Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-02
One Subject is Found on Which
Practically Every Citizen
Has Something to Say

ing
Confronted by this question and
hent on satisfying his curiosity Star
Bulletin reporter, while making his
daily beat" obtained opinions, short
and long. serious and funny.
With a campaign in full swing 10
grow your own" which is by no
means borrowed from the Bull Dur
ham slogan, as similar as II is, Roll
your own" it was no. trouble 70 get
expressions from everyone
All he had to do was to swing into
an office, casually pull the original
and only reporters question OF
whats new" or Anything DOING"
followed quickly by How about the
high cost of living"
The first man approached was hap
pygO-mcky, courteous, Comical Hose
Peter, whose office as traffic master
OF the Merchant and Fort streets in.
tersection is a gay and lively one.
Plant Spuds, Says Hose
Say, Hose, what do you know
about the high cost of living?" was
the friendly salutation.
Hoses eyes stood out under his hat
brim, his chin dropped on his chest,
the whites of his eyes turned heaven
ward and a. rumbling noise came roll
ing out from behind a swarthy counte-
lance that had visibly paled:
Good Lord! What don't | know
about it. j. | think these plantations
had better get busy and plant lots OF
spuds. That's what we need"
The reporter chuckled as he moved
towards a Rapid Transit car and was
still shaking when he swung off at
Palama Settlement and accosted his
good friend, James A. Rath, head
worker.
'Mornin, SIR" he says. How does
the old H. c. L. hit you up here?"
Rath took the interrogation quietly
enough. 1T hasn't been especially
apparent since war was declared be-
tween America and GERMANY" was his
rejoinder, but there's no doubt it IL
going up all the time. We feel it in
our dispensary, Prices have jumped
there in the last two years" = ],
Cigars Going ep7
Dropping down the street, the puT.
suer Of the inviting item went up the
Oahu depot stairs, took mis-. accus-
toner chair close to another good
friend, Fred G. Smith, general passen-
ger agent, refused cigarette lit was
Fatima), looked longingly at the
drawer wherein cigars of delightful
aroma had once reposed, and entered
into serious cenfab.
Everything, absolutely without eX.
ception, is going up on the Oahu rail-
way when 1t comes to the purchase Of
construction material" Smith told
him. I'VE have not much experience
with food prices but we know what 1t
costs to do construction work now
adays, that is, when we are lucky
enough to even get the material al
all"
This was far from cheering news.
The reporter left, still thinking of the
cigars. and dropped in on A. T. Long.
ley down at the territorial marketing
division on Maunakea street, where
he was sure of ripe banana and a
warm welcome, II not a five-cent cigar
of rather small but sufficient bore.
He got all three.
IF they ever get this proposition
going of growing your own it will
never stop, w2- or no war" Longley
remarked afteA surrendering the
stogie.
kamahu Too "Akamai" (Smart)
To check up on the night irregular
tiles and life's little misdemeanors,
the reporter took hike a-ound the
corner, up Nuuanu aud down Mer.
chant, to the police station and ran
smack dab" into his 'hoaloha mai
kai" good friend), Capt. Dan Ka.
mahu. He saluted the officer.
Morning, eap'n: Anything stirrin?"
Kamahu indicated lack Of such but
there was a quiet CLEAN in the eyes
of the shift boss.
You don't look very sad over the
high cost of living" the newsman re-
marked. Didn't it hit your"
Not yet, not yet" the rotund Off.
Ger chuckfed. You see, Esfelt it com.
ing and just before the war was de.
clared by President Wilson l bought
considerable flour for $175 that's sell
ing now for about 1920. / also laid
in nice supply of rice at 1926 a bag.
1t is now about ST. Oh, no. I'm not
worrying for while
iO lOpOISCI anu SIdppSu
captain on the back. You're too
'akamai' (smart)." he laughed. But
wait till that runs out. Then you'll
holler." He passed up stairs to be
halted by Jazz. Kalakiela's massive
form. Jack is clerk to Deputy Sheriff
Asch and had some good dope" on
poi
Poi Takes Flight, Too
us the price going up on poi? you
ask" Jack doomed and the chandelier
shook "Oh, no. They're too smart
for that But I'll tell you what is fla-
pening. The weight is going down
Just a little at time so you won't
notice it much or kick. Thfrty.six
pounds for a dollar used to be the
price. The poi men have given no
tice that after May il will be %
pounds. I guess that's going some.
They aren't making 1t quite as thick,
either . = :
Solomon Meheula, his right hand
man. chimed in. Yes, and the conn
try folks who used to deliver a bag
OF taro for so cents are holding II