The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-19
BE KIND TOTHE BRUTES
Humane Society Organized
BY Judge Fosters Effort.
Judge Foster Presents $4,000
In Valuable Property
To the Society Prominent Topeka
People Become Members.

United States District Judge Foster
said at the meeting yesterday afternoon
to organize a society for the prevention
Of cruelty to animals and children that
he viii donate to the society the lot on
Kansas avenue opposite the Copeland
hotel for which he paid $4,000. He said
also that he will contribute cash toward
the fund to erect a building the
ground.
1t was agree that the society should be
organized, and out of respect to Judge
Foster it was named THE Foster HUI
name society" Judge Foster protested
but Judge "a. IT, Horton and Ex-Governor
Osborn insisted. and he finally consent
ed to the use of his name. Judge Eos
ter is not a vainglorious man and he
shrinks from notoriety- When he helps
any one. as he often does. he prefers to
have nothing said about it,
The particular thing that has caused
the organization of this Topeka society
is the practice of overwhelming horses
by the means of which their heads are
raised into unnatural position. The
meeting was called for O'Clock and be-
fore that time Ex-Governor Osborn saun-
tered into Judge Fosters chant ers
where the meeting was to be held. In
a short time Sam Radges followed
III feel as if / am the father of this
thing i'm Topeka said Mr.. Radges Il
had lawsuit with the city a long time
lawsuit of my own, so / borrowed one"
Mr. Radges referred to the suit through
Judge Foster said that he had been in
dignant every few days over the abuse
IF you can get off with getting mad
only every few days, said Governor
OSBORN, think you are getting off
easily and should not complain
Fl am speaking only of the abuse of
animals said Judge Foster in reply.
hen the meeting Was called TO order
Governor Osborn was elected chairman
and Arthur Capper secretary; Judge Eos
Ter lheh maze a statement lie said that
he was not anxious to pose as a humane
tartan and he had hoped that some one
else would move IN the matter, but no
1T is not the act of the brutal driver
who beats his horse that needs atten-
tion-he can be found and punished-but
it is this refined brutality that should be
reached 1t is praeticed by men and
women who call themselves intelligent
and by men Who part their hair in the
middle. I refer to the practice of over
checking. I som etimes think that the
over-check is device Of the devil sent
on earth to torment the noblest of the
The speaker said that liverymen would
swear that a horse enjoyed having his
a Soon beiiel saiS he W0 ri
oner enjoys being bucked and gagged.
Judge Horton said he would give 800
toward the building up Of the associa-
A. X. Rodgers said that he thought the
society should take stand against foot
The following resolutions. offered by
Judge Foster, were adopted unanimously.
BE IL resolved as the sense of this
meeting that it is primary duty of all
good people to use their influence for the
protection Of children and dumb animals
from abusive and cruel treatment. and
We pledge ourselves to aid in carrying
out and enforcing this object and to that
end we viii organize ourselves together
under the laws of the state.
we condemn all acts of maltreatment
of that noble animal and friend of man.
the horse, and especially 90 we condemn
the cruel habit of extreme checking and
compelling him to stand under the ten
o a cneCk-reln.
denim the habit of docking or other mu-
tilation.
Resolved, That we are in favor of
teaching Kindness to animals in the pub
lie schools Let the youths of the land
be taught that cowardice and cruelty are
twin sisters and go hand in hand to-
gether and should be hated and stunned
By all good citizens.
''That a copy of these resolutions be
furnished the school board and the daily
papers of the city"
The following committee was appointed
to arrange a board of directors and take
out a charter: A. B. Quinton. Arthur
Capper, A. X Rodgers, Mrs. a J. Ar
mold and John Rodgers