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The sun., 1909-11-02
VAIN HUNT FOR vANDERBECK.
No Trace OF Missing Newark Clergyman
Found In London.


LONDON. Nov. Inquiries made in
all directions in London and places there
about fail to elicit any infor nation as
to the whereabouts or the doings OF the
Rev. Henry c. Vanderbeck. who resi- signed
as pastor OF the Forest Hill Presbyterian
Church OF Newark, n. j., several months
ago to go abroad for a post graduate
course in theology.
The statement received here was to
the effect that the missing clergyman
after reaching Europe in July seemed
10 drop out OF sight and that his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T.. Vanderbeck OF Tenady,
n. j.. are alarmed about him. friend
OF the clergyman's, Robert Reisenbeck,
who was with him in Berlin, said Mr.
Vanderbeck left the German capital
on July 10 saying he was going to Ion
don for a few days.
He left no address and nothing has
been heard Of him since.
The sun., 1909-11-02
CUBA VASTLY PROSPEROUS
PRESIDENT GOMEZ GIVES THE
FIGURES TO CONGRESS-.

Roveuue, Reoalpts Indicate . Surplus -ef
0A,1l0,Ag9 Ennis Year-Tnc hiAgoon
Observation-Disclosures Jumps n
Per Ccnt.-Neod ofe Homestead Law
spscta, caols DsspaacN to-Tm SUE.
HAVANA, Nov. 1.-Congress opened
to-day and the Presidents o message was
read. 1ntt0en- Gomez congratulaAedths
country on-the unprecedented sugar crop.
He said that the best economical oondi-
tions prevailed and that there was COM
plste ecarfty,(oraife and property.
Tho tariffs that had been adopted by
foreign countries. he said. neceesitated
a revision OF the Cuban tariff 90 that
countries selling much TO Cuba. but
buying little from her. would pay the
maximum rates. Railway subsidies,
measures for the promotionsof. .fmmigra-
tion and the establtshment Of agrartan
banks were needed. Trade treaties with
Uruguay. venezuela and Spain wore In
course OF preparation.
In treating OF the ffnancestof the country
President Comes said that the cash on
hand on January %. 1909. was q. .ess,-
22s74. Tho amount collected to.Septem-
ber 80 was t26. tse. .x2e.se. The amount
expended was s27. .0ee. .sss.s2. leaving q
balance Of o.. .Oss. 500 10. The collections
for eight months OF 1909 exceeded those
Of the same period last year by 81 .S70.-
so32s. II the collections continued for
the year at this rate therewould be sur
plus OF sA,2is.4 .4S2.2s.
The Government. Gen. Gomez added,
had been forced to make a loan in conse-
quence OF the obligations former Gov
ernor Magoon had bequeathed to It.
In six months immigration has increased
~ per cent. over 1903.
The receipts from the National Lottery
had exceeded expectations.
MANY new roads have been finshed
and others were being built.
The live stock in the country was worth
sl22 .l24.l50. There had been an increase
OF 2.2ii, ,7el head since 1907.
Homesteads ought TO be sold on eas y
terms to colonists. the President urges.
The mortality has been 1910 per tn ou-
sand during the year. showing decrease.
The Liberals won a complete victory
to-day In the election in the newly
created municipality OF Aureus. Santa
Clara Province. Although the Conserva-
tive papers for weeks charged that the
Government was using coercion and
intimidation. there was no disorder.
The sun., 1909-11-02
MOMMSEN IN MARBLE.
Kaiser Represented At Unveiilng OF Statue
10 Great German Historian.

SpscioI cobis Despatch 70 TUE SUN
BERLIN, Nov. The marble statue OF
Mommsen. the historian. by Adolf Bruett.
a pupil OF Rheinhold. was unveiled at the
Berlin University to-day in the presence
OF =. crowd Of dignitaries- The Kaiser
was represented by Prince August Will
helm.
Others present included American
Roosevelt Professor Wheeler and Ex-
change Professor Moore.
The statue portrays the historian in
his old days poring over a book.
The sun., 1909-11-02
CONCILIATING THE LORDS.
John Burns Mid Regarding Amendments
20 tho Housing BlIl.

