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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02
HUSBAND
LOST IN OCEAN
Seattle Wife Asks Aid OF
Coast Guard

SAN FRANCISCO. Aus. Mrs.
Helga Torstensen. OF Seattle. has
appealed 10 the coast guard service
TO search for her husband. Harry
Wash. early in June 10 sail to San
Francisco In a 2e.foot boat.
Torstensen has not been heard
from since the latter part OF June.
when he was reported off the north.
ern California coast.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02
File Murder Charge
Against G. Davis

First degree murder charges were
filed against Charles Davis by Prose
cutor Fred &. Brown Monday In con
nection with the killing OF Peter An
gle on June IL.
Davis is said 10 have called on
Angie In connection with the theft
of a dog. During the alteration
Davis is said to have shot Angle with
n shof g1in.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02
NORTHERN BANK
PAYING ANOTHER
10 PER CENT TODAY

Depositors In the defunct
Northern Bank q Trust Go. are
receiving a new 10 per cent
payment this week.
This will make 40 per cent In
all.
The Northern hank failed in
1917. and has been In the hands
OF the state bank examiner ever
since. All payments are made
from his office In the White
building. Tho latest payment
was declared 10 begin August Z.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02
AMERICAN
EXECUTED
BY villa?
Texan Killed. According to
Advices Received by
State Department

WASHINGTON. Aug. g.
Jose Bruzas Perez. of San
Antonio. Texas. said to be an
American citizen, is believed
to have been executed by
Francisco Villa. bandit lead
Ter. according to advices to
the state department.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02
Chinese Buy Hotel
on Washington St,

The Alton hotel building has been
purchased by Chong Tai and Jim
Wong. local Chinese. for s35, 900, II is
announced by a. V. Williams g. Co.
Tho Alton hotel is a three-story
brick structure located on the north
side OF Washington ST.. between Sec.
and and Third aves. Mrs. Robert
Henry and Fred johnson were the
former owners
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02
SEVERAL DIE IN
AIRPLANE CRASH
Two Americans Plunge In
to Crowd at Tokyo

TOKYO, Aug. 2.--Aviators Kilby
and Tiffany. Americans. were killed
today when their airpIa2 fell 5000
feet into "A crowd Watching them
Several spectators were killed and
n number injured by the falling
plape
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02
BODY BROUGHT IN
on uANDCAR

Returning from Richmond Beach,
Mason met a crew OF railway work.
men going south on a handcar. lie
asked their aid. Before they ar.
rived a, the place where the body
was lying. Starwich and Kospfil
arrived a, wa,chman's Roost. a
track walkers shanty on the beach
below the Country club. where they
m~t Mason and the crew.
Tho morgue basket was placed on
the handcar and all started for the
place where the body was washed
up-a mile and a half south OF the
Roost
After returning with the body In
the basket on the front end of the
handcar. koepni and Starwich
drove back TO the morgue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02
REDS SWEEPING
ON TO WARSAW
Heroic Polish Women Cut
Down in Battle
by WEBB MILLER

LONDON. Aug. Russian forces
are IS miles from the important
Polish city OF Lemberg. on the direct
line OF the railway leading to It, ac-
cording to the Warsaw official COM
munique received here at lilo y. -
today.
Fighting at Brody (5s miles ease
of Lemberg) and at Toporow Is pro
ceeding In our favor" the statement
said. The Russians losses at Top
GROW were heavy. The Bolshevik
chief of staff was among those killed.
Our troops have repulsed attacks
along the Screth river"
At an early hour today no definite
word had come of the Russian
Polish armistice negotiations. and
British officials were plainly wor-
ried. They feared the Reds intend
ed 10 accomplish complete Polish
disaster, rendering them absolutely
helpless. before imposing their dras-
tic terms of peace.
WARSAW IN DREAD
or RED MENACE
The hot breath of battle was being
felt in Warsaw today. Dispatches
from that city told how a spirit of
dread crept thru IL. as news came
that the advance of the Bolsheviki
continued unchecked.
With Trotsky's armies menacing
the capital from the north and from
the east, measures were taken for
desperate defense OF the city itself.
The people went into the fields with
pick and shovel and. under the di-
rection of army engineers COM
menced throwing up earthworks on
all sides They labored at top speed.
many falling exhausted Meanwhile.
the engineers were driving stakes
and meshing barbed wire across the
principal roads down which Red cav
airy might swoop in sudden descent
upon the town.
Women are taking a valiant part
I In the defense of Warsaw. A bat
talon OF them participated in tho
Gurn " Page 2. Column q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02
THE BRETHREN
1 GOT HIM OUT

