The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-17
HUMANE, SOCIETY
REVIEWS ITS WORK
its Annual Reports Show Sat-
isfactory Results During
the Past Year.


The annual meeting of the Minnesota
State Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty occurred at Relief hall, al East
Ninth street, yesterday afternoon.
The society is in prosperous condi
ton. It's previous success in making its
influence felt in the matter of cattle
legislation has emboldened it to make
another attempt to secure such legisla-
ton as shall make the society a state
institution similar to the one in Colo
RADIO.
The Colorado society is state in
stitution, and has it's offices in the capt.
tol building. The state annually APP
propriates $4,000 with which to pay the
agents of the society and to provide for
its maintenance. An attempt was made
at the last session of the legislature to
have bill passed which would make
the Minnesota society similar to the
one in Colorado, but the bill failed to
pass. Another attempt Will be made at
the next session, and a committee has
been appointed to look after the matter.
President ID. r. Moves, in his report,
suggested that the society do all In its
power to defeat the bill which he un-
derStood would be introduced at the
next legislature to increase the time
during which cattle can be lawfully
kept in cattle carsg during transperta-
ton, without food or water, from TWEEN
ty-eight to forty hours. A previous bill
OF like nature was defeated through
the efforts Of the society last year.
The society will meanwhile devote
all its efforts to putting a stop to the
practice of keeping cattle in cars more
than twenty eight hous. The railroads
have promised their support, and say
that they will avoid such practice as
far as possible.
Turned Down Anti Vaccinationists.
Other facts embodied in the pfesi-
dents report showed that every case of
cruelty reported to the society had been
attended to- a bequeSt Of $100 had been
received from Andrew Hidden, Of En-
koplng, Norway, a former resident of
st. Paul; aid had been given to the To-
peka, KAN. flood sufferers last spring,
and the anti vaecinationists had been
turned down in their attempt to secure
the cooperation of the society to pre-
vent vaccirfa tion
The report of the treasurer showed
balance on hand of $108.
Secretary j. S. Fugate reported that
% cases of cruelty had been attended
to during the past year, as against 40
the year before. This does not show a
lack of interest on the. part of the So
city, as the % cases were the only ones
reported.
"The ignorance Of people in regard
to the humane lassSs. Of the state said
the, secretary, lis astonishing. To il
lustrate, we received a telegram from
a country seat not long ago informing
us that a number of horses in, starv-
ing condition were locked up in a Iv-
cry stable the owner having gone out
on a protracte6 spree. The place con-
tafns a municipal court and the district
court was also in session at the time.
Instead of going to the aid Of the
starved animals themselves and pros
ecuting the owner, the authorities who
telegraphed referred the matter to US.
Societies have been organized at lie
Sueur, Cannon Falls and Olivia, Mimi,
and are in a prosperous condition.
Il find that many Of the cases re-
ported to the societies are the result
of personal animosity and spite. The
people who report them have a per-
sonal grievance against the accused
and take that means of revenging
themselves.
Stopped Dog Fights.
in the matter Of dog fights in st.
Paul and vicinity, think that the So
c1ety has put an end to them. When
the matter came to our notice we in
formed the police, who discovered pro-
motors of the fights at Merriam Park.
The society prosecuted them, and they
were fined $50 each. We have now
standing offer of $50 for information
that will lead to the arrest and con-
V1ctfon OF anyone promoting dog or
chicken fights This has had the effect
of putting stop to them, / think. At
least none has occurred since the offer
was made"
Reports from societies at Duluth
Winona, Minneapolis and ST. Paul
were read. The first named now en-
ploys one, and is making arrange
ments to employ another agent. The
second employs i; the third, 1; Mime
apolis, 2, and st. Paul, 2. During the
cold weather the local. society has en-
ployed three agents All societies are
In a prosperous condition.
Old officers were reelected as fol-
lows: d. r. Noyes, president; T. A.
Abbott, vice president; j. J.. Gillette.
treasurer, and J. S. Fugate, secretary.
Twelve others were named as honorary
vice presidents.
The executive committee for the
present year consists of DR.. C. E. Dut-
ton, Minneapolis; J. D. Holtzerman,
Minneapolis; E. B. Smith, st. Paul; T.
A. Abbott, of st. Paul, and D. r. Moves,
st. Paul, ex-officio.
Rufus A. Hoyt, of st. Paul, was ap-
pointed the society's general agent in