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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
A BONUS FOR EXTRA GOOD WORK

/ American workmen ordinarily are
/ quick to respond to any action
that means fair advantages to their
employers and to themselves. Ex-
| cellent results are ATTAINED when
employees are made to recognize
that all interests are properly
harmonized. In New York last week,
H. L. CAN'T, an engineer of Bethle-
hem, Pa, explained before the Society
of Mechanical engineers a system of
task work" which has been intro
duced in the machine shop Of the
Bethlehem Steel Company. Mr.. CAN'T
is the author of the system, which is
really, the says, a system of education
with prizes for those who learn.
Cards are given to the men on which
is explained in detail the best methods
of performing each task or piece OF
work and the time that should be con-
sumed, as determined by experts. The
particular tool for every operation re-
quired in every process is specified. If
a workman follows the instructions
and accomplishes the work laid out for
him within the time allowance, he re-
ceives, in addition to his days wages
bonus Failing, he receives simply
the days wages.
The plan, it was intimated by Mr..
CAN'T, has been sufficiently profitable
to pay the bonuses and also to pay ex-
perts for planning the work. 1t is
claimed that the instruction card sys-
TEN prevents the men from dallying
over their work, and therefore has in
creased the output materially 1t
gives justice to the employe and at
the same time requires him to con-
form to the best interests Of his en-
ployer. It has, according to Mr.. Can't,
introduced better feeling throughout
the entire establishment.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
oNTHE EVE OF BATTLE

The cheerful confidence Of Mr..
Fletcher and his friends this morning
is only equalled by the confidence and
cheerfulness of Mayor O'Connell and
his friends. Both sides expect to win.
The apparent advantage of Mayor
O'Connell's position entrenched as he
IS in office with a successful record to
point at, is counterbalanced by the
nominal Republican majority of three
or four thousand which Mr.. Fletcher
rightly counts upon. If the total vote
cast should be about the same as the
February election, we may fairly es
innate as follows:
Total vote OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 600. .lS 5UV
Nominally Republican ............11,000
NominaIly Democratic ............ 1900
We believe Mayor O'ConneI will lose
a few hundred partisan Democrats.
How many independent Republicans
will vote for him? 1t will take about
1000 to elect him. The winner will have
to get 5000 votes probably. O'Connell
must get about 70 Republican votes on
an average from each precinct. There
does not seem strong enough to re-
elect Mr.. O'Connell. The behavior of
some Democratic workers is helping
O'Connen, by encouraging the indie
pendent Republicans to believe in
O'Connelrs non-partisanship in the
office. There are no apparent Repub-
lican factionaI disturbances. If there
have been any factions in the Repub-
lican party they are not in evidence
now.
Edward T. Fletcher will be elected
this year if any Republican can be
elected-he will be elected if the city
wants a Republican mayor. The day
when a partisan newspaper can force
Republicans by stereotyped injunctions
to do their duty, has gone by. Party
managers realize it and on the whole
we have had a decent, rational cam
paign. We have had arguments and
pleadings. not abuse, scares and mis-
representations. We must express the
gratitude Of the city, Republican and
Democratic, as We hear it, as we I'M
derstand it, to the man who has been
chiefly responsible for the good feeling
and courtesy Of the campaign-Edward
F. Fletcher, who, if elected mayor, will
have strong hold on the respect and
affection Of the people. His conduct
has been ideal. As he himself says, he
IS the same Fletcher" now and will
be the same tomorrow. He has made
no pretenses. His conduct has been ir-
Eeproachable.
No Republican can regret voting for
Fletcher. He is a successful business
man. His hands are clean; his pur-
poses are high-men Of his type should
be endorsed at the polls
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
3, minority Da.rty.

