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1'ilK OMAHA SUXDAV l.F.K: KOVKMl.r.R 7, 1915.
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1IACHINE SCARES
60 JOBHOLDERS
Doei Work of Three-Score Clerk
in Turning Out the Pay
Roll Checki.
BOOST FOR CITY EFFICIENCY
That younc mn over thr rets tMO
a -. He U doing It with the aid of a
machine he la operating, the work for
merly requiring the service of slsty
persona. He Is as fond of the machine
aa If It were hla baby. On days when
there, ia a pressure of work he cornea
early In the morning. He atays at
night, aomettmea as late aa V o'clock."
The speaker was a city official. 8trange
as It mjr seem, the machine was In the
munlolpdl building.
The machine over which the young
man was working and the young man
himself symbolize the new order of
things. Together they were filling out
checks In the central payroll division of
Comptroller frendergast'a department of
finance at the rate of 7.W0 an hour. The
mechanism was one of the numerous
devices Introduced since January 1,
which have cut down the expense of the
payroll work of the city.
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 "5 per cent
tn cost. While actually engaged In fill
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 oertipled 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 more than
$105.(00,00.) a year. 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.
Inripennive Task.
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 the . 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 la
sufficient to pay the official who dlrecti
the wort of paying city employes, that
Is to aay. J6.0O0. In the language of Mr.
Bruere, the city chamberlain, the pay
ment of all the employee In the depsn
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 thoro four departments alone." '.'
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 law In the cases
of employes whose wages have'bcea gar
nlsheecV are ma.deby the ' fnacbJri.' v
The plate method .of addrealnsr mair
r.lneS and letters which. ha, ,teom So
famUlat. U.the b-uds of the system. There
is a yplate, perhaps, three Inches long and
an Inch and a half wide, tor every em
ploye who Is to be paid by cKeek. 'These
are ot a kind of metal, which wU permit
the making of .-aa many. a, .twenty
changes. They are filed aft' thip fashion
of a' card index, in the order .r which
the frame should . appear on the' payroll
sheetNEach plate is labeled with the two
code letters of the department In which
the worker la employed and figures show
ing hie permanent payroll number. Inci
dentally,, these figures show whether the
pay;l weekly, .biweekly, or monthly.
. ftlanlftcant Tabs.
8ome of the plates have little red tabla
on them. This indicates that the man
whose name Is on the plate to which It
la attached has fallen Into the clutches
of the money lenders. They ar.lns(g
nlflcant 'looking little signs, but be?nd
each of them lies a tale of furniture
bought on the Installment plan In larger
quantl'ir 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 ..payroll
as well as Id 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 thoae
who have to read them, but they are on
auch large sheets that they axe 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 la capable of turning out from TOO
to 1,000 new platea a day. Whenever the
salary of an employe la garnlaheed the
reduced amount which te la to receive
la 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 lings a bell at the end of each payroll
and stops when the supply of checks or
Vats runa 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 code letter. The cole 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. Teachera are
paid through one bank, those receiving
weekly compensation through another,
etc.
The checks have dlsliurulshlng colors,
Pretty Nurse Sells Kiss for
$200 to Aid French Orphans
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does not coincide. It Is known Immedi
ately thst It belongs to aoine other pa
period, and la chargeable to some ether
acrount. These device save a great
amount of time and worry, beceuM th
rheofce automatically IndK-ate where thy
belong and practically audit ther.isolvea
Where many thousnnds of checks are In
volved. thU Is a detail of great Impor
tance. The blanks having rw-f-n Xilled out as
to name and amount, they are run
through another machine, similar In oper
ation to a atam-rncltng machine,
where they are numbered and ilated
They are then ready for sign'ng.
This Is done by menus of a mechanical
device. In which ten vluiltttieously re
ceive the signature. T!i- penholder
tfhlch, placed In the hand of the drpntv
pnymaster authorized te do the work,
traces the elnn:ure rests on a ball bear
ing. It la connected with ten foutnln
ens, which move an one over ten check
blanks. It Is very easy to minlpulate.
The mnxlmcm number of tlinr a bIr
naturo earn be placed on pajier In the
course of an aveiane rtsy's work Is pcr
haps'l.r. It in said thnt with this
device a novice In Its opeiatlon can trace
000 sltinaturee a day. It Is eMnctc.1
that this total can be r.iljcd to Si.(K)) or
40.000 when the manipulative ability of
the signer Is developed to Its maxi
mum. When tht, check is delivered, the recip
ient signs hi name on a line In the lower
left-hand corner. After he has done this
he can cash it at any one of ') banks in
New York City and at Many stores. Just
as If It were a gold nolo, by simply writ
ing his name on the back. The check is
aelf-Ulentlfylng, and thus raves the payee
any dlfll ulty or cxpnne tn nelt.n; hii
eash. All that Is nci-tsi:y Is that thn
signature on the bucx eh i I mr. e w.lh
that on th fate Now York Tlmos.
