V OL. L XXXVI. TRE "HALL. THURSDAY. AUG he YSTONE STATE'S POPU LATION GAINS, May Statistios Show Biggest Increase In Years—Tuberculosis Ususes Most Deaths, Pennsylvania’a population jumped over 10,000 during the month of May, ~wital and mortuary statistics for which have just been completed by the state department of health, That month there were 19,154 births and only 8,870 deathe, It was the grea'est increase recorded for any month in slmost a year. The causes of death show that puneu- monia caused S04 deaths against 857 from tuberculosis of the lapge. Bright's dizease and cancer run next with diarrhea next, and 601 It flu- whooping a8 causes of death, Diphtheria caused 119 deaths, children died in early infavey erza caused 96 dest, cough 61 and measles 58, The death rate from typhoid fever, has been wag- the 34 occurred, against which the stale ing a campaigr, dropped to lowest in many months, while only 48, from scarlet fever Meningitis caused 3 laria culy 2. The violent causes of death are given 90 railroad inp- from other dealhs 3 deaths and ma- from $59 in . N44 as 45 miner, jaries suicides and forms of violence. mfp o— Lecture Ucurse Attractions, The dates for the five attractions which will make up the Centre Hall Lecture Course for the season of 1915- 1916 have received from the lyceum bureau by Rev. R. RB. Jones, secretary of the Lecture Course Com- mittee, The dates are only tentative but the gttractions will appear as near- ly at the time given as it is possible to do gc. The attractions follow : Dr. G. W. Ray, O r 18:h. Daveuny F Juintette, tober 30ib. Dr. Andrew Johnsor, 18th. Dorvi-Delieon Ce, Dr. Hamilton Hol, Saturda August day on which kets msy procure which they heretofore, you secured your ticket { not, now. R. R. JONES, co—————— —— LOCALS been oO astival December March 10ib. March 21st, of ¢ game «3.0. is the last holders ures seat seals Have do so Nec, the held fe Mre, L. in Bunbury with arr Wert of Wo or of a new Overland tourix D. Brist Reo touarin ¢ in his Ford car on Mr, and J. are diog ye of the formet’s molher, in this pleer. E. Stine of Tyro: week at the home of W. Dicger., Mr, f Mre. Dioger, WwW. WM . Packer gpent a few days jater 1 iward ia the Owl B. & in became the owner of a week, g car last fur i ne it 8 Uea’., are M Btrobhm of weeks al Mire. Rufus »cranton two the hit M. E. Mr, and #pe ln Stroh, i Mre, nts day just nd Mr. ©. ine is a brother Mr. and Mrs daughter, Miss Nivpa Blick, the funeral of former's brother, o was killed in a saw mill near Al- ur, Wednesday of last week, and Mre, W, H, months Ww. ” Hilck and r, attended the # wh Lo M epent thr will Capo r who Centre Hal’, for Chi- seversi home Harpater, in Thursday visit fur their o leave tod where they will ks befo e returnit in Freeport, Il! Mr. ard Mrs. Boyd Poller and M: and Mrs, John Ruly and their chil dren for Phoenixville Friday worning io the formet’s ear and spent 6 few days at the home Mr. snd Mee. George F. Potter, returning home this week, av i wool g to tarted of In sttempting to giva the road to an automobile approaching frem the rear, a son of Clyde Dutrow drove the Dutrow car—a Buaick—down a short embankment near the Colyer farm, Hiturdsy evening, which resulted in » broken front whee'. The party of young prople who occupied the car proceeded to a nearby house and telc- phoned to a garage for aid and io the meantime apother auto came slong and seeing the abandoned car by the roadside stopped and helped then - pelves to all the tools that could be found. Who the thieves were has not yet been learned, An atternpt was made ently Bundsy morning to break into the home of F, frustrated their plane, their Bertillion system adorn the rogues gallery. 