| minority party.
Second, To defeat a public servant
who has three years as a councilman,
two years as an alderman and one year
as mayor to attest his uprightness and
foresight in his discharge of the peo-
pies trust
| Third, To defeat an experienced
magistrate at the very moment when
| his fight against corporate greed is
hottest and gives promise of success,
at the moment when the grade eros
sing question is pressing hard for solu-
ton, in fine, at a moment when the
skilful hand and acute brains which
engineered last years successful econ
| omical policy can be most serviceable
to the city.
Are these requests reasonable? Are
we not keen enough to recognize great
personal force behind any cognomen or
/ party title? The name is but the
guinea stamp" the ability counts for
a that"
And why defeat a man who has
| studied for six years in the beneficial
| school of municipal official positions PIN
| your business, is not the man of ex-
| perience most desired? And are we so
wealthy that we can afford to retire
public officials because their partv
name is wrongly spelled? Should we
make this egregious blunder one thing
| IS certain, the mistake will be paid for
| in dollars and cents.
Finally, why drive from office a man
who has successfully opposed corporate
greed, has become Thoroughly ac-
quainted with every phase of such pub
lie problems as that of grade crossings.
has reiterated his determination to he
In the future, as he clearly has been in
Inc past, the mayor of the whole city
ana not of any party? We are asked
TO Withdraw a successful general in the
neat OF a successful engagement and
the espousers of this Suicidal noIicv
gave no reason why we should thus
invite reverse and public disaster.
suppose We followed this absurd adj
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
THE BARTENDER IN SOCIETY

The bartenders of Cleveland, Ohio.
continue to attract a great deal of at
tention 1t has been told in The Spy
how the Cleveland Barkeepers Union
recently graded the men who sell
drinks according to their ability to mix
various beverages, and how State Sen
ator-elect F. NJ. Warner, proposed TO
Introduce a bill in the Legislature pro-
viding that all bartenders of the State
should be licensed. Complaint was
made to Mr. Warner when he ad-
dressed a meeting of bartenders to the
effect that bartenders are not given
social rights equal to those enjoyed by
other people. One bartender stated
that the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation had refused to grant him mem
bership because Of his trade. Mr.. War
ner said he could not understand why
the application for membership should
have been rejected.
In order to find out what the
attitude Of the Cleveland Young Mems
Christian Association was toward bar
tSuNS4s tHe LeduSF dsheu " ~ oHuI L
left, secretary of the organization,
about the matter. Mr.. ShurtleR is
quoted as saying in reply:
The fact that a man is a bartender,
is. in our Judgment, sufficient to dis
qualify him from membership in the
Association. When I say this have
no apologies to offer, and at the same
time I do not care to be drawn into a
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
SIX GOOD ONES

Good men to re-elect to the Board OF
Aldermen are Messrs. Barrett and
Lancaster. Coed men to elect are John
B. Ratigan, John H. NIeagher, George
N. Wright and Herbert B. Belcher.
These are not all the good available
men, but they are all needed in the
Board Of Aldermen this year.
The Spy advises voters not to choose
six men Of the same party unless he
believes they are the best six men TO
conduct the business of the city. Out
Of fourteen candidates Of the two lead
ing parties. the nine having the highest
vote will be elected. The six we have
suggested will be elected. anyhow, so
we are giving away no helpful advice.
This aIdermanic contest is a political
lottery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
COMMUNICATIONS
the Editor of The Snv.

To the Editor of The Spy.
A city election along non-partisan
lines is becoming more and more famil-
lar to American eyes. In this move
ment for impartiality within the limits
Of municipal politics, Worcester has
been in the forefront. Whether or not
she shall retain her position, whether
or not a candidates character and
ability, rather than his party banner,
shall be the determining factor in the
outcome of municipal contests-this is
the great issue to be decided tomorrow.
We are not passing judgment upon any
party for no party as such is on trial.
Our verdict is to be passed upon an
administration which meets and must
meet the approval Of every lover of
economy. We are a business community
made up of every lover of honesty. and
we are a Christian constituency, made
up of every lover of moral courage, and
that class includes all of US.
A few facts viii demonstrate the
logical groundwork of our contention.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

