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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-18
T. KOHLBERG SHOT DOWN BY
JOHN LEECH; THE CIRCUMSTANCES
Continued IRON Page Cne.)

ness men, bankers and merchants who
had been associated with the deceased
business man for years cOngregated IN
ErOups and discussed his fine qualities
The gloom was even more noticeable
downtown Friday evening. The crowd
which had turned out 20 hear the band
concert, which was postponed on ac-
count of the death Of the veteran E
PasOan was lacking In its usual holiday
evening gaiety and everyone seemed
deeply shocked at the awful tragedy
which had occurred that afternoon
HeaT1broken, the Mexican cigarmakers
20 whom Mr.. KOhIberg had been like q
father. stood in front of the store Fri
day evening talking Of the tragedy and
% their deceased friend Mt Kohlberg
employed about $50 Mexican cigar
makers in his factory.
The Surrender.
PatrOIman G. E. Fletcher. who is sta
TONED on the San Antonio street cor
ner during the absence of crossing po-
nceman CapIinger, was 1.-THE first Off
Ger TO reach the scene of the tragedy
He had just left The Herald building
and was crossing Pioneer plaza when
he saw the crowd running across El
Paso street Going al once to the Kohl
berg store the patrOlman was Informed
that there had been q shooting in the
cigar store and that the man had
aped into the old Eastern Grill by
running down the street opening where
the Sol Berg store was wrecked and
entering the abandoned restaurant by
the rear door
7 went around the hack way to the
rear door" patrOlman Fletcher said. Il
called 10 Leech TO come out and sur
render He came out at once with his
hands ND, and, as he emerged from
hrrsIH F7n 7
asked him where his gun was and he
said. Here IL Is pulling his coat back
and starting 10 pull the gun from his
right hip pocket I reached down and
pulled the gun from his pocket and
took charge of II without examining IL.
As I took him by the arm and started
70 lead him out he said 10 mounted
policeman Lon Garner. who had arrived
there by that time, Tt had to be done
We were standing in front Of the open
ing on El Paso street at that time and
the only other thing Leech said was
when he saw a photographer trying TO
take a picture Of him and he asked me
not 70 let him get a picture. as ne did
not want any nOtoriety- ] turned the
man over 10 Garner and called the pa
troll wagon, but Leech was taken to
the station on foot before the wagon
arrived" According 10 the 2atrolman
Leech made no effort TO resist, neither
did ne attempt 70 barrlcade himself IN
the abandoned building, but he came
out the first time he was commanded
20 and seemed as cool as If he had
committed no crime.
ArrestinG Officers Statement.
Policeman Garner, who was sum
moned 10 the scene of the killing short
" after IL occurred. said: '1 did not
know why I had been called there. I
did not know what was the matter.
Leech was in the old Gem building and
Fletcher called TO him. asking him if
he would surrender As soon as he
learned that Fletcher was an officer he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-18

berg, the famous German college, and
was a Latin and Greek scholar OF more
than average attachments. His wife.
who was Miss Olga Vernstein, from Ell
Der1eId, Germany, was also a graduate
OF a German university and the two
read a great deal Deceased leaves four
chfldren-Herbert, a graduate of Co
aumbla college, now a mining engineer
at Ray, Arizona; Walter. who had also
attended Columbia and was associated
with his father dn business; Leo. VINO
has just returned from Lawrence5urg,
Mass, where he has been attending
school, and Miss Elsie, who IS now in
the east, in school at Smith College.
Massachusetts
When Mr.. KOhlberg came to FL Paso
he could speak but very little English
and Judge ". NJ. ColdweIl, at present
city attorney. who soon grew to be his
friend. taught him to speak English and
in return Mr. kOhlberg taught Judge
COldweu to speak German. They were
fast friends through life and had many
pleasant meetings, especially In the
early days. when they were accustomed
to take long walks in the foothills and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-18

