The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-31
ROTTEN EGGS
CHICAGO FIRM EXTRACTS
THE SMELL-DRIES AND
SELLS REMAINDER.

the Bakers Get Material for
Cooking-Strong Smells
Predominate-Other
Chicago, Aug. 28.-Health off,
cials today brought to light a fac.
tory where eggs which antedate
even the oldest chorus girl are "re-
.processed," mixed, deoderized,
ground, pulverized and sifted and
finally cold to bakers all over the
land, and even to one great trans
Atlantic steamship line, for cooking
purposes. To keep out the inquis-
tive and to keep in the smells,
which are something fierce, the fac
tory is vast system of trapdoors,
secret passages, and the business is
such that goods are never shipped
in the name of the purchaser, but
to his initials only.
Admission to the third floor shows
two small girls at work breaking
evil-smelling eggs into cans. The
stencil is powerful, from this point
to the end of the investigation. The
eggs which are used for food are
supposed to have been carefully
culled by "candler." Those
which are called beyond eating 90
into another receipt. Gle to make
tanning oil. The mess of "broken
eggs" which the inspectors" have
labeled unwholesome, Is dumped
into separator and the shells are
extracted. The liquid goes to the
fourth floor.
The loft is fitted up with con-
denser. Eight rolls, three feet by
four or five, and each cut so as to
give all the surface possible, are in
constant mot on. Vats of eggs are
raised SO that the rolls are covered,
and air at temperature of 104 de-
grees is forced over the mass. The
eggs stick to the rolls and are dried
out. This product is scraped loose,
site d and cold to bakers.
The man in charge cf the rolls
never calls for an egg shampoo at
the barber shop. 1t Is not necessa.
ry. Today be carelessly rubbed his
fingers through his hair shortly al
ter reaching into the liquid TO pre-
vent its clogging the rolls.
Goods have been shipped to IN.
B., St. Joseph. Mo. )" ''F. Schmidt.
Atlanta. Ga.," and III. M. R.,
Philadelphia" 9th goods have
been shipped to Texas and Port
land, Or, as we'll as to tran.-At-
lantic steamship line. It takes four
dozen eggs to make pound of the
"rep,ocesseo" material. Chief Muir
ray has other plants under surveil-
lance. The product OF the one dis
covered today will be soaked in
kerosene tomorrow.
Newark, N. j., Aug. 2S-Wil-
liam Hoch, propri' tor of saloon,
was killed by electricity in his bar
room by a shock from an incandes-
cent lamp while preparing to close
his place last night. Hoch mounted
chair to reach the switch of an
electric light over the bar. AS his
hand came into contsct with the
button he doubled Up, pitched for.
ward across the bar and rolled to
the floor dead.
A witness of the accident explain.
ed the manner of Hoch's death to
the police, and to illustrate the oc-
currence mounted the chair and
touched the same switch. He re-
ceived shock that felled him
senseless to the floor, and a physi-
clan bad difficulty 10 revivipg him.
| Washington, Aug. 26.-When
the president and his family went
to Oystar Bay pet parrot, of which
MIR. Roosevelt is fond, was turned
over to a dealer to be cared for. II
was several years ago that the par
rot was introduced into the Roose.
velt household. He grew very fond
of the presidents eldest daughter
and his voice, shouting "Alice, AL
ice, Alice frequently was heard
ringing through the Railways.
With the marriage of Miss Roose
velt to Representative Longwortf
| the parrot seemed to lose interes
in life. His jubilant voice changed
to dull croak, and the familiar
f cry of "Alice" changed to color
| less echo. The bird no longer flap
: ped his wings, nor did his shril
! cries ring through the house.
: Then came the departure of Mrs