I'lIK OMAHA SUNDAY liHH: KOVKMBKR 7, 1915.
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MACHINE SCARES
60 JOBHOLDERS
Doei Work of Three-Score Clerk
in Taming Oat the Pay
Koll Checki.
BOOST FOR CITY EFFICIENCY
That jroung man er thr gets MO
a yif. He Is doing it with the aid ot a
machine he is operating, the work for
merly requiring the services of sixty
persona, He is as fond of the machine
aa If it were his baby. On days when
there is a premr of work he comes
early In the morning. He stays at
night, sometimes aa late as V o'clock."
The speaker was a city official. Strange
as It mfty seem, the machine was In the
municipal building. - .
The machine over which the young
man was working and the young man
himself symbolise the new order of
things. Together they were filling out
checks In the central payroll division of
Comptroller Frendergast's department of
finance at the rate of 7, MO an hour. The
mechanism was one of the numerous
devices introduced since January l,
which have cut down the expense ot the
payroll work of the olty.
Prior to last January each department
made out Its own payroll. Before the
end of the year all of the city's payroll
work will be done by this central di
vision at a saving of nearly "S per cent
In cost. While actually engaged In Mil
Ing out checks for the nine-odd thousand
employes of Father Knickerbocker who
are at present paid by check, the ma
chine referred to does In rush time work
which formerly occupied sixty men.
Those who receive weekly, bi-weekly,
or monthly checks, as the case maye be,
do not realize how great a physical task
the distributing of the city's money Is. It
puts out in salaries and wages moro than
H06.t0O.0W a yeHr. The efficiency ex
perts of the department of finance and
the bureau of. municipal research col
laborating have devised a way by which
machines can be used to help distrib
ute it.
Inexpensive Tank. -
Th making' of checks by machinery
has become so easy and inexpensive hat
by January 1 next it Is expected that
very few of the city's employes will be
paid in cash. Already the Increased use
of checks has. cut down pia . automobile
hire for transportation to different parts
of the city of paymasters equipped with
large bags of cash and guards. The
amount saved up to the present time is
sufficient to pay the official who directs
the wort of paying city employes, that
Is to say, ,6,000. In the language of Mr.
Bruere, the city chamberlain, the pay
ment of all the employes In the depart
ments of bridges, docks and ferries,
parks, and health, by check "will save
In time now lost by paying employes In
cash ' several thousand dollars a week
In thGFO four departments alons." ."
But howls the work of preparing- checks
payable to thousands upon thousands of
different Individuals to , be accomplished
by machinery? Not only the names, but
the amounts also are different Bven'the
deductions required by lw In the cases
of emi)loj;es whose wages have boea gar
nlsheed1' are madoby the' flsacfclnS.'.,; A
The plate method .of addressing maga
sines' and letter,1 which.'haa .become So
famlilae, U.the husk of the system, Tbara
U a jjlate, perhaps, three Inches Ion and
an Inch, and a half wide, tor every em
ploye who Is to be paid by chek. These
are ot a kind of metal which wU permit
the making of ; as . many. M twenty
changes. They are filed after thj? fashion
of a' card index,-' In the order In which
the flames should . appear on the-payroll
sheetvEach plate is labeled with the two
code letters of the department In which
the worker Is employed and figures show
ing hie permanent payroll number. Inci
dentally these figures show whether the
pay; is weekly, .biweekly, or monthly.
. Significant Tabs.
Some of the plates have little red table
on them. This Indicates that the man
whose name is on the plate to which it
Is attached has fallen Into the clutches
of the money lenders. They are-lnslg
nlflcant looking little signs, but beKnd
each of them lies a tale of furniture
bought on the installment plan in larger
quantivy than the salary warranted, of
sickness,- or of the arrival of another
baby in the tenement home. . '.'''.
The metal plates are so stamped that
they can be used In preparing the, pay roll
as well as In- printing the check. Pay
rolls are still made out in some of the
departments with pen and Ink. Not only
are these trying upon the eyes of those
who have to read them, but they are on
such large sheets that they are difficult
to handle and cannot be filed In the
ordinary filing cabinet. Ultimately all pay
rolls will be made out In the central
payroll division.