OMAHA, Aug. 2.--'Twas hard on
the brethren. but 1t paid. When =.
v. Taylor, negro pastor. was arrest
ed for fishing without license, he
phoned the elders 10 pass the plate
to pay the fine"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02
CUPER-HONEST
~ MAN is FOUND

NEW YORK, Aug. John Hef.
fernan. broke and out OF a job,
turned $40 he found over TO tho
police. Bad luck u keep it." he
said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02

Miss Katherine Jackson, OF
Starksville, Miss, later mar
ried TO "E. Leroy" is suppos-
ed to hare been the poman
whose body ras found BY er-
press employees in Neg York
in a trunk shipped from De-
froit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02
MANS BODY
ON Beach,
1HROATCUT
wv. v. Herrick" Name
Found on Clothes: Believed
to Have Been Soldier

Truat cut frun car "a car. the
body cf . man. bciievcd Ia bc w.
v. H~rrIck. former so,dlcv. wAs
washed up on the sound stsorc
thr~e' mile~ south Of Hichmond
Beach Monday.
That Herrscx had been either
murdered or was . suicide. was the
verdict of Chief Deputy Coroner
Willis n. cor~on. after viewing the
body. The removal of the name taT
from the inside pocket Of the mans
coat. pointed 20 murder. cornon said.
while the presence OF more than $40
would Indicate that Herrick Was a
suiclf~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02
IS n SEEMS
TO Me
DANA SLEETH

- HAVE written before
Ill about my speciflc for all
VI human lils-soclal. eco
nofnic. sanitary. mental
and morai-and Just
"a. ssinr fully engaged In taking
evn medicine. I desire TO re-
= nv Recommendations Of this
wesll
/ "a before. and I now repeat.
- ali the world needs IL for
~ man In Il 10 work with his
- q least four hours a day.
- now l am working from -
Z 4 hours q day. and working
- M hands and my i~gs and
w Aack; but then. for eight
,e>s. | sat at desk and even
t1uuAs my wood cut IN handy
1r11hs % have considerable lost
- b make good.
lhold that II every Judge on the
- nut ia four hours a day with
= =. Or = shovel. or n hoc. or a
- ana wedge. he would Be a bet
= s6ss.
h every committing magistrate
- callus beneath each finger.
= usuid b. a better magistrate.
nsWry editor and every preach
= "a 10 hew his own wood. and
~ his own water. and grow hts
IN psntoes. we would have ser
nes With blood in them and edi-
uRiab With the smell OF the good
MIR Earth pervxding them
we havs about decided that six
b skghf hours . day is enough for
~ IN 10 put in on his job.
sl.lAw 4 BE- . desk job or = bench
-
nnrs NJ! Now. for the ake
1 us1nctinn. for the sake Of tho
- nmaI viewpoint for the
- q III stomach and lungs and
Anrt ~ ~ professional business
~ ~ IN four hours . day at
nnn1nl hhur.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02

Enp hare HINGED II for eight
~ DAY. and then have worked
Innng houses. hammering horse
- usving wood. hewtng down
~ uftering In the garden: and
jnpAer. sage. magistrate and
Aannna have all found their
~ on1est JOY In turning over
- - burrows and in making
pssa nings grow.
-uN thou art: from dust thou
49, = a. true OF the soul as Of
- b4y. True. In that there Is a
1n1nnental cling Of the earth
mrs 70 the roots OF humanity.
= uhen man places himself in
aaeAet With the earth. and with
- s'smental forces Of the earth,
= rssevs his youth. broad>ns his
~ and grows an appetite for
mEpie mental and physical fare.
avery was a curse not so much
II u slaves. but for their mas
= who thereby lodged their
IN cf honest work.
bus today. in America. we have
systsm Of slavery whereby the
auA work Of the nation is done
4 ens class: the food IN grown by
9nsr class. and the law making
administering. the editing and
.cmng. and entertaining. and
- writing. and picture paint.
and doctoring. and iswing. ali
done by idle. unproductivc
entirely out OF touch with
work Of production, with nat.
~ laws. and with the trickIe Of
anaest sweat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-02