4, LOCALS WIN TWO GAME, Detent Boghiburg on Mome Grounds Wed. nesday nnd Pleasant Gap st Heola Park on Saturday, A ball team comprired principally of Lutherans tut which carried a sufll- olerit number of the howe 'vam’s regu- lar players on ite lineup to warrant oreditivg the viethry to that eclab, ad- ministered a bad dose in way of cefeat to a ¢o of Boslsburg and State ( college players which for the sake of brevity was nsmed Boalsburg. The game was played on Grapge Park on the occassion of the Lutheran re- unior, Wednesday of last week, and the concoction which the visitors were made to swallow is known in baseball's mysterious language as 14 to 5. It went down hard, yer, but while it caused suffering to only nine on the one fide it brought joy to several hun- dred on the other who witnessed the first exhibition of good ball playing by the home team this season, Aud good ball playing means nothivg less than good hitting, good pitehing and good fielding. All three of these elements were in evidence and in big measure, Bixteen safe hits, for a total of twenty- five baser, netted fourteen. rune, Boalsburg’s log read five runs and six hite, the small figures being princips!- ly due to the effective Windom Gramley, a back.” ‘ Winny's” repertoire cor- tained all the stuff of Bg when he was a winning pileher on the Spripg Mills team which was a formid- abie foe of the famous Millheim team when the mighty Musser wan at hie best on the pitching knoll, Gramley’s twirling was gilt-adge, striking oot ten batters, His only weskness was the commission of two errors which figured in the enemy's rungetting Ibe only batter to solve him with any consistency was Lytle, BHiste's first basemsr, who besides getting half of hia side's hits, scored four of the five rune. For the locals Willlam Garis the chief stick artist, Four times hit safe and every other member of save W. Gramley, registered one or more hits, Bpoddy, a member of the Loysville orphan band, which organization was the guest of the Lutherans on this day, figured largely in the victory. His dsmaging two bagger in the fourth jooing started the lr eals on the road to victory and in the eighth his threc-bagger was which: the youth a8 home run be slowness on the bases ¥ of ager, with ¥ 1e gives promise of mhinstion pitebing of real come - fu decade Was he the team, fopiog titanie y streteh into ek a fF : : iatieqg 1 cause of his oO ng only fifteen years ff ousels 0 [be evelopit Ihe details of the game are given i: § i g into a real ball playe-, he lowing box soore : CENTRE HALI BOALSBURG Totals HCORE BY INNINGS, Rosdeburg— 10 2010100 CentreHall—-0 0143501 x14 5-4 VICTORY AT HECLA A gD One of the best games of the reason was pisyed at Hecln Park on Batui- day. The Buuday-chools of Pleasant (isp pienicked st that place and » large crowd was presen’. The Centre Hall and Pleasant Gep basebsll teams furnished the principal sporting event, The gate was not Isckirg ino festures and Low, the Gap pitcher, furnished the principal one in the nrst inniog of play. The two extremes of basc- ball pitching were brought into play with the first six batters. In rapid succession he walked the first three mer, fillirg the baser. Instead of blowing up Lose kept his nerve snd suddenly sequiring bie control caused the pext three batters to fan the breeze, Centre Hall won the game, nevertheless, by 8 ups to 4 and batted Lose freely, connecting for nine eolid driver, while Bradford for the Jocals kept the enemy to five singles, The jinx wae closely attached to the Gap aggregation throughout the game and succeeded In gelting three vie- time. Hassinger had the top of his head cut open when a foul tip struck his mask. Genizel was struck over the beart by a pitched ball and spst blood for » time, while Miller fell bard fo going after a foul fly ball and had the bresth knocked out of him, The score by lonings : - The Ripks Reunion, The third adpual reunion of the Ripka famiiles was held on Grange Park Friday. About one hundred and seventy-five people bearing the Ripka name or connected Indirectly with that family were present and erjoyed the day which was a perfect one for the gathering, Those present from the most distant points were Mrs, Bertha Gelnset, Liverpool; W. H. Ripke, Middleburg ; Mr. and Mre, Jonas Custaborder, Beliwood; Mrr. I. Fagar, and John Ripks, Altoons, At the business se.sion in the after- poon the same officers were elected and Grapge Park was sgain sclected for holding next yest’s