- The machine used for stamping the
plates Is capable of turning out from 700
to 1,000 new plates a day. Whenever the
salary of an employe is garnlsheed the
reduced amount which le la to receive
is Inserted and a distinguishing letter
added which Indicates, when It appears
on the check, why the amount Is below
the regular salary.
The check-writing machine is almost
human. The plates having been inserted,
it rings a bell at the end of each payroll
and stops when the supply of checks or
plates runs out. .',''.
The check blanks are unlike any others
one ever saw. They were designed to save
expenre Infilling them out. They may be
drawn upon any cue of eleven different
banks, to each of which has been assigned
a cods letter. The cola letter, however,
signifies whether the check Is for a teach
er's salary, for an employe of a given
department receiving compensation each
month, or semi-monthly, or whether he
Is on the weekly payroll. Teachers are
paid through one bank, those receiving
weekly compensation through another,
etc.
The checks have dlslngulshlng colors,
Pretty Nurse Sells Kiss for
$200 to Aid French Orphans
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does not coincide. It Is known Immedi
ately that It belongs to some ether par
period, and Is rhargeable to some ether
account. These devices save a great
amount of time and worry, because the
cheeks automatically Indicate where they
helnng and practically sudit themselvea
Where many thousands of checks are In
volved, this Is a detail of great impor
tance. The blanks having won ,lled out as
to name and amount, they are run
through another machine, Mmllar In oper
ation to a etam-canoellng machine,
where they are numbered and dated.
They are then ready fr signing.
This Is done by menus of a mechanical
device, in which ten sT:iilfticoUFly re
reive the Signature. T'i" penholder
Which, placed In the hand of the deputy
paymaster authorised to do the work,
traces the slgnarure rets on a ball hear
ing. It Is connected with ten foutnlii
pens, which move as one over ten check
blanks. It Is very easy to manipulate.
The maximum number of times n kIk
nature cirn be placed on paper In the
course of an avetaite dxy's work Is per
haps ' J..VH). It 1 said that with ' this
device a novice In Its operation can trace
I0.0P0 signatures a day. It Is exliccte.1
that this total can be r.iiscd to 8,tK) or
40,000 when the manipulative ability of
the signer is developed to , its tnaxl
hiutn. When tht check is delivered, the recip
ient signs his name on a line In the lower
left-hand corner. After lie has done this
he ran cash It at nny one of 3M banks In
New York City ami at many stores. Just
as If It were a gold note, by Imply writ
ing his name on the back. The check is
self-Identifying, and thus raves the payee
any difii ulty or cxi-i n:e In gctt.n i hi
eash. All that Is net-i sn:y Is that tha
signature on the buck sh t I nvr-e w.tli
that on the face Now York Times.
But t Ac Flag Waves from the High
Chimney Even if the Judge Was
Cesmnr tin the Job
While Abdul MnmM wns still upon the
throne of Turkey the president of the
American Miss.onnry roilee at Tricsus
sent to New York for a large coiisljrnmont
of text books. In due time nil except
the chemistries came safely. At first tho
When the tall chimney of the new
Prsrrtrla heating plant at Seventeenth
and lcd streets was completed yester
day, (leortte Ursndels offered to Hon.
John t.'. What ton the hn.r ot going up
and unfurllnt the t'nKei States flag at
th. top.
' Aa postmaster you are a lending rep
resentative el the g.ivcrnim nt," said Mr.
Imndeis In mi. King tho ortt-r. it la no
mora than right, J.isi ami equitable that
yon should plant l id llloiy up there
where It may tl at to the biete."
Mr. Whart n was overcome with emo
tion at this honor, which was bestowed
;pon him. Speaking of It later, he said:
"It was a great honor. Indeed, and I
nppreelatoil It and thankid my fr'.end,
L.randels, warmly for It.1' . -
"1II you ticc-pt, Mr. I'ost master?" he
was rsed.
