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New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
L AXES Friends
Advice and Uses
Gas to End Life
Aged Chemist Is Found
Dead With a Note to His
Niece and $500 Clncck
''for a Simple Funeral"
Man, 90, Shoots Himself
Had Begun Letter Asking
Temporary Loan Of s.,
and Then Changed Mind

George Koburgcr. sixty-cight years
old. chemist, liVing at 10 West Eigh-
ty-sixth Street in the home Of Dr..
Schuyler JaQucs. was found dead in his
room last night of gas asphvxiation.
y rubber tube extending from an open
Has jet was found With one end near
the body. Deputy Medical Examiner
Gonzales pronounced the case suicide
koburgcr left two notes, ono ad-
dressed to Miss Irene Burke Koburgcr,
ms niece, who lives at 3l5 West Twen-
tN-fourth Street, and the second TO Dr..
Jaquos, with whom he had resided for
some months. The letter to Miss ko-
burger explained that the writer had
erred severely Of late from nervous
exhaustion and had decided to end the
ordeal.
Asks Simple Burial
cannot 60 on" the note read
Send for George and Adcline. You
VIII find enclosed my check for $500
Let arrangements for my funeral be as
simple as possible"
The relatives to whom reference ia
made IN the letter are MIR. and Mrs.
George Raah, Of Chicago. They were
notilIod OF the death by telegraph last
nlSht' IN thc note to DR.. 5aquvu
ho0urgcr wrote that he had left all
ms property to Miss koburgcr and re-
Hucsleo tnat She be given access to
his tapcrs.
DR. Jaqucs said he believed Kobureer's
death had been due to an impression
made on his mind by remarks of a friend
VITA Wnom nc recently discussed sui
cldc IN general way. Koburger told
MN, Dr. Jaqucs said, that this friend
c%tolled gas rs "the easiest way"
hoburgcr is said to have been
owner of real estate in New JERSEY
and to have had large financial inter
ests in New York and elsewhere. He
was graduate of Hcidelburg Uni
vcrsty.
Borrower Changes Mind
a man VINO had started to write a 81
borrowing letter Tuesday njrht
changed his mind. With the Unfinished d
letter in his pocket he was found dead
carly yesterday morning in front of i2
Washington News
lie had cut all the labels from his
clothes which might serve to Identify
him and had ripped out part Of his hat
band, ~ which initials had been
stamped. Thcn he had taken of his
doVslll and shot himself through Che
head.
Sergeant Flcss, Of the Mercer Street
police station. heard the shot, but the
man was dead when he reached him,
Tic vas about siXty years old, five feet
Eve inches tall and weighed about l6o
pounds. The initial "fr' remained in
MS torn hatband. In his pocket was a
blt Of paper, on which was written
This letter will no doubt surprise you
uhen YOU read it. I am taking the lib
orty TO write TO you to ask if YOU will
kindly loan nc $5, which viii return
to you in few days. If you'--
The letter ended there The mans
body is at the morgue, unidentified.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
France Threatens 10 Rctalialc
On Greece for Coal Seizure

PARIS, Feb. % BY The Associated
Prcss), The French Foreign Office to-
day informed the Greek government
that unless the cargo Of coal on bosrd
the steamer Espoir, captured by a
Greek torpedo boat destroyer of tho
coast Of Asia Minor few Gays ago, be
Immediately released France must
adopt rctaliatorN measures of similar
nature toward Greek shipping
HaNas dispatch from Athens says
that in note handed the Frcuch Min
lster the Greek government had agreed
to roieaNe The rspoir but declared it
would retain the Goa cargo.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
Daring Rum Smuggling
Plot Nippcd at Salem

SALEM, Mass, Feb. 22-The Coas.
Guard cutter Ossipec tonight was in
pursuit off the Nov England coast of
an unidentified auxiliary schooner be-
licvcd TO be liquor The chase
was sequel to daring attempt to-
day, nipped by eighteen customs off
GERS and police, to land whisky and
gin valued at $4,000 by means of a
large motor boat, which stranded OF
the flats of Coliins's Cove.
Seven automobiles and two motor
trucks were lined up on shore await
ing the liquor cargo. One truck wa
seized. Five seamen from the motor
boat scurrled over the mud fats to
eudc the raiding officers, who we're in
three rowboats, and one was arrested.
Working on tip that the rum
schooner had left Nassau, British West
Indies, bound for Salem, eight customs
officers, aided by ten Salem policemen,
we're stationed on the shore to watch
for the craft
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23

