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VOLUME LIV. No. 37.

Charles Boettcher,Millionaire Friend

OfLindy, KidnapedNote Left With Victim’s

Wife Makes Demand For$60,000 Ransom; Police

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DENVER, Feb. 13.Police today were seekingCharlesBoettcher, Jr.,youngDenver millionaire andfriend of Colonel Charles A.Lindbergh, who was kid-naped from the garage ofhis home at midnight by two

men who left a note withiMrs. Boettcher demanding a$60,000 ransom.

Within an half hour awidespread hunt, was or-ganized but police said theywere handicapped by lackof description.

Mrs. Boettcher, who isabout to become a mother,was guarded at the home bypolice who refused to allowanyone to see her.

Boettcher, aviation en-thusiast and one of theweeftUast men in Colecado,was host to Lindbergh on hislast visit to Denver.

He is the grandson ofCharles Boettcher, whofounded the sugar andcement industries in Colo-rado, and who built the firststockyard in Denver.

SUPREME CHIEFGOLDEN EAGLES

VISITS CASTLEHOMER M. EDWARDS TAKEN

ON MOTORCADE, AND ALSOENJOYS FISHING TRIP IN

WATERS OF KEY WEST

Homer M. Edwards, supremechief of the Knights of GoldenEagle, who arrived in Key WestSaturday, paid his official visitto a joint meeting of the differentorders on Saturday evening at thelodge hall, where a very enjoyableevening was spent.

The meeting was opened withan address by Thos. E. Roberts,deputy supreme chief, with theaddress of welcome being givenby Ross C. Sawyer. Agusto Aguerogave an address as a representa-tive of the' Cuban lodge.

Other speakers were Charles H.Ketchum and C. R. Carrero, theformer presenting the supremechief with a fountain pen. Theprogram included recitations byMiss Edith Russell and Miss AleeCurry and three selections by theKnights of the Golden EagleDrum and Bugle Corps.

To these, Mr. Edwards re-sponded with an excellent talk,which dealt with the principlesof th© order which re rep-resents, also referring to manyother things toward the welfareof the organization.

. On Saturday afternoon the visi-tor was takerj on a motorcadethrough the streets of the city, andalso out on the boulevard andover a portion of the OverseaHighway. He stated that he wasmuch pleased with the sightstaken in during the ride.

Yesterday he was taken on afishing trip, and he expressedgreat delight at the pleasure af-forded in the outing, having beensuccessful in making a largecatch which consisted of some ofthe choicest fish to be found inthese waters.

COLORED WOMANCUT UT SUNDAY

SALLIE MAY WOUNDED IN AT-

TACK MADE BY MIT-TIE TORRES

Sallio May and Mittie Torresstarted rough housing at 717 Em-ma street yesterday and Sallit gotthe wont of the fracas.

She was badly cut about the leftarm and back by a knife in thehands of her opponent. The cutin the arm required 14 stitches todose.

Motorcycle Officer Alberto Ca-mero arrested Mittie Torres andtook her to the city jail. She waslater transferred to the countyjail where she is now awaitingpreliminary hearing.

Sallie May was taken to the of-fice of a local physician and giventhe necessary first aid treatment,She says she will be in shape to ap-pear in court in a few days.

ROOSEVELTINBAHAMA WATERS

EXPECTED TO REACH MIAMIWEDNESDAY; WILL THEN

HEAD FOR NEW YORK

(Hr AwtrUlrd I’rrwlMIAMI* Feb. 13—Pre.i-

deet-elect Roosevelt is spend-ing the day in waters ofElewthera ia the Bahama Is-Land*.

A radio today said fishingplans may delay the party'sarrival in Miami entil laterWednesday.

Apparently he will get intoMiami jest before he en-trains for New York.

There is a "believe it or not”phase connected with the fishingexcursion, that has happened onlyon the rarest occasions and onlyin waters where fish are as num-erous as- they are in the vicinityofKey West.

A big barracuda struck the linebeing held by Mrs. Mary Cruz. Im-mediately afterwards the supremechief felt a tug at his line. Bothanglers began to reel in their linesand when the fish was brought tothe surface, it was found that ithad the hooks of the lines of Mrs.Cruz and Mr. Edwards firmly im-bedded, one on either side of themouth.