man in Chicago recently asked for the
| best cigar in the house." and was
| offered a Kohlberg International
The names, Kohlberg and La Inter
nacional cigars We're almost household
words from Texas to Alaska But with
loyal love to his adopted city, he stamp
ed on every box the name Eel Paso."
He went still farther. and invested
the surplus of his rapidly accumu-
lating fortune in realty and buildings
in this city. He employed a large
force of laborers. having probably one
of the largest pay rolls in this city.
Business Man and Friend.
His fellow citizens early appreciate
ing his ability and honesty elected him
to the city council. To this day that
council is known as the business mems
council and the old time citizens still
speak with pride of the "administra-
ton when KOhlberg was in the coun-
cil'
Ernest Kohlberg was patriotic and
public spirited. Civic pride dominated
his very being. When any new publicl
movement was inaugurated, Kohlberg's
counsel and assistance were sought and
contributed freely.
But greater TO be treasured and long
er to be remembered are inc hundreds
of quiet charities he contributed, the
kindly words of advice and encourage
ment he gave his friends, unsolicited
all these noble qualities have endeared
him to all; his loss to the community
is considered irreparable.
Owned Much Property.
Deceased owned the st. Regis hotel,
the Southern hotel, leased to the man
who killed him; the property where his
store is located, the property on which
the Honeywell stables are located and
several other pieces of valuable real
estate in the city. He also owned 100
acres of land at Vinton. He owned
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-18

said nothing when 1 read the notice
to him, but was attentive until [ had
finished reading all of it, said deputy
constable ]. w. Brown.
An FL Paso Leader
The death of Mr.. Kohlberg removes
from FL Paso a man whose name was
so identified and his life and deeds so
interviewer with the growth and prog
ress of this city that not a step Of
progress can be mentioned with which
he was not connected.
In 1875, Ernest Kohlberg came from
Germany to FL Paso and clerked in the
general merchandise store of Solomon
and Albert Schultz. which was on San
Francisco street adjoining the site Of
the present Herald building. In De-
cember, 1877, he went to San Fran
cisco and not long afterward he went
to Mexico to mine.
In the spring of 1881, just before the
advent of the Southern Pacific and the
Santa Fe railroads, Ernest Kohlberg
opened a little retail cigar store in
the northwest corner of the old one
story adobe building, afterward sup
planted by the present Sheldon hotel
building, soon after having been joined
b his brother. under the firm name Of
hohlberg Bros. Their little stock. con-
Sisting of cigars manufactured in San
Francisco, and tobacco and pipes, prob
ably did not aggregate total value of
over thousand dollars.
Came Here "Broke"
Ernest Kohlberg had just come up
from the gold camp Of Jesus Maria in
the western part of the state of Chihua-
hua, where he had spent a couple of
years in mining with such bad luck that
he had to walk from that camp to the
city of chihuahua, as he was too poor
TO ride-a distance by trail through
woods and over mountains of $50 miles.
The privations and hardships of that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-18

journey were to him a pleasant re-
miniScence.
Securing employment in chihuahua
he saved sufficient TO enable him to
come to FL Paso. The moment he ar
rived, learning from his old home in
San Francisco that the railroads were
to come here, with almost prophetic eye
he foresaw that the little adobe hamlet
was destined to become a great busy
city, and Ernest Kohlberg then and
there became a part and dominant force
in the future Of Il Paso.
Soon the little adobe storeroom where
the FL Paso end Southwestern office
IS now located, became too small for
the business of the new firm, and the
brothers in 1888 moved into the two
story building on San Antonio street,
opposite the present Wells Fargo office
building.
Business Grew Fast.
The business grew apace, and the
firm branched out into wholesale trade
and had travelling men all over the west
and southwest. The psychological mo-
ment arrived and Kohlberg saw it. and
with his characteristic enterprise. he
started into the manufacture of cigars.
Kohlberg Bros. then purchased, in 1885,
the property now occupied by the firm.
and continued under the we'll known
sign of the International on Ell Paso
street. NJ. J. Kohlberg, meanwhile. re-
tired and entered in the curio store
business.
Rapidly grew the wholesale and
manufacturing business of the Inter
nacional store and factory of Ernest
KohlDerg until his brands of cigars
were sold in every town, mining camp
and city west Of the Mississippi river
They were missionaries spreading the
name and fame of his beloved city A
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-18
SMOKE COVERS NACO
FROM FOREST FIRES

without envoplng
miles to
cowhle Of
row
discomfort
the Ajo
of personally
of
buildings mining burned
control would itself
leaving and than glad t.
wit
other points and mountains the property Of the
of
OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-18

Continued Page Four.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-18

The notice which was served on
Leech by deputy constable J. w Brown
at 4:15, was a; first notice to vacate
the premises occupied by him. 'Leech
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28
HINTS
FOR FARMERS
succuIent Food For Lambs.