pipe case, Bailey says, he went to the
door and rang the bell He declared
he wore no mask. in contradiction to
the statement Of Mrs. Robertson and
some Of her guests Mrs. Robertson
appeared at the door. he said, and he
greeted her with, "Well. here | am >"
Bailey said he then drew out his
leather pipe case and he and Mrs Rob
crtson went into the dining room, with
the woman holding her hands in the
air and her mouth half open as if in
amazement The rest of the affair then
went as per her schedule. he asserted
Miss Robertson screamed and the rest
Of the diners arose from their chairs
and lined uD against the wall
He swore that Mrs. Robortson's tate
mcnt that he tore y sunburst from her
neck was all "bunk'
The room Was vel lightcd and they
certainty could all sec that what
had in my hand was nothing but g
p,ece pl,, q leather went on Bailey
Mrs. Robertson took UP position
behind Meyer. | pokod my hunk Of
leather at Meycr and asked him for
some money. but ! did not got any
from him. lie told tho police the
robbor took $50 from him That is all
imagination.
NV hen levollcd the leather pouch
at hlm MIR. ltobortcoN signallod TO
mc with her head that | should leave
him alone. figured That he was in
her employ or something and didn't
Waut to gum The game.
NO Hurry in Getting Away
Mrs Robertson had thrown her
black silk handbag on the floor, SO
lust picked UP the bag aud walked
out. Ard didn't have to hurry to get
away. either.
Il had all the time in the world.
When got out found that the radia-
tor Of my car had frozen and swcated
and worked over il for more than five
minutes before got ii working. and
nobody camc out Of tho house to look
81 ne during all that time"
He dismissed With laugh Meyers
tory that he couldn't follow Hailcy
because the robbol had taken the kev
e. fis irnito boN ard thrown ii away.
Bailey said he drove the car back to
paper-ladcn bag With aim to his hoho.
vent to bed. Tic handbag and the
leather pipe case are both 10 posses
sion Of the police.
mnodiatcly after The "robbcr" loft,
the authorities were informed, Miss
Robertson did her part in taking down
the version of the "hold-up" as il i'm
pressed TIE dinner guests. After the
affidaYits had been made, say the off
cals, the police we're teiephonsd Of the
incident
Chief Walline said information in
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
Cornicc Drops 6 Floors
Into 9Th Ave. Throno

a large block of ornamental sand
stone, a part OF the cornicc on the
SIXTH hoor of No. West Forty y-sccond
street crashed to the sidewalk in the
nIdst o. matinee crowd at Fifth
avenue and forty-second Street yester-
DAY afternoon. Only one person was
injured.
Anna l.. Wallace, Of 994 Grand Ave
nue., the Bronx, suffered a compound
fracture Of the right leg and several
iaceratlons Of the arms and face. Sew
crai other persons narrowly escaped
scrcus injury
The stone tore a large holc in the
cement reinforced glass skylght in
the sidewalk. 1t was reported that the
stone was loosencd by repair work
which was being done on the building.
Charles Jones in charge Of the work,
said that ne did not believe this was
so. He said he thought the stone had
been loose for some time.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
Man Will, Bag Of Loot
Breaks Leg in flight
Suspect Captured in Park After
leap Over Wall: Apartment
Had Been Robbed

Detectives Fitzgerald puJ Glassicr,
OF the West lo0th Street police sta
tion. say man With valsc come out
o. an apartment house Mt 600 West
I'm Street and start running last
They followed him and he ran faster.
Ilc dnrtcd across Riverside Drive end
sprang over the wall into the PARK.
he detectives found him at the foot
OF the 2o-foot cmbankment With a
broken right leg.
ne SAID ne was Frank Harrison. Of
900 seventh Avenue. His valse con-
.alhcd clothing and jewclry valued at
SloO which had been stolen from the
apartment OF William Mcccc, super
intent Of the house at 500 West l14tn
Htrcct, one Of whose windows had been
limmicd. Harrison was sent to Harlem
spital prisoner.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23