This was where the visitor gotthe big thrill out of the fishingtrip, and said that whenever hewould tell the story he would al-ways think of Ripley and realizethat never are incidents and hap-penings so strange as when theyare true.

In the party were Mrs. MaryCrux, Mrs. Mamie Russell anddaughter. Miss Edith Russell;Homer M. Edwards, Ross C. Saw-yer. William Camalier, O. M. Car-rero, Ricardo Roche, Captain F. R.J. Sawyer, John W. Sawyer andHarry H. Baker.

Mr. Edwards left on the trainyesterday afternoon, and just be-fore departing, stated that he!hoped that he would soon hare]another opportunity to visit KeyjWest inasmuch as he had]thoroughly enjoyed his sojournhere.

Boys’ ClnbWiUHoldMeeting Tomorrow NightAn important meeting of the

Key West Boys' Club has beenannounced for tomorrow night inthe county court house, when it is;expected that there will be a-large number in attendance.

Among the many things that]the boys will advocate are an in-dependent club house, beautifica-tion program, athletic activities,,manual training, military training,’legal citizenship and humane ef-jforts.

©)£ &ep Wt&i CitizenHARRY BOYAJIAN

DIES AT HOME INST. PETERSBURG

DEATH RESULTS FROM CAR.- BON MONOXIDE; IDENTI-

FIED WITH REALTY ACTIVI-

TIES HERE IN BOOM DAYS

(Special to The Citizen)ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 13.

—The lifeless body of Harry Boya-jian, 41, jewelry salesman of LongBeach, L. 1., who has been con-ducting a sale at Cole’s Jewelrystore, was found sprawled in thebathtub of the Joseph Shehadihome, 646 Seventh avenue south,shortly before 8:45 o’clock Satur-day morning. Nearby by thefloor in an unconscious condition,was Joseph Shehadi, 50, who is inthe hospital for treatment. Phy-sicians say he will recover.

Magistrate Joe E. Carpenterinvestigated the death and saidBoyajian’s death was due to“asphyxiation! by carbon monoxidefumes” which came from the gasheater and which stifled the airof the bathroom because there wasno ventilation. Magistrate Car-penter said the bathdoom door andwindows were closed and therewas no vent pipe leading off fromthe heater.

The two men were found byMrs. Shehadi. She told DetectiveGeorge Rosenvoll she went to callher husband and Boyajian \tobreakfast. Her husband wasshaving and the other man wastaking his morning bath, she ex-plained. Receiving no answer fromher knocks and calls, she openedthe door to find her husbandlying on the floor and the bodyof Boyajian in the tub.

Both were rushed to the hos-pital in an ambulance. Effortsto revive Boyajian were unsuc-cessful.

Boyajian, representative of aNew York jewelry firm had beenhere for several weeks and wasliving at the Shehadi residence..*.

Mr. Boyajian was well knownin Key West, having been veryactive in the real estate businessduring the boom. He was hereseveral weeks ago looking aftertyie affairs of his brother-in-law,the late John Damian, who diedat Lake Saranac, N. Y., last year.

He was a close friend of PaulBoysen and was associated withhim in realty operations duringthe boom here seven years ago.

Mr. Boysen told The Citizen to-day that he had only a few daysgo received a letter from Mr.Boyajian in connection with theholdings of Mr. Damian and theirdisposal, and expected to see Mr.Boyajian in Key West within ashort time.

The deceased is survived by hiswidtaw, Mrs. Victoria Boyajian, ofLong Beach, who was there at thetime of her husband’s demise.

The Vic building, corner Duvaland Charles street, was namedafter his wife.

STR. VIRGINIAPUTS INTO PORT

VESSEL TAKES ON EIGHT

HUNDRED BARRELS OF

FUEL OIL

The steamship Virginia, of theStandard Fruit and Steamshiplines, arrived in port last nightand took on 8(H) barrels of oil atthe Porter Dock company.

The vessel is hound from Bostonto Mexico and radio advices of herIntended arrival were receivedSaturday by the Porter company.She sailed for her destinationshortly after midnight.

