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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
PARENTS CARE LITTLE
WHATJOB JOHNNY PICKS
Vocational Schools Needed, Says Principal Of
One, to Help Him Pick Right
lob for Himself.

TO another boy in the room. very goou
letter il was. and he and that boy were
carving on "A regular correspondent
about the trade they were learning anu
they were drawing up plans ana speci"-
cations. That was the boy VINO a lie"
weeks before had refused to write com
postion' ~,
..yes. put boy where he can learn
,bires that interest him. and wheh the
time comes for him to get a JoD lie won
have to answer want ads at ranuo'"
~ establishing plenty Of vocational Tram
ing schools the city will safeguard 'h'
children against the parents VINO pay
more attention TO the kind OF sun
Johnny gets than TO the kind of JOB III
gets"
Some Of the women in the audience
asked Mr.. Pickett's opinion OF mah"d
training in the public schools. He didi
appear enthusiastic.
~ hate to touch on this because one j.
sure to be misunderstood he said. bu'
the fact is manual training ana Nocat'ola'
training are as different as day and nlgnI
Manual training doesn't do much more
than give children a chance to ma ou'
whether they like to handle tools
think lust for that there ought 10 We
manual training in all the schools ou'
we should be careful and not teach VIVA
v,iu have 10 be unlearned' II the pup"
wants later 10 master trade.
one woman asked if Mr.. Pickett APP
- a., ,ort ti,ne ulan-haVing a boz
On IN school certain hours after ne VEN
to work in factory. lie said ne d'dh
approve II at all
Divided attention seldom means sue
cess" ne said. 1T is much better 10 tah'
the how and keep him in school III ne Is
m to 20 out to work I'm AFRAID II ne so'
into tho factory the factory WOULD eN-
nloit him and the school would lose him.
"The thing 10 do is to persuade employ
..s - refuse 10 take these Voting half
haked bovs 10 work-create pubic opih-
ion along that line.
"Oy course. some boys 20 70 WORK oe-
cause their parents absolutely neeu 'n'
,,,t,,ce thev can earn. How ! wish I'D
s,cb cases + were able 10 appea! 10 some
..ro.ri2atiou which could help out by
mo n,yr,ont OF a small weekly sum 20
tho narents II wouldn't take m"ch- .
hove done II out OF my own pocket ana
nrton 81 "a week will satisfy parents
What blessing II would be u mere was
some society that would help out-lh-
s,,rtlv-for i'm these cases there can ne
po dolav. II IS always Il crisis that nluS'
he met al once"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16

Womans love Of clothes and the gen
eral triviality Of her character are ire
ouently excused on the ground that wheh
Mamie was a little girl her parents paio
more attention to her clothes and whether
she looked pretty than TO really important
facts affecting her whole career
She cannot hide behind that screen any
longer The same mistake is made IN
Johnny's upbringng. too. Charles d.
Pickett principal Of the Vocational Schooi
for Rows. at l3Sth street and Fifth avenue
saws so. He said it at the conference on
vocational training essential i'm public
education at the Charities Building yes
terday morning.
"a lot more attention is paid TO the
selection of Johnnys new suit than to the
selection of his life occupation Mr.. Pick
EFT said For weeks before Easter or
whenever II is bought. the family VIII
discuss whether it had better be blue serge
or gray homespun The whole wisdom OF
the family is concentrated ON that
But wher it comes time for him to get
job what happens?
Johnny buys paper and runs down
the want ds.'-'boy wanted. sixteen years
old: boy wanted must be strong ana
healthy II he's industrious he writes
twenty OF thirty letters An answer
comes calling for an interview. lie goes
and what is the first question from the
parents when he gets home?
IT'S always. Did You get ~ No'
What is it, After they find that he got
il they mav ask what IT is. They always
want to know what the pay is.
"Do you wonder there are so many MIS-
fits in the world? Everywhere there are
people doing work they don't like and tha'
they are not suited to-peGs IN holes they
don't fit Do YOU wonder:
Mr.. pickett is a firm believer in voca-
tional trainings as a means Of helping
BOYS and girls to find out what peg they
want 10 III. and shaping them 10 NJ H.
I'm his school. which is under the Board OF
Education part of the public school sys-
ten. several hundred boys are learning 10
be machinists. plumbers. carpenters. cleo
tricians. printers -almost every uau'
under the sun. He says he believes IN Jet
tins them find ont what they like.
There is no use pushing them into this
or that. Last term I had boy who de-
clared he would not write composition
lie lust hated English. and be wasn't go
ing 10 write a composition We let him
alone on that point \ few weeks after
ward ! CHANGED in the room where he was
and / found him writing a business letter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
LIMIT ON W0MAN'S WORK
Pennsylvania Bills Make Nine
Hours Maximum Day.

