OUTDOOR LIFE
CALIFORNIA PLAYERS PRESEN'l
PLAY DEPICTING AIMS OF
ROBIN HOOD.
SCENE OF TWELFTH CENTURY
“Sherwood,” Alfred Noyes’ Version ol
Robin Hood’s Aims, to Teach A1
Mankind Beauty and Grandeur ol
Great Outdoors, Presented bj
Mountain Play Association.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 28.
If “Sherwood,” Alfred Noyes’ versior
of Robin Hood’s aims—to teach al
mankind the beauty and grandeur o1
the Great Outdoors—may be accepttd
the message was delivered to thou
sands recently. To impart the mes
sage, the Mountain Play association
with a company of suitably costumer
players re-enacted today some of thal
twelfth century knave’s legendary ex
ploits in Cushing’s mountain theatre
among the mountains across Sar
Francisco bay.
The natural auditorium, on tht
south slope of the west peak of Mourn
Tamalpais, surrounded by giant pines
fragrant bays anil laurels, and cover
ed with many kinds of wild flowers
presented a wonderful panorama.
The eye encompassed, as if on i
canvas, West Point inn, resembling i
Chinese temple isolated amid scrubbx
brush; and Tamalpais Tavern, nestl
ing in the shelter of East Peak, thr
observation sentinel of the bay sec
tions. Thence through a haze, the as
semblage viewed San Quentin, ap
peanng like anytning out a prison, trn
broad expanse of San Fablo and Sai
Francisco bays, dotted with islands
the Campanile of the University o;
California at Berkeley tiny but dis
tinct; San Francisco complete in min
iature; water craft barely distinguish
able, but with shimmering wakes; th<
silvery breakers on the beaches, ant
the Pacilic gradually blending int<
the sky. On the lower ridges, catth
grazed contentedly and the giant red
woods of Muir woods nearby relievet
the glare from above.
No more fitting or appropriate set
ting could be found for Noyes’ roman
tic drama of the adventures of Robir
Hood and his followers in the wild
wood of the famed forest of twelfth
century England. To the thousand:
of persons in the audience it seemei
as if “Sherwood” were an occasiona
drama written only for presentatioi
in the mountain theatre of Tamalpais
In and out of the trees and brush, ovei
and around huge moss covered rock:
and down grassy plots which formee
part of the stage, “Little John” wit!
his great staff; jolly Friar Tuck wit!
his rubicund countenance, and the rest
of Robin’s roving band frolicked dur
ing the three acts and epilogue while
their leader wooed and won maic
Marian. Then came the wedding oi
Robin and his Marian, and the subse
quent murder of Hood by Prince
John and the disintegration of the
band that had been the traditional foe
of the rich and the friend of the poor
Under the leadership of Titania anci
Oberon, king and queen of the fairies
a fay chorus of sixty danced and sang
and made merry throughout the dra
ma, providing the atmosphere that
aided materially in a successful pre
sentation.
“Sherwood” drew the attention ol
the audience to the factors that had
made possible the mountain play ot
Tamalpais—the magnificent view oi
the theatre, the temerity of one mar
and the awakening of another.
Not many years ago, the estate of
former Congressman William Kent
owned nearly all the lower section oi
Marin county, and, as the story goes
Kent found a man named Cushing, a
lover of nature, trespassing. Cush
ing told Kent he thought the moun
tain was too large for one man to
own and alone enjoy its wonders. The
lesson was accepted, and Kent not
only threw open to the public the vast
hills and forests, but conveyed to the
federal government the far-famed
Muir woods, named for California’s
«rveat naturalist, and deeded to the
Mountain Play association in honor
j o ’ the teacher, Cushing’s Mountain
theatre.
To reach the theatre and revel in
the scenic beauties one must “hike.”
And to bring this beauty before oth
' ers, the play is made an annual cele
bration by “hiking” organizations
such as the Sierra club, the Tamalpais
Conservation club, the California Al
pine club, aggregating thousands of
members, and many smaller clubs.
At the theatre, knapsacks were
rifled for lunch, visits were exchanged,
mountain trips recounted and seats
found. The great audience was an in
spiration for the players.
To the initiated “hiker,” in suitable
garb, to do the ten miles of mountain
trail—the women wearing short skirts
and high boots, the more daring in
riding breeches—the play and the day
was “complete.” The less hardy rode
. to a point within two miles of the
| theatre and the uninitiated could be
j seen covertly studying the freedom of
! movement with which the seasoned
hiker swung over the ground. To
many of them the nursery tale and
its purposes had been a revelation.
