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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31

and we're rapidly forgetting. like these
Germans seem to be forgetting, that
there has recently been n war
On January 10 Bugler Earnest Tate
Of the 18th Transportation Corps sent
n card OF thanks back to Rear Admiral
Usher. fund donor, saying II would
like to have Josh with you to at
tempt to describe the ways of these
Germans. If you write to me, y. =. ..
7os, viii try"
Tonight the friends of the tobacco
fund will have the opportunity to help
In It's Efforts to send smokes over to
American soldiers on the Rhine and at
the same time hear good music. dance
10 enlivening Jazz and appreciate tho
excellent cabaret entertainment Mt the
Pre-Catelsn restaurant in West Thirty
ninth street. For there's where the
party Is to be held.
William II. Barnes, manager OF the
Pre- atelan, has arranged the order OF
amusements in such a way that the din
ner hour and the supper hour will vie
with each other as to which II is best
to keep. Dinner Is to be served from
$50 to s, and there will be songs by
popular singers and professional
dancer or two in the course of the feast
ing. At Sl5 promptly the cabaret proper
will start, and II Will be well along
when the supper guests will arrive. In
other words, to-nights party will he a
continuous performance up to closing
time.
There are to be a number OF per
formers who have volunteered to aug
ment the regular cabaret entertainers
at this Sun fund party. Michael j.
Fitzpatrick OF Company II, Forty-sev-
enth Infantry. n. y g., Is coming 10
sing his latest success. THE Wild Irish
Boy"
A number of valuable and useful
, gifts to the fund offered through Man
ager Barnes win be auctioned and the
affair promises to produce a good many
ducats as well as a lot of fun. Even II
you can not stay the whole evening don't
forget TO look In to tho Pre-Catelan
some time tonight.
How the Fund stands To-day.
| THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN 5000 n
United Cigar stores boxes. 72,o97 ~
Otherwise ach wledged ............,. a2,l rs
New contributions Observation-Disclosures. 27.e0
| Shipped and paid for. 81, So ~
schultz Cigar stores boxes.,........ ss.ss7 IS
Grand total. .Aso, s39 q
New contributions are:
Darkwater Coal Co. Minersvlle,
Pa. amount deducted from en-.
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CARD OF THANKS.

Mr. Kurt SCHNEIDER bess 10 express 70 his
tnADy friends and acquaintance his ap-
probation for their many and sinesrs
kaksas 6t sympAtAxa .-.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
MAJoR-GEN. SIR SAM STEELE.

LONDON, Jan. 80 via MontreaD -
MaJor-Gen. Sir Sam Steele OF the per-
manent stan OF the Canadian army
died at Putney to-day. He had been III
for about two months. but the end was
rather sudden. He was born in PEN
brook. Canada, In Is4e.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31

Gen. Sir Sam Steele was we'll known
as a leader OF the Northwest Mounted
Police, and took n prominent part in
crushing Indian revolts in northwestern
Canada In 1855. He served In northern
Canada and the Yukon uati! the Boer
war, In which he was commander Of
Lord Strathcona's Corps. He was In
South Africa from 1899 to 1906. In
1914 he was Inspector-Generalo OF the
forces in western Canada, and in 1915
organized. commanded and trained the
Second Canadian Division. In July of
that year he was appointed commander
OF the Southeastern Military Division
area Of England.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
LETTERS TO SMOKES
DONORS EXPRESSIVE
These Spontaneous Senti-
ments From Overseas Troops
Gain in Interest.
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Party for "Sun" Fund Will Be
Given in Pre-Catelan
Tonight.

When tho real historian Of "The
War gets into his stride no will con-
suit the nles of THE Sun TO md In the
extracts printed from cards sent back
to Sun fund donors many small but val.
liable notes about the intimate things
which happened in the daily life Of the
A. f. r.
Written without the idea Of publica-
ton or that they might bs read by any
ono except the person TO whom they are
addressed. there is n freedom and spon-
taneity about these cards which will be
the historians valuable data. In them
he will fnd many a pregnant sentence
and taken In bulk these cards will re-
produce something which otherwise
could not be preserved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
His casa Goldoni" Fails.

His ffrst great success as tragadian
was In Louis NJ" and then in Ham
let" "Othello" and The Merchant OF
Venice" He longed to establls,, IN
Rome a theatre which would he the
counterpart OF the Theatre Francois. He
christened his Roman house the Casa
Goldoni He opened hts theatre with n
revival OF classic comedies. and then
tried tragedies and modern plays The
public din, not support him, for appa-
rently they wanted Novel;! as n come
dian. The theatre failed.
On his American tour Novelli played
many roles. among them King Lear
Shyiock, Othelio and Louis XI. He also
played LA Morte Civile." He said he
considered his appearances In this coun-
try the crowning feature OF his career.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
Little Suffering in Germany.

