WEST Villi IS STUDYING METHOD State Officials Here to Observe the Way Dr. Dixon Handles Health Problems in State West Virginia V\\ ? y/J State Health De- VvW partment officials \V\W/a are making a study f of the methods of the Pennsylvania SaffigWmM Department of s JRuOSGt- Health w 'lth a view 1 JnSlwnHmf to incorporating !'■ ®lsljul them In the new ; system of public ty-*%LSg health supervision ■fISMHKiHSW that has been es tablished in their commonwealth. Dr. C. A. Welrich, 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 tion of methods. The West Virginia authorities will also make a study of the sanitary en gtnering work of the Pennsylvania Department and also make some ob 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. Pennypaeker 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 ation of vinegar and other frauds turned up in the recent tests. The ar rests were ordered in Allegheny, Bea ver, Lawrence, Erie and Washington counties. Will Jxwe on 24tli. The Penn sylvania State Commission to the Pan ama-Pacific Exposition will start for San Francisco by special train leav ing Philadelphia on August 24. 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 Outbreak.—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 Cfiicago 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, he 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 Commis sioner Mulready, of Massachusetts. To Meet Xext Week. —State Indus trial Board has been called to meet next week in Philadelphia when a number of matters will come up in cluding requests for changes in hours. The Board will meet later in the month in this city. Xo Action as Vet.—The Public Ser vice Commission has nor 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 be had been di recting the work of clearing up the town so as to avoid disease. Sir. Emerson took charge of this work im mediately after the flood and rendered invaluable assistance on the part of the State to the city. He says that things are rapiflly getting into imape. En gineer Parks remains at Erie. Western Milk Cases. The Public Service Commission is giving a bearing this afternoon on the Western Penn sylvania milk rate cases. Argument will be heard and the whole matter will likely be submitted by to-night. To-morrow 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 E. 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-Barre that the death of a child was caused in that city by eating colored candy. Special agents and chemists will look into it. The Coatesville Case.-—Attorney Gen 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 a revocation of the per mit 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 tion and conferences, that the city of Frie have a comprehensive survey of the whole Mill creek watershed made by engineers and plans made for con trol of the waters of the area. The suggestion was also made that pend ing the making of the survev no en croachments on the banks be per mitted. City Solicitor English, of Erie, spent some time here in consultation with Thomas J. Lynch, secretary of Nr.the Water Supply Commission, who had been at Erie. APPOINT INQUIRY BOARDS London, Aug. 12. A commission of inquiry has been appointed accord ing to the Daily Mail Petrograd cor respondent to investigate charges against Gen. W. A. Soukhomlinoff, ex- Russian Minister of War, and another, in connection with the shortage of munitions which has seriously Inter fered with the operations of the Rus sian army. Milk Dealers Before Alderman Tomorrow To-morrow morning a number of dealers will be brought before Alder man Hoverter for a hearing on charges of selling milk below the standard. Other similar prosecutions will be brought next week. Saturday morning a man charged with dumping garbage on an ash dump on Allison Hill will be arraigned before Alderman Nicholas. THURSDAY EVENING, LIGHTNERAND POLLECK MEET IN FINAL TENNIS ROUND * sj? POLLOCK LIGHTNER WINS IN FINAL TENNIS ROUND [Continued From First Page.] third set sixteen games were played. Polleck won the first and fourth sets. The scores were 4-6, 6-4, 9-7, 4-6 and 6-3. It was a battle royal between the youngster newcomer and the experi enced player. Lightner had the en durance at the finish. In the final set Llghtner's long experience on tennis courts served him well. 1 The tourney champion has sent word to Wiliam McCreath holder of the city tennis title for several sea sons, that he Is ready to play for the title. "Charlie" Polleck has been promi nent throughout the present tourna ment as runner-up In both men's singles and men's'doubles. He was in crarge of the matches and gave val uable services to the local tennis com mittee. Previous to his work this year Polleck, who is but 18 years of age, has Heen playing only at Intervals. Lightner Is well known to local ten nln players. He is a graduate of Frank lin and Marshall College and has been playing for years. His home Is in Le moyne. He will receive the tourney championship cup next week. Polleck will also receive prizes as a runner-up In a number of the events. The scores of each game played yesterday after noon follow: First set— Totals Lightner 414140 84 0 4—22 Polleck 141464614 6—3 7 Second set— Lightner 346314444 3—86 Polleck 526530125 2—31 Third set— Lightner .. 420 645 521 414 244 3—51 Polleck ... 144 416 344 141 522 2—48 Fourth set— Lightner 14 3 253413 2—28 Polleck 432425145 4—34 Fifth set— Lightner 4 0 4 44 0 5 5 3—29 Pclleck 04322436 1—26 . • Open Tournament at Reservoir Saturday; to Form City Tennis Club An open invitation tennis tourna ment will he played on the Reservoir Park courts Saturday afternoon. Play will begin at 1.30. All tennis en thusiasts throughout the city or sur-1 rounding towns are invited to partlcl-j pate. A captain will be chosen for i each side, who will pick the teams. j The object of this tournament will I be to play for a dinner to be held at I the Metropolitan Hotel on Monday evening at 8 o'clock to discuss plans j for a tennis club for Harrlsburg. this j club to come under the Jurisdiction of the National Lawn Tennis Association. In organizing a club of this kind matches could be arranged throughout the summer with the different clubs in i Pennsylvania which are affiliated with i c the National Lawn Tennis Association.!