At the end of the play, with the
11 red sun curtained in the evening fog
, | of the Pacific, arms were laden with
j ferns, blossom bl anches, wild flowers
land fragrant leaves as the cheery
j throng slowly wound its way home
I ward.
UNCLE SI’S
FISCAL YEAR
REACHES El
FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR OF
i WAR C OST TWELVE BILLION,
SIX HUNDRED MILLION.
11 -
I FIFTY MILLION DAILY SPENT.
I Cabinet Officers and Department
Heads to Make Reports to President
Regarding Their Stewardship of the
■ Vast Sums of Money Expended
I Under Their Direction.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 29.—
The government closed its books for
the fiscal year just ended. This was
the first full fiscal year of the war.
Cabinet officials and department
heads will make a report to the presi
dent regarding their stewardship of
the funds for the fiscal year ending
tonight.
The year was a period of expense
hardly dreamed of a year ago. Over
twelve billion, six hundred million
dollars were actually expended dur
ing the year to pay the big war bills
run for the army, navy, shipbuilding
and aeroplanes, etc., and sums loaned
to the allies. During peace times, the
government expended less than a bil
lion dollars a year.
The war now drains about fifty mil
lion dollars a dav from the mitiorml
treaury.
TURKS CALLED
ON TO EXPLAIN
WASHINGTON, July 2.—The Am
erican government has requested the
Turkish government to explain the
reported attacking and sacking of the
American hospital at Tabriz, Persia,
by Turkish troops recently.
It is said that the character of the
Turks responsible for the outrage
might have an important bearing on
America’s attitude in the matter.
GIVE PRESIDENT
FREEDOM OF CITY
FLORENCE, Italy, July 1.—The
city council of Florence, Italy, voted
unanimously to give President Wil
son, of the United States, the free
dom of the city. This honor was giv
en the president because of the pres
ence of American troops on the Ital
ian front and the relief that has been
given this city and Italy by the Am
erican Red Cross.
GREAT BRITAIN MUST TURN OVER FLEET TO GERMANY,
RETURN GIBRALTAR TO SPAIN, GIVE SUEZ CANAL TO
EGYPT; NORTHERN FRANCE AND BELGIUM TO BE RE
TAINED, AND FRANCE AND UNITED STATES MUST PAY
INDEMNITY OF FORTY BILLION DOLLARS.
PARIS, July 1.—A Basel, Switzerland, dispatch this morning
says: Count Noon, a leading member of the Prussian house of lords,
has published the German peace program in the Goerlitz Nachrichten.
which, in brief, is as follows:
Great Britain must turn over her naval fleet to Germany; must
return Gibraltar to Spain, and must give to Egypt the Suez canal.
Belgium and northern France, now occupied by German troops,
must be retained by Germany.
France and the United States must jointly pay Germany and her
allies an indemnity of forty billion dollars.
The count says that Germany will enter into no armistice with the
allies and there will be no cessation of submarine warfare until these
terms are realized.
STATE OF WAR PROCLAIMED.
Moscow, July 1.—A state of war has been proclaimed in the prov
ince of Archangel, which borders on the White sea, which in turn is an;
indenture of the Arctic ocean, due to threatened revolutionary out
breaks.
CZECH-SLOVAKS TAKE VLADIVOSTOK.
London, July 1.—A dispatch from Shanghai, China, today says
that Czech-Slovak troops have taken possession of the city of Vladivos
tok, in southeastern Siberia, and have dissolved the Bolsheviki council
ot workingmen and soldier delegates.
GET TO IRK
WASHINGTON, July 1.—Federal
and state laws banning idleness by
men between eighteen and fifty years
of age went into effect at midnight
last night, in the state of New York.
District attorneys, accompanied by
detectives, visited Broadway pool
halls, chop suey parlors, restaurants
and cabarets, where the bright lights
and idleness have been companions
for years past.
Belated pedestrians on the streets
were stopped and questioned as to
their occupations, and in some cases
cited to appear later before the dis
trict attorney. Subpoenaes for men
in non-essential and non-productive
employments have been issued by the
hundreds.
Today, hundreds of men appeared
at the district attorney’s office in re
sponse to subpoenaes and told of their
activities. If they continue in their
accustomed pursuits, arrests and con
viction will follow.
PARIS, July 1.—The Havas News
agency asserts that German prisoners
taken captive by the allied forces re
cently declare that the German high
command fears the American fighting,
forces that are fast taking their
places on the fighting front in France.
