Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-02-13 | Page 3 | Graft is Charged on Part of Humane Officers of City

GRAfT IS ISON CHARGED ON PART OF HUMANE i iI I OffiCERS OF CITY The ghastly instance of a horses horse's tOU tongue being torn from its roots by an enraged cl driver because tho the animal refused refused re refuse re- re fused fuse to or could not pull an overloaded over over- loaded wagon wacon was ws cited cHell by hy Dr Elmer Elnier I. I Go hen yesterday e h afternoon in the progress of or a lecture he before ore tho the Ladies Ladies' Literary club chub on the subject of the human humane its work in in Salt Lake City TIc Goshen 11 dr larel that th his bis illustration illustration illus illus- was taken 11 from front life and ancl that th the fiendish thin tiling thing had hall actually occurred but the he day belore in in this cat cat- city Tho The speaker bitterly arraigned tIle the present humane humano on officers ce rl employed by the city and ami declared that the tho department had hail been ben relegated to politics politic and was worthless so o far 3 as it its purpose is con Mr Goshen went further and intimated that graft was evident in tho the conduct of the tho department He told of tho the many disabled horses whose owners own own- ers ems were dragged into police court under the humane humano and how thC they produced 11 certificates issued b by the h hu humane hu- hu mane mall officer tending to show how that their horses were in good fou condition Coming Cornine to the cure ClUe for such a rl deplorable do- do state of affairs the thC speaker recommended that tho the Ladies Ladies' Literary club lull use its influence to see that none none but men interested in th thit work bo hI given i the position of humane officer r rand and that no politician bo ho allowed e in inI inthe inthe I the tb place pIneo I I 11 He Hi even urged t that hat tho the women take stops steps to boycott firms who tho use for do- do livery li purposes s horses unfit for work Following the talk the club members went into formal session sion appointed a committee to 10 in investigate at and drew up upa a resolution pl pledging t their support to toa a move moYO for better hetter humane humano conditions I I