Harrisburg. April l5-Bills 10 regulate
the hours and conditions OF work Tor
women and children passed the House to-
day.
Fourteen years is liked AS tho asa
limit FOR children. and no one between
fourteen and sixteen years may Doe en-
ployed for more than eight hours a day
while nine hours is fixed as the maximum
for those between sixteen and eighteen
years. For women the maximum work
day is OF nine hours.
The House also passed bills providing
for "A commission 10 investigate and rs
tablish minimum wages for females over
sixteen years and children under sixteen
and FOR the initiative and referendum IN
second and third class cities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
TITANIC CLAIMS.S14.0O0.CO0
go Filed at End of Time Limit
Set by u. S. Court.

In the final hour and half left by the
United states court Yesterday morning
for the fling OF Titanic claims rs de-
mands for damages were handed 10 Com
missioner Alexander Gilchrlsi The whole
number Of claims filed If go A total Of
almost y3.OOD.0Oi f. sought from the
White Star Line FOR loss OF life. health
and property through the sinking OF the
steamship.
All claims not fled by the hour set
We're declared invalid. though Judge Holt
allowed two exceptions. Henry fischer.
counsel for seven Swiss immigrants. was
granted an extension OF thirty days. \
Leonard Brougham was allowed one
week 10 file nfty claims
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
DISHWASHING BILL IN SENATE
Provides That Clean Water Be Used
on Table and Kitchen Ware

Albany, April l5.-Provision that clean
water must be used in the washing OF
utensils and dishes in which food is pre-
pared and served in public eating estab-
lishments is contained In bill introduced
to-day by Senator Foley. The measure
would give the state Commissioner of
Health authority to inspect the manner of
dish and utensil cleansing aud would
make proprietors of places where the SAN
itarv provisions Of the bill are violated
guilty of misdemcanors
The bill Is designed Ia apply to hotels,
public restaurants. public dining rooms,
dining cars. steamboat dining rooms and
public and charitable institutions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
MRS. HELEN SYKES NEAR DEATH

serious illness in the home of Henry
Morgenthau. the banker of No. 20 West
72d street. was disclosed last night. when
Joseph II. Choate. who was presiding at
Hall said that Mr. Morgenthau was de-
tanned at home by an impending death in
his family. At the Morgenthau home 1t
was said that Mrs. Helen Sykes, seventy
eight years old. who is the mother Of
Mrs. Morgenthau. is seriously in.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
WOMEN BAN MEMS DINNER
Hold One of Their Own, with
Governor as Guest.

