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The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-14

Samuel Lloyd,
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-14

John A. deBarre,
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-12-14

13-1'4-15-16 Adv.
The Washington times., 1923-03-25

dustry, until every hair of their hide and
even the hoofs and horns and interior
machinery OF the creatures are all care
fully made use of.
walking very fast, and perhaps relying
upon her smelling bottle to save her from
1alntng on the sidewalk, Mrs. Vanderbilt
might manage to get by with safety until
she reached East Forty-eighth street. a
five block trip of no very pleasant recol-
lections. Then, by slight detour, Mrs
Vanderbilt might seek partial seclusion
from the smells by passing through Beck
man Place, where her old friend Mrs Jack
Barrymore, who was formerly Mrs. Leon
ard Thomas, lives.
Then, coming back to Avenue A, Mrs.
Vanderbilt would find temporary relief
and her mind would soon be diverted bv
the great sand dumps on the right and
various factories and manufacturing
plants on the left, until she approache /
the fumes of the ice-making plant near
her own home at Sutton Place Continu-
ing on past her own house, Mrs Wander
bilt would behold the towering chimneys
of the steam heat plant, and, lodging its
smoke and fumes, would pass on and cross
Odors of the garbage dump would hasten
her steps, and in another block she would
come within range of the penetrating
fumes of the big gas tanks in Sixty-third
street.
And so, if Mrs. Vanderbilt desired to
inspect the neighborhood more fully, she
might spend Snany hours wandering
through the streets of her neighborhood
and noting the many and various SMELL
producing spots of the surrounding streets
and avenues.
II Mrs. Vanderbilt wandered to the
river front to seek the peace and esthetic
beauty of this little branch Of the ocean,
Great Rights Reserved
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district. So, one night, when it was par
ticularly bad, | awakened my wife and
we both put on our hats, determined to
trace that evil smell to it's lair. Sure
enough, our noses, now we'll trained to
the smell, pointed the way directly to the
slaughter houses.
"Then we determined that some action
was necessary, and my wife, with he aid
of a few of the neighbors, soon had an
interested organization on foot, deter
mined to do what we could to get rid of
that terrible smell that had become such
an unwelcome, nightly visitor.
owe presented our problem to the Off
Gals of Wilson & Company and the United
Dressed Beef Company, and they showed
an eager desire to cooperate with US in
getting rid of the offensive odor.
awe told the officials that Beekman
place as well as Sutton place had become
wel-known dwelling district for many
Well-known people who were uniting their
voices in protest against the evil smells.
Jack Barrymore, the actor, and his
wife, who was formerly Mrs. Leonard
Thomas, are Disguised with the odOr
, Frank Gilmore, head of the Actors Equity
League, and Miss Catherine Carnell, the
well-knOwn actress, who are also residents
of Beekman place, have joined US in their
protests, as has DIR. Charles Bacon, of
Welfare Island.
eve gathered statistics and showed the
officials of the dressed meat companies that
the death rate from tuberculosis from our
district was almost twice as much as the
average rate for the whole Of New York.
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her eye would be attracted by the floating
grapefruit skins and other things which
mark the mouth of an enormous sewer.
Nearby, she would behold the grimy out
lines of one of Burns Bros. great coal
pockets, and nearby she would both see
and smell a neighbOring brewery, while
across the narrow river, on Blackwells
Island, her eyes would be caught by the
grim grey buildings where the city's sick
and paupers and lunatics and criminals are
confined
Naturally the dressed meat companies
have an answer to Mr.. Thompson's
charges and to those they had to face in
the recent court action. They pointed
out that there are no less than six diff
ferent slaughter houses between Thirty
eighth and Forty-seventh Street and First
Avenue and the East River front. At the
foot Of East Forty-sixth Street there is a
Street Cleaning Department garbage
dump, at which are constantly unloading
garbage dumps. One side of this
pier dump is used by fertilizer dealer,
who has two or three barges tied there
constantly. And the adjoining pier on the
The Washington times., 1923-03-25

