"VOL. LXXXIX. UENTRE COUNTIAN: ENJOY PARTY IN CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Dr, Alfred Beirly is Birthday Guest and Former Residents of Penns and Brush Valleys Extend Felloitations and Make Merry. A birthday party, occuring in the city of Chicego, in which the host and hostess, the birthday guest, and all other participants were former Centre countianr, was an unusual but alto- gether happy and joyous occasion. The event transpired at the home of Mr. and Mre, John Hazell, 7340 Perry Avenue, Chicago, lllinois, on July 220d, being the occarion of the birth- day anniversary of Dr. Alfred Beirly, of Chicago, Illinois, Through the kindness of two of his former school mates—the Hasazelle—the birthday guest was invited to their home to feast and talk over events of earlier years. Hardly had the birthday guests arrived at the home of the host and hostess, when news came by telephone that no less than five other well known Centre county persons were on their way to the Hezall home to pay their respecte, which was most cheer- ing pews indeed, The assemblage when completed consisted entirely of former Centre countiane, and were as follows : John Hszsll, the host, formerly of Madisonburg, pow employed by the Chicago school board in the capacity of an ¢fticlent aid ; Mre. Margaret Smith-Hezell, the | hostess, daughter of the late Joeeph Smith of Penn Hall ; Mre, Jacob B, Meyer, Mills; Mre. 8, H, Long, sister of Mrs, J. Meyer, vow residing at 178 Locust 8t., Newark, Oblo; Roy Kreider, formerly of Rebers- burg, now a resident of Jlcere, Iili- noie, a near-by suburb of Chicago, | who is 8 member of the great Western Electric Company ; Mre. Katherine Meyer-Krieder, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Jacob FB. Meyer, who is the wife of Roy Kreider ; Miss Gladys Meyer, the charming and accomplished young dsughter of Mr. and Mre, J, 8, Meyer, who is now go ably filling the position ef instruct- or at the ** Home for Boys,’ in James burg, N. J., and The birthday guest, Dr. Alfred Beirly, who is a native of Madison- burg, Centre county. Toree of the ladies named, Mre. J. 8B, Meyer, Mre, Long and Miss Gladys M:yer, have recently paid a visit to Mr. and Mre. Kreider of Cicero, Iili- noie, and, incidentally also made brief visits to their ma y Penpsylvania friends residing in Chicago, likewise taking in the many wonderful sighis to be een iu the second city of the western hemisphere, That meeting of Pennpsylvaniaoe, though not prearranged, nevertheless proved to be as most evjoysble affair, one of great interest aud long to remembered, Altogether it wes a gathering, the like of which seldom bappens in a life time. The participants were keyed to the highest pitch of felicity and ex- perienced & thoroughly evjoyabile time, of Bpring a be ———— i ——— HANDICAPPING A CULLEGE, From Harrisburg Patriot President ~parks’ speech at the Btate College picuic held with such pronounced success at Hershey recent- ly, ought to have been heard by ali present and prospective members ol the legislaiure which sits next Janu- ary. Dr. Sparks after recounting the great growth of the institution seceri- ed that probably 600 prospective students in the fall would have to be denied admittance to the college be- cause of lack of sppropriations. Thuis condition is not only a reflection on Penusylvauia but an evidence of short-sighteduess that Las prevailed much too long. Io a liters) sense, Penn State is the only state ipstitution the commou- wealth possesses. It Less been doing its work on 8 shoestring, While the great states of the west and even the south are backing their state instilu- tions, Peppsylvania pauses at the gateway of a great opportunity. lie own state college bas lost professors and stood helpless before its possiblli- ties while state appropriations were squandered or voted to lustitutions not so worthy as Stale, The time is here when citizens should demand of legislative candi- dates their attitude toward Peou Hiate, ————— SAAD Centre Qountians Die in Illinois, The Freeport (Ii) Bulletin last week contained the obituary notices of two former Centre county residents. They were: Mre, James Rezner, who went west with her parents, Mr. and Mre, Bimon Yarger, when she was thirteen years of age. At the time of her death she