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Evening star., 1916-08-17
HALF-AND-HALF Plan
( SOON TO Be TAKEN UP
Conferees on District Appropriation
Bill Seeking Now to Adjust
Other Provisions.

Conferees on the District appropria-
ton bill today continued work on that
measure, seeking an adjustment on
various items in the bill. bNt not yet
taking up the main points At issue be-
tween the two houses Of CSngress. 1t
Is expected that as soon as the con-
ferees have completed work on the
great majority of tae amendments
partial report VII be made to both
houses and fu|ther instructions asked
as to the Senate amendment striking
out the House provision abolishing the
half -and-half plan and other important
amendments upon which the conferees
may not be able to agree.
The three-to-one vote by which the
Senate struck out the House abolition
of the half -and-half plan is expected to
bear considerable weight In the House,
which voted by comparatively
small majority in favor Of doing away
with the half-and-half plan.
If the bill fails entirely and a joint
resolution Is put through continuing
the existing appropriations the half
and-half plan will remain unchanged
and those in the House who have
been fighting to do away with the
half-and-half plan will not have &C
complished their purpose. Also, the
difficulty of obtaining a quorum In
the House owing to the general exodus
of representatives from the city prob
ably will have its influence upon the
action of the House. Opponents Of the
House provision In the House may de-
mand a quorum II the supporters Of
the provision seek to force it upon
the House again. If a quorum IL not
obtained, then tho hands of the sup
porters of the provision will be tied
effectually.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
DEFICIT DEEMED LIKELY
IN PENSION PAYMENTS
Dog License Returns Expected to
Sustain Police and Firemen's
Fund Until January.

With approximately $4,000 expected
this month and next from the sale Of
dog licenses. funds win be available, II
is believed, for the full payment of
police and firemen's pensions until the
first of the year.
Dog taxes and Police Court hnes make
up the bulk Of the revenue for pension
payments. but the funds become low
after the hrst six months OF each fiscal
year.
District oficials are anything but
optimistic over tho prospect Of being
able to avoid another deficit in the
pension payments after January. unless
Congress should pass the legislation
now being considered by the District
bill conferees looking toward the es-
tablishment of the pension system on
an up-to-date basis.
Since 1911 deficits in the police pay
ments have amounted to more than
$40, 600, and in the nremen's pensions
more than $4,000, and. unless Congress
remedies the situation this year indi-
cations arc that there win be another
deficit, working q hardship upon the
dependent families of superannuated
and disabled employees of the police and
hre departments.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
DROP IN GASOLINE PRICES
NOT EXPECTED HERE SOON
Now Selling as Low as 16 9-1O Cents
in Middle Western
Cities.

Although the price of gasoline has
been cut to 17h cents gallon whole
sale in Chicago and Indianapolis, there
is no immediate possibility of a reduc-
tion in price in Washington, according
to several dealers. August gasoline
was cut to 81 cents a gallon wholesale
and % cents retail here. and for the
present, at least, these prices will
stand.
John 2. Walker. manager Of the local
distributing office Of the Standard OIL
Company. said that he follows the d.
rections given out by the Baltimore
Office of the firm. and that he has heard
nothing about a cut in price. Accord
ing to advices received here, A. L.
Jones, manager of the refined oil de-
partment of the Standard Oil Company
in Baltimore. said that 1t was impossi-
BILE for him to forecast what may take
place in the near future in regard to
the price of gasoline.
G. E. Parsells, local manager of the
Texas company, said that as yet he
has received no word from the home
Offices of his company. in Houston,
Tex, that there will be any reduction.
Gas" now is selling for is s-1o cents
a gallon wholesale In st. Louis, and for
Is cents in Detroit. The price has
dropped cents in Pittsburgh, making
1t 20 cents wholesale. Pittsburgh has
been paying more lately for gasoline
than any other large city.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
VIRGINIA SOLDIER KILLED.
Shot in Texas While Going to Res
cue of Mexican Girl.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, August IL
Corp. James Clement, C Company, I'd
Virginia Regiment, was shot and in
stantly killed last night and Sofia VAL
dez, a Mexican girl. was probably
fatally wounded by a corporal who
gave his name as Dunches. Dunches
eluded a posse and escaped, hut later
appeared at the county Jail and sur
rendered.
Corp. Clement, who was twenty eight
years old, came from Warrenton, Va,
and was married.
The Valdez girl had repulsed Dunches'
advances, according to members of her
family, and when threatened with vio-
lence, it is stated, called for assistance.
Just as Corp. Clement appeared to aid
the girl, it is charged, punches shot
her twice and turned his weapon on
Clement. killing him instantly with two
bullets in the breast
Dunches then fired three shots with
the intention, it was said. of killing HIM
self Only one took effect, producing a
slight flesh wound. which was not dis
covered until he was taken to jail.
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SOON TO NAME MEMBERS
OF BORDER COMMISSION
Secretary Lansing Tells Mexican En-
voy President Is Delayed by
Railway Situation.

