2 ATE HIGHWAY . DEPARTMENT NOW WELL ORGANIZED Commission Retains Men of Experience to Have Charge of Extensive New Program Appointment of George 11. Biles to be Assistant Highway Commissioner and other officers in the States Htgh way Department under the reorgan ization act has been followed by an nouncement of Howard W. Fry. of to be secretary, and M. H. James, of Harrisburg. to be chief of the Bureau of Information, i Governor William C. Sproul's ap 1* pointment of Mr. Biles is a recog nition of his servicee during the war w hen in addition to being in charge of all maintenance he was acting chief engineer and directed con struction work. 9 The system of organization and operation of the Division of Mainte nance created by Mr. Biles has been pronounced by United States gov ernment officials, the Russian Com mission of Ways and Communication and other authorities as the most comprehensive in existence. Before coming to the Stale High waj Department in 1905. when he was appointed chief draftsman. Mr. . (j Biles saw extensive service as an en gineer in the Department of Public Works, Cite of Philadelphia, where, ill 19U4, he qualified for principal as sistant engineer. He had been witli the State Highway Department less than a year when from chief drafts man lie became division engineer in , charge of the central and a portion of the eastern counties of the State, taking VP the early experiments on bituminous road materials. He de signed and constructed the famous "l.ewistowu Narrows" model road, lite first built under the Sproul high way act. He also designed and built the river drive out of Harrisburg. He was appointed assistant to the chief engineer December 1, 1912. and in 1913 was put in direct charge of all maintenance. Col. Filler Just Home Colonel William D. Uhler. who re cently returned from army service, is conceded to be one of the best road engineers in the United States. He was appointed chief engineer of the Pennsylvania State Highway Depart ment April 7. 1915. Mr. Uhler secured a leave of ab sence from the Highway Department early in 1918, and was named mnjor in the motor transport corps. Very * shortly afterward he was promoted to be a lieutenant colonel and as such, had charge of the operations division. He also represented the War Department on the United States Highways Council, and acted as assistant to Major General George Goethals on all highway matters. Colonel Uhler returned to the High way Department shortly before the beginning of the present year. I'olonel Uhler is a native of Naza reth. Pa. He was with the engitteer , ing department of ihe Lehigh Valley Railroad from 1890 to 1595. and 4 later was with the Queen Anne Rail road for eight years in various ca pacities, from assistant engineer to general manager and chief engineer, „ In 1908, after four years as county roads engineer for Caroline county, " Maryland, Colonel Uhler was put in charge of surveys and plans for the 7 Maryland State Roads Commission, and later in charge of maintenance. In 1912 he resigned to become prin * cipal assistant engineer of the Phila edlphia Bureau of Highways. He was appointed chief enginer of the State Highway Department by Governor ' Brumbaugh. Under the administration of Gov ernor Sproul it is planned to create a bureau winch will be of service to the hundreds of townships of Penn sylvania. The bill signed several days ago by Governor Sproul. pro r viding for the reorganization of the Highway Department, creates the , r ', position of township commissioner, f Commissioner Sadler has named * Joseph W. Hunter as the township J* commissioner. Hunter Widely Known Mr. Hunter is widely known throughout Pennsylvania. Since • 1890 he has been actively engaged in his profession of civil engineering and surveying, turning his attention directly to the improvement of coun ty roads. He was appointed State Highway Commissioner by Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker June 23, 1903, and was reappointed by Gov ernor Edwin S. Stuart in 1907. In 1911 he was named First Deputy State Highway Commissioner by Governor John K. Tener. and this position he held until this week, when he was named township com missioner. The new secretary of the State Highway Department. Howard W. Fry. was chief clerk of the depart ment since his appointment. Septem ber 1, 1914. He is well known to many hundreds of people through out the State. For twelve years prior to his connection with the , State Highway Department he was a clerk in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Mr. Fry is a member of the Lan caster City Council, representing the Fifth ward. Before coming to Har risburg in 1902 he had an exten sive legal training. M. H. James, chief of the Bureau of Information, came to Harrisburg three years ago as secretary of the William Penn Highway Association. He was in charge of the successful 1918 campaign on behalf of the $50,- 000,000 bond issue. Wars of a Century Has kept World Busy With Bloody