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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
Farm and Garden Notes

For dwarf plants with bright blue
summer flowers the perennial faxes'
linum perenne and norbonnense are
excellent. The leafy stems OF these
plants are graceful and bear a pro-
fusion of large, bright blue flowers
Linum perenne album furnishes white
flowers of the same character. If the
soil is not too heavy the plants VII
improve each succeeding year.
Waste from vegetable garden
can be turned into nourishing food
for all kinds OF poultry at all seasons.
Every one who keeps poultry should
also have q vegetable garden.
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DR.. wheeIer's Great Work.

FINALLY. cultivate and cultivate, and
cultivate your sense OF hearing. A newly
blinded person is apt to depend far too
much upon the touch and too little upon
the hearing. There are all sorts OF
sounds about never noticed so long as
the eye Is there to help, but which with
out its aid are full of meaning"
Readers of THE SUNDAY Sun were
made aware some time ago of the .prac-
teal work started by DR.. Schuyler
Skaats Wheeler in relation to the blind.
Mr.. Wheeler is president of the Croker
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Of testing them are very simple. Fer
example, If you place big bucket in
the path and observe the soldier walk
ing around instead of into il. of course
you know what the real trouble Is.
Then there Is a flight Of steps at st.
Dunstan's that | know very well. l take
the suspect for walk II a man with
good vision should accompany him. the
soldier would stumble down the steps.
knowing the other chap would catch him
' and keep him from harm. But as | am
blind the soldier has serious doubts.
know exactly where the steps begin, and
go confidently on. 1t is amusing to see
| q Sir Arthur uses that word ror stantly in
relation to himself) the soldier hesitate
before reaching the top step IL he is
feicn!ng blindness. He doesn't take any
chances OF tumbling down the flight with
a blind man. ! don't scold him. I
merely laugh and say All right. old chap,
walk somewhere else"
Change in Sir. Arthur. ideas.
Early in the year 1914. when his loss
/ 90 sight caused by overwor,; in his trc-
/ mondous labors in the publishing bust-
| ness, was almost complete and had al
! ready forced him to give up many activi-
ties Sir Arthur said to an interviewer In
London:
, People talk about compensation for
! blindness but you can take 1t from me
! that there Is none" Since then the last
| ray has been obscured. but Sir Arthur
never talks in this vein now He has, as
| he told 4 group OF New Workers. who met
| him at dinner fortnight ago. rear
ranged his life" and. without being in
any sense Pollydnnd, he radiates
cheerfulness that is as genuine as the
man himself He has found in st. Dun
STAINS and the replacement in society Of
the blinded soldier n task--for 1t is far
moro than hobby-worthy of his
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
NOTES FROM THE STATE COL
LEGE OF AGRICULTURE.

