The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-31
CAPPY KICKS
He Discusses Law Suits and Sharp Traders

Ever lincc Cappy Kicks. had. os,
trnHlhly. retired from active part.
cipaiiun in tho affairs Of the fiue
star Navigation company and ihs
Kicks Losing a LumhernR compa.
ny and had turned fhn management
% ihogg two companies over to MHit
Prasley. hif son IN law. and Mr. Skin.
nef. respectfully, the two latter had
made practice 81 holding q con.
ference with the old gentleman once
q week. This Tor three reaa0ns. Ia tho
nnt place that touch Of Difference
lieklcd Old csppi Ia the SECOND
place n thFy dian confer with him
be would well confer with them and
that promptly. In che third place.
Whenever a knotly problem presented
itself cappY could-and would-fly
AZ Il ana dinssct 4 80 promptly and
wisely that ,thn two younger men
frequently saved themselves many "a
nights sleep by referring tukilah
matters 70 the old gentleman.
one OF cappy's pet nyerslons WA
law.auit II wAH contention Of hb
that when two msn. aciuaied hy
sincere desire 20 b honest and just
with each other, asked judge %
settle their dispute. ono or both lil
Eania was az crazy 40 q March hare.
I'm not crazy, ! never have been
crazy and I'm never goinE 20 be-" be
was wont 10 warn his managers fire.
quentiy. unless one or both Of YOU
boyA set the Kicks interests into a
lawsuit without telling me tho ins
aud outs Of the deal before hiring
The lawyer
Remembering this injunction. there
fore. Mr. skinner. az certain con.
ference brought up tho subject u a
customer who had sorted out OF a
cargo u lumber shipped him, some
two hundred dollars worth Of flooring
which be claimed. under hla own
grading rules. 10 be No material
instead Of No. 1. az which grade Il
had been billed.
''IIavn you seen the rejected ma
ieFlal. skinner cappy qusried.
II have. DIR, asaid Dir skinner.
''And i IL absolutely ana undeniably
No. I material.
Got any more untitled orders on
hand Tor the rams stock from this
oustomer9''
YES. cir"
ALLOW his claim. Skinner" csppy
commanded aud never again bring
up Ia conferences such trirlng mat.
ten, n We sue this piker Nc viii lose
a customer-and 7 haven't heard you
gay he doesn't pas his bill6. promptly,
II would cost W moro 20 collect than
We would ave. 10 allow his claim
and allow Il smlilugiY. but when you
ship him his next cargo sss that the
entire lot OF flooring H. No, instead
81 80. !. but bin u AZ no. I. I'm.
bgldrued by The success Of his mrs,
penny ante raid upon %, our Gus
toner viii ~ The rafne tactics again
skinner, just zee how much 80.
he will manages 10 grade out Of an
entire carload 81 No. billed al 30.
!. Upo aome psy eoiogs. Skinner. Use
the beam lie turned 70 bis big son
inlnw.
I Iatt. what riot have you brewing
for mc in your department
II I'm afraid have a pon.dodgeable
lawsuit for sou. cRppy. In moment
% insanity, supeFinduocd by inability
20 land a cargo OF beans. accepted
from a New York produce house q
tremendous sax 81 onions Los Augo'
lea 10 Baltimore, ex our steamer
/ Tililcuin--''
"ohi OH OH Cappy moansd ard,
claHplnB his skinny old hands, ho
glanced plouSly toward the ceiling,
Matt. didn't ever ten you 20 accept
cargoes 81 ra,tleSnakes Grated or un.
Grated. Bengal tigers IN bulk or nitro
glyeerine before yielding TO tho lure
Of onlonb74
| NO. sir. you did not. This 81
my first-a and last experience Will
onionE Never again viii | permit
a vegetable TO come between inc
aud my peace Of mind
what happonedg'
Everything. First, there was q
longshoremsn's strike after the
cursed onions had been delivered on
the dock. when that was settled
VIC had "a sailors strike for 10 days
and when that was settled tho IN
apcctors condemned ono OF the TILL
Gums boilers and we wero Two
weeks installing "A new one. OF
course, while had the vessel Ia
tho shop had some other work
done, which added TO The delay.
Then VIC picked up those damn
able onions and started East with
them. Got hung up on q Florida
key for a week and when finally
/ we delivered tho onions they had
all commenced 70 nprout. with the
exception Of those that we're too
dead 60 sprout. and they were
rotten. The piciSling works TO
which tho cargo was delivered re-
fused 10 accept delivery on the
ground that the shipmsnt was in
bad order--and odor: tho board OF
health and the port authorities
made tho consignors remove the
onions from tho dock, and they,
not being able to sell them else
where and not knowing what else
10 do with them. threw them over
board 60 get rid OF them. Then
they refused 10 pay tho farmers
who had raised the onions and told
them why; the farmers swore they
had delivered their onions In good
order. and sued the consignor, who
in turn has sued us. The con-
sIgnor Is also being sued by the
! pickle factory. which Claims IA grent
loss due TO inability 10 flll its
orders because the man who agreed
to furnish them with tllelr onion
Requirements fell down on them
Have YOU collected your freight
money! Cappy asked cautiously.