was sixty-four years old, William Vore, aged eighty-iwo years, who went to Lilivols with his parents when he was quite young. * SOHOOL BOARD MEETS; SETS AUGUST 281TH AN OPENING DAY, Lengthens Compulsory School Period Orders Repairs in #chool Room, —KEleots New Janitor, The boro school board met Monday morning with Messrs, Dsubermap, Bitner and Strohmeier present. The tire for holding the regular monthly meeting was recently changed from the first Friday night in the month to the first Monday morning, for the convenience of Messrs, Ripka and Geary, who, however, falled to be present at the August meeting. Miss Grace Bmith huanded in her enumeration of the children of school age in the borough, The figuresshow- ed a total of 111 children between the ages of six and sixteen years. This ie an increase of fifteen over last year. The grass on the school plot was sold to John G, Daubermsan for $56.00, A new floor in the grammar grade was ordered laid this week, The day for opening school was set for August 28th, There will be two weeks of echool and this will be fol- lowed by a week's vacation over the perivd of the Encampment and Fair, Samuel Shoop waa elected janitor for the coming term st a salary of $10.- 00 per month, I he period of compulsory school at- tendance was increased to six montbe, being elightly in excess of the reventy per cent, which is the minimum required by the school code, attendance The time for beginning the compul- sory period was fixed by the board st October 2, lp pps 2 ngust Council Meeting, August council meeting was held Friday night, the members present being Daup, Bradford, Weber, Smith, The routine business was goue over and a few bills passed, Overseer Spangler had notified individual courciimen that he could not ran his department on the funds accruing from a tax levy of two mille, so the council promptly obliged him by tacking an additonal mill to the lax rate, The greater part of the session was given over to a discussion of a traffic ordinapce, apd fioslly 8&8 messure similar to that in operation in Belle fonte was adopted. The ordinance is advertised in this issue of the Reporter apd should be read by automobile owners and drivere., It was also agreed speed limit set by the siste for the voroughe, which.ds fifteen miles, OI course, the proper notices will be posi- ed at the five to the porough before the Line walch is held by an officer. The parkiog sutcmobiles oc. essioned a great deal of talk. The ordinance provides that this feature be placed in the hands of the burgess, who by procismation is to manage the difficult problem. > When Is An Ante “ In Operation T° A case in the next term of court which will attract attention is one thai will be brought up from Biate Loliege in which the court will be asked to define when an automobile is ‘‘ in operation.” When s number of suto owners were fined recently for failing to have the tall lights on their ears lighted while parked along the curb in State College, C. L. Goodling, who was oue of the parties floed, de cided to test the legality of the case and appealed the decision handed down by Justice Bullock to court. 'Hquire Bullock holds that a car is in operation from the time it is taken out of the garage for use until it is re- turned to if, or is ig some other garage. Ihe Attorney General says the car is not in operation when parked or standing slong the curb, A letier from the Attorney General to this effect was read at the Goodling hear- ing. Goodhart and to enforce the Sppre sChies of ——— A A S— New York Poblishers Unt Size of Paper, Publishers of daily newspapers in greater New York st a meeting last week, took action which will result io a decrease of the number of pages in their morning, evenlog and Bunday issues of 121 pages a week. The reduc tion of #0 many pages is a step to re- lieve the news print paper situation, which is regarded by the publishers ss very serious. Action was also taken to eliminaie return of unsold copies. Sunday Was a Scorcher, Mercury stood at 93 degrees on Bun- day and with the aid of old ‘* General Homidity '’ the heat forced the aver. age person to remain very quiet and seek the coolest spot to be found, It was probably the most sultry day of the summer season, A ————— urangers’ Fionie ai Osterbarg. The thirty-first