The Daily Republican from Monongahela, Pennsylvania • Page 6

IS THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, MOXOXGAIIELA, PA. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 12, 1932 OVER PREPARES FOR INVASION OF OHIO BOAT REPLICA ELECTION PERSONALITIES mm DR. BAKER' DEA TH ENDS LIFE DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO CAUSE OF EDUCATION Local Man Spends Only 15 Cents, Nine Days' Work Building Miniature Model of River Packet. A life devoted almost entirely to education was snuffed out when Dr, Simon S.

Raker, former president It cost William Malee, of High street, only 15 cents in cash, some spare bits of wire, cardboard, of Washington and Jefferson Col-nails, pieces of wood and a little i lege, fired a bullet into the left side of his head Monday night after making his way to a small farm near Washington, the site of the campus of the college where he resigned a year and a half ago, broken-hearted over a student strike in protest against his tenure of office. The educator who was to become widely known throughout, the United States was a native of Washington County. He was born years later he was made associate superintendent. In 1912 he received his Master of Science degree and was elected alumni trustee of Washington and Jefferson for five years beginning with 1915. Following the death of Dr.

Samuel Charles Black, Dr. Baker was chosen by the trustees in September, 1921, as acting president of his Alma Mater, and on January 26, 1932, he was elected sixth president of that historic institution. He was inaugurated March 29, 1922, and served until his resignation on May 13, 1931, because of ill health. In a business way he served for years as a director and later president of the Indian Creek Lumber Coal Company, of Pittsburgh, which had extensive holdings In Westmoreland County. At the time of his death he was an active member of the Washington Cham where Calvin Coolidge was nominated for the presidency in speech of his campaign, in Cleveland, Oct.

15. He will speak in Unemployment and farm relief are the topics which President Hoover will discuss in the second Cleveland Public Hall, above, 1924 Talltnt Tubb Republican William C. McAJoo Democrat paint he had about the house, to construct an exact replica of the "Buckeye Mississippi packet, which he has placed on display at the Star News Store, formerly Oehrl's Music store. It took Malee about nine days of patient work to assemble plans he obtained from a science monthly magazine, cut wood into right shape, nail pieces together and finally paint the craft. The finished product is a miniature of a packet traveling- the Mississippi river.

It Is about 20 Inches in length and is three and a half inches wide. There are four decks, including the deck where steering apparatus Is located. Everything contained in the original plans is reproduced in the replica. Lifeboats, bells, a gangplank, whistles, boiler and even windows wi'h celophane are included in the construction. No glue was used in assembling, every part being nailed or wired in place.

Malee, an employee of the Coshocton Iron Company, worked on on a farm in Aihwell Township, July 11, 18G6, and at the time of his tragic death was in his 67th year. He was a son of David B. and Sara Anne (Strousse) Baker. His entire life was spent in educational work in Western Pennsylvania. NAVIGATION ON THE MONONGAHELA RIVER G.

0. P. RALLY HERE TOMORROW LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY Candidates for U. S. Senate from California McAdoo, secretary of the treaiury in President Wilson's cabinet and later a candidate for the Democratic presidential i.u'mination, won I sweeping victory in the Democratic senatorial primaries.

Tallanl Tubbs, young and vigorous advocate of prohibition repeal, who defeated Senator Samuel M. Shortridga overwhelmingly for the Republican senatorial nomination, has the endorsement of the wets. ROAD BUILDING (Continued from Pago 1) building to organize a "Roosevelt-Garner Club." The meeting has been called by City Councilman Harry V. Day, a member of the Democratic County committee, who is acting for C. F.

Patterson a member of the executive commit It is interesting to note that his great-grandfather, Dr. Tbaddeus Dodd, pioneer preacher and educator, was the founder of the academy that afterwards became Washington Academy, then Washington College, and finally Washington Jefferson College, at Washington, Pa. And more than 140 years after Dr. Dodd established bis academy near the present village of Amity bis great grandson became the president of the oldest college west of the Allegheny Mountains, which FORMER MICHIGAN SENATOR VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK ber of Commerce. During his student days Dr.

Baker was actively- interested in the National Guard, and served in Company IT, Tenth Regiment, from private to first lieutenant. On October 2, 1894, Dr. Baker was united in marriage with Miss Grace Little, of Washington, a daughter of the late Edward Little, a well known building contracto" of former years. To this union one child was born, Edward David Ba-l er, who was attending the Culver Military Academy, in Indiana, when the States entered the World War in 1917. Enlisting immediately he selected aviation and after training he was assigned to tho Italian front.

After serving there for nearly a year he was Harrisburg An average of 35 highway construction contracts for the Pennsylvania Department of Highways were under way during tee, as the result of the hitter's tho project in his spare time. illness. Future meetings at which party leaders and candidates will speak, will be sponsored by this club. No dues will be assessed for membership and Democratic leaders hope to recruit members from both parties. the past month.