'e SuHerihR IN Germany.
When one sees the devastated re-
sion Of France and the emaciated pris-
oners whom the Germans have been
forced 10 free and realizes the horrible
ness Of all the German armies Of in
Nasion, one wishes that little OF the
same could be visited upon tho beasts
themselves hut they quit before they
were sufficiently punished and don'i YOU
allow anybody ever to fool you on the
cry Of the starvation and tho suffering
OF Germany.
The Germans never knew anything
about starvation, they never denied
themselves anything and they are not
denying themselves anything now. Their
industries apparently are As flourish
ing as ever. especially the wine ami
beer.
"Regerdless Of the size OF the indem-
nifty the Allies may name, as long as Il
isn't over 400 per cent larger than the
real b.!l should be. Germany can pay.
She IL conserving all her gold and sill
Yer and IS using in local trade nothing
but filthy. greasy paper money
Similarly but briefly as hefits pos-
tai card. Corporal II. Daniels writes 10
fund donor John z Madden (who gave
a couple OF fine race horses to be sold
for the fund.-, for he says from weider-
prum. where his company, II of the
353d Infantry, was stationed at the
time of writing:
You wouldn't know by anything YOU
see here that Germany had been IN a
war. The fourth squad OF the first
platoon OF this company got your car
ton Of cigarettes, and as we thank you
we want to tell YOU that We arc all
we'll and happy and ENJOYING a white
winter"
Now Ola Glory waves across tbs
Rhine" writes Corporal $. Brunette OF
Company NJ, Ninth Infantry, exultantly
I'VE are comfortable and contentei here
as long as the smokes keep on coming
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N0VELLI, FAMOUS
ACTOR, DIES AT 6S
Former Comedian Won Dis
tinction as Tragedian in
Shakespearean Roles.
HE TOURED U. S. IN 1907
Hailed by American Critics as
Successor to TOmaso
Salvini.

PARIS, Jan. 3o.-Errneu Novelli, IA
nous italian tragedian. comedian and
manager, who toured the United States
in 1907 and 1908, is dead. He was In
his sixty ninth year. and since 1900 has
been the manager of theatres In Rome.
American critics view the art OF Err
nett Novelli. whose repertoire ranged
all the way from plays Of the type OF
"Chnrley's Aunt" TO Othelio, shylock
and other favorite Shakespearean roles
and pronounced him the successor OF
Tomaso Salvini. Novelle enjoyed this
characterization. for It was from Sal
vini and Morelli. he said, that he drew
his greatest inspiration.
Even tho Birthplace Of Novellt II
shrouded in mystery. but he Is most
frequently spoken of as having been the
son of an actor father and born In
Lucques. His father studied for the
priesthood, but withdrew and became
an actor. apparently without much sue.
cess. for II appears that when Noveli
accepted his first parts at the age OF
Is the money went 10 the father, who
then had descended to the role OF
said to have been made In an insignia.
cant role In an obscure Italian town
wien he was only s years OF age.
Had Unusually Long Nose.
II was not until he was 25-the In
tervening years were filled with study
and drudgery--that Novellrs name be
gan to assume any prominence on thu
Italian stage. Then he was known a:
the actor with tho strikingly long NOSE
"A nose OF such unusual size that II
was remarked upon wherever he went
At IS Novelli was playing in tho larger
Italian cities.
II was as a comedian that he first
achieved distinction. and his success
along this line was 20 decisive that h,
had great effort In persuading any o.
the italian managers 10 let him try th'
more serious roles.
BY 1885 Novell had assumed ranl
among the best italian players and hi,
tours extended into Spain. South Amer
lea, Austria. Egypt, Germany and Rus
s!a. He was the raging success o
Europe by 1898 when he appeared II
Paris, and added another notable con
quest to the long series that had pre-
coded that event. In most OF the coun
tries In which he played he appeared be
fore the royalty. and frequently he wa
received at court
Nove!!! Wa. his own best press agent
Wien Rome declined to take him seri
ously ne procured lion OF anclen
vintage and posted the beast outside tn
door OF his home. He instructed tn
postnan TO deliver letters TO the tooth
less lion. but the postman fed. Novel;
took his lion 70 the post Office ant
| through the streets. lie became a publ
character. The police interviewed, thel
Rome fiocked to see the queer man act.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-31
Many Letters Received,