A year ago, an advance in the taXrate
was deemed inevitable. Mayor O'Con-
nelPs mastery financial management
averted the inevitable. Would his OPP
ponents who recognized the necessity Of
the increase have done as much! For
eight years, the city has failed to re-
duce it's debt. Mayor O'Connell started
the ball rolling with a substantial re-
duction. Would his opponents who did
nothing in years when the calls upon
the treasury were fewer have done as
muchi Large corporations had become
so accustomed to having their eX-
orbitant demands upon the city &C
knowledged that they were nom
plussed at the youthful mayors oppo-
sitiOn. They could not understand
why he, first and foremost, safeguarded
the interests of the citizens who placed
him in office. When have these enemies
of the public veal been so emphatically
told, Thou shall not?
But why adduce facts? The opposing
candidate, to quote his own words, re-
fuses to make a personal assault upon
so good and so able a chief magistrate
as Mayor O'ConnelL' If SO good, what
justifies an opposition candidacy? II
so able as to be sans reproche, what is
the ground for demanding his relega-
ton to privatelife ?Honesty and ability,
proved true in council chamber and in
the teeth of partisan opposition, has
forced Mr.. Fletcher to adopt this plat
form: Elect me because my opponent
is upright and capable" Presumably
he considers these qualities out of place
in the mayors position. If so, the re-
Duke to his position should be unmis-
taxable.
Let US, then, brush aside party
badges, and peer behind the scenes
Mayor O'COnnell has acted up to the
very noblest Interpretation of his noble
watchword: He serves his party best
who serves his city best" Here is what
the voters of Worcester are asked to
do:
First, To defeat a public servant
whose hands are unstained and whose
capabilities are unquestioned merely
because he is placed in nomination by
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

The New York Mail and Express
published an interview last week with
Secretary Gage relative To the state
ment printed in the London Times 10
the effect that the United States is
still a debtor nation. Mr.. Gage says
that it is impossible TO get information
to settle the question definitely and
that, Furthermore, the matter is not
one that should cause any anxiety.
Mr.. Gage is quoted as saying:
The statement Of the London Times
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
MORE STARTLING THAN FICTION

The story told by Herbert e. Marx,
the young lawyer of Brooklyn, who re-
PEELED an attack made upon him in
Westmoreland County, Va, as already
related, by shooting three of his as
sailants, is more terribly dramatic
than the dispatches had indicated. He
was alone in the farmhouse quietly
reading when the assault began, and
was without a suspicion that any
harm was being plotted against him.
Though not physically strong, and
though somewhat broken in health the
young man was equal to the occasion,
and thanks to his ignorance as to the
identity of the men whom he fought.
struggled unfiinchingly for his life. He
says that had he recognized the men,
he could not have shot, intimating that
he would have chosen the risk Of death
to shooting down men whom he had
deemed his friends. One might search
a long time through stories of adven-
ture without finding one more thrilling
than that Of young Marx in an old
Virginia farmhouse.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

LET Us PUT our heads together and see
if We cannot find a way to get your
whitening done during the dull season.
NOW we have the men and plenty Of
time We can do whitening lust as
well in December as in May. We have
done the most whitening this year of
any store in the city. Mr.. ALBERT 7.
CURRY is now with US You may not
know Mr.. CURRY. but he has a reputa-
tion for doing the best whitening in the
world Why not telephone your order
at once? Our number is S1T-4. Our
leader this week will be a washable
paper at I5c per roll.
GEO. H. HARRINGTON, II Austin st.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

In memory of T. Fl. Ismay who was
the head of the Oceanic Navigation
Company at the time of his death,
about a year ago, the company has
voted $4,000 to the Liverpool Seamen's
Pension Fund, and $4,000 to maintain
ward in the Royal Victoria Hospital
at Belfast.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

If the Post feels justified in pro-
nouncing The Spy force lunatics under
present conditions what will Eugene
think when some serious division of
opinion comes up. Even in newspaper
warfare it is well to hold back the ar
tillery till after the skirmishing. The
Post is a wonder at shooting at
shadows before the trouble begins or
after it is all over.
We know where the Post is. II is not
Demoeratic-too Jealous for that; it is
not Republican-dassen' be on account
Of past favors; it is not Social Demo-
cratic. Mugwump, Social Labor nor
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