Miilcr. who had madc n fortune in
" oStern Electric and Peerless Rubber.
me tnca was married to ~. Joseph
y. Nohertson. of Galveston. Ten. in
W. Shc bad had a dispute with her
! lfat husband over s206.O 900 which she
oae received from him and placed in n
salc deposit hoN. This was settled.
She has taken "nvcrs" in Wall street
NNoro 1t Is said. she has lost much
money
DR.. Robertson separated from hcr in
''i'' advertising he WOULD no longer
10 nNNNlN ior her debts She be-
gan sult Tor divorce in 1919. following
"a upon his apartments in tho Al
- marie hotol IN Now York CITY, Dr..
,'V'er'Fon brought counter suit. but
.;u' pu'" ac''ons Wore thrown out by jus
Noted for Her &C. ci Displav
Nre Robertson Was we'll known TO
al who passed any length of time at
N'e NcNipin. because Of her hnbjt Of
wearing a magnificent array OF icwclry
o" every occasion. She was accustomed
~ GN' up hcr room every week end
Whcn nc went to Long Branch to lool
alter her business affairs. but she al.
ways returned to thc McAlpin and a
room always was found for her.
She took morning train to Long
Branch yesterday and was escorted
to the station by John Dennison. housc
detective, the maragcr Of the hotel
ceiling that after her recent experience
She probably was nervous. She vas
wearing valuable emerald ring yes
tcrday, and when one of her friends
commentcd ON i,s cscapc from the
rohbcr. Mrs. Robinson explained that
Whcn She was getting the dinner Satur-
day evening She had removed that rinr
and put il on the kitchen table. whore
it was when the hold-up man called
al the front door.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
Calls Corner Policeman
As Stork Arrives Early
Bonaviio's Faith justified. for
Patr"lman Helps Infant to
Start First Good NC:I

Horny BoNavito came running out Of
ms home, ct Sdl Kent Avenue. Brook
lyn, yesterday, in search Of police
man. Mrs. Bouavito's baby had been
born before it was expected and Bona
vito has faith in tho New York police
maN in an emergency.
He folnd Patrolman Maybcck and
the latter accompanied him to his home
as soon as he had called an ambulance
When Dr.. Irving Voinscld, Of Beth
Moses Hospital, got there. the infant
had not vet drawn pcrccptible breath
DR.. Fcmscld inflated the child's lungs
with his own breath, blown THROUGH
gauzc, and had Patrolman Maybcck take
his turn 1t the forced respiration also.
Maybccs was three hours late reporting
to his station, but the baby was squal-
'ng Justify when he left.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
Wife Flights With Suicide
Struggles Nainlv TO Take Pistol
From Invalid. Is

STAFFORD. SPRINGS, CONN. Fcb.
90 - Henry c. Wheeler. seventy five
wears old, A retired dry goods mcr-
chant, shot himself to-day after a
struggle With his aged wife in which
eho sought TO wrost a revolver from
him.
Mr.. Wheeler lad boon III With rncu-
monla for two wcoNs. To-day hc asked
his wife to rot him water and when
she returned sho found him in posses
sion Of tho revolver. She was unable
70 get possession Of tho wcanon and
ran 10 thc house of ncichbors for help.
Returning, Mr.. Wheeler was found
dead i'm bed Of bullet wound
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23

his possession indicates that Cash has
been on friendly terms with Mrs. Rob-
crtson for long time Mrs. Robertson
mad been at the Hotel McAlpin here
until the day before the alleged hold-un
took nlacc W
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
Woman Inherited Million

Mrs. Robertson has been twice mar
ried. having come into possos sion of an
estate worth about $l.0oo,0O0 upon the
death Of her first husband, Charles c.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23

Woman Hit hv Trolley Dies

Mrs. Matilda Carbcrg, fifty years
old. resident Of the Womcn's Sucd-
ish Home. Cypress Avenue, Staten Isl
and, died Yesterday in the Staten ISL
and Hospi's! from injuries suffered
Tuesday night when She was struck by
municipal trolley car. Mrs. Carlbcrc
was p widow
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
Lines Cut Tourist Rates
From Chicago 10 Coast

