“VUL. XC.
AFTER THE 850,000,000 AGAIN,
House re Mensure Approving Amend.
ing of Wonatitution to Prevent Bond
Issue.
By the action of the House in pass-
ing the Sproul resolution to amend
the constitution so as to permit of a
$50,000,000 bond issue for the con-
struction of public highways, the
question will be put up to the people
at the general election in November,
1918.
By the time opponets of the pro-
position, who lost their fight in the
Legislature recently, hope to have wag-
ed a successful campaign against it,
just as they did when a similar pro-
position was voted down at the polls
in 1913. The rollcall showed 115 votes
for the measure, or only eleven
more than the required majority, and
61 against it,
Leading the fight against the meas-
ure was the Penpsylvania State
Grange, which contends it is urjust
and unnecessary to eaddle the Com-
monwealth with a great debt for road
building when there are £0 many un-
touched sources of regular revenue.
Fred Brenckman, who heads the leg-
jslative branch of the grange,
following the passage of the measure:
Equali
cient money for road building.
want good roads,
SUHOOL OPENS AUGUST 27.
Schoo! Board Tacks on Extra Mill for
School Purposes,—Dr, H. F, Bitoer Ten-
ders Resignation, but Will Continues as
Secretary Until Next Spring.
A new school year began with the
meeting of the boro school board on
July 20d. A number of important
matters came before the board for con-
sideration. Dr. H. F. Bitner, the sec-
retary, owing to his removal from the
town next spring, tendered hia written
resignation as a member of the board,
which, under the circumstances, was
accepted. He had served only one
year of his four-year term, and his
resignation will necessitate the elect-
tion of a new member at the primaries
this fall. Bipce the school code pro-
vides that a secretary of the school
board need not necessarily be a member
of the board, Dr. Bitner was requested
to continue in that capacity until a
new member was elected. He agreed
to the wishes of the board.
The school tax was increased by one
mill, the new schedule being eight
mills for geveral purposes and two
mills for building. The extra mill
will result in only $160 coming into
Complying with the requirements
in the
ting them. This Legislature has de-
clined to impose trifling taxes upon
manufacturing corporations and upon
the production of coal, natural gas and
oil.
sources of revenue,
estate of public service corporations,
will include a compound microscope,
July 14th being the lsst day on
msy article, and since
gon why
be plunged into debt for roade.
people bad the wisdom to defeat the
proposition four years ago,
jieve it will be beaten again.
State Graoge will fight it to the limit.
The Henate passed finally the bill
appropriating $12,515,000 for public
roads. This, with the $6,000,000 esti-
mated rev
total of more than
priated by
for the next two years,
ation. k
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Johason—ieLegarde.
m sign their coniracts at
Monday, August 27th, was sel as
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Letter from North Dakota.
Enclosed find $3.00 for the Reporter,
Since I have been be-
Will write you concerning farming
We haa a very cold
nd dry epriog and the summer has
een the same 80 far, so that the farm-
not looking for big returns,
miog of
gan amid
gCr
shrieking shells andjc
of the ground. This ls a very sandy
minstion on Monday of last week
That is somethiog
and Mile. Cecile de Lagarde were
united in marriage.
I have seen sand blow so
burg, by Father O'Hanlon, at 8 a. w.
The happy couple first met while
Last year North Dakota would bave
in France.
work across the sea in August.
Owen Johnson is a noted
whose books and stories in the popu-
lar magazines have delighted thous-
ands of readers.
The result of that was
it wouldn’t have paid for the twine
Because of this
Theodore Davis Boal aud has been a
frequent visitor at hia home, She has
been active in Red Cross work in
France, her native country, for three
years, Her French country house
gine early in the war has been a base
hospital for wounded soldiers. Bhe
has been at Boslsburg for several
weeks on leave of absence,
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Red Cross Auxiliary Organized.
Tuesday evening of last week an
auxiliary to the Centre County Red
Cross Chapter was organized at Cen~
tre Hall, with s membership of seven -
ty-seven,
The meeting was held in Grange
Arcacis, Rev, Josiah Still sctiog se
chairman, Short addresses were
msde by Reve, D, 8, Kurtz and R. R.
Jones, after which Mre. Mitchell pre-
sented the work of the Red Cross, the
plans for organizing, ete. An organi-
zation was then eflected by the election
of the following officers: President,
Mre. H, F. Bitner; vice president,
Mre. Lillian Alexander, secretary,
Miss Freda Bailey ; treasurer, Miss M,
Delinda Potter.