Recent experiments at the Iowa ez
pertinent station show that with corn
at ordinary prices cheaper gains on
lambs may be made with dry feed
than with roots or siIage. When corn
and silage are low in price the gains
made with silage are a little cheaper
than those made with dry feed.
The largest total gains We're made
by the lambs getting sugar beets, and
the finish Of this lot was also a little
better. The lot getting turnips and
cabbage required the largest amount
of dry matter for each 100 pounds of
gain. Silage and dry feed come next.
The least amount of dry matter was
required where sugar beets and man
gels were fed The chief objection TO
mangels and sugar beets is the large
amount of hand labor required to raise
them.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28
BIG ''H0ME COMING DAY.
One Day Sst Aside For Former
Louisianians.
MANY WILL ATTEND FAIR

Native Born Louisianiaas Who Have
Wandered Far From State Will Re
turn to Meet Old Friends and Ac
quaintances at Shreveport.
One day at the great Louisiana State
Fair this year, which opens November
2 and closes November II, is Louisiana
Home Coming day and this is to be
one of the greatest days of the whole
fair, for it is then that the Louisianans
who have drifted far from the home
fireside will return to see what pro-
gress their state has made sthee their
departure and to renew old acquain,
tances and friendships, All of the
railroads have promised the Fair AS
ISOLATION that they will put on special
home-seekers and home-comers' rates
and it is thought that the crowd will
be immense.
1t has been said that there is not a
part or parcel of the globe where one
can not run across a man from Loui-
siana. Hundreds of people who have
left the state for a short time have
proved this conclusively. You have
often heard the returning one say, Oh
who do you think l saw, etc, etc. %
The who was some old childhood
friend, or some school-mate, who had
left the Pelican state to seek fame or
fortune or both in some section far re-
mote from Home one of the sweetest
of English words
This year if you come to the fair
and remain for Home Corners Day.
you may again see the friends of boy
hood, men and women whom you have
not seen in years and have forgotten.
That is forgotten until you see them
again or until you hear their names.
People having friends and acquain-
tanees who have left the state should
communicate with Secretary Louis N.
Brueggerhoff of the Fair Association
and obtain literature about the fair
and the state and send it to the Leni-
slams who are now living elsewhere.
Address the Secretary at Shreveport
and he will send by return mail the
data desired
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28
Farm Notes.

Molasses fed with chopped hay and
mixed with grain is a good ration for
horses.
Animals need a variety of food, and
those who fail to provide it do not get
the best results.
Pigs intended for pork next fail
should have the best of care prepare
tory to finishing for slaughter.
Sheep require little care and atten-
ton. yet they seldom fail to bring
profits when given place on the farm.
Animals utilize much of the waste
products from the farm. Many of
these products can be converted into
profits when animals are kept.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28
Twain Turned the Tables.

Mark Twain when he worked in Ne
vada OF the Virginia City Enterprise
inserted in the news a good many
boarding house jokes
In revenge the humorist's sensitive
fellow boarders in Virginia City de-
cided to put up game on him They
enlisted the landlady's help. and At
the Thanksgiving dinner at the board
ing house Mark Twain by dexterpns
piece of sieight of hand was served
apparently direct from the fowl witt
y turkey leg of painted wood
You've changed your poultry dealer
haven't you. ma'am:'' asked Mark.
why, no. Mr. Clemens VIA
makes you think so?'
This turkey he answered. givfn
the wooden drumstek little what
with MS knife IRIS about the tender
est morsel I've struck IN this house feg
some nlontts.. Detroit Free Press
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28
CARE OF CHICKS IN
The LATE SUMMER
Sexes Should Be Separated as
Soon as Dlstinguishable.

