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Various new health regulations for
s'Noolrooms are also proposed. The syl-
''r. given teachers tells them how to
'""osnize the first symptoms of various
Diseases.
Dr, Allan W. Freeman, a surgeon Of
-" United States Public Health Service.
said Yesterday that the idea tina; the dis
case had been spread by the rat fea had
oe"n abandoned after careful and long
continued investigation.
Nr. Charles $. Banks, senior surgeon
o' The Public Health Service. expressed
ne opinion Yesterday that 'he disease II
spread particularly by men and women.
'n proof OF this theory he pointed out
mat the cities on the main routes OF
travel from New York have suffered
most severely in the country from the
disease.
The work Of training nurses and mas
sew for the work Of restoring In part
ne use of their limbs to child victims IL
helng continued by the Committee on
After Care. Miss Marian Sweeney OF
Boston, "A noted muscle expert. will come
~ New York To instruct classes OF
nurses in orthopsdic hospitals IN the
Work ~ muscle training.
SlNty-Slx new cases ~ infantile par
aysis and one death were reported yes.
'er'ihv from points outside New York
hty 10 the state Department Of Health
At Nlbany. The death was at Oneonta
oLonddga county reported l2 cases
Wrstchestcr ., Duchess S, Orange I ant
suffolk :.
In New Jersey ~ new cases. includ'
Ne i from Newark. were reported yes,
''fav. This brings the total 20 537'
cases.
hr. John r. Connolly. Health officer o'
hhF"nne, announced yesterday that thu
HHhdly schools of the city would re-
'l." sessions on mex Sunday ard tllt
/. pin.' schools would open on Monday.
Although only one case OF infantil,
..Af"ysis has been reported in New
,"' h"ll" during tho past five days, tn
'"''rd "t Health OF the city decided no
l"lni' the public schools TO be opened
p'fni, October ID.
The sun., 1916-09-20

Rock ISLAND. H.. Sept. 1s-Thc small
arms plant NJ the Rock Island arsenal Is
to be reopened next Monday 10 manu-
facture rifles after lying idle for -four
years. Eight hundred persons viii be
employed. Plans for the $3.50. 900 mu-
nitions plant are being prepared, and II
Is hoped tn begin actual work Oh the
buildings this ycar.
The sun., 1916-09-20

''FtSNWlCH, Conn, Juue I?.-Infantilc
''' ''elS developing in son1c ~ the most
'l" "n1"rt families has alarmed many Of
wye "'t,'hN residents living IN tho fash
".'li" R"ll'havrn and Rockridgc and
''I'f sections Of tine town. John tua ri
'I'uaiL Llu"-ycrr-old son of Mr.. aud
'f l"hn r. Chapman of Round Island.
go Nanny, tho ~two-und-n-h half ycar.old
nHI-i''r II ir. Charles W. Knapp Of
'ilh' "'" uo. aud Josephine, tiy"-year-
'' daughter Of Mr. aud Mrs, Charles
N'"'"k ~ Stanwicli, were stricken with
l'"' u%y'lItiS today.
ln' chapman and Knapp children con-
Ft''"d IA" disoas" despite extreme pre-
''N'l''S taken by Mr.. Chapman ON his
'''i' FOL two mouths and IN coming
i'''n business Mr., tnapman has regu-
''fN changed his attire ana washed and
sprayed his throat and nostrils In the
gauge hcfor" Joining his family In the
''''"' Dr. Knapp has also been equally
The sun., 1916-09-20

SEATTLE. Wash. Sept. 1s.-Sir Rabin-
dranath Tagore. the poet OF India. III
was awarded the Nobel prize for litera-
ture and was knigted by the King OF
England In 1913, Is In seattle to-day.
having arrived from tho Orient on the
steamship Canada Maru last night for
a tour of the United States. He VIII re-
main in his country several weeks.
The sun., 1916-09-20

