The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-03
Coin Flowing
Like Lava on
Florida Turf
In Fact, Entire State Is
HeraIding Boom Days
Again, Report.
BY FRANK ORTELL
Times Special Writer

DE hhNh Oh ELL
Times Special Writer
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 3.-With the
holidays over this famous winter
resort is filling up rapidly with Wis
itors. Within the last 48 hours
the colony of sunseekers. good time
Charles, boss players dog followers
and mite club habitues has increased
by the thousands. And they're
still pouring in by auto, train, air
and water
1t looks as though everybody and
his cousin Is down here to duck the
snow of the North. F'lagler-st is
so crowded cops directing traffic
can't keep tab on all the jay walk
ers. If you cross the street
against the red light you might be
plastered with a SIS fine. The
cops here. swankily dressed like Afri-
can lion hunters, are stationed on
corners just for such an emergency.
Merchants. restaurateurs, mo-
vie houses, mite clubs, the boss and
dog tracks report that everything
so far Is copsetti.
But we've only started" they say.
-. Bigger and better business still
ahead" Come down here and
you'd never know there had been
depression.
Spending Orgy Is On
You run right smack into a wild
spending orgy. No worries,
cares, nor troubles on the pans OF
the people vacationing here.
Every one seems gay. merry, happy,
out for a whirl of fun in a town
where you can get all of it you de-
sire. Some of it may be ex-
pensive, but no matter, the sky is
the limit with those that have the
necessary wherewithal.
Miami never has played host to a
more prosperous looking throng
than this winter. Is this is a
sure sign that President Roosevelt's
New Deal has brought happy days
back again? Celebrants arc still
combing New Years Eve confetti
out of their hair. From now on
every night here literally will be
New Years Eve, though lot
quieter.
The mite spots here and on the
beach, vieing for the best Broadway
talent, have swung into full stride.
The ante is pretty high, but
they're getting 1t. Prices of 20
to so bucks were paid by patrons in
the swanky clubs to see baby 1886
born.
Police Arc Thoughtless
And after paying all this dough
with intentions of trying to win it
back in the gambling rooms they
were disappointed when the gen.
darmes unceremoniously and quite
Unexpectedly made series of raids.
Gambling ban at the night
clubs has been on and off repeated
ly. Seems the law is bit mer-
curial, or something's changeable
as the weather.
At present gambling is tabooed
again and the mite clubs are plain
ly worried They can't figure
the thing out. Plenty of ice has
been paid to keep wide open. but
when it melted it evidently didn't
go around far enough. But the
situation eventually will be in hand,
say those who would know about
these things, Peak season
prices are now in vogue, meaning
that rentals on apartments and at
hotels automatically increased after
New Years Day.
Frank Bruen, noted sportsman, is
now manager of big new hotel in
the beach that was constructed in
record time. Work on it start
ed after the Yankee" hurricane
struck this town on Nov. 4. and it
opened for business on New Years
Day. It's minimum rate is
$22.50 a day for a single room and
bath, and these are going like hot
cakes.
Tropical Park Going Big
Tropical Park is coming money
like the mint, f.. The meeting so
far is averaging about $4,000 a
day, an increase of about 20 per
cent in the betting over the same
time last winter. . A total of 81
$4,000 has passed through the bet
ting machines for the first days of
the session. =. However, favorite
players have been all but pauper-
lied trying to light on winners.
Only 80 public choices out of ia
races have graced the winners cir
Gle, /. They're selling a new bit
here supposed to be so simple a
boy can take horse anywhere with
it,
The players are wondering if this
is the reason so many choices have
been winding up at the sixteenth
pole. Anyway, the stewards
ought to investigate. After re-
peated denials, Jockey Merritt, who
arrived yesterday, broke down and
confessed that he married pretty
Barbara Redwine, known profession
ally as "Babs" Ryan. She will
join Bobby here in two weeks.
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