The Washington times., 1910-08-13
FORTY LOSE THEIR LIVES
AT THE DOG POUND TODAY
Since Muzze Order Population of Canine Paradise Daily
Increased Through Offices of Poundmaster and AS
sistants at the Lethal Chamber.

Forty dogs went to TIE lethal chamber
ct the Bastiie OF Dogdom today
Fifty Cog spirits vanished TO the ca
nine paradise yesterday. when the gas
was turned upon them at the District
pound
TOmorrcw-wel', tomorrow there may
be more Pouird -asaster Einstein thinks
50. for the new muzzling edict of the Dis
trict Commissioners emphasizing the
danger IF hydrophobia they say exists.
has struck terror to the hearts Of many
dog owners Of the District and the little
yelpeTs are being surrendered TO the ten
der mercies Of the Goundman by scores.
Then too. there are some dog lovers
IN the city who. rather than see their
pets. head-bOund in confrapticns OF wire
and leather. and who cannot send their
lets 70 more favored spots. had rather
have them put gently to eIeep-fo- the
death g ( 2 dog at the pound is painless
from TIC cluster of Whitewashed
Dulldin . a TUe1ty-tl ird street and
New York avenue northwest. The assist
ants 10 the pOunduaster used TO venture
FORTH net in hand. pursuing tie uumuz-
zied aEd untasged monsreI. Since the
recent nuzzling edict hes gone forth
the worS at the District pound has en-
tireIy changed
Owners Giving Up Pets.
For IT, last week or So said Pound
master Einstein today. we haven't had
much tine 10 make trips with the wag-
ons and nets There hasn't teen much
use OF that for the people OF Washing
ton. and OF ali the surrounding suburbs.
are surrenderirg their pets by scores.
Out Of thirty-three dogs brought in
Thursda =. nineteen Of them were sur
rendered. The rest were picked I'D on
the street by my men as they happened
to see them when they were answering
calls Yesterday tWenty-three DOES were
surrendered I'D to 9 o'clock and the calls
were stiu coming in late lest night.
guess within the next couple Of
weeks We II nave cleaned up the DOGS
whose owners don't want them. and
lnen the regular street trips VIII begin
Just now I'm too short-handed 10
attend 10 anything but calls. Ny whole
street force now consists Of one big
wagon with the nets, and two smaller
wagons for collections
"All are used FOR collecting now. one
Team alone made four trips 20 George
town TO-DAY not counting number Of
other t-=l1s, Vne Of them 70 DeauwOod. b.
wen the early fan arrives and the
Sf-TFSutS Of the Bureau Of animal In
Iurtry and at the Marine Hospital
Service take up their winters work.
The death OF an impoUnded dog VIII
not ALWAYS be as painless as 81 has
been Mary Of them viii be doomed TO
viviSectiC-
a feF weeks ago the District Com
missio74eIs authorized the pOuudmaS1er
20 dispose - dogs 10 these two depart
meurs Of research at - cents head,
IN be use for experimental purposes
AS vet none OF the District doEEies
have gone ynder the scalpeI If the eE-
periue1 su}ist. says Mr.. EinStein. but.
then til winters work mas not been
taken uB t,- the Government experts
Social Status Forgotten.
As TIE equations for the District
stand - nc present time. any unuuz-
zIed az = licensed dog found al large
MAJ h- Z -bered into the nets Of the
dog cas-, .seIs-
All classes 90 the canine world ar-
included Ir tho haul Blue Tibbour.s
are toss eti lntO ne pound wagon to rub
noses iE Iul tUaI misery with the fca-
some cur the my uoDdCSCTfnI Whi1cS
out FOR Sympathy 70 the great stcI-d
Dance and All learn the lesson lla-
there is bu. one level at The pound
DOGS are kcDt for forty-eiEdt hours
before being taken 10 the lethaI