Secretary Lansing assured Eliseo Ar
redondo. Mexican ambassador designate,
today, that the American members of
the mixed commission to discuss border
disputes would be appointed very soon,
and explained that the delay was
caused by President Wilson's occupa-
ton over the threatened railway strike.
There is no indication Of progress to-
ward fixing the meeting place of the
commission.
Recent dispatches from Gen. Car
ranza to the Mexican embassy denied
stories that Gen. Jose Robles had re-
volted. and said he Is in Mexico City
in command of surrendered rebel
forces. Gen. Carranza also stated that
the national mint was coming large
amounts of copper money and shortly
would start coinage of silver and gold.
New crops being harvested are reliev-
ing hunger throughout Mexico and the
Mexican railway between Mexico City
and Vera Cruz shortly will be turned
over to the owners. the dispatch said.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
BURNS SUES FOR $1O.ooG.
Commuter Asks Damages of Old Do.
minion Line, Charging Assault.

The Washington and Old Dominion
railway is named as defendant in a
suit filed in the District Supreme Court
to recover $4,000 damages alleged to
have been sustained by Walter w.
Burns, an employe of the patent office.
Mr.. Burns is the second commuter to
sue the company in the past two days.
He alleges an assault by employees of
the corporation. when he insisted on
transfer to the Capital Traction line
after offering his fare.
According to the declaration filed
through Attorneys E. Hilton Jackson
and James Sherfer. the plaintiff boarded
a car at Franklin Park. Va, and when
near Jewel station rendered the con-
ductor > cents and requested trans
fer which was declined. Mr.. Burns
then asked for receipt for his fare.
he asserts. and when this was refused
he declined to pay the fare. He al
leges that the conductor, with other
employees of the company. assaulted
him in an effort to eject him from the
car.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
ENVOY TO SEE PRESIDENT.
Ambassador Page to Confer on Con-
troYersy With England.

Ambassador Page, home from London
for a brief stay. discussed pending ne
gotiations between the United states
and Great Britain with Secretary Lans-
ing today. and later arrangements
were made for him to see President
Wilson. The black list, restraints on
commerce and interference with mails
are the principal. subjects in contro-
versy between the two governments.
Mr. Page refused categoricaily to an
swer questions on the situation in Europe
and would only say he expected to be
in Washington four or five days, and
would take a short vacation before re-
turning to New York to sail for England.
Ambassador Sharp is on his way
home from Paris, but officials deny that
there is any connection between the
visits of the two ambassadors.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
Treaty for Bird Protection.

A treaty between Great Britain and
the United States for protection of insect
destroying birds on both sides of the
Canadian boundary has been signed by
Secretary Lansing and Ambassador
Spring- Rice. The treaty Is very broad
and covers practically all kinds Of bird
life. Its administration will be left to
local authorities.
So far as it is known, this Is the first
treaty Of the kind ever signed.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
Greek Diplomatic Papers Seized.

LONDON. August 17.-An Athens dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany says that an attache of the Greek
legation to Germany was arrested by
Italians while on his way to Berlin, and
diplomatic papers in his possession were
conflscated. The Greek minister at Rome,
the dispatch says, has been instructed to
take up the matter with the Italian gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
EARTH SHOCK KILLED FOUR.
Principal Damage From Quake in
Central Italy at Rimini.

