Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-18
|jD[OlIC :;| SUFFERS TRIALS
CANINE CATCHER ISSUES
WARNING TO TAX DODGERS
Pound Master Announces 200 Were
@tsea Marched Into Drnth Cell for
Avoiding City Levy.

Don't worry about little Fido dur
ing February This is the closed sea-
son on bow-wows. pogcatchcrs have
been given 4 temporary holiday and
dos owners thirty days grace in
which to pay dogsie'S debt 20 his
country.
Moe bc it. however, 10 the canine
first OF the month. Take notice also.
equal suffrage IS in force III dogdoul.
Cough up. Ladies', cough up. for he THAI
not The way he came. but exits VIA the
iucinerator.
Last year Chic. Pound Master ,'Gm a,s
j. Borden anisd as 1, miller for $50 $40
were marched into the death cell and
paid the penalty for the neglect Of the
ehair. BIT a itSt thing is" 10 IL t"' ~
Driven unwi,tiasiy INTO the death
room the door is closed, the sas turned
on. and the victims aSphyNiuted.
Must Pay BOARD BilIs.
Unless dog is redeemed 10y his
master within forty-eiGht hours his
,ioot. is Sealed. Nothing can save him
except the payment OF his board bill.
Nc- hiss living. gone mp in dosdom
SparG is Stlil - cents 4 day. incluc-
ias room, bath and all extras
S9i 'aES Hy% Iqe p PGSG qeE w orc
parolsE las; year by the pound mas
ter and MS TWO assistants probably
SGsSs masters. ". - ICiN III! 'N!i'
Tasrs ws4S also 2se dogs sold into
captivity during Shc year. netting the
city SslS,5o. or less than s. each: Dog
amounted - seas.
One hns morning. not Ions ago two
Indignant young citizens. aged about
seven and n:nc -es9ecG!Ncly,. marched
hand in hand into the Office OF Henry J.
Cohn. in. charge Of ,hH bureau o.
dog pound ana III tones OF resentment
demanded the release OF their puppy
dog
Demanded His Extradition.
The unsuspect!ns canine. it appears.
ness and FELL INTO the clutches OF the
dog Inspector. With tears in their their
ton from the clutches OF the law.
Bcsct by Two such sturdy champions
of the prisoner officials soon relcnted
and the pup was returned 10 his home.
probably much wiser after his sojourn
in jail.
Goats sharing the same positions, as
dogs here a. not come IN for their
*har" u the cruelty OF tic world. how
ever. II "rrears tha; goat Owner;
Keep. theIr 'cts within the hounds "f
The law, for not Il single animal OF
this type mas come within the ken 81
The officers for more than year.
Dogs Of every color and dencm!na
'ion have been seized hT the pound
Keepers. There has been seized big
dogs. little dogs, short dogs. long dogs
TAT dogs and skinny dogs, al trans
GrcssorS OF the law. varying In hue as
The rainbow and many OF them mutticd
~ an Italian sunset.
Cats Also Gu List.
Nor docs the dog catcher deal cXciu'
siVcly with the barking population o.
Tho metropolis.
Cats nave come within his iurisd!c
ton Cats. cats galore, OF every hu'
and shade and of every nationality ant
size and various degrees OF respecta
hility.
During The pas, year 7l$ such Of
Tenders were robbed OF their liberty
OF this number i13 met sad fate AM
forty were purchased by admitting sym
pIth!GcrS.
citizens arc now advised to talk,
stringent action in ease OF disturb
anccs caused by night providers. II
feline Romeo begins 10 loop tho lool
OH the back fence or do Grecian dance
around the girbagc can 10 the accom-
his own connection during the hour
his tail and give the dog catcher tn
nigh sign.
Many pcstivcrous providers nice
death AZ the hands OF iratc household
ers, officials declared yesterday.
total OF i,ila eats dicd deaths Of VIC
lcnco and were gathered up after tn
carnage last year by the Street Clean
ing Department. Dogs also aufierc
heavily. reports showing 2,0l5 die
from he hand of man or in controvcr
sizes with automobiles