Stree the censorship was removed In
a n'ea sure, the conventional card is re-
placed frequently by letter which
enters fully into conditions prevailing
since the armistice. Follows one such
letter from Euren. Germany, written by
William Alfred White, before tho war
director Of music in tho schools OF Des
Molnes' Iowa. He had gone with the
American soldiers as song leader to Cob
lenz. and having witnessed the good
that THE SUN Tobacco Funds gifts did
In keeping the boys cheerful, was
moved to write what he had Seen In
the writing he covered wider neld.
The letter was received In New York
Monday.
Here am. across the river
Mosei!e from Treves, or Trier, on Ger
man soil. where the Germans are turn
ing over the 1900 engines and the $780,
oop railroad cars as specified In the
arulistice terms. and there is a large
part of the army here or en- route be-
mind and before US II seems very
strange to see large German city. well
built. apparently prosperous, entirely po-
Iced. even TO traffic cops, by fne, husky,
Young America; but ii does your heart
good, too.
with the exception OF no bread. -four,
sugar, candy, rubber. fats. cheese, but
ter. &c., the Germans are well off They
are not thin are well clothed, wearing
leather shoes: their shops are full and
prosperous and their business is rush
Ing. Clothes are high and SO is food,
but no higher than II was six months
ago IN tho States. Their theatres opera
companies and motion pictures are rum
nlnz full blast and are SO literally pat
ronized that 1t is difficult to get a seat
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
SCHOOLS ARRANGE
GAMES ON FLOORS

Dates for the high school champ
ionship basketball series, arranged
by formula as in the past, bring
Tech and Business and Western and
Central together in the opening en-
gagements on Friday, January 8.
Business, title winner last season,
meets the Manual Training five while
Western takes on Central 1t is ex-
pected that officials and places for
playing the games will be arranged
later.
Here's the list Of engagements for
the high schools:
January 8, Technical vs.. Business
and Western VS.. Central; Is, Eastern
VS.. Business; 16. Technical VS.. Gen.
trail and Western VS.. Eastern; 90
Business VS.. Central; %. Technical
%. Western VS.. Business; so, Tece-
nical VS.. Eastern.
February 4, Technical VS.. Business
and Western VS.. Central: Z, Eastern
VS.. Business; IL, Technical VS.. Central
and Eastern VS.. Western; Ii, Busi-
ness VS.. Central; 1S, Technical VS.
Western and Central VS.. Eastern: 81.
Western VS.. Business, and 25. Techn,-
cal VS.. Eastern.
Each team plays twice against the
other schools and the series of TWEEN.
ty games will be played Tuesdays
and Fridays. Arrangements will
probably be made to play off the
games on which four teams appear
as doubleheaders.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
This Decision Takes
Away Touchdown.

Owing to a decision, of the
officials at Central Stadium,
Western lost a possible touch
down when Eastern was permit
ted to kick a loose ball across
the goal line and have it called a
touchback.
Western punted over the heads
OF the Eastern backfield. An
Eastern player, trying to gather
In. the loose ball, kicked it.
That was on about the 10-yard
line! The ball struck the goal
post and Referee Battersby and
Umpire Apple decided it was a
touchback.
, Rule XXI, Section 2, reads
"a loose ball, in possession of
neither side, may not be kicked
or kicked at Penalty, loss Of
ball to opponents at the spot
where the foul occurred"
Therefore, Western should
have received the ball on East
ern's 10-yard line, or there
abouts. Instead, the ball was
given to Eastern on its own 20
yard line.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
PEllllSY VETERANS
WANT BIG GAMES

PHILADELPHIA. Oct 2e-rwenty-
four former captains Of Pennsylvania
FOOTBALL elevens, at a dinner st the
Beilevue-stratford. have started q
movement calculated 10 bring the Red
and Biue into football relations with
the. Big Three. Princeton viii be ap-
preached first Penn has not met the
Tigers since 1894, when the Quskers
won, IL to o, at Trenton, N. ]. That
was the year George woodrufY startled
the football world with his guards
bac kplay.
> Harvard and Pennsylvanis have not
clashed since 1905, when the Quakers
won, IL to~6. Yale has not met tn q
Red and Blue since 1898, the Ella win
ming that year, IA to 9. Pennsylvania
never defeated Yale.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
WESTERN SHOWS
BUT LITTLE "PEP''

