The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-12
DElrH or JOHN VANDERCOOK,
President of the United Press Associations
Funeral at Louisville.

John Vandercook, president Of the United
Press Associations since that organization
and its predecessor, the Publishers Press,
was acquired by the Scripps-hcRae League,
died at the Streeter Hospital In Chicago
at 1890 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr.,
VandercCok left New York for the West
about ten days ago and was taken with
appendicitis in Chicago and operated on
at the Streeter Hospital on April 3 The
operation was successful and surgeons
f. expressed every hope Of a. reasonably
speedy recovery. A few days after the
operation was performed, however, perl
tonitis set in and a second operation was
performed. From this Mr.. Vandercook
rallied, but a heart Affection, from which
he had suffered for several years, made
it impossible for him to survive the shock
Of the second operation. Mr.. Vanderoook
was conscious up to a very few minutes
before he died and 80 thoroughly aware
was he that he could not recover that,
about half an hour before he died be sent
the following despatch TO II. B. Clark,
chairman Of the board Of directors Of the
United Press Associations;
I'D like TO have a. many OF the boys
as can get away with me At Louisville
later
With Mr.. vandsrcook when he died was
his wife, who was Miss Margaret WomAok,
daughter Of Major j. H. Womack Of Louis
vile; his si1-year-old son John, and his
Mr.. V~andeFcook arranged himself and II
was decided that he should be buried In
the Womaok family plot IN the cemetery
at Louisville. II was to HE funeral that
Mr.. VAndeFuook referred In his despatch
TO Mr.. Clark when he asked that ~ many
Of his fellow workers ~ possible should be
with him at Louisville later
Mr.. Vandercook was born at Orange,
n. j., October 20, 1878, and wa reared
at Delhi, N. Y. he began his newspaper
work on tho Cleveland Press n 1891 and
later he was appointed the New York rep
~resentative Of the Soripps-MoRae League
Of newspapers. In 1895 he wa sent TO
Europe BY the ScTtpps-MoRae League TO
organize and enlarge the leagues foreign
service. He lived abroad, mostly In Lon
don, for 1--WE years, and 1t was he who sent
Nout the first news Of the death Of Queen
Victoria. He was also the first to send out
the announcement Of the poetponement Of
the coronation Of King Edward. While
in Europe be wrote several articles on CON-
ditions in the Balkan States, in Finland and
in Russia, and he contributed TO the maya
zines many character studies Of the SOW
ereigns OF Europe.
He was recalled TO this country in 1904
to become general manager Of the Pub
fishers Press after that organization had
been acquired by the Scripps-MoRae League,
A little later he was sent 10 Cincinnati by
his organization to become the editor-in-
chief OF the Cincinnati Post. About that
time George B. Cox was making his mem
orable fight TO maintain his political SUI
premaoy in Cincinnati, and Vandercook
| decided that the policy OF the Post should
be against Cox and all his works. There
| after Vandercook mercuessly attacked
| Cox editorially and in the news columns
Of his paper, At the election Cox was
routed horse, foot and dragons.
In 1908, when the Scripps-MoRae people
gained absolute control OF the Publishers
/ Press and renamed it the United Press
Associations, Vandercook was sent from
Cincinnati TO New York TO become the
general manager OF the organization, A
year later he was made the president Of
the organization. Mr.. VandercOok's home
in New York was at 3ls West Righty-fourth
street.