Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-12

BBgHUUgH sRsaem sRs@ in of the pnSiIc PSw
health supervision
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tablished in their commonwealth. DIR.
C. A. Werlich, chief of the division in
charge of communicable diseases, is
spending a week here studying the
procedure and work of the division Of
medical inspection as established by
Commissioner of eHalth Samuel G..
Dixon, recent outbreaks of smallpox
and other diseases having afforded a
means of making first hand observa-
ton of methods.
The West Virginia authorities will
also make a study of the sanitary en-
ginering work of the Pennsylvania
Department and also make some OBJ
servations in what the State has done
in the Erie flood
Four Commissioners Here. - The
Public Service commission has been
holding its hearings with four COM
missioners this week, Ex-Governor
Samuel w. Pennypacker being at his
home, while William A. Magee has
been at Pittsburgh because of the
death of his brother.
Fourteen Arrests. Fourteen ar
rests have been orderd in Western
Pennsylvania by the State Dairy and
Food authorities because of adulter-
alton of vinegar and other frauds
turned up in the recent tests. The ar
rests were ordered in Allegheny, Bea-
YER, Lawrence. Erie and Washington
counties.
Will Leave on gath. - The Penn
sylvania State Commission to the PAN
ama-Pacific Exposition will start for
San Francisco by special train leav-
ing Philadelphia on August "a. Penn
sylvania day will be observed on Sep
tember 6. Governor Brumbaugh is ex-
pected to return from Maine a few
days before the departure for the
coast.
Guard Officers Here. - The head
quarters officers of the Guard were
here last night on their way to San
Francisco. They will return here to-
morrow
Six properties Taken Over. - The
Capitol Park Extension Commission
has taken over six properties in the
park extension district since the first
of the month.
The Western Outbrcak.-State Vet
erinarian C. j. Marshall said to-day
that the State was amply protected
against any shipments of swine or
cattle from the district near Chicago
where the foot and mouth disease had
reappeared after 90 days lapse. The
situation, said he, showed the value of
a stiff federal quarantine. The State
is protected by its own regulations and
the federal government, ne said, backs
them up.
In Ohio. - Commissioner Jackson
is in Ohio on personal business. He
had a consultation last night regard
ing labor regulations with Commits
sioner Mulready, of Massachusetts.
To Meet Next Week.-State Indus
trial Board has been called to meet
next week in Philadelphia when a
number of matters will come up in
Guiding requests for changes in hours.
The Board will meet later in the
month in this city.
No Action as Yet.-The Public Ser
vice Commission has NOT acted as yet
on the application for approval of the
Clark's Ferry Bridge Company charter. |
Mr.. Emerson Returns.-C. A. Emer- |
son. Jr., acting chief engineer OF the |
Department of Health, returned to- |
day from Erie where re had been di- |
recting the work of clearing up the |
town so as to avoid disease. Mr.. !
Emerson took charge of this work i'm
mediately after the flood and rendered !
invaluable assistance on the part of the |
State to the city He says tnat things !
are rapidly getting into snape. En- |
gineer Parks remains at Erie.
Western Milk Cases. - The Public |
Service Commission is giving hearing |
this afternoon on the Western Penn |
sylvania milk rate cases. Argument |
will likely be submitted by tonight. |
Tomorrow the Philadelphia electric |
matters come up.
Altoona Visitor. - j. Banks Kurtz, !
prominent Altoona lawyer was at the |
Capitol to-day
Ex-senator Here. - Ex-senator f. |
F. Blewitt of Scranton, was a Hill !
visitor to-day.
Foust to Investigate. - Dairy and |
Food Commissioner Foust will make |
an immediate investigation into the |
charges made in Wilkes-Rarre that |
the death of child was caused in that |
city by eating colored candy. Special |
agents and chemists will look into it.
The Coatesville Case.-Attorney Cen
eral Brown was in consultation to-day |
with State officials regarding the |
Coatesville water works situation and |
it is regarded as improbable at the |
Capitol that any court action will be |
taken Immediately. Plans are being |
discussed for a hearing before the |
State Water Supply Commission on !
the application of the Coatesville man
ufacturers for revocation of the per-
nit for construction of the plant. This
permit was suspended for sixty days
by Commissioner of Health Dixon.
The application for revocation is being
considered by the Water Supply Com
mission and it is contended that there
is another site available which has
abundant water supply and is not
likely to cause any danger.
Helping Erie. - Suggestions have
been made by officials of the State
Water Supply Commission to Erie au-
thorities, following a series of inspec-
items and conferences, that the city of
Erie have a comprehensive survey of
the whole Mill creek watershed made
by engineers and plans made for con-
troll of the waters of the area. The
suggestion was also made that pend
ing the making of the survey no en-
croachments on the banks be per
mitted. City Solicitor English, of Erie,
spent some time here in consultation
with Thomas ]. Lynch, secretary of
the Water Supply Commission, who
had been at Erie
APPOINT INQUIRY BOARDS
London, Aug. 12. - commission