Special cabss. Despatch 70 rHn sur.
LONDON. Nov. THE Government
is trying 70 avoid conflict with the House
of Lords over the housing and town
planning bill. which has just been returned
TO the House OF Commons from the
upper house with lsI amendments.
John Burns. President OF the Local
Government Board. made a ooncillatory
speech. avoiding beroios. He remarked
that the Government oonsidered that
only four or Ave OF tho lsi amendments
vitality dana Eed the bin. He relied on
the House OF Lords giving more sympa-
thetic consideration to the measure on
second thought.
The House discussed and rejected
Q number Of the amendments. The
Speaker ruled one out entirely because
IL altered the incidence OF rates, which
was a breach OF the financial privileges
OF the House OF Commons
The debate was not concluded.
The sun., 1909-11-02
THE SPRAYED SUFFR4GETTE.
Gladstone Says Hose was Played ON Her
10 save Her IAfe. hut Hes Sorry.

SpecinI CabIe Despdfeh 70 TIE Sun.
LONDON. Nov. LIN the House OF
Commons to-day Home Secretary Glad
stone explained why the prison com
mittee OF Strangeways Jail in Manchester
sanctioned the playing of the hose on
one OF the imprisoned sufrsgettes. He
said the officials were afraid to break
in the door OF her cell because they feared
that the walls might fall and injure the
prisoner, whose enforced bath lasted
only two or three minutes.
The Home Secretary said he was salts
fed that the committee meant well. but
il had committed a grave error. The
prisoner has since been released.
The sun., 1909-11-02
PORTO RICO SUIT IN PITTSBURG.
Action for 800. 900 Against Bending Co.
Expected 20 Come Up To-day.
Special Cable Despafeh 10 I

Special Cable Dsspafeh 10 TEE Sun.
SAN JUAN. p. R.. Nov. AFTER several
years fighting over technicalities the
case of the People OF Porto Rico against
the Guaranty Title and Surety Company
Of Scranton. Pa. will be tried, 1t is ex-
pected. on its merits In the Federal court
at Pittsburg tomorrow,
The action is brought to recover on a
bond for 100000 given by the Guaranty
company for the Vandegrift Construction
Company, which had q contract TO build
an electric line from San Juan to Ponce.
The construction company did not comply
with the terms OF the franchise.
The sun., 1909-11-02
COREAN OUTBREAK FEARED.
Japan's Military Commander POstpones
Visit Home and Plans Defences.

Special Ca0is Dsspdtch 10 THE SUN.
LONDON. Nov. IA despatch from
Kobe to the Star says there are alarming
systems OF widespread unrest among the
Coreans az a sequence to the assa ssina-
ton OF Prince Ito and an outbreak is
hourly anticipated.
Gen. Okubo. the commanding offioer
OF the japanese army Of occupation In
Corea. has abandoned a projected visit
to Japan and is now oonferring with MEM
bers Of his staff as to the measures to be
taken to deal with the threatened out
break.
The sun., 1909-11-02
All QUIET IN ATHENS.
Hunt for Typaidos Not Very Eagcr-Gsv
eminent Prestige Encreasing.