reunion, the date set being the last Friday in July. The most interesting feature of the reunion was the readiog of the history of the Ripka family by E. ¥. Ripka of Centre Hall. Through his ontiring efforts and with the aid of s relative in Philadelphia it was possible to trace their ancestors back for exactly one thousand years, The first one of this family, living in Vienne, was the chief representative of the Bohemian nobler, and his name was Premisiav de Ripks, He of the castles and estates of the Ripkss, and lived in the year 915, and was numbered amongst Bol nhle ieadear, 1076 WHE DOSsessROT emin’a greatest n» f= great In the yesr the family in the events of the In this vear 8 Premislav de Ripka was made king of Bobhemls. During the remainder of his life he was content to remain quiet for there is nothing more recorded of his family until the thirty year war, At thst time, about 1618, two brothers were promivent in the Ripks famiiy—John and Pau! de Ripke, Both were warriors and held high offices in tary circle, Down throught teenth and eighteenth centuries of thi Ripkan asin fignred period, “ great mili PREVAIL - thee are accurate records « they show the # family and been people have owners of much real estate snd of energy snd great sctivits The first to setlle Johan of extending to in America was r, io the year 1510, who desirous his kn f the manufacture of the finer grades of silk, traveled extensively and finally settled in Allentowr, Pa. Joseph Ripka came to Americas three years ater, ar- riving io Philadel He lished himself in business weaving nand ioome an article made of silk for whic He owledge o bis, estab on demand grew in experience and wealth ard 1846 hie real estate and stock nu ha smounted to nearly $1,507,000, fhe member of the } Penns Val grandfather of A, (, place. The date given hh there was great d first Ripks le in ley was g lived for a time on what farm ae own sé the, Daniel Gentzel io Penn township Later on f= ted about three miles scuth of Mills on what was Known as Ripks homestead, He died there 1844, aged fifiy-lve yenrr. His Cutinrles Ripke, was the father of A. Ripkr, and was boro August 1816, in Berks or Schuylkill ecunty. He was muarried to Miss Elizebeth Zerby of Gregg township. To this union six children were bore, A, CC. Bipks being the third child. Ubarles Ripka wae married s-cond time to & York Two children were bor HMpring the cid in sor, the wunty lady, Lis unior. tot —————— ATTA 8 8 Uosnveniion at Asromebarg. The twe'fth district ¥. ¥. eouventicn of the Centge County Sabbath Hchool Association’ will ba held today ( Thur- day) in n @ Luthersn church at Aaronsburg. There will be three ses- gions, The program follows : MORNING BESSION, ¢:30 Devotional services 2:45 Enrollment 1090 The Improvement of the Sunday Bchool and its Relation fo the State re Prof. W. PP. Hosterman 1630 Modern Sunday SChoOl....uuiionn mnuleymour W inkieble oe ch 1100 Why Should the Bunday School lociade Missions in the Very Heart of Is Pro gram... RR «Rev, I. L. Metzgar 11:40 Report of Department Baperintendents. ~Appointing of Committees, AFTERNOON BESSION 1:80 Devotions 1:40 12th District Problems I. L. Harvey 240 How Can Bible Teaching Be Made More Filective... - «8, G, Walker S00 Why Is It Important to Teach Things in Youth.. cnn Mins Mary M. Meyer 330 Report of Committe and Election of Officers 2:45 Address 0. A. B, C. Work. nae. sie weriremsisicrsrvsnins ROY: JANES E Lunning EVENING SESSION 740 Devotions 7:40 How to Gain the Attendance of Bunday School Children to Church Servis... renense munen iV. W. K. Williams §20 Development ~Rev, BR, R. Jones {Continued from previous column.) Centre Hall-03100211 0-8 Pleasant Gap~002002000 —4 Io 8 sever-lubing game with Bell fonte, immediately following the game with Centre Hall, Plensant Gap ese off victorious by the score of 11 to 9, —————— A September and chill winds Will soon Continued at foot of next column, ) DIXONS HFALTH TALKS, ——_—— “ Degenora.lve SE sonsos” sabj cot Commissioner's Weekly Talk Berjamin Franklin men in ten are suicides.” The indifference of individusls