Miami Tribune from Miami, Florida • 49

MIAMI TRIBUNE SOUTH FLORIDA'S BEST NEWSPAPER 5 CENTS Pay No More THf OUTH SMARTEST NiWlHF MIAMI FLORIDA SUNDAY AUGUST 8 1937 PRICE FIVE CENTS Vol IV No 267 FFICERS LAUNCH NEW WAR ON CRIME Miami Bond Refund Negotiations Planned OUTH FLORIDA COPS UNITE UNDER LEAD OF DADE CHIEFS' GROUP First negotiations with nationally-known bond brokers in plans of the city of Miami to refund $28300000 of outstanding five percent bonds in exchanga for four percent securities with an extension of maturity dates at an esti- Co-operating to the fullest extent police and sheriff's departments of Dade county and south Florida and the United States Department of Justice are pre mated savinq of saving or approxi Bus Speaker Red Cross Will Stage Storm Drill paring tor the most extensive anti-crime campaign yet launched in this area Police Chief Leslie Quigo stated yesterday Plans far this drive which will get under wav with the start of the will be discussed and exchanged In this way the authorities of any one community or county will he fully aware of the crime situation elsewhere in this general area and the criminals will have a tough time of it "We are co-operating for the betterment of conditions so as to BbLbw winter season a-e being perfected keep out crime Any criminals who and will near completion at the have the idea that Miami ami tnis section of the country is 'easy pick- I ings' in the winter season will learn differently very quickly I With all these police and sheriffs' men working together along with 1 the federal government the law violator or fugitive will have a tough time "With the exception of Miami Beach the Miami police radio takes in the entire surrounding area At a minute's notice we can flash a message to more than 100 cars including police ears throughout south Florida as well as the regular Miami police squad cars The local crime gangs are practically broken up and we're ready for any new desperadoes who may have mistaken ideas about this section" mately $300000 annually to the city will get under way about Sept 1 Commissioner Alexander Orr Jr finance committee chairman said yesterday Bonds outstanding are extended over a period of SO years with final maturity dates in Under the proposed refunding plan the final maturity would be extended to 1975 "Right now the bond market isi well recovered and Miami issues are demanding comparatively high figures in the open market" Commissioner Orr said "In the refunding plans we are dealing jusc now with three groups of brokers one of which has indicated the desire for a conference about Sept 1 Another group is expected to open negotiations in a conference here within about five weeks "The process of reaching an agreement a to refunding details will be long drawn out hue I believe that ultimately an equitable and reasonable proposition can be reached whereby Miami will affect a substantial saving on its bonded indebtedness" MIAMIAN GUEST OF ORCHESTRA Nice Jr of Miami soil of the state federal music project director will he guest conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony orchestra in a concert program to be presented in the Women's club auditorium in Jacksonville today at 5 A featured soloist will be Mac Morgan widely known Jacksonville baritone who was a classmate of the young Miami conductor at Kastman School of Music Rochester In an effort to ascertain how speedily they can function in case of a hurricane emergency radio operators of the communications subcommittee of the Dade county chapter American Red Cross will go through a trial mobilization at 8 Thursday Joe Mc-Kinney chairman of the subcommittees announced yesterday The group will meet in front of the postoffice building at First ave and Third St McKinney said and members will be sent to I various points and back in order i to learn how speedily they can cover the distance and how quickly emergency radio communications can be set up One unit will be sent to South Miami another to Miami Beach and a third to Hollywood Included in the subcommittee I are six amateur radio operators next meeting of the Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police to be held in a few weeks Chief Quigg said "At our last meeting there were present 4police chiefs representing a territory from the south end of the county up to Fort Lauderdale" the chief said "When the association was first formed about three months ago the idea was to include only police chiefs Plans are now being worked out for the broadening of the membership so as to include sheriffs as well as police bureau heads recommended by their chiefs all along the Florida east coast Sheriff Coleman has joined the association and the federal department of justice has promised us its fullest co-operation "The general idea is to have a constant exchange of information flowing back among the various law-enforcing agencies throughout south Florida Problems will be discussed in conference ami such important details as fingerprints ballistics photographs of criminals or persons sought and license numbers of automobiles and bicycles GARDNER city commissioner last night addressed Bayfront park audience in behalf of municipally owned bus system Ask StOOOOO in iioad Ifoaili and six naval reserve operators Two suits for a total of $100000 against the Long Capt Harrison chairman fish company of Miami and Kev West were filed in