This is the reason, say the prisoners,
why Germany will seek, at all costs, to
impose peace on the allies before next
winter comes on, when climatic condi
tions will hinder and harass warfare,
although the weather conditions
would not prevent the coming of
American troops.
The prisoners say that if Germany
cannot win this year, she cannot hope
to win at all, due to the reserve forces
that come from America.
The Hun prisoners are visibly as
tonished at the spirit and versatility
of the American soldiers.
YOUNG ASQUITH PROMOTED.
LONDON, June 29. — Brigadier
General Arthur M. Asquith has been
appointed to be the controller of the
trench warfare department of the
minister of munitions.
DOPE BREVITIES
A baseball game at Athletic park
the afternoon of the Fourth of July
will be the only athletic attraction
connected with the day’s celebration.
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The clay pigeon shoot of the An
chorage Gun club, June 26, resulted as!
follows: Balsh 15, Larson 14, Hart 11,1
Schultz 11, Redwood 10, Hansen 10,
Anderson 6, Emard, Mumma and
Thmopson 5, Adams 0, Shonbeck 4
and Manning 1 out of a possible twen
ty-five blue rocks.
Rev. Billy Sunday and Fred Pfeffer,
old time baseball heroes recently
played in a game of baseball between
the old-time National and American
league ball players at Chicago for the
benefit of the “Soldiers and Sailors
Fund’’.
Mike O’Dowd, middleweight cham
pion of the world is now serving in
the United States navy.
Jack Ward, former bantamweight,
of Baltimore is “doing his bit” teach
ing boxing to the sailors on the gov
ernment ship “Lucia.”
The sporting papers throughout the
country are taking great pleasure in
calling Jess Willard on his lack of
patriotism. He is a champion to be
proud of —NIT.
Mike Cantillon savs he means it
when he says he is tired of baseball [
and that if he can’t sell his interest
in the Minneapolis Millers he will
turn the whole works over to Brother j
Joe and go to California there to for-;
get the game and all it has done for
him.
Catcher Mickey LaLonge took leave
of the Kansas City team last week.
He told Manager Ganzel his wife was |
ill in Buffalo and that he had to go
home, and he didn’t say he would be
back. One story is that he was peev
ed because he had not been given
more catching to do.
_
When Joe Cobb, catcher for the St.
Paul Saints, was called to army serv-'
ice the fans learned that he had been j
masquerading under a famous base
ball name without real right to it. j
“Cobb’s” real name, it develops is
Joseph Stanley Serafin. Anyway, he’s
*a good American and is ready to do
his bit.
Harry Bates, the young third base
man secured by St. Paul from Mar
tinsburg, has been caught in the army
draft and the veteran Bobby Byrne,
who had been signed for such an em
ergency, has been notified to report to
the Saints. Cliff Yockey, another in
fielder the St. Paul club had figured
on for this year, has enlisted in the
Maines.
BRITISH FARMER
IS MOST SKILLFUL
LONDON, June 29.—“The British
farmer is the most skillful agricultur
ist in the world,” said the Duke of
Marlborough in an interview here, dis
cutting the new income tax measures
directed against the farming classes.
“The war period has brought out
the value and virtues of the British
farmer as never before,” continued
the duke. “The farmer has lost his
skilled men, and the difficulties due
to the war have made his pursuit more
and more irksome, but he has made a
supreme effort and the results have
exceeded all expectations.”
The duke declared that over-taxa
tion of the farmer would be a great
national disaster. “The farmer is not
a profiteer,” he explained. “In my
opinion, profiteering as applied to ag
riculture does not and never has ex
isted in this country. Those who ac
cuse the farmer of profiteering have
little or no knowledge of conditions.
Labor, feeding stuffs and machinery
have all advanced in a manner out of
all proportion to the extra profits
reaped by the farmer. Today the
farmer’s net margin of profit on his
investment does not exceed 10 or 12
per cent.
“The question is, what does the
government consider a legitimate pro
fit for a man who stakes the whole of
his capital on an industry in which he
also expends the whole of his labor
and abilities? If the government will
fix that percentage, and the farmer’s
profits are in excess of that sum, then
he may be accused of profiteering, but
not till then.
“In industrialism the returns on
capital are higher and the risks many
times less. For this reason people
prefer to invest in industrial entei
prises, where they obtain a large re
turn without working for it, rather
than in the soil. If home-grown food
matters, then the profits gained from
agriculture should be in relation to
the profits gained elsewhere.”
