The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-01-27

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$50 and then they went over to St.
Johns Casino to conduct the candi-
dates over the burning sands. 1t was
IA big time all day and some of the
best work | have ever seen. Shrin-
ers, including the "Pote," were pres
ent from all over the country, and
the one hundred seventy-fve candi-
dates were weary when they found
themselves safely within the shelter
of the temple at night-fall. A
dance in the evening closed the
eventful day. Of course, there were
water sports in the afternoon for
the enjoyment of the visiting ladies.
A tragedy was narrowly averted
but all that really happened was
about sixty or seventy hours of
anxiety. A pilot, a mechanician and
three Shriners set out for Bimini
about three Friday Afternoon in the
airplanea New York" They didn't
get there, and nobody knew what had
become of them. All the big planes
went out to look for them and they
kept it up all Friday night in the
moonlight, all day Saturday until
darkness and rain drove them in and
Sunday boats and planes kept up the
search. 1000 gallons of gas were
used in the search. Monday noon
they were brought in and the report
is that the worst of their suffering
was caused by their having but one
pipe for five men. A broken propel-
Ter blade caused them to land on or
near one of the shoals about twenty
miles off Bimini. While they couldn't
fly, they could use the motor to help
them in shore and there was light
house which sheltered them. The
pilot and mechanician calked up an
old boat and set out for Bimini, but
the sister airship Columbus dis
covered them before their leaking
boat sank beneath them. 1t was an
anxious time until they were located.
Mrs Mary Brickell died suddenly at
her home at Brickell Point Monday
morning. She was a pioneer here
and was we'll known as a shrewd
business woman and a good deal of
character. She leaves six children
and they talked of breaking her will,
but have decided not to. The chill
I'll Gil INV oil ONC1 Ill W. nave diW dyo
been kept in the background so that
the possibility of their breaking a
will comes as a surprise. She left
$4,000 to one daughter and the other
five share and share alike in a three
or four million dollar estate. Their
decision is to all share alike. There
are no benevolent requests in the
will and no property described ex
cept the home place. The 'Brickell
and futile families owned the most
of Miami before the advent of Mr.
Flagler.
There is to be a new Masonic
Temple erected on the Miami river
as soon as funds are raised. 1t is to
cost about 100000 and at the first
meeting Monday night $4,000 toward
this amount was pledged.
We are having a little oil furry A
gilded spike was driven into the
ground out by the White Belt dairy
and it is expected that oil will be
found in paying quantities. E R
Sager, the geologist, has given a
favor able report. Of course, it is too
early to know anything about the
business but should oil be found it
would mean quite a boom for the
Hialeah district as we'll as for
Miami.
Something which is not quite so
much a speculation is also getting a
good start in Hialeah and that is the
movie industry. Eddie Polo is here
and he with his man Friday are
planning to do some Robinson
Crusoe work. This will be a fifteen
episode serial. He says as soon as
sufficient cooperation from the COM
munity is assured the technical staff
will be brought on from Los An
geles. There is no question but that
as soon as studio facilities are
perfected Miami is to be a Movie
center for it is much nearer New
ork than Los Angeles, and the
weather is much more even, so that
filming can be carried on without in
corruption, also the scenery is as
good for the purpose, as we have the
desert sand at the Beach, the
water and the islands over there and
the tropical scenery here anywhere
Each star predicts a great future for
thS Sc"ii 90 a JitiSC lOl hlONJCo.
A Mr. March had occasion to stand
IN the corner of Flagler st. and LIST
Ave. one day last week; well, as a
matter of fact, he was waiting
minute for his wife, and in the |
twenty minutes he was waiting he |
said that autos were passing at the
ate of 1000 an hour. Anyone who
las driven over town will believe the |
story. In the twenty minutes every |
tate in the union except Utah, |
evada, Idaho and New Mexico, with |
ome Canadian cars passed in review. |
The author of Turn to the Right"
John Golden of New York and Mr. and |
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt are at the |
Flamingo for rest, among other
The Berni Apartments have been
old or rather the SO year lease has
,een transferred again. These are
popular apartments on the bay front |
md the transaction involved $780,
100.
We have been having more rain
han usual for the past few days but
low we have regular Miami weather