The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-16
CAPPY KICKS
He Discusses the Nordic Race
Written for The Star By Peter Is. kyne

.sL'ROM rima 90 time cupp1
Il Elga announced 20 the h.igt
water club one day ut luncheon, 'aH
toiilr thru lifr. I read IN the maya
zines repeated references 20 the Nor
die race. . have never met mem
brr of Ibs Npri.f race What do
they looll nksf
u don't think $50 know anything
about The Norlies when was "a bo}
Va sehoo. altho. the old gentleman
added. 80 many things have hap
psncd IN the last 100 years that !
suppose I might be- psrdoned for
overlooking noms ~ them
WHY. you've rssn and talked 20
10000 Sordics." Augustus Hedell
answered the Old gentleman Il dare
Say you have a thousand of them on
your payroll right now
Il don't keep in very close touch
with the business since I retired 10
years ago, and I suppose the class
~ labor wo employ changes with the
years. Gus. what ~ a S0riicf'
a NorIc. Mr. Hrdrll replied. "a
a Sauarshead. Anything that stun.
hlra over the letter Y n a Noriic
Whenever you hear a man Huys Aye
tank aye sknll go 20 work for De
Sordern Pafiaic.' that mans q Nor
die"
You mean he's a swedgg'
"Or "a Norwegian
"ur Dane. Ulysses Grubb added
cor Finn" mid young Al
Hayes. Eddiou partner. who. hav
Ing lately entered into cop1rt
ncrahlp with Eddie. had been duly
admitted TO tho HilgcWatsr club
I'm surprised az your Ignorance.
young fellow. Cappy reprovcd Mr
Hayes - Firms a Monaghan. and
any professor ~ entomology VIII
ten you he g."
"a professor OF entomology" SIR
Hayes replied, stung az Cappya re-,
buff ia one who processes TO know
all about bugs"
We'll, tHppy retortcd,
aren't all Finns bug bousTf
IN those who work on Pacific
coast steamers arc. They're
cny enough TO fight band
saw
Well. II they're Monaghan. the
immigration authorities DO not
know o.. sir a Finn can come
into this country and remain here
without putting up bond like a
Chinaman. or a Jap. or n Korean"
lie sets by on his eyes. but
romc ono % these bright days
thcyIl tag him Tor his cheek bones"
Cappy rctorted.
Germans are Sordie'. too. Air
HrJsli added. IN tho interest OF 81.
version.
They're Tsu,ons." Cappy ehal.
lcngsd
We'll aren't the other Norlics
scandinaviansg Anything with blue
eyes and fair hair il a Noriic'
Capyy declared he knew a mula,.
TO who had both, and wanted 20 know
where the Scotch. English and Irish
came IN. lie Informed tho com,
pany that he had quite n number
Of red headed and bluc-cyed IrlAh
and Scotch In hH employ. with the
same color scheme prcdominailnE Ia
the Swedish element
Thcrcupon SIR. Rrdeli explained
that these little forget ms,nots OF
race had been presented 20 the Eng
llsh. Irish and Scotch free gratis by
tho Sornomsn or Nordirs who con.
qucred those countries centuries
ago,
why even you are a Soriie
cappy." lie declared.
ny Eolly. have newer acted like
one" Cnppy protested. remember
Ing haEily tho high lights In his 20.
odd years Of experience with lus'y
Scandinavian woodsmcn and sailors
I'm half portion. too. whereas
every Nordic-that Is. every swcd
ish. Danish or Norwegian Nordic l
have ever known-could hide me In
one leg u his trousers.
Il have never been able TO
drink to excess. and on the few
occasions when did get slight.
" JinEIcd. found " impossible
to turn to In the morning.
never knew Nor,lic ON the
Kicks payroll who couldn't get
drunk. licked and arrested Sat.
urday night and Sunday and
turn up on the Job. cheerful and
happy. Monday morning. pro
yided I bailed him out"
THE Sordics arc the dominant