.eDectdI Cable Despatch 90 The SUE.
ATHENS. Nov. I.-Eyerything here ID
outwardly quiet. There is little indica-
tion Of what the final settlement Of the
political trouble will be.
The Government is making a diligent
show OF hunting for Lieut.. Typaldos.
the leader OF the naval revolt. but many
persons believe that he il actually In
Athens and that the Government is fully
aware OF his hiding place.
He and some OF the other mutineers
belong to exalted and influential families
and there are many reasons why IL is
undesirable TO arrest him just now. The
power OF the Military League seems to
be declining. while the Government is
gaining prestige.
The sun., 1909-11-02

w,.u,xoroN FORECAST YoR TO DAT AND TO-
MORROW.
For eastern Nev YORK, shover' 10 das ana eooser
a, ,o,st,yn portion: fdtr and cooler to-morrou'
.,..,,,,,o .outhsrIy shLfffn0 u resterlv wfndS.
For New England. showers today except hir
4, Maine. cooler in southern portion: showers
"A cooler 10 morrow increasing southeriy winds
For New Jersey, showers today; iair snd
cooler TO morrow: Increasing soutnerN' sni'''ns
to westerly winds, r--,
For the District OF Columbia. eastern Pennsyi.
y,nI, delaware and Maryland, showers ana
cooler to-day; fair tomorrow: Increasing
southerly shifting 70 westerly winds
FOR western New York and western PennsyI-
vsnls. showers and cooler today; iaf ,,,.
n,t.I "a nigh southwesteriy shifting 70 30 >-riy
xtnds- ----A-
The sun., 1909-11-02
THEFTS IN GERMAN NAVY.
wealthy and Prominent Men Involved In
wholesale Fraud at kIei.
.sp,cioI Csoie D,,pofeh 10 The sun.

SpsciaI Gable Desp0feh 10 The sun
KEEL. Nov. THE trial Of nine persons
implicated in robberies from the navy
yard began to-day. The accused include
four officials and five merchants who are
accused Of receiving and disposing OF
the plunder passed out by the naval men.
The thefts included wagonlosds OF new
armor plating This case has aroused
intense interest throughout Germany
owing to the extent OF the frauds and the
high standing OF some OF the prisoners.
The offences extend over a number Of
years and the amount involved is esti-
mated at several million marks.
Tho most prominent Of the merchants
accused IL a man Of the name OF Heinrichs,
who Is reputed 10 be a millionaire.
Some two hundred witnesses have been
called to testify in the oase.
The sun., 1909-11-02
SOCIALISTS BADLY BEATEN.
Municipal Contests in England DisAstr ous
to Them Even In Labor Centres.

TO Them Even In Labor Centres.
Special Gable Despatch 20 THE SuN.
LONDON. Nov. Municipal elections
were held throughout England to-day.
So far as can be judged from the incom-
piete returns received they are not
likely to furnish any indication Of the
oountry's attitude toward the two great
political parties. politics having ceased
In recent years to have q dominating
influences in municipal affairs.
On the other hand socialism has be-
come one OF the crucial questions In suoh
contests and the most noteworthy feature
in to-day's contests was the defeat OF the
Socialist and Laborite candidates. which.
in many places. was overwhelming. even
where there is a large working class
population.
In some cases the Socialists held their
own, but in such important electoratee
as Liverpool. Coventry, Hudderrheid.
Preston Rochdale, Macclesf1eld and Brad
ford. they were defeated.
The sun., 1909-11-02
JUMPED AS AEROPLANE FELL.
GasoIene Tank Of ". PeGuet's Machine
Blew Up and Set WinEs on Fire.

Special Cdole Despatch y HE Sun.
HAMBURG, Nov. AT the aviation
meeting here to-day the gasolene tank Of
the aer oplane Of d. Pequet, a French
man, exploded. Tho wings OF the machine
caught fire and the areoplane fiuttered
toward the earth
When IL was IS feet from the ground
Pequet jumped from IL and was stunned.
He was taken 70 hospital. where he 10
recovering.
The sun., 1909-11-02
DIVIDE WITH THE SULTAN.
spanish Gov eminent Planning an Oncr to
Settle Rin Mine Issue.
Special Cable Despatch to TEE

Special Cable Despatch TO TEE SuN
PARIS, Nov. IA Madrid despatch
to the Petit Pdrisisn says the Spanish
Government will soon offer to conclude
a treaty with Mulai Hafid. the Sultan Of
Morocco. on the following terms:
Spain 20 retain the present positions
in the Riff territory: the Benz Bunfru Min
ing Company, about which the trouble
arose, to keep 20 per cent. OF it's profits.
the Sultan and Spain dividing the re-
mainder.
The sun., 1909-11-02
sister or Rachel Dead.