Yacht Ingot, from Houghton,Mich., which has been at the Por-ter dock for the past week, sailedfor the Western Dry Rocks thismorning for a day’s fishing.

Freighter Alamo, of the Clyde-Mallory lines, arrived this morn-ing 6:10 o'clock from New Yorkwith freight for local merchantsand sailed 8 o'clock for Tampa andMobile.

GROOMS RETURNS TO CITY

Bascom L. Grooms, president ofthe Key West Electric company,left Saturday night for Tampawhere he went on business and re-turned on the S. S. Florida thismorning.

KEY WEST. FLORIDA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1933.

Cupid Puts More SentimentIn Valentines This Season

Sentimental gentlemen from Georgia and elsewhere will be. in*-lerffted in the two new valentine fashions shown below. They’reamong the season’s favorites. Lona Andre of the films, however, he-lieves that a question as important as “Will You Be My Valentine?"should be a personal matter, so you see her valentine idea above.

IBy Associated Press)NEW YORK. Feb. 13.—Valen-

tine messages are straight fromthe heart this year, with friendli-,ness and sincerity the latestfashions in greetings.

Even the traditional comic val-entines are good-natured in mostcases, while the lace-trimmed andflower-decked models make serious*passes at the heart strings.

The depression, once a fertilesubject for the greeting-card mak-ers’ funny inscriptions, has receiv-ed little attention in the valentinedisplayed this year. Evidently theversifiers know a worn out topicwhen they see it.

Realism is added to some of thenew valentines by the use of clothor lace trimmings, but simplicityis the chief characteristic of illus-trations and embellishments. Noth-ing modern has replaced the stapledecorative devices of hearts andflowers.

Inscriptions vary iri style fromundergraduate slang to the vernac-ular of the mid-Victorians, punsholding their own against all com-petition. “Will You Be My Valen-tine?” seems to be the question ofthe hour, with personal touchesin valentines directed to a varietyof people from wives to “bachelorgirls.”

FLOOR MATS ARENOW MADE HERE

LASTING AND USEFUL TOK-

ENS TURNED OUT BY

LOCAL RESIDENT

Floor mats made from the gold-en brown coconut leaves are spec-ialized in by Moses Kelly, 614 Pe-tronia street, and these will makeboth lasting and useful tokens tffsend folks back home.

These are beautiful specimensof handiwork and aside from theirusefulness, are unique in thatfloor mats of coconut leaves arefar different from the coco matof commerce.

Resident and visiting womenpurchasing these floor mats mayhave them in any size, and pricedaccordingly. A fair sized one costsbut 60 cents, and then there aresmaller ones at a lower cost.

Moses Kelly is an expert work-man who learned his trade in theBahamas where these floor cover-ings are found in ye homes ofthe wealthiest, as well as in thoseof the poorest. Then, by purchas-ing home products, there is thesatisfaction of knowing that oneis helping a poor man provide forhimself and family by his hand-work.

An advertisement appears else-where in this paper. Be sure andcall at 614 Petronia street and askto see Moses Kelly and his nativefloor mats.

More Foods ReceivedFor Local Relief Work

The second allotment of SI,OOOfor use by the Emergency ReliefCouncil for the month of Feb-ruary was received Saturday byE. A. Strunk, Jr., treasurer ofthe local body. Men to the num-ber of 98 are being summonedtoday and will Mart work tomor- jrow morning.

Mr. Strunk stated that he also'received advices that the same;amount, $4,000, has been allottedMonroe county for work duringthe month. 1

ANDRESLOPEZGOES TO CUBA

TO GET ZARATEFORMER KEY WESTER BEING

HELD IN HAVANA FOR MUR-

DER COMMITTEED IN TAM-PA SOMETIME BACK

Mario Zarate, formerly of KeyWest, is being held by the authori-ties in Havana for a murder com-mitted in Tampa some tipie ago.

Andres Lopez, of the sheriff’soffice in Tampa, arrived on theFlorida this morning and sailedfor Havana with the intention ofbringing Zarate back to the statesfor trial.

