The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-07-15
THE SPECTATOR
BY ELLIOTT j. PIEZE
EXCURSION TO NASSAU
POSTPONED

Because of conditions over
which they had no control the mem
bers of the committee in charge OF
the sponsorship of the previously
announced excursion to Nassau by
steamship. which was scheduled to
leave Miami on Monday, July "a,
were forced to postpone the luxury
cruise until a date to be announced
later. Business Manager w. o.
Perry announced this week that due
to the present uncertain conditions
in ship movements, resulting from
the present Korean conflict, mari
time authorities have advised that
the proposed. cruise not be under
taken until the far east conflict
clears up or is brought under
greater degree Of control than is
true at the present time.
The entire committee, including:
Charles e. Johnson, Willie "Duke"
Slater, w. o. Perry, G. A. Ffnlay-
son and Elliott j. Pieze, takes this
method of expressing it's regrets
that the plans were interrupted be-
cause of this condition, which is be-
yOnd it's control. 1t also wishes to
thank the many people who have
called it's headquarters for infOrma-
ton, expressing desires to visit the
'9and of pink pearls" for the very
fine response they made to it's ini-
tial announcement of the excursion,
and for the widespread interest that
they all have shown i'm the venture.
AS soon as this regrettable condi-
ton is brought under control, which.
the committee hopes will be in the
not too distant future, the excurs-
ion will be rescheduled and all of
the previously announced plans for
the luxury cruise, together with the
long list of special entertainment at
fractions in Nassau, will be carried
out to the letter. In the meantime
the committee asks all Of you to
kindly bear with it, continue to
watch for new announcements and
let us all hope that it will not be
long before peace-time conditions
will again prevail throughout the
land, and everybody will be happy.
THE HEAT" rs NOW ON IN
MIAMI
To say "the wicked flee when no
man pursueth", would be putting it
mildly i'm the case of many "king-
pins" of the gambling world, when
it BECAME known that the crime
busting Kefauver Committee. from
the United States Senate wOusl
hold public hearings i'm Miami this
week. AS this is being written
Thursday the committee, headed by
the hard fighting Senator Estes Ke-
fauver, of Tennessee, is i'm session
i'm the federal buiIding A long list
of witnesses has been subpOened by
the group for questioning, and many
others were ear-amrked for sub
pOenas but could not be located by
the process servers. &C.. 80. :. =.
Chairman Kefauver made it plain
Immediately upon his arrival i'm the
city, that this hearing will be
no monkey business affair."" They
mean business, and they are leav-
ing no stone unturned i'm getting to
the bottom Of the rackets which are
so openly prevalent i'm this area.
Gambling is undoubtedly the prin-
cipal item on the agenda of the COM
m1ttee's program, but gambling is
not the only form of crime that is
common in this area. The committee
plans to cover the entire field.
AS is always the case, while the
famed committee is in session in
Miami, the city will be closed as
tight as the proverbial dicks hat
band" because, as / said in the be-
ginning, 1.-The wicked flee when no
man pursueth." After the group
leaves, the boys will go to it again.
But much good will come out of
the current hearings i'm this city.
The results may not be Immediate
~ visible, but YOU can rest assured
that it will come. Miami is only one
Of several cities. i'm Florida. to be
visited by this famed u. s. Senate
committee. Tampa will follow next,
then Jacksonville, and then a num-
Der. Of. the. smaller. communities
around the state. The committee is
deadly earnest and serious about do
ing something about the crime stu
alton in Florida and other states i'm
this country. 1t has the complete
resources of all of the law enfOrc-
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