was about the same as in the last few
days.
NEW YORK AND QUEENS CorNTY RY.
Morning. Afternoon.
a:W n:W. f:M. $3.50. $50.
TUESDAY. IS Il ~ 81 Al
NEW YORK RAILWAYS
SAM. 10 AN. IL N. ppm. 4PM.
Monday. s77 as d93 s3o rl
Tuesday. m 80 @' @ R'
THIRD AVENUE RAILWAY.
SA.M. 10 A NJ. I? NJ ?PM. tP.M.
Ta..ssy. Is X 100 iiSs Ia
UNION RAILWAY
SAM ioA.M. 4. N. Pm. 4PM.
MONDAY Nss y - ~ ~ IS 1858
SUBWAY
sam. II AN JPN. 3PM. 5PM.
Monday. los - lH
Tuesday. ls NJ NJ 20 l3
ELEVATED
sam. II AN. pm. pm. 6PM.
Monday. go l' ~ "a ZIG
Tuesday. aSi !" III ls .j
with the exception Of six cars OF the
Third Avenue system all surface lines
IN Manhattan. The Bronx n Queens
--.. LII. a.. .lgl. NlA1t
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bers Of the conference committee and
the other strike leaders at the Hotel
Continental last evening. Hugh Frayne.
chairman Of the conference. refused to an
swer questions as to the ann In
which a general strike would be voted
upon by the various locals.
Ernest Boehm, another member Of tho
conference. said the conference had re-
celved word In the course OF the day Of a
number Of inion which would Join a
sympathetic strike. and also had letters
from groups of union workers who
wished to he organized.
The committee OF citizens which called
upon the Mayor at II 40 yesterday
morning to confer with him and offer
their services in trying to settle the car
strike was composed of Mr.. Friedsam.
Alfred f.. Marling. Douglas l.. Dunbar.
Benjamin Greenhut. Robert T.. Downing.
Charles l.. Bernheimer and Edward r.
Darrell. They represented the Chamber
OF Commerce and the Merchants Asso-
citation.
They were an hour and n half with
the Mayor, Chairman Straus. Police
tonmiss,oner Woods and julius \.
Cohen. special counsel 70 the Public Ser
vice Commission. At its conclusion
Mayor Mitchell said that everything was
"still up In the air.
The sun., 1916-09-20
URGES CRUSADE FOR
HOME MADE BREAD
Hartigan Says Luxury Loving
New York Invites High
Prices.
LOAF COST STILL RISING
80 a Barrel for Flour Is the
Prediction Of the
Merchants.

"A campaign TO induce the housewives
Of this city TO bake their own bread
would he a good thing " It could be
made effective" said Joseph Hartigan.
Commissioner Of the Mayors Bureau OF
Weights and Measures. yesterday. THE
trouble IL that the New York public has
80 long nursed luxury loving ideas that
II invites high prices"
The cost of bread In this city IL going
stu higher. Commissioner Hartigan be-
lieves. Unless there IL n reduction In
the price Of four soon. n hat seems
improbable, New Workers. will receive
only a 10 ounce Loaf OF bread for q
nickel. instead OF n 12 ounce loaf. and
will pay a dime for "a 90 ounce loa
where formerly they received a loaf
weighing 20 ounces.
Bakers called on the Commissioner
yesterday and complained that the wnxed
wrappers which many Of them use n
which have come to he considered as u
kind Of trade mark are ali marked 81?
ounces" To lay In a supply OF new
wrappers. they said, would take three
weeks.
4 Corrective Label.
Accordingly. they asked permission to
place inside the transparent paper a
new label. inscribed Corrected to 10
Ounces" Hartigan referred the request
to the Attorney Generals office. where
permission Was given to insert the new
label.
The Commissioner believes that viz
tually nil the akers In the city will take
advantage Of this permission.
"All the ordinary ingredients for bread
making-wheat -four. sugar. salt. a
and yeast-have increased In cost from
30 to IS per cent. since the start Of the
European war" said HartiGan. Added
to these are the cost Of labor. rent.
light. coal. wrapping paper. Irvine and
such other overhead charges AZ CUSTOM
nr.ly come within the necessities OF the
bakers trade.
As a result Il costs the small baker
who has no, the facilities for laying in
4 large supply Of -four a.. cents to pro-
duce a ~ ounce IG,f. us against 3 1'3
cents In July, 1914. A "a ounce loaf
costs -. cents instead Of 6 la cents AZ
before the war. Ant these figures do
not include the cost Of delivery. to which
might lie added approximately a quarter
VI a cent ON each loaf"
No Decline IN siGht.
Meanwhile there is no indication in
sight that the cost of nour Is likely 10 de-
cline o
A DELEGATION Of -four merchants who
called on the commissioner yesterday
predicted that as "A result OF the wheat
shortage Of 400. 900 bushels n the ex-
cessive European den,and the price Of
-four would go to 80 a barrel in the
next few months unless radical action
were taken soon. They believed that a
partial embargo should be placed on
wheat To-" eYDOrt.
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shonts EHpIains Interview.

