The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-24
PETER u. kYNE
Copyright by United Feature
Syndicate Inc.


90 MAN wouldn't trust FOR a
n puppy biscuit has just been
boring me 10 death trying to sell mr I
something don't want" Cappy /
Kicks declared diagusiedly 10 Matt
Peaslry and Mr skinner. az they en-, I
tered his otfIco FOR the weekly con
ference on tho Kicks enterprises.
Mr.. skinner. who had great deal
moro tact than cuppy credited him
with having. had inauguraied these
conferences OF late. the idea being to
sell the old gentleman The Impression
that. uitho rrtirtd. his advice and co,
operation were essential 20 hia gen
oral manaEcr's successful conduct 0f
the iIcka Logging LAUNDERING
company ana the Blue Star NAviga.
tioa company
rive bought mining stock and oil
stock and stock IN wave motor cor
portions. In fact. Two done ms
part IN tho development Of aviation
by financing airplaaea That never
Few. and dirigiblr balloons that blew
ny. financially and physically. long
before the Wright brothers had
learned TO wash their own neeks and
ears.
'I'yo bought two country estates
that nobody would 1.-Two on, not even
myself.
I've bought yacht iiat was
go - a L.. a
dock. and when she went Ia sea
even the cooks cat cried for
mercy. That yacht rolled 80 you
could see the North Star thru her
scupper holcs.
i've loaned money 10 dccByed
gentlemen and never got II back.
and once I owned trottiug horse
But I've never hngclcd q theatri.
cal production. and 20 tho vcry Last
I'm going 70 resist repeated efforts
TO sell me the controlling interest In
motion picture company that h1s
n charter from the commissioner OF
corporations. glib stock salesman
and buahci of pale pink optimism
Skinner. II you lot another ono ~
those movie birds into my cage I'll
skin you alive
Il didn't let him In NJ all" NIr
Skinner defended warmly when
we chartered at $1,000 day TO a mo-
ton picture company a schooner you
wouldn't send savage dog TO sea
In, aud they used her Is days. owing
TO fog. who went around this office
cnckling plcasurably and praying
for more foE7''
II did" Cappy admitted. Served
them right for chartering a vessel
out OF San Francisco Why didn't
they tow the old hulk down to san
Diego where there ia no fog. finish
with her ia three days aud tow her
back?''
uDoN'T beg the question. Mr..
~ Kicks. who was It that rep.
resented the Blue Star Navigation
company when they were taking
scenes while the vessel wns tied up
nj tho dock? And who wanted to
know all about the motion picture
business, It's costs, hazards and
proflts2
ALSO. who got TO calling all tho
actors by their first names on brief
acquaintance"
81 did. OF course" Cuppy was
forced 10 confess. But I couldn't
help it. They all called mo Pop on
sight. And n retired lumber and
shipping man has n right 10 he curl.
Gus about tho manufacture OF motion
pictures II he wants to-"
"Weil. that's where and how you
met that stock salesman or director
or promoter you wouldn't trust for
puppy biscuit. Don't you accuse
mo Of having let him in on you"
You're rlght-for once In your
life" Cappy agreed reluctantly "Thc
fellow had n legitimate right to AS
sumo that might be induced to help
finance picture, because ! was VIC
lently Interested, but only after the
fashion OF chimpan2oos interest In
radio.
II want TO know because I'm curl
GUS, not itching for an Investment.
And IL were itching to become n
movie mngnato ia resist the impulse
nftcr sooinR that outfit pny us $751;
900 rental for ruin Of n schooner
they could have bought for $1,000"
A NXtOUS TO change the subject,
"A now that he Gnd been forced to
back water. Cappy turned TO the con.
ference as u means Of escape.
"IIow's the lumber market the
past week, skinner lac demanded
! brial,ly
"IIorrlblc" md MIR Skinner gloom.
ny. ~ fair demand a fair number
Of inquiries. NJ least, but too much
prIcc.cuitlng"
well Skinner wen Just have to
rot the Wholesale Lumber Dealers
association together again md make