Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-31
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Iafther INTO men aIIaIIS tnan ms
message would indicate (This IL why
I haven't addressed my message to
the women Il is meant for ordinary
human inteiiigence!)
Women don't need "intuitional good
judgment" or astrology 70 see the tai
lacy OF the argument Of this {. OF {.
message; all they need Ii some Of the
common sense God has given them for
Just such practical use. They. Will
laugh, too, when they come to this:
There would be no new styles IN
clothes to be had"
As II fashion ever failed to dictate
TO its votaries even during hard times,
| or the severest financial crisis.
I am sure that q level headed bust
nessman like Mr.. Hagens did not write
this message though as president OF
the c. OF C. he signed the document.
There are other level headed men in
the Chamber Of Commerce. Why in
thunder didn't they get L. A. Thur
ston TO write something II they were
bound to promulgate?
| While the fear of having mo new
styles in clothes" might strike Mr..
Raymond c. Brown and a few other
extremely handsome men very hard,
| am Of the opinion that most Of our
women would be glad that rapidly
changing styles no longer made the
average mans life burden. or caused
TO be thrown aside for more fashion
able ones clothes, as good in quality
as they ever were.
A sane economy is not going to
hurt any established, legitimate bust
ness here or elsewhere. The cry that
1t will verges on hysteria. The man
or woman who wears last seasons hat
because 1t is Just as good II not quite
so fashionable as this seasons, shows
good common sense and commendable
independence.
There will be money for something
else more profitable than an extra hat
Besides, We can't very we'll give
away old clothes The growing self
respect Of the poor prevents.
The money saved having gone to
the keeping OF O needy child, or into
some local investment, will be alive,
yield interest, and help all. In other
words, II will fall into circulation, not
be q dead hat that helps nobody, and
the price Of which has gone possibly
to the Rosenbaum-Stetner American
Headgear Company Of Chicago. / Ry
what Is truth and sense when l say
that instead of running business the
economy suggested by our leaders
throughout the country IL going to do
more to establish and maintain
healthy private and public enterprise
and normal trade than any other
movement.
It 10 going to save the country from
wastefulness that, was leading to
the ruin Of business.
Think OF 500. ooo. 900 wasted annual.
~ In food products alone.
Much Of this wastefulness comes
from indiscriminate buying, buying
things which cannot be consumed.
Then count the waste in hats .(since
the c. Of c. has taken this a. o sym
bol), which are not needed by the
owners and are only bought because
they are too proud to wear an equally
good hat that is o little out Of style.
II any friend" is OF 90 poor q quail
ity that he won't recognize you in your
old hat, he, and not. the hatsought to
be discarded for new. ThRtss my phil.
OoOP4Ss hoNC q low oS4aaluteuCCS
who look askance at me these days,
but l take 1t that they suffer from
either mental or optical astigmatism
and ought to be excused.
Poor buying has ruined many q man
and made slaves Of more women. IT
causes men to spend money for things
they really don't need Just because
they are cheap" to lay up dead goods
drugs on the market, articles which
are not contributing to comfort or to
good business. Moreover, while q
sensible restriction of expenditure by
men and women may cut out q few
sales ct q few stores, on the whole,
It will have o tendency to eliminate
catalogue buying (which even In Ha.
wall has been extensive, extrayagant
and for the buyer who does not see
the goods, generally unsatisfactory
and encourage residents to get what
they need and all they need from local
There ar none better.
s. stand here to advocate thrift, you
bet. am not Scotch either, and sui.
fer rom e1traYagant tastes.
For 90 year, II have bought what
] want and my family wants, from our
own merchants no matter what in.
ducements came from outside.
Home first, has been my motto.
j buy hats, stocks and frocks here,
and everything I need that can't get
here ] have my dealer order for me
because that's his business, he can
do It better than can, and is entitled
to his profits.
What d more, when l buy / don't
Jew man down, give the dealer
credit for being as honest as / am.
IL had space could say q lot
more about legitimate thrift; about
the way the English are economizing
for their own and the worlds sake;
about the French thrift which has
made France the nation II Is.
Not boarding, but unselfish, sensi.
BILE conomy-saVing for the other
fellow. Cutting out today's luxury for
tomorrow's need. Planting a tree for
posterity.
The English and French Of the
better" class have cut out servan.
expenditure; maids, buffers, footmen,
even cooks. They are doing their