Inorénse of Sainry,
Governor Brumbaugh spproved two
amendments to the school code. One
fixes the salary of county school su-
perintendents between $2000 and $2.
500 unless school boards vote a higher
figures and the other makes the min-
jmum for assistant superintendents
$1800 per year,
The high price of feed has caused a
curtailment in the holdings of live-
to pay from $15.00 to $20.00 an hour for
threshing. In this country all thresh
ing is charged by the hour. It will
readily be seen that after such ex-
penses have been paid the farmer has
little left for his labore.
I expect to get to see my old home
again within a year or two. With
this I will close, with kindest regards
to old friende.
Mus, MARY H. PRICE,
(nee Mary H. Emerick).
Maxbaee, N. D., July 2, 1817.
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Attendance of Teachers at Sammer Session
at State Uollege Unt by War,
War-time conditions have cut deep-
ly into sttendance at the Penoeyl-
vania State College summer session
for temchers, The registration list
showed 620 on hand, about 400 less
than were enrolled on the correspond-
jog day Isst year. With the public
schools of Pittsburg and Boranton still
open, Dr. E, BR. Bmith, the summer see
sion director, looks for additional reg-
istrations from those cities. He pre-
dicts at least 700 will attend. Last
year there were 1104 there. This fall
ing-off of interest in educational sec-
tivities lo regarded as a criterion
of what may be expected in higher in-
stitutions of learning next fall when
collegen re-open.
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Ohange of Date snd Day,
The Heptember primaries in odd
pumbered years will hereafter be held
on the third Wednesday of that
months instead of the third Tuesday.
stock of all kinds on many of the
farms.
ish holiday.
WALKER A, SHUTT, OF BOALSBURG,
KILLED ON THE BAILROAD,
Was Working on State Highway Near
Huntingdon, When Traln Struck Him,
—Leaves Wite and Three Uhlidren,
Walker A. Bhutt, a good citizen of
Boalsburg, met a terrible death last
Thursday afternoon at 1:50 o'clock
when he was run down and instantly
killed near Mill Creek station, Hunt-
ingdon county, hy a fast passenger
train on the Pennsy’s lines.
M*. Bhutt was a state highway fore-
man and this was his second summer
at the work. At the time he met his
death he was repairing water pipes
running through a culvert under the
railway at this point and was so en-
grossed that he failed to hear the train
approach, He raised himeelf close to
the north side of the track immediate-
ly in front of the train. He was hurl-
ed only a few feel. None of the crew
witnessed the accident.
Contractor W. C. Evans, by whom
Shutt was employed, took charge of
the hody and had it prepared for bur-
ial by undertaker Brown, of Hantiog-
don. It was then shipped to his
home in Boalsburg where faneral eer-
vices were held on Bundasy morning
by Rev, B. C. Btover, pastor of the de-
cessed, Interment in the Boalsburg
cemetery.
Besides his wife, who was Mies
Johnson, he is survived by three
children, namely, Joseph, Minnie and
Mary, all at home, Two sisters also
survive him.
Mr. Shutt was aged forty-four years
and six months, He was a first-class
workman and his untimely death
came as a great shock to the people in
his home community, His afflicted
family has the sincere sympathy of
the entire neighborhood.
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Teachers Elected For Potter Township.
The Potter towpsbip school board
elected teachers for the thirteen schools
in the township at a meeting held last
Thursday evening. With the excep-
tion of three, all the old teachers were
re-slected, The new teachers are Ralph
Luse, Esther Bitver, and Ralph
Sweeney. The complete corps fol
lows :
Potters Mills grammer, G. A. Craw-
ford.
Potters
Bitper,
Centre Hill, T. L. Moore.
Plum Grove, Ralph Luse,
Earlystown, William Rockey.
Pive Stump, Mary Blutterbeck.
Manor Hill, Edrs Neff,
Tusseyville, Bertha Miller.
Tussey Bink, Nellie Bible,
Pine Grove, Mary Neff,
Colyer, Esther Bitner,
Fleisher Gap, Wilbur 8. Runkle,
Cold Bpring, Ra/ph Bweeney,
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O11 ity Aato Party.