Bids were received I for 20 additional projects with a total length of 44.13 miles. In addition, 34 projects were advertised for bids to be opened during Octo Grand Rapids, Oct. 12 (UP) Former Senator William Alden Smith. 73, who spent more than 25 years in both Houses of Congress, died at his home here I had grown from the little log build-lings of Dr. Dodd and Dr.

John Mc-IMillan, near Canonsburg, into one of the outstanding colleges of the COOLIDGE URGES RE-ELECTION OF By MRS. S. KUSiSART Copyright by Author. Not to be reproduced In whole or In part, In any other publication STEAMBOATS ENROLLED AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE, I PITTSBURGH, IN 1872 Built at Year Tons Boat Enrolled 1872 John Dippold Jan. 1 Pittsburgh 1S72 551 George Lysle (Name later changed to Resolute) Jan.

2 Pittsburgh 1S72 420 Charles Brown Jan. 2 Pittsburgh 1S72 541 Evan Williams (Name later changed to Wm. G. Horner Jan. 4 Pittsburgh 1S72 122 Smoky City Feb.

20 Pittsburgh 1S72 5 4 It L. C. McCormick March 20 Pittsburgh 1S72 120 Iron Mountain April 2 Pittsburgh 1S72 500 Exporter April 5 Pittsburgh 1S72 1.131 Western April 9 Pittsburgh 1S72 475 Murillo. April 30 Pittsburgh 1S72 420 Key West June 13 Pittsburgh 1S72 422 Little Andy Fulton June lit Pittsburgh 1S72 107 William Wagner June 28 Pittsburgh 1S72 52 Acorn Sept. 5 Pittsburgh 1S72 141 Nellie Speer Sept.

27 Pittsbuigh 1S72 224 Oakland Oct. 21 Pittsburgh 1S72 028 Samuel Miller Oct. 24 Pittsburgh 1S72 242 Ella Layman Oct. 28 Pittsburgh 1S72 119 Reliable No. 2 (Schooner) Oct.

29 Pittsburgh 1S72 85 My Choice Dec. 3 1S72 462 Relief Dec. 9 Pittsburgh 1S72 90 The largest steamer built and en-, Most of the new boats rolled at the Custom House, Pitts-j in 1872 were towboats. The L. C.

90 ber, which total 77.80 miles of East. Reared on the home farm Simon S. Baker completed his local schooling in the old Lone Pine transferred to the Western Front Academy, and after his father's re- Franoe aa a lieutenant of moval to Washington assisted him the 90th Aero Squadron He was HAVE YOUR EYES EXAMINED AND" GLASSES FITTED AT (Continued from Page 1) idea that the nation faced just such a crisis as faced by the party of Abraham Lincoln in 1800 and in the lumber business. Later he killed in action on October 24. 1918, less than three weeks before was assistant to tho Washington agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

STAHLMAW, OTHERS GO TO PARTY RALLY. Washington and Greene Counties will be represented at Harrisburg today at a Republican rally in bo-half of the candidacy of President Herbert Hoover. Col. John Aiken, Judge Howard W. Hughes, Controller Guy Woodward, Attorney George I.

Bloom, Prothonotary E. T. McNary. Deputy Register Raymond E. Goodrich jflk MAI i novo the end of the war, while driving a 1 804.

And when the former pres late yesterday, the victim of a heart attack. Active in the Republican campaign for the re-election of President Hoover, the former Senator had suffered a slight heart attack last Saturday, but continued his campaign work up to the hour of his dealh Tuesday afternoon. A member of the Board of Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Smith began bis National political career in 1S94 when he was elected to the House of Representatives by a lO.iiiM) majority. His 14 years in the Lower House were succeeded by his appointment to serve the unexpired term of Senator Russell A. Alger.

ident' was introduced, the Thus it will be seen tluU he worked bombing plane over the Verdun i.is wuiu ui mmum ui me i.iu-. sector. Dr. liaker never recovered der- fro the grief of the death of this struck up "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" whose first stanza runs "Mine eyes have seen the Entering uasnington ana Jetier- only son. I glory of the coming of the Lord." i and George Young, all of Washing I Hit; i ui ii wiin iii Coolidre lost little time in de- of Bachelor of Science.

He had expected to study law, and for two i liverins himself of a series of epl- I Iprammic statements that brought' ton; August DeVaux, McDonald: Mayor S. C. Stahlman, Mononga-hela; A. L. Zeffiro.