Work of Killing There have beer fifty-one impor * taut wars in one hundred and six years—one every two years. A list of them was recorded recently in The Congressional Record as fol lows: Napoleonic Wars. (1792-1815. Revolt of .Spanish colonies, (1810- 1820). Revolution in Naple* against their ruler. King Ferdinand, (1821). Insurrection in Piedmont against Austrian rule. (1821). t Revolution in Spain against King ? Ferdinand VII.. (1822-1823). Revolt of the Greeks against Turkish rule, (1821-1827), known as the War of Greek Independence. War between England, Russia, and France, as allied against Turk ey for the independence of Greece. ( 1827). War between Russian and Turkey, < 1828-1829). Revolution in France against Charles X.. followed by the estab lishment of the Orleans dynasty, (1830). Revolt in Belgium against the union with Holland—ending in in dependence of Belgium. (1830). Insurrection in Warsaw—revolt in Poland against Russia, (1830-1831). Insurrection in the Papal States, (1831). Civil war in Portugal, (1828- 1833). Civil war lb Spain. (1833-1839). War between Egypt and Turkey, (1832-1833.) War between Egypt and Turkey, i ... .... , \ '•;• • • : FRTDA'Y "EXTENTNG, HAFRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 21. 1919 (1539-1S40). War between Turkey, aided by Russia. England, Austria, artd Prus sia and Egypt. 11840-1841). Revolution in Prance and the proclamation of the Republic, (1848). Revolution in Vienna, (1848). Revolution in Hungary—practical independence of Hungary, 11848). Revolution in Bohemia against" Austrian rule. (IS4S). Revolution In l.onibardy (1848 ) against Austrian rule. Insurrection in Venice against Austrian domination, i 1848). War between Austria and Pied mont, (1848-1849). Revolution in Berlin. (IS4S). War between Denmark and the German Federation. <lB4S>. War between Austria and Hun gary. (1 S 4 9). War between Denmark and Prus sia. ( 1 849). Crimean War —England. France, Turkey, and Piedmont* against Rus sia. (1854-1856). War between France and Pied mont allied against Austria, (1559). War between Piedmont (reallv represented A>v Garibaldi) and Nap les. (1860). Revolution in Poland against Rus sia. ( 1863). War between Prussia and Austria allied against Denmark, relative to Schleswig-Holstein. ( 1864 ). Seven Weeks' War. (1866). Franco - Prussian War, (IS7O - ). Ashantee War, (1873-1574). Serbian-Turkish War, (1576). Rttsso-Turkish War. (1877-187S). Afghanistan War of 1579 Zulu War of 1879. Egyptian War. (18S2). Serbo-Bulgarian War. (1885). China-Japanese War, 1894-1895).! m / J ' Si";-! I ' ' v- ' ■ ... 28-30-32 North Third Street |>^MXMX^XMhH*MN_XM*aHh.nXMwBH A M*.E*9HXMXMXMXW.aKXMXMwM*—X_X.X_9j OELECTING a Schleisner garment is quite a different matter from simply purchasing new apparel. The feeling of per- •"• ect satisfaction with the fashions, materials, tailoring and tit of our garments lends itself to our patrons the moment v x they begin to inspect our lines. This is due chiefly to the fact that each Schleisner garment is a gem in ready-to-wear apparel. from the first to the last garment each is a masterpiece of the designer's art. A woman admires one of our garments as much as the others. Hence, selecting for oneself is but a matter of choosing the type suited to one's individual rcquire ments. plus the assurance that the choice will he correct from anv angle of view. New A hit of valuable news comes to every woman and miss at this writing New Smart Skirts , Summer Furs I For Spor/ Many New Spring Suits Have Arrived /„ Fox And - And Dress ,4nd will be displayed Saturday for the first time Stone Marten "V ery unusual models accessor y enhances in Sport Skirts featured t j ie beauty and fascina in stripes and plaids of TV T AVY is the shade most conspicuous in the color range. Navy is more in vogue than any other . Snriiv striking tones and pot- 1\ shade. And there is every reason to favor navy. It is smart, dressy and practical, apropos in Suits and dresses as do tern, swagger of line and any company and on any occasion. It can be improved upon in but one way —and that is Summer furs And exceptionally fine in tail" by the design, quality and tailoring of a Schleisner mode. That fact, though, is self evident. furs are radical is well oring. Plain navy and There is, however, a call for other shades —and in cases grays, tans, mixtures, purple and walnut ag beautiful The ve^ue hack skirts for dress wear colors are in great favor. We have all the modes shades. . Q f in fashionable modes. The fashionable materials are represented tion meetg e t j ie f a hion distinctive and particu- mark set by the critical lariv high class. Juniors' and Flappers' Suits and Capes $25.00 to $55.00 judges of the ?i y ie trend. $9.90 to $35 Note —Our individual tailor service assures perfection of fit. $37.50 to $75 * / | Three New Models in Spring Blouses The New Large Gage Sailors $5 Fascinating models in extreme- Selected for their unusual modishness [ y w ide drooping