Mr.. Fricdsam said the committee was
going down to see President Shonts.
They passed some time with Mr.. Shonts
and made no concealmert OF their disap-
pointment after they left the room where
they had tried to convince Shonis. Some
Of g were displeased and there we're
whispers OF 'scant courtesy" They had
accomplished nothing. they reported to
the newspaper men.
President Shonts and his board Of d.
rectors held their regular meeting.
Afterward the traction head described
his meeting with the committee.
THE spokesman OF the committee said
the visit to me had been suggested by
the Mayor. There were others in the
group who said the Mayor had not made
the suggestion. He said they had called
upon me to tell me OF the threatened
sympathy strike. These other unions
would go on strike. he said. unless there
was some agreement between the strike
leaders n the railroad heads. He
wanted to put the facts before ne. he
said. with the hope Of arriving at some
arrangement whereby the strike might
be averted.
IT told the committee this was all very
interesting. but not particularly new !
asked what We could do about Il. They
said that We might MAKE some sugges-
ton.
"I laid. Let mi put my answer in the
form of a question. DO you gentlemen
want a real strike or an imitation strike?
Do you want a transportation strike that
will tie up this city tighter than bees.
wax? n you want that. the quickest and
most effective way OF bringing II on is
to ask me to meet Mr.. Fitzgerald or n
other representative Of an outside union.
"'1f I meet Mr.. Fitzgerald said.
the 1000 men who have remained
loyal. who have stuck to their posts dur-
ing a mos, trying period will walk Out to
"a man. That IL all there Is to Il. The
marlborough IS operating fully. even
though there has been a strike among
SOME OF the guards and the cheaper
grades Of labor.
1--WE have now in our service II. 900
men who have signed up agreements, and
II would he an unforgiveable thing on
the part Of the management, In view OF
| this loyalty TO us and the public. for me
| to negotiate with outside unions
! IT told the committee that I always
had In mind these II 900 loyal men as
aza,ns: tho 5000 who deserted tho ser
vice. said these men had given the
best service at q nj when they were
being insulted and threatened, a few of
them manhandled. m even their wives
! and children abused and Inundated. I
told them hat II there ever was a class
| Of people the citizens Of New York. the
gatefui TO Il wal to these men who stick
to their Jobs.
Refuses TO Deal with Union.
IT le, the committee know that undo,
- ,Aa. uotlA mA dAnf p-ttl
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careful thai his daughter might he saved
from the disease. Serum has been used
i1 all three cares.
The sun., 1916-09-20

IN proof OF Ills assertion tina; the cpl
dcuic wasen1t yet over. Mr.. Rothsch!d
,ointed to thn fact that there were
ia r,y-iye reW casAs aud ten >deaths
rom the disease Yesterday. an Increase
0! twsnty cases and SIX deaths over TIE
CURES FOR Monday.
The greatest numpcr OF cases was IN
Manhattan. whero tive: We were reported.
TIE Bronx had ten. Brooklyn Q. Queens
I ard Itichmuiti one. The .otai num-
bsy % cases now IL >.s"a and the total
Of deaths. :.1a,. Commissioner liner
son SAID yesterday that the number
Of ca..s reported last Tuesday was
th!r,y-e!ght. The first three days OF
this week have averaged ;wenty-three
rases. while last week the average for
these three days was t~hirty-four.
DR.. charles l.. Eolduan. director OF
tire bureau OF public health education
~ the Department OF Health. said yes
,erday that "A campaign against all dis
eases would he wHged in the class
rooms during the coming term.
Every morning" he said. 700. 900
'upi's will be gwen hygiene inspection.
u some schools this will he very formal
arl military. In others u will he very
N1ch like the looking over which care
n mothers give their children when
~" get them ready for school. Cleanli-
'-ss - to become a habit in which
'h.iGrcH viii take Il personal pride.
i.tsS records may he kept OH charts
hung M in the classroom FOR every ons
10 sec"
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Refuses 10 Deal with Uaien.