to their continued personal welfare which Inspired this remark one hup- dred and sixty-nipe years ago applies equally today. Conditions lave changed in many ways and some of them are less beneficial for the indi vidual, Carefully sccumulated show that there has in all probability been a steady focrease in Bright's die- ease and other degenerative diseases ir - cidental to sdvancing sage, within past few yearr. Certainly the ber of deaths from this esuse is in of said, ‘* Nine pintistics the pun - suflic- ently high to warrant the serious sideration of every individuesl advanc- ing toward ite, Of e everyone now-"-iays is familiar the doctrine of fresh air, simplicity of diet, , which make up the creed of the sspilarisp, Few are williog to go to the fancied discomfort of denying the drinking or indol- They are perfect Cor ~ middle IT Ee with exercise and ele, themselves plesstures of eating, ent ensr, ie he that They have been warned | ple’s experiences and not mj iy sdmonished by their med!- eal adviser ae Lo the evil eflects of tain indulge Bu! fact that a sipgle gratification of thelr weakness ig not likely to be sccompsat - ied by any of the forecssted ill efile the mi jority of people on regardless of the ultimate sccoun!- ing which Nature is mand. The way of seems Lo be the popular path. Probably every individual to himself thst he i d that the uitl wiil probably ly AWS Bure indulgences is UOWikr, jt FGORL y other have been 08 - favorite DOs the iw i i % 1 i 1 f gees Lo jend : 4 . certain to deo east resisisnce will ad- mil # FUDGIDE » risk a1 male outcome prove eeriour Never GUS 1915 he ST 19, DEATHS, A telephone message to W, F, Slick of this place, Thursday morning, car- ried the terrible news of the death of his brother, James KE. Blick, who was instantly killed shortly before noon op Wednesday when a steel csble in =a paw mill almost completely sévered his head from his body, while making repairs on the driving mechanism st the mill. The decreased was boss sawyer on the Melvin Young mill, nesr Juniats Bpringr, snd met his desth when bis brother sterted machinery, not knowing that underpeathb, mill at the the BBVA Mr. Y« time and wae working at the Hliek Ung Weg with Mr, some adjustments fo the cable, liek. bre of the and fe Hu ther decepped who sot sg engineer pend sawyer, had apparently not filed of the to go underneath, an fed 0 the carriage, tention of the other d in f1iey geeing Do of or KE about, copein paw B J« was in position on Mr. Young succeeded in away from the but lick was esught the James by danger, = under enre that almost entire Deceased was 1 spe, married wife and family the of heed ly severed, A Cross bar top Lie Wha f nine years « by in hie the Eprings namely, BH. Junists wn: W. PF. of of Bt, Clsirs- survived chi Juniata brothers spd is 1 three little idren home near He gleo leaves five Hsouel of Jo snd J. Thomes sand A.D. Centre Hal!, ville Gap ; sto £) held Hilck’s Funeral services at the home of Mrs. Clyde Kissel!, of (Cr interment made at that pl were Friday father iHipeville, and SCF Elis Bhreckenpgas!, a son of Mr. and - fre. Adam Bhreckengast of ti sud § he will mid eless continue thers wey is Lore Lusn wheat Po Gicum rTuln r Richard sald Fell denial sod tempersnos may | i seein Bpartan virtues to the sell indo -| gent but they are worth cultivating if ge Father Time and ior, oue would challen Lis grim compa’ pif A Correction week The Reporter was informed last of the election of a teacher to tesch the Colyer school { gE © Der it the coming (erm gpon ele omment at the DR Lo Lhe iy elect din maki tated 81 fal wee! made nec f HAATY OW] r previous Lalion the tenc! the exani entitii ceriifica George Harter siales thal Lhe id that filoatle By A jetter to 4b the game riion Ly from the county qualifies him for Fhe Reg red teacher referred is al he je in seanion of superi his i" p which fone dd to veanluily schools I sho arier L100 10 iso © who Polter several yesrs pas’. misinformed in t! make t} iarler Justi hase Very su taught township r The Reporter was ie matter, sss Wiltimme-Keichiina At the Reformed