Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30

and cactus strewn trails Of the noun
tains. The animals became lame, showed
an ungovernable temper. couio not oe
handled by any but experienced men, ana
were finally abandoned as nuisance.
Several were turned loose in Texas. New
Mexico and Arizona. to wander at VIII.
and from time to time would be seen
seeking shelter in the CANYONS or 1eeolng
on the plains. In 1917 a coupe Oh
Frenchmen rounded up between twenty
and thirty and attempted to use them
for packing wood in and ore out or the
mining camps. Several were taken over
the Mexican line for use on the sonora
deserts, but were never success1ul. anu
the experiments were abandoned. Occa-
sionally nowadays prospectors report
camels in the mountains. and prooapiy
several survivors are wandering aEouhu'
Three or four years ago a fine specimen
was shot in the foothills near HarGua
Hala. on the Prescott and Phoenix ROAD.
The Indians regarded the ungainly beasts
| with horror and superstitious awe. ana a
weird, gray camel, wearing a weather
worn saddle. is still q prominent charac-
ter in frontier mysteries.
Il i
Arizona Is no longer tough" state;
the cowboy has disappeared and tho des-
perado confines his
Arizona operations to the Mex
Not though" still many cattle. but
they do not roam over the mountains and
the plains as they did twenty years ago.
! They are kept in fenced pastures as tney
are in New England, are fattened on al
fa,fa. and most Of the beef Is consumed
within the limits of the state. rms Is
getting to be a great hog country, TOO.
Alfalfa is the principal fattening food'
"a corn is In Iowa and Illinois. Scientific
farming is fashionable, and at the 1air
grounds every year visitors may find as
high grades Of stock and poultry as are
bred in any part Of the Union
The latest discovery, which was demon
strated at the state fair last fall, IS az
falfa bread. The hay is thoroughly arieu,
wheat -four and made into rolls and
bread which are said to be wholesome
and appetizing. The coarser nour ls
made into cakes to feed live STOCK ana
chickens. ..,
For several years gambling has been
prohibited in Arizona, and at Phoenlx
and other towns in the northern countles
the state law is supplemented by rlgio
municipal ordinances Although a.,, pIum,1
convention, local option prevails. ana tne
license tax is $1,000 year in most OF the
counties, which naturally reduces the
number Of saloons. J.
The only lawlessness in the state -
found on the Mexican border, where Two
thirds of the population are Mexican ao,
yenturers. fugitives from justice and
other disreputables who find 1t conven-
tent to cross and recross the boundary as
other Some of the towns lie on both
sides of the border. the boundary nne
running through the main street, Whlcn
makes the enforcement or law almost
impossible. In these places the IetT,u-
tion flourishes Most Of the revolut1oh-
lists are either involuntary Mexican exnes
or American Adventures whose motives
are not entirely patriotic, and VINO are IA
for fun and for loot. All the supphes
of arms and ammunition reach the gangs
of cuerriilas through friends on the Amer
lean side. and unfortunately there IS no
way in which the federal or local omclaiS
can stop the traffic.
Whenever. a revOiutionist geS INTO a
tight place on the Mexican side or the :,
border he comes over into the Uniteo
States and finds a safe asylum and
cordial welcome. Most OF the feVoiu-
tionary leaders live on the northern sue
of the boundary. and are wen E rho" ot,,e ~
dav in Ell Paso g. friendly newspaper re-
porter offered to take me to call upon
the rebel governor of Chihuahua, who
he said, lived very near the hotei.
The people of Arizona often complained
that they were trough ridden during
the Roosevelt administra-
The Rough ton. because all OF the Of
ficials Of the territory
hl0eIS. served in that famous regi-
ment of which T. r. was the colonel
It was frequently said that all the Roush
riders in Arizona were either in office or
in Jail. and. the statement was almost
strictly true 1t remains true today when
Roosevelt was here in March there was
Rough Rider reunion and dinner, TO
which no other than the members of his
regiment were invited. I believe thirty
appeared from Arizona and the neigh
boring states, of whom seventeen hoio
commissions from the President OF the
United States.
The Governor of Arizona. however. was
not a Rough Rider, but is an Ohio man.
and was born in the classic village OF
oxford, not far north OF Cincinnati. June
%, 1857. His father was Richard sloan
natives of South Carolina, who left that
state in the early sos. because of their
opposition to slavery, and settled in the
Miami valley.
Gov. Richard E. Sloan was educated in
+ a private school and at Monmouth Col
lese. H.. where he graduated in 1877.
He taught in a private school for year
after graduation, then removed to Colo
RADIO, where he engaged in newspaper
work until 1882, when he returned to
Ohio and entered the Cincinnati Law
School, where he graduated in 1884. In
the fall of that year. after completing a
tour Of the Pacific coast, lie located at
Phoenix and began the practice of his
profession. In 1886 he removed to Flor
ence and soon after was appointed dis
trict attorney, and elected to that office
at the next election. which he held until
1890 He was a member Of the territorial
council from Pinal county, and served
during the session Of 1889. In the sum-
mer Of that year he was appointed by
President Harrison associate justice Of
the supreme court OF the territory and
assigned to the first judicial district.
expiration of the term Of his Office he
located at Prescott and engaged in the
practice Of the law until 1907, when he
was again appointed associate justice Of
the supreme court by President Nc
Kinley. He was subsequently reappoint-
welt in 1892 and 1905. He was a dele
gate to the republican national conven-
ton in 1908. having been named to that
place by two rival conventions. He
served on the committee on platforms
and assisted in the procurement Of the
plank favoring the admission of Arizona
territory to statehood.
In April 1909. he was appointed gov
ernor Of the territory by President Taft
the appointment having come unsolicited
and accepted only upon the urgent re-
quest Of the President. He was married
Ohio. and has. living, two children
Eleanor, the elder. graduated from Vas
sar College In June. 1910 and Mary, the
younger. Is child of ten years.