Special Gable Dsspafeh 70 THE sun.
PARIS. Nov. i.--Dinah Felix. the actress.
Rachel's youngest sister. Ia dead. She
was born in 1897.
The sun., 1909-11-02
WINS CUP, BUT NOT RECORD.
Paulhan Covers 81 In Miles at wey-
mouth. Longest Flight Made In England.

mouth. Longest Flight Made In England.
Special csols Despatch 10 TzH SUN.
LONDON. Nov. AT the Brook klands
Field at Weymouth to-day Paulhan. the
aviator. tried to beat Farman's record
fight OF III miles made at Reims. The
weather conditions were ideal but PAUL
han did not succeed. He few until lack
Of petrol compelled him to descend.
Paulhan covered s2H miles in 2:25:43 2-5.
making an average speed OF 1857 miles
an hour. He beat by Ave minutes the
best previous record for continuous flying
In England namely. - miles, made at
Blackpool by Farman
By doing this he won the Pearson cup
Of $3.50 offered for the longest continuous
flight in England.
The sun., 1909-11-02
THE, "ANTIS" HAVE THEIR SAY
DECRY TEACHING SUFFRAGE TO
TIE COLLEGE GIRL.

one speaker Pleads FOR Help In ConyInc-
ing the World That women Don't
Want Ia Vote and Calls Attention 10
Household Invent Ons Made by Man.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20
STUDYING LABOR CONDITIONS ABROAD
Samuel Gompers, President of American Federation of
Labor, Writes His First Letter on Labor Aboard Ocean
Steamers and Discusses the Tipping System.
Letter Number One.

make UP in tips" Little wonder
their charges for tips.
In maintaining, as one Of their
frmest institutions, the tipping" sys-
tenn, the steamship companies mani
fest a shreWd perception of their own
interests. Tip-takers rarely, if ever,
strike. Every eager tip-seeker
studies the short and sure route to
the shilling or the pound awaiting his
quest in the liberal passengers pock-
ct. The tipped servants vocabulary
of lip-gratitude, his gestures Of OBJ
-sequiousness, his methods of forcing
upon his intended victim a series OF
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

habitual air of profound Difference
profession in which the most success
full need have the least heart or man
illness? Is it not an unhappy, If not
degrading, occupation, from which the
great majority following it would
gladly escape? From my investiga-
ton, I have no hesitancy in answering
the question in the affirmative. And
they may-nay, AND will-beeyme or
gained in the protective fold Of the
Trade Union movement. The time
will surely come when, as is already
the case in certain English systems of
restaurants, h signs will go W in
ocean steamships mo tips alloWed!"
Then will h relations between pas
sengers and stewar be those worthy
of man to man, each h%onoring his
own position and the position Of the
other. and each dealing with the 9TH
er without deceit-a relationship
which, though not impossible, is diff
cult now. Meantime, the steamship
companies make a pretty penny out
Of the Stewards tips; for it is not to
be forgotten that the passengers tips
go really, not to the steward, but to
the treasury Of the line which is re
lieved of paying hin his wages. With
say, 500 passengers, first 4 second
class, each on the average giving 10
dollar for tips on a trip, 5000 dollars
is added to he dividends Of the stock
holders. In addition to all this. there
is deducted from the Is dollars per
month paid to the stewards one shill-
''~breakage"; and this deduction is
mad every month without regard as
to whether anything is broken or not.
Making inquiries in Liverpool. one Of
the men not only confirmed this fact,
but added, Yes, it is true; and the
stewards seldom break any thing: In
deed, the stewards pay for and ought
to own, not only the glass and crock
cry, but also the silver-ware On the
ships" Not a bad stroke Of business,
this, and requiring less skill than the
work Of the Confidence men and
professional gamblers in the steam
ers' smoke-room. And hat worm,
the passengers. has never yet turned!
The following story, authenticated
by a fellow passenger. is Of interest
A passenger, at the end Of a recent
trip, made this little speech to a ste
/ ward: Here's the minimum tip for
you. 1 am obliged by custom to give
you something, but I'll not make ii
enough to help induce b steamship
company to still further reduce your
paltry pay. But I pledge you tina,
the day you go on strike for better
pay and no tips I'll send you 25 dol
lars to help you win"
It would be we'll worth tina sum &c
every American passenger To rid
themselves Of the tipping nuisance OF
the steamship voyages
In the engine oom the stokers and
coa1-passeTs and trimmers work fou,
hours on and eight hours off. The
stokers receive e 1-2 dollars and the
puasers and ~tri1nnners 90 dollars pei
month l was unable to see then
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20
TO MAKE MORE LAuLEssNEss
The Commissioners Of Caldwell toua
ty Sell a Captured Still 50 Nomeo"O'
Else Can Violate the Law.
(Statesville Landmarks

