Evening star., 1944-05-11
Capitol Heights
Police 10 Shoot
All Stray Dogs
Eight Persons Bitten
In Maryland Areo;
Two Animals Killed

Capitol Heights (Md) police to-
day launched a drive to shoot stray
dogs on sight after two dogs, later
found to be infected with rabies,
were killed in the town and third
pursued into the District, where il
disappeared into some woods.
The first dog was bludgeoned to
death yesterday morning after 1t bit
eight persons, five of whom are re-
ceiving Pasteur treatment. Prince
Georges County health authorities
are attempting to locate the others
for similar treatment. q
The second dog bit two children
before 1t was shot by Charles
Grantham and Harry Diamon of
the Capitol Heights Volunteer Fire
Department. The children bitten
are Nancy Weiglein, IS months old,
and Milicent Ann Weiglein, 2. of
the 5000 block of G street, Capitol
Heights. Both were bitten on the
face and were treated by a private
physician.
Man, As, Bitten.
The five persons bitten by the
first dog are Joseph Ball, 640O block
OF s street, and David Norleen,
about IS, of the 5700 block of r
street, both of Capitol Heights;
Doris Syndor, IT, of the 1900 block
of Fifty-first avenue, Hillside; Rob-
ert Kline, Is, of the $500 block of
E street, Maryland Park, and Vir-
ginia Miller, 16, of the 6400 block
OF E street, Maryland Park. Miss
Miller required 18 stitches in her leg
as result of the bite.
Prince Georges County police re-
ported that Charles Long, s, 1924
First street, Suitland Manor, was
bitten by a dog last night. The
animal is being held under observa-
ton for 10 days to determine
whether it is rabid.
Decision to shoot stray dogs on
sight was taken at a meeting of
the Capitol Heights Town Council
last night. A similar order was
Issued by the Prince Georges County
commissioners about two months
ago, but was suspended indefinitely
recently after the County Animal
Rescue League was authorized to
use its two trucks to pick up stray
dogs.
Pickup System Inadequate.
DIR. A. L. Brueckner, acting direc-
tor of the State Livestock Sanitary
Service, declared today the Animal
Rescue Leagues pickup system was
not extensive enough to enforce the
countrywide dog quarantine. DR..
Brueckner said there should be "sey-
eraI additional trucks used, par
tlcularly in the evenings when many
residents permit their dogs to run
loose.
DR.. 5rueckner also asserted that
resumption OF the commissioners
shoot on sight" order would be
more effective because it would force
residents to confine their dogs.
Two Cats Infected.
Meanwhile, three more dogs and
Two cats have been found rapid in
the District, the Health Department
reported yesterday, in announcing
that the total number of rabid ami
mails for the year had reached u.
The dogs were not reported to
have bitten any one, but the cats
were said to have attacked a child
and an elderly man, making so per-
sons bitten or scratched since the
first of the year.
The dogs were found in the 500
block OF L street NE, 2200 block of
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. and near
First and T streets S.W. The cats
were picked up in the 1900 block of
Union court NV. and 100 block of
Forester street S.W.
Vaccine for Montgomery.
In Montgomery County James D.
King, chairman of a County Farm
Bureau committee for control of
rabies, said the Maryland Livestock
Sanitary Service has agreed to pro-
vide vaccine for inoculation of all
dogs in the county.
Mr.. King said his committee. pre-
sented to the County Commissioners
a plan for control of the disease
calling for 90-day dog quarantine
and free vaccination of all dogs in
the county.
MIR. King said the plan also calls
for fines ranging from SIS to S25 for
persons violating the quarantine.
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