Zarate was one of the men ar-rested in Key West several yearsago charged with breaking andentering the wholesale house ofMonsalvatge and Drane. He wasreleased on bond of S3OO but didnot appear for trial.

Last year he held up a place inTampa ran by a man named Val-dez. dealer in avocados, and shotValdez dead. He made his escapefrom Tampa and

(was recently ar-

rested in Havana!

COCONUT LEAFHATS LATEST

HEAD GEAR TURNED OUT INKEY WEST BECOMING -

QUITE A FAD

Hats made from coconut leavesare gaining in popularity at Flori-da resort cities, and have becomequite a fad in the West Indiesamong tourists. These may nowbe had in Key West, lovely onesin golden brown, all white or acombination of brown and white.

Women, who have purchasedthese, are proud of their KeyWest hand-made hats created fromthe leaves of trees grown in local igardens. Mary Saunders, 624 jPetronia street, makes these hats 1for any one who would like oneor more. She has made hats formany visiting women both fortheir own use and to send homeas souvenirs—nothing could makea more useful souvenir from the |tropics than one of these hats.

These hats are made accordingto model, and are in various shapesand head sizes. The mould usedin shaping was sent from a NewYork hat manufacturing concernthrough the kindness of a KeyWest woman who wished to helpthis deserving woman.

In addition to purchasing ahandmade hat, the buyer will havethe satisfaction of knowing thata worthy woman is being helped,and that her invalid child will re-ceive needed medicines.

These hats are sold at 40 centseach and a call at 624 Petroniastreet will convince the most exact-ing that they are well worth agreat deal more. Many are on salenow, all ready to wear or to sendhome as souvenirs.

Two Brought Here FromKey* Placed In Lock Up

Harrison Jones, white, was ar-rested near Matecombe, chargedwith driving an automobile whiteunder the influence of liquor, andLeroy Barnwell, colored, was ar-rested on a charge of furnishingthe liquor, but not selling h.

They were arraigned beforeJustice of the Peace E. R. Loweand the former was placed undera bond of $l5O while the latterwas placed under a bond of $250.Being unable to furnish bond theywere held.

C. O. Garrett, deputy sheriff tothe Third District brought themen over the highway last nightand they §je now in the countyjail awaiting trial ia criminalcourt.

SENATEBODYGETS PROGRAM

FOR ECONOMYBASED ON BALANCED BUD-

GETS AND SOUND MONEY;

PLANS FOR FARM RELIEF

ALSO OUTLINED

(Dr Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 Abroad and far reaching programfor world economic recovery basedon balanced budgets and soundmoney, was laid before the sen-ate finance committee today byBernard M. Baruch, former chair-man of the war department in-dustries board.

Baruch, close advisor of Presi-dent Hoover, read a statement to

the committee opposing all formsof inflation insisting that soundmoney was the basis for any roadto recovery, and outlining plansfor farm relief.

Among the suggestions were in-ternational agreement on silver.Increasing profits of farm crops bydecreasing output. Aids to rapidliquidation of debts. Encourage-ment of rapid consumption ofcommodity surpluses, and controlof productive capacity.

FIRE DAMAGESBUILDING HERESUNDAYMORNING

B'LAZE DISCOVERED IN

FRAME BUILDING CORNERWHITEHEAD AND CARO-

LINE; INSURED FOR $3,000

Fire was discovered Sundaymorning in the apartment build-ing at the corner of Caroline andWhitehead streets. An alarm wassounded from Box 14# 4:20 o'clock,to which the apparatus from Num-ber 1 station responded.

Ariwing on the scene the fire-men found the building a seeth-ing furnace in the interior and asecond alarm was sent out for as-sistance. Apparatus from Number2 station joined those from Num-ber 1.

After the entire interior of theplace had been practically ruinedthe fire was got under controland in a short time the last sparkhad disappeared.

Officials of the foe departmentare convinced that the conflagra-tion was of incendiary origin. Thebuilding is the property of FrankHoltsberg and is said to carry $3,-06 insurance.