"It's a wondeiful piece of wora," ho
sold. "It's 174 fl high and aa graceful
aa a willowy youiK maid "
"I'ltl you put ihe flag up. Judge?" In
quired the Inquirer.
"The chimney Is 9 feet Inches In l.a
meter at the bottom and tapers to a dia
meter of 1 f-et 10 Inches at tho top."
"Did you dim up and fling the Stars
snd Ptrlpes to the breese, colonel T' the
questioner persisted.
"Such a chimney costs "oney," said
Mr. Wharton, earnestly, trying to shift
the topic of conversation. "This one
cost tft0 to build snd the men that did
the work were brought here from Chi
cago," "Yea, but did you put up the flag,
majrr?"
Mr. Wharton flun a pompotia hand
with a Kourth-of-July gesture toward
the fluttering emblem on the ch mney top.
'There It waves," he declaimed
grandly, "the lovely emblem of our inde
pimhnce, the oadce of our liberty, for
which our forefathers shed their bl kc1.
It speaks for Itself. Let tyrants t-m-M(.
let despots deinalr, let menarcha
nienn. The flag! It proclaimc us a free
ard Independent peoile, one and Indi
visible, now and forever."
"Hut, Mr. Wharton, did you, yourself,
climb up there and"
"Kxcuse me," exclaimed the postmas
ter, locking at his watch, "1 almost for
got. I have to keep an engagement to
plnv hand ball over at the Young Men's
Chrlat'an association with George Bran
f'.clrt." And the hero hurried away.
COPPER AND BRASS SUPPLIES
ARE FAILING IN AUSTRIA
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
ORNHVA. Oct. n. He ports that the
supply of copper and brass Is falling In
Austria are brought from Vienna. Their
attention was called to tho fact that all
the copper and brass fittings In the
trains had been removed and replaced
by Iron or wood, while In many on aches
canvas straps replaced leather. Austria
like Ocrmany, has organised copper an
brass 'days." when the whole popula
tion, from school children upwsrds, contribute.
If Ycu F3
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president eouH not find out what was
the matter, hut finally the commissioner
of the port sent for hlin.
"K ! not foe vou tu complnln," said
that officer, "hut it is for you to ch-r
thsnks to Allah that you did not follow
your dlabollial books Into the flames,
llero let one copy thnt we suved for a
witness. Not all of Its deadly ciphers
could be rend, but this Is p'aln even
to the eve of a bnhe." Polntlnn to thi
symbol HiO, he read, with triumphant
air and voice, "liamld II is nothing.:"
Wsshlngton Htar.
One Reason.
"l-o you know why money Is so scarce
brothers?' tho soap-box orator demanded.
and a falr-slsed section of the back hone
of the nation waited In lelaurely patience
for the answer.
A tired looking woman had paused for
a moment on the edite of the crowd. Sh
epnae shortly,
"It's because so many of you. men
spend your time telling each other why,
'sb-ad of hustling to see that It ain't."
Jndae.
"Harry, I am beginning to believe the
baby looks like you."
From EPiEeoii
f no matter how lontr or how had CO
to your drugrtlst today and gat a
rent box of 1'yramld rile Treatment
It will give quick relief, and a single
box often cures. A trial packaa.
mailed free In plain wrapper U ywut
arna us coupon dsiow.
A Room for the Roomer, or a Roomer
for the Room. Bee Want Ada Do the
Work.
FREE SAMPLE COUPON;
pyramit rmno company.
am Pyramid Bldg Marshall. Mick.
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City Ptate .T-
New YORK, N'ov.'A Two hundred dol
lars' was paid for a kiss from the lips
of pretty Mile. Lillian Qreuse, the most
beautiful nurse in Prance, by a fellow
countryman' on the French liner
Rochambeau,'- which has- Just arrived In
port. The money has been turned over
for the benefit of the orphans ot Frenon
dressmakers Vho were killed at the
front.
She was passing one of the collection
bags aC a ship concert on board and
overheard a man remark that he would
gladly contribute (300 to the benefit it
Mile, Oreuse would bestow a kiss on him.