ROME, August II, via Paris.-The
chief damage resulting from the earth
quake which shook dozens of cities and
towns in central Italy yesterday morn
ing was at Rimini, where four per-
sons are dead and thirty injured. The
military and civil authorities are car
ing for the injured and homeless.
The earthquake caused a panic among
the population OF many of the central
cities and villages.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
Grain Embargo at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Nd. August 17.-On ac-
count OF accumulation. an embargo. ef-
fective at once. has been placed by the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad on all grain
shipments for export from here. Tho no.
tice says that shipments billed up to and
including August Is will be accepted. At
the Offices Of the company, It was said.
Looust Point tsrminsis and IN Ssssit and
1,So0, 900 bushels stored In tie elevateSs-
Evening star., 1916-08-17
TO FIGHT IN SOME STATES.
Scope of Progressive Campaign Not
Fully Determined, However.

INDIANAPOLIS, August 17.-Indian-
apolis probably will be the national
headquarters of the progressive party,
as far as all practical purposes are
concerned, during the coming cam
paign Edwin NJ. Lee, the Indiana state
chairman, has moved into new offices,
which are announced as the head
quarters of the progressive national
committee"
To what extent the progressiVes VIII
enter into the national campaign has
not been determined fully, Mr.. Lee
says, but a fight is to be made in some
states As soon as the national COM
mittee membership is completed by
Acting National Chairman Hale of Bos-
ton, a meeting probably will be held
here.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
FORMALLY GIVES NOTICE
THAT JOBS WILL BE HELD
Postmaster General Corrects Mis-
leading Statements as to Postal
Employees in Military Service.

Formal announcement that all postal
employees now in the military service
of the United States will be returned
to their former positions in the postal
service and will receive their old SAL
aries Immediately upon their discharge
from military service. has been made
by Postmaster General Burleson.
The announcement by the Postmaster
General is in reply to charges made by
republican members of Congress that
the positions of the postal employees
who as members of the National Guard
have been called into the military SER
vice of the country were being filed by
permanent appointments, and that
when the old employees returned to
their homes, they would find them
selves out of a job.
Postmaster Generals Statement.
The Postmaster Generals former state
ment published in the Daily Bulletin Of
the department. was as follows:
Because of misleading statements
appearing in certain newspapers re-
garding the status of those postal en-
ployes who are now in the military
service of the United States, postmas-
ters and other supervisory officers in
the postal service viii call to the at
tention of employees under their su
pervisiop who are now in the military
service of the United States, the pro-
visions of Postmaster Generals order
No. 9747, of June IS. 1916, and again
advise them that every postal employe
Immediately upon the discharge from
the military service will be assigned
to the position held by him at the time
he left the postal service to enter the
military service, and that such assign
ment to duty will be made at his for
mer salary without awaiting the formal
approval of the Post Office Department.
The Postmaster General desires that
not only the postal employees them
selves, but also that their families.
understand that the employees are not
to suffer the loss of their positions or
the salaries that they carry because of
having been called into the military
service of their country"
Evening star., 1916-08-17
MEDIATION BOARD BUSY.
Has Eleven Cases and Cannot Make
Extensive Railroad Investigstiou.

While ths threstensd strike on the
railroads 10 oocupyins the attsntion Of
government ofbctalA there are eleven
other cases which are under oonsidera-
tion Of the federal board ee mediation
and conciliation that have had to be
side-tracksd.
This piiing up OF business in the Of
fices of the federal board 10 one rsa.
son why. as organised at present. n
could not undertake such an extensive
investigation as Is proposed by q COM
sitions when . basic eight-hour day 10
agreed upon between the parties now
In eontrcversy. with the President ~
mediator.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
BULGAR AND RUMANIAN
RELATIONS NOW BETTER

LONDON, August 17.-Bulgarian and
Rumanian relations have become more
friendly. according to telegram from
Sofia transmitted by Reuters Amsterdam
The readiness of the Ru-
manian government to agree to the ex-
change of goods between the two coun-
tries is very favorably commented upon
in the Bulgarian capital, says the dis
patch.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
BOMB ON SEATTLE PIER.
No One Injured and Damage From
Explosion Not Serious,

SEATTLE. Wash. August 1.-THE
timbers in the southeastern corner of
pier D, at the foot of King street, were
blown down and a shack nearby was
destroyed early today when a bomb
placed near the street end of the pier
exploded. No one was injured.
The pier 10 owned by the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
ALLIES CAPTURE
DORIAN STATION
Several Villages Also Have
Been Seized in Balkan
Battle Area.
FIGHTING is GOING ON
OVER 1OO-MILE FRONT
Bulgaria Claims That Strong Enemy
Infantry Attacks Have Been
Repulsed.