~ le, the committee nov that under
no circumstances would We deaf with
The sun., 1916-09-20
LEAGUE PREPARES
TO ENJOIN SCHOOLS
Parents Will Go In Court In.
less Board To-day Orders
Opening Deferred.
EMERSON IS
Federal Surgeon Banks Be-
lieves Adults Are Chief
%Poliomyelitis Carriers.

Legal action will he taken by the
League Of Parents Association Of the
Eighteenth school District on the upper
West side 20 prevent the opening Of tho
hubble schools on Monday II the Board
o, Education at its meeting to-day does
rot decide of its own accord to postpone
the opening.
I, was decided last night NJ a meeting
81 The league at the home of Or. I. D.
s,einhardt, $40 West Nincty-ninth street,
10 take no action until after the meeting
O, the Board Of Education. n the board
takes no action TO further defer the OPEN
ing Of the schools the league will en-
d.avor through its lawyer to obtain an
Injunction preventing the opening or
Morday.
David R%othschild. a contractor. who
Il chairman Of the league. IL leading ths
hgNt against the Board of Health. which
tss given it's consent TO the opening ri
the SCHOOLS next Monday. lie Is con.
WINGED there Is still great danger Of TIE
disease being spread In the school rooms
Mr.. Ro,hsrhild said that since his an.
,ouncement on Monday that the league
nigh, take legal action to prevent the
opening Of the schools he has received iet
,ers and telephone calls from ffty
raren,s urgin. him to continue the night
asainst tie early opening OF the schools
Emerson Rrmatns Flrm.
A conve rsatior over the telephone be.
tween Mr.. Ro,r 'chiid. on behalf OF the
Parents League. and COMMISSIONS
Emerson failed 10 result In II settle
ment Of their differences. DR.. Emerson
said the schools would open on Septem'
Yer Is and Mr.. Rothschiid insisted tina,
such , course would result In a further
spread Of the disease.
"Dr. Emerson did not call me a fool
said Mr.. Rothschild In speaking OF the
conversation, but, I knew what he had
In mind lie told me We should he guided
hy science and not lIystcria or sentiment;
But the cities and " II New Jersey
and other states. and many colleges a-e
postponieg their openings until October
and ,hink ~, in the very centre OF tht
endemic. shoIld do the same.
wv. are roing 10 keep right at hi.
unit, We ,btli'i u further postponeInen'
Of the opening. We viii lot send ou'
children 20 scnooi on Monday. 4 mum
her Of parents not included IN the league
nave written Ia me urging me to keel
the schools closed longer"
Evening journal., 1916-05-15
no HAVE AUTO SHOW.

What promises TO be the largest
automobile show ever held in con-
nection with the Delaware State Fair
will be staged on the fair grounds
this year. Last years exhibition was
the best ever held there to this time
but the management expects 10 sur
pass the mark attained by II to a
great degree with the staging Of the
1916 show.
Many old exhibitors have already
contracted for space and there are
several new ones. As the space is
limited on account Of the great area
Of ground required for the enlarged
carnival OF the Dorman and KrausC
Shows and the increasing number OF
exhibits I'm the machinery depart
ment. il is the urgent request OF the
management that prospective ex-
hibitors will get I'm touch with Mr
Johnson. the contracting agent. as
early as possible in order that this
years show may be "the best ever"
Evening journal., 1916-05-15
ZBYSZKO COMING AGAIN
TO WRESTLE POSPISIE