The success of the British farmer’s
labor during the war, in the duke’s
upiiuun, J& out: very largely to me loy
al support of women workers. “The
women land workers have toiled
splendidly,” he said. “They have tilled
the gaps on the farms, and consider
ing that they have hitherto had no
experience in agricultural pursuits
they have shown an extraordinary
aptitude for the work. To use a wei!
worn statement of mine, women can
supplement men but they cannot sup
plant them. We are not, and never
shall be, an agrarian people. Our
women are not fitted to toil on the
land in the same way as the French,
Italian and Swiss women are.
“It would be futile to suggest that
the time will ever come when British
farmers can hope to supply the entire
needs of our population. At the best
they can only hope to augment the
supply in such a way that our de
pendence on other countries is many
times less than was the case in pi-e
war days.”
HIGH SCORES IN BOWLING.
Bowling is usually considered a
winter indoor sport but there are no
rules or regulations governing sports
of any kind in Alaska. Interest in the
great indoor game is just as keen
among the local players as it was last
winter when bowling was king. Sev
eral large scores were made on the
Robart alleys during the week and
the ten pins stood up to a good play
all through the week. Jack keeps the
alleys in splendid condition and takes
great interest in the game himself.
The following high scores were made
during the week: Tommie Thompson
high with 250, Sam Wagner 246, Hai
ry Munson and Frank O’Shea tied
with 225, J. B. Beeson 214 and Ed
Twedale 213. #
Just when Manager Lajoie of the
Indians thought he had his infield all
fixed up, with Covington on first, him
self at second, Lewis at short and
Bronkie at third. Lewis up and jumps
the team to take a job in a steel mill,
and the team left for the western
round with him out of the lineup.
Lewis is the second man to jump In
dianapolis since the season opened,
the other being Olaf Henriksen.
SATISFACTORY
TO THESENATE
AMENDMENT PROPOSING TO
RAISE AN ARMY OF FIVE
MILLION MEN REJECTED.
WANT BIG ARMY, HOWEVER.
Rejection of Amendment Does Not
Mean That Senate Is Opposed to Big
Increase in the Army, But Is Rely
ing on War Department to Make
the Enlargement.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 29.—
The senate today rejected an amend
ment proposing to direct the presi
dent to arise an army of five million |
men as soon as equipment and trans
portation can be provided for them for
overseas service.
In rejecting the amendment, the
senate wants it understood that it is
not opposing a big army. The senate,
wants the United States army to ex
pand as soon as the war department
plans permit. The senators, on the
whole, are well pleased with the pres
ent progress of army increase and
considers the proposed amendment out
of place at this time.
SUBMARINE IS
TAKEN CAPTIVE <
PORTSMOUTH, Va., July 2.—A
telegram from Lieutenant Edward
Isaacs announces that the German
submarine which sank the American
transport President Lincoln has been
captured. Isaacs, who is a U. S. naval
officer, was aboard the Lincoln when ♦
it was attacked by the submarine and
was taken aboard the submarine. He
was rescued from captivity when the
Hun submarine was captured by an
allied destroyer and is now safe in
England.
U. S. CORPS
IS FORMING
WASHINGTON, July 2. — The
probable organization of the first
army corps under Major-General
Hunter Liggett was disclosed today
by Secretary of W'ar Baker. The corps
•will include the first, second and third
divisions of the regulars now at the
front in France. The total strength
of the corps will be nearly 220,000,
and they are now in readiness to meet
the next German offensive.
NAVY SECRETARY
TELLS OF PROGRESS
WASHINGTON, July 2.—Secretary
of the Navy Daniels today disclosed
steps that have been taken to exped
ite the construction of the remaining
forty-eight naval vessels authorized
by the three-year naval bill which was
passed two years ago. The disclosure
came through congressional inquiry.
flourIllers
TO “BLOW BACK”
WASHINGTON, July 2. — Regula
tions isued by Herbert Hoover, head
of the federal food administration, di
rects flour millers who made excess
profits during the last fiscal year to
return the amount of such profits to
the government in the form of milled
flour.
‘ »- ~ JM}H
HUN GUN RUNNER
ENDS ITS CAREER
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.^The
schooner Annie Larsen, believed to
have been a former gun runner for a
German sea raider, was wrecked on
Malden island, in the South Pacific,
according to advices received in San
Francisco today.
Job work at The Times office.