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Evening star., 1916-08-15
White House Statement.

Secretary Tumulty issued the follow
ing statement:
The President spent an hour and a
half this morning with the representa-
tives of the railway management. After
the conference he said that it was i'm
possible as yet to report on the results:
all that he could say was that very
candid and honest discussion was in
progress about practicable bases of set
tlement
The managers committee left the
White House by a side door, hoping to
evade questioners. Elisha Lee, the
chairman. said:
We are entirely in the Presidents
hands and have agreed with him that
he will make any statement"
While the managers were at the
White House the brotherhood leaders
conferred among themselves and await
ed the call for their conference. The
general opinion among them was that
the President was putting the burden
OF averting strike up to the railroads
and that the prospects for settle
ment were good.
Having agreed practically to the
principle of arbitration. the brother
hood leaders inclined to the view that
the controversy could he settled by the
railroads granting the basic eight-hour
day and arbitrating the demands for
time and a half for overtime, or by
eliminating the double compensat ton
features and having the railroads make
fiat agreement to put in the eight
hour day.
Evening star., 1916-08-15
ADVERTISEMENTS TORN DOWN.
I. w. W. Agitators Accused of De-
stroying Army Recruiting Posters.

VIRGINIA. Mimi. August 15.-Because
advertisements for recruits for the United
States Navy have been repeatedly torn
down and in many instances, recruiting
officers say. replaced with Industrial
Workers Of the World literature instruc-
tions were issued today by Lieut.. Wilson,
in charge of recruiting in the northwest,
to place indoors the Whitehead torpedo,
which has been left in the street here to
interest recruits. Navy advertisements
also have been destroyed in Minneapolis
and other places, according to recruiting
officers.
Little interest is shown in recruiting
here, although hundreds Of men are out
Of work. This Is attributed by r. e.
Bonney. In charge OF the local recruiting
station, to the activities of the /. W. W.,
which is conducting strike on the Iron
range.
Evening star., 1916-08-15
CHOOSES TO CO TO JAIL
TO AWAIT A HEARING
Julian Pierce, Socialist, Arrested for
Making Street Address Without
Obtaining Permit.

Julian Pierce. socialist orator and au-
thor. who was arrested last night in
the vicinity of sth street and Market
space, near Pennsylvania avenue,
charged with making an address with
out first having obtained a permit in
writing from the major and superin-
tendent of police, pleaded not guilty
in the District branch of the Police
Court this morning.
Pierce. appearing for himself. after
his dramatic arrest last night in the
presence of a crowd estimated at 5000
persons. asked Judge Pugh for con-
tinuance of his case until next Tues
day. and the Judge granted him the
privilege. Pierce chose to go to Jail
until Tuesday.
Emphasizes Plea of Not Guilty.
1t was about 1920 o'clock this morn
ing when Pierce's name was called. He
sat with two sympathizers whose
names he refused to give. He made
his plea of Not guilty with great en-
phasis and then asked for a contin-
uance for a week.
w men asked Dy Judge HURh IL a week
was not a rather long time, Mr.. Pierce
replied he did not think it was too
long time.
from the point of view of the social
list party. which 1 represent. there is
a rather large number of constitutional
questions involved" declared Pierce.
He was sent to the District jail.
where he will remain until Tuesday
next and will receive the treatment
accorded to all other prisoners. MIR.
Pierce said he was going to take things
In Jail as they come. He said he wants
to see what Jail life is.
Defies the Police.
The socialist orator carried out his
threat to defy the police last night,
after he had been warned that he would
be arrested If he continued his orations
the permit under which he had been
speaking all summer having been re-
voked Saturday by Maj. Pullman, super
intendent of police.
When he appeared last night and be-
gan to speak before a tremendous
crowd of the curious, he was arrested
by Detectives Howes and Cole and
taken to the first precinct He was Of
nizance to appear in court this morn
ing, which he refused. He also declined
to deposit collateral of $40, preferring
to remain in the station house.
Roger Whiteford. assistant corpora
ton counsel, is prosecuting the case
Evening star., 1916-08-15
Cabinet Meeting Cancelled.