Western High will have to show
considerably more stuff than it did
yesterday IL the eleven from across
the creek is going to make a bid for
the high school title this year Scor-
ing but % points against Eastern,
where Tech got away with a 53-to-6
score ten days ago, the westerners
failed to show the necessary punch
on at least three occasions.
In addition to loose playing on Of
fense, the team failed to get of sig
mails properly and displayed little
coordination in knocking down
players in the interference. The
Westerners were guilty Of fumbling
frequently.
Eastern, on the other hand. dis
played much improved brand of
football. In the line the Fasteners
offered stanch opposition. Twice on
the brink Of the goal line the East
erners braced and took the. ball away
from Western on downs.
1t was Westerns defense that
showed up surprisingly we'll despite
the lack of charge in the line East
ern gained but one first down by rush
ing and one other by recovering a
tumble. This on the fourth down
gave them a first down, although the
ball never reached the line of scrim-
mage.
Western gained fourteen first downs
by rushing, four touchdowns, one on
forward pass, and kicked four goals
after touchdown. Two forward passes
were tried by the Westerners and
both went good.
For Eastern, McQuade. Myers, and
Prehder played consistently well.
Westerns ground was gained by
Powell, Dawson, and Burke. The Red
and White players did fairly we'll in
the line while the ends got into the
going in good shape.
Western took things entirely too
easily, realizing. evidently, that East
ern was not a difficult proposition
Eastern took advantage of all oppor-
tunities offered. Western. on the
| other hand, took things quite leisurely
which argues ill for successes later
against Tech and Central
The Washington times., 1919-10-29

not hesitated to say that one, or two
of Pop" Lannigan's team would look
mighty sweet on the varsity. -
Speaking of Pop" Lannigan, one Is
reminded of the coaching at Char
lottesville, the second thing the
alumni are opposing. Without men
tioning names, which would be in
viduous, the coaches have shown few
signs of ability this fall. Many good
judges of football squads have watch
ed the boys on Lambeth Field and
then wondered why their deeds were
so poor.
Great heavens, what a slaughter of
fine materialI' has been the remark
of many. after taking look at Vir-
ginia in action.
1t is whispered that favoritism Is
being shown at Virginia, certain
players being placed on the varsity
for other reasons than their ability
to play football. This is an old charge,
not for Virginia, but for many col
leges whose elevens were going to
the bad. 1t may not be true.
Changes Were Installed.
Nevertheless, the weakness Of the
coaching system-and this has moth
ing personal against the head coach
whateyer-was shown recently when
an alumnus from Baltimore appeared
on Lambeth Field. He had played In
his day and had a wealth of common
sense information to hand out Fur
thermore, he had a personal drive
about him that brought immediate
results.
The first thing ne din't like was
the way the forwards were being
taught the duties OF their positions.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
EEE SMITH WILL
TRY TOUGH STUNT

Zeke Smith. the RichmenA ubAlns-
weight wrestler. who fond1y bo6sves
he can throw Joe Turner twice -
three timea. win try this tsugh Seunt
tomorrow night on the starr af the
Lyceum Thester. This bout viii be
the third between these athletes- Tur-
ner defeated Smith In both the others,
but only after the hardest kind Of
wrestling. Only Turner expertencs
brought him his last victory Over the
Richmond man and now Smith thinks
he has learned enough of the Wash
ington mans style to swing the scales
in his favor.
Because of the Increasing inssresf
In wrestling in the District. caused
largely by instruction In the army 60
many young men. this bout II expect
ed to attract q packed house IL is
whispered around town that many
vAgers have been made. some Of the
wire boys concluding that somebody
will eventually hang the bee on Tur-
ner and Smith is the nkeiiest Of the
lot
The Washington times., 1919-10-29

