POSTPONE ACTION ON ACTING CHIEF Council, With Mayor. Alone Dissenting, Lays Over Dis missal Resolution f By a vote of 4 to l, City Council thi afternoon postponed action for one week on Mayor John K. Royal's request lor the dismissal of Captain Joseph P. Thompson, acting chief of police. Mayor Royal alone voted against postponement. Mr. Lynch asked for postponement because he said the case warranted serious consideration. Council has had no time to investigate the facts be cause of the sitting of the board of tax revision and appeals, he pointed out. Most of the sesion was taken up with a hearing of property owners whose grounds abutt on Brown street between Sixteenth and Seventeenth relative to the proposed vacation. Council will visit the scene before taking action. An offer of Edward Wilson, son of ex-Mayor Cameron Wilson, to present the city with a crayon portrait of his l'athei was accepted. New ordinances offered included: Mr. Lynch—Authorizing new sew ers in Twenty-first street. Whitehall to Market and In Whitehall, from Twenty-first to 370 feet east; widen ing Bellevue nark highways. By Mr. Taylor Authorizing pur chase of 20.21 acres of land from the S. S. Rutherford estate extending from the almshouse tract to the Dull tract north of Derry street. Mr. Taylor obtained the ground for S3OO an acre, ust SSOO les than It formerly cost. The total will be $6,242. The ordinances outhorlzing the opening and grading of Summit street from Mt. Pleasant alley to Chestnut street were passed finally. Council permitted the. transfer of the city drug and disinfectants' contract from i'ommlssioner-elect E. Z. Gross to F. K. Kitzmiller. Meat Dealers Ask Council to Adopt Food Guard Rules City Council this afternoon was usked by a committee of representa tive butchers and meat dealers to adopt the new regulations relative to the guarding of meats, etc., on open stands or counters. The regulations arc in accordance with the State's requirements of the new Meat Hygienic act. Hy the terms of the act all meats must be properly guarded hy December 1 and the con lorrnco of Dr. J. M. J. Uaunlck, city health officer, the committee of meat dealers and representatives from the '"liestnut and Verbeke street markets last <•' ening wat' for the purpose of training rules whereby the law can be conveniently complied with in thej required time. The committee in- i eluded E. Patton, T. K. Shetter, J. A. Risliel, 11. C. Koons and C. A. Stouf fer. In a letter which accompanied regulations the committee includ w the public. Front and side guards shall not lie less than 12 inches high. Top guards shall not be less than six inches wide and shall not be used for displaying unwrapped food articles. Handling of unwrapped food stuffs is prohibited although this regulation shall not apply to own er or employe. A final maximum fine of SIOO with lhe alternative of thirty days in jail is the penalty for failing to comply with the city health bureau regula tions. V. S. STOPS PARCEL POST TO GERMANY AVI) AUSTRIA Special to The Telegraph Washington, Nov. 16. Announce ment of the suspension of parcel post mail service to Germany and Austro- Hungary was made yesterday hy the Post Office Department. The reason given is that the steamship companies refuse to accept such mail. Postmas ters throughout the country have been Instructed accordingly. The German postal administration recently announced suspension of par cel post service to the United States for the same reason. GIRLS IN BAD HEALTH Hundreds of girls go to work day after day, afflicted with some ailment peculiar to their sex, dragging one foot wearily after the other, working always with one eye on the clock and wishing for closing time to come. Every such girl should rely on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound lo restore her to a normal healthy I condition, then work will be a pleas- ; ure. For forty years this famous, root and herb medicine has been pre- . eminently successful in controlling > the diseases of women. Why don't, you try it? —Advertisement. i Bringing Up Father (0) # # J a , s P cr and The list below is a good representation of what is to be found. It is also — ty' a loud, bold, boisterous fellow, aiid borders ° '^ nS right there is meat for an interesting . . .. ~ . _ t;,"! „ „ & •><• roll—large lot of papers suitable for store- An Array of Exceptional Price Reductions , millinery monologue. rooms, stairways and back halls—with . c . 