parsonage, Bosal - burg, on Eaturday, Body D. Williams, Lemont, and Miss Gertrude line, of Pive Grove Mills, in the bonds of matrimony by Het ('. Btover, Both parties are well and favorsbiy Enown in thal community, After an ¢xlended (rip to Atlantic City and New Yori, they will make their home in Biate Collegr Keio) were united ho Ac fo - Ferach Crop in Peansyivania, glatement received at of According to a this office from the State Becreinry Agricuitare, the peseh crop in Centre county Is from 65 to 70 per cen’, of a normal crop. The colinties producing more than a normal erop the present year are Adsm, Armstrong, Biasir, CumMerisnd, Dauphir, Fayette, Frankiir, lodiane, Lesvosster, Lebs- nor, ¥nyder, Westmoreland aud York. Thirteen counties report a lower pers centage than Centre, while Cameron, Elk, Forest, McKear, Potter sno Warren counties report practioslly no poacher, C—O Mifflin Co. bas Powder Works, The Aetna Explosive company, of New York city, begsn thamanu’sctare of gut-an‘ton snd scidea at Newton Hamiltor, Mifflin county, on Mondar, and by the first of Heptemober it expects to have a daily output of 50,000 pounds of smokeless powder, Filtration beda have been completed which will purify every drop of the two and a half million gallons of water forced from the river (0 every corner of the vast industry, Fifiy dwellioge have been ordered immediately to ac- oymmodate a part of the 1,600 men roo guired io the operation of three shifts of eight hours esch aud 530 men to the ehift, Barricks have been erected along the river front for the 150 police who are always under ordere, Centre Soirnty Odd Fellows will Millbeln whitheria Friday of sped thirtee: fifteen day fora mornivrg yours it week months and had been il he U ®1X i OF ds half 8 day ar interred ony remsins on cemete ry on were in the Friday evening. as ————— A ROO FPatrolmen on State { keep 10 Whe Hoads A new system « ing #iate roads in passable condi! arated gal week wit? insu road highway com- 3 the placiog of 114 patro eo slale sl #yi- wi xiy- Average DaIL EE LI0w 1% aver sinless » 116 men than 5 average be intents yet t tnties in {wo men will ugh gLer DY uj be made for those © which the road patrol msintepsnce system eo 116 of 9.7 will be started ater CrERe! men re- t 80 average patr aunty of men the forty -iwo which the the his other up a woes work on Briefiy oul ne and d is to pateh w The putrolmen are to sproul rouler.’ road mender isto be =» tools and a supply material handy, a insin wilh of slo weak #pot in & road it. And siriet that they otherwise LF ingr. In Ventre county one patrolman has charge of route N 56, whieh from Hootivgdon w sats, Ne, which lesds from Bellefonte Lock Haven by the wey of Zior. eneaver he orders out tier have gone weak #] have to explain bad b ey'il Boe ie leads 4 Helle! and 58, » $i ———— i —— Woodgward, Miss Mation Rmith spent Funday with her friend, Mis Lottie Waife. Mre, William Glantz and Jase Fultz are on the siek Ie, Robert and William Mo'z of Pitts burg site spending a few weeke in towr, Mr. sud Mre, Arthur Runkle spent a few days last week with the former's sister, Mrr. Snyder, al Milroy. Mr. Ernest Rulhiiman of Coraopolis is visiting her parente, Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Ard. Mre. James Von Nelda and daugh- tor, Miss Bessie, speut Saturday with friends in Asronsburg. Henry Treaster from Lewistown was a visitor at the home of his unelr, Avraham Treaster, Misses Edna and Rachel spent Baaday with thelr cousin, belle Blover. ——————— A US S———— CENTRAL STATE NUOAMAL sOHOOL Charles Lote, Principal, The training school building is one of the finest in the state. The equig- ment is modern and complete, The gympssinm is commodions and mod. erp. All told the 12 bulldipgs and 32 acres of land composing the Centrasl State property are among the best in the county. The property is now owned and controlled by the state, The location is ideal. The dootrine of sel’-control dominates the rohool governmen!, The faculty 1s strong. Hend for a catalogue and learn more, yb Wolfe Ms- nic at Huuer's Park be here. unite in