The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-27

country graveyard at miuntRnt OF IN inc LeFoNs
office when the question is asked. What has Boz
come OF the FREQ Ice Fund money!
For six months It looked as 10 the whole had
gone like ice on IN August day, for It was six
after the tournament before the Presi-
dent of the hospital or tho trustees saw q soil
tary red cont Of the Herald fund. Tho tourna-
ment was over on Jan. ls. 1t was In June when
the hospital got It's first sight Of the fund and
the contribution camo in the shape Of q personal
check from Gen. Howard Carroll. Where had
the money boeni Who had p~rofted BY tho In
toresti These are unanswered questions; may
BIO the Herald can answer them.
There were somo things particularly noticeable
while this tournament was in preparation and
while 1t was in progress. The one thing partic-
ularly noticeable while it was In preparation was
the persistence with which tho authorized repre-
sentative Of tho Herald insisted that tho pro-
gramme should read under the management of
Daniel J. Smith. Sporting Department, Net1 York
Herald" He was foiled In this. A thing pnrticu-
larly noticeable while the tournament was going
on was that the authorized representative Of the
Herald always had o fstful Of the best
seats In the house. When tho box Office
was short Of seats and had none to sell, this au-
thorized representative had them a-plenty.
He had moro tickets than all tho distinguished
members Of the committee put together. He
was always around the entrance whore people
who wanted to attend the show were thickest,
making for the box Office. Maybe he gave
these tickets away. Who knowsi Another
thing particularly noticeable was that the au-
thorized representative of the Herald forced
some of his friends, Of course with the Herald's
authority, into employment as doorkeepers. But
Of this moro later.
Now lot the reader pass over the greatest
military tournament ever hold In tho world"
and pr,.,,,J IN m tar ho nraptnDa nil Jar , n :,
Around q board sat an auditing committee COM
posed of Capt. Walter q. Schuyler Of the Sew
enth Regiment, Col. George Moore Smith
OF the SiAty-ninth Regiment, now Police
Commissioner; Frank w. Sanger, mana
ger OF the Madison Square Garden. and
Daniel j. Smith. Sporting Department,
Netp York Herald" All the bills had been
presented; at least, tho auditing committee
thought SO. The authorized representative Of
the Herald had insisted that his or tho Herald's
men on the doors" should receive $40 q day
each for their services. OF course men could
have been hired for So a day to do the work. or
the National Guardsmen would have been do
lighted to supply men free Of charge. But the
authorized representative Of tho Herald was
schooled In Toe fund charity, and $40 q day was
not too much Cor his men. These bills had been
passed after a growl from tho members OF the
committee. who were contributing their services
free and were paying thoir own expenses. Then
Daniel j. Smith, Sporting Department, Neu
York Herald" pulled a writing pad toward him
and calmly wrote: DIR. to Daniel J. Smith for
expenses. 1928" He tossed this across the table
at the committee.
"Wh-e.e-e-e-u.u-u-u-u.u-u |" whistled the mem.
bers OF the committee. glaring at the paper. The
Herald had had all the advertising OF the show. 1t
had had the choicest tickets and the most ofthem.
1t had talked about noble charity. 1t had said.
Founded by tho Herald for q specific chart
table purpose" Again it had said: Remember
that in the days of this week charity begins at
the Madison Square Garden" 1t had harpod
charity. Here was it's bill for $l23 for per-
sonal expenses. Why shouldn't tho committee
whistlei There was q kick moro vigorous than
all the previous kicks combined. The bill was
allowed finally. and then Daniel j. Smith,
Sporting Department, NetD York Herald, "
pulled a pad toward him again and wrote:
To panielJ J. Smith for services In tournament. o.. 600
Col. George Moore smith has not had any OK.
perience with ice fund charity. He said:
This is outrageous. This is robbery"
Its downright theft" said another.
Its a damned outrage" said another.
Daniel ]. Smith. Sporting Department, Ne,o
York Herald" listened calmly. When tho
declarations were all in he said that Gen. Carroll
had promised him the money. as IL Gen. Carroll
or any other man had the right to authorize the
stealing Of a bed from = wounded Guardsman.
The scene was a fierce one. Finally one OF the
men present advised that the bill be approved
by the committee and referred TO Gen. Carroll.
II he said to pay. it would DO paid. outrage or
no outrage. This advice was followed. Gen.
Carroll was asked on the same day II he had
promised anything OF the kind. He declared
'it was a piece of damned impertinence and
theft" He had never promised anything of the
kind. He had said to Daniel J. Smith. Sport
ing Department. NeU York Herald, +" that II the
tournament was a success he intended making
him a little present. He had In mind at the
time a ~scarfpin or something OF the kind.
There was another meeting of this committee.
Daniel J. Smith, Sporting Department, Ne,D
York Herald" was there. Gen. Howard Carroll
came in. Gen. Carroll was asked point blank II
he had made the promise to pay the 81 900. He
said point blank no had not. The members Of
the committee rayed and fumed. They said Il
was stealing. 1t was outrageous, it was wicked.
They said confidently that the Herald would
not 'stand" for such conduct. that the Herald
would not permit such an outrage. Wouldn't
itf Well. these exclamatlons showed merely
how little the gentlemen on tho COMMITTEES
knew of Herald methods. Tho authorized rep
resentative OF the Nep Fork Herald said:
"The bill is approved by tho Herald. Tho
money Is due"
There was not wind enough left in the COM
mittee to whistle. Like a fash the meaning of
the Herald editorials dawned on them:
we share with the people Mt large the
knowledge OF q good thing when we see IL,
We have found this military tournament an
exceedingly good thing, looked Mt from
whatever point of view you choose;" and
when tho Herald ohRmpioned this most
PraiSew orthy cause It saw something ahoad.'