PARIS, August 1.-THE allied forces
on the Saloniki front have captured the
railroad station at Doiran and four VII
lagos at other points on the front. ac-
cording to an official statement issued
by. the French war Office. The state
ment reports continuous fighting from
August l to the present time.
Heavy fighting on the Balkan front
is also reported in an official Bulgarian
statement received here from Sofia The
allied forces delivered strong infantry
attacks, but, the Bulgarian statement
says, these were repulsed.
Fighting Over 100 Miles.
The French statement shows that the
Bulgarians are being engaged along
practically 100 miles OF the Serbian
Greek frontier. The text of the state
ment follows:
Operations of the army of the orient,
gagements of advance posts and patrols
on the whole front have marked this
period. notably August 4. when the
Serbians took the village of Rempi,
near Lake Presba. August detach-
ments of the allies drove the Bulgars
from the cemetery at Ljumnica. Au
gust 10 French units took by assault
the railroad station at Dorian and the
neighboring hill 227, which the enemy
evacuated, leaving several dead behind
him.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
GERMAN AND BRITISH
SHIPS TWICE IN BATTLE

AMSTERDAM, August 1.-Two en-
counters between British and German
warships were observed from Flush
ing. Holland, Tuesday night, according
to a dispatch from Flushing to the
Telegraaf.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
Double Their Gift to Their Cause.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. August 17.-An
additional gift of $4,000 to the ma
tional prohibition partys campaign
fund, by Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Coffin of
Johnstown, Fla, was announced here
today. They previously had given $780,
600 to the fund. The 100000 is to be
made the nucleus for a campaign fund
Of $1,000. 000., The gifts are in the ma
ture of property and Florida real estate.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
Fighting Over 100 Miles.
Villages Are Taken.

August 13 to Is French detachments
took the villages of Polka, Palmis, Su-
kovo and Matnica, at the foot Of the
Chain of the Beles. Artillery actions.
often very vigorous have taken place
almost daily, principally in the region
of Doiran.
Our aviators bombarded concentra-
tions Of the enemy at Nicolic and Nolo-
vec. and military works at Stretnica
station. Enemy airmen bombarded an
ambulance at Vertekop.
"A German official statement on Au-
gust said that the Bulgars had had
successful engagements south of Bitolj.
In reality they occupied this locality
without fighting following the depart
ure of a Greek detachment, which was
in garrison there, and had no conflict
with the Serbs"
Evening star., 1916-08-17
Thinks Filth Develops Germ.

AS a preventive of the disease Miss
Warner would have all stables cleaned
up and in cases where horses lived
close to human beings have them iso-
lated. The horse, she believes, de-
velops the germ from the filthy con-
ditions under which he may live.
She also believes that If the blood of
a human victim of the plague and that
Of horse may be compared the germ
carrying infantile paralysis may be
Unidentified and serum be made as a
cure.
Miss Warner stated today that she is
not a scientist, nor does she wish to
run counter to any deductions made by
scientists. but she has arrived at her
conclusion by reading over and corre-
lating data made by learned investi-
gators into the disease.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
FURTHER RESTRICTIONS
ON EXPORTS TO SWEDEN

LONDON, August ia proclama-
ton is about to be issued prohibiting
the expectation to Sweden Of all COM
moditiss sxcspt on presentation to the
customs onlctals Of q Swedish trade
oommission guarantee
Evening star., 1916-08-17
German Steamship Sunk.

LONDON, August 1.-THE sinking
of the German steamship Wessr of
Hamburg. 1923 tons gross. by sub
marine a fortnight ago is reported
in an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen. The crew was
saved.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
Bulgarian Statement.

ION the evening Of August a." the Bull
garian statement says. "the enemy's artil-
lery opened violent bombardment Of our
advanced positions south and west Of
Lake Doiran. Under cover of this fire
the enemy's infantry attacked, but was
repulsed.
"The bombardment continued, and on
the morning of the 18th the infantry
again attacked with considerable force,
but was repulsed and compelled to fall
back in considerable disorder"
Evening star., 1916-08-17
Guests of Conference.

