Woodruff County news., 1906-12-06
DO HUMANE WORK.
EXCELLENT RECORD OF VEST.
 ERIN SOCIETIES.
Colorado Claims the Best Association for the Protection of Children and Animais-Other States to
 Take That as Model.

In paper read before the thirtieth annual meeting of the American Hu- mane association, held at Chicago, H. s. Mann of Omaha made the follow ing statements:
 With two or three exceptions there are humane organizations in all the states and territories west of the Mississippi, but many of them are local and active only in a city or county, and some exist only in name
 It is claimed that Colorado has the best state organization for the pro- lection of children and animals, in that it accomplishes under it's sys- tem-covering large field-more re- suits for the money expended than any other humane organization in the country. The Colorado Humane so- ciety, without losing it's existence or identity as a corporate body, was in 1901 constituted by act of legislature The State Board of Child and Ami mai Protection" The governor, at torney-general and superintendent of public instruction are eX-officio mem bers ot the board of directors. The state appropriates $2,500 to $3,000 a year, and other receipts make up revenue for the society of about $5,- GOO. Seven hundred and fourteen agents are scattered throughout the state, remote parts being looked after about as well as in the city of Den yer. Perhaps in no other state is serious effort made to enforce the law for child and animal protection In small communities and in rural districts the same as in the cities
 The Nebraska society has decided to ask the next legislature for a state board of child and animal protection. Montana has one modelled on the Colorado plan, with the essential diff ference that it's officers are political generally inefficient.
 There are very active organizations in Kansas City, St. Joseph, Minneap- olis, St. Paul, Des Moines, Omaha, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Port land. Council Bluffs is about to or
 
 president and the chief of police as one of it's directors.
 Eight western states have specified laws in relation to the docking of horses tails, viz: Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Utah, Colorado, Washing ton, Oregon and California. The laws on the subject enacted in some of these states are not practical, as un- der them, in order to successfully prosecute, it is necessary to catch the offender in the act In Nebraska a reward of $50 is offered for evidence that will convict of this offense. The Michigan law, passed in 1901, and the Colorado act of 1899 should be considered by us in asking for legis- lation in the future
 Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado and Ore gon have specific laws prohibiting the use of live birds for targets. In Cali fornia about four years ago our friends secured a conviction under the general cruelty act for shooting pig cons released from traps.
 California, Colorado, Missouri and Oklahoma have humane education laws. The statement has been made that the Oklahoma law is the best in the country.
 Child labor is not the grave propo- sition with the west that it is in the east and in the south, and we do not hear of much complaint. In many cities the truant officer or other of ficial makes regular inspection of factories and other places where chil- dren may be employed to see that the law is not violated In all our cities there are various institutions that look after the welfare of cbil- dren.
 Every winter 4O,00O,OO0 helpless cat tie suffer for want of food and drink on the western ranges between the Missouri river and the Pacific ocean and very little is being done, outside of the state of Colorado, to relieve this condition of affairs This and the transportation question are the great. est problems in the humane work of the western states.