Show THE OGDEN STANDARD EXAMINER —SUNDAY MORNING-MARC- '4 H 1934 gun Hf 21 MX n vow'Jl p 4 4' AH A Gov Benjamin 13 Moeur of Arizona roho has devised a nett may cf getting after the cattle rustlers 1 -- HPHEY say" that the Wills herd was bothered very little thereafter and that it is still considered highly unhealthy to go stealing cows Since then many more thereabouts but ominous warnings crude these of have been posted j — 1 I? i Avt V W Rewards in a more dignified (but perhaps less effective I) manner have J- - been offered by various cattlemen' organizations in Texas California and Nevada too That's how most of the cow men are fighting back now by organizing and appealing with political pressure to the established law enforcement bodies Ari- zona's ranchers were the first to obtain positive action direct from the head man of the state Governor Moeur who was a physician when he went into office was a MoreTexas rancher before that over he has played stork for many a little ranch baby and some of the very men who came to him for police protection were boys whom he had "delivered" in years past He had a close bond of sympathy Now therefore the Arizona highway patrol stops every truck or other vehicle that carries livestock ' in it with Operating in Livestock Sanitary Board (also called to this new police duty by the governor) the patrolmen demand to see a certificate of ownership a bill of sale or other proof that the cattle are moving in legal manner If the driver cannot produce such proof he is sure to find himself soon admiring the Arizona scenery through jail bars e Ghosts of the rustlers and sheriffs and ranchers doubtless are gazing on in contempt but the cold fact remains that it takesi a policeman on a motorcycle or in a fast car these days to catch a cow thief iff I M u 'VI n ji r jr- m"" " mas r j i 111 ( wrA 4 And some under him ranchers today mould Wtc to revive the old custom By Orcn Arnold ' If r: big hatted! Arizonans ' ' i w4 with pistols sat quietly on and talked in low vv WWW from screened tones They were x the highway by a clump of mesquite and palo verde trees One man appointed watchman peered cautiously around the brush every few minutes Presently he reported that a big motor ?truck apparently a furniture van had Ipulled off the road 300 yards or so away !' "I betcha it's theml" the watchman " vvfeventured "They're taking out tools to I' v:vj change a tire That'll be a bluff" establishing a rather severe all now tryThe four men were tense law of the range— without One ing to see yet remain concealed much ado they put the capModern "muley" steers of the fand that ' man had already drawn his gun Even i y tured) ruotler on his horse cattle rustlers photographed on an tempt feci of the their horses caught something tied his hands behind him X"HE three in the furniture van who escaped Arizona ranch i of excitement knotted a lariat rope around the four vigilantes represent just one instance Three men came out of the truck his neck tied the other end of clean getaway a Two worked slowly about the rear wheel the "get" the man or the gang who of the rope to a' high limb VI A Had theyj not been disturbed the thiet on :V had been stealing their steers third looked around studying the entire landof a tree- - Then they all the horse would have driven back and lassoed Directly Because whether you know it scape carefully for several minutes went r Way one two or maybe 10 fat animals forced them he seemed satisfied for he turned quickly and or not cattle thieving is worse tointo the truck with the horse 'and driven calmNope they didn't hang let down a runway from the rear of the truck day (or was in early January) him But no horse is going There would be no tracks — no roly away and led out a horse already saddled and ready than it ever was before in all the ' to stand still forever with follow mantic trail— a ' to ride history of the wild west i his back man on : Hundred of miles away maybe' they could He mounted end galloped out onto the Bui this system of equine j More fat steers are being stole'n have been sold to some unsuspecting packing prairie across the rocky slope toward a little snatched away from the herds and ' ' execution was a little harsh i plant cattle were where 30 40 or draw range grassy butchered for quick disposal than for 20th century civilizaThree cattlemen's organizations in three grazing were stolen even when the thieving j tion even in the wilds of states met soon after January I to discuss ways murderous Arizona and despite all its maurauding Indians and means of combating rustlers and many perfour watchmen began to mumble to constant cowthe of were defiit became sonalities noted in the west were lending their despair advantages other in elation wvv men nitely passe support to the proposals for relief Prominent "By th etarnal we got 'eml" one of them become so situation has The Now with rustling worse among them were Jack Kinney wealthy Tuc"Got 'cm dead to rights and A grim t£a)side teaming to cattle rustlers twore softly This u)as along sign posted than ever there are just desperate that official action has son rancher who was Republican candidate for the highway between