Evening star., 1936-08-15

A stenographer brought water in
paper cup and then and there christen-
ed the puppy Tax" Tax learned L.
run with speed on his three legs and
had very fine life, Towers says.
FASHIONS in dogs names ana
breeds are changing constantly,
only one Fido has been licensed in the
past 10 years. For the purpose Of
granting licenses the name and ad-
dress of the owner and the name, sex
and color of the dog are given. The
Rovers and Fidos of several decades
ago are practically extinct, although
Teddie remains popular.
Hundreds of dogs have been called
Lindy since the famous 1927 trans
Atlantic flight. Scotch terrier owners
usually whip their imaginations no
further than Scottie, and lots of dogs
are named after Zero, beloved comic
strip hound. Iwo-bits, Chi-Chi, Pork
Chops, Naughty, Monkey, Devil, Cock
roach, Lonesome and Ex-B are some
of the more unusual titles recorded at
the bureau this year. while Pop-Eye
and Texas belong in the Smith and
Jones class.
Lonesome belongs to a colored man
who explained to Mrs. Small that
when the animal was young he liked
crawling into corners. Cockroach is a
renowned hunter of that domestic bug.
Pugs and fox terriers have given way
to Scotch terriers, police dogs and
Boston bulls. Mrs. Small says. The
largest number of tags sold to one man
so far is eight. she explains, since ken
nels do not license their dogs.
Foreign-born dogs-foreign in that
they are owned by representatives of
other governmentS-receive their tags
free CT charge, courtesy of the Dis
trict to legation and embassy folk.
THE District began issuing dog IL
censes in 1873, according to Tow
ers, who has many of the tags from
that year on display in his office.
Towers received a crank eulogy on
dogs in the mail the other day from
the purchaser of two tags who wanted
to know why cats. who really bother
people yowling at nights, don't have to
wear licenses.
Cats seldom attack people. Is the
main reason, whereas the observation
section of the pound usually contains
at least half dozen dogs who have
drawn blood. The pound holds such
dogs for 10 days to determine If they
have rabies. Washington has been
virtually free of rabies since 1881.
Since 1920. when there were 70 cases,
there has been steady decline in the
number of persons bitten by rabid
dogs.
Everything earned at the pound goes
to the Golfers of the Federal Treasury,
the amount of money taken in last
fiscal year being S2,53O, which means
that about 200 dogs were sold, either
back to their owners or to folks look
ing for nice pup. Dogs are for sale
at 81 each daily from $50 to 8 am.
and to p.m except on Saturdays
when you may have your pick from
1880 am. to 1890 pm. Sundays and
holidays the pound is closed to dog
fanciers, and. of course, when the Au-
gust dragnet is flung around the dog
world the pound gives owners plenty
of time in which to claim their pets.
Good dogs are never destroyed at
the pound, purchasers being numerous.
In fact, all charming stray mongrels
find homes when the pound exhibits
them.
INSTANCES of new tag stealing from
unescorted CANNES are numerous
these days, according to local police
who find that it is a seasonal lawless-
ness to avoid paying So and yet keep
your four-legged friend from the
poundmaster's net.
Other people go to great deal Of
trouble and tell lot of lies to avoid
paying license fees, patrolmen check,
ing residential areas report. This time
dog on the porch daily are likely to bs
| petleSs.
Owners keep them in the basement
send them to friends in the country
or to relatives in other sections of the
city-anything to prevent buying 8
dog license.
This isn't the only time of the veal
the collector is busy selling tags
September, when vacationing pup
return to town, still wearing theh
last seasons licenses. is equally rushed