"Pone," she exclaimed as she. heard
the .remark. "I am a patriot. ..,! kins
for France." , '
Thereupon she delicately puckered her
lips for the $300 kiss. It was gallantly
bestowed and the money wis paid In the
presence of many . applauding witnesses.
The recipient of the ktas said that it was
worth all ha paid tor it and more, too.
representing a- particular, ; payroll, and
have the appropriate bank ooda lette in
large Vise In a square at the right-hand
end. A white check with the letter .V
upon It, for Instance, would Indicate that
It was drawn for a weekly payroll. Along
the margin of the left-hand end Is the
series of code letters - representing tht
different 'banks; and also a row of fig
ures spaced at regular intervals running
from one to five.
If the bank Is the one upon whloh the
weekly pay checks are drawn, there will
be a quarter-Inch hole punch through the
mall letter W printed in the code series.
All checks drawn upon this bank will be
punched" similarly.- In. this way no "for
eign" checks can become lost In the
bundles ot the city's ohecka When a
wire is run through, the hole in the mar
gins of the bundle of canceled checks, it
there is one that is not punched,, and
therefore In the . wrong place, the fact
Is Instantly discovered. This hole pre
vents the charging of a payment to a
wrong account.
Along the upper margin is another row
of, figures. The edge ot the checks !s
notched by machinery at the figure on
the end, and at the one on top, which,
taken together, represent the particular
consecutive period for which it Is draw.
Whenever a check gets Into a bundle
with , whose notch" ;tsi particular aotcii
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Tali Institution li tb only one
In th central wast with saparate
bulldlnra situated In their ov
ample groaads, jtt entirely lie
tlnct, and rendering It possible to
classify cases. The on buldlng
being fitted for and devoted to U
treatment ot non-contagious and
non-mental diseases, no others be
ing admitted; the other Rest Cot
tage being designed tor and de
voted to the exclusive treatment
of select mental caae requiring
for a tlm watchful car and spe
cial nursing.
One-Man Mohair Top
The new Maxwell is equipped with a one
man real mohair top. It can be raised or low
ered almost in an instant, by one person.
There sire no top bows near the driver's seat.
'-This fires the drfrer and-passeng-er beside
him an unobstructed view on both sides of
the car.
The storm curtains are quick-adjustable.
We are waiting' to take you for a
test ride in the car that has broken
all low "First-Cost" records, and is
breaking all low "After-Cost" record.
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2024 Farnam St.. Omaha. Neb.
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The Proof of the Pudding
The Six of '16"
(Applied to an Automobile)
There must be a reason why Mr. William
Klocke, Chief Engineer the E. W. Bliss Company,
.the largest mechanical manufacturing organization
in our Brooklyn Division, bought a new Mitchell. ,
There must be a reason why Count Chas. De
Lucasavicis, formerly Chief Engineer of the Darracq
Automobile, Paris, France, bought a New, Mitchell.
(He has purchased three new Mitchells,)
There must be a reason why Mr. Win. H. Bux
ton, Chief Engineer the Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany, the largest manufacturing organization in
our New Jersey Division, bought a New Mitchell.
There must be a reason why Mr. J. E. Sykcs,
General Superintendent the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, largest mechanical manufacturing organiza
tion in our Philadelphia Division, bought a New
Mitchell.
There Must Be a Reason Why the Following are Owners of "THE SIX OF 91&
Mr. W. S. Biekley, president and
general manag-er Penn Steel
Mting & Machine Co, Cheater.
Pa.
Kr. 0. W. Kstrham, n of the bafld!
rg tf the smmnnltloi plants at Ed-
4jtton, ra,
Mi. ftorgcifret, ehlef engineer ( tho
PBllman Co, Chicago, UL
Mr. Spry, Gerernor of Utsh.
Mr. a. M. Aldersoa, Secretary of SUts
( MonUns
Csptals - Wsrfea Else', Master of
Klrer Transportatloii for Jones A
Lsnfhlii Steel Ca, Pittsburg, Ta.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan, Ne
, braska's foremost oitizen. .
Res. F. M. SlmmoBi, Vnlted States
Seaater from North Carolina.
Mr. Eiale O'Dosnell, Fasiess Radnf
Drlrer.