rhoemx and lVicf(enburg Artz no foolin about it this timel" been It taken to curb the thievery plenty of stern men who governor of Arizcna in 1932 opposing Dr But evidently his horse thought so too for has of course always been illegal i I like would to revive it Moeur and : Will C Barnes venerable western it was his own mount that defeated their carefu" down the animals that "were stolen and trail to steal cattle but now Gov Benjamin B that will them and author of rancher Some are threatening they lly-laid plans Moeur of Arizona has stepped in to set enYou can appreciate how difficult it is to One of the most ominous threats was that right on" to the rustlers themselves The The animal sensitive and keen for action enforcement to law of new tirely machinery catch a rustler oper- system you understand was for rusposted a year or two had seen or scented the horse from the truck f' tlers to slip into a herd in th dead of night or work corralling cattle" thieves And it's likely ago over in New ating with a truck and so chose this most unfortunate moment to in those when be it to for Was the caught isolated when and Mexico tough increasingly sufficiently by day Often he does not raise his head and let out a shrill whinny — a this network of desperation drive off as many animals as possible ' the of Wills Messrs stallion challenge even need a horse to fed' Ranch stolen Wills The beasts got driven bed the of were horseman halt to the lone a pulled up Instantly go out onto the flat some river maybe away off into some congovernor ordered the state's own effi-- -up with it turned and dashed madly back to the truck country which usucient highway patrol to turn itself into a cealed valley and therej united with another They couldn't get In one leap it seemed his animal was back ally is unit for catching cattle rustlers stating that the herd until a sale could be made much results from Usually arin the van and in no time at all the entire party with car trails anypersonnel and equipment of this force might the legal machinery rangements for the sale would be made in adwas roaring off down the highway way Two or three even be increased if necessary vance so that delivery could be prompt" and cattle just kept The exasperated vigilantes dashed from men can cut out The highway patrol has been just an armed disappearing In destheir cover and in sheer anger two of them some fat calves load but FTEN in the border states stolen cows body concerned principally peration then they emptied their guns futilely at the disappearthem into the truck with such things as checking gasoline import liwould be driven across the border into posted this sign: Then the group concluded its sesing truck and be gone before censes flood damage road obstructions and Mexico' and disposed of ihere sion by a choice but extemporaneous explosion $500 the rancher knows A occasional flagrant speeders It has not been Sometimes of Arizona cowboy cuss words Three cattle a rustler essayed to change for cattle thrives about it In fact he regarded as a police force heretofore but now brands — snitching a few head at a time and thieves almost caught had got away! just help us catch often will suffer lossit will be They've been ordered to "go out them roe roont have These men were indeed vigilantes no less by clever manipulation of the hot iron makes for weeks before for rustlers blood" no trial The little drama just described took place ing the real owner's brand over into his own he suspects it but This move was necessary because these modWills Ranch Unbranded dogies yearlings or any mavericks no longer ago than January of 1934 — not in the next herd census of course were just appropriated for his own ern cattle rustlers were operating with methods the movies or the florid type of fiction but in 10 take would It will show some hunand given his mark on their first brand that were bewildering to veteran peace officers cold fact right on the road between Phoenix detectives and an dreds missing of Arizona and Tucson That system was employed for 100 yean edict from Franklin Most of the rusof were the vigilantes e 1 sheriff and his deputies had or more The They learn to Roosevelt tlers have been too ' Jack Kinney Republican candidate for gov-ernand bold men born to old order been taught that the way to catch a cattle thief In time the ranchers and officers learned to results this what just slippery to fall into of Arizona in 1932 and one cf the the range and steeped in its tradition out to is to get on a horse take rifle in hand track I ranchers the hands of the Jaw cope with it sign accomplished They fought' back mainly" by leading the fight on the rustlers 1934 (Copyright by Eve'ryWeek Magazine) -- FOUR o ihk' wm' r- '- 5 Si" yAnc ' - to forestall lyhchmgs the governor of Arizona has created a new police force to c7ea wtj the rustlers Q act w& ane o ut 'aft ft u t lens t -- te old-tim- t s - 0 the-Sta- ion v ffe 5 v'-- o -to 1 i - " i- - j A THE ! l ! time-honor- ed : j nHE i criss-cross- -- ed non-milita- nt Re-Wa- rd 1 self-appoint- fair-mind- a ed IIOIIIIIDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIB ed 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