Spokane. Wash. April l5.- Members OF
the Spokane Women's Democratic League
who declined 10 attend the dinner to-
night of the Spokane jefferson club. be-
cause ii was stated there would be wine
cigars ana rocky stories" held a dinner
Of their own. with Governor Lister as
guest of honor.
The Governor dined with the women an
hour prior To the mems dinner. He ac-
knowlcdged he had received from the
women their statement as to why they
would not attend the mems dinner, but
he refused TO comment on II. other than
to say he believed his presence at the
women's dinner would placate the sur
fragists
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
J.. c. ATWATER LEFT S1,481,O52

James Chaplin Atwater. "A merchant
who died November 1. 1871. left an estate
valued at tl,iS1. O52. David f. Atwater, Of
Springfield Mass, brother. received
$3.50 $50: Harriet Is. Green and Mabel At
water Weaver. nieces. Of New York. each
received 1921 9iI There were numerous
requests of 5000 each to nieces. nephews
and friends and several requests to
charity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
HOTEL PATRONS ALARMED
Crossed Wires Caused Early Rising
at the McAlpin.

Many of the patrons Of the Hotel Nc
Alpin rose before their wont YESTERDAY,
when the fire alarms on the eighth. ninth
and tenth floors began TO ring a little after
s o'clock. Almost every one In the hotel
called up the office or ran out into the
corridors 10 find out what was the matter
II was discovered that crossed wires
warning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16

The lights. which have already been
placed in the tower viii have q range
~ twelve miles. The lighthouse has been
chartcd 10y the United States government.
and with the installation Of time bal
viii serve for the adjustment OF ships
chronomctcrs. Funds for tho memorial
were raised through the efforts Of the
Seamcn's BENEFIT Society. Of which Mis-
Catharine $ Levcrich Is president and
the American Scenic and Historic Pres
erva,iCn Society DR. George + Kunz
president.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
Baths and Rubs.

Warm baths. with the addition OF "A
good salt rub. or even the use vi - me
perfumed water which Is stili'u'ao's 40
well as refreshing, should be taken d"i'y'
Tonic baths are excellent Massage III
rectlv after the bath viii make the blood
circulate. and the flesh can be leu '"' o"s''
this means by oils and nourlshins ."'s'
Here is preparation that i
for this h-building purpose
Tannin. one half a gfamihe' ''"'''''N' ~
grammes; oil of sweet aiD''nuS' ~
grammes. Melt the lanolne anu VII III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
SALADS FOR LUNCHEON
They Are Excellent in the Spring, and the Cook book OF
Left-Overs" Contains Many Attractive
SUGGESTIONS for Novel Ones.

whites put spoonful Of the peas in each
and cover with mayonnaise. Serve on
crisp lettuce leaves
This is only one suggestion for the at
rractive use Of left over food. There
are 800 Others i'm the valuable little book
which Tho Tribune is offering its readers
Tor IS cents and three OF the coupons
printed below.
The last cook book coupon will he printed
IN niorroN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
STERILIZATION BILL LOST.

Lincoln. Neb. April i5.-The Sts"
House of Representatives sustained 10
day the Governors veto on the Heasp
bill providing for the sterilization Of
criminals and mental incompetents. Inc
Senate repassed the bill over the Ne'o
Yesterday. but the measure received Only
o. 10 "a against - i'm the House
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
COOK BOOK COUPON.

Present this Coupon with two others
and 80 cents at the office OF The New
York Tribune. on the ground floor,
and receive THE Cook Book OF Left
overs" bound in washable CLOTH. BY
mail 80 cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
PARADE INQUIRY ON AGAIN.

Washington April l5.-Hcarings on the
conduct Of the Washington police during
the suffrage parade here March will
be resumed tomorrow by the Senate sub
committee of Investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
Daily Bill Of Fare.
THURSDAY.

