New-York tribune., 1908-07-27
"OLD CLOS" MEN QUAKE
See Ruination of Business 1T ooIt
Pedal Is Kept On.

ao,r+o,nine in all seriousness that their cry of
High ca-a-a-sh for ole clo-o-o-s is suhs ~
meodious notes that charm rather than oneho 'i's
ear some six hundred "ole clos men Eathereu
In mass meeting in the New Henry Hall. NO ~
Henry street, yesterday to make vigorous pro'eSt
against General Bingham's recent order 10 suppress
all unnecessary noises.
THAT their brand of noise Is not considered either
musical or necessary is evident from the fact lha'
the secretary of yesterdays meeting, isaac Dia-
rnond of No. 7s2 Fox street, The Bronx was nilii
self arrested few days at 14th street ana o''
Nicholas avenue I'm not bothering anyoooS' an,
I?'' asked Diamond OF the pohcenlan WHO SieNN0
his operatfc career
Cant helm it." said the energetic peace ofnceE-
.You shouldn't shout right in front of that house.
Bnghan1's secretary lives there-Slattery-and ne
have me broke If L didn't run you in So Diamond
was.ned 81 for trying opt his top notes in front OF
Slattery's house.
There's nothing left for us but to jump in tne
river or starve to DEATH said Jacob Jaffe, presl-
dent of the Old Clothing Dealers Protective Asso-
ciation at the meeting yesterday Some OF US.
like old Abe Leavitt there, have been buying ana
selling old clothes in this city for twenty-five years
We are citizens and it is only means or I've
hood 1t fair to stop us when we oon
stand in one place We sing; We don't shout anu
we keep moving all the time
1t was decided at the meeting to appoint a COM
nittee to wait on Commissioner Bingham to-day
and enter formal protest against the destruction
of their business
One speaker said: The only people that are
making real kick era those that travel In the
sightseeing Coney Island and go to sleep
on the way back. They declare that We wake
them up and they want US all arrested for dls-
turbng their illsotten sleep
Another speaker said ''old clothes men were
actually a necessity, instead of nuisance because
they frequently gave agateware In exchange Iol
old clothing There is a clothing exchange at
Bavard and Elizabeth streets. where most of the
old clothing collected is taken There dealers from
Western cities gather and barter for the best OF
TN ecast-off garments They say that this estao-
lshment will be put out of business II General
Binghann's order is enforced
The Rev Dr. Jacob z. Price. pastor of the WASH
ington Heights Methodist Episcopal Church. at
Amsterdam and 153d street, said yesterday
that the anti-noise crusade in this city had borne
abundant fruit so far his church was concerned
DR. Price said he had taken a little crusade
against noise himself. and had appealed to the
Third Avenue Railroad. which operates the Fort
George line to do something to stop the racket IN
front of his church during services
Yesterday the road put white signals on the
tracks below and above the church, stopping all
cars and making them travel past at moderate
speed Further than this, inspectors were placed
there to see that motormen respected the signals
DR. Price saws he has been assured by the Third
Avenue management that this arrangement Is 70
he carried out every day, services are held IN
the church throughout the week. The pastor says
that as result of the announcement that the
eeryices would not be interrupted by the pounding
az fat wheels and the changing of gongs there
was an extraordinarily large congregation III the
church Yesterday and every one was impressed
by the improvement