(SLdLoSV1lle LdINuLd4 hj
The TaylorsviIle Scout mentlonsl
recently that a still captured by ~I
sheriff of Alexander county was SOM
what Of a white elephant on ~
hands of the authorities, and they S -,
it stored in the court house ~,
commissioners Of CaldWe'I have XII
the Alexandrians one bette. I
passed q. formal order at their u
meeting that "the still capture
Sheriff Smith be sold at au1uJn
the court house door on tn HIST M
day in August" The 1oTHl.. oT rtl
Of the still, or any other cl~1,:- ~,
wants to make a little run Oh ,"3 ~.
account can, of course 80 +,
sale and buy, and the1 Pr2c5sL u,
business. It Is certainIy q .-'.5
proceeding. An easy N&l n. 4.
the incubus would be 10 -."
pieces.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

ter It IS warmer, and can be rro1s, I
with maps. 1t may be that t9''1s,
as d result or the dearth Of het- "a
n fashion in Amer.o- T1l
so many, classes OF peODIa o. Wiz
the British Isles. It sona IT, ~ IS d
very little pushing one waz- ~ aka
er to make or unmake q fasri I"3l,
a million or two of organize wa I
men should start buying r-~' As
cap-manufacturers would soa0 ~5
finest in form and mater 49, "a
market. The result would De @5
tua1 as we'll as entirely victo~f.."" -
colt on hats. Hatters now o~
can turn to making caps. I-.
manufacturers combine va.r5
badly. Less causes than ta.t~ ~e
out have just as great effe.- ''-@
fortunes Of industries as poss.hlaa
aster to them. The Execu-t,e ~ U.s.
ell of the American F~ederar..u az
Dor could become cap-We8rers r+~
out being IN danger of prison as
c%otters!
My arrival in Liverpool h.;rr
Sunday, afforded me an onr-r.7
Of seeing numbers Of gatha-,r~
men at meetings in the public s-,
meetings of a religious or -
~ L idClCl DIS We'll Us f.~. rI.. d.
cussion Of grievances. Some
time | may report the Sr-.i..
acteristics of these mectimr- ar.
the present purpose I merely
the fact that the evidence was
cisive Of the great degree ur ,o,a.
written upon the faces d., r..
mense throngs which ~.r me-
with whom [ discussed f..- r,.,.
and upon whose statcmer- ,.. a....
"a be entertained as to tn..r .,tl.-
tic character, Informed m. +a.t. 49,,
menduous mass of the worker. No..
a chronic state of uuem..vra.,
that poverty and misery .r. r..m,'-.
ann that the reason for MAN
tattcred clothing. and un-lod foe, ..
en- on the Sabbath. is 10 Dee r,r,.5
the tremendous numbers of cl.s,5..
unemployed workers.
Ia Liverpool there is a district whtr.
has developed into q fulltedged China.
Town. 1t overs quite IN area H.
ground, not quite 50 Iare" as that in
New York or San Francisco Nor 81.
far as / have been able To .earu an.
there subterranean h-abitatlons. That
would not be permitted hero. Pgt
n feature of the Chinese life in Ig.|
erpool I have not observed in the
United States. That is, it is quite
common in Liverpool for Chinam4,
either to marry or live in concubinags
with white women; and on the streets
one can frequently see white vomes
carrying their Chinese offspring m
their arms, or Acknowledged tots cling.
ing to the skirts of their white moth.
erS. About twenty years ago the first
Chinese came into life Of the peopIeG
Liverpool, apparently u~nnoucd
Others followed, until there are fully
1000 of them. They lured young
young girls into their denS, to be-
come finally their victims. In Liver.
POOLS Chinatown, n can see boy.
and girls from ten to sixteen years q
ages listlessly walking the stree
without the slightest indication OF II
Caucasian in their mother. and with
less intelligent but fully d~eEeIoga
characteristics Of their monaghan "a
theirs. The amalgamati0n has be
the elimination Of white without eTea.
the maintenance of the best that mas
be in the character Of the Chlne&
Already the Chinese question, togelhs
with the feature I have mention"
is arousing the thought and conce'
of a large number Of the people
Liverpool.
SAMUEL GOMPERS
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20
You Can't Afford to Buy a PIANO or ORGAN

