The Washington times., 1916-10-17
WAR ON CATS URGED.
BY CAPITAL DOCTOR
Georgetown Physician Suggests
Tax as First Step in Ex-
termination Of Tabby.

Declaring that cats are a nuisance and
menace to society. DR.. Howard r.
Ames. told the Georgetown Citizens
Association at Its meeting last night In
Potomac Bank Hall. that In his opinion
cats should be taxed and tagged the
same as dogs. He urged that all resi-
dents OF Georgetown unite In a cam
paign to drive tabby out OF that section
of the city.
They not only spread disease. plum
der garbage pals. and keep citizens
awake at all hours OF the night with
their screeches and cries." said the doc
tor. but they tear up flower beds. dis
figure lawns, and kill thousands of val
liable song birds in the District each
year"
DR.. Ames added that he had been in
formed by ornithologists aud others in
terested In birds that every cat de-
stroys an average of fifty birds year.
And yet, despite this" he continued.
I'VE allow these obnoxious animals to
go on multiplying In our midst. Dogs
are taxed. Why not cats?'
Skins Worth Money.
The doctor added that he had been in
formed by local furrier that catskins
are worth from fifty to seventy-hve
cents, and that some exceptionally fine
skins bring as much as a dollar. II this
information were more generally known
among boys. the doctor thought, II
the prevention of cats.
Frank p. Leetch, OF the executive
committee, gave resume OF the public
improvements obtained for Georgetown
during the last Two years, as evidence
OF the influence of the association. He
referred to the . street bridge. and the
Pennsylvania avenue bridge across
Rock creek Montrose Park. and other
At the suggestion Of Albion K. Paris
a resolution expressing, approval OF the
plan of the postmaster to change the
name of Station A to the Georgetown
postoffice. was adopted.
Secretary B. A. Bowles read letter
from the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association asking the cooperation OF
the Georgetown Association in a cam
paign for the repeal OF the Borland
A letter from the public utilities
committee regarding the new reEula-
ton to prohibit overcrowding Of street
cars was referred to the executive COM
mittee.
Want Motor Fire Apparatus.
On motion Of Louis Lowe. a resolu-
ton asking that one of the new motor
tractors, together with one of the
motor driven hose wagons. recently
purchased by the fire department, be
assigned to No. 5 engine company
Georgetown, was adopted. 1t was
pointed out that No. 5 was the only
engine company in this vicinity and
| that because of the wide territory It
was called upon to cover. the most
| modern and efficient fre-flghting ap-
paratus should be installed there.
At the suggestion Of Frank Kerr, a
| resolution was adopted directing the
| secretary to address a letter to the
| Seventh police precinct, Georgetown.
calling attention to the dangerous
| traffic condition at Wisconsin avenue
and Q street, and suggesting that the
traffic regulations be rigidly enforced
at this point.
] Since the Q street bridge was opened.
1 Il was stated, hundreds of automobiles
come out Q street. and, with the street
| cars passing down the Wisconsin ave-
nue. hill at considerable speed, the juno
tion of the two streets is made danger
| In the absence OF President John
IIadley Doyle. DR.. T. Janney Nichols
| was in the chair.