Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-18
Physicians and Surgeons, in Conference in Capital, Ac- knowledge their Limitations in Dealing With Disease.
CARRIERS OF MALADY
 NOT BEEN DETERMINED
Regulation of Interstate Traf- fic With Regard to Epi- demic Is Sought. Confer ences Continue Today.
(ey Review Leased wire)

! WASHINGTON, Aug 17-Plans for a more vigorous campaign to prevent spread of infantile paralysis were made here today at a conference of health authorities of most of the states with officials of the federal public health service. Resolutions will be adopted tomorrow by the con- ference in which emminent plague ex- perts. scientists and bacteri0logists are participating. outlining deanite proposals for checking the disease
 While few of those present today expressed alarm that the epidemic might assume country wide prOpOr- tiOns. they uniformly declare meas ures were necessary to guard against a wide spread outbreak.
 Admission was freely made by many experts that the cause of the plague. and the means of transmission are L1t conclusiysly determined. Physicians who have been fighting iS in New York. Pennsylvania. New Jersey and Come cticgt. gave the lat est scientific observations Of these aspects.
 Attention was centered chiefly on prevention of spread of the epidemic through interstate travel Uniformity of regulatils for travel on railroad trains. steamships anu other carriers. was urged oy Secretary McAC1o. of the treasury department in opening the conference. and while the opinion vas advanced by several speakers that general quarantine against pass ensers from the eastern infected areas was unnecessary the conference prob ably will recommend system of uni form inspection. issuance Of health certificates and cooperation between federal and state health and railroad authorities toward safeguarding travel. Medical representatives Of a dozen large trunk lines urged the conference to assist in securing uniform traffic rules
 A special committee to propose methods fer control Of the epidemic including transportation regulations. was appointed to report tomorrow. Us members are Dr. John S.Fulton. Of Maryland. chairman; Dr. T. D. Futile. of Washington state, Dr. F.. G. Will jams. of Virginia; Dr. H. :. Bracken. of Minnesota. and Surgeon Charles F. Banks. head 1f the public service corps watching the plague at New York.
 Another committee. appointed tO recommend Q uniform method of col lecting and transmission statistics and information regarding the diseases progress and control. is composed of Surgeon C. II. Lavinder of the public health service: Dr. W. C. Woodward of the District Of Columbia. Dr St Clair Drake. of Illinois. Dr A c. Young. of Maine and Surgeon J. w TraSk. of the Public Health Service.
 A national survey presented by the state delegates showed l1,717 cases in 36 states reported. including cases since January 1 The state health officers reported that no states except those near New York had imposed embargos on travellers from the epidemic areas and expressed belief that such drastic quarantine regula- tions are unnecessary. Several der eeates said few cases in their states were traceable tO the eastern epidemic and others reported the plague more
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