-
he nation, and condemns the
msrs to 1s hours work a day,
sl's the city profiteer takes the
NJ from the farmers toll In
ot 20 minutes. five days a
1ssfy commission man. every
speculator. every Board of
operator. every broker, and
- and jobber. and packing
m&gnate. should serve four
a day In the field, pitching
noeing corn. shocking wheat.
lung on straw stack, sacklnx
picking apples. blasting
n. In time these men would
And how food Is produced.
would come TO know tho
ache. and the heart ache, and
u'nding toll Of the Job. and
~, would not so bIlthely rig the
A7 and JOB the farmer and rob
consumer.
100, our cities constantly
g more hungry mouths. while
"od production grows less.
~ = acute need today for the
Il .aa'i % a million food producers
Ets .ion to the onea we have.
~. 'ne eight.hour day estab-
a., !. mere Is no reason. save
- u mans inert and innate lazi.
sv,,,n ny The cities should not don
hesir h ana heip out on the Job OF
xs xas themselves.
- ,.'w. this I'll guaranteee--
- any One who reads these
( ~ - grogch, a fnicky appe-
Nm. weak nerves. pernIokety
- 80 ana the old ardor Of youth
~ ss.' 'ost; " that person VIII
' dis in the soil for an hour
"sn e P..- 2. Column 2,
The Meeker herald., 1920-12-11
PRESERVING A "WHITE
AUSTRALIA"

Declaration by the prime minister OF
Australia that his country was de-
termIned to maintain its traditional
policy of n white Australia" n policy
as firmly grounded there MS Is the
Monroe doctrine in the United States.
again turned the attention Of the
world toward that remote and unique
continent.
at is not that Australia despises
immigration" explains communica-
ton to the National Geographic 40
ciety from Herbert z. Gregory. ut
Is rather that she has chung to her
ideal OF n homogeneous people Of
British origin
Australia Is disappointed that Of
the four large areas which offer con-
genial homes for people Of European
blood-namely. Australia. Canada.
United States and Argentina-Austra-
lilo alone is passed by. while the other
three favored regions have received
Europeans by hundreds Of thou-
sands. She saw the United States re-
ceiving In one year (1Ol3) 1871, 500
people from abroad. more than the
The Meeker herald., 1920-12-11
HAS THE SAVIOR OF OLD DAYS
Picturesque Indian Village Whsrs,
Among Other Things, One May
Watch the eaImon Leap.

The little Indian village Of Awillgate.
on the Buckley river In British Colum-
bia Is famous for its ieaping salmon.
writes Helene De Courcy Lett In Tnv.
81. Here over a great rock which al
most blocked their way. salmon were
leaplng. A leap Of 10 feet 10 neces-
sary." Old-time packers and guides.
the old Hudson's bay posts, Indian dogs
and fairgrounds. the towering Rochef
Desboules, ancient totem poles, and the
flashing fish leaplng high In the afr
above the mad whiri Of waterfall
these are at Awillgate. All fshermen
will sympathize as they read Of The
"large fish that we could see quite
plainly as they swan toward the edge
Of the pool" alas for the big ones
that get away when you have to watch
them swimming contemptuously past
your hy-and these were rainbow
trout! There was an ancient bridge
there once, md upon It 10 sQuaws were
made ITO dance to test whether II
was safe for a horse to cross, while
the fiimsy structure swung to and fro
above the boiling water"
The Meeker herald., 1920-12-11
WHY----
Flattery Is Easily swallowed
by Most People