There are many parties traveling
over the state these days, and one
from Oil City that stopped in Centre
Hall long enough to lubricate the
Dodge, Studebaker, and Wescott su-
tos that comprised the battery of ms-
chines, carried with it a complete
camping outfit, it being the adopted
pollicy of the psrty that the conveni-
ence of the road house and hotel must
be avoided. The camping was greatly
erjoyed, and the ladies found pleasure
in doing the service that in their
homes is done by others, The party
consisted of Thomas J. Wright, Doun-
ald T. Wright, Joseph E. Wright, Mr.
and Mrs, David James, Mr, and Mre,
David J. James, H, H. James, Edith
James and Helen Barnett, They jeft
Oil City the lsat day of June, reaching
here July 6th, and expected to reach
home Sunday. The roule followed
was Olarion, Pupxsutawny, Indians,
Altoons, Johnstown, Ebensburg, Holi
dsysburg, State College, Centre Hall,
Penns Cave, Lewistown, Williame=
port, Emporium, Bheffield, homer,
The gentlemen in the parly, except
the second named who is a reporter on
the Oil City Blizzard, are interested in
oil production.
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small Fire at Pleasant Gap,
“ Bwitzerland”’, the Pleasant Gap
restaursnt, Fred Dunzik, proprietor,
was discovered on fire by a party of
State College autoiste, after midnight
HSatardsy of last week. An alarm wae
sounded and soon a number of persona
were on hand to fight the flames,
fhe damage by water and through
broken glass amounted to considerable
more than the fire iteelf. It is eald
that fire in the stove in the house sad-
Joining the restaurant was responsible
for the blaze, through a defective flue.
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Notice,
Because of the lack of power, I am
unable to fill any more orders for
orushed or pulv limestone until
farther notice.—E, 0. Wagner, Centre
Hall, Pa.
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Farmer CO, T. Crust had the misfor-
tape to ran a prong of a dung fork into
his leg on Baturday, which resulted in
a stil leg for several days.
Milla primary, Elizabeth
“STATE” WINS FROM LOCALS,
First Halt of Game a Pitoher's Battle ~
Then ¢ State” Starts mitting and Locals
Throw Wid,~Visitors Win, 8 to 8,
A series of bad throws on base run-
ners was the principal factor in the de-
feat of the Centre Hell baseball team
in the game sgainst Btate College, on
Grange Park, on the Fourth. Al-
though outhit two to one, the locsls,
by better defensive work, could have
kept the score from reaching the one-
sided count of 8 to 8. Gramley, al
though touched up rather freely, kept
the ten hits gatherad off his delivery
well scattered. He was steady and ls-
sued no free passes to first base, He
struck out ten men. Thomas, the
pitching prince of the reversal ball clubs
of which State College boasts, deserved
to win on his individual work. Be-
sides striking out fifteen batters, he
allowed but five hits, His support,
however, was clean cut, only two er-
rors marring an otherwise perfect de-
fensive. A glance over the error col-
umn under the *‘ Btate’’ banner will
reveal the errors to be credited to that
old war horse, Lonberger, who contin-
ues to cavort around second base with
all the agllity of twenty years ago. |
“ Loney's' errors didn’t go far towe
ard getting Centre Hall's three rans,
but his bat and daring on the base
paths was directly responsible for
half of his team’s rune. The seasoned
veteran set a pace which was bard
for the callow youthe under his lead-
ership to follow.
“ Btate " scored in the fi st, Gram-
ley dropped Auman’s throw on Loo-
berger's hit ; * Loney ’ stole second
and counted on Kuhn's hit to left,
Centre Hall tied the scor® in its half.
Two gone, W. Bradford hit safely and
scored on Condo two-bsgger to right
Center,
Fast, snappy ball playing continued
up to the fifth inping, neither side
succeeding io crossing the rubber, In
the fifth, Spicer scored from second on
=“nydet’s hit to lett fleid,
Another run was added to “ State's’
total in the sixth inning when Bpiloer
best out a bunt, took second on Cor
man's overthrow and scored on Krum-
rine’s hit,
The seventh counted one for
“ Biate ”’ and two for Centre Hall
In “State's! half, Lonberger hit safe-
ly. stole second, and went to third
when Thomss was being put oul st
first. In an sttempt to head off
“ Loney" at third the bail stock Cor-
man in the eye. Lonberger took ad-
vantage of the misfortune and darted
for home, scoring when Bradford
dropped Knart’s throw, the runper
and catcher colliding. For Centre
Hall, W, Gramley sod Stahl received
the only free passes to first, in sUCOCER-
«jon ; BE. Gramley hit to Lonberger,
who missed the ball, the ball rolling
out to right field ; both Gramley and
stabil scored when Kuhn threw the
ball past the catchers on an attempt to
ecateh the former.