Both State and national agriculture
lists will address the farmers of New
York at Cornell University. Ithaca,
February 10-14. including Dean Eu-
gene Davenport OF the Illinois state
College Elwood Mead Will represent
Secretary Lane. Oliver Wilson, the
head of the National Grange. is COM
ng from Illinois. and Capt. +. y.
Waugh. formerly head OF landscape
art at Massachusetts Agricultural Col
.ege. will illustrate his lectures with
moving pictures, showing the value OF
horticultural training for wounded sol
dicrS.
DIR. VIII. Jordan OF the Geneva En-
pertinent Station, Seth J. Lowell, mas
ter of the State Grange, and several
other well known agricultural authori-
ties will also he present.
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keeper or an accountant do it.
Under a properly designated Fvstsr,
one accountant who has specialized m.
farm bookkeeping can keep the boots
of many farms, SO the cost TO each IA
comparatively small. I say compare,
lively small, because good bookkesn.
ing costs money, but 1t Is worth mora
on farm than most farmers believaL
It is not an additional expense N
intelligently handled 1t will pay for
itself many times over.
A farmer does not always rear,x.
this. A business man Is more ant 10
for he sees 1t work out repeatedly IN
his business. Perhaps then, Il is thu
business man who owns q farm IN
whom we must look for leadership in
the introduction of sound accounting
methods into farming.
He Is more accustomed TO Judge
the result of a business transaction
by the bookkeeping figures. He Is
more apt to be dissatisfied with an
Inadequate report on the operation OF
his farm; Furthermore. he Is likely
to have in his employ a bookkeeper
who can be instructed in the special
features OF farm bookkeeping and Lv
keeping the farm books at the office
can relieve the farmer Of a task which
he Is not fitted to perform.
| have never made any claim to be-
ing an accountant. but having lad
some experience in devising systems
# records for fairly complicated bust
ess organizations undertook the
ask of designing an accounting sys-
my 70 1
up some very useful forms. That was
| Ave or six years ago, and never since
| that time has our office been short OF
| scratch paper
This is not an isolated instance
either. Who has not seen a wonder
full set Of forms designed for the keep
| ing of farm records and accounts?
And how many are the farm accounts
that have been commenced but never
| finished.
! There are several factors entering
into successfully completing a set "
farm records IN such form that really
valuable information may be derived
! from them. information upon which
plans for improved operation may be
safely based.
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taken in fun the day the accounts are
opered-and it must be properly clas- !
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\ special one month course in cheese
making and in ice cream manufacture
viii open at the New York state COL
lege of Agriculture on February "a.
The course is open only to those who
have had some experience either in the
winter short course of the college or i'll
actual practice. There is no expense
'or tuition TO residents in New York
state. but because of the restricted
laboratory space the number OF stu
lents who can Ne registered in the
course j. limited.
Applications for entrance in the
course should be sont to the dairy de-
partmcnt. state College of Agriculture,
Ithaca, y. Y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26

The New York State College OF Agri-
future In cooperation with the United
States Department of Agriculture will
conduct at Ithaca six day school for
commercial beekeepers the week OF
February "a. DIR. l.. +. Phillips, George
5. Demuth and George H. lea OF the
United States Bureau Of Entomology.
T.. r. Root. editor Of Glconings in Bee
Culture. and several prominent New
York state beekeepers will be the in
struCtors.
Tuition in the course is free 20 all
residents of the State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26

above it and moving fro from side TO
side.
THE curve OF the surface of garden
path or road should be noted. and II
is usually easy to tell whether one is
in the middle or at the side simply by
Observing this
when one is moving about in a
house the tick Of clock or "A creak-
Ing board-and it is curious for newly
blinded persons to find how faithfully
board creaks-will often give all the
indication needed. \ clock with a good
sensible tick is a great help in enabling
one to locate one : position in IA room
and TO move about 1t with ease and
accuracy
1t Is very important that in a house
frequentcd by blind person the fur
niture should always occupy the same
position and everything should be tidy.
The leaving about of small objects
such as stools. or the alteration of the
position OF chairs is bound to lead to
trouble.
He'll the Babes.
"IIcre is a hint for blind men who
are the happy possessors Of small chill
dren. i was adopted by "A clover blind
man of my acquaintance 20 his great
satisfaction: Let each enid have tied
around its neck or somcwh"r" else a
little bell with a different sound Thus
Nhtu thu fodder runs into the room
YOU know whether II is Folly or Jack.
Furthermore. II Polly is crawling about
the floor daddy Is not so apt to stumble
over her or tread upon her as he would
be II she did not carry the little pro-
tecting bell.
careful to look tidy. l do not believe
in fopplshness. but I do most firmly be-
l!eve In the necessity for an extra de-
gree OF neatne~s In ire case OF blind
folk. rntidiness goes IA long way to-
ward giving that impression Of help
lessness which is so important that we
should take care to avoid giving.
The more untidy the blind beGgar
looks and the more incapable he APP
pears TO be the more pennies rattle into
his little tin cup. His apparently help
less figure remains impressed upon the
mind OF the passerby and becomes the
recognized standard of the capacity OF
those who cannot sec.
Mistake to Harp ON Fact.
zone day at ST. Dunstan's l heard -
blinded soldier speak rather grumpily
to some one who had asked him whether
lie wanted to see So-and- SO. lie said.
You don't suppose | should be here Il:
couA see, 90 YOU NOW inns ~ quito
| the wrong point of view. ! think We
always ought TO talk of seeing people,
reading letters and on. 1t il a
great mistake to emphasize the fact
| that one is anything but normal by
going out of the way to twist phrases
and talk about meeting people, and
| having letters read to one. AS "A mat
ter OF fact. We do continue to see in the
truest sense of the word, for folk whose
eyes are quite uninjured do not really
See with their eyes at all, but with the
extreme back of the brain. where the
optic nerve terminates The back of
the brain is the true medium of sight,
just as really as the sensitive film at
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
Value OF Physical Training.

