Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-26

Extra Dry Cafe. ono Of the landmarks
0f this resort. listed as one of tho
Pocomoke's crew, will not even speak
to n newspaper man today. He will do
ms talking through his counsel John &.
S!hpe, vice president of the Atlantic
City National Bank. Mr. Slapc has no
comment
The others listed in the crew cannot
bc found in or near Atlantic City. Nest
nf them are known here. but not one
can be found at old stamping grounds.
Inquiry where they are known brought
statements that they were out Of town.
but the wisc ones arc winkng aud say
ing the crew uf fresh water sailors are
wing low until things right them
selves.
lie Doesn't Understood
This morning when "Biggy" Rob rt-
son opened his ewes he found four Gov
crnment men around him.
Say. boss. hr >aTt. what all
these uniforms mean? | thought the
war was gone long ago. but | guess
were in another one, ch?''
"Biggy' believes every word Cautain
Cnnuck Joe tells him. At least he did.
Captain Joe told mr and Kenneth
he would pay us as soon as we got to
shore. said "Biggy.' but looks as
dough he was funning me. I've waited
long time for my dough. and ! think
should get some on account Kenneth
went ashore Yesterday. and thought
maybe the boy got money from tapn
Joe. but he tells me 'tain't so : he was
sea bathing and funning along what
you call il that long lane of boards.
lhnt boy he don't care about money"
Yes. ! do. cut in Kenneth. you
know ! want some. and | want il quick.
100 This Atlantic City place is tho
place. Never saw anything like this
down at Nassau. .IncksonvillC or Mimi.
il"Sc people all seem crazy and sick.
Most every ono | seen uu on that long
bohrdwalk appeared 10 be sick or lame,
cause they was riding in chairs with
Wh"eIs on them. Great place this. II
II WASH for my NANNY down in Mas
Sln' believe | would stay around here. -
Boy a Good Sailor
White has been before the mnSt since
he was ten years old. Before this trip
an his sailing was in the Caribbean
sea and in and around Cuba and Lower
Iorlda' lie was also a snOngc diver.
White and Robertson will probably be
turned over to the immigration authori-
iieS: B"th want to get home. 1t is
likely they will be turned over TO the
British Consul.
When Biggy was asked to tell about
'hc crew on the trip from Nassau he
said:
,, BOY, that was an all right cruise.
rybody did his bit when it had to
o' donc. iou know life is rather soft
on TINS boat. because We don't use these
sails. They are ornaments. You use
mem only when the boat needs steady
IN then all yon need to do is 10 haul
ana pull and you get them. That's
'incn. why | can set that sail myself.
But, boy. that Grow was some sail.
%fs Ihcy probably took n mail course
I"rc coming out. II was funny ana
laughed every minute. IL was worth
tn" trip even If don't get cent for
my trouble. "
liven the trip. 'Bgby was asked.
You said it, boy. you said it sure !
there was plenty. Gee. could never
count them all. But that's not what's
funny. II was the sailors we had. They !
was all sailors. boardwalk sailors. /
mink: not the kind we have down in
Nassau"
Tell us truly. Biggy; what particu-
lar boats did you throw that Scotch
INTO, was asked
The Lucky Gulf Stream
boy. | tell you her name. Its the /
good ship Gulf Stream. AMI it was
twenty miles out due east and She.
some ship. that Gulf Stream Do YOU
know. she's long one from the Banks .
of Newfoundland to thc Guf of Mcx- /
leo, some ship" and then Rlggy .
laughed.
'No kidding. boy. them sailors We
had put that stuff overheard while | |
kept the PocOmOkc anOat by working
thc pumps. That's true. boy. every
word. and then he laughed IF ynu |
don't believe me. ask pnvy Jones he's
got it in his locker now
Max Rusenburg conducts corner
grocery alongside of GardnPrS Basin.
He is great friend of Captain Canuck
Joe and thar friendship was responsible
for his provisioning the good ship POGO
moke on her cruise out of the port of
Atlantic City. Max was TO be given a
handsome return when the P0comoke
got back Now she is in the hands of
7 Uncle Sam and Max wants To know who
j.. going 10 pay for the pork and hcans.
He says the POrOmokr may be known
~ "a" mystery ship. but that doesn't
mean anything to him. lie d"clar"s
tlrr" iNn't ANYTHING mysterious nbo1t
IL" hnut'ond Of good eats hr put ;boI,d
for tIr tnncd-up crew.