Tourist rates in the West Will be
cheaper this summer than at any time
since 1914, according TO an announce
mcnt made yesterday BY the Chicago.
Rock Island G. Pacific Railroad
The cut viii appi5. fom Chicago to
the Coast and Will make the round trip
cost only a fare and onc-tenth.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23

ms possession indicates that Cash has
been on friendly terms with Mrs. Rob
crtSon for long time. Mrs. Robertson
had been at the Hotel McAlpin here
untll the day before the alleged hold-un
took place. . ~ -
Discrepancies Arouse Police
Inc discrepancies in tho stories Of
the various "victims" aroused the sus-
picions OF the authorities Of Deal and
Long Branch from the beginning. Chief
Walling says that they obtained their
first lnklmg Of rreguaritv from Fdrar
A. Lazarus. who told detective O'Con-
noT 10 sec Tabcr FOR the details of fine
ROBBERY Tabcr added little more to
lncr suspicious. referring them to
Gasn.
BY this time Investigators of Lloyd's.
under the direction of Chief Luigi cot
or the job. Gasn was arrested at 4
o clock yesterday morning and taken
70 Doal for questioning by Chief Of
Police Rogers. After a three hour OK
animation GaSu told tho authorities
that Bailey could give them the whole
story. Bailey vas found b. Lieutenant
McGarvcy, OF the Long Branch Police
department, at his homo at 1870 o'clock
When the police had got his account
MIS-. Robertson wa arrested.
No charges have been lodged against
Meyer or lazarus. they telling the
police that they nov believe they
were invited because Mrs. Robertson
wanted to give the proposition an air
of reality and have men Of their
reputation as witnesses to support her
claim for insurance. They insist that
hey thought tho robbery was genuine.
Meyer says that he had been called
up three times by Mrs. Robertson, who
insisted on his coming to the party.
although he had pleaded other engage
ments. He finally acquiesccd
Tabor did all the awning work for
Mrs. ItcDertson's realty ventures. lie
tod the police tina; he had been ap-
preached by Mrs Robertson last No
ven hcf to partlc pate in a fake hold up,
but that hc declined.
Woman Inherited Million
Mrs. Robertson has been twice mar
rled. having come into possoesio of an
estate worth about 81 100000 upon the
death Of her first husband, Charles c.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

an immense vein has been found on the
 200 level, and that it has large ore bearing possibilities, but it's immense size is the bases of the cost of ex-
 ploration. If it proves according to
 indications it should soon come into
 the money. With large ore body
 and plenty of water for mill purposes
 this mine could be turning out bull
 lion in a short time. It is too big and
 great to be allowed to lie idle. Its massive outcrop, in which some of the
 richest ore in the world was taken, is
 too potential to be passed up, and therefore we want to see campaign
 put on that will establish it as a
 producer, and once in the producing
 class no other mine in the state would
 have the right of way over it. A look
 over the outcrop of this great vein will convince the most skeptical of it's value, and we are sure that the faulting of the great vein will offer little difficulty to the real engineer
 when he is called to dope it out. The shifting of veins in the Oatman coun- try is not matter of guesswork, but of absolute certainty, and few men
 who have mined in that territory, or any other section, will be fooled by the shifting of the veins. The finding
 of the big vein, as potential as it was
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

the day the partner of Johnny Moss first found it, at greater depth and in the solid formation, will insure to the Silver Creek section a broader vision of the mines of that camp and add largely to the production of the entire district. A firm belief in the mine and the courage to add your dol lars to the pile that will be necessary to bring about the opening of a won derful producer. Just think of the Dahlgren tunnel carrying 30 feet of ore running on an average $32 in gold, and covering wide length of vein, so close to the surface and then find a great body of lower grade stuff on the 200 level. The transformation of this low grade into a. milling grade ore is essential, and we believe that consistent work will bring it in.
 The Moss mine is in excellent hands the men in charge believing that they have the proper initiative to bring in a producer and having the courage of their convictions they are going ahead with the new work. If the ore body is found it will repay a million fold, and it is possible to establish milling ore body that vii be potential as any in the country.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

that will extend to unknown depths. Even on the lowest level we feel sure that drifting out of the fractured area will carry the prospect work into real ore bearing vein. The Moss vein can be traced for miles through the country, showing it's enormous outcrop along the way, and it is not to be supposed that values would fail it at superficial depth. The work carried on in the 200 level has established an ore body of considerable dimension, but the values only in sections reach mill grade.
 The new work that is to be soon prosecuted in the Moss is to be the development of this ore body and the searching out of the other bodies that may be in the property. There is an immense territory to develop and it
 is possible that diamond drilling may be resorted to, to cheapen the costs and thoroughly explore every part of the territory. A drill reaching down. ward, literally and into all sections of the vein recently picked up would bring to light it's potentialities for production and the permanent work would cost only little of the costs that would occur in the carrying of big drifts, cross-cuts, winzes and raises out in search of ore. It is true that
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