The courses that every man who goes
TO Evergreen are required to take are
physical training, fundamental hand
training. reading and writing of Braille
and typewriting Physical training in
cludes personal hygiene, swimming,
bowling, outdoor sports and gymnasium
exercises.
Speaking of swimming, Sir Arthur
Pearson is "A devotee OF that form OF
exercise and fun. As Is well known. he
hates to have any one paving at him.
as he calls it, in a well intended but I'M
necessary attempt to guide him.
At n dinner a few nights ago he told
of a bathing machine attendant at one OF
the English beaches who insisted on
treating him as IL he were not only blind
out incapable of locomotion. Despite
Sir Arthurs protests the attendant
steered him up the steps after the swim
and then piped oheerfuly:
"'Ere you are, sir. Now in your dress
ing room sir. Towel at the right, sir,
and looking glass at the left"
At Evergreen they call the handwork
course tho finger kindergarten" 1t en-
braces weaving, basketry, netting, chair
Gaming and carpentry. For many years
these industries, with the exception OF
carpentry, which was considered too diff
cult, were about all that was taught in
the traditional school for the blind. The
demand FOR the PREDICTS was largely ar
tificial and knowledge of that fact by the
blind man did not help to make his lot
easier.
But at Evergreen, as at ST. Dunstans
the purpose Of such instruction is 10
educate the fingers 50 they may pass on
10 more important things. Similarly
typewriting is taught to every one, not
tina. all may become professional typists
but because it is good FINGER and mind
exercise and gives the blind man, who
finds it virtually impossible to write
legibly with pen or pencil means OF
written communication. Typewriting
when mastered with stenography and the
dictaphone, also may be made a means
OF livelihood.
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Many Elective Courses.

The elective courses as planned at
Evergreen are classed as professional
commercial, Industrial. agricultural and
home work. The professional work, ex-
cept for massage, piano tuning and book
binding, will he under the direction OF
the Federal Board of Vocational Educa-
ton. An Industrial survey has been
made enabling the Government to clas-
sify industry properly and determine the
physical requirements necessary for the
various types of work. When an ocCu-
patton seemingly suitable for the blind
is found time study motion picture is
the plant. These pictures are to be the
text books for the instructors of the
blind soldiers. No trade Is being consid-
cred in which the economic advantage to
both employer and blind employee is not
clear.
To fit men for commercial work courses
are being developed in business econo-
mics. salesmanship. office management,
the use OF Office equipment aud the prin-
Agricultural courses. primarily for those
who come from and must return to rural
homes. include classes in poultry raising,
dairy farming and market gardening.
What Red Cross Is Doing.
To do anything that will help the
blinded fighters at Evergreen and. after
their discharge the Red Cross Instituts
for the Blind is cooperating with the
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-11
GRAVE DICCERS
 NOW HAVE UNION
Eleven in Ohio Walked Out, Or ganized and Had All Their
 Demands Granted.