7 , . Uold type and screaming headlines borders. Uttering Savings to the Whole or do not blend well with the choiceness BOWMAN ;s —Fourth Floor. , Harrisburg and nearby a . nc ' exclus iveness of style that good i essers c emand. Someone deserves credit for the (No phone orders received) . Extra yagant duplication ot models . ' is an unthought of practice. existence of — 10c Hill Muslin —36 inches wide, cut j 8c Lancaster Apron Gingham all Cheapness is void. . . 4tl? l ~, u from full piece, 10 yards limit to a cus- j styles, cut from full pieces, at . . i Y l '" ner y i Shop is dictinctiv.e. iLleCtrlC lIOUSC DrCSSCS tomer, at T?. uy 2 c Outing Flannel at 80—36 inches K' o * l ' n i ts appointment—complete in 10c Flannelette cut from full piece wide, light patterns. its scheme. — and we believe it's —suitable for dress and waist linings, also 8c Twilled Drapery at .">£ 26 inches The newest will be found here first. will make good comfort linings at s£. wide, large selection of patterns, cut from ~~ ——— the housewife. 10c Bleached Shaker Flannel cut full piece. For comforts or drapery. With a Fr#»ch T r\+ from full pieces at o '4o. 7/4 c Unbleached Muslin at 5^0 —39 in- lAta. xy ▼ ▼ ill! a. 1 1 Coll LUI —through her persistent demand for a 6J4c Challies, in Persian and" Oriental de- ■ ches , widc - will wash and bleach easily, Qf AutO RobeS house dress that was thoroughly good-good cio-n full niorf facf it a/• 1 round eve » thread. , . in appearance—good in fit. sign, lull piece, last color, at 4c. Bi-achpH anH 1 hey re here in the newest of patterns; 200 yards 8c Light Outing Flannel —in i 81 inches wide -he t maU- most wanted of sizes, and qualities that are beautiful, healthful daylight factory, blue and pink stripes. 27 inches wide, good 35c Bleached and lUI«,i,L dependable and comfort-giving. pleasant environment and contented employes length, while the lot lasts at s+. a t 240-5)0 Extra large Adrion robes; 54x70 inches; are the "suit of this demand-and "Electric" 12tfc Cretonnes, 36 inches wide in light 40c Bleached Sheets, *s*-72x90'. center intcrlined; P riced at or dark patterns for comforts, at 6J40. seam, limit three to a customer. iM.A) to #8.98. \aluabie to tin. nousewite. 75c Blankets at .>7O —in gray, blue, and 59c Bleached Sheets, at 390 81x90 Warm woolen spreads in plaids of well- And when "Electric" house dresses are pur pink borders, 54x70 inches. ' ; center seam, made of good weight muslin chosen colors; large and substantially made; chased, the last work in house dress perfec sl.7s White Cotton Blankets at $1.3? will launder easily; limit four to a cus- fringed edges; $4.25 to #9.50. tion is obtained. extra large in blue and pink borders, good tome \ , Al °" g > V,th °f torm . e |; lar & e stock ' lhe Prices, sl, $1.25, $1.50. nan size 74x80 15c Unbleached Pillow Cases at Bo— m blue and Thanksgiving is a time ot rejoicing, to be sure, but to many women it $1.59 Comfort at $1.35 good size Vc Calico at — " * S ' . st ca period for introducing the new winter suit, winter weight. Assorted patterns. gray and light shirting. 4 ue an " Then again, those unexpected, come-as-they-will December blasts can be met in full preparedness. Bowman Suits are fully recognized as the mecca of creation. NeW Waists Are No Bobbins to var ' et y this assemblage is first—and variety Delightfully D fferent ifilSliL always comes before quantity in making our selections. , .11.,. 1 Where is the woman with an average Very often the result is a pleasing array of pleasing rii a r,v. ht "\i! t tK> siow some decidedly new amount of sewing to do (to say nothing of models, many of which are exclusive, even among the favor with ultra dresser: ,mmed,ate seamstress) who doesn't find an incon- lower priced suits occasionally. \ witn ultra dressers. venience in winding bobbins; and alwav« TOUUfflm_ 1 ' • , , , . Radium lace has been used unsparingly, they seem to "run out" purposely ( at times Ml . laterials, workmanship, fit all are Up to Bowman and finest of velvet will be found. A new when moments are valuable. Mr standard. touch is fieldmouse fur (shade! shade it is . _ A noteworthy collection at: —not the fur of a horrid old mouse). T ., e Eldredge Two-Spool Sewing Machine PA .L nr\ In price—well they are somewhat out of avoids all this and other annoyances, as well.