® Harrlsburg is ssid to be the only city | c of any prominence in Pennsylvania!® that does not have n recognized tennis! club. All Interested are urged to | come out and put Harrlsburg on the j tennis map. i a Players are to report to C. E. Dasher 1 or F. Shreiner at the courts at 1 p. m. LOWER LIGHTS MAY BE' It BURNING SEPT. 23 I r [Continued From First Page.] j e one standards in the upper River Park to complete the chain from Hamilton to Maclav. and twenty-seven electric standards in North Second street. Payment, it is understood, will be accepted on a basis similar to that by which Market street and other busi ness streets were provided by the city —lnstalments covering a brief term of years. Balances which both Cltv Com missioners M. Harvey Taylor and Harry F. Bowman now hold from which these lights can be paid for could be lumpe.d and the balance paid for In a period of five years or less. Provision for the additional fifty four lights that would eventually be needed along the river front wall is to bfs included in the 1916 budget ordi nance. Confer With Electric Company Both Commissioners Taylor * and Bowman. It is understood, have been in conference with representatives of the electric light companv on the sub ject. as both declared thev wish to have the lighting installed before the celebration in order that this can be included In the general improvement plan. "We're awaiting some of the data that is to be submitted by the com panv," said Mr. Bowman to-day, "so I can't sav definitely Just what will he done. We're all anxious to see the lights installed before the celebration that's certain. And I ce.n say this: If the method of payment as sug gested by the electric light comtianv is satisfactory, why I think the ordinance can be prepared for introduction at Tuesday's session." Will Begin Work at Once Arrangements have been made by the company to order the necessary standards and other equipment, it was said at the comnany's offices to-day, Just as soon as Council agrees to the nlan. Work will he started at once, as It will mean some quick, hard work to ret tbe additions to the lighting system installed In time to switch on the lU'bts by September 23, the opening night of the celebration. Standards will be erected on the river wall similar to the type now In service In the parks except that they may be detachable. In winter time or during extreme high water or ice flood# they can be removed. If the proposed plan Is approved by Council the entire city water front will be Illuminated the first night of the city's hlg celebration by a double string of electric lights. TEUTONS OCCTPY T.T KOW Berlin, Aug. 12, via London, 4.35 p. m. —Austro-German forces pursuing the Russians who are retreating from the Warsaw Salient have occupied Lu kow, according to official announce ment by the German army headquar ters. staff to-day. Zambrowo also has ( been captured, the statement adds. v. 4$ - v ■ « - vi * ... - . J LIGHTNER—THE WINNER LOCAL MILLS HAVE ENORMOUS CAPACITY [Continued From First Page.] stroyers and colliers, can be turned out by the company and that government for these articles have been filled within the past few years. Su perintendent Irons said that the com pany could produce about 10,000 tons of the product in a month. At the Pennsylvania Steel Company, Charles R. Holton, secretary to the vice-president, said that the Steelton plant has been turning out steel bars for government shells, but that he was not positive of the'capacity of the plant. He said, however, that should a government letter of inquiry be re ceived that he would determine the amount that could be supplied. Commenting upon this inquiry the [Washington correspondent of the Iron Age, a conservative journal of the iron and steel trades, to-day says: "The government has always rec ognized that its own arsenals would be entirely Inadequate for the supply of war material which would be re quired to meet an emergency of war, and it has been its usual practice, in time of peace as well as In time of war, to call upon the private indus tries of the country for the supply of a good deal of material of this class. To this end the Ordnance Depart ment endeavors to keep itself informed as to the establishments in the country which are able to produce war mate rial of various classes, and their ca pacity for such production. The de mand for war material by European belligerents has caused such kaleido scopic changes and such an unexpect ed expansion of the facilities of Amer ican manufacturing companies, par ticularly for the production of certain classes of ammunition, that corre-1 sponding Increase of activity on the part of the Ordnance Department is entailed in order that its Information may keep reasonable pace with this expansion. While this expansion has probably not yet ceased, it has reached such a stage as to warrant something like a general Inquiry on the part of the government as to the manufactur ing facilities which have already been called into existence, and to this end letters of Inquiry are being sent out to manufacturers, accompanied by certain illustrative sketches and forms for the purpose of making replies easier. "It will be understood, of course, that the War Department Is not now in the market for such material, hav ing no special funds which are appli cable for its purchase, and the limit ed funds which are at its disposal from current appropriations l.ot requiring any special inquiry for their; expendi ture. Text of the I