Arizona republican., 1916-08-18
JRepubIican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, August l7.-Plans for a more vigorous campaign to pre- vent spread of infantile paralysis were made here today at conference of health authorities of most of the states with officials of the federal pub lie health service. Resolutions will be adopted tomorrow by the conference, in which eminent plague experts, scien- lists, and bacteriologists are partici- pating, outlining definite proposals for checking the disease.
 While few of those present today expressed alarm that the epidemic might assume country wide propor- tions, the uniformly declared measures were necessary to guard against a widespread outbreak. Admission was freely made by many experts that the cause of the plague is yet unknown and the means of it's transmission not conclusvely determined. Physicians who have been fighting it in New York, Pennsylvania. New Jersey and Connecticut gave the latest scientific observations of these aspects.
 Attention was centered chiefly on prevention of spread of the epidemic through interstate travel. Uniformity of regulations for travel on railroad trains. steamships and other carriers. was urged by Secretary McAdoo, of the treasury department, in opening the conference, and while the opinion was advanced by several speakers that general quarantine against passengers from the eastern infected areas was unnecessary. the conference probably will recommend a syste moi uniform | inspection, issuance of health certifi- 1 cates and cooperation between federal and state health and railroad authori- | ties toward safeguarding travel. Medi- = | cal representatives or a dozen large | trunk lines urged the conference to as- | sist in securing uniform traffic rules A special committee to propose | methods for control of the epidemic in l cluding transportation regulations was appointed to report tomorrow. Its ] members are Dr. John S. Fulton, oi 1 Maryland, chairman; Dr. T. D Futile of Washington state; Dr. F. G. Will Hams, of Virginia pr. II. H. Bracken | of Minnesota, and Surgeon Charles E | Banks, head of the public health ser vice corps fighting the plague at New
 York
 Another committee. appointed to rec
 ommend a uniform method of collect. ing and transmitting statistics and in | formation regarding the disease,
 progress and control is composed o l Surgeon C. H. Lavinder of the publi,
 health service. chairman; Dr. W C | Woodward, Of the District of Colum
 bia; Dr. C. St. Clair Drake. of Illinois Dr. A. c. Young. of Ma1ae. and Surgeon
 J. w. Trask. of the public health ser
 vice.
 national survey presented by tn,
 state delegates showed HIT cases il
 Ss states reporting. including case
 since January 1. The state health of 1 ficers reported that no states excep
 those near New York had impose,
 embargos on travellers from the epi
 demic areas and expressed belief tha
 such drastic quarantine regulation
 were unnecessary Several delegate
 said few cases in their states wer
 traceable to the eastern epidmie. an
 others reported the plague more preva
 lent in rural than urban districts Tn
 majority advanced the opinion that
 was unnecessary to keep the school
 closed in their states.
 Assistant Surgeon General W. (