Blind Man Is
Good Machinist
Operates Lathes, Drill Presses,
Grinders and Other Machines
in Machine ShopL .
TAKING UNIVERSITY COURSE
Foreman In Shop Says He Is as Good
as the Best and Better Than Many
— Reads Micrometer
Readily.
Ann Arbor, Mich.—Blind Gerald
Ensing of Grand Rapids is working
in the engineering shops of the Uni
versity of Michigan, and daily op
erates lathes, drill presses, grinders,
shapers and planers, and according to
the shop foreman, E. M. Sweet, he is
doing it as well as the best, and bet
ter than most of the other students in
the shop.
Ensing has been blind since he was
eight years old. He is studying in the
university on a Red Cross scholarship
for the blind, given by the Detroit
chapter of the national organization.
He has pledged himself to devote him
self to teaching other blind people
how to become self-supporting after
he has completed his work here. For
the past five years he has taught the
blind the art of basketry, which he
himself learned in the Michigan
School for the Blind, and has taught
them other trades also.
Help for Sightless.
“I demonstrated to my own satis
faction that blind men could work on
factory machines,” he said, “but I had
difficulty in getting places for the
blind. Then came the Red Cross
scholarship offer. I will get to know
the men and they to know me and my
work. They will see what a blind
man can do, and I believe they will
help to open the doors of the manu
facturing plants to the sightless. Of
course in shops of special production
where the work must be done from
a blue print, the blind man would be
too greatly handicapped, and in shops
where there is a great deal of noise
there is a great hazard for him.”
Ensing came to the university about
six months ago and was led through
the shops, past the whirling ma
chinery, and told where each piece set,
and what it was and where there were
belts in which his clothing might get
tangled. After that he threaded his
way among the machines without help,
and operated his own machine with
out accident. Some of the machinery
he operates makes above 800 revolu
tions a minute.
Ensing believes drill pressure ma
chines lend themselves especially well
to blind operators. Metal-working
factories offer greater opportunities
to the sightless than the wood-working
industries do. The greatest possibili
ties for the blind operators, he be
lieves, will be found in the plant of
quantity production of small articles.
Foreman Sweet says: “Mr. Ensing’s
work Is not performed automatically,
as one might suppose. It can’t be
done that way on some of the ma
chines. He reasons, and he sees with
his sensitive fingers what another man
sees with his eyes. We allow every
student a limit of 3-1,000 of an inch
in the work he does, but Mr. Ensing
never uses up that margin. I can’t
say the same of most of them.”
Proves His Efficiency.
The foreman admitted that he saw
Ensing come Into the shops with dread.
“ When he wanted to be put on the
planer I rebelled, but after the first
day on the planer I forgot all about it.
He reads a micrometer as accurately
and as readily as any other student.
He has rigged up a little contrivance
that he attaches to the instrument-
just two rubber bands and a needle—
and none of us but long for our sight,
but I sometimes wonder if the blind
have not a keener sense of enjoyment
of the things they can and do enjoy
than have those who can see.”
Scenes in the Zionist Colonies in Palestine
“ WALKING” ON WATER
and with the help of his fingers he
reads quicker than some of the men
who have their sight. He uses every
machine in the shop except the dry
grinder, and* I expect every day to hear
him demand that. He operates the cy- j
lindrical grinder, milling machines, en
gine and turret lathes, drill presses,
shapers and planers. His work is a
marvel of neatness, and he is chain |
lightning for speed.”
While a student in the state school
for the blind Ensing played guard on
the school’s football team.
“There is no reason why a blind'
man with a normal brain can’t work
and-enjoy himself as well as the man
who can see,” Ensing says. “ True,
we miss the great blessing of sight,
Cite Lord’s Prayer
in Legal Brief
St. Louis.—A petition in the
Lord’s Prayer was quoted in a
brief filed by counsel for nine
bakeries who are attempting to
enjoin the enforcement of an or
dinance requiring bakeries to be
closed after 9 a. m. on Sundays.