annual Grangers’ pleuie will be held in Oster’s Grove at Osterburg, Bedford county, from Tuesday until Friday, August 15 to 18, Took in 31 Loads Wheat in One Day, The Van Tries farm, pear Linden Hall, on which Arber J, Cummings is tenant, was the scene of great activity on Monday, on which day thirty-one huge loads of wheat were stored away in the barn, Kind neighbors on all sides volunteered help to Mr. Cum- mings who only a few weeks ago was bereft by the death of a son who was the only help on the farm. The thir- ty-one loads were taken off forty acres aod it was practically a cleanup of the harvest. The day's work exceeded the expectations of the most sangnine when the four teams were started on the hauling early in the morning. Besides neighbors Messrs, Bohn, Mo- Clintic and Ralston, Willlam Com- mings and Charles Frezier, of near Aaronsburg, and Henry Btoner, of State College, father-in-law to Arber Cummings, assisted in the work, Mr. Cummings feels deeply the kindly epirit shown by these true friende, and by means of the printed word wishes to express heartfelt thanks for their good work. ran A A ASIA Meat Market Property Bold, In Isst week’s issue mention was mede of the fact that Landlord J, W, Runkle had made the local three-link order an offer of $1500 for the meat on the south, At the regular meeting of the order on Baturday night bids for the purchase of the properly were opened and as Mr. Runkle’'s bid was the highest the property was sold to him. Consideration, $1610, W. F. Colyer was a close second with a bid of $1600, The property was purchased a num- ber of years ago by the Odd Fellows from Mre, Busanns Hpangler for $1200. —————— Surprise Party on 72ad Birthday, versary of Mre. Maria Jordar, Colyer, was fittingly celebrated Saturday evening by the coming te- gether of the children of Mre. Jordan, their families, and pear relatives. The party wae a complete surprise to Mre. Jordan and it was some time up- til she regained her composure after having been worked up to a high state of happy feeling. The visitors brought lee cream, cake, watermelons, fruit and candy, and until s late hour epjoyed themselves as ope greal family. Many presents were given “ Mother" Jordan snd the close of the day proved to be one of the happiest in her long life. All departed ex press- jog the hope that it may not be the Inst of such happy occssione. hose present were: Mr. and Mrs John Jordon and son Luke, Mr, and Mrs, Biewart Jordan and eons Boyd and Andrew, William Jordan, Greely Jordan, Mre. Bamuel Housman, Mr, nd Mre. A. J. Weaver and daughter Wille, Mr. and Mrs. John Weaver son William, Mr. and Mrs. Jobo Bubb, ron George sod dsughter Marthe, Mr, and 3 Frank Liogle, Frank Rickert, all of Colyer ; Mr, and Mrs. Emmett Jordan and children Ewily aud Floyd, Mrs, Charles Stoner and four childrer, James Spangler, of Tusseyvilie; Mr. and Mrs. Heury Jordan and son Roy, of McConnell, Illinoie: Mr. and Mre., William Haney aud son Harry, Mr. and Mre, B. F. Rickert, three daughters, Esther, Mary and Hsze!, and son Ruscell, and Harvey Brian, of Bpriog Mille. ——— AA ATA New Firm Selis Eight Cars, During the past week Boozer and Smith sold eight new sutomobiles to the following parties : A, P. Krape, James L. Decker, each a five-pascenger Dodge ; Vietor A. Auman, A. E, Kerlin, George W. Bradford, J. W. Dashem, R. M. Smith, J. C. Vouoada, each a Ford touring oar, ——————— A ————— Quail and Pheasants to be Flentifal, Dr. Joseph Kalbfue, Secretary of the State Game Commission, after relurn- Ing home fiom a visit to probably a dozen counties, says that there will be an abundance of qusil for Pennayl- vania sportsmen this fall, “ Weather conditions have been favorable for the birde to bateh and to grow," said the Commision Beere- tary, apd almost wilthcai exception the counties report many birde, The southern tier of counties will afford splendid sport this year.” Dr. Kalbfus said that the plan of im- porting quail bad proved successful and that regions where the quail were liberated have been found echoing with the cries of the birde. If the weather conditiots continue good there will be plenty of quail by the time the season opens. The outlook for grouse ls also re- ported as excellent, the birds being numerous in many sections. In the woods the