The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-23
CAPPY KICKS
He Discourses on Boosters
Written for The Star BY Peter kyne-inoher Coming Saturday
He Discourses on Boosters

ated east OF the Nevada- California
line.
Boosts grandfather crossed the
plains in 80 and he's been going to
brat four Of a kind ever since why.
skinner n tho Lou Augclenos hadn't
boosted until they were exhausted
and then started boosting harder
than ever. the original settlers would
still be pitching horseshosa on the
SPOT where tho traffic cops now risk
their lives pretending 10 direct traf
fic"
what do you msan-prelsndlnR7
I've never been able 20 set away with
anything IN Los Angeles"
skinner. you arc devoid OF lmagl
nation
You should always watch the traf.
fic officer until sou see an old sen.
Tie man In a linen buster approach.
Ing him. The Old gentleman Is the
man who sold hia farm Va Iowa and
he has the mouey. in his pocket. but
no Is going 20 nBk the traffic officer
20 direct him 70 all this FREQ milk and
honey tho booster ads have been tell.
Ing him about.
"Ifc win be hard 20 convince that
milk costs more in California today.
than II ever did and that the best
people are not raising honey any
more.
However. the traffic officer will
tic into the Job and while he's at n
sou eau make lcfthand turn and
20 down thru traffic that's coming
UP u one.way street
1T beats my time the way business
men in Southern California waste
their time boosting and spending
money FOR advertising the state, Mr..
Rlcks?"
why the answer Is simple. We
iclIowH In Northern California arc
advertising also. and the vote is be.
giniuR 10 bo split They kid us 20
death back East but We want popu.
lation and were going after Il IN
the only reasonable way. wo have
lot Of arid land 10 saw Off on the
4. s. a. before We quit, skinner"
II heard another good boost story
recently" Mr.. Skinner replied. ~
lady from the East went 10 Los An.
Eeleg 10 spend tho winter. and while
there she motored 10 Tiaiuana for
tho races. st the racc,track gate an
aged Mexican was vending what he
alleged TO be genuine hairless Mex.
can puppies Mt $50 pup. so the lady
bought ono and took II back to Los
Angeles with her.
Before tho winter was over she
had a Great Dane on her hands and
no ate so much she had 10 send East
for more money to take care OF them
both. The next time she went to
Tlejuana she saw tho same Mexican
gtill vending genuine hairless Mcxi.
can pups. so sho upbraided tho
scoundrel for cheating her.
Tie looked at her solemnly and
said: Sonora, where you leeve"
In Los Angeles she replied. The
Mexican shrugged helplessly and
said: Wen. what you expect.
sonora? In those so wonderful
climate those leeile pup she can't
help grow Deeg like yearling
calf"
Cappy laughed. II was in Los An.
geles when n policeman arrested a
pilgrim who took picture Of icicles
on the fountain in Pcrshing Square,
skinner"
Naturally, Mr.. Kicks. That was
against public policy. ] SEQ that
Florida is beginning to advertise con.
siderably OF late"
"f'll bet is doesn't cost William
Jennings Bryan anything to live
there. skinner. If he gives up a
nickel for anything in Florida he's
throwing money away. They GER.
tainly need him in their competition
with California The way l view
the situation between these two
states. skinner. II is TO be n fight
10 finish, winner take all"
"Well, California wasn't so
slow. either, Mr.. Kicks. We sent
William Gibbs McAdoo TO the
democratic convention. OF course
he's an adopted Californianbut
three years old, ] should say
but we certainly made noise
with him"
I'VE certainly did. Skinner.
wouldn't be surprised II the Los
Angeles Chamber Of Commerce
was back Of that deadlock. In
fact, Skinner, I'm banking on
those fellows TO beat the world
at boosting. They've developed