Now it is denied that Jonkheer Van
Tets is dead. On the contrary, it is
stated that the Dutchman is on the
road to recovery. The prosaic court
officials would have it believed, too,
that Van Tets did not fight duel with
Prince Henry, But the world prefers
to cherish the romance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

A public memorial to the late Kate
Greenaway is to be built in England
Few women of modern times accom-
plished better work thar she per-
formed. Its freshness and originality
have rarely been equaled. The people
of all lands would no doubt gladly con-
tribute to the monument fund should
the opportunity be given.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Senator Lodge who is regarded as one
of President Roosevelt's closest and
personal friends, has introduced in the
Senate a bill authorizing the construc-
ton of an executive building for the
use Of the President and his official
staff. Mr.. Lodges plan IS to reconvert
the White House into a residence and
to transfer all the office business now
conducted there to the new building to
be erected three or four hundred yards
away on the open ground south of the
Treasury. Such a plan seems prefera-
Bile to any remadelling of the White
House, which still fulfils with admira-
bic dignity the purposes for which it
was built one hundred years ago. It
is to be hoped that this Congress will
take some definite steps toward restor-
ing to its natural and proper uses the
beautiful Executive Mansion. now
overcrowded by demands for working
room an incursion of the visitors
whose wants could be better attended
to within the walls of an office than
within those Of Presidential resi-
dence-New York Tribune.
The new departure of Clark Univer-
sity, Worcester, Mass, which is re-
counted at length in another column,
means much for the educational inter-
ests Of New England, and Clark is GER
tain to become a formidable competitor
of all other colleges. The lowering Of
the rate Of tuition. and the three years
course at Clark, probably forecast a
similar movement on the part of other
colleges. The law of competition comes
in here as elsewhere. Looking at gen
eral public interests we believe that
anything which tends to lower the
money cost of an education to a stu
dent while preserving or enhancing it's
quality is a great blessing. We ought
to resist, by every means in our power,
the tendency to restrict the very best
educational advantages to those who
can afford to spend considerable sums
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

1t is said that several Of the stu
dents Of Syracuse University have be-
come expert hypnotists, having been
encouraged in their experiments by
one of the professors who believes that
many legitimate uses will be found for
hypnotism.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

Rev. DR.. John w. Leekines, an aged
African Methodist Episcopal clergy
man of Freehold, N. J., IS preparing a
petition to Congress, asking for COM
pensation for losses which, he says, he
suffered because he disclosed plot
to capture the cities Of Washington
and Baltimore in the Civil War. His
fathers spirit appeared to him one
night, he declares, and told him that
he should explain what he did for the
government and seek pay for what he
accomplished at a great personal sac
rifice.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

An ancient monster, the Diplodocus
Carnegii, was named in honor of Mr..
Andrew Carnegie. It sometimes at
tanned length of 100 feet. 1t had very
good habits, living chiefly in the wa
ter and feeding on herbs.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

1t must have been a breathless mo-
ment in the Senate when the sworn
enemies, Mr.. Tillman and Mr.. McLau-
rim, confronted each other, yesterday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

An organization calling itself the
Four Hours Sleep Club has been
formed in Chicago. The members say
that to sleep more than four hours
is Incorporate, and wicked. The name
of the new society's president is Gaul.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

Prohibition-it doesn't understand
these parties. 1t is in a party of its
own against smooth pavements.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

A New York artist worried so much
because he could not obtain the effect
he desired in a picture which he was
painting, that he went insane.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
CONTINUED on Page Z.