BREAKFAST-Farina. fried eggs with
watercress. English mullins coffee.
LUNCHEON. Baked beans Boston
brown bread ginger pears. tea.
DINNER. Brolled chicken. stewed
samp. romaine salad. cocoanut pie. coffee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16

general. Miss Janet Richards. Of the DIS
uict of Columbia; for assistant historian
general. Mrs. Edgar \. Ross. OF Geof-
ea. and for treasurer general, MIS-
Charles f.. kregel. OF Indiana
Mrs. Horizons ticket carries some strong
names ON il are Mrs. Henry H. Mann
vice-presdent general. in charge OF Or
gauiZatiOu Of chapters. Miss Elizabeth
Pierce. chaplain general; Mrs. Horace T.
Mcintosh. recording secretary general ;
Mrs. William +. Dennis. corresponding
secretary general; Mrs. Caius Brum-
baugh. registrar general; Mrs. J. E''
Ransdell. treasurer general: Mrs. Charles
Wesley Bassett. historian general; Mrs.
Edward orion. jr.. assistant historian gen
eral. and Miss Amaryllis Gillett. librarian
general
Mrs Horizons choice for candidates Tor
the ten vacancies left by retiring vice.
presidents general. arc Miss Harriet
Lane. Iowa: Mrs Allen L. Perley. Penn
sylvania: Mrs. Ben f. Gray, jr., Mssou-
ri: Mrs r. H. Edmondson. West Virginia
Mrs. Thomas Kite, Ohio: Mrs Rhett
Goode Alabama: Mrs. Thomas Day, Ten
nessee: Mrs. John l.. Dinwiddie. Indiana
Mrs. John H. Valandingham North caro-
lima. and Mrs Richard n. Cunningham,
Kentucky
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
The Thin Woman's Diet.

Her diet should be- exactly the "pp"-
site IN that which her stout sister must
,,,e The angular woman must eat ioods
,bat are nourishing Ia both nerve anu
muscle and foods which can be very
easily digestod. v hen possible glass
~ milk should be taken between meals
nam, a. hotter than cold-and IT must lee
sipped slowly. \ wafer or TWO may ne
eaton with II. or a slice OF thin gluten
broad Cereals are excellent Tor inducing
fash and So are all Of the starchy ana
sweet vegetables potatoes. peas corn
and beans. AS we'll as all the green ones.
Salads are an aid TO promote dlsesuoi'
\ Gun of cocoa or "A raw egg should De
taken the last thing at night basque
and cream soups are tattening, ana 80
are macaroni and custard pudd,nss'
Meats should be eaten according To 'aste'
but II any regard for the compleNloh -
felt pork and veal VIII be cut Oh tue
list; all pickles will be tabooed' anu "''o
pie crusts and fresh hot breads
In the matter Of exercise dlsc''''ii'l'''
between the fussy energy whlcn inter
feres with digestion and assinilauoH """
the healthy energy which assists IT, "e9'
less nervous "puttcring' may consume
AS many stems as "A walk In the open ar
but it keeps food from rendefihb SCI C.
Many are thin because they 90 not VI
gest their food. Worry. fear ana me'ah-
choly are inimical To digestion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
D. A. R. NOMINEES
BEFORE CONGRESS
Mrs. Story, Mrs. Horton and
Mrs. Bryan, Candidates,
Named Amid Enthusiasm.
VOTING MACHINESW WATCHED
Balloting On To day-Second-
ing Speeches Indicate Open
Contest-Mrs. Scott
Defends Work.
From Tire Tribune Bureau. !


Washington. April l5.-Whatever of
calm characterized the morning and at
ternoon sessions of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution congress was dis
PEELED tonight. when at $50 o'clock the
congress was called to order 10 place IN
nomination the officers to be elected al
this session The house was packed
from floor to gallery with a brilliant
throng, every woman fairly quiverine
with excitement.
After the meeting was called To order
by Mrs Scott Mrs. Horton was placed
In nomination by Mrs. Trego. regent oil
the Buffalo chapter. of which both she
and Mrs Horton have been members
since its founding. After applause which
lasted some moments the nomination
was seconded by Mrs Truesdell. Of ohio,
and by Mrs. Peel, of Georgia
When Mrs. Story's name was proposed
by Mrs. Willard :. Augsburg. who just
succeeded herself as State Regent for
New York the handclaps. stamping and
calls surpassed the enthusiasm shown for
Mrs. Horton many times over 1t was
longer and louder still when long tele-
gram from Mrs. Charles Warren Fair
banks was read.
Mrs. Bryan. of Tennessee. was placed
IN nomination by Mrs. !. Morgan Smith OF
Alabama, who made a long and foWery
address. There were also prolonged
cheers for the peace candidate. Her
nomination was seconded promptly by
Airs. Bradley. regent of New York City
Chapter
Voting will begin promptly al o'clock
tomorrow morning. An all night watch
has been set about the big machines and
1t Is hoped that with two years eXpe-
rience the votes will be cast and counted
nv noon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
Hope for the
Thin Woman

