The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

There had been a conference m
cappy RekS Office Present. Cap
~. SIR Skinner. general manager Of
tho lumber department, and Matt
Peasley. Cnppy's son-iniaw and
president aud general manager Of
CnppyH Blue Star Navigation com
pany. object; To sue or not 20 sns
a marine Insurance. company on a
marine loss
Al the conclusion or the conference
both skinner and Matt Poasiey were
strongly In favor Of entering suit
Cappy Kicks. however. raised a re-
BtTaiuing hand.
II appear 20 have the deciding
vote here" he announced. so wo will
not sue. We win pocket our loss and
quit squsaiinF We will not pay an
admiralty lawyer a fancy fee 20 in
form us. three years from now. when
our final appeal is denied, that W.
have been licked. We will take our
licking now and forget a."
III w sue" Matt urged. "the in
surance company might compro-
mice"
I'm sure they would" Nr Skin
nsr urged.
Cappy looked AZ Skinner with mild
amusement,
Don't be penny wlse and pound
foolish. skinner" he urged You
can't get hit every time you 70 %
hat Learn 20 fan out occasionally
and practice smiling while you're
walking 10 the bench. Skinner. SOME
times you remind me Of Skipper
Henry Hhllquisi. who worked for me
away back In the fogs of antiquity
hungry Henry. we used 20 call him.
He looked hungry-blg. lantern
jawed. with gloomy eyes and pas
sion for keeping down expense on his
ship. even NJ the expense Of his
mems siomhehA
II found Il hard 10 make Hungry
Henry liberal with the men. 40 final
/ ly took him or the dark blue and
gave him steamer. running coast
wiso. where the walking delegates Of
I the sailors union could make his
llfe burden Well. he was nj Van
couver. Britlsh Columbia, one day
and he had 10 nll his water tanks
Z when he found that this would cost
him SIX dollars. IN decided he would
/ wait until he got 20 HIS bunker port
/ further north Che wan loading coal
NJ Nainano. / think and set bis
water FOR nothing.
TT WAS midsummer and when
Hungry Henry 20, 70 his bunker port
he discovered that the stream which
usually supplied the port with water
had gone dry. Nobody was bathing
and water was no, 20 be obtained a,
any price. - Hungary Henry had 20
run of his course into Victoria. and
this cos, the ship $3.50 IN plotting and
I hRrbor fees not 70 mention the lost
/ time and the overhead Henry didn'l
have tho courage 10 put this item oi
expense on the report Oh his next yoy
aEr. because he knew IA question Il
70 he charged IL 20 himself. Bui he goI
rrfeysng ever Il hnd one bright day
just 10 Sc; shut Of the horrible
thouwhi, he jumped overheard Ct sen
and WAS gren no more
Il hats 10 take licking wifbau,
4 putsinE up f1gti. Air. fsieisa." Matt
4 protested
Well. Skinner. III admit II Is an
ADVANTAGE sometimes TO be 10 bone
( headed you never know when you're
/ licked. However. have observed
that this condition generally argues
one of two things, The bull headed
one il either stupid or consumed with
4 ego He fights for victory. not for
the fruits Of II. ~ you go thru this
busy life, Skinner. you viii gradual
ly come 10 the conclusion that the
braves; and hralniest man Is the one
who knows when he's licked and
knows !, first. In fact. he knows IL
before he starts 10 fight: consequent
~ he does not prejudice his roputa-
lion an a fighter. He never has 10
wade in and take a beating merely
10 pnndcr 10 his ego. lie quits before
| he startK
Skinner. II IL my opinion that all