New-York tribune., 1918-01-22
Sailors Flock
To See Boats
At Big Show
Ancient Mariners and Species
That Eat Fudge All
Take a Peep
Bv Fred Hawthorne

Nv FrcO I1dWtnOIItc
wc went right back at 'cm yester-
:, The folks up at the Motor Boat
0a' "s.w ve mean. and found the Grand
'..-.l Palace agog with sailors of
N kinds and degrees - the Ancient
,.r;ner type. The kind that adorn our
,...,sships. the members Of the good
n rocking chair feet and the species
40. eat fudge. wear straw Sailors"
:. the summer time and arc generally
lawn under their common or garden
,.rety" name OF girls.
The latter type seemed to be the
uos. enthusiastic and studious of the
i. They clustered about the educa-
;.ra, booths. firted with carburetors.
szsrentisls. high tension magnetos,
,nmeters, vatAishcs, grease cups and
.,,ine CLUES. and altogether injected
ut Of atmosphere" into the show.
The next time we get feeling out of
,orss ana grouchy, and the head of
,se house suggests that we had better
90 and see the family physician. we are
Going to rebel All doctors will be out
NJ date within the next few months,
i our experisnce at the show yester-
dsy is any criterion.
Stop-a-Leak Stops EN-
4. the booth Of the Nupro Stop-a-
Leak Company, on the mez2anine floor,
an elderly gentleman held a crowd
spsllbound by dissertation on the
merits of Ssop-a-Leak cement. After
explaining shat it WAS expansive, con-
ractive and adhesive. and that it would
POSITIVELY stop all kinds of leaks.
rom those in boats. skylights, roofs,
,uts and pipes. to those in George
creel's censorship bureau. ne suddenly
suck his thumb ard forefnger in his
mouth and pulled forth "a Guild of
Sop-a-Lsak.
4Ysrily, ladies and gentlemen. you
uaEAT Stop-a-Leak. I use it con-
s,atly instead of chewing gum, and
is fine TO chaw on when you're hun
j
then those pressing behind jostled us
out Of range of the elderly gentleman's 5
persuasive voice. but we are sure he
told Of how his cement will stop aches,
bruises, coughs, colds in the head,
sprains, asthma, fiat feet, headaches
and lumbago.
Spying white sailor uniform in the
distance. we let down our centre-board
and luffed into the wind until we could
throw a line over tho side and cast an
anchor to leeward. The white uniform
was inhabited by Senegambian youth
Of smiling visage and alabaster molars,
and his little game was selling Navalite
and Flo-White. marine enamels.
DO you use Flo-White yourself 2"
We asked insinuatingly, and then the
black boy told white lie, for he said
lie sure did, all the time. One look at
bis face was enough 70 convince even
the most gullble that such was not the
case. Sam Langford would look like
aa Albino alongside of the precocious
youth.
lets stop. in at the Lifesaving sta
tor g minute" urged man to
friend of his This was interesting,
II true, and we pricked up our ears and
repaired to dog their footsteps.
\ Slight misunderstanding
"Why, though Frank Stevens had
to shut down his bar because Of the
fuel conservation order" replied the
Yessirlist, half-heartedly.
"0h, no, | mean the United States
Volunteer Life Saving Corps" said the
ayst speaker, and so We sauntered over
and listened to lecture on the art cf
pumping sea water out OF human
leings and rolling them around on
barrels.
John ]. Amory, president of the Ma
tional Association of Engine and Boat
Manufacturers. under the auspices OF
which the show is being given, arose
.io sickbed yesterday and visited
the Palace. After smelling the gaso-
lene. boarding the various boats and
taking with the salesmen. Nh. Amory
declared he felt much better.
The government has shown its in
terest in the show by several exhibits
Of an educational nature, including the
navy exhibit, where guns and rifles Of
every description are on view. A young
torpedo snd flock Of contact miues
are also in this booth, and, if you care
IN learn TIE inner workings OF the
n'nes, a handsome young sailor viii
'aie them alagt and lecture upon each
par'.
The show Will be closed to-day, in
srordance with the fuel conservation
der and re-o0cn tO-morrOW morning