east side of Forty-sixth street is used as
an open air storage for refuse, gathered
from widespread stables in Manhattan
and carted constantly through the streets
to this one particular spot. ~
/" Stables, horse-shoeing establishments,
places whore rotten tallow is used for
softening leather, are located, in the
neighborhood, together with many in
dependant hide, skin and bone establish
ments, gut cleaning concerns and chicken
killing houses.
The officials of the big slaughtering
houses also claim that they have now
stopped the making of fertilizer and are
making in its place chicken food called
Cracking" which they claim is pro-
duced from new and fresh meat. The
old practise of open-air kettle boiling of
the remains of the animals has also been
done away with, so officials claim, and
now closed steam kettles, which are said
to be an insurance against the possibility
of evil smells, are used.
The pursuit of the smells will SO on at
the adjourned hearing before Judge Simp-
son, next month.
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sought-for residential district and why so
many people move out of it within short
time.
81 moved to East Fiftieth street about
two years ago." said Mr.. Thompson,
after searching about for a home
that would be near my business located
in an uptown Office building. The day /
sought the home was bright and crisp.
The sun shone brightly SO that the CLEAN
of the river was joy to the eye and the
gentle western breeze delightfully."- exhilar-
ating. Here, thought, was location
that was overlooked in the general scram-
BILE of New Yorkers"to find a good place
of residence. And | was somewhat sur
prised at what considered the reasonable
prices for the properties. But | did not
then know the reason for all this.
81 moved into my new home and no
ticed, after short time, that there was a
peculiar smell in the air. This l laid to
some local mishap and did not give it any
Consideration until one night was forced
from my bed by the terrible stencil that
had crept into the room. Sleeping that
night was difficult, but l did my best, at
tempting to shut out the odors by closing
the windows.
"Then | made inquiries among my
neighbors and learned that this odor was
not uncommon. Some of them had lived
there for years and had looked upon the
odor as . necessary adjunct to the neigh
borhood, just as they did the river at the
foot of the street or the sky overhead.
Further inquiry led me to believe that the
odor was coming from the slaughter house
The Washington times., 1923-03-25

put into the immense steam kettles: and
after boiling, IL 200. 900 pounds Of fat
valuable for commercial purposes, were
drawn off. Whatever was left in the ket-
ties was compressed and made into ferti-
llzer, as this final waste of the animal is
rich in ammonia. This process of making
the fertilizer" 90 Mr. Thompson saws
took place at night and gave rise to the
particularly Objectionable odor that
assails the neighborhood, especially with
the wind coming from any other direction
than the west
ION a warm, sultry, breathless night.
this OdOr," continued Mr.. Thompson,
with its pungent, acrid, nauseating smell
hangs like pail over the houses, and any
gentle current Of air is sure to drive It
into our dwellings. Up to year ago loads
OF bones and fat from the food residue of
New York hotels and from the uptown
butcher shops was added to the kettles
contents, but this practise has now been
given up, so | am tOld.''
When the information obtained by MIR.
Thompson and his cO.wOrkers was brought
to the attention of the slaughter house
officials. they organized a group of smell
hunters and paid these men to walk
around through the neighbOrhood and
with their trained noses detect any possi-
bic stencil that might come from their es-
adjustments. This was DONE" so Mr.
Thompson says, because workmen in the
slaughter houses would open the windows.
sometimes of their own volition, and let
loose finely assorted bunch Of Odors.
"TheSe smell chaaers are on duty night
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Chart of Some Of
the ell-Produeing
Spots on All Sidas
Of Mrs. Vanderbilt's
Ne W e ast Sid .
Home:
/. Sutton Plaes,
Where Mrs. Wander
bilt Lives.
2. An Impressive
Gro up of Bis
Slaughter Houses,
With . Garbage
Dump Thrown In
for Good Measure.
3. A Large City
Garbage Dump With
Scows.
4. Chinneys OF
the Big Steam Heat
Plant.
S. Some Of the
Gas Works Of the
Neighbors. u
Other Blae i
Squaras Indicate
Stables. Garages,
Factories, Etc., Etc.
q
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IOI The AlOAAlCAANS VA
her stroll from Forty
second street north
along the interesting
bank of the East
River.
Since it is impossi-
BILE to walk along the
shore, Mrs. Wander
bilt will be compelled
to follow Avenue A,
and at the first cor
ner, Forty hir d
street, her eyes and
her nose would be
made aware of the
sights and smells the
like of which she
probably had never
encountered before.
Block after block are
the great slaughter
houses which bring IN
their sheep and cattle
along the river and
lead the creatures
through the Variods
processes, and various
smells which accom-
pany them, of the
modern packing in
The Washington times., 1923-03-25

