The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-01

minded Of CaDpy Kicks, ms the old
gentleman slipped into his seat AT
the Round Table OF Che f3ilgewater
olub2 "Why. tho world has been
going 20 tho dogs all week, We
haven't discussed anything or set.
tied anything. Welcome home. How
are your"
'Anbwering your questions in the
order IN which they have heon put.
Augustus, ! have been up 10 tho
state legislature keeping a watchful
eye on the state housing bill and. in
cidentally, enjoying myself reading
the new and freakish bills a score
OF enthusiastic boobs Of alleged law.
makers pulled out Of their pistol
pockets the opening day Of the res.
sion. After reading them ] am not
wei"
"You look as well as usual,
Cappy'
I'VE almost recovered from the
nausea that overlook me in the legs.
iBtive gallery but I'm Etll heart
sick. Pass over the olives, Ulysses.
and don't hog the celery"
Ulysses Grub obeyed with nlac-
rity and Cappy tucked away a dozen
jumbo olives and bouquet OF cell
cry before his houp arrived. And
when the soup had gone the way Of
all good soupi
II believe my appetite 81 return.
ing" Cappy declared. THAT proves
the effect OF legal atmosphere on
ii plain citizen
TEL US your experiences at the
state capital" Eddie Smith pleaded.
/ ''Of course we expect flood OF
freak bills az the opening OF every
session Of the Legislature. but then
why worry about that2 Nlne.tenths
Of them are killed in committee or
laid on the table or thrown in the
ash can or something Wiser coun.
sci prevails In the long run"
quite generally. Eddie, but think
OF the wasted time and energy and
tho lack OF confidence In the law.
makers which such bills engender.
And think OF the rage these boobs
incite In their constituents who have
voted for them and worn their cam.
! paign buttons and contributed TO the
campaign fund Of the party. Why.
their fool actions arouse in any sane
man a great longing 20 sort out the
Jawbone OF the widest OF wild asses
and KIN him a mess OF state sena.
tros and assembly men. When /
reached the state capital and put up
AT the best hotel there | found the
lobby filled with newly,arrived IN
holders OF our palladium OF liberty
and almost the tirst man ran into
was Senator Bhnlser. who was for.
merly yard manager OF mine down
in the san Joaquin valley I'd fired
him wien he ran for mayor OF that
town ana he's always felt little
hurt about H. He told me that az least
! might have waited until he had
been elected which would have per.
mitted him 10 quit the Kicks employ
with dignity and n new Job in sight,
but ! told him he was drawing a
mighty sight better salary for at.
tending to the Kicks business exclu-
siyeiy. besides which couldn't nf.
ford 10 have the mayor submitting
for US bids on municipal lumber
bills.
Well. unfortunately for BIinker.
he was elected mayor; the microbes
OF politics bit him early and often
and finally he went in for politics
as a profession. When / looked him
over in the hotel lobby he appeared
to ma 10 he 4 trifle sad and seedy
and in need OF a kind word. so. mas
much as ! had motored up in order
10 land a few cases OF pre.war
Scotch safely at the Lumbermen's
headquarters, in the pious hope Of
establishing neighborly relations
with the enemy, II occurred to me
10 invite Blinker up TO my room for
"A sociahle nip. His long sad face
frightened yisibly at the suggestion
and he accepted with alacrity and
some eaEerness. My man had just
poured him n highball when said
TO him, 'Blinker. how long have you
been in the lcgislature?' He in
formed me that he had been a mem.
Der six years. state senator. ]
then asked him IL he had been pres.
ont with his vote when the legisla-
ture voted California into The dry
list and he informed me proudly
that he had been and had helped
make the country dry.
We'll. Blinker, / replied. 1t
seems to me that the people OF the
state had voted twice on that subject
and something over three hundred
thousand of majority had informed
you that the state was TO stay wet.
Now, just for that I'm going to slip
you glass OF sarsaparilla instead OF
that liquor you crave And by the
Holy Pink.toed Prophet. ] did Blink
er got up, very red of face. and left
my room and half an hour later the
chief OF police telephoned me TO en-
gage another room and hide my
stock there. because he was coming
up to raid me in half an hour. l
took his tip. but saved out n couple
OF jolts for the raiding squad. l
sort OF thought they'd show some
reverence for stuff as old as mine.
And they didr'
why. thought YOU were strong
ly in favor OF prohibition, Cappy?"
Ulysses Grubb declared
$50 l am Ulysses. ITS good -
- 49, for other people and the
very finest thing in the world for
those who neglected to or could not
afford TO lay in a supply Of pure
goods before the lid went on. You
can't trust the stuff one gets nova
days and l hope all OF my fellow citi.
zens will soon realize that fact and
become teetotalers. However. I'm not
going to be hypocrite about it. like
Blinker, and I'm here to tell you that
I'D much rather be a law.breaker
than some lawmakers. For instance.
I'd rather be bootlegger than the
author OF the bill to ruin petting
parties, by prohibiting the parking