Guests Of the conference are medical
representatives Of the Lehigh Valley,
Erie. Baltimore and Ohio, Western
Maryland. Norfolk and Western. At
lantic Coast Line, Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Lacka wanna and Western,
Chesapeake and Ohio. New York Cen
tral. New Haven. Central Of New Jer-
sey, Seaboard Air Line and Southern
railroads. The Pullman Company will
be represented by DIR. Thomas r.
Crowder, an authority on the subject
of railroad car ventilation.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
OPENING UP THE NATIONAL FORESTS.

ten-million-dollar appropriation BY Congress for
roads through hitherto little known sections of the
country; six thousand miles of new roads. Read this
article in The Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
British Parliament to Adjourn.

LONDON. August II. 4:40 p.m.-Pre-
mier AsQuith announced today that
parliament Weuld adjourn Tuesday or
Wednesday next until October 10.
Evening star., 1916-08-17

place in the neighborhood Of Belloy.
The French obtained foothold here in
our flrst-line trenches over a width of
about 500 meters. East therof and
near Estrees the enemy has been re-
pulsed"
Evening star., 1916-08-17
Prominent Men Attending.

Among the representatives of the
various states are eminent scientists,
bacteriologists. physicians, surgeons
and leaders in past campaigns against
various epidemics. Experts with long
experience in combating infantile pa
ralysis are included. DR.. George
Draper of the New York health board
and an infantile paralysis authority
is the representative from that state
DIR. John 8. Fulton, Maryland's repre-
sentative, is a former secretary and
director OF the International Con-
gress of Hygiene: DR.. c. st. Clair
Drake, secretary of the Illinois health
board and Illinois delegate. has a wide
reputation in epidemic control.
Oregon's delegate ia DR.. D. N Roberg.
state health officer, celebrated for work
in fighting Asiatic cholera. DIR. E. G.
Williams. Virginia's health commits
sioner. and widely known for scien-
tific health rejuvenation. is represent
ing that state. DIR. T. D. Tuttle.
Washington states representative, gained
prominence for his work in combating
Rocky mountain spotted fever.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
INFANTILE EPIDEMIC
Conference is ON
Continued from First Page.)

Burkhart; Minnesota, DR.. H. NJ.
Bracken: Mississippi. DR.. C. r. stingily;
Missouri, DR.. ]. A. B. Adcock; Montana.
DR.. F. A. Cooney: Nebraska, DR.. p: A.
Carr; New Hampshire. DR.. !. A. Wat
son; New Jersey. Dr. J. c. Price; New
York, DR.. Emerson Hazen and DR..
George Draper: North Carolina. DR..
W. s. Rankin; Ohio. DR.. F. G. Bou-
dreau; Oregon, DR. D. N. Roberg; Penn
sylvania, DR.. 8. L. Dixon: Rhode Is
land, DIR. G. T. Swartz; South Carolina,
DR.. + A. Hayne; South Dakota, DR.. P.
r. Jenkins; Tennessee. DR.. A. E. Lit
tie; Virginia. DR.. F. g. Williams; Wash
ington, DR.. T. D. Tuttle; West Virginia.
DR.. c. r. Werlich; Wisconsin. DIR. e. A
Harper.
At sessions this afternoon and to-
morrow the subjects of the symptoma-
tology and epidemiology Of the disease
and it's general principles Of control
will be considered.
Evening star., 1916-08-17
HORSE NOW IS BLAMED
FOR |NEANT|LE.P PARALYSIS
Miss May Warner, Formerly Inter.
ested in Child Welfare Work,
Gives Reasons for Theory.

Tho horse, which for years unnum-
bered has helped man shoulder the
troubles of the world, is about to have
another burden put upon him-the
blame for fnfantile paralysis. Accord
Ing to Miss May Warner of the Depart
nent of Commerce. former school
teacher and interested in child well
fare work, infantile paralysis is to be
found especially prevalent in Iocali-
ties where horses are stabbed.
Miss Warner says that the disease,
known to science as acute anterior
poliomelitis, is more often to be found
among children of delivery men, truck
sters, teamsters. stock farmers, stable
men and other handlers of horses, than
in other quarters. The areas most af-
fected in New York are where such
people live in congested tenements.
In 1905, according to Miss Warner.
Norway and Sweden were stricken with
a plague OF infantile paralysis. Out of
all the voluminous information COL
lected, 1t was found that the disease
originated in the country districts
where horses live under the same roof
with the human beings. Most of the
cases OF the disease in this country
are to be found in the northern part,
where horses are kept in tightly built
stables near the homes. In the south
ern part of the country, where horses
live in the open and away from human
beings, there have been hardly anv
cases of paralysis.