Donora, and burgh, in 1S72, was the Exporter, McCormick and Ella Layman were i cheers or laughter from his hear- flirnr nnu 11 i hl'Lok irt i.idi tons Duraen, wnicn operated used both as towboats and pas- Prs out of New Orleans, on the. Missis- senger steamers during their car- llast for HarrisljllrK- "Before we decide that we want sippi river. James Rees Sons eers in the Pittsburgh attorneys J- Ernest Isherwood to navp r)ailce we 0 IRht dp. Dr. Baker was an elder of Belle-field Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, and for several years had served as superintendent of the Sunday School of that congregation.

He was a Scottish Rite thirty-second degree Mason, and belonged to numerous Masonic bodies. He was a member of the Washington nnd Jefferson Chapter of Phi Delta Theia Fraternity, of Philo Literary Society and of the Pittsburgh Athletic Association. He had taken much interest in RUMMAGE SALE Auspices Joy Eearers Class of Methodist Church Thursday and Friday October 13th and 14th 9 m. to 4 p. m.

Wearing; Apparel, Household and other useful articles Sale will be held in LONG BUILDING, MAIN ST. company, oi rutsmirgn, were the The Oakland was a powerful tow- w' i tennine what the chances are of years he read under the late John Aiken, and during the winter he was principal of the Union Academy, Burgettstown. After four yearn of school work he became associated with his father in the hardware business in Washington. In 1897 when he was appointed supervising principal of the Char-tiers District, in Allegheny Conn- securing any improvement, was boat, in use many years taking coal 1,1 Ule 0UIU' i he New Orleans market. The Kt'nt' TRY OUR Banana Bars, 2Sc HOME BAKERY I the first.

He continued: "No government has yet been devised that could make the people prosperous all the time. "We are told we ought to have a competitive tariff. Our producers are not suffering from any 1 ty with headquarters at Ingram, he ECONOMIC COERCION BEING USED. THOMAS COMMITTEE CHARGES Boy Scout work, and was a mem- Western and Key West were Missouri river steamers. The run of tho Key West, frcm Sioux City to Kort Benton, made in 17 days, 20 hours out, Capt.

James I. Earle In command, was a Thing unheard of on the Missouri river. The best became definitely associated with ber of the Educational Commits ELsSEs5iB3KisS33 educational work as a life vocation. of the National Council. He was After seven years at the Chartiers affiliated with the University rinh owners, and John A.

Williams was commander, when the Exporter left Pittsburgh. The Exporter was a sternwheel steamer, andi. is listed 'is a passenger and frejght. smallest boat enrolled in was the William Wagner, Capt. John Clinton Cooper' (father of the compiler of these records) and Levi Barker, both of New Geneva, and was a little towboat of 52 tons burden, used on the Monongahela river.

Valued at 150,000, the Paragon burned April 6, 1875, at St. Louis. The exporter in 1S73 made the champ.lon trip out of the Arkansas 1 i. i. i i New York.

Oct. 12 (UP) Tho lack of nmm.tltlnn To nrnnA uci.une i-i im umi ui me oi luslJUlgll and other clubs. to Put our wage earners in com- SchotAs for tW0 after inauguration as time, beret fore, was a little less than 23 days." (Pittsburgh Gazette, July 0, 1S72.) I "brass knuckles" of economic co-jercion are already being applied to ANTON THEATRE TODAY riuin mere ne weiu 10 uie ni. iTcsineni 01 Washington and Jef influence the voters, the committee iimm-in mc uiivin, lilt? llllllllll ll'tr ferson College, the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of T) lapt. It.

C. Gray, of Gray Iron i wi i i I supporting Norman Thomas, Soc a L'ne, Had dieided to have steel Ist for President, charg- fui.ieis put on his new towhont. ed today. lair schools, rittsnurgii, as principal, serving there for seven years. In 1911, when the school system was reorganized, he was made assistant principal to the superintendent of the Pittsburgh Schools and was given charge of the South lion Maintain.

Before contracting "The fact that the threat is be- fur the boat, Capt. Gray had a boil Hesides his wife he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Isa J. Hurel.i- rtvpr uith a r. earner mis year onvious- nal.

wife of O. P. Burc-hinal. of Jef- WILL ROGERS in 'DOWN TO EARTO' FRIDAY AND SATURDAY petition with those of India. China and Japan? "Hut we are told again that by reducing our tariff we can increase our foreign commerce.

Kverv foreign nation wants our tariff reduced. No foreign nation wants to increase our commerce. "An independent nation ought to keep within Its own control the authority to determine its own revenues and regulate its own commerce." He praised Hoover's reconstruction efforts. "He has no wish to assist a Side and West End Districts. Twoferson avenue, bales, to the New Orleans market.1 he proposed to use on the new 1 thG ls t0 Capt.

