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 resolutions of the butchers in
"vhich the rules were endorsed. The
regulations follow:
All stands, tables, etc., where
meals or meat products are dis
• liiveil or offered for sale, shall be
i.ro. «cted by front, side and top
•.nurd* so as to prevent the hand
ling of the meat or meat products
b> 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
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A Sale of Unusual Bigness to lake
Widely liowi tie Domestic Dept.— a ape J pecfa/ .
Located Permanently in Basement \ ••—O, £*
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and color; and practical suggestions are yours
Domestics have been given a larger and more convenient location, f\ ,t < V v askin f'
which is in the basement connected by a rear stairway with the main floor ; • papers, i^vaTnish Kold^'^up^stdes,' two
also by elevators. In addition, blankets and comforts have been added, and We »3ay /\.g<Un And tones, florals and grass cloth,
in all it is the laigest and most complete department of its kind in the city. T113.t BoWmStll roll— popular oatmeal papers in a variety
the h !2wk*M. y -r d rH 0 ,he ?'T^. of s,ockß wWch inc,ude every ar,icle that Millinery Leads e^S^ddi^tfaTcoitoU'of b
1 1 11 s nee ° y ' —a football squad is never captained I )a P ers in ne . at stri P es of satin > 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 B<ft -showing is most complete. ' ' '
Help IZL indies will ~ at BOWMAN'S —Third Floor. BOWMAN'S— Third Floor.
$1.50 Plaid Cotton Blankets at $1.19 - W each easily.
silk nap. size 64x80, in blue, pink, gray and i? i, • 3C C , ( w Casing at 6J40 'T*l I • • » 1 npi XT n •
brown checkered. * inches, made of medium weight mus- ThanKSglVing And The NeW Slilt
. n 4 sn Ba ff Cr 'b Blankets at 290 size 18c Bleached Pillow Casing at 121S0— A Word to Women
30x40. in blue and pink wide oriental de- 45 inches wide, a standard make of muslin ' Women
sign borders, in cat. duck, dog, etc. Each 22c Feather Tirlrino-i .
one boxed. white " llckln S at 1 «>o— 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. <pID.OU tO JfoO.UU
the common. You'll hear more about it.
Refuses to C6nfirm Vows
by Proxy Because She
Does Not Like Island
By Associated Press
Denver, Col., Nov. 16. : A marriage
by proxy, contracted last January by
Miss Eugenia Campbell, ot Denver, and
John Pieter Scholten. of Java, has been
allowed to remain unconfirmed, accord
ing to Miss because she was
not pleased with the tropical settin
of her prospective home in the Dutch
island. Miss Campbell is back in Don
\ er.
Scholten, an officer in the Dutch
army, met Miss Campbell in Cripple
Creek in 1913. Afterward lie was or
dered suddenly to return to his post in
Java. A prcxy wedding was arranged.
The bridge part of the ceremony was
performed in Denver by the Rev. David
H. Fouse, with a newspaper man act- '
ins as the proxy bridegroom. Scholten I
participated in a similar event in Ha- I
taviu. Siiortly afterward the bride
sailed for Java. According to Miss !
Campbell, when she found she did not
like Java she refused to confirm the
vows, a form required bv the Dutch !
Government to make them binding. <
Demurrers Entered For
German Bomb Conspirators i
By Associated Press
New York, Nov. 16. —When the
case of the five men indicted here in
the alleged German bomb conspiracy
was called in the federal district court
to-day. demurrers were entered in be
half of two of the defendants, Robert
Fay and Walter Scholz.
The demurrers allegi® that the in
dictment against these men is insuffl-
I eient and does not state an offense un
der the laws of the United States in
that the munitions vessels on which
bombs were to have been placed, ac
cording (o the charge, would be blown
up on the high seas.
DR. W. K. THOMAS DIIOS
FROM PARALYTIC STROKE
By Associated Press
Sunbury, Pa., Nov. 16. —The Rev.
I Wei lln E. Thomas, who was stricken
with partlysis on Sunday as he was
leaving bis home to conduct services
! at the Dewisburg Presbyterian Church,
die dto-day.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
! U. S. Marshal Asks For
Aid in War Against !
West Va. Moonshiners
By Associated Press
Charleston, W. Va., Nov. IB.—Wil
liam Osborn, United States Marshal
for the Southern district of West Vir
ginia, who recently raised two illicit
stills in Mercer county, has secured
permission of the Department of Jus
tice to add to his force of deputies
in order that he may meet the war
the moonshiners of .the mountains
, have declared against him.
TO SEN!) HOX TO ORPHAN'S
Slate Capital Lodge, No. 70, Itule
' pendent Order of Odd Fellows, will
confer the first degree, or degree of
friendship, on its November class at
i its meeting to-night. This lodge, who
i are members of the Sunbury orphan
i age. contemplates sending the little
, tols a Christinas box. notice of which
has been sent to Its members. I
Serious Riots at Docks
in Liverpool When Many
Irihmen Try to Leave
By Associated Press
New York, Nov. 16. Passengers
who arrived to-day on the Cunard
liner Saxonia reported that consid
erable rioting occurred at the Liver
pool dock when 125 cabin and m.ore
than 700 steerage passengers, all Irish
men. were refused transportation after
the crew of the Saxonia had threat
ened to strike if the Irishmen were
taken aboard.
More than 800 Irishmen, a majority
of them young men and all of mili
tary age, passengers said, reached the
Cunard docks shortly before the Sax
onia was scheduled to sail. Officers of
the ship said there was a number of
Englishmen and Welshmen in the
crowd.
KORHIiST HKISTMNK
Forrest Bels'line,' aged 22, died yes
terdav nfternoon In tlie Harrlsburg
Hospital from peritonitis. The body
was takfn to New Uerniantown to-day
for burial.
NOVEMBER 16, 1915.
Woman's Section of Navy
League Plan to Enlist
Million Members by Jan. 1
By Associated Pras
Washington, D. C., Nov. 16, —Ef-
forts will be made by the newly-organ
ized woman's section of the Navy
League to enlist a million members by
January 1 to aid in the movement for
national preparedness.
MRS. KLOUISE PUGH
Mrs. Eloiuse O. Pugh, aged 68, wife
of A. Judson Pugh, died last evening
at her home, 318 Boa? street. She is
survived by her husband and the fol
lowing children: William E. Pugh,
Mrs. H. A. Kaufmann, Miss Sarah A.
and J. Darlinston Pugh; also a
brother. J. B. Denny, of Adams coun
ty. Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock in
the home, the Rev. Calvin A. Hare,
pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist
Church, officiating. Burial will be
made at the Harrisburg Cemetery.
LABORERS STRIKE WHEN*
REFUSED GOGGLES I'OR EYES
By Associated Press
Connellsville, Pa., Nov. 16.—One
hundred and twenty-five laborers em
ployed by the Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie Railroad, struck here to-day be
cause their demands for an increase
of 15 cents a day to $2 and proßßles
to protect their eyes were refused.
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for an*
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall'i
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned. taaT« known F. J.
Cheney for the last 10 Tears, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligations
made by bis firm.
NAT. BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, Ohio.
Flairs Catarrh Core la taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75
cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pill* for constipation.
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