Todays cabinet meeting was can
celed, SO the President could devote
his time to the railroad problem. He
has canceied practically all engage
nents that he may have the fullest
opportunity to talk with the two sides
Judge Knapp, chairman of the board
of mediation and conciliation, and
G.. ". w. Hanger. the third member
are remaining in New York in order
to keep in touch with a number of
railroad presidents gathered there. The
committee of managers here may want
to refer questions to the railroad pres
idents, and II was thought best TO keen
Judge Knapp and Mr.. Hanger in New
York with them.
Elisha Lee. assistant general manager
OF the Pennsylvania, presented the rail
| roads side of the case at the man
ayers conference with the President
yesterday afternoon. The President re-
quested him TO explain in detail where
in the employers and employees dis
agreed. When that had been made
clear. Mr.. Wilson urged that for pa
triotic reasons the two sides get to-
gether as quickly as possible.
The railroad managers immediately
upon leaving the White House went
into a secret conference among them
selves, which continued until o'clock
| this morning.
Judge w. L. Chambers Of the federal
board of mediation conferred with the
President hve times yesterday and was
in constant communication with the
representatives of the railroads and
the employees.
Evening star., 1916-08-15

understood the road managers consider
modifying or Withdrawing, is a provision
eliminating entirely all double conpensa-
tion for employees working overtime or
performing two classes OF service. The
proposition was presented by the roads
after the men had made the demand for
an eight-hour day and extra pay for
overtime.
Immediately after learning the en-
ployes position, the President sum-
moned the committee of managers and
held long conference with them They
left the White House to confer among
themselves throughout the night, il
necessary, and the general understand
ing was that they discussed the ad-
visibility of withdrawing their Con
tingency" proposals and submitting a
proposition without strings" as de-
manded by the men.
The President ii was declared, made
no compromise proposition to either
side yesterday. He merely listened to
the employees representatives, and then
talked with the managers, and sug-
gested that some concrete working
basis be agreed upon before proceed
ing further.
Reports that the President had mott
fed the managers that unless some
agreement could be reached with the
men he would invoke his power to in
huence Congress 70 pass an eight hour
by those in close touch with the sit
uation.
/ Il would fight any attempt to pass
such a measure" was the terse remark k
Of Mr.. Garretson upon hearing the re-
port.
Evening star., 1916-08-15
PRIMARY IN MISSISSIPPI.
Democrats Selecting Supreme Court
and Four Congressional Candidates.

JACKSON, Miss, August 15.-Mississippi
democrats today were balloting in a
statewide primary for candidates for
three places in the state supreme court
and four representatives in Congress.
The democratic candidates, who were
unopposed and have been declared nomi-
nees by the state and district executive
committees, are: Senator John Sharp Will
liams, for the United States Senate; Rep
resentatives Stephens, Humphreys. Ven-
able and Harrison. and Judge j. B. Hol-
den for the supreme court. southern dis
trict.
The representatives who have opposi7
ton are Gambler, in the first district; Sis
son, fourth; Quin. seventh. and Collier,
eighth.
Evening star., 1916-08-15
Senate to Speed Up on Treaty.

Ratification by the Danish lower
ho1se Of parliament of the treaty pro-
viding for the sale of the Danish West
Indies to the United States yesterday
has served to hasten consideration of
the treaty in the Senate.
Senator Stone today called a meeting
of the foreign relations committee for
tomorrow morning to pass on the
treaty. He hopes to report a recon-
mendation for its ratification to the
Senate by tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1916-08-15
Proposal Not New.

Representatives of the brotherhoods
heard of the proposal with interest. but
insisted, however, that the proposition
was not new one.
Il knew a week ago" one of the Of
fcials said. that the railroad managers
had such a proposition in mind"
None of the brotherhood officials
would commit himself on what the at
titude of the employees would be toward
such a proposal They did not appear
optimistic over the likelihood of il prov
ing acceptable.
1t was pointed out by the employees
representatives, however. that if such
proposition were rendered in concrete
form to them they could only refer it
to the general board, composed of 500
committee chairmen, now in New York.
1t was probable. one of the officials
said, that if such a proposition were
submitted to them through the Presi-
dent today they would return to New
York and place it before the general
board.
Evening star., 1916-08-15
Up to Brotherhood.