John A. Williams was cc m-j towboat, in rder to test the 1 11,0 cnilrtoyoji to cam-mander of the boat, which made strength of the metal. Repeated after this $20,000 oil this one freight trip, tests, with a pressure of 70.. pounds Tn 1,0 ber cargo being worth to the square inch. hvdrLaMc I (Pittsburgh Gazette, April 23.

test, only succeeded in making a 1873). The Exporter eventual slight opening in one of the sten.s. Y( 'f' turned at New Orleans, April 23. Accordingly, he was confirmed in 'V 'J 1875. Mrs.

Musgrave. daughter his opinion that steel of this kind' of James Itees. of Pittsburgh. I was the best material for boiL. principal owner, was among those find the foliowlng concerning SOCI A7IQ the boilers of the Iron Moua'ain: NEW RULES COVER WINDOW CLEANING Harrisburg The State Indus-trial Hoard has adopted a revised code for window cleaning, effective November 15.

The principal features of the new regulations are the inclusion of detailed specifications for the material entering In'o safety belts and other parts of the necessary equipment for window cleaning nnd a method of testing the raw as well as' the finished material. In practically all respects the re- I CABLE TELLS SAMUEL INSULL OF SAFETY IN GREECE MOTH Klt'H Clil'H The Mother's Club has announced that the regular October meeting will be held Monday evening. October 1 7th. in the Pirst National Hank building, instead of Thursday of next week as bank because it is a bank, a railroad, an Insurance comr-any. building and loan association, an agricultural co-operative assoc'n-tion or any other corporation for their own sokes," he said.

"He has been seeking to preserve and restore the independent econoii.ic condition of the great mass of the 1 e. Their suffering win broucht about to a large degree through tho failure of the credit 192 OCT 5 9 59 Six Thousand Feet of Laffs And Not a Dull Moment in the Carload! glijvTWESTERN mr I fiuirements are In accord with rhr national code on this subject, and their adoption brings Pennsylvania Into the front rank of such safety regulations. THURSDAY PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE HOME BAKERY NssitsiMMM mmimkmhmmi Cfitahr S. 18S2 if hOS of these large and small concerns. If that credit can be renewed, if confidence can be restored the people enn go back to work and their suffering will cease." lie reviewed President Hoover's diffleullles with the last House of Ttepresentatlves.

He credited Hoover and the Republican administration with keeping American on tho gold standard. He Im ivy 4 A l. You've got to tell 'em, If you ex pect to sell 'em. ADVERTISE. Iniull Jp ttUct flottl Turin duly) lVCCB TDIIDH B6 HR'PXHCAI TDIIDH BO inpot trjt HCtAIHT QMV OfiTKABiTPCB KRPXNCADAOaifflgiPJ CATt plied Jtorienl unsound flscnl i WXHfDfH "ACC0VSI0M TNJT KJUIDASIT BXRNDJ SHD0BHB VORHYH NBC IBADBCTKPO ttO OSB SRABW BRWOSAHDHC tOCM SKAT 0NVBT KROXMCADAOB AUMOITASPI TDOI VCLATH C00AXAPI CURB TOON UQCSHV TDHKUTKAM AT WXBSV DBXZADOXJ l.olioy to the Democrats.

He attacked the dole. Coolldge's endorsement and praise of Hoover wos repeated nnd emphatic. He thereby ended all traces of reports that he was not entirely In sympathy with his miccessor In the White House. Thursday-Friday-Saturday I OUR COFFEE SHOP is the daily luncheon rendezvous of men and women who love good (bet'. The quality is the best, of course, and prices are lower than anywhere else for the same quality.

Wc invite you to try the Tort Pitt Coffee Shop when in Pittsburgh and find out whv it is so popular with Pixsburghcrs. funcbton SO ctntt T)inntr 73 ctntt vp El STAN tu tneuR mm us urer t.to mm mm it tugtft TOWER WATCHMAN REPORTED MISSING Clearfield. Oct. 12 (UP) Almost 40(1 men, directed by Sheriff Ira MrCloskey. started searching the mountains In 01-rard township today for Ityron Lelgcy, CO, watchman at Knobs lire tower, who has been missing from his home since Sunday.

Notes left by the man, who took rifle when he left his home. Indicated he contemplated ulclde, police jhIiI. Hefore leaving he telephoned Forester William; Buck, saying he was resigning his position and was going away. Thli it ont of the four coded Ciblegrami sent to Samuel Insull from Chicago which has been presented to the Cook county grand jury. It woi addressed to Insull'i son, Samuel, who accompanied hit father part of the way on bis flight from Paris to Athens where he was arrested.

The former multi-millionaire utility king faces indictments charging larceny and embezzlement. The cablegram, without signature, deciphered, reads: "Gilbert K. Potter says advices from Washington state no extradition treaty with Greece. George A. Cooke says no existing treaty between Greece and the United States, but being negotiated.

This makes extradition impossible. Advi.tc domicile there. Greek slcam.ihip is Greek territory." Tin message is dated Oct. 6..