weather has kept down the ticks aud other bugs which destroy game and as a result the grouse have been reported plentiful from many sectione, on To-day ( Thureday ) the Penns Val. The Centre Reporter, $1.50 a year, ley Lutheran charge will hold its annual reunion on Grange Park, SUNBURY HOME TO HOLD BIG CELEBRATION 20ih Anniversary of Founding of Home, Bunbury is going to celebration on ite grounds Bepte;uber 4, ( Labor Day.) ed twenty years ago by a band earnest, devoted Odd Fellows felt it their duty to establish place for the children of deceased Odd Fellows, The Home, which started io the big, white building, now known ss ‘‘ The Annex’ or kid's nursery, markable success, From the first Home boasts a fine ing, a beautiful and commodious main building, an up-to-date heating plant, aud “The Annex.” The celebration will be opened by Hon. J. W. Btrob, president of the home. The program of the day iu- the home and the girls’ orchestrs, addresses by prominent Odd Fellows and otheis, a base ball game, snd other interesting festures, which con- ing one, and er joyable, All Odd Fellows, und friends of the Order, are most cordially invited to be at the bome for this big day. Ther: are many sights worth while seeing and the trip is worth the price of the ticket—and then some, Don’t briog s lunch box, Ests snd drinks of the temperaree variety, and perved on the gronnd al ressoust) prices, —————r———— LOCALS Miss Elizsbeth Bweelwood several days the week wilh friend, Miss Grace Horner, at Tossey- spent jas ber ville, The wiring for the boro electric street lights was completed and the ligh's are now on in of the town, Mr. and Mrs. Ntahl, of Altoons, will srrive to-dey { Thursday at the home of the former's parents for the anvusl vacation, W. A. Odenkirk has an ad, issue onlliiog stiention to reductions on summer wear. Read it and prefl by visiting this well-stocked slore. week paris Just sil Claude K. io this According to the recent tion of children of borough enUMer i. sge in the hers is an increase of fifteen over the of a year figures being 111 jo 96, school count agr, lhe The Penpey will run two more At- lantic City Funday «xcursions from this section this month, The first ore leaves Salurday night this week The second is scheduled for August 27. of Mise Lena Emerick, night operator in the local Bell exchange, is spend- ing her vacation in Altoona with her brother, Domer Emerick, and family. Mise Emerick was accompanied on her trip by her younger sister, Miss Carrie Belle, W. W. White, of Linden Hall, accompanied by his uncle, C, Felding, and the latter's grandsughter, Victoria Wehlan, of Pittsburgh, were brief callers at this office last Thursday. Mr. Felding is spending a few weeks with relatives in Linden Hall, Mr. and Mre. W. L. Musser and daughter, Alice Belle, of Alloous, spent a day last week at the home of the formet’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mre. Ealph E, Dioges, in this place, Mr. Musser is employed in the boiler plant of the Vennsy in Altoons. John B. Zeigler, a brother of Daniel Zeigler of Millheim, aud a former resi- dent of Union county, was taken to the national military home at Dayton, Ohie, a week or more sgo, He wes a member of Co. D, 148th regiment, in the Civil war, and served under Gen- eral James A, Beaver. Forsome years past he hed lived in Tyrone and a few weeks ago suflered a light paralytic stroke. Four weeks from Saturday the forty third annual Encampment and Fair will open on Grange Park, The an- nual fair promises to be fully up to the standard of former years, if not butt r, eampment and Fair Association, ie receiving an unprecedented ro quest for supply all spplieants, enjoyed by the farmers and others. A number of tents have been in uw by the Boslaburg mounted machine gun troop but these will be returned in Encampment. Practically all tents will be lighted with electricity, dolog away with the old three-burner torches which served as the ouly lighting system for many years, 10, 1916. Hegruiting Station Opened, . In sccordance with recent orders from the Commanding General of the Eastern Department, U. ¥, A,, Lieut, R. A. Zsntmyer, has been appointed a recruiting officer for the National Guard of the United Btates and Pennp- sylvanis, with station at Tyrone, but including also