In the opinion Of DEBTORS whose advice 20
have sought, We have been told that Our
district Il not suitable for person suffer
Ing from Tuberculosis o. account Of the
foulneas of the mir caused BY the letting
loose 81 ohnoxiouS easas and dirt frnm
.neighb0ring business Embellishments
'sThe officials were also informed that
We had information fr0m reliable persons
who said that they haA obtained TIE odora
a. far west a. Park avenue, - far north
a. Eightieth street and % FAR south =
Thirty-fouTth street.
1--WE wanted - - coed fellows In the
matter. The daughter houses had rights
which We felt obliged u respect OMeials
from the slaughter houses made nice
promises 70 eomplainihg neighboing
property owners and told how, in years
past, they had settled down on the East
Side, with their animal killing industries
when slaughtering establishments, scat
tered about promiscuousIy, md had been
told to conffne themselves to one district
by the Board of Health. In the
old days, the officials explained, IL was
not an unusual sight for school
children to play along the streets
over which the blood Of slaught-
cred animals dripped, while their
heads were sticking out of the
doors. To do away with this un-
sanitary and unhealthful cOndi-
M ton an agreement was made with
M the city authorities whereby the
N slaughtering should be done in
N one section of the East Side, and
N then various groups of the
N slaughter houses were united un-
m der one roof. This was the be-
ginning of their industries in
their present localities.
'"They had been there for many
years, had given employment to
large groups of workmen, and
officials expressed the desire to
do everything they could for the
comfort and convenience of their
neighbors.
~ Figures obtained about that
" time by the members of the MUS
ance Committee revealed that / :
" $4,000 steers were killed in
III these beef-dressing houses during
N 1922. Many of these steers were
~ young calves and were carted
through the streets in open
wagons. According to the data
obtained by the committee, they
understood that this nearly mil
lion and half animals were all
killed during the daytime
"As the slaughtering went on
each day an endless amount OF
scraps of hide and hair, hoofs
. horns and whatever other mem.
bers of the beef were useful, were
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and day, and are required 10 Ill out r.
port which" Mr.. Thompson says, rthe
slaughter houses file away 70 . 70 prove
themselves inculpable whenever any COM
plant ID made that foul odor ID coming
from their plants On any given day o.
date. Thus, you see, there il always N
alibi''
II was probably On = cool, crisp day
when doors and Windows were closed
perhaps II was Sunday and little II any
breeze was stirring to mix the strange
medley Of odors and watt them toward.
Sutton place that Mrs. w. x. Vanderbilt
stepped out Of her Fifth avenue palace,
rot into her limousine and drove over TO
inspect the proposed new retreat from the
noises az tho Avenue. It probably did not
occur to her to stroll about the neighbOr-
hood and hunt for lurking smells.
But Mrs. Vanderbilt has learned Whist
she did not then know. If Mrs. Wander.
bilt sets forth from her door and dis
misses her motor at perhaps FOrty-second
street and East River, and decides to stroll
up along the water 'front.' she will see
MANY interesting sights and smell many
strange smells.
There is something alluring about
river bank. Let us join Mrs. Vanderbilt
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Preceding Page)

our nostrils with
out expecting our
neighborhood t o
bear uneomplain-
ingly other strong
and ffen s i v e
smells that are
added 10 these
n a t ural odors.
While we do not
expect TO get rid
of all Of them, we
do hope to stop, if
possible the often
sive odors from the
slaughter h o u S e
district
Mr.. Thompson's
own experiences,
which he thinks
are similar to those
of many of his
neighbors, serve TO
illustrate why the
upper East Side is
not a particularly
The Washington times., 1923-03-25

tCl 1928. by American Weekly. rnc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29

business every month this year. Our
force has determined to make every
month of 1928 show a marked in
crease over the corresponding
month of 1922.
Every indication points to big
year for Americas merchants, pro-
vided we keep on our toes. We have
proven to our own satisfaction chat
it pays to fght-to keep on lighting
for trade. We have reached out
in every direction and the people
came-not just once, not for one
day only, but they came and went
home and came back again.
Il have the greatest confidence in
1928 and expect to show that conf
dence by placing on our floors the
most extensive, the most adequate
stocks we have ever carried"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29
The STANDARD
One Dollar VIII Do The
Work of Two Here
Monday and Tuesday