wladek Zbyszko. one Of the worlds
greatest mat artists is TO wrcsile Carl
Pospisil. known as the bohemian per
feet man. at Tho Playhouse on Thurs
day evening This will mark Pos
pisil's FIRST appearance in this city.
His last bout was with Alexander
Aberg. staying with the champion 46
minutes until ne was thrown from the
mat badly iniuring his knee cap
which prevented him from further
competing I'm the tournament.
Zhyszko. who is looked upon as the
coming catch as catch can champion
Of the world. was the winner Of tho
worlds greatest tournament ever held
i'm Paris France. January 2, 1914. lie
took first prize where he defeated
over 800 wrestlers who we're entered
from all parts Of the globe. and was
there pronounced champion OF tho
world. In Buenos Aires. South
America. he won the Graeco Roman
style championship Of the world. de-
foatlng over so wrcstlers. He is the
hero Of thousands Of sensational mat
battles and the most perfect built ath-
lete living.
In addition 10 this big event the
management has arranged a semi
final bout. bringing together Pierre
lie Collose. the Partisan lightweight
$40 pounds. and Carl Vogel, the Ger
man champion.
Evening journal., 1916-05-15
BEFORE The TRAPS

BY far the largest and most success
ful registered trapshooting tournament
ever held by a Maryland club was the
first annual meet OF the Oriole Gun
Club held Saturday al Baltimore High
lands. r. W. Ford Of Washington. the
Maryland District of Columbia cham
pion. was the winner among seventy
one shooters: he smashed 192 out OF
200 targets. Lester German, the Alb
erdeen. Nd. professional. was the high
gun Of the day with 1919 out OF 200.
Emory Storr Of Richmond. Va; viii
liam A. Joslyn Of Wilmington. Del,
and II. S. WALES Of New York. gave
German a race for the high profess
sional score. Storr got 1872 and Joslyn
101. The shoot was ably managed by
II. Linn Worthington of Baltimore,
secretary Of the Maryland State
Sportsmen's Association.
". Appleton was high man at the
weekly shoot of the p, B. and W. r
r. gun club held Saturday afternoon az
Todd's Cut, breaking Is X 100. V. du-
Pont was high gun, shooting at 10; he
succeeded in scattering 66. c. i. Spring
er led the field at 30 targets, smashing
AZ of his total allotment. In the %
target event, H. p. Carbon won, hsv-
ing a straight run of his 25 targets.
Following scores were made:
Evening journal., 1916-05-15
Standing of the Club.
Bangs From All Wilmington Bats

they amassing three counts in that
frame.
Only six hits were gotten Of the de
livery OF Hogan. who halls from New
ark, while Newport got seven of Nor
ley. The former had fourteen fans,
while ten fell before the curves Of the
Nandever moundsman.
Another 4-3 game was staged Bran
dywine being Brownsons master by the
count. And it was some game, too.
It was Lutz's debut in the lost col
umn this season, but he saw u
"Winers' fall prey TO his shoots.
Brownson's inability to battle sue.
cessfully with the old master, "Bil"
Crouch, proved their downfall. They
could get only four cracks.
Forrest, who seemed weak with the
buldgeon at the opening of the season.
county two of these smacks. both single
sackers.
mike Flood, Crouch's old battery
mate, faced the side porter several times
at the rubber. but couldn't convince
Crouch that he was a swatter. Mike
didn't get hit. but had l3 put outs. |
assist and not an error.
II must be admitted Brownson has an
invincible fielding team. Not a fare ur
was registered against them. They
were the only team to have this distinc.
tion on Saturday.
Good afternoon Grandpap Bradford!
Scanning the entire league IL can
readily be seen that the teams are lust
about on par. The games to date
have been tight.
From many points it can be seen that
the league Is TO see its best season this
year.
Bancroft, Esstlske and Brandvwine
hold perfect percentages, Vandever and
Brownson own percentages Of 500. and
Eden. Pioneers and Newport have not
boosted their points above nsught az
vet. A boom among the tailenders i'
expected, and by their performances
wisdom advises-thst they. are not-out-oi
Evening journal., 1916-05-15
ArMr MINS rIRsr GAMr.