AS soon as the sex can be distin-
guished it is a good plan TO separate
cockerels from pullets. Both will i'm
prove much faster il this is done. as
they need different food to develop
each along the line for which it is
intended.
Where they all run together the
cockerels soon outstrip their sisters in
size and strength, are first at the food
trough. crowding out the smaller ones:
are first in their night quarters, crowd
ing the smaller ones 10 their discom
fort and harm. and the Mediterranean
breeds do not have to be more than
six weeks old before they begin to
annoy the puIIets.
The pullets should be given good
range and plenty Of growth promoting
food wheat. oats or barley. with little
or no corn. Meat. either green or in
the dry meal or bone bone sold in
the feed stores they should have in
abundance. The dry form is less likely
to loosen the bowels. Grit. lime and
charcoal are among the necessities,
and green feed. If the yards are not
supplied with ii. should be given them
Nothing is better than clover for this.
although waste from the vegetable
garden. raw pumpkins. kale from the
growing crops. etc. will answer the
purpose very well. II confined. fresh
water is essential to their health. The
drinking vessels and their contents
sometimes seen make one wonder that
the chicks do not all die with cholera
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28
new TALES
THAT ARE TOLD
Every Dog Has Its Day.

One Of the Oldest employees Of the
senate tells this:
When Colonel John P. Farnsworth
represented an Illinois district in the
he was delivering a speech against .he,
famous kansas bill" one day when
the debate was at its highest pitch
ject and got to the point where h"
commanded the almost undivided al
tention of the house a small dor
jumped upon one of the front desks
in the press gallery, Immediately over
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28
The Farm Horse.

The essential requisites for work
ing horse are good size. quick action
and strength. A high spirited animal
or one of great value is not the most
desirable animal for the farmer What
we need is a good walker, as much of
the usefulness and efficiency depend
upon that quality. The faculty Is
quite as much matter of education
as inherited qualities. Under ordinary
circumstances it is judicious to use
mares for working teams upon farm.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28
Tankaqe and oilmsaI.

The Ohio station in recent expert
ments to determine the best supple
ments for corn found that tankage and
oilmeaI gave best results. They were
used in the rations as follows: Corn
meal 1921 per cent and linseed oil
meal 1779 per cent, cornmeal 91.94
per cent and tankage .06 per cent.
The feed was mixed with water until
just thin enough to pour easily Salt
was given each day. and the hogs
were fed twice daily. After each feed
ing water was given.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28
FEEDING the Horse.

Feed the grain after the horses have
eaten their ration of hay; otherwise II
will be forced Oh ont of the stomach
before digestion has been commenced
by the gorging OF the relatively small
organ with hay: also water before
feeding grain If the horse has mol been
allowed 60 drink heartily before feed
ing. on account OF being ron warm
for the same reason It viii pay to
give attention 10 these little details of
feeding
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28
JUMPING AT
CONCLUSION
An Illustration Of the Wlsdeg
Of Thought Before Speech.

That excuse only increases the awk
Wardness of the case" said Mayo.
Gaynor of political fiasco. THAI ex
cuse reminds me of young DR. Start.
'sDr. Start short time after he b
gan to practice was summoned TO IA
tend banker suffering from typhoid
DIR. Start pulled the banker through
Then. in taking leave for good. he con
graduated his patient and himself aid
said he would just call once more IN
the course of the week to make sure
that no complications had set in.
He called five days later. The bank
er's brother met him at the door with
a very long face.
Poor George is dead he said sol
EMMY.
''Dr. Start turned pale. How am
to get out of this? he thought I must
exonerate myself somehow. What neg
ligence have shownl' Then he said:
Well, on the whole, Pm not sur
prised. This isn't the first fatal case
of typhoid convalescence. nor will it
be the last. a clot, it is clear. formed
suddenly at the base of your brothers
medulla. the diastole was disordered.
and the usual heart failure ensued,
'tDr. Start ratified on for several min
utes in that strain. but at the end of a
long and involved sentence. when he
paused to take breath. the dead mans
brother said solemnIy:
No, DR.. Start. you are wrong. That
isn't what killed John He went barb
ing at Coney Island and was carried
out by the tide'n
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.