Whether this plan can be worked out
will not be known until President Will
son presents it to the brotherhood lead
ers.
The railroads are understood to be
ready to concede the principle of the
eight-hour day providing concession be
made by the employees. so too heavy a
burden will not be placed upon the
railroads.
The men take the stand that they
principally want the eight t-hour day
on conditions that it shall be enforced
whenever possible. The railroads are
said to believe it impossible to accept
the eight-hour. day unless a workable
system of application can be built up.
The managers took the position that
the eight-hour day and the collateral
issues were inseparable, and that it
would not be practicable to accept the
eight-hour day and submit the other
questions to arbitration. All of the
issues are interviewer. they contend,
and must be decided together.
Evening star., 1916-08-15
Early Morning Call.

The committee of railroad managers
reached the White House to continue
their conference with President Wilson
At am.
Elisha Lee. the managers chairman,
refused to say whether a counter pro-
posal for submission to the employees
had been drawn up.
The members of the committee looked
haggard from their prolonged meeting,
which lasted untli an carry hour TINS
morning. They struggled into the White
House by twos and threes. All were
ready for the President when he enter
ed the conference room promptly at 9
o'clock.
AT this stage of the proceedings !
can say absolutely nothing" said Mr.
Lee as ne entered the White House.
Evening star., 1916-08-15
French Success at Verdun.

PARIS, August IS, 1890 p.m.-French
troops captured German trenches on a
front about 300 yards long and 100
yards deep north Of the Chapel of
sainte Fine, at the intersection Of the
Fleury and Vaux roads. on the right
bank Of the Meuse. in the Verdun sec
tor. last night. says the war Office
statement today.
On the Somme front the French ar
0llery was very active at Belloy,
Estrees and Lihons.
Evening star., 1916-08-15

The strike Of Cleveland milk wagon
drivers ended late yesterday. when the
tentative proposals Of Mayor Harry L.
Davis State Mediators George r. Miles
and c. H. Mayhugh, representatives of
the union and officers Of the milk cem-
panies were accepted.
Evening star., 1916-08-15
President Makes Progress.

President Wilson apparently made much
progress yesterday in his conferences with
the railroad managers and the heads of
the brotherhoods. After he had conferred
with both sides it was agreed the out
look was hopeful. whereas previous 10 the
conferences the outlook was pronounced
desperate
When the railroad managers closed
their first conference with the President
at pm. they went into a secret meet
ing 10 discuss some proposal which the
president had laid before them as a re-
suit OF his earlier conference with the
brotherhood leaders. Its nature was kent
secret. but IL was believed TO be that the
PRESIDENT appoint neutral arbitrators and
thus satisfy the demand of the men that
they go before board which they con-
sidered so constituted as to give them a
lair hearing.
The brotherhood men. at their confer
shce with the President. indicated a will
ingness TO arbitrate IL the President him
seii would hear the case, or possibly il he
would appoint the neutrals on a large
board on which all the brotherhoods would
be represented
Evening star., 1916-08-15
Acting Chairman, Civil Service
Commission, Answers COP.
Claims Through Letter.
POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES
ONLY ONES TAKEN OVER
Reductions Offset Increases in Other
Branches-More Positions Sub
ject to Examinations.

Secretary Tumulty made public at
the White House today a letter he has
received from Charles NJ. Galloway,
acting chairman of the civil service
commission. relative to the allegations
of the republican party that 10000 new
offices have been created by the demo-
cratic party outside the civil service
at an expense Of s44.000.000 to the peo-
pie.
has been a large increase in the num-
ber of civil service employees in the last
three years
Letter to Mr.. Tumulty.
The letter to Mr.. Tumulty is as fol-
lows:
II am in receipt of your letter of
August 9. asking for information re-
garding a query contained in a letter
which was fnclosed.
The letter referred to is from Mr..
H. E. Gregory, Briarolf Lodge, N. Y,
in which he requests to know whether
the statement in the platform of the
republican party that under the pres
ent administration 10000 offices have
II not all, Of such offices were exempted
from the provisions of the civil serv-
ice law regarding examinations of
candidates. etc.
THE extract from the republican
platform referred to states that the
democratic party has created since
March 4. 1913. 10000 Offices outside the
civil service law at an annual cost of
$44,000,o00 to the taxpayers Of the coun-
-
Evening star., 1916-08-15
Hughes Personality Pleases.