Cir cuit court yesterday by Mrs Susan Villeneuve growing out 1 ot the disaster relief committee of the local Red Cross chapter and the communications group is one of a number of subcommittees of the disaster committee In event of a hurricane the Civic Center through the courtesy of the Miami Chamber of Commerce will be the working headquarters of the disaster committee II ii rr Lashes Bus Interests Ridiculing the claim that a city-owned transportation would become a political football Hudson Burr former Dade county state representative one time member of the of the death July 4 of two Miami Tribcne printers her husband A Villeneuve and Wesley Price in a truck and automobile collision on the Key West highway near Tavanier Mrs Villeneuve suffered injuries in the same accident The suits filed yesterday through her attorney Frank Smathers ask $50000 damages for the death of her husband and $50000 for her injuries alleged to be permanent Mrs Gladys Price widow of Wesley Price filed suit in Circuit court three weeks ago against the Long Fish company for $25000 for the death of her husband She is represented bv Attorney Dewey II orr7 Hvtd for Assault night at a mass meeting in Bay- franchise This is not as it should be In the beginning of this government the statement was made that all government should he kept close to the power that makes and obeys it and in all situations where people are called upon to vote for men or measures the matter should be given serious Arraigned yesterday before Peace Justice Ralph Pola on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon Ernest Williams alias Charles Jones 30 negro of 700 Third front park declared that such charges are made "for the sole purpose of influencing the taxpayers to vote against the proposal for a municipal bus system" The meeting was sponsored and who was shot through the-" Knight The two men and Mrs Holds Negro ave right with conducted bv the Citizens I rails '3- 1 knee during an altercation a white grocerynian was portation committee Among the 1 speakers were Robert Boone "It the right of the voters chairman of the committee under our system of government Brassier mender Hudson Boone Charles Seidell president not only to make but to unmake government and if men chosen by the electors fail in their duty to the electors building up political machines or creating political football as alleged in this parti-cular instance it is within the power of the voters to make a change and to compel an honest administration of the affairs which you the people have en bound over to Criminal court for action Williams was shot by James Dcmetree proprietor of a grocery at 378 Fifth St when the negro allegedly insulted him Friday night Dcmetree alleges the negro drew a knife and threatened hint before he fired one shot from his revolver After the negro was captured and taken to police headquarters detectives announced they would question the man regarding a number of recent burglaries They also sent his fingerprints to the federal bureau of identification at Wash Villeneuve were going on a fishing trip to the Florida Keys when their car was struck and overturned by a truck owned by the fish company and driven by one of its employes It is alleged among other grounds as basis for the suits that the truck was being driven at excessive speed on a hazardous road and that the driver was culpably negligent despite the fact the company had been warned its drivers were operating the trucks at high and reckless speeds 'Just Boys' 3 i suffering with indigestun were being sought by police list night in connection with theft of four cases of soda pop worth of peanuts and S2 worth of popcorn from a stand at Central field Ilth ave and 20th st The Miami recreation department reported the youthful thieves pried the bolts out of a hasp holding a i ir of the organization City Commissioner Gardner Cunio and Gallagher "Charges that a municipally owned bus system would become a political football are made for the purpose of influencing the voters because the opponents of the proposition realize the rank and file of citizens do not like the idea of building up a machine" Burr declared "I challenge anyone to prove to ou that a proper setup cannot be brought about hre which will absolutely divorce the city owned transportation from politics or political domination and separate it from other city governmental functions "I have found during the last aaveral elections in this state that there is an appalling tendency on the part of some voters to treat lightly the sacred right of trusted them with "You have this opportunity every two years and I hope that I in making up your minds how to vote next Tuesday that you will give sober consideration and vote your convictions regardless of statements made by politicians to! ington and to Raiford prison where the negro said he had served part of a life sentence for murder Word from Washington was to the effect there was no record of his fingerprints on file Raiford authorities had not replied to the request for information last night deceive you In the event a' majority votes to take over the bus transportation system in this city still stand by to see that machinery is set up for carrying on the business free from political domination" RALPH POLE Miami Beach peace jwstic yesterday bound over to Criminal court nero ex-convict held as burglar suspect to the stand.