The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-03-04

| horses, winch are Ilny lIIle lellOWS
or manatee COW fish which are as
large as any COW. The octupus is
hideous thing and several inches OF
| glass are none too much to have
! between you. 1t is to be one of the
three finest aquariums in the world
| but, of course, now it is only just
begun. Of interest because they
were caught by president-elect Hard
| ing was tank of about half dozen
different fish but they didn't have
much vaule as specimen. OF more
! interest was the giant sawfish, lille,
which weighs over a ton. 1t is very
difficult to keep sawfish alive in
captivity but a great tank outside is
to be filled with water, where lille
will have room to turn around and
it is hoped that she will grow
accustomed to her surroundings An
unusual event of scientific interest
| took place on Monday morning when
Title gave birth to eighteen little
sawfsh. The youngsters were from
eight to twelve inches long and each
has its little toothed saw we'll start
| ed so when they mature they will be
able to fight their own battles. This
is the first time sawfish have been
born in captivity and it establishes
the fact that the sawfish, like the
whale and the sea COW, is mammal.
1t has always been supposed that
sawfish Matched their young. And
the young swim as soon as born.
Saturday, in the fourth mid-winter
regatta event, Gar, Jr., II broke all
records by making the trip to Key
West, 1877 miles, in four hours and
! ffty-three minutes. Gar, Jr., ii is
owned by Commodore Gar A Wood of
Detroit Yacht Club. Gordon Ham
mersley's Cigarette was but twenty
minutes behind the Gar while the
Shadow V, owned by Carl G Fisher,
was an hour behind.
We have with us this week, among
other notables, Charles b Dillingham;
of New York City, noted theatre
manager. Julia MaIlowe, Maxine Ell
lott, Henry Miller, Margaret Anglin,
Lulu Chaser, FRITZ Schell, Elsie
Janis, Vernon and Irene Castle,
Montgomery and Stone have all come
under his management at one time
or another. He has also done some
acting Of his own as he was com
manding captain in the aviation
corps during the war. Now he is
Just taking a rest down here.
We also have with us Mr. Frank
Arthur Vanderbilt, the banker, from
New York. At least he is at the
Flamingo and that is the same thing.
We don't have to tell anyone who
Vanderlip is as his prominence IN
financial circles is so well known.
Another man we have with US
doesn't have to be introduced to you
for he is Arthur Guy Empey, author
of "Over the Top" He is writing
another book and after his fishing
trip down at Long Key, he is going
into the 'Glades for local color. His
latest novel is my Madonna of the
Hills" which is. now being featured
as one Of the coming springs best
, sellers. He likes the city so well, he
says he doesn't know how he is going
to leave it.
} Tomato shipping has begun is good
earnest. Forty car loads were shipped
= last week and this week about sixty
. car loads will be moved from this
E South Florida section. Checking VI
3 the acreage it appears that only
= seven thousand acres are under cul'
tivation where fourteen Thousand
5 acres were put into tomatoes lest
year. There are a number of reasons
! for the curtailment of the crop but
? the chief is the fear that the rail
= roads would not be able to move {
normal crop as they fell down OF
r the job so badly last year.
i We have some thieving going OF
2 down here as a city Of this siz'
draws from every grade of life.
r stock brokers' office was broken int
S recently and $4,000 worth Of Libert!
n bonds were taken. But here i
4 where the joke came on the thieves
f They returned them from Jax a
S they wrote they were to big to casl
conveniently.
t We get some rather fancy name
j. for hotels and restaurants etc.
S may be that ethe climate makes on
:, expansive. Some one has asked VIII,
e hasn't someone named Florid
o hotel the white Flannel Pants" TO
0 that is what the best known an,
e chubbiest pursed guests are won't {,
{ wear.
). Another one of the press CORES
e pondents asks, What is more delight
h full than a fish breakfast out on tn
r Tamiami Trail? and all we can sa,
= is that a fish luncheon for it Gene
in a more convenient time in tn,
= day.
f They are just getting back wor,
e that Florida grapefruit which ha
- arrived IN London was received II
1 good condition, which means tha
/ Florida grapefruit is TO have an
= other market for the English marke
- ought to be developed We still
: have acres Of land which could b,
( turned into groves.
= Mr. and Mrs Warner left on Tues
o day morning for Davtona, as the,
ere driving M the Coast to take il
the points Of interest. They vii
!. stop at st. Augustine a day or ivy.
and arrive in Jax in time to take tn,
/. ! Lenape for New York on Saturday
A telegram from Mr. Ralph Georg
says that he arrived in New Yo-l
S twcntv-four hours late ard that !
- took him six hours to get ecross tn
r. city after he did get there rs n
e texis were on duty. owing 20 III
S snow. It doesn't seem possible to u
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