II Is impossible to tell the whoie
truth to an average human l'elng and
sill to remain Oh terms Of friendship
With him. Is the opinion OF the New
StatesinEn, London. There II little
friendship without make-belIeve. II
two tuen ars close friends. you may
take It that they have been pretend
ing to a considerably higher, estimate
Of each other than they would set
down In perfectly honest diary.
II IL not necessary that they should
deliberately lie to one smother. but
they must discrcetiy conceal GER
tain amount Of the criticism that Is
going on sil the timc behind the bones
of their bkulls.
What Is said In spirit of truth 10
set down to malice. Can man be
your friend II he steals tile crown from
your head7 Can he be your friend
even II he steals q single Jewel from
your crown-especially the paste Jew
eli We have all-the greatest. and
the meanest of us-paste Jewels In our
crowns. VIII true friend point them
out to q world that 10 already over
much Inclined to scofr? Or will he not
rather organize claque TINT will pre-
tend to NC dazzled by diamonds?
Man Is not only renlist. He Is al
10 q lover of romance. He dreams
Of whnt he would be quite often as
he depIores whnt he is. He cannot
help being attracted by people who
make his dream appear true. There
are some men who are such intense
egotists that they can believe In the
truth Of their dreams without any as
sistancr from other people. Southey
agreed that his "Madoc" was "the best
English poem since Paradise Lost"
There was no need to- tell him 80,
he knew II already.
The Meeker herald., 1920-12-11
why II Pays to Drss. wsII.

A good appearance is capital. md
our clothes are nm importnnt part Of Il.
II pays 10 dress well. to wear attrnc-
tive clothing Of good material. TO buy
cheap material Of any kind Is a poor
sort Of economy. It gives you poor
service. and II doesn't look well. II
will not do you credit and is NOT
good advertisement Of yourself and
what you are trying to do.
First Impressions nre Immensely
valuable. II your dress and herring
are good. this fact will make people
think well Of you. respect you. II will
give the impression that you can
finance yourself; that you are doing
well, and this adds TO others conn.
dence 10 your business ability.
Not only wear rs good clothing MS
you can afford. but see TINT Il Is we'll
kept and well carried. Hold up your
head. throw your shoulders bnck. look
the world In the face; go about among
your fellows as winner. Show TINT
you have the courage Of your convIc.
lions. TINT you have confidence and
assurance. This will invite prosper.
lty and success.-New Success.
The Meeker herald., 1920-12-11
go SAID GREELEY,
SPREAD OUT" SAYS
ELIOT

How are the evils that go with city
cr0wding TO he avoided IN the face Of
the increasing congestion Of American
citiesf
by making the cities more like the
country. is the glst Of one noted think
cr's solution Of that question. Despite
tho steady procession Of country folk
to cities, their new environment lacks
many of the benefits Of the places they
cene from. In his opinion.
Charles w. Eliot. worid.famous edu-
Gator. In q communication to the Ma
tional Geographic society says:
I'm order to cure the destructive
evils Of present urban life and the
factory system. II will not be enough
to restrict the vices. to diminish the
pressure Of poverty. to prevent de-
structive diseases. and prolons the
average human life. The human en-.
vIronment must be not only negative
~ but positively improved; 40 that the
whole people may have the oppor-
tunity to cultivate healthy tastes and
interests, to acquire Just ideals Of
pleasantness and beauty. and to learn
the value toward tranquil happiness
Of that living with nature which city
congestion has within a single Gener-
alton made almost impossible for null
titudes.
1.-THE present evils Of city life and
the. factory system-bad conditions
which civilization has itself created
have developed their destructive forces
In this country in spite Of tire schools
and churches and Of free political In
stitutions. and In spite Of many hap
~ influences from art, poetry. music
and the drama. Clearly. society needs
to develop a new and better environ
ment favorable to both bodily and
mental health and to the attaipment
Of genuine happiness-not Of mere
momcntary excitement. pleasures and
Qualifications. hut Of solId content
mcnt. and the lasting satisfaction Of
life enjoyed In quietness and peace.
What are the means Of composing
this end1
1.-THE rcadlcst means 10 good plan
Ring Of city, town and landscape -
6rst applied to areas still open. and
then gradually to areas already occu-
pied in undesirable ways. The new
planning must take Into account the
interests Of the whole community, as
we'll AZ the interests Of Individual
owners. the social or collective inter-
sst always prevailing.
The Meeker herald., 1920-12-11