The woman who B. too thin has 'ar
better chance to acquire graceful hs-
,,,. and artistic lines than her sister with
AN oversupply OF adipose tissue The
woman who is nervous and overWorAed
can take heart and turn her back bravery
unon the old order Of things and r'unn
an, her thin figure and angular lines oy
sin,ple means that are within the reach "'
every one. The thin woman with a"N-
ward lines and protruding bones VINO
courts flesh can round out her angles ana
eliminate unsightly angular lines 10y
plenty OF fresh air. good. wholesome ioou
and the right kind Of exercise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
Mrs. Scott's Reports Cheered.

Mrs Scott who even i'm the hottest
fray maintains a charming dignity. moved
the congress to the point of tears with
her reference 10 her retirement as presi-
dent general. Her report as chairman OF
the national board of management was
accepted with cordially. and her report
on Memomrial Continental Hall received
warm applause even from the Story fac
ton.
The debt has been reduced To $4,000.
the interest 10 $3.50; $4,000 has been eN-
pended in furnishings and other small
sums in equipment" Mrs. Scott said.
The insurance is paid up for five
wears All clerks salaries running eN-
penses. heavy printing bills and all Incl
dentals have been met. with not one dol
lar Of Indebtedness that know Of out
standing. and balance on hand when
your treasurer general will report to-
day"
Mrs. Henry J.. Mann. yice-president
general i'm charge of organization. showed
the membership of the society To be lV-
9,s her figures bringing round after round
of applause.
At one point in the morning session
Mrs. Scott threw bomb among the
Daughters by announcing that no LOBBY
ing for officers could he done by the
pages Cold chlls coursed mp ana
down the spines of some of the story
people. who believed thar the majority oil
the pages were working like beavers for
Mrs. Horton. the administration candl-
date.
Mrs William Cumming StorNs recep-
ton i'm the New Willard this afternoon
amounted to little less than political
stampede Hundreds Of gayly dressr i
women stood damned 50 closely togethef
that thev could not even fan themselves
while waiting in line TO be presented 10
Mrs. Story
Mrs Burleson. wife of the Postmaster
General. Jared almost as badly, and one
might have thought she herself was run
ming for president general. so tightly
were the halls at the Powhatan packed
with quests She received from TO b
p m. and had Miss Margaret Wilson:
the elder daughter OF the President and
Mrs Wilson: Mrs. Marshall and all the
women of the cabinet assisting her.
Thougands of women. both in and out or
society," paid their respects
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
The Woman
About Town

