The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-12

mablo material. for Of course. motion
picture films are highly infammable
However u npenrs we didn't have
any spare space IN the forecaftle or
the poop. 20 the mate stored them In
the fourth mates staiero0m In the
house on the bridge deck. and chnscd
tho fourth mate into the same state
room with the steward.
"a gigantic sen tore most OF the
house away and flooded the room
where the films were stored. and the
chemical action Of the salt water
ruined the films. The motion picture
people sued "a for failure 20 deliver
and wo claimed exemption because OF
the hazard OF the sea. act Of God. and
an that.
'"rhe films were Insured but the In.
sunnce company had cute little
Joker Ia their policy. whereby cargo
has 70 be slowed IN space built into
the fuime ~ the ship
The insurance company won when
the court beld that the house on the
bridge deck Is not built into the
frame Of the ship but ls attached 70
Il by angle Iron and angle plates and
sci inbonrd from the fgnme Of the
ship.
so now we're stuck and folks DO
say that by the way they waste
money producing n motion picture l
might as Well give them the steamer
and be done with ".
Can you beat that Tor a hairline
dccision7"
DCEEMs te me you had some trou.
~ bic recently because some onions
you had transported from Bermuda
rotted. didn't your"
Yes. but we beat that case. Gus.
only 20 be stuck again with cargo
Of apples Never carry apples. Gus.
or IL you do. scrutinize the thru bill
OF lading first.
Has any man here ever rend thru
and fully understood the smear -of
fine print which appears on the back
OF a bill OF lading2 Well. It protects
the shipper from everything he can
think of. and long ago We transpor.
tation fellows came 20 the conclusion
that we'd Thought OF everything and
that nothing could be added
$50 we quit reading the exceptions
to our bills OF ladlngs.
We'll. one Of our brilliant young
men secured a big shipment OF apples
from Oregon TO London. and the rail.
road company contracted with us for
the water shipment. The railroad
company ISSUED thru bin OF lading
at Portland and guaranteed refriger.
alton To destination.
"of course the idiot meant destina.
ton In Pickwicislan sense--the ter.
minus Of the rain shipment instead OF
tho terminus OF the entire journey.
which was London. The Blue Star
Navigation company isn't operating
a line OF refrigerated steamers. so we
gave those dog Eoned apples ordinary
stowage at New York and sailed
away.
We had no contract with the rail.
Iuau company 10 furnish rcfriEcru-
ton and VIC didn't furnish 1t. AS
luck would have II. the apple laden
luck would have Il. the apple.laden
steamer kicked off her wheel In mid.
ocean and banged around for three
weeks before she was found and
towed IN.
Meanwhile the apples had rotted.
The minute the steamer got to
port the rescuing steamer libeled her
and sued for 100000 worth Of salv.
age. and then the apple shippers
came down ON us for the value Of
their apples. We referred them TO
the railroad company and the rail.
road company said II had furnished
refrigeration and referred the apple
shippers back to us.
"Then the shippers sued us both
and the judge has held that IL we
failed to notice our copy of the thru
bill OF lading that refrigeration was
that is our funeral. because
by accepting the apples we ratified
the contract made on our behalf by
the railroad company