Evening journal., 1914-03-23
KILL MANY DOCS
TO Prevent rabies
Eighteen Animals Attacked
by Mad Canine Shot Down
in Delaware City Streets
TAX COLLECTOR WANTS
DELINQUENTS TO PAY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY March 23.-
When an EVENING JOURNAL re-
porter reached here on Saturday he
became bewildered for the time be-
ing. He had been reading accounts
OF the Ulster uprising and no sooner
had the storage battery car reached
here than dozens OF shots we're fired.
For a time the writer imagined he
was In Belfast instead of IN the quiet
and quaint city at the intersection
of the Chesapeake and Delaware Ca
nal and the Delaware river. II was
Constable Bill Oaks and his assistant
who were using their guns killing
dogs.
Last Wednesday a supposed mad
dog ran amuck here and bit several
dogs Alter a lively chase the dog
was killed and It's head sent 70 the
experimental station at Newark
where an examination showed the
dog had been suffering from rabies.
The edict went forth that all dogs
lound on the street should be shot.
No favors were shown and no dis
elimination was made until the num-
Der OF dead dogs reached a total of
eighteen.
DR.. Frank Belville in discussing
the slaughter of dogs sad: Il for
one feel this wholesale shooting OF
dogs is wrong. ! cannot see where
they get the law. When a man pays
tax or registers his dog. he owns
Il. There surely we're not so many
dogs bitten and whole lots Of dogs
were not anywhere the supposed mad
dog appeared II is a wise course 20
pursue in my mind to keep the dogs
in the yards for some time, but am
sure they will be at large again In
a few days.
The rabid dog last Wednesday at
tackled the prize setter owned by
VIII am Ball. The dogs we're on the
porch Of the hotel when Mrs Ball
heard the noise and she promptly
kicked the strange animal of the
, porch. The Ball dog is valued at
800 and has won several premiums.
The dog viii be kept tied up and
carefully watched as IL Is not known
whether IL was bitten by the rabid
dog.
r. Bavard Heisel has a splendid
collie dog which belongs to Miss
Georo'e Clark. As 4 had been at
tackled by the rabid animal II will be
sert awav for treatment
Fifteen dogs were shot in Port Penn
on Saturday. They. too. had been at
tackled by the rabid animal
Passengers on the storage battery car
on Saturday saw the condition Of the
Hamburg road from Now Castle 70 this
place. In discussing the road condi-
tion two farmers gave IL as their opin'
ion that the big qnllies in the road arr
due to the reckless speed Of automobiles
This river road has been used largely
by automobiles during the past few
years and the Levy Court will be oblig
ed to have the road resurfaced.
II is expected that the Rev. Father
Heavcy, pastor OF st. Pauls Church
who has been indispOsed for a month
will be able TO be here next Sunday
During the past week Father Heavey
had brother ordained 10 the priest
hood and yesterday the young priest
celebrated his first mass in East Orange
n. j.
Shad fishermen are anxiously awaiting
the advent Of spring weather. Ih'
boats are painted and the men ant
nets are ready
Tax Collector John Stuckert Il
lhustling 10 collect the outstanding
taxes. Like his predecessor, he say
men are peculiar when they allow on
PEI cent. each month TO be added TO th'
face OF the bill. Mr.. Stuokert want
to clean up all outstanding taxes a
once.