$1.00 will buy 4 yards new Voiles
just unpacked; SO inches wide; value
soc yard.
$1.00 will buy yards new 1923
Shifting Madras in beautiful pat
terms; soc value
$1.O0 for 10 yards Standard Apron
Bingham, full width and fast colors.
$1.OO for 3 Ladies' Bleached Rib
bed Vests; all sizes, winter weight;
value soc each.
LOO for your choice of good lot
of Wolfe Waists; all sizes; formerly
$3.50.
$1.0O for yards l8-Inch All Linen
Art Linen, 27 inches wide; value SOC
yard.
$1.0O for Chlidren's Muslin Night
Gowns, full sizes; value CSC each.
$1.00 for yards Solid Green Bur
lap; full width; value 38c to soc yard.
$1.00 for your choice of one hun
dred Boys Hats; all styles; values up
to $500 each.
$lOO for 3 Pairs Ladies' Muslin
Drawers; actual value soc to Use
pair.
$1.00 for pairs Mems Wonder
hose Socks, black, brown and gray;
value 25c pair.
$1.0O for 4 regular SOC to 49c
Pillow Cases, free from dressing;
large sizes.
$1.00 for Bleached Turkish Tow
els, 22X44 inches; value soc.
$1.00 for SO bars Hammer Laundry
Soap; large size cakes; value SC cake.
$1.O0 for yards excellent quality
Pajama Checks; SO inches wide; value
25c yard.
$l.00 for 7 yards fine, smooth Long
Cloth; value zoe yard.
$l.00 for yards SO inch Gre
tonnes; value 39c yard; 10 patterns.
$1.O0 for 80 spools of the famous
Dragon Spool Cotton; all numbers,
black and white.
$1.00 for your choice of Infants
Black and Ian Shoes; sizes to S;
value $3.50.
$1.O0 for Mems Night Shirts, Of
extra good quality Outing; all sizes;
value $3.50.
$1.00 for Ladies Fine Kid Gloves:
broken sizes; all colors; value up to
$500.
$1.00 for White Crochet Bed
Spreads; good size; bleached Snow
White value $3.50.
Standard Dry Goods Co.
Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce
A M E RI US, EORGIA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29
TEXTILE MACHINERY
MAKERS LOOK SOUTH
Department OF Commerce Gives
Some Interesting Figures On
Plans OF Manufacturers

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The in
olination of cotton spinners 10 move
crom New England to She South,
which inclination is authenticated by
reports Of the Dcpartmet of Com
merce, and daily reports to new5ga-
! crs; Will be attended, it is pointed
out, by a movement South on IT," part
q manufacturers Of textile macniE-
cry.
New England produces the great
bulk of such machinery. Of 4lG
establishments in the United States,
1T are located in Massachusetts, 81
in Pennsylvania, So in New Jersey,
52 in Rhode Island, 20 in New York,
10 in Connecticut, II in North Caro-
line, - in Georgia, s in New Hamp-
s.nre, s IN Vermont, in Maine, 6 n
South Carolina, 4 in Alabama, in
Delaware, Illinois and Iowa, and |
IN Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland,
Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.
Teh figures complied by the De
partment of Commerce, show chat
on2y i fe wcomparatively are Iocat-
cd in the region Of cotton.
According to the department, these
establishments are valuable to the
communities wherein they are Iocat-
ed. In 1921, according TO a state
ment just made public by the De-
partment of Commerce, 34,739 per
sons were engaged in the manufac-
tare Of textile mahcinery, at salaries
and wages approXimating $47,298,.
zoo. The cost of the material used
was $44,S47O0O, and the value Of
products, $128,82O,OOO.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29
MISSION SERMON
BY DR.. CUTLER
{ Continued from Page Ono }