brims--- as well as for their quaint color effect pineapple and milan braids. These new Gage sailors are the "something different", for Spring and | New Blouse New Blouse New Blouse | I $29.75 $12.75 $2.75 , Many' New Trimmed Hats Ready Bisque georgette. Tea rose georgette. Plaid voile tailored at $7.95 tO $25 copper embroidered, . , , > model with pique col- _...., , A . . , , . new tabliere. flowing cut steel and J et bead lar and cuffs. Rose Distinction in shape and trimming, particularly noting the Watteau and bishop sleeves. trimmed, ceil collar. green and Copen. "Mitzi" models which have caught the spirit of the style tendency in a most exceptional manner. Complete Line of Special Group of I Kayser's Silk The New Printed Distinguished Modes in Batiste and Voile j 1 Georgette Dresses Capes and Dolmans °° WNS 1 I ■SSft.tS. s4s.oo to $65.00 $25.00 to $95.00 JZXSfiI | known. In black, white -P, , . 0 . f , _ „ voile with square neck. £ and all the leading T * if*' Va Y • B arm^ nts of and dignity A verv exceptional offer shades. interpret the rrench mode to a high de- in the approved materials and colors are f c , i $1 95 tO $2 75 gree * s P ecial assortment now ready. the fetching modes current. ' Saturday at sl.oo Hlj t / J ' . f wMrnS | 28-30-32 North Third Street ' Cuban Insurrection. (1595). Greco-Turkish War, (1897)7 South African or Boer War, (1899- 1902.) Russo-Japanese War. (1904-1905.) Italian-Turkish War. (1911-1912.) Balkan-Turkish War. (1912-1913.) European War, (1914-1918.) In the Crimean War (1854-1856) the total strength of the armies was 1.460,500: Franco-Prussian War, (1870-1871.) 1,713,000; Russo-Turk ish War. (1576-1577,) 1.500,000; Russo- Japanese War, (1904-1905.) 2.500.000; Balkan wars, (1912-1913.) 1.230.000. WHICH IS HEAVIER, A BODY OF LEAD OR A BODY OF SILVER "Will you please let us know which is heavier, ii body of lead or a body of silver, when they are both of the same dimensions?— Readers." The lead is heavier in the ratio (roughly) of 11 to 10. A cubic foot of silver weighs about 635 pounds and a cubic foot of lead about 710 pounds. A cubic foot of gold weighs about l!l)l pounds while the same amount of aluminum weighs only a trifle over 160 pounds. There are two well-known metals which are heavier than gold, viz., platinum, which weighs 1347 pounds per cubic foot, and iridium, whose weight per cubic foot is 1396 pounds. The weight of pure iron varies con siderably according to its state. If it is cast iron the weight is 450 pounds per cubic foot, and if wrought iron 480 pounds. Mercury 1 weighs 885 pounds per cubic foot, and differs from all other metals by being liquid at ordinary temperatures. The lightest metal is magnesium* weighing only 109 pounds per cubic foot, which is nearly the same as the weight of ordinary brick. I have added these figures about other metals than lead and silver be cause the property of density is a very instructive thing to think about. For instance, if one metal is denser than another a cubic foot or a cubic inclt of it weighs more than a cubic foot, or a cubic inclt of the other, and con sequently one might suppose that in the heavier and denser of the two substances the molecules would be held more rigidly together than in the lighter one. But this does not follow, for note that mercury, which is a liquid and whose molecules therefore are free to move readily about among one an other. weighs almost twice as much as solid iron, so that an iron ball would no more sink in mercury than a cork ball would in water. It is evident, then, that the relative weight or density of different substances does not depend upon their solidity, but upon the intrinsic heaviness of their ultimate particulars or molecules and the number of these included in a given space. A rolling wave of mercury would strike with double the momentum of the same quantity of solid iron moving with the same velocity, and with four teen times that of a wave of water. It would knock a man down like a shot. Although the molecules of mercury are specifically heavier than those of iron, yet their grip upon one another is so far loosened by any degree of heat exceeding 39 degrees below zero that they slide over one another, without friction, and press in every direction like the nuMecules of water. But re duce the temperature far enough and the liquid mercury becomes a solid. The ancients never saw it solid, and ao never suspected that It was a metal. If you can squeeze a substance into a smaller space you increase its density. It might be thought that while solids must evidently be hut slightly compress ible, liquids would be easily compressed. The option seems widely to prevail that water must suffer much compression at great depths in the sea. and that is the source of the popular fallacy about sunken ships floating at certain depths below the surface. But the fact is that liquids are al most as resistant to compression as solids, and more so than some solids It is practically almost impossible to increase the density of water by squeez ing it in a confined space. Careful ex periments have proved that the com pressibility of water amounts to only one fifty-millionth of its original volume for an increase of pressure bf one at mosphere. 