Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1926, Page 4

4 L BURNED MEN DRIFT 9DAYS AFTER FIRE Seven Survivors of Crew,Whe ‘ Put Qut Boat Fire, Final- ly Rescued. | By the Asnociated Press. i CEDAR KEY, Fla, March 27.—A/| new irama of the sea came to light| here verterday when a launch chvgged through the inlet bringing seven sur- vivors of a fire that 10 days ago de- stroved the Greek sponge fishing boat. Tarpon Springs. The crew of nine men jumped into the sea to escape the flames. Seven returned to the boat. The other twu are Leieved to have drowned. Terr: bly burned, some unable to see or talk the sur:ivors were hardly able to give an intelligible account of their experi ences. They were dispatched by fast boat to Tarpon Springs, whence they hac et forth on their fateful voyage some three weeks ago. Two of the injured were not expected to live until medical id, summoned by speed boat, reached them during the journey home. All were members of the picturesque snonge fishing colony at Tarpon Springs. In their native tongue they related to Greeks here fragmentary sccounts of the disaster. joat Burned to Water. izht fire the evening . The blaze was_extin before the boat burned edge, and for eight days 1 survivors drifted in the Guif They had a little hardtack salvaged from the fire to eat and a scant water supply The the burns, remedies. The Tarpon Springs was one of those queer craft that characterize the sponge-fishing industry of west Florida. Resembling a glant canoe, it had masts running at 45-degree an- gles and was propelled by sails and a sma!l gas=oline motor. Venturing farther out than the rest the fleet, the Tarpon Springs took | one said from a cigarette. The | \es ignited the gasoline supplyand} the crew leaped into the sea. Realiz- Ing they would drown. seven men swam back. With buckets they suc- ceeded in extinguishing the fire just as the gunwales were about to g0 be- neath the water. Drift Nine Days. drifted aimlessly that while the crew suffered with ns. When morning came sed a small sail on the using part of their nine days they drifted n of the winds. Thursday night the Tarpon Springs ran aground on the Pepper Fish Key, 60 miles from here. The next morning the launch sighted them and took them aboard One of ¢he survivors, who Is not ex- pected to live, continually murmured the Greek word for “mother.” The men did not know their exact position when the fire started, but believed they were among the Cedar Keys. EASTERN HIGH PLAY RICHLY PRESENTED “Arms and the Man” Given in Manner That Challenges Many Professional Groups. greatest suffering came from for which they had no of boat The night “Arms and the Man,” George Ber- mard Shaw’s amusing play, more fa- miliar to the public of today as “The Chocolate Soldier.”” and the last of the high school Spring plays this year, was presented at the Eastern High Bchool Auditorfum last evening by a tast of the dramatic association of the school and in a manner to chal lenge the admiration of professionals. In its mounting, its costumes, its act- Ing technique and its general direction it gave evidence of experienced intel- figence and attention to the finer de- talls of play presentation that com- tmanded attention. But it is not wise, perhaps, to be too enthusiastic In a news account, irasmuch as the judges in the com- petition for the Brown University alumni cup were all present, and each appnventis was well satisfled with the performanc 1 of the play is too wall known to require repetition here, and to date for the FAMILY WELFARE and CHILD-CAR- ING work of the Associated Charities and Citizens' Relief Association. 10000 givers are urgently needed to carry on this city- wide, non-sectarian Social Service. Will you be one to give as you feel able, using the fol- lowing blank: MEMBERSHIPS: Associate 00 Active Special Supporting . Sustaining Capital Address Ord Preston, Treasurer, Joint Finance Committee, Associated Charities and Cltizens’ Relief Association, Inclosed find $....oevvvunnnnns (Please indicate class of membership) NI <o e it Payment may be made in installments.) 1022 Elsventh St. NW. it was adequately mounted, beautifully so in the third act. Miss Mrytle Posey, as Raina Petkef’ of the story, was admirable in poise and characterization, as were Miss Betty Basim as her mother, Roberta Harrison as the pert maid, who could never have the spirit of a servant; George Finger as Maj. Petkoff, the gruff but genial old Bulgarian tin sol- dler, and Eldred Wilson as Nicola, the servant. But it seems scarcely fair to <ingle out any of the cast, for each member of it acquitted herself or him- self with dramatic honor, and Albert Nicholson as Capt. Blu . the “chocolate cream soldier’ Andrus as Maj. Sergius Sara led his command to victory tion of all the rules of warfare, and Willlam Heintz as a Russian officer, share equally in the credit for a fine performance. Again the high school orchestra demands attention and in this in- stance the talented aggregation of Hastern High School, under the capa- ble direction of Mrs. Frank Byram, asserted itself commandingly, both in the incidental music and in the enjoyable selections rendered be- tween the acts. Another mark of excellence in the performance was the spirited manner in which mat- ters moved from the rising until the final curtain, and the absence of tedious waits between acts should stand as a model for the professional stock companies which will demand playgoers’ attentlon later on in the vear. — - — A tax of $2 per head on all Cubans or resident foreigners leaving the country was established by the Cuban government recently. Sees Women “Being Their Age.” NEW YORK, March 27 (#).—The day is coming when a woman of 50 won't think she must have a page- boy silhouette, but will dress in a manner appropriate to her age and place In the world. 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(Second Floor) FUNDFORCHANTES NOHTOTALS 3403 | Contributions to Easter Cam- paign in Interest of Local Relief Work Short of Goal. The addition of 107 names to the list of contributors reported at noon today by the Easter campaign committee of the Assoclated Charities and the Citi- zens' Rellef ‘Assoclation brought the | total number of gifts for the current year’'s work of these socleties up to 3,114 and the total cash receipts to $34,082. | This leaves slightly less than $25,000 still to be ralsed toward the budget of | 869,000 required to complete the vear's work. It leaves 6,886 contributing members yet to be obtalned in order | to reach the goal of 10,000 partners in !this work of human rehabilitation which has been set by the committee, and which does not seem unreasonable |in a city of half a million people. The number allows for many small gifts | from those unable to do more. It takes $5 to make one an active mem- ber and $2 an assoclate. ‘The committee wishes to call atten- tlon to the fact that any giver may Sherwood Forest NOW Only 30 Miles Via Bladensburg and Defense Highway 20 Miles of Concrete 10 Miles Excellent Gravel Road. Follow the Bigns at Fnd of Concrete designate his gifts to be used wholly for material relief, such as food, fuel, sick diet or the payment of rent, or for a deserted wife, widowed mother, aged person or little child. Any con- tribution so designated will be credited as requested, and if desired a report mab' furnished as to how the gift is It is hoped that church organiza- tiore and other groups interested in soclal service will make their joint contributions again this year, as in previous years. Among the 5,719 dir- ferent contributors to all funds of these agencies last year there were 210 churches and other organizations in- cluded. It may not be generally understood by all that the Assoclated Charities is entirely dependent upon voluntary contributions. It s this dependence upon the good will of the people of Washington that necessitates these Easter appeals. ‘DUCKING” FATHER HELD Charged With Neglect of Family, He Eluded Police Four Years. Having successfully eluded the po- lice for the past four years, Roy Sut- ton, 35 years old, wanted in Hampton, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1926. Va., for alleged neglect of his family, was captured yesterday afternoon by Detectives Ira Keck and R. H. Mans- fleld just as he was preparing to es- cape the authorities once more. Sutton was working as a carpenter at a house in Princeton street when the detectives were informed of his whereabouts. Suspecting he might be told of their coming, the officers sald they would call on him at the end of the day’s work. 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