Continued from Page Onc.)
heart of Diety. He said that a Christ
ian cannot be narrow and at the same
time be Christ-like.
Christ came to earth in rosnoneo
to the need of the human race" said
the pastor, ''and a man or woman who
IS not sinner is not included in the
plan Of redemption. When YOU limit
the activities of the Christian life
you fail to enter into and become a
part. of Gods great scheme Of saliva
tion."
d.. Cutler said|the tommaad was
not given to preachers alone, but to
all Christians, pointing out thai it
was an individual command, and that
it was essential for everyone to do
his part in evangelizing the world.
He further declared that Christ never
called man to any work except he
says, 40, am with YOU"
If the church would eohseCAafc
itelf to Christ the task could be ac-
compished in one generation said
the speaker. MAN has become God $
associate in the great work. Man
was once prodigal, helpless and
hopeless, but now he can be an asso-
ciate to the heavenly father"
Dr.. Cutler concluded by saying
that obedience to this command must
spring from a heart of love-love for
God and for those whom God loves.
He said one might love God and re-
fuse to express that love, and in this
case love withers and dies. "The
progress Of the church depends upon
the faith and obedience of the indi-
vidual Christian he declared.
Announcement was made by DR..
Cutler that revival services would be-
gin on Easter Sunday. "The help we
shah have" he said, us Christ and
the thousand members of the First
Methodist church" DR.. Cutler will
conduct the services in person.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29
SEES PARALYSIS
OF RAILWAY SYSTEM

LONDON, Jan. 29.-The Times
Essen correspondent comments on
the paralysis of the railways and
whole nervous system of the Ruhr,
although customs barrier has not
yet been officially declared by the
French, and says that creeping pa
ralysis is slkeading outwards and
has already begun to affect the Oc-
cupied area on the left bank of me
Rhine sL. .'r.ae u,.at.
" The correspondent notes that the
French are showing tact and consid-
Grafton in leaving the British zone
alone. Thus, ''it has become an
oasis of peace amidst waste of sur
rounding country, devastated by ar
-ests, strikes and deportations."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29
ANSLEY. OPTIMI s TIC,
LEAVES FOR MARKETS

I'VE are closing one of the besi
months business we have ever had
in fact our January sales more
than doubled last January, Chas. l..
Ansley said today,
we went after our trade-and we
got it, for a radius of 100 miles O.
more. We used page after page OF
advertising and thousands Of cir
culars, but the results more chan
paid the expense.
q am leaving tonight for New
York and other Eastern markets to
buy one of the greatest stocks Of
merchandise | have ever assembled
Mr.. Ansley said. Il expect to be
gone for ten days or two weeks.
This year has opened up splen-
didly, better in fact than l had ex-
pected, and we are going to fight for
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29
A GOOD THING-DON'T MISS 1T.

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these valued family medicines for
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29
Standard Dry Goods Co.

Forsyth St. Next Bank of Commerce
A M E r c U S G EORG IA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29

test against the presence of the
French soldiers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29
FRENCH EXTEND
RAIL CONTROL

{ Continued from Page One.)
Coblenz and other stations.
Their leader, Frederick Kalt, denied
it was an official strike, notwith-
st4nding that the men Knocked off
five miutes after Major-General AL
len handed over command of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29
MRS. c. \. WALKER
PARALYSIS VICTIM
Aged And Well known Resident
In Critical Condition At
Forrest Street Home

Mrs. G. H. Walker, one Of the best
beloved women of the community,
suffered stroke of paralysis today
at noon at her home on Forrest
street, and grave fears are enter
tanned for her recovery.
Absent children and relatives have
been summoned to her bedside, and
her approaching end seems near.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29

Pursuant to a call of l. F. Murph,
executive member Of the Georgia
Fruit Exchange, the local members
of the exchange met to perfect plans
for cooperation with the main Of
flee through the season Of 1928.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-29
zone to the French.
WIRE AND TELEPHONE
WORKERS STRIKE.

DUSSELDORF, Jan. 20. - The
telegraph and telephone central sta
tipns went on strike at o'clock last
night. They took this action in pro,