the surrounding terri- tory and including Clearfield, Philipe- burg, Bellefonte and Lock Haven. Permission has been requested to visit these places for recruiting purposes, but uptil such permission has been granted, recrulte will be accepted and enlisted at Tyrone for all arme of the service, ivcluding infantry, artillery, cavalry, engineers snd ambulsnce compuny. Each recruit will be privi- leg ed chioose Lhe organization ip which he desires to jplist, that ls the regiment, but will be assigned to the particular company by the officer in command of the regiment. While there vicancies in the different compsnies It is presumed that under ordinary circumstances a man will have little difficulty in being assigned to the company from his own town or { locality, where he | acquainted. to aie the infanlry orgsuizations them to our war strength of { listed mien to the regiment, | are BOWE Vacancies aroue of the service, will be the to bring 1500 en- yet there the other enlistments the National z., three years active in The in ail i | sEINE 88 } ow N | Guard service, v | o¢ rvice and three yenrs in the reserve, {unless sooner discharged, ! yi en are respond to this eall of their Country, Patriotie ung urged =isle and to show {tion of Lhe {the front, service of those siresdy st Hecruite se soon will bh smined and enlisted for be rent to t. Grelna intensive will rganigstione of instruction {aud from i ithe « there con sn Lhey are puoperly equipped, drilled snd outfitted, -o-- I lage Near State College Closed Ibe t ridge Hiate Cc Lemont last belween and | Wednes- | order from the | Aun effort bes been | made time and time again to have Lhe | lege wae closed dey, foilowing an district attoruvey. bridge repaired, but the county refuse a | to do it, sisting that IL wes the state's Cathe DACK the county's! The question sinie WR properiy, while ihe by srguiog thal it bridge to keep in repair, ir, who owpe il It appears that where Lhe siste has taken over roade from ‘he county upon which there are bridges that kept up in U past by county the higher courts have decided thst the slate did not the bridges and they must be Repl up by the county. Eut this toad bad been = turnpike taken over by the couuly and then by the staie. The county had never built any it or done any work on the bridges. This situstion, il seems, never been before the higher courts for a decision s# to the bridge ownership. The low- er court decided that the stale owned the bridges. have been 16 the take over bridges on bas A ———— Jauiors Hamb ¢ Potters Mille The Potters Mills baseball team re- ceived a bad defeat al the hands of the local junior nine on Grauge Park Bat- urday afternoon. The score was 13 Lo 1, the game terminstiog at the end of the 5th inning on account of rain. The batteries were, Centre Hall, Auman and SBweelwood ; Potters Mile, Smith and Aumar. Bmith was handicapped at the receiviog end of the battery and 10 less than a half dozen runs were due to passed balls and inability to stema base stealing. Aumasp, for the locale, pitched an excellent game sod was well supported. Bruce Stahl was the keystone of the defense and killed several hits by * grandstand’ plays, His hitting sleo was responsible for many rune, no less than (hree safe swats emapating from bis trusly willow, —— A A AR wvosm opolitan Enterges ite Siz, Cosmopolitan magszine presents and represents the foremost literary and artistic ability of our time. Cosmopolitan is the sole mediom through which & unique group of novelists, short-story writers, essnyists and painters, with the largest indi. vidual following in Americe, regularly express themeelves, I'he Beptember number, out Au- guat 10th, ia the first issue of the en- Jarg.d size, The larger size containe fifty percent more reading matter than the old siz. This is the equivalent of six old size Cosmopolitans free to the reader each year, ' ——— A A AY STAAL, Evangeloal Home Opened, The formal opening and dedication of the United Evangelical home, just north of Lewisburg, was held on Friday. The exercises were under the direction of Dr. A. E. Gobble, D, D,, of Albright College, Myerstown. The inspection of the home was made after the dipper hour. The dedication of the home followed in which Bishop U, F. sSwengle, D. D,, NO. 31 TOWN AED COUNTY