"THE CHIEF DIDN'T KNOW COLONEL SAM," St. Catharines Standard. October 29, 1913. Page 1. --- The Welland Dog Catcher Captured Doggie From the Minister of Militia --- The Colonel Gallantly Rescued the Purp, then the Chief of Police Stepped in. ---- Colonel, the Hon. Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, is in Welland, a guest at the home of his son-in-law, Byron M. Green, Burgar street. Yesterday afternoon the Minister of Militia took a walk up town and was followed by a little spaniel dog owned by his daughter, says the Telegraph.
He had not proceeded far when Adda Jowski, the civic dog catcher, spied the dog and whisked it up the street under his arm to the municipal dog pound.
"Here, that is my dog," said the Minister of Militia, hurrying up out of breath and taking the little animal out of the arms of its captor. Then he started out.
"Hold on, there," came the stentorian voice of Chief of Police Laing who was coming out of his office. "Where are you going with that dog?"
"The dog is mine," returned the minister.
"And what is your name?" asked the Chief, unaware of the identity of his visitor.
"Hughes," came the terse rejoinder.
But there are many people in the world by that name. "Well, you better come in here and get a tag for that dog before you take him out of here," continued the chief.
Col. Sam followed with the dog in his arms.
"Now, what did you say your name was?" asked the chief again, as Officer Chapman pulled out his license book and waited with pen poised.
"Hughes! Col. Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, he replied so quickly that the intelligence quite shocked the two representatives of the law.
The chief then quickly explained that he wasn't aware of the fact that he was dealing with a Cabinet Minister.
"That's all right," assured the minister, "Enforce the law every time irrespective of the parties concerned. You'd better give me a tag."
So now among others whose names are recorded on the book as having purchased licenses for their dogs is that of the Minister of the Canadian Militia.