But the Flag Waves from the High
Chimney Even if the Judge Was-
C ensor on the Job
Willie Abdul HnmM wna still upon the
throne of Turkey the president of the
American Wlss.oimry ro.lin.e at T.ir.u
S'-nt to New York for a lni'x' consi;jniii"nt
of text hooks. In due lime nil except
the chemistries came safely. At first the
When the ta'.l chimney of th new
UrsprtcU heating plant at Seventeenth
nnd lodne streets completed yester
day, Jcorne ltreudels offered to Hon.
John t?. Wharton the hoti.r in going up
and unfiiiilnt the I'nllei states flag at
thx top.
' Aa pstiiiler you are a lending rep
tesentativo of the g.ivonitm nt," said Mr.
l;iniiit.-ls In mi. King the offer. it is no
lucre than rlKht, Jjsi ami equitable that
oa should plent I'M Oloi y up there
wht-re It may float to the biecse."
Mr. Whart it wea overcome with emo
tion at this honir, which bestowed
t:pon him. 8ienklng of It later, ho said:
' It was a great honor. Indeed, and I
nppreelato.1 It and thanktd my friend.
I. models, warmly for it." . -
"lld you Mfcpr, 4r. I'oatmastrrT" he
a rs.ed.
"It's a wondeiful pleco of wora," ho
sold "It's l. f-M high and aa graceful
as a willowy youni; maid '
"Ild you put ihe flng up. Judge?" In
quired the Inquirer.
"The chimney Is feet t Inches In d.e
mrter at the bottom and taprs to a dia
meter of 7 fet 10 Inches at the top."
"Did you el m up and fling the Stars
and Ptrlpes to the brees. colonel?" the
questioner persisted.
"Such a chimney costs -"oney," mid
Mr. Wharton, earnestly, trying to shift
the topic of conversation. "This one
coat tn.OW to build and the men that did
the work wer brought here from Chi
cago." "Yea, but did you put up th flag,
mn.li r?"
Mr. Whnrton fliin a pompous hand
with a Fnurth-of-July gesture toward
the fhitterlnx emblem on the ch mney top.
'There It waves," he declaimed
grandly, "the lovely emblem of ojr Inde
pmdence, the nadce of our liberty, for
which our forefather shed their bl oi.
It spesks for itself. Lt tyrants t",m
M, let espota despair, let monarchs
rnonn. The flal It proclalmc us a free
ard Independent peoyle, one arid Indi
visible, now and forever."
"Hut, Mr. Wharton, did you, yourself,
climb up there and"
"Kxcuse me." exclnlmcd the postmas
ter, loiklng at his watrh, "I almost for
got. I have to keep an engagement to
piny hand ball over at th Young Men's
Christ en association with George Bran
do's!." And the hero hurried away.
COPPER AND BRASS SUPPLIES
ARE FAILING IN AUSTRIA
(Correspondence of the Associated Pre.)
OKNWVA, Oct. 13. Report that the
supply of copper and brass Is falling In
AttstHa are brouirht from Vienna. Their
attention was called b" tho fact that all
th copper and brass fitting In the
trains had been removed and replaced
by Iron or wood, while In many coaches
canvas straps replaced leather. Austria
like Oermany. has organised copper an
brass "day," when the whole populAi.
tlon, from school children upwards, contribute.
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president couli not find out whst was
the matter, hut finally the commissioner
of the port sent for him.
"It if ni t tor .u tu rsntpl.iln," said
thst offlier. "hut It Is for you to :ve
thsnks to Allah thst you did not follow
rour dlaholhnl books into the flamea.
lero Wi one coty that we saved for a
witness. Not all of Its deadly ciphers
rould be read, but thia Is pialn even
to the eve of a bnhe." Polntlnu to th
symbol H20, he read, with triumphant
nlr and voice. "Hanild II Is nothing!"
wssntngion wtar.
One neason.
"lio you know why money Is so scarce
brothers?" the soap-box orator demanded.
and a falr-slied section of the buck bone
of the nation waited In leisurely putience
for the answer.
A tired looking woman had paused for
a moment on the odtre of the crowd. She
spoke shortly.
"It's because so many of you men
spend your time telling enrh other why,
'stead of hustling to re that it ain't."
Judae.
"Harry 1 em beginning to believe th
baby looks like you."
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rttl. LILLIAN GMUZe,
New YORK, N'ov. . Two hundred dol
lars' was paid for a kiss from the lip
of pretty Mile. Lillian Oreuse, the most
beautiful nurse In France, by a fellow
countryman on th T-Tenoh liner
Rochambeau, which has- Just arrived in
port The money has been turned over
i for the benefit of the orphan ot Frenon
dressmaker who were killed at the
front.
