The Forrest City times., 1893-05-26
HUMANE SOCIETY.
Officers Elected at the Recent AeeunS'
 Objects or the Organization.

The Arkansas Society for the Pre- yent;on of Cruelty to Animals was re- organized last week and ill the future will be active in the cause of the humane treatment of animals. The society operates under charter from the state. granted in March, 1879.
 From the officers who were elected, all of whom are prominent citizens. the public may be assured that great deal of good will be done. The presi- dent, Mir. Orrin <. Dillon, is large contractor and great lover of horses.
 Mir. Rees r. Horrocks, the secretary. is the well-known correspondent. The treasurer, Mir. J, G. Botstord, has a large acquaintance over the state III financial circles.
 The executive board is composed of ex-Goy. James r. Eagle. ex-Chief Jus tjce <. R. Cockrill, MT l.. C. Balch, the attorney and owner of Lakeside stock farm; MT. c. H. Wittemore x Co; Judge E. w. Kimbell, attorney; Mir. w. Nj. Kavanaueh, business manager of The Gazette; c. A. Pratt, of Pratt s hotel and owner of fine horses, dogs and cattle; James Keats. secretary of Little Rock Jockey club, planter and owner of race horses; James Mitchell, editor bf the Arkansas Democrat; Louis BlasS, of Gus Blass & Co.,; Geo. Russ Brown, editor of the Arkansas Press; c. F. Peuzel, of c. r. Penzel Grocer Company;J. J. II. Mccarthy, of J. II. Mccarthy X Co.,; and M. W. Gibbs, Attorneys Marshall x Con man.
 Each county in the state is assigned one vice-presdent, k. l.. Vadakin of THE TIMES, being the appointee for St Francis.
 The object of this society is to pro- vide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals tn oughout the state of Arkansas; to enforce laws that are or may be hereafter enacted for the protection of animals, and to secure by lawful means the arrest, conviction and punishment of all persons viola ting such law. It desires to educate, warn, prosecute and not prosecute.
 It believes it to be it's duty to stop the beating of animals, dog and chick en fights; overlooking teams. the use of tight checkreinS, overdrlylng, cllp- ping dogs ears and tails, underfeedng,
 
 cows. cruelties on railroad stock trains, bleeding calves, plucking live fowls, the clipping of horses in winter. driving galled and disabled animals, tying calves and sheeps' legs, and in carry ing fowls heads down; to introduce better roads and pavements, better methods for slaughtering, better meth ods of horseShoelng, improved cattle cars, drinking fountains. humane lter- ature Tn schools and home to induce children to be humane, teachers to teach kindness to animals, clergymen to preach 1t, authors to write 1t, editors to keep it before the people, drivers and trainers of horses to try kindness, owners of animala to feed regularly, people To protect insectiverouS birds, bows not to moest birds nests, men to take better care of stock, every body not to sell their old family horse to owners of tip-carts, people of all the towns and cities to form humane so- cieties, men to give money to forward the good cause, women To interest themselves in this noble work, people to appreciate the intelligence and virtues of animals. and, generally, to make men, women and children better because more humane.
 It is the desire of the society to have every one member. Membership fee is 50 cents. and subscriptions are earn estly requested to be sent to the sec retary.
 All moneys will be used in extend ing the work of the society, as none of its officers receive any compensation fer their services.
 The vice presidents are urged to or ganl2e local societies in their reSpec- tive counties and report same to the secretary.
 The following are sections from Mansiield's $ Digest which are the laws the society proposes to enforce:
 Section l94l. If any person shall oyerdrive. overload, torture, torment. deprive of necessary suStenance, or cruelty beat or needlessly mutlate or kill, or cause or procure to be over driven, overloaded, tortured, torment ed or deprived of necessary sustenance or to be cruelty beaten or needlessly mutilated or killed, any living creat- ure. every such offender shall, for every such oifense, be guilty of mis- demeanor.
 Section l942. Any person who shall keep or use, or III any way be con- nected with or interesed in the man- agement of. or shall receive money for tine admission of any person to any place kept or used for tine purpose of fighting or batting any bull, bear, dog. cock or other creature, and every peI- son who snail encourage, aid or assist therein, or who shall permit or suffer any place to be so kept or used. shall, upon conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of il misdemeanor.
 Section l943. Any person who shall impOund or cause to be impounupd