid We all loike to do tn easy,
Spectacular things an thin pat our
selves on tn back an say See PLAT
Owe done. Olive made this town
beyutiful. Olive warked an planned
and plotted. Niver mind if Oh how
had to sthretch me conscience a little.
The ind justifies tn means, they
used to say. an Oh guess wen ray
vive thot sthatcment while it is nicis-
sary'
well, this is quare war-rilld, Hin
Missy. Sometoime Oh think people
do be imp-ovin' a lot an we are all
gettiE' better fast. an thin again Oh
think we get on tn tobcggan an get
on all We can an slide downhill.
forgittin' tn pull up a longer an
harder than before.
Thus Dim thinkin twill be with
tn billboards. Tn loidies an tn Adj
vertiser think they are gettin' some
where but all ov suddin they'll
wake up TO find they are worse off
be far than whin they stharted an
where they sthartcd from. for they've
soilcd thimselvos in their efforts an
ralely haven't got anywhere ahead |
in tn Dist sinse av tn word"