“Advocates of this law are
guilty of hypocrisy and fly in
the face of a divine mandate,”
said the brief. “In the Lord’s
Prayer we find the petition:
‘Give us this day our daily
bread.’ Bread is needed on Sun
day as much as on any other
day, even though legislative
Holy Rollers make that prayer
a mockery and try to prevent
the Lord from acceding to our
request.”
Thq brief also asserts that the
closing ordinance is in conflict
with a state law which permits
the Sunday sale of drugs and
provisions.
These photographs, just received from Palestine, show the type of frame houses that shelter many of the recently
arrived Jewish colonists, and farmers at Attara, near Jerusalem, using modem American implements and excellent
mules.
later witness heard that the Torring
ton was sinking. When witness ar
rived on the submarine he found two
other British captains already there—•
Captain Draper of the Umvoti and
Captain Ashfield of the Petridge—*
both of whose ships had been sunk.
Told He Was Lucky.
Mr. Gattie—Did you have any con
A. N. Sheldon of Ventura, Cal., a
versation with the members of the
flfty-two-year-old farmer, is shown British
Captain Testifies to Before the submarine submerged submarine’s crew?
members of the German crew got into
“ walking” across San Francisco bay
Yes, I was bemoaning my fate, and
Submerging That Cost the
Captain Starkey’s lifeboat and rowed a man named Kuper, who was lead
on his “ water-ski." Two light wood
away, and they afterwards returned ing seaman, said, “You are lucky you
en pontoons are arranged to slide
Lives of Crew.
with loot from the Torrington and have your life.” On another occasion
back and forth in a strong wooden
also provisions, which were identified I was talking to the senior wireless
frame. Sheldon’s feet are slipped in
by Captain Starkey as having been in operator, and he also said I was lucky
to straps, and by moving his feet he
the other lifeboat. Captain Starkey to be alive, and added, “There are too
“walks” on the water.
was afterwards kept a prisoner on many about now or I would tell you
the submarine, and while he was on something more.” I used to get the
Golf Caddy Sues for Loss of Eye.
East Orange, N. J.—A suit for $85,' German Commander to Be Put on board two other British ships were English wireless news every night from
torpedoed and their crews disposed of this man, and one night he said: “Your
000 for the loss of his right eye, blinded
Tria l for Brutally Inhuman Acts
in the same way. He was eventually crew never got home. They were all
by a blow from a golf ball, was
at Sea— Captain Is Ship’s
taken to Germany, and after the arm drowned.”
brought by Cornelius Toohey, four
O nly Survivor.
istice he came back to this country
teen-year-old caddy, against Franklin
Witness went on to say that on
Webster.
April 14 the submarine sunk another
London.—A graphic account of the and told his story.
Insulted by German Captain.
ship, named the Tora. The captain
torpedoing of the British steamship
Capt. Anthony Starkey of Cardiff was brought below by Werner and the
Torrington in April, 1917, and the sub
sequent fate of the crew was given by gave evidence bearing out counsel’s submarine then submerged, as she had
the only survivor at Bow street police statement. He said he was thirty-four done after the Torrington was. tor
court, says the Daily Telegraph, when years of age and was now master of pedoed. When she rose again Werner
Sir Chartres Biron sat for the purpose the steamship Brendon. Describing sent for witness and asked him if he
of taking evidence on commission in what took place after he went on board would like to see a ship sink. For
support of charges which have been the submarine, he said that Werner, the sake of getting some fresh air he
formulated against the submarine who spoke good English, asked him replied, “Yes,” and he went up into
commander, a Captain Wilhelm Wer his name, and when he told him he the conning tower and saw the Tora a
said. “You lie,” and pushed over an short distance away. She did not,
ner.
Interesting Researches Made by were cut into blocks by vertical planes
Mr. V. M. Gattie conducted the pro old copy of Lloyd’s Register, in which however, sink until some time later.