This was the end of the local’'s scor-
ing, while * State’ continued doing
her “bit” by adding another run in
the eighth inning—one run for four
consecutive innings--and finally put-
ting the game on ice in the ninth by
gooring three rune, the result of sever.
sl overthiows, coupled with two safe
hits:
Here are the fireworks :
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State College—-10001111 3-8
Centre Hall <1 0000020 0-3
Two base hits, Condo, Auman, Kline. Bases on
pitohed
Hit ball, W,
, by Grimley , 10 ; by Thom
mpire, V. A. Autaan.
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Ripka Reunton, August 4th,
The fifth snnual reunion of the Rips
ka families will be held on Grange
Park, Centre Hall, Saturday, August
4th. The committee extends a cordial
invitation to the publie.
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May Soll Horse Flesh in Penns,
The fleah of goats, horses and mules
waa added recently to the meats
may be sold in Pennsylvania for food:
(Governor Brumbaugh has ap
an act bringing these meats under
inspection of the State, ’
AI AT ARP SATIN.
Bhow your patriotism by contribu
ing to the Red Oross fand.
12, 1917.
Uentre Hall's Community Plenle,
Centre Hall enjoyed the Fourth in
a safe and sane manner, the annus
commaunity pienie, which promises to
remain a fixture, furnishing whole-
some enjoyment for young and old.
The day was ides! for an out-door gath-
ering snd fally 1600 people gathered on
Grange Park to enjoy the program,
which included literary, musical and
sport features. Indeed, autos psesed
to and fro all day in large numbers,
giving the impression of a big day at
the snnusl Grange Encampment and
Fair,
The speaking, which occupied a
short period of the morning’s pro
gram, attracted a good-sized crowd io
the auditorium. The Pine Grove
Mills band furnished & brand of music
which elicited pralee, not only because
of its excellence but because of the liber
al amount of playing they did. Their
morning concert, which continued for
# full hour, was repaid by the pick-
nickers who were eager to show their
sppreciation by extending invitatione
to dinner far in excess to the number
of musicians,
The afternoon was devoted to
athletic contests of various kinds, the
principal feature being the Btate Col
lege-Contre Hall ball geme, & detailed
scoount of which appears in snother
column.
The associa ion re-elected the same
officers for next year.
mmm
Local Oompany Pays $4500 for Imported
Percheron Stallion,
The Penns Valley Percheron Block
company, of Millheim, composed of
James E. Holloway, W. E. Houster-
man, J. E. Rishel, B. W. Gramley,
Chas. F. Stover, 8, G. Walker, J. D,
Luse, D. M. P. Feldler, Wallace Mus
ser, 8, P, Bower, Willlam Hosterman,
Bartges Bros., and J. BR. Miller, recent-
ly purchased from the Apnington
Farm Company, of Dickerson, Mary-
land, the besutiful black imported
stallion Laterum (98509), six years old
and weighing 2100 lbs.
This is one of the best bred horses in
France ; he was psrsonally selected by
James MoLaughlin for their own berd
horse, at which be was used until this
spring, and beyond doubt will be of
great value to the breeders of Penne
Valley for the future, The sale was
consummated by Martin G. Ulblman,
salesman for the Apnington Farm
Co., who proved himself a gentleman
to all whom became acquainted with
him. The price paid for the stallion
was $4500.00
The local company ie to be congrai-
ulsted In making a purchase of this
kind io the advancement of breeding
good horses,
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Change in 1raln Schedule,
A pew train schedule went into ef
fect beginning of this month, the
principal change being on the arrival
of the first train from the west, which
reaches Centre Hall station just twern-
ty-five minutes earlier than hereto
fore. The west bound train now
comes in five minutes later. NO
change bas been made in the time of
the afternoon trains,
Train 8530, Eastward, 6.46 a. m.
stead of 7.11.
Train 8583, Westward, 8.18 a, m. in-
stead of 8.13.
Train 8582, Eastward, 2.25 p. m , no
change.
Train 8585, Westward, 8.36 p. m., no
change.
This change will also necessitate die-
patching the firet mall from the local
post office twenty-five minutes earlier
—at 6.26 8. m., instead of 6.51 as here-
tofore,
in-
———— A AP AACA,
Recelved Oarlosd of Autos,
Booger & Bmith, the local suto firm,
received a catload of Ford touring cars
on Monday, the purchasers having
anxiously awaited theirarrival, the de-
lay being due to the unprecedented de-
mand for cars at the Ford factory.
The six cars were disposed of to the
following parties : C, E. Flink, Roy
Shaffer, Arthur Holderman, L. IL.
Smith, and two to the Breon agency
st Millhelm.
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Boy Drowns ia Kishacoq'lins Oreek.