About which nobody now anything except h seIer Ddnt let IU mt,
hat Ia nothing o commend 1T u g oW price Ion y +me t|F
hide the truth of h matter. Try to think ut the problem nj study o.
these facts will tell you good instr ment al be sold for aHrp pay .
h only safe Our is to g o a reputab1e Piano Ut oFB6 49, an IHg
reasonable price and get a reliable guarantee. When youu4s 90 Wrs
lei away from home there's nobody to complain O. II I'm fpf 80
The greatness of this store. TIA thing O n which it chiefly pft-2rg rap
long record Of square upright da ingIt is a ecoro OF = nt t" NJ
instruments It the lowest prices Il b e found in n store, n "~1mRnE 20
asst country. OF the hundreds OF people Who have pougt5 consider G
attentive n fair. Come n n see how easy re an IL g6me un"
enable o to buy a good Piano or Organ right here d
guarantee that means something.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

A prudent man prGHhL" .g#~
the sleigh and IN NIh'''
Rounmanian.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-28

incredible, but Mr.. Roosevelt soon
made 1t clear to me. Almost before
he had spoken q word l realized that
was in the presence Of man who was
Of type which l had never believed
could exist. Here was q union Of two
opposite and antagonistic tempera-
ments-a rough primordial energy and
the highest intellectual development
possible to mankind"
The Columbia boys have methods
peculiar to the student body whereby
they signify their acceptance or re-
lection. of statement. 1t may have
been only a remarkable coincidence,
but at this point q little more than
half of the professors audience groan-
ed audibly.
"lf all men were like this man." con-
tinued the fluent historian. 1--WE should
succeed In creating an eternal ciyiliza-
ton exposed no more to the decay that
destroys all other civilization"
The student body cleared its throat
and did the Columbia yell. 1t was the
professors first experience with this
time honored institution, but man
who Is writing history Of fifty vol
umes. five Of which are already COM
pleted. does not lack courage. and he
did not lose consciousness. If am
saying anything out of the way" he
said appealing'' 'ycu must ascribe It
to my difficulty with the English lam
guage." The student body can be gen.
erous on occasion, and 1t composed It.
self and hch'ved like perfect gentle.
man until the end.
STUYVESANT BROWN.