OF Mr.. Hughes visit to Montana it
may be said. as of his tour of North
Dakota, that he made a stronger i'm
preston by his personality than with
his speeches. There was the same
disappointment over lack of definite
ness of issue-raising. Personally, they
took to him everywhere.
In Montana he always, however, got
a rise the Mexican question: also
in his criticism of the democratic party
as a party He lambasted the demo-
Gratis vigorously for inefficiency, and
been national movement in response
to a national need that did not have
to run over the PROSTATE form of the
democratic party" which pleased the
republicans immensely.
The democratic criticism of his speech
was voiced in local editorial, as fol-
lows: Taken all in all. Mr.. Hughes
appeared to have no constructive poll
cies to offer, nor did he advance any
genuine reason why voter should
support him instead of President Will
son. AS against President Wilson'S
the last three years and half all that
the republican candidate has to offer
is theoretical criticism"
In Montana Mr.. Hughes took notice
for the first time of the plea that
President Wilson kept the country out
of war.
Il do not see how any one could
blunder SO terribly as to get this coun-
try into war" he said, caustically at
Butte, and the audience wildly ap-
plauded him. The republicans had
been hearing the "keep-out-of-war"
nerves. They were delighted to have
him take it up.
Evening star., 1916-08-15

ployes and railroad officials are willing
to agree to arbitrate. this dificulty can
be overcome in two ways: First. by
each brotherhood organizing an aroi-
tration board under the Newiands act
and then having these four boards de-
eide to unite in conference, and second.
by President Wilson recommending TO
Congress the immediate passage OF an
amendment to the Newlands act provld-
ing for a board of twelve to arbitrate.
After the managers conference with
President Wilson today IL became
known that the proposal was under
considera ton by which the railroads
would accept the principle OF an elgh =.
hour day and leave the working out of
ifs aDpIication to the interstate COM
merce commission or some body formed
for the purpose.
Evening star., 1916-08-15
INCREASE IN NEW CASES
OF infant PARALYSIS
Epidemic in New York Takes Turn
for Worse-New Treatment
Proposed.

NEW YORK. August 15.-The cpl
demic of infantile paralysis has taken
a turn for the worse despite the con-
tinuation of unusual cool weather. During
the twenty-four hours ending at 10 a. M
today 163 new cases of the disease and
SO deaths were reported to the health
department This is an increase in
new cases or nearly 100 per cent over
yesterdays figures. which showed
ninety-five were stricken with the
plague and thirty-one killed. Failure
of physicians to report cases over Sun
day holiday was suggested as rea-
son for the increase in today's figures.
Since the epiremic began there have
been 6,532 cases and 1,463 deaths.
Normal Blood Serum Recommended.
Family physicians were advised today
by Dr. Abraham Zingher of Willard
Parker Hospital, to try the use OF
normal blood serum obtained from
parents as a method or rendering their
children immune to infantile paralysis,
Many casese of this disease have been
treated in Willard-Parkr Hospital dur
ing the present epidemic.
THE treatment Is entlrely harmless
and the experiment is worth trying"
said DIR. Zinghar. 1T can be adminis-
tered easily by anys reputable family
physician.
Adults Apparently Immune.
THE theory Is based on the fact that
very large portion of adults appar-
ehtly are immune to the disease, al
though a few Of them contract 1T, and
on the fact that children in the nursing
neriod seldom are victims. 1t appears
likeIy the children carry the immunity
of the parents.
"If administered to large proper
t;on of the children in a community
when an epidemic of infantile paraly-
ais is threatened, the treatment, II the
theory should prove true. would either
greatly reduce the number OF cases
and deaths or prevent the epioeHiic
altogether.
Inadequate Supply Of Serum.
After thirty-four and one-half ounces
n, blood had been taken yesterday from
s,, nersons who have recovered from
,nfantile paralysis. to be used in the
nrenaration of the human serum which
l;s said to have afforded relief to pa
tients. the health authorities called for
more volunteers. stating that the sup
nlv of the serum Is inadequate.
one of the sufferers to whom the
human serum treatment is being ad-
ministered is DR.. Leroy B. Vail. whose
condition Is said TO nave SHOWN decioeo
Improvement.
Health officers from the District of
Columbia and from Tennessee discussed
the epidemic yesterday with DR.. Charles
| r Banks, in charge Of the federal serv-
| ice here Three more surgeons. 1t was
announced, have been added to the fed
eral staff to assist in regulating inter-
estate travel.
New Jerseys Quarantine Effective.
New Jerseys statewide quarantine
against the plague was put into effect
today Special guards were placed at
all terminal points to prevent children
under sixteen years old from entering
| the state, and local restrictions of the
most stringent character were ordered
at the various coast resorts.
Evening star., 1916-08-15
Decision UP to Contestants.

