The Washington herald., 1908-07-25
DOG OWNERS FORM
PROTEGTIYELEAGUB
Adopt Bill of Rights and Al
most Threaten Secession.
CONGRESS TO BE WATCHED
Commissioners Also Served with No-
uce, IN Leagues Constitution, that
They Had Better Mind Their P,s
and Q's-Lawyers Urge Suit 10
AnnuI New MuzzIe Regulation

A debate Organization of the dog ov-a-
ers OF the District who are opposeI 20
the new uuzzie law promulgated by the
/ Commissioned on June Is, was formed
+ lasc u-ght IN the rooms OF the Chamber
! Of Commerce. T=eItth ard F streets
/ northwest
The Citizens Protective League. as the
: new organization IS called. IS simply The
. old Dos Owners Association under new
coiors- Ever since The new dog order was
put into force by the Commissions. AZ
the i1s1isario1 Of President Roosevelt.
{ there have been many vigorous protests
from tae dog owners
Meetings. have been held IN va-sor1s
parts OF the city. and citizens north
south, east. and west have venementIv
denounced the act They claim thar in
are rrst Place IL IS an Infringement OF
personal rights. as dogs are personal
property They say that IN years gone
by the courts have sustained tris art,-
tude n the matter. and that at the
first opportunity they VIII prove Il.
T. f. Clark Is President.
About ten days ago new branch OF
protesters gathered in half-arfsbsd
building IN the southeast and. guided BY
the experienced hand OF T. Ezward
Clark. president OF the Dog Owners As
sociation, who was last night elected pres
ideut OF the new league. expressed their
intense disapproval OF the muzzIe and
the practice Of the District OF "-exrortfnr-
money for redemption OF their animals
captured by the pound wagon
At that time a committee consisting or
three attorneys. was appointed 20 confer
with the Commissioners and determine
what could be done toward ameIoratine
conditions This committee. on which
were Thomas c. Bradley. G. c Gertma1.
and II. W Whearley, reported last night.
The meeting was called TO order at /
O'Clock. with ar. Clark in the chair. and l
after a Few preliminary remarks BY the
chairman, the report OF a committee ap- l
pointed 20 prepare a constitution for the I
new league was called for
Constitution Is Adopted.
Earl Godwin. chairman Of the commit
tee, read the document. The purpose OF 4
the organization as therein described is
as follows:
TO assert the rights Of its members
under the Constitution OF the United
States to all rights of citizenship eDfove5
by the residents OF the several States nv
resisting the passage Of any legislator
through Congress which may be deemed
an aDridgment Of or an infrfnreuent
upon the rights Of the residents Of The
District Of Columbia. as defined bv. the
OF the United States and
the laws made in pursuance thereof. 20
test the legality. by resort 70 the courts
OF otherwise. OF any legislation passed b,-
Congress. or Of any oppressive or obnox
ous bills regulations or other orders is
sued by the Board OF Commissioners Of
the District CT Columbia. which this or
Zanization- or its executive committee
herein provided for. shall deem advisable
.or the furtherance Of the purposes. OF
his organization.
VIII Fight for the Dog.
All this. when boiled down. means
simply that they propose 10 fight the 4
nuzzle law And Citizens Protective
-eaGue" sounds much more attractive
han just plain Dog Owners Associa-
ion" Enthusiastically the constitution
vas adopted and the lesguers advanced
o the election Of officers
This was accomplished as follows T q
.dw- Clark. president: Mrs. H. p. S7-fDe-- Z
r. first vice president, Dr.. G. ". Nee
ay- second vice president: Earl Cod
rin. third vice president: Harry 9 !
'radiey. secretary, and Allan E. Clark {
reasuref
Forming the membership was next in
rder- and after deciding the amount =
s1-25 to Baltimore and Return