NEWS. HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS H. B, Frankenberger, of near Centre Hall, purchased a Ford touring ear this week, Mre. Emma Brion snd dsughter, Miss Bessie, of Btate College, spent Sunday with relatives in this place. Mre. John GG, Daubermsan Whe smong the most recent residents of Centre Hall to have her bouse wired for electric lights, Robert I. Bmith, Wilbur Bland and John Horner, Jr, a portion of the track force on the local branch railroad, on Monday were called to Sunbury. Messrs, A few farmers sre cutting oste this week, but the mesjority of them are of the opinion that snother week is needed for ripening, The crop will be 8 heavy one, Mre. Willlam Hockenbury, of West Brownsville, Washington county, was the guest of Mre. Harry Harper from fhureday until Baturdsy, Mre, Hockenbury wae formerly Mise Carrie Hpicher. John D. Lucas and force of carpen- remodeling the home of ex-Treseurer John D, Miller, st Hublereburg, and are now engaged at Pilesssnt Gap in the erection #severnl dwelling houses, of County commissioners D. A. Grove, W. H. Noll and Isaac Miller, together wr al Meyer, are attending the anoual state couveution county wilh commissioner's clerk Harry of commissioners at Meadville this week, & young Potter who went to spriog, returned to his home in Tusseyville on Baturday. J in reseion John townehip Rimmey, farmer Mivnesols in the young man became affected by ian reiuined home to regain 1th and strength. McFarland, aged pineteen years, of Tyrone, was perhaps fatally irjored Friday night crashed into a loaded wagon mot Lear rmer Oe Rsiph on when with his Lewistown. Tre lights of an approsching suto blinded LID. be rcycie He was found by a passerby in a0 unconcious condition, having bad fractured besides He lying bospitai with bangiog Ly a thread. Peuns Valley was represented at the Methodist reunion ast Lakemont Park, iset Thursday, by Mr. apd “ D. Bartholomew and daugh- abd Miss Helen Bartholomew, from this pisos, who made the rip in car, and Hev. W, H. Wiliams, of Spring Mille. On the return tip tbe Bartholomew group was increased by Lhe addition of little Mary Helen Bartholomew, dsughter of Mr. aud Mre, Ed. L. Bartholomew, The borough fathers devoted much of their talk on Friday evening to the parking of aut mobites. It looks to the Reporter toast this feature of the sutomobile traffic should be let take care of iisell, It can see no wisdom in the employment of a treflic officer, eepecialiy wien there is noibing to do but to order an automobile from the front of one private residence to that of another, aud it is wiliing to credit Burgess Arney with having the good sense not to create a sinking place for taxes snd create ill feeling among those whom every business man and citizen ought to be out on the street 0 wei- come when they come Lo town, The Reporter's sanctum, on 1 hare- day of Iset week, was graced by Messrs, J. Edgar Probyn, of Altoons ; D. G3. Meek, of Junpisia; J. Milo Campbell, of Ps. Furnace, and R. P. Campbell, of Penus Cave. The former two were stopping st the club house at Pennsylvania Farnsce and induced Mr, Campbell to bring them down tarough Penns Valley to view the besutiful country. While in town Mr. Meek paid a brief visit to his half sister, Mrs. H. E. Homap, and Mr. Probyn paid his respects to D. J. Meyer. The Penne Valley Banking company’s esshier, Mr. Keller, was also visited. Mr. Probyn holas the responsible positon of circulation manager of the Altoona Tribune, which, by the way, requircs great ability sithough his paper is the superior of its com- petitors. Mr. Meek, as cashier of the Juniata National Bank, has a record for making good lividends and in- creasing the popularity of the iostitu- tion. While these gentlemen cater to the public, their friend Campbell reaps the golden harvest from the * Glades" country and is content to live in what be terms the prettiest furouing section in Central Penveyivania. Oar Mr, Campbell, proprietor of Penns Qave, holds the keys 10 the greatest of Nature's beauties, and knows how to make people feel Lhat one visit to the great cavern is pot sufficient. Who would not be pleased to have even a brief visit from such = quagiet ? receiving in the his life other injuries, is Lew sown toon Mre, ( lets, B, their big Mitchell