Hob. Rehert M. LaFollette, United
States Senator front Wisconsin.
Mr. E. B. Clarke, rlee president Flrtk
Stlrlbig; Steel Co, FUtsbarg, Fa.
Mr. J. 0. Hornlas;, treatsrer Mesta
Machine Co rittuhwrf, Fa.
Frof. Beii T. Stewart, 4ean of Depart,
ment of Mecbanleal Engineering;,
UBlTersltr ef FltUbnrf, Fa.
Mr. W. J. Burns, Supt. of Crucible
Steel Co., Pittsburff, Pa,
Mr. janes Brysen, one of the foremost
eonsnltlns engineers In the United
SUtes.
Mr. L. A. Osborne, rice president
'etinghoss Flectrlo .A Machine
Co, nUsbtrg, Ta.
Mr. Walter F. Hanftell, president In.
dependent Brewing; Co, Pittsburg;,
Fa.
Mr. VTm. H. Buten, ehlef engineer the
Singer Sewing Machine Co.
Mr. Ollrer, chief engineer Hyatt Roller
. Bearing Co Newark, IT. J.
There must be a reason why the builder of the
enormous new Ammunition Plants at Eddvstone,
Pa., bought a New Mitchell from our Philadelphia
Division.
. There must be a reason why the Chief Engineer
for one of the largest bearing manufacturers xn the
country bought a New Mitchell from our New Jer
sey Division. -
. There must be a reason why the owner of an
other of the largest bearing manufacturing com
panies in the country bought a New Mitchell from
our Philadelphia Division.
There must be a reason why one of the execu
tives of the largest Steel Company in the world savs
of the New Mitchell, which was on duty with the
Motor Unit at the Business Men's Camp at Platts
burg: "I will be pleased to furnish you the data,
photographs, etc., together with a letter having spe
cial reference to the excellent performance of the
New Mitchell."
There must be a reason why the owner of one of
the largest shock absorber manufacturing companies
; in the couv.ry bought a New Mitchell from our Con
necticut Division.
Eddie OT)onnell, classed as one of the three
leading race drivers of this season, purchased one of
the New Mitchell Models "The Six of 16M and is
now driving it to the Pacific coast with his family.
(Passed through Omaha October 25.)
There must be a reason why the president of one
of the largest and best known spring companies in
the country bought a New Mitchell from our Con
necticut Division,
These gentlemen have every facility known to
mechanical science to assist them in the selection of
their automobiles. We presume they are just as de
sirous of having the greatest value for their money
in the purchase of an automobile as anyone else
would be.
It is an indication of the direction of the wind
when the principal executives of the largest me
chanical manufacturing institutions in the world
buy the New Mitchell. -
It is natural that the best informed mechanical
men in our territory should be the first to appre
ciate the value and mechanical excellence of the
New Mitchell. It is no less significant that more
than six hundred other purchasers have already ap
preciated that mechanical excellence in our territory.
We estimate that New Mitchell cars have al
ready been run in our territory considerably over
a million miles. We estimate that they are running
approximately thirty thousand miles every day, and
the absence of New Mitchells in our various Service
Departments is an indication that thev serve their
customers as well in service on the road as we prom
ise them to do in this advertisement.
The Shock Absorber Manufacturer locked into
the New Mitchell because he said it was the only car
that his Company had not yet put a shock absorber
on. As a result of his investigation he bought a New
Mitchell.
The President of the Spring Company said that
the comfort in riding in the New Mitchell, due to the
Bate Cantilever Spring Construction, was a revela
tion even to a Master Spring Builder.
This is what we mean by the "Proof of the
Pudding.",
Do not let anyone persuade YOU not. to see this
beautiful car this wonderful hill climber this car
that is selected by mechanical experts, by automo
bile experts that is giving such wonderful satisfac
tion to the owners then you will understand why
these men bought New Mitchells.
Racino.WiOo U.S.A.
Orer Eighty Tears of Faithful Berries U the'lmerleaa rubllc
MITCHELL MOTOR CO.
2054 Farnam Street
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
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