See Xmas offerings in next Sundays
Spy by Edstrand &Peterson, 217 Main
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

Art goods for Christmas should be
ordered early at Boutelle & Co.'S, 256
Main Street.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10
Mems
NcCkWcar

What do you think of MEMS
$3.50 NECKTIES for SOC. We have
about a couple of hundred Fisk,
Clark & Flaggs superfine Brocade
Satin Ties, useable as 4-in-hand or
Ascot. Your choice
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

For Xmas Bargains read Edstrand &
Peterson's adv. in next Sundays Spy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

Christmas antique pottery and vases
at Boutelle & Co.'S Art Store, 256 Main.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

of money for them. The freer educa'
ton becomes, the better.-The Watch-
man
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

The regular annual bill to make a
territory out of the District Of Column
bia with a governor, legislature, etc.
has been introduced in Congress by
| Champ Clark, of Missouri. There IS
no more prospect of any action on this
bill. nor as much, as there was on the
500 similar bills introduced in the past.
mad which have died in congressional
pigeon holes. The people of the city
do not want any territorial govern
ment. Many of them do want the priv
iIege of casting their ballots for presi-
dent and other federal officials, priv
ilege which is granted in the states Of
the Union, but there is no prospect Of
their obtaining it. But the district is
probably better off without that privi-
lege.-ConcOrd Monitor
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

Two football bills have been intro
duced into Congress. One by Repre-
sentative Wachter of Maryland, pro-
poses that game between the cadets at
West Point and Annapolis shall be alb
solutely prohibited. The other, by
Representative Metcalf of California,
proposes that regular annual games
between the army and navy college
shall be made obligatory. If this di
ametrical opposition of opinion shows
anything, 1t is that the members Of
Congress might find something better
to do than interfere in the college
sports.-Savannah News.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

BLACK FRAMED PICTURES.
MATCH SCRATCH - FUNNY
NOVELTIES lOc to S4.oO
SPORTY" MATCH HOLDERS
PIPE RACKS, 25c to $3.OO
CHINA, BISQUE and GLASS
NOVELTIES, 1Oc
BLACK IRON CANDLE HOLD
ERS, 1Oc to SOC
|, BRIC-A-BRAC and ORNAMENTS
csc
ARTICLES of SILVER PLATE,
25c
GREAT VARIETY of BEER
"STEINS" soc to $3.50
CELLULOID and WI c K E R
GLOVE and HANDKERCHIEF
BOXES, SOC
CLOCKS MOUNTED in ORES
)EN CHINA, $500
CHINA and BIsQUE sTATU-
Elites and VASES, SOC
COLONIAL BRASS . FRAMED
MIRRORS, 75c to So 90
Plenty of space to select at ease,
if you only come early enough.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

Senator McLaurin of South Carolina
has been bowled out of the Democratic
caucus of the Senate, and the Republi-
can senators have been notified that
they must provide committee places fol
him, if he is to get any. This finally
disposes of the Democracy of the
South Carolina senator so far as the
Democrats Of the senate can settle the
question.-Boston Journal
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

The work of educating the farmers
is of vast Importance. Last year more
than half a million farmers attended
the institutes held in various parts of
the country, and there is no doubt that
they received instruction which will
prove great practical value to them.
Cleveland Teader
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-10

Buyers of useful gifts for the poor;
practical gifts for the young; endear-
ing gifts for lovers; mems gifts to wo-
men; and women's gifts to men, as
well as many Christmas tree novel
ties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-20
MRS. BELL GETS A BIG
WAD OF ALIMONY

Bloomington. Ills. April 2O.-By the
action of the United States supreme
court in affirming the decision of the
supreme court of New York in the
divorce case of Mary Gridley Bell, of
this city. formerly of Chicago. VS..
Frederick A. Bell. of New York city
and Rochester, Mrs. Bell will receive
alimony at the rate of $1,000 year
dating from the time the first decree
in the lower court of New York. eight
years ago. This will be a sum of
nearly S25 900. The defendant, Fred
erick f. Bell. was Il millionaire coal
operator of Rochester. y. y.
Mrs. Bell is the younger daughter
of the late General Asabel Gridley,
millionaire banker. lawyer and capital
ist of Bloomington. who died here
nearly twenty years ago. Mrs. Bell
values the decision in this case more
because it vindicates her and eStab-
fishes the justice of her contention
than because of the monetary consid-
Grafton involved.