She was passing one of the collection
bags at a ship concert on board and
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overheard man remark that he would
gladly contribute faoo to the benefit it
Mile. Oreuse would bestow a kiss on him.
"Oone," she exclaimed aa she heard
the .remark. "I am patriot. J kin
for France.",' .''' '
Thereupon eh delicately puckered her
Hps for the tSOO kUs. It was gallantly
bestowed and the money w&a paid In the
presence of many .applauding wltneaaaa.
The recipient of the kiss said that It waa
worth all he paid for It and more, too,
representing; a- particular, . payroll, and
have ta appropriate bank cod letter In
large ktse In 4 square at the light-hand
end. A white check with the letter W
upon It, 'for Instance, would Indicate that
It was drawn, for a weekly payroll. Along
the' margin of the left-hand end la the
series of code' letter - representing thj
different 'banks, and also a row of fig
urea spaced at rular Interval running
from one to five.
If th bank la th one upon whloh th
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 almllarly In. this way no "for
eign", chacka can become lost In th
bundles of the city's checks. When a
wire la run through, th hole In the mar
gins of the bundle of canceled checks. It
there, la one that la not punched,, and
therefor , In th. wrong place, the fact
ia Instantly discovered. This hole pre
vent 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 get into a bundle
with , whose notch ;ltsi particular notci
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Thli tsaUtution li th only one
la th cantral wst with separate
buildinn situated la their OM
ample rrounds, yet entirely dl
tlnct, and rendeiins It poeelbl to
classify cams. Th on buldlng
being fitted for and devoted to the
treatment ot non-conUgloua and
con-mental diseases, no other be
ing admitted; th other Heat Cot
tage being designed tor and de
voted to the exclusive treatment
of select mental caae requiring
for a time watchful car and spe
cial nursing.
One-Man Mohair Top
The new Maxwell ia equipped, with a one
man real mohair top. It can be raised or low
ered almost in an Instant, by one person.
There are no top bows near the drfrer's seat.
-This sires the drirer and passenger beside1
him an unobstructed riew 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" records.
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2024 Fern am St.. Omaha. Neb.
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"The Six of '16"
1250 Eacln
The P:
Pudding
(Applied to an Automobile) v
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. Wm. IT. Bux
ton, Chief Engineer tho 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. Sykes,
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 '16''
Mr. W. S. Bickley, president and
general manager Penn Steel
astinjr St Machine Co., Chester.
Pa.
Mr. 0. W. Jtetcnam, on of the belli!
r f the amananltioa plants at Ed-
Ttoae, Fa. -Hi.
SorgeafreJ, ehlcf enirineer f th
Fall man Co, Chlcaro, Ul
Mr. Spry, Governor of Utah.
Kr. A. K. jLlaersoo, Secretary of Stat
f Kentana.
Captala - warree ' Elsey, tfaater of
Elrer TraniportatJon for Jones ft
Laoffhlia Steel C Flttsbirg, Ta.
Hon. William Jenninga Bryan, Ne-
. braska'i foremost citizen.
no a. F. IL Slmmosi, Vnlted States
Soaator from Korth Carolina.
Hr. KMlo O'DoaaeU, Famaa Badnf
DrlTor.
Hon. JUaert M. LaFolletta, United
States Senator from Wisconsin.
Mr. K. B. Clarke, rleo president Flrtk
Stirluif Stool Co, rlttabarg, Fa.
Xr. J. 0. HoraUitr, treasurer Jfosta
VaeUn Co, Flttsbar;, Pa.
Frof. KtAi T. Stewart, dean of Popart
meat of Mechanical Enirlnoerlnf,
Ualroralty of Fltti har, Pa.
Mr. W. J. Barns', Supt. of Crucible
Steel Co., Pittsburg, Fa. -
Mr. Janet Bryton, one of tbe foremost
comaltlng enstneen In the United
States.
Mr. L. 1. Osoorao, tIco president
Westfn;hoise F.lectrio A Machine
Co nUsbarg, Fa.
Mr. Walter F. HansoU, president In
dependent Brewing Co, Pittsburg,
Fa.
Mr. Wm. H. Buxton, rhlef enjrlneer th
Singer Sewlnr Machine Co.
Br. Ollrer, chief onirlneor Hyatt Roller
Bearing Co Kewarfc, IT. J.
There must be a reason why the builder of the
enormous new Ammunition Plants at Eddystone,
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 in 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 says
of the New Mitchell, which was on duty with tne
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 country bought a New Mitchell from our Con
necticut Division.
Eddie O'Donnell, classed as one of the three
leading race drmrs of this season, purchased one of
the New Mitchell Models "The Six of '16" 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 Alst
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 tha. 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 looked 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. Wis. U.S.A.
Otot Eighty Tears of Faithful Serrloe to tfce'lmorieaa mbllc.
MITCHELL MOTOR CO.
2054 Farnam Street OMAHA, NEBRASKA
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