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with the base of each block at a depth ceedings on behalf of the British gov the name of the previous captain of
TWo or three days later another
the United States Coast and
of sixty miles below sea level, and the ernment and Doctor Bunger represent the Torrington appeared.
vessel was sunk by gunfire, and again
■ Witness explained that he had only the submarine submerged after the
Ponrlotio <5nrvpv
area of the bases of the blocks were ed the German government.
ueuu euu o u iv e y .
the-same and as large as 100 miles v. Mr, Gattie explained that Werner been captain of the vessel for four captain had been brought below. In
square* these blocks would have ISTb was one of the German officers against months, and Werner then asked if he neither case, as far as witness could
same mass; that is, they would weigh whom it was proposed that proceed had any gunners on board. He re see, was there any necessity for sub
the same.
Witness was eventually
ings should be taken at Leipzig. He plied that they were on deck, and merging.
Weight Is Equal.
had not yet been arrested, but it was Werner remarked that he did not see landed at Heligoland and remained a
By means of the geodetic observa thought desirable, that, while Captain anyone in uniform. Witness replied prisoner until December, 1918. Before
Mountain Masses Found to Be Due tions by the United States coast and Starkey, the principal witness, was in in a jocular manner that he had not he left the submarine one of the officers
geodetic survey, the weight of these London his deposition should be taken,- given them time to put on their best gave him a piece of torpedo as a sou
to the Presence of Lighter Mate
venir and a pass bearing the U-boat’s
blocks have been found to be approxi so that in the event of the accused clothes.'
rial in Earth’s Crust Un
Mr. Gattie—If you had known he number and the commander’s name.
mately'
equal.
This
result
had
been
man
being
apprehended
there
need
be
der Them,
was coming you would have dressed
Replying to Doctor Bunger, Captain
suspected for decades, but Doctors no delay in his trial.
Bowie
and
Hayford
have
proved
it.
The charge against Werner was that up for it. Was it the practice for Starkey said the Torrington was char
Washington.—Mountains float. Cu
tered by the Italian State railways.
Geological science will be profound he, being in command of the submarine gunners to be dressed in uniform?
bic yard for cubic yard, mountains
Witness—No; they were members He could not explain how it was that
ly
changed
by
this
discovery,
for
now
U-55
on
April
8,
1917,
in
the
North
weigh less, not more, than the val
of the crew. Werner then said, “You he was allowed to escape alive when
leys. The mountains are held up by we know the mountain masses are due Atlantic, 150 miles southwest of the are a d— pirate. You deserve to be he might become such an important
to
the
presence
of
lighter
material
in
Scilly
Isles,
torpedoed
the
British
the lighter material of the earth’s
shot, and as for the others, let them witness. He supposed Captain Werner
crust flowing under them. This has the earth’s crust under them, and that steamship Torrington, and afterward swim."
did not think he knew what had hap
the
ocean
bottoms
are
low
because
wilfully
murdered,
by
drowning,
34
been proved by researches conducted
Had you any idea then what he pened to the crew.
the
material
under
them
is
denser
or
members
of
the
crew.
That
was
the
by the division of geodesy of the coast
Doctor Bungar— Several German
vessel’s total complement other than meant? No, I thought it was just an
and geodetic survey, under the direc heavier than the average.
expression like “Let them rip,” mean witnesses have stated that a British
Captain
Starkey,
who
was
the
.
only
Doctor
Bowie
concludes
that
there
tion of Dr. William Bowie, chief of the
ing let them go, don’t bother about destroyer was approaching while this
survivor.
division, and his predecessor, Prof. Is no tendency for the mountain
them.
Werner then went away and was taking place.
The Torrington was owned by the
John F. Hayford, now with North masses to break down through the
the submarine submerged.
Witness—There was no destroyer
Tatham
Steamship
company
of
Car
earth’s
crust,
as
they
are
not
extra
western university.
Continuing, witness said that after near, to my knowledge. If a destroy
diff, and was proceeding from Gibral
loads.