a bY on Monday, ope mber Lock Haven, Ps, \ NO. TOWK AND COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Warren Btover of Alloons spent a few days with hiscousir, J. H. Knsrr, Jobn Coldron is working sat College this week with several Ic carpenters, Hiate cal Miss Anos Bliner of Wilkinsburg ‘se spending two at the of Mr, Hamusl Shoop Mien Carrie Swan! weeks home andgire, wood who is en- vi loved al Miate College, epent a few Hal f Bethel, Maine, days at her home in Centre Vise Ions Tibbet b+ spending a = rt time in Centre Hi jest of Mise Margaret ® sg Vio will 8 Harter, of ness the i g 1 UEsey - tench § raded I Sia'e borough dur- Berwick and of Millheim of Mr Dav few fdnys KF. P.4 Febe ox iad Zo rby at the home ard Mre, x 7} IEP tiie & spending FetuninGer rat tie hit ilF. : nr BEG O Ol ne sod sunt, y £ 14 Jd Ei be, Charles Gea of Altoons spent week at Lh ome of ter and two a day former's sie- » Lr Mrs vy ebildren jast the Mre, William tre Hall, Heckman, Cer - Bradford of by his wife and re Hall on siation Lemont, see agent Philip panied family, sutved to Cen! Bur tibe is bLrotk- dey and spen Bradf James Fr fope ope of the fr day with b sre Clyde f hm had the mis! hie bis he paid $507 Tuesrde= night f #1 r i131 fr 4 4 une 10 reese of big w tay tenn r which FER SEC, on week, Ibe snimal died from a rupiore cue to 00 i Rev. and Mr. F. W WO weeks it after i at dine spending t be Mitte wre Ki Bil # 3 R Lhe winner , aki Milter - N 1] sl jaby arrived LOY we the t snd Mr night of able fawily the Hal, sand in y be said no pleasant areto bef we Ai Ruble, The | esl ote in LUenitre iy it ma bet! t JOLT werk. day inst in larg - cldental- more or er behaved children und anywhere, Hall was a Friday and to the pustier of a year's read- home and world news, Mr. he Reporter's bargain of -Week World and Repor!- sud never fails to revew year Fre sealer lode t the Thrice- #I' 8 RO i wl one wth esch uugart gE 8 few ana rquire B: l. Arpey ate spendit unty sod will cross ine into Mary l«nd ch erop ia the Cyrus J. in 1- days fhe Ix the big of that Both ou - new Adams where t history ing harvested, are interested ins fruit bome fon is now be gentlemen ture acd bope (oo briog ideas io Lhat Jigs, Rev, and Mire shamokir, and Jeary, husband a Philaaelphir, g 8 party of fourteen who ate traveling in a privale ear Lo the Peanasms-Paoific exposition. Tbe Reporter is in receipt of a cara from Mr. Beuis, mailed ia Portisad, Oregor, which saye thst they are more than erjiyiog themselves avd expect take in both expositions. “We came across the Canadian Pacific and 20 back by the Baula Fe router. We expect to be gone about five weeks. Fhe roses here are perfec’ ; have rose hedge," eho say:. Last Thursday #. W. Gramley photographed twelve of the worst spots aud hills on “the sinle highway betw en Wood ward sud Spring Mille, saye the MillneimJouras'. Toe views will be sent along with a petition tiqued by many taxpayers of Haloes, Penn and Gregg townships and Mil- beim borough prayiog Highway Com- missioner Cunningham to repair the highway. Itiea faci that the sutc- mobile licenses paid this year by ow - ers of oars in the district “eferred tu will amount to about $1,100, which sum is more than would be required to put the road in a fairly good conditior, Percy Meginne)- dood, son of the editor of the State College Timer, was run down by a passeager train oa the Besding railroad near Arters station Thureday afternoon of last week apd sustained scvere it juries. ‘he pilot of the engine struck him fairly snd threw bim toone side and down a ste em- vhokment. The unfortunate man had bis left leg broken at the koee and the booes splintered above and below. There are compound fractures of both arms st the elbow and wris', the right being so badly irjured (bat there is but little hope of saving it. He was burried to the Mary M. Packer hosp'~ ta’, Banbury, snd it will probably be several monins before he will be, able WwW. BE daughter, d two Fischer of Mre. Ella childrer, of are suo io to exerolse the free use of his limbe.
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