State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
In accordance with Act 40 of 1906, no.
tice is hereby given and we hereby pro-
claim that a primary election will be held
at the various precincts as now estab-
lished by law on Tuesday, September s,
1910, for the purpose of nominating
Democratic candidates for Justice of the
Supreme Court of this District, and
member of Congress Fourth Congress
ional District of Louisiana That said
election shall be held under Act No. 40
of 1906 known as the primary law, and
amendments thereto.
On the said day there viii be nominat-
ed five commissioners for the city of
Shreveport as provided in accordance
with Act 3oa of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana for the year 1910.
The polling places of said election
shall be at the polling places fixed by
the Police jury and the commissioners
and clerks drawn by the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of Caddo Parish are
hereby commissioned as follows:
WARD ONE.
Precinct Rodessa Commissioners, A.
G. Stewart, E. ]. Elder, J. W. Class;
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28
Care ear tlae Incubator.

When the haschlne sa;isert for the
year is over store the inclihators away
carefully ana don't leave them stand
ing around where they are ap; to ser
broken. tsooa lntaliasurS enSf consid
cradle money amt i new aiies nave G
be bought every svsfs "a fsAsi There vi
BE little prptss II f:lsslne shiekeas
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-08-28

I MUST INSIST THAT THIS is MY DAY.
the speakers desk, and began to bark
furiously. AT that time there was no
keeper of the gallery, and the canine
was not driven out at once. Colonel
FarnsWorth stopped for just mo,
ment and. looking up at the dog. said:
Il have always heard it said that
every dog will have its day. but !
must insist that this is my day; | have
the floor by the consent of the speaker
and my canine friend in the reporters
gallery must wait until another tine
By the time the roars Of laughter had
subsidized the dog had been put out ot
the gallery, and Colonel Farnswortt
continued his speech without inter
ruption.- Washington Times.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-10
THE .JEFFERSONIAN
PAGE NINE


me that they can keep the rudder true, when
the original pilot is no longer on this side Of
the Great Divide
It is Of the utmost Importance that the
spirit of cooperation be fostered Every
man must do his part; every woman should
lend helpful hand.
10 expect me, or any other one citizen to
do 1t all is wrong. Our reform movement,
SO glorously begun, would fall to pieces at
my death if no lieutenants sprang up around
me and assisted me in the good cause
1t is inspiring to me to see so many young
men of education and ability taking deep
interest in our Insurgent movement But
they must do more than take an interest;
they must get to work, helping the thing on.
Now, friends, how deep is yoeu' concern for
Good Government, and the future of your
country? [ have toiled like cart-horse for
four years at this self-imposed task The
labor has been severe, and at times discour-
aging But we now own one of the largest
publishing plants in the South; and can print
anything from ballot to a book We also
have magnificent circulation, and a grow
ing advertising patronage.
[ have erected an immense building, to
give ample room to the machinery and the
labor force
My proposition is to turn over to The JEFF
fersonian Publishing Company two acres of
ground, on which the building stands, as we'll
as all of the machinery, the mailing lists, the
advertising accounts, the subscription lists
and the good within fact, everything that
The JEFFs, and Mrs Watson and [ now own
pertaining to The JErFs.
The new company will own everything,
and owe nothing.
AS soon as the stock shall have been sub
scribed for, we will retire the bonds; and
the stockholders will be called to meet in
Thomson to elect the officers of the Com
pany.
Don't you see, here, the nucleus of an
organagatsom? This should ramify every
county of Georgia and adjoining states, Civ
ing us live wires, radiating in all directions.
Each owner of stock will feel that he is one
of us, cog in the great wheel, a soldier of
the army.
Annually, we can hold a general convention
at some city chosen by the Directors and these
conventions, being freely deliberative, will
give our stockholders the finest opportunity
for discussion of all public questions, and
further plans for reform effort.
Now, friends, what do you say? How
many of you will prove your earnestness by
taking stock?
Write me at once. Yours to the end,
THos. E. WATSON
October 80, 1910.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-10
We Will Incorporate The JeffS and
Let Everybody Who Will Do
So, Become Part-ONner

For reasons which seemed good, I would
never consent to incorporate THE JEFFER-
soNIANs in Atlanta. Now that we have built
home for the plant in Thomson, have de-
cided to take out charter, capitalizing the
Company at 100000.
The shares of stock will be of the denom-
nations of ive ten, fifty and one hundred
dollars.
1t is my earnest desire to establish the two
JEFFERsoNIANs on such firm foundation
that they will continue the good work, long
after my own day is passed. 1t is my hope
and purpose to so train those who work with