1. e..'15 pounds per square inch. At the depth of a mile the pressure of ,the water upon, itself would increase its density so sslightly that only about eight' ounces would be added to the weight of a cubic foot of it. the normal weight of the latter being 62 or 63 pounds. Tliis shows the reason why a body like a ship which has once sunk below the surface will keep on sinking until it reaches the bottom. There will not be a sufficient change in the ratio of density to alter the result. But it would lie different if water were high ly compressible. Then sunken ships would hang and swing with pendulous motion between the spray and the ooze. Another example of the lack of con nection between density and rigidity is iron or steel. Lead is specifically nearly furnished by lead when compared with 50 per cent heavier titan steel, yet if you throw a chunk of lead against a wall it will be more or less flattened, while a piece of steel will dent the and compare iridium, the heaviest of wall but remain unchanged in form Itself. But go in the other direction the metals specifically, with lead, and now you find the greater density cor responds with the greater rigidity, irid ium being hard and brittle. It may be interesting to add the weiglus per cubic foot of a few other common metals, as follows; Copper 552. nickel 540, zinc 436. tin 458. Va rious woods range from 69 for live oak down to 28 for white pine. This shows that live oak must sink, being five or six pounds per cubic foot heavier than water. Upper End Teachers to Hold Fifth Institute School teachers in the upper Dau phin district will attend the tiftli annual institute to be held to-mor row in the High School building at Milleraburg. In the morning three section meetings will he held, Ira Mumiuert presiding at the high and grammar school session. Isaac App at the intermediate and primary session and County Superintendent F. E. Sliambaugh at tiie rural school session. Round table topics have been listed for discussion. Af the afternoon meeting Prof. H. H. Bttiseli, secretary of the state eTachers' Retirement Board, will speak on the retirement plan; Dr. .1. George Becht, secretary of the State Board of Education, on "After-War Conditions in Europe." and Dr. Charles Gordinier, principal of the Millersville State Normal School, will make an address. Music be furnished by a double quartet and an orchestra composed of Millers burg High School pupils. The districts included are: Tler rvsburg, Klizabethvllle, Grats, Hali fax. Lykens. Millersbuiß. Unloil town and Willtumstown boroughs, I lulifax. Jackson, Jefferson, I.ykens, Mifflin, lteed. Rush, Upper Paxton. Washington. Wayne, Wlconisco and : Williams townships. 1\ O. S. OF \. BOOMS j Manchester. Pa.. March 21.—M. C. No. 4 2 initiated a class of twenty , candidates on Thursday night. 1 lie ; degree team of Springetts lodge con- I ferred the degrees In ceremonial form and did the work in a cred itable manner. The aggregate mem bership of i'amp 42 is at present 3.0 j and an effort is being made to pass the 400 mark before the period ot rendering the seinl-annual report, i June 30. ttulnlnc That Iloes No t%ee Head Because of its tonic and laXHtive ef f.-ct, I.AXATIVK HgOMO Ql IMN K (Tablets) can bo taken by anyone without causing nervousness or ring ing in the head. There is only one "Hromo guinine. h. . t.RUNi.. signalurt on th® box. 30c. ilillbii 'Mk $ S;;il® SliilSlTMViSmX: P \ 1 I pilt I 1 ill # —e start today l>y saying, that all clothing stores sell clothing at about the same prices, say $25, j $55, $4O, and so on. ' But we will qualify that by saying that no other clothing store gives as fine tailoring and quality of fabric as you will find in a Sclileisner suit. j—Any manufacturer can buy cloth, every clothing manufacturer can make some sort of suit, hut we have come to the conclu sion through years of study and comparison that the manufacturers who make Sclileisner's d suits for men put more real art and intelligence into their work than do any manufacturers in the business. —Our manufacturers' aim is to produce clothing which will he faultless in fit and tailor work. ! —There are tilings about a suit that are important but not visible. Many manufacturers slight the invisible parts o fa suit. i suit. —Our manufacturers give infinite care to the in visible parts the same as they do the parts that you see. —The result of this high grade Work is seen in the Sclileisner suit the moment you put it on. —A Sclileisner suit gives a man that made-to-his own-measure-appearance without the extravagance of small custom tailor work. New Spring Suits and Top Coats $3O to $6O ' 28-30-32 N. Third St, v
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