Youngstown, Ohio, Oct. 1O.-Eleven men employed i'll the delicate task of digging places for burial in cemeteries, recently walked out, demanded ;n- creased wages, and recognition. The cemetery owners promptly acceded to the employees demands, and today Youngstown boasts of Grave Diggers Union.
 The wages received by grave diggers compare favorably with the salaries" of certain college professors and gospel ministers. In fact, the grave diggers have the laugh on wearers of the sacred cloth.
 There is talk of Ministers Union, to lift the overWorked members of the frock coat class into a position beft- ting their occupation and learning Min lsters i'll rural communities average less than $500 a year, it is claimed, and many find it impossible to struggle along on this basis
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-11
JAKE FISCHER.
Cincinnati Chronicle. )

Among the many fans and visitors who were down for the opening game, none have been more consistent in root ing for the Reds than The Chronic1e's old friend, Jake Fischer, International Secretary of the Barbers' Union. Bro. Fischer is the kind of fan who takes baseball as diversion from his strenu- ous duties, and who loves the game as a sportsman should. He has never missed an opening game in Cincinnati for over 10 years, and was never happier than when he and ihs old friend, Frank Rist, went together. At the opening game this year Jake prophesied that the Reds would win the pennant, and is not only roofing for our boys, but is firmly con- vinced that they will win the Worlds Series
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-11
DAWSON ANSWERS
 A REVOLUTIONIST
Secretary Treasurer of Interna- tional Association of Ma
 chinists Outspoken.
In q recent address. Secretary-Treas-

In a recent address. Secretary-Treas-
 urer Davison of the International
 Association of Machinists said:
 "A fellow at one meeting attended
 wanted to know if was in favor of revolutior. l said, Yes; what is it?' He began to tell me what it was that he was going to shoot the employ CT. 1 said, No, 1 am not with you on that Where were you about six months ago" He said, I was i'll Brooklyn | sad, | thought SO; you could have gone over to the other side six months ago and killed everybody i'll front of you that you wanted to kill, and if you kill ed enough of them they would give you a medal and pat you on the back. In stead of doing that, you hid behind an excuse that this government recognized as a religious excrse.' They said to a certain religious sect that they would Concede the right not to bear arms. They use that term. and say if you have conscientious objection to bearing arms then you became a conscientious Ob jector and were recognized so by the Umted States government. The same man who was hiding behind that ex- cuse was ore of the fellows who was saying, To Hell with the church.
 If you want me to follow a man who is going after q revolution prop osition, for Gods sake take some fe1- low who was willing to go over and shoot everything in sight before he starts practicing on me There is a pacifist I don't know what that is. There are many explanations of that. l have all the admiration in the world for a real 2acifist l have never met the fellow that you could smack him on one cheek and turn around and let you do 1t the other way"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-11
REPORTS MADE TO
 BARBERS' MEETING
Passing of Demon Barber Shop in London, Where Customers
 Were Victims of Trap Doors.

At the meeting of the New Haven Local of the Barbers' Union on Thurs day night, reports were made by An thony Merlino and Joseph Anatasio, who were delegates to the international convention at Buffalo.
 Charles A. Golf, the famous cartoon ist, was in MT. Merlino's office one morning this week waiting for the busi- ness agent of the Journeymen Barbers' Union and the telephone rang. After a brief conversation when some one on the other end of the wire tried to tell Mir. Golf that some one was sick, the conversation evidently branched off to some other subject and the unknown person was talking to some one about a subject that was Greek to the car toonist
 Are you talking to me or to some one else?" asked Mr. Golf.
 Il am talking to someone e1se," was the reply.
 Go ahead and talk then" said the CartoOnist as he hung up the mouth piece.
 Word comes from London that where "the demon barber of Fleet street." otherwise known as Sweeney Todd used to scrape an acquaintance and then ca1lous1y drop him into cellar below, one can now drink the rich red wines of romance, for the premises i'll Penn berton row, where Sweeney is reputed to have formed this reprehensib1e habit, have been converted into an up-to-date wine shop.
 There is nothing sinister about "1nine host" Herbert Bower, modestly genial young man, who is free vintner of the City of London, through servitude, by the provisions of an ancient charter, which gives him the privilege of opening a wine shop anywhere within inform ing the police, though he is called on to inform the excise authorities.
 He willingly showed correspondent down the cellar of gruesome memory. There are two trapdoors, one having accommodating stone steps, the other having sheer drop. It is understood that Sweeney had private use of the steps; his victims were given the quick transit route.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-11