When the managers committee lef, the
"hite house with the prospect OF return
ing thls morning, IL was said the Presi-
dent had put plainly before both sides
me interests Of the public, and considered
that decision rested with the managers
and the employees and that ne could do
uothins but wait
Al the conclusion OF the DAYS confer
'nces The President issued this state
Inent:
over the case with the utmost rrankness
snail not be able To Judge until tornor-
row whether We have found a feasible
bsiis for settlement
Secretary Tumulty who yay.. o,,, ,h
PRESIDENTS statement. refused 70 amplify
Z IN any way, saying that nothing could
De known definitely until the Iresid.n,
--ees tri. managers ,oday.
Form and Substance in Issue
The foremost questions are what shall
be arbitrated, if arbitration is to he re-
sorted to. and what form OF arbi,rstio,
shall be adopted. Representatives. OF the
employees maintain that their demand for
an eight-hour day and time and a half for
overtime is the only concrete pronosi,io,
under discussion.
They insisted to the President in their
conference That the railroads max. some
definite proposal II the railroads sub
United some proposed form of settlement
they said they would be ready TO discuss
negotiations further
The employees are understood to be
ready to consent to the principle of ar
bitration il the contingent proposals OF
the managers. which the men claim in
volved rights they have won In MANY
years OF effort, are eliminated from con-
sideration. and il arbitration is conducted
by board on which all four brotherhoods
are represented
Contingency Proposition"
The chief feature Of the Contingency
proposition" Of the roads. which It Il
Evening star., 1916-08-15
Civil Service Employees.

THE commission publishes in each of
it's annual reports a statement of the
extent Of the executive civil service
classified and unclassified). based upon
information offlcially collected by the
bureau of the census and other reliable
sources, and reports received from the
different departments and offices, as re-
quired by the civil service rules.
THE figures are published merely as
approximations, but it is believed they
are reliable. These published state
ments show that the grand total num-
ber of employees in the executive civil
service June 80. 1912. was 3s5, 400. and
June 80. 1915, 476.363.
June 80. 1913. the commission in
cluded for the first time certain en-
ployes of the Post Office Department,
as follows:
Clerks in fourth-class post Offices
$4,000; mail messengers, 7.725; star
route contractors. 12.432. Total. S2,157
Evening star., 1916-08-15
Republicans Without Leader,

Since the death of the late Thoma
g. Carter, the republicans have been
lacking masterful leadership in the
state. That want is now being felt
keenly in the senatorial contest. There
is no strong organization in the party
to dictate agreement upon candidates
The democrats are counting heavily
upon the personal feud between the
two republican candidates for nomina-
ton to weigh at election time in favor
of Senator Meyers and to offset the
tendency of the senatorship to go with
a possible heavy republican vote on
the presidency.
The democrats have a powerful per-
sonal asset in Senator Walsh, who has
strong hold upon the state and is a
consummate political manager. He
will do everything to pull his COL
league through There is no one on
the republican side to match him.
Evening star., 1916-08-15
HUGHES EXPECTED
TO CARRY MONTANA
Continued from First Pase.)

ator John T. Edwards, have managed
TO get into a bitter personal quarrel
which. it is feared, may extend to the
polls in November