Tombstone epitaph., 1922-03-19

consumed much time that he decided to retire from active business.
 Charles M. Roberts had never held public office in his life he became member of the constitutional convention The great issues of the day aroused him and his kind all Arizona He knew nothing concerning the ntricaces and the ntrgues of politics One day while sitting bench at the station of Bowie hand some armed gentleman along and sat down be- side him and engaged him in conversation Charlie Rob- erts, dressed like other ordinary began to discuss the affairs of Arizona and showed by his discus sion the fire of patriotism that burning his soul He asked this armed gentleman who he and that man answered I am Al Kinney, of Globe Arizona" Al Kinney and Charles NJ. Roberts formed friendship that time that has lated until hihs day, AL pioneer and later became member of the constitutional convention Charles M Roberts lived in the cOu- ty whose politics supposed to be controlled abso- luely by the great Copper Queen Consolidated Mining buffalo wouldn't be afraid of little thing like that So he went into the campaign and elected b an whelmng majority This the first office that he held in his life and he probably would never have held an office in his life if it hadn't been for the urge of the times
 He was chairman of the committee corporations in the constitutional conventon; also chairman of the leg islatve cOmmitte and the taxation committee. It Charles NJ. Roberts. of Cochse county who the $'oOOOo limitation clause indebtedness that in to the constitution.
 Charles M Roberts is just as loyal to that ideal to- day as he was at that time He did believe that Ari- should load itself with great debt so that the Alb sentee Capitalists, who unloading the of
 Arizona could leave this debt unpaid after the copper had been removed from Arizona for the anchers and cattle men to pay later
 After the constitutional convention was over Roberts urged to become candidate for the first session of the senate. He elected He also served in the sen ate i'll the third legislature and chairman of the nittee appropriations. He also served chairman of the state fair commission for years He served member of the draft board during the and pervisor of Cocse county for two years When the broke out he volunteered but refused because of his age limit
 His wife, Mrs. Madge Roberts, served on the board of regents of the state unversy she is the first ever to have served in Arizona in this capacity.
 It was Charles M. Roberts who led the fight in Cochse county for the peoples constitution He leader of and leading factor ill securing all the pro gressive measures. He leader in the securing of taxation of mines raising their valuations from eighteen million dollars to four hundred million dollars He leader in securing the compensation law for labor ing It Charles M. Roberts who wrote the road law of Arizona resulting in securing practically all the present roads in the state.
 It Charles M Roberts idea that the state should operate with the counties and aid in local road build ing The Roberts idea successful in Arizona that it later adopted by the United States government which resulted in securing several million dollars of Uni ted States road aid for Arizona.
 Charles M Roberts like all pioneers of his kind and character was always very popular candidate ln his county. He never got less than 1000 majority Ill COchse county any time he for office. The last time he candidate in his county he carried every precinct the county except two The first time he the primaries he carried vote his town but
 Charles Nj. Roberts is intensely an Arizonian He has three children. The youngest boy is six years old and his name is Homer Kinney Roberts He was named in honor of Homer Wood of Prescott and Alfred Kinney of Globe two prominent members of the consti tutiona convention both men also becoming senators from their counties. The other is Charles Donald Roberts Charles from his father and Donald after Chief Justice Donald l.. Cunningham of the supreme court of the state of Arizona another member of the stitutional convention.
 Charles M. Roberts is distinctly one of the Home Folks He has spent his entire life in the west pio neer has been interested the cattle ranchng bus ness banking, in mining and in farming and has been an outdoor man all his life.
 He is known as "the tall pioneer from COchse.''
 It Charles Roberts who introduced the predatory animal law which resulted in the exermnation of the prairie dog and reclamation of millions of of graz ing lands and which resulted ultimately in the coOpera tion with the United States government in carrying this program for the extermnaton of other preda