and he said so. The change didn't
come at once, but am informed that
his suggestions for changes have been
followed and the new style has been
installed, ITO the betterment of the
Virginia line.
But the very fact of this one mans
ability to hop down from Baltimore
and institute changes in the coach
ing system argues for the weakness
Of that system. What sort of re-
ceptien, do you think a Pennsylvania
alumnus would receive IL he marched
out upon Franklin Field and proceed
ed to overturn Bob Folwelfs system?
Yes, it'd be raus mitt en-.
The graduate coaching system, IL
properly conducted, is excellent, but
ii demands that the best coaches
among the graduates be obtained.
all-powerful. Apparently at Char
lottesville this season, neither is true.
Percy Haughton was Harvard grad
uate, and his assistants were all Har-
ward men, but he was in sole charge
and he picked his assistants He
alone was responsible, and no other
graduates not invited were permitted
to do more than make those exhila-
rating speeches at the Harvard Union
That is the graduate system at its
best.
We Like Virginia.
Coming from Washington, this
will hardly be welcome at Charlottes-
willie. The authorities down there
are all so fearful lest Washington
writer's be playing Georsetown's
game. Personally, we think that the
best thing in the world would be
for Georgetown and Virginia to
adopt friendly relations again, but
IL they never do wen continue to
eat and sleep n everything. It's
nothing in our jeans, either way
Personally, we have always liked
the youngsters we have met al
Charlottesville. and you'll travel a
long road before you bump into 4
wiser or more capable man for his
duties than old Pop" Lannigan
We have spent many pleasant weeks
in Charlottesville, doing our share
of the milk shake stun at the irua
store, too. il you'd know. and we've
passed many pleasant evenings up
on the range with high class young
men. We like Virginia. Maybe that's
why we're interested in what goes
on in Charlottesville. Certainly. Il
isn't because of any particular drsg
on the part of the Hilltoppers.
But Vfrginia's alumni are getting
peeWed over conditions. Those former
athletes who recall better and great.
CT days are about at the end of theil
wondering why something isn't done
They are about to see that some thins
is done, and done in a hurry. II my
information is correct-snd ! think 4
is-the freshman rule and the foot
ball coaching system are in fer VIC
lent shocks. The freshman rule ma,
weather the storm, but the coachins
system is a weaker sister and ma,
succumb. q. ..
True. the war interrupted ivjrginis
football, but when the alumni lool
back over the record being made thi,
year, they'll have small need to cheer
and when they listen to those alumni
who have seen the material on Lam
| beth Field, they'll haye plenty to say
! According to the dope. the end Of tn,
road is in sight for Virginia
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
PERMANENT CAMP
FOR CHICACOANS

CHICAGO. Oct. 2e.-Chicago White
Sox will not trainS at Mineral Wells,
Tex, next spring, 1t was learned to-
day. A number of other cities in
Louisiana and Texas are bidding for
them.
Charles A. Comiskey, owner, has a
new plan which he intends to put into
operation in 1921. To eliminate diff
culties over eating and sleeping ac-
commodations, he plans to pick a per-
manent camp, erect dormitories and
dining halls to accommodate the
players and handle all of his own
commissary arrangements.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
GIANTS DIVIDING TODAY
MELON FROM BIG SERIES

NEW YORK, Oct. 2e.-Spoils Of the
season are being divided today among
the clan of John McGraw. The Ma
tional Commission turned over to the
Giant management S19,526.22, repre-
senting the slice of the worlds series
coin awarded to the team in each
league winning second place in the
race.
The players will distribute it
among themselves on the propor-
tionate rate of $500 to each of twenty
three players and partial shares to
other members of the team who did
not play the entire season.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
ARMY-NAW TEAM
W|[LHAY STATE

Army ana raw Rrsps UaaEs shssr
frst start against teams horo oq1nf-
day when they stack up against TIE
Maryland state College frsshDen ~
College PARK Saturday.
From all accounts the PruUo have
4 Arst-class combination The toam
was barely beaten ~ . z 70 0 ooeso
at Tome against The crack Aary,a.d-
ers.
Games srs ssa>g arrsaesa wiss
Tech and Western ~ we'll a. -the
Georgetown Preparatory school
Technical High viii scrt@mage
against the St AlbAn's School
Alevep tomorrow. Saturday 81 Al
baslh plnyed Eastern 20 . aif uas
and o4 Monday defeated rthe c1na>
fet<e 1R1lsi eeea ~ ~ - y
cenfrars freshman eleven plays ~
Tech freshmen tomorrow In Potosnao
Park. Both elevens have shown
something out of the ordinary.
An effort VIII be nAds 10 Include
the teams from the Junior Htga
School IN the freshmaA basebAl.
Basketball aad track schsdnls fer the
remAi11er Of the yoar.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
DARTMOUTH KEEPS COMBAT
WITH COLGATE AT HANOVER

BOSTON, Oct. 29.-All hope that
Saturdays Dartmouth Colgate game
might be played here has fed with
the official statement from Horace
q. Pender. graduate manager st
Dartmouth. that the contest will be
played at Hanover, N. H. Though not
announced, it is believed that Boston
is considered at Hanover to be in
Harvard territory and the New Hamp-
shire men do not care to offer a
counter attraction to the Harvard
game with Springfield Y. NJ. c. A.
college.