Acme A. A. and Delaware Cubs
played their first game Of the Delmar-
via League on Saturday afternoon,
Acme winning rs 10 .. The feature
Of the game was the pitching OF Tai
Icy. who had eleven strike-outs. Score
by innings r. H. ~.
Acme A. A. ...22O6 6 O-i6 Is 3
Delaware Cubs 300 o. 6 IL
Acme a. A. will meet on Thursday
evening AT No. 1910 Walnut street
and would like the following menu
bers to bo present. Hills, Jackson
Rutter. Scott. Moore. Potts. Hall
| Hurdon, Kates. Moritz.
Evening journal., 1916-05-15
continental Wins FROM
PARK after 10 INNINGS

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, May l5.-Continentai
Fibre Company baseball team won a
hard-fought ten.inning battle from
Park A. c.. OF Wilmington, here Satur-
day afternoon. IL was case OF broth
ers against brothers. The Grove broth
ers composed the Continental battery,
while the Flynn brothers were the bat.
terry for the visitors.
Both pitchers were in fine FORM Park
A. G. got a lead in the third and fourth
innings which looked safe. but Cont
mental tied up the score in the ninth.
In their side of the tenth the visitors
batted in two runs and this looked like
the game, but the locals still had a
punch left and scored three runs IN their
half of the tenth. capturing the game.
The score:
Evening journal., 1916-05-15
Golf and fishing arc sports in which

good lying improves your game
IT'S almost time for the howlers
10 dust OF the alleys and ski jumpers
start challenging,
Yesterdays homors Schultz. Cubs.
on Tesroau. Giants: Doyle, Giants,
on Mcconnell. Cubs; Robertson.
Giants. OF Mcconnell Cubs. Horns
by, Cardinals. OFF Pfehher. Dodgers.
The Giants were better mudders
than the Cubs. They waded through
mud and water before $4,000 Wild
eyed and drenched fans In as near a
nonchalant manner as possible. win
ming their fifth straight game. six TO
four.
Joe Tinker made his first appear
ance In the Cub lineup. but he didn't
Tease the Giants. The Cub manager
helped the damage along by con-
tributing an error.
Benny KauH performed as sched-
uled. He robbed Vic Safer OF hit
by a running catch Of a long fly with
one hand.
Umpire Rigler was a target for
missiles az the Cub-Giant game He
called the third strike on thinner
man for the third out in the ninth
with one man on. Fans threw mud
balls and cushions at him while he
walked to the club house.
The Phillies went into third place
ahead OF the Cubs by beating Gin
cinnau in a ten-inning battle.
Pfeffer's pitching kept the Dodgers
on top. He halted a Cardinal bat
ting rally at 81. Louis when Bescher
opened the eighth with a triple. re-
firing the side in order.
Tom Andrews, Milwaukee fight pro-
moter. was in the market today with
offers for the Wilard-Fulton bout and
| for Charlie White Ritchie Mitchell
/ fight. both affairs to be held at Mil
waukee on separate dates. Andrews ha
Evening journal., 1916-05-15
GET ON HERE. BOYS.

Owing TO a misunderstanding be-
tween the managers Of the East End
and South Side-E Eden independent
teams. the latter is without a game
for next Saturday. The South Side
Eden club has shown they have a team
worth considering. Odessa defeating
them after a hard battle last Saturday
They would like TO hear from Park \
c.. keystone, Wildel, Delaware Hard
Fibre or any other fast uniformed
team in or out OF the city. Address
challenges to Assistant Manager
William j. Biggins, South Side-Eden A
c.. No An Heald street, city.
Evening journal., 1916-05-15
BIBLE CIASS no Play BALL.

The DreXcl Biddle class. of Silver
brook NJ h. Church. has organized n
ball team, and rs out with a dch 20
play any city team. The club has
signed n number of players from out
of town who are working here and are
able 10 compete with all barring none.
For the present communications
should hc sent to j v Rolph. No. 52G
a. Clayton street. or phone ID. and A,
3349. They desire a game especially
for next Saturday. Included In the
lineup are the Mont Brothers. Of
Kent county Md; Howard. Of Rock
Hail. Md. and Brewer. who Is just out
of the navy.