stand the assualt, and men who knew the development game to carry it on. Anyone who takes look over this property will sure come away convinc- ed that there is a real mine in the veins of that estate. We feel sure that a reorganization of the company and the placing of suitable amount of the treasury shares on the market would insure the company's financing to fully clarify the situation and bring into view the big ore bodies that are to be had for the development.
 The mines are situated only short distance to the south and west of the town of Oatman and in the heart of the original mineral zone of the dis trict. Its veins show well in the sur face outcrop, and there are number of them, all carrying values. A cam paign of development we'll placed, and the money back of it to carry it thru
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

sential to put this property on basis
 of production, althought with a low
 haulage cost it might be possible to mill the ores at the Tom Reed and
 from the proceeds carry on syste- matic campaign of development. We have every faith in the mines, be- cause just after the Boer war we tried rather hard to secure the entire estate for a South African company, whose property had been wrecked, and which would entail not less than $600,000 to reestablish, and which even then was in depleted condition. These men were willing to take over the mines, but the corporation refused to let go, although a sylendid offer was made. The men at the head of the affairs of the South African company were among the largest operators of gold
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

40 pounds at an exposition in the old Hazard Pavilion, in Los Angeles, a number of years ago, that showed free gold all through it. This beau tiful specimen was left in a cabinet in the chamber of commerce, and was said to have been broken up and used for display by the late Col. Thomas Ewing, when he wanted to convince a skeptical fellow of the existence of real gold in the ores of the Oatman To- cality. The big chunk of rock in con- sequence shrunk abnormally and is now not larger than an ordinary fist. Tom knew how to advertise.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17
SURFACE INDICATIONS AND WORK
 ALREADY DONE MAKES ARIZONA
 TOM REED INTERESTING PROPERTY

Among the first discoveries in the | Oatman section was the mines now comprising the group of claims owned bv the Arizona Tom Reed. These pro- perties originally were incorporated into company known as the German American Mines company, but some friction developed in that corporation and control finally went to Carl F. Schader, now of Los Angeles. MT. Schader and his associates finally split the holdings of the corporation up and ne wcorporation was brought on the scene as the Arizona Tom Reed, the parent company having al ready taken the name of the Pioneer. During the operation of this company by MT. Schader and his able assistant, George F. Moser, a large amount of work was accomplished and the fault ing system plated. This operation of the properties caused a large amount of work and study of fault conditions in the field, and the successful vindi- cation of the theory that Mr. Moser had advanced when he first took over the management of the mines. While development has not been carried far enough to fully develop the veins be- yond the faulted segments of the veins there has been large tonnage of good grade mill ore developed in the pro- perties. In the Lilah claim the shaft has been carried to a depth of 720 feet and considerable crosscutting and drifting carried into new territory. This work has entailed large expen- ditures of money and the consistent carrying out of the exploratory plans formulated number of years ago by MT. Moser, shortly after his arrival at the property.
 The group of claims included in the property of the Oatman Tom Reed is as potential as any like group in the district, being second only to the Tom Reed and United Eastern. It has about 10000 tons of excellent ore blocked out and many thousands of tons more that a small advance in development would make available. When the property was first put under development the claim known as the Snowball, of the group, had one of the best exposures of rich ore in the whole camp. This vein averaged about IS inches thick and carried a value of $500 or over to the ton. The writer exhibited slab of the ore weighing
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

hauling to mill and milling was toe high to allow profit from it.
 The Moss is badly faulted and frac- tured, and it will take systematic and well placed development to size up the faults and reestablish the ore bod ies. It does not seem possible that a vein of the magnitude of the Moss should fail to carry it's values to depth, because the Moss is not in the secondary formation, but is in a ser pentine, and lays against the granite hills, all the country to the north and west of the big vein being primary rock. There are some calcites in the great vein, but the main ore carrier is quartz, and it is this quartz, that has formed the most important ore bodies yet found in that property. The