The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-10-02

why be was constantly at the elbow
Of the nations chief executive during
his entire stay In Denver, and that
Is why he will always be at Taft 3 side
until they tell him to do something else.
sloan has guarded two presidents.
The first one was Teddy, and he proved
n Trtar for the secret service man.
Roosevelt didnt like to be guarded and
he never lost a. opportunity to make
every effort TO lose Jimmy. lie never
succeeded.
Roosevelt likes 20 walk, and he likes
TO walk when the elements are raging.
Unable to get away from Sloan under
ordinary conditions, the president nc.
quired the habit Of selecting stormy
afternoons for ten aud fifteen mile
walks into Virginia. lie would go out
Of the White house almost on a run.
But Sloan was right beside him. Into
the country the president would tramp,
through creeks waist deep aud across
fields but he coulden't lose Sloan.
After a time the president decided
that Sloan was too good a fellow to
lose, so he eased up in his walks and
took to riding. Then he used 10 invite
Sloan, to let him know that he was
wanted, and by the time the president
was ready to quit the big job at Wash.
iugton, he and the little secret service
mnn were the best Of chum-.
That is why sloan is guarding Taft.
And II may be added that Taft likes
sloan a. well M did Roosevelt. It
would make no difference, however,
whether or not Taft wanted Sloan, he
would have him, regardless, because
sloan was ordered to guard the pres.
ident aud he is going TO do IL.
o
Sloan Is no qnitter in any sense Of
the word. His first big case as n
secret service operator proved that. lie
was detailed 10 catch some counterfeit.
erS in Pittsburg, Pa. The counterfeit.
ers were believed to be doing their work
In a certain room in n certain house.
Sloan hid in the garrett Of the house.
lie punched n small hole 10 the plaster
Of the ceiling Of the room aud remain.
ed there for thirty six hours, lying
Hat on the raftors. His wait was re-.
warded when two men entered the
room and started 20 work with their
moulds. Sloan arose from the rafters,
jumped In the air aud went down
through the lathes and plaster, alight.
ing Of the backs Of the counterfeiters,
and had them handcuGcd before they
recovered from their fright.
This work showed the grit, deter.
mination andcourage Of the young man,
and il was not long before he was sum
moned to guard the president. Since
that time Sloan has been constantly
with the chief executive.
When Taft was riding through Den.
ver's streets yesterday, Sloan was on
the seat in front of him, scanning ev.
cry man and woman in the crowd, and
with his right hand resting on the
butt Of a revolver in the pocket Of
his raincoat, lie was with Taft nj
the reception at the capitol, and he
Scrutinized every one o fthe eight ihous.
s"rutini,cd every one II the eight thous.
hands with the president.
Sloan stands opposite the president
at these receptions, and he has his hands
on each Of the two persons who are
directly in front Of the chief executive.
sloan s system Of guarding the presi.
dent is the best the country has ever
known. No cranks ever got near pres.
ident Roosevelt and none have annoy
ed Taft.