Robert Hafer, a seventeen-year-old
lad residing at Reedaville, lost his life
on the Fourth of July by drowning in
the Kishacoquillse creek at the end of
Manns Narrows. The unfortunate lad
snd a younger brother started for a
swim and when the former plunged
futo the water he disappeared from
sight. His body was recovered short-
ly thereafter but all efforts to resusci-
tate him falled.
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| District President W. O. Custard, of
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
H. W. Dinges #0ld a fine young
horse to M, N. Miller, a week ago.
John M. Coldron has secured eme
ployment in the Standard Bteel Works
at Burpham.
Miss Bara Heckmar, of Millbeim,
spent several cays last week with her
brother, Prof. W. O. Heckmsap, snd
family.
Dr. H. F. Bitper
ing of the board of trustees of the Lan
caster seminary, at Lancsster, last
Friday.
Mre. D. Milton Bradford
dren, of Keymar, Marylanc, spelt sey
eral days last week with jciatives in
this place, .
attended 8 meel-
end chile
-
Dr. John Herdenburg, of Milibeim,
hae promised his services to the Lock
Haven Ambulance Compapy the
Clinton County Red Crose,
Mr. and Mre, G, A.
turned to their in Altoona on
Friday, after a visit at Lhe
home of their uncle, James Bmetzier.
There is every that the
Ii pot need to indicate on his
finger the length of the “stick” he
wante, for the real eye opener will be a
thing of bietory.
’
Of
Harshbarger re
how
week's
indication
toper =i
John Benper exhibited several boxes
of strawberries at this office last week
which eassily gives him claim to the
championship for large berries. They
were of enormous size sud fine quality.
Officers of the locs! cemetery associa-
tion request that owners of burial lots
who have neglected giving the graves
proper attention, do so at once, for the
grass on many mounds bas attained a
rank growth.
A loaded-down cherry tree this year
i# the exception, at least in this locai-
ity. Robert I. Bmith, however, had a
tree that was the exception, ft it
ylelded 250 quarts of big luscious ox-
heart cherries, which Mr. Smith die-
posed of at ten and twelve cents a
quart,
The Pennsylvania Department of
Forestry is urging woodlot owners to
cut more wood for winter use in order
to esve coal, Men of the State Forest
Service say that this csn be done in
most csees not only without injury to
the woodlot, tut actually to its im-
provement.
)
The Lewisburg Journal! contained
this item in its issue of last week:
Prof. and Mrs, H F. Bitner of Oen-
tre Hall, were visitors in Lewisburg
during the past week, in the effort to
secure a residence with the intention
of moving to Lewisburg and making
the town their home,
Harvey M. Horner, tenant on the
WwW. G. Runkle farm, of State
College, sustained a number of bruises
and minor irjuries to various parts of
of his body, one day last week, when
he fell off the loft in the wagon shed.
As a result he was unpsble to do sny
farm labor for several days.
After serving in the capseily
manager for the Du Pont people at
Nisgara Falle, N. Y., for a period of
six years, A. 8. Fleck has beet 'rane-
ferred to Haskell, New Jersey. Oa
her way to their new home, Mrs,
Fleck snd children stopped with the
former's patents, Mr. snd Mre. Will
jam 8. Brooke, west of town, for a
brief visit,
Ike Berney, the movie magnate of
Lewistown, lost his new $1200 Buick
car last week when it beesme wedged
between the rails of a railroad track
pear Bradford and was struck by a
freight train. Mr. Berney, in ocom-
pany with four others, was enroute to
Buflalo and the party had just enough
time to scramble out of the car before
the freight train struck the suto and
completely demolished it. Berney
sold the oar to a dealer for $350.
Mr. and Mre, Wallsce Horner and
Bi. «nd Mre, Claire Horner, of
McKeesport, visited the gentlemen's
parents, Mr. and Mra. George Horner,
st Plessant Gap, for several days the
past week. The young men are both
employed in munition works in Pitts
burg district, and being within the
ages which calls for conscription in
Uncle Ram's army, they believe that
a oall for their service is more than a
remote possibility.
Ralph E. Bitner, who for the past few
weeks was employed as an electrician
in the Standard Steel Worke at Burp
bam, scoepted a position with the Du
Pont j owder company, st Hopewell,
Virginis, assuming bie new daties be-
gioning of this week. The position
carries with it a first-class salary.
Lawrence Bitner, an older son of Dr.
west
of
Du Pont plant—a position of great
trust—and It was through his inflo-
ence that the job for his brother was