on how they got their money and when
 they got it. And I found out where the money was coming from. And I began to talk about 1t in Bridgeport. l began to talk so the newspapers would know it. Then they began to run to cover The black-jacks began to dis appear. That is the result of an in siduous inside movement engineered by man by the name of Lefkowitz, a man by the name of (Shankin? ?. don't mean Lefkowitz from Schenec- tady, of the machinists' organization Also man who works under the alias of Nelson. Those men have conspired to destroy the International Association of Machinists in Bridgeport. Men may possibly conspire in the state of New York to destroy your organization i'll New York, but they will not succeed, because there are sufficient members of the International Association of Ma chinists who know this movement who are going to keep it clean, and the sooner we can get rid of the other bunch the better off we are going to be-
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-11
LABOR LEADERS
 AT BOX SOCIAL
Both Halls of New Haven Trades Council to Be Used Tonight
 By Capmakers.

The box social of the New Haven Local of the Cloth Hat and Cap
 makers Union ill the Trades Council halls tonight will be the biggest social event to attract the attention of organ ized labor in this section for some time Both halls have been engaged for this function. One will be used for the boxes to be disposed of for the benefit of the striking capmakers in St. Louis and the other hail will be used for re- treatments.
 Invitations have been extended to all the presidents of Locals and business agents in New Haven and many of them have accepted the invitation and prom ised to be present. The committee ex- poets that the first packages to be dis posed of will be auctioned off by Pres ident O'Meara of the Connecticut Fed eration of Labor President Ornburn of the New Haven Trades Council, Pres ident Sullivan of the State Council of Carpenters, President Fitzgerald of the New Haven Building Trades Council and Editor E. Shipman Smith of The Connecticut Labor Press. Benjamin Leventhal will be master of ceremonies
 A fine musical program has been ar ranged for and the committee is assured of two fine violinists besides a lot of other talent. When the capmakers and their friends have recovered from this social event, arrangements are to be made whereby there will be an ex11ibi- tion of moving pictures on some Sun day afternoon before the regular per formance begins. This will be for the benefit of the striking capmakers.
 Plug for those who "plug' for us.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-11
REFUSE TO MAKE UNIFORMS

Members of the Ama1gamated Cloth ing Workers of Boston will refuse to make uniforms for any men recruited to take the places of striking police men, according to an announcement by Samuel Zorn, general manager of the joint board. He said that members in other cities would refuse any orders sent from Boston. The Amalgamated is largely composed of seeding mem bers of the United Garment Workers.
 Dance programs, ball tickets and window cards-We print 'em right.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-11
WATERS AND COOKS
 MEET SUNDAY NIGHT
All Invited to Attend Meeting in Trades Council Hall, New
 Haven-Many Speakers.

President w. J. Kiernan and Secre- tary Patrick Burke of the Culinary Alliance, Local No. 405, of New Haven
 issued notice this week calling atten- tion to a meeting of the Alliance in Trades Council Hall at 8 o'clock to- morrow night for walters, Waitresses, cooks and lunch room workers. As re- ported ill The Connecticut Labor Press last week this organization is the only one of it's kind in New Haven that is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor.
 John J. Henley, international organ izer, representing the Hotel and Res taurant Employees International Ali ance and the Bartenders International League of America, is arranging list of speakers to address the meeting Some members of the Bartenders' Union of New Haven will be among the speakers. At the present time em- p1oyees of the hotels and large restaur- ants in New Haven are not enrolled i'll the membership and all effort is being made to get them interested.
 You're all right from your head up if