MRS. HAY KEMPDIES ON SUNDAY

FUNERAL SERVICES BEINGCONDUCTED THIS AF-

TERNOON

Mrs. May M. Kemp. 59 years ofage, died yesterday afternoon 4:30o’clock in the home, 526 Simontonstreet. Funeral services are beingheld this afternoon 4 o’clock fromthe First Methodist church wherethe body was placed at 2 o’clock.

Pall bearers, selected from thestewards of the church, are Sam-uel B. Finder, W. S. Eakins, J.Steadman Pinder, Harold R. Pin-der, Charles E. Smith and ThomasRussell. Funeral arrangements incharge of Lopez Funeral Home.

Mrs. Kemp is survived by threebrothers, Iverson Park, TheodorePark and George M. Park; twosisters, Mrs. Anna Lloyd, of Pal-metto, Fla., and Mrs. Maria Pinder,of Key West.

Prof. o*Bryant Now CampAide For Monroe CountyProfessor Horace O’Bryant,

principal of Monroe county highschool,, has received notificationof his appointment as Citisen Mili-tary Training Camp aide for Mon-roe county.

In reply to his letter of accept-ance B. C. Riley, civilian aide forthe state, writes Mr. O’Bryantthanking him for his action andadvising that suggestions and thenecessary supplies will be sent assoon as possible.,

NEW FORD MODEL .

NOW ON DISPLAYCAN BE SEEN AT SHOWROOM

OF TREVOR 4k MORRIS,

LOCAL DEALERS

For weeks you have been hear-ing rumors about anew Ford Car.Yon now have an opportunity tosee the car and learn all about ft,

jfor one is os display at the show-room of Trevor and Morris, localFord dealers.

| It has new and distinctive lines,longer wheelbase, larger, roomierbody, faster acceleration, and in-creased power, speed and econo-my. This s the roomiest and mostpowerful Ford ever built, and itbrings anew style of beauty, anew standard of comfort and anew pace hi performance at a lowprice.

The new Ford V-t may be seem |and complete details about It ob-tained at Trevor A Morris.

Japan InformsLeague OfNationsOfIntention Toward MaintainingGovernment In Manchurian Area

Chinese Minister To TokyoMay Be Withdrawn InEvent Drive Is Made OnJehol Territory

(Dr Associated Press)

Soon after Japan informed

the League of Nations today

that it was adamant in a

determination to preserve

the Manchukuoan govern-ment in Manchuria, a spokes*

man for the Chinese nationalgovernment hinted that theChinese minister to Tokyo

would be withdrawn in theevent that the Japanesestarted a drive in an adjoin-ing province of Jehol.

The Chinese spokesmansaid he did not “see the useof keeping the minister inTokyo if there should be adrive on Jehol as obviouslydiplomatic measures will beof no avail.”

He replied this matter |fof no consequence whsaasked if China would HhJIdeclare war on Japan, batadded any attack of " JehbFWould be like an attack oaNanking and will be met byforce of the entire nation.

The League of Nationswhich drafted a recom-mendation that membernations refuse to recogniseManchukuo had requested/*Japan's views on a proposal/to discontinue that govern*ment

Fears that Japan is on 1verge of excommunicatimfrom the league, caused Iheavy slump in the Tokostock exchange.

A foreign office spokfman there said he belieiiJapan's withdrawal frlthe league was a foregdtnconclusion.

The Japanese spokesmanfor the Manchukuo govern-

ment voiced a threat to slamopen the door of Man-churia in the world's fact Ifthe powers attempt to out-law Japan."

"We can fend ovnehAsindefinitely without help,"he said.

Globe-Trotter Pay#Visit To Key Wi*

Wife William*. gisfemflltr, paid a call at The Citi*• twdmy tlltog of k•xp*rhi travel whichha, takaw bias threwgh ——f****** °° * mu ngnlif^•wtog from BmffmU, ft. Y iI* Saa Fraaaisce, Calif.

Ha claim* to lava mad* a /•tort a* the jnnrany fiWNgfBaffaU o. May 30, 1527,abaa baas traveling by ihW•togas dace that than. iffpay* hi. expense* by safe}■••tyapar. and peat enrdijjß

Ha prepesea writing a b9|jfrom hi* experiences at s■§ Iceadedaa of hi* - 7 ’Wt \

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