The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-28
6AYsL0CAl HUMANE
| SOCIETY IS NEXT
TO DISGRACE
petroiters Afraid To Shake Up Dead
Bones for Fear of Offending sena.
tor Palmer, Declares President
|, of State Organization.
Move Finally Made, However, To
Form New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Society Has Big Fight on Hand.

Addressing the fourth annual con
IGNITION OF the Michigan state du'
hone association. IT. session in the
board OF Commerce rooms, Friday
jefferson Butler. vice-president OF the
association, declared that the Audi
on society, an organization closely
Inflated with the humane workers,
at present tackling about the tough.
sst proposition of its career. for the
eason that legislation which 1t Is now
|triving for threatens TO put an end
p all spring shooting m every state
&b the union.
'Sportsmen all over the United
tates will vigorously oppose the con
emplated measure, as II will probably
ut an end to their spring shooting,
aid the speaker
THE spring shooting ought to lie
|nded," said u delegate. audibly
Mr. Butler declared, during discus
on OF the question OF the slaughter
birds for feathers for women's hats,
hat the Audubon society mad spent
Upwards OF $4,000 In securing legis,
ttion in the different states tending
b protect birds.
Each time a bill would be drawn,
h the cost OF much labor. much money
Ind effort by the Audubon society.
|pmecne would put in JOKER ruin'
|bg the effect of the bill" said tine
&peaker. Finally the society recog-
ICED the futility OF further effort
long that line, and decided TO appeal
D congress for legislation giving the
Government control over all migra-
bry birds. Such a measure means
he end OF spring shooting, and power
|il efforts will be made to prevent the
assage OF the proposed law"
"A President w. +. Tallmadge, OF tie
iichigan' Humane association, said
hat Detroit is sadly In need OF Local
ociety He referred to the present
Organization, the Society for the Pre-
ention OF Cruelty to Animals, as al
#rcsent conducted, as the next thing
. a disgrace" He roundly scored the
attitude OF Detroiters. who failed -
haintain an effective humane society
ecaase. the speaker maintained, the
Ion. Thomas W. Palmer had for years
|een active in the local organization
Ind might feel offended II his society
Sere supplanted by another.
4 President Tallmadge's remarks
|ere caustic. to put 1t mildly. Secre-
hry James F. Hill fastened to sx-
lain that Senator Palmer had eS-
ressed desire to see strong new
Examination built mp. and would LEND
ID lea Ira NuFh "A
Payne had read a report OF com
hittee appointed by President Tall.
badge to organize a Detroit society.
The report was another slap at local
Conditions.
II stated that Detroit had no or
humane society. that horses
we're being overdriven, underfed.
kruelly beaten and neglected. II
hated that II was a common. sight In
Detroit to see a horse. numerically
ashed by a brutal driver. fall from
Exhaustion in the streets or alleys.
4 A motion TO at once organize an
Effective society was promptly carried
by a unanimous vote. Mr.. Payne
bald that hundreds had already ex-
Dressed their willingness to help a
strong humane society here.
Reports OF delegates from different
branches OF the society through the
states were an interesting element In
Friday mornings session. Incidents
I'm which local societies had saved
horses and other animals from neglect
and cruel treatment were loudly ap-
8plauded, and then the conversation
Eirifted to the subject OF birds. and
Feathers on hats. The women present
spoke earnestly on the cruelty neces-
|sary to supply women with their
|feathered bonnets. and most OF them
'declared that even though some
Feathers were obtained without caus-
ing suffering among the birds, II
would be better II no feathers at all
|were worn.
Mrs. Morrison. delegate from
wayne, was in the midst Of touch
ling speech on bird suffering and
Feathers, when she suddenly became
CONSCIOUS OF a large. green quill on
her own hat.
'Td gladly give up the feather on
my hat for the cause" she announced.
with some embarrassment.
About half OF the women wore
Ostrich plumes, but the speakers care
fully stated that ostriches don't suf-
Ter when their feathers are taken.