OIL MIR. COMSTOCK,-The hour vas
shortly after six. \ free show was On
I'm a department store window Thu
models were having their suits and govrs
changed. Giddy young girls would take
a look, put up their hands. giggla and
pass on. The faces Of prudish folk woulo
become set and stern. One glance was
enough! They'd try not TO betray the
fact that they'd even had a peep. but Won
could almost read their resolve to write
TO Anthony comstock. But the crowd
ever good natured and ever ready 10 for.
get daily cares and worries-thoroueh
enjoyed seeing the sublime turned into
the ridiculous. What had been dashing
and bewitching maidens were now moth.
Ing but comic editions of the same
wooden forearms. Jersey bodies and for
about four inches above the knees-exceu
for the connecting spindle-nothlng bp,
space. The seated models were stiff and
awkward in getting into their garments
but it was soon over and the dozen or
more figures We're once again things OF
beauty and a JOY TO the beholder
THE WOMAN IN BUSINESSES
after { o'clock The Woman CHANGED into
one of the large downtown Office build.
ings The Office boy not being in the
outer Office she went right on In, and.
for the moment. was dumfounded at the
sight she beheld. Around the room there
was a bevy Of men and women having
afternoon tea, If YOU please. Cakes and
sandwiches were also in evidence The
head Of the frm-a wOman-having little
time for the social amenities and In order
not to give them up altogether, pours tea
for her friends every fortnight at her
office In England afternoon tea is the
usual thing in business houses and It
wouldn't be a bad idea for us TO adopt
the custom more generally.
40 MORE BABY SHOWS FOR THE
POLICEMAN,-The baby show has been
and gone but IT has left many tester
in the hearts OF fond mothers. Walk
through the neighborhood Of lllth street
and Lexington avenue. You can hear the
women gathered on the stoops still dis
cussng IT, Scraps Of conversation tell all.
My Rosie, Did you ever see such hair
as her'n" But mine sammy. So fat
Always | give him lots OF arrowrcot-
makes him so bump. An such an appe-
tite Eats bananas an apples an liver
wurst 20 beat the band. one prize he
should get Oh, yes. Miss Cohn, they
was cheatings," From the corner police
man: Don't ask me about baby shows
Those women nearly did me mp trying 70
get their babies in Said I should be ar
rested Fit 'em better 20 stay home an
take care Of 'em. Every mother thinks
she's got the prize baby, so they ought TO
let il go AT that 40 more baby shows
for me" So there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
Tickets Of Nominees.

Mrs William c. Story's ticket carries
For -president-general. in charge OF
organization Of chapters. Mrs. William A.
Smoot. of Virginia, for registrar-general.
Mrs. Charles T.. Brown. of the District
OF Columbia: for chaplain-general' Mrs.
Mary 6 Lockwood. of the District of CO.
lumbia: for corresponding secretary-g gem
eral, Mrs. julius c. Burrows. of Michi-
gan; for librarian general. Mrs. George
NJ Sternberg. of the District of Columbia
for recording secretary general. Mrs.
William c. Boyle. of Ohio: for historian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16

Salads ought 10 form large part OF OUT
diet In the spring. say the authorizes.
They may. even. In some cases oe made
the principal luncheon dish. And just
here is where the cook Book OF Lett
overs" dIarper'g steps In and shows no"
IL may loo done without purchasing iresn
supplies There are those peas tnat We're
let over from dinner last night Tor eN-
ample. See what can be done with them
70 make wholesome and satisfying
luncheon.
GREEN-PEA SALAD n EGG CASES
rut three CO.. four hard-cooked eggs
lengthwise and remove the yoiAs ncauy.
Crumble them into rather large pieces
season with salt and pepper and toss them
lightly about In melted butter. MIN win
- cup of weu-seasoued cold peas. Sprin-
lJe a little salt and white pepper on the
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05
Another Strange Mixture.

The best people in Dark mo
had Just begun to sit up and take
notice of the fact that along INC
Great White Way and In other large
centres there was such a thing as 'no
turkey trot. The Martin family now
ever. living on the far outskirts oi
the Hollow. had not heard Oh 'his
peculiar and seductive motion
Il see" said Mrs. Martin, d. inc
Dark Hollow Weekly Struggle that I"
lot of chickens In Chicago are TURKEY
trotting."
"Shucks," said Mr.. Martin WIN
ineffable disdain. That's just al"
other mistake in n OF those pui'e
tins that the dinged crazy depart
ment of agriculture SENDS OUT
They're always trying to tell u
farmers something that's absoiu'e'S
contrary to nature. THE Fop"'"'
Magazine.