They
are
like
the
portions
of
It has been found that the earth’s
the submarine came to the surface er had been approaching, the subma
crust is about sixty miles in thick icebergs projecting out of the water tar to Cardiff. She was an ordinary again the German sailors returned rine would not have come to the sur
merchant
vessel,
not
a
war
vessel
at
which
are
held
up
by
the
ice
which
ness, and near that depth, probably
in the Torrington’s lifeboat, and he face twenty minutes afterward.
below, the material of the earth is is below or in the water. The ice all, and carried one gun for purely noticed that they had, among other
defensive
purposes,
as
many
ships
did
berg
floats,
and
so
does
the
moun
yielding to forces which act for long
To inquire as to the welfare of an
during the war. On the morning of things, some of his personal clothing
tain.
times.
and also tins of meat which had been Arab’s wife or daughter is regarded
April
8
the
second
mate
reported
that
Doctor Bowie also holds that, as
The earth’s crust floats on this yield
as an insult.
there were some lifeboats on the port in the port lifeboat. About two hours
ing material. If the earth’s crust mountain system are in areas which
were once very low in elevation, moun bow, and the course of the Torrington
tains are caused by a swelling of the was slightly varidd with the object
material in the earth’s crust under of rendering assistance if necessary.
Insulted by German Captain.
them. A lessening of the density of
Suddenly Captain Starkey noticed
three per cent in a column 60 miles
long will elevate t’ >e area about 9,000 the wake of a torpedo which was com
feet
Such a change in density, due ing towards him. He maneuvered,
to physical or chemical changes, is but was unable to avoid it, and the
torpedo struck the ship^. which did not
within reasonable limits.
immediately sink but was consider
Flow Is Below Crust.
ably damaged. Soon afterwards the
As the mountains, plateaus, valleys submarine came to the surface and
and the ocean areas are in equilibrium opened fire on the Torrington. Ap
there must have been a transference parently the firing was not very suc
of material from the column of the cessful, for nobody was killed and the
earth’s crust under an area where sedi vessel was not further damaged. See
ments are deposited, back to the area ing that there was no possibility of
from which the material was eroded saving the ship, Captain Starkey gave
by water and wind.
Doctor Bowie orders for the crew to take to the
believes that the flow of material takes lifeboats.
The port boat left with
place just, below the crust, that is some of the men under the first mate,
somewhat below 60 miles.
The ex and Captain Starkey took command
act depth at which the flow from one of the starboard boat.
column to another takes place may
When the latter was about a quar
never be discovered.
ter of a mile from the Torrington the
Doctor Bowie states that, as ma submarine drew up close, and Captain
terial is eroded from a mountain area, Starkey and the men with him were
the new material pushed in at the ordered to go on board. They obeyed,
bottom will tend to keep the aver and Werner took Starkey below and,
age elevation of the mountain system after asking some questions, told him
approximately constant.
When ma he was a pirate and would be taken
terial is pushed into the column under to Germany and shot, while" as for the
a mountain system to counter-balance crew they could swim. Directly af
the eroded matter, every particle of terwards Werner went on deck, the
the column is carried upward into a alarm rang for stations, and the sub
colder zone.. Under areas of heavy marine submerged and remained so
sedimentation, the material of the for twenty minutes. Everyone of the
earth’s crust is pushed down into hot twenty men who had been left on deck
ter regions. A piece of material may was washed off and drowned, and as
This is the power unit of a new plane developed by the Galludet Aircraft
thus be raised up or carried down as regarded the men in the other life
much as six miles and, at times, more. boat, the only assumption was that company. The makers claim the new unit makes possible a 20-hour flight,
The great changes in temperature are they were disposed of in some way or from London to New York. A plane equipped with three or more such units,
probably the cause of the uplift of other. They were never seen or heard having a total of 4,000 horse power, could, it is said, cross the ocean with 12
a mountain system in an area of sedi of again, although the sea was per Cons of bombs. The unit here shown consists of three 400 horse power Lib
These Japanese Red Cross workers are lined up in Tokyo ready to en mentation, and of the sinking of the'
fectly smooth and their boat was in erty motors geared to one 18-foot propeller. The government has ordered
train for Siberia and Manchuria, where their services are greatly needed.
three of the Galludet planes.
surface where erosion has been great. perfect condition.
Graphic Tale of
U-Boat Murders
HIPS ARE
ABE TORPEDOED
TO
THREE SHIPS
Mountains Float
Like Icebergs
GRANGES GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Red Cross Workers o f Japan
New Power Unit for Airplanes