Picking In the famous thirteen-storieo
Buddhist pagOda from the summit OF
which fine view Of the city may De
had.
Picking claims the oldest daily news
paper in the world. the Peking Sn-
xette, compared with whose age the
London Times, with Its hundred years.
II In Its infancy. For SIX dollars
year Pekingese can read all that MS
government desires him to know as 70
Its actions. or he can rent his Gazette
for the day and return 1t. In former
years newspapers were found on the
walls in the form of posters. They
were printed from a large block OF
wood upon which the intricate char
acters had been cut by hand.
In the heart Of the Tatar city II an
other enclosure--the forbidden City"
In which stands the Imperial palace.
distinctive In China because 1t Is faced
with yellow porcelain. Surrounding
the palace are the gardens, reception
halls. pavilions and ofices formerly
used by the emperor in conducting the
affairs Of the empire.
prospect Hill" would he interest
ing to those who went to the movies"
to keep warm during the recent coal
shortages. The hill Is huge mound
Of coal which was to provide fuel In
time OF siege. and II is now covered
with grove of beautiful trees.
The Pekingese are consumers only.
The trade Of the city Ia small. although
II IL open to foreign commerce. The
famous Grand canal which connected
II with the rich provinces Of South
China greatly facilitates the transpor-
tntion Of rice and other products.
The Meeker herald., 1920-12-11

The Immediate objects to be sought
are more light and air for dwellings,
ofiices. shops and factories. md thus
= spreading out Of cities: the trans
fer Of factories to suburbs and to
country sites along the lines Of rail-
way: the multiplication OF play.
grounds and open decorated areas. and
above all the attachment Of a piece Of
arabic or garden ground to every faml.
ly dwelling.
1.-The collective force Of the COM
munity must further supply the means
Of making rural and landscape pleas
ures occasionally accessible to city
populations by means Of parks and
gardens which illustrate all forms Of
open.country beauty and permit the
occasional enjoyment by city families
or larger urban groups Of the outdoor
pleasures which woods. shrubberies,
gardens and broad fields can give"
The Meeker herald., 1920-12-11
FIUME, OBJECT OF RIVAL
CLAIMS

~4A4O88y8S
The exploits Of Gabrielle d'Annunsic
at Fiume, recalling the adventures Of
q medieval knight. keep that ancient
city In the public eye.
II Trieste was the Bremen Of Aus
tria. FIume was the Hamburg Of thu
Hungarian kingdom, q close rival fol
the brisk Adriatic trade Of the period
before the war.
Fiume Is smother Of those foothoids
on the eastern Adriatic where Italians
chung fast despite the steady infiuz
Of Slavs In the interior, and, In this
case even into Fiume itself. Thus the
city bears evidence Of early Italian cui.
ture. 1t figured as a potent siav fac.
tor In the turmoil Of Balkan politics,
and It felt strongly the influence Of
Hungary upon Its thriving industries
and fast growing commerce.
Magyar gerrymandering caused II
to be annexed to Hungary in 1870.
despite the protest Of Croatia to which
II had belonged since the revolution
Of 1S4S-49. Tender consideration for
Its value AZ 4 seaport. rather than for
its citizens, prompted its establish.
mcnt as q royal free town, making II
q geographical slice Of about seven
square miles cut out Of Croatia.
Despite the Hungarian interest in
the city Its pre-war population was 90
per cent Italian and Slav. with the
Italians slightly predominant. Only
about half the remaining tenth were
Hungarians. The Slavs included
Croats, serba and slovenes. As i'm.
portnnt to Hungary as are New York
or Boston to the United States. Fumes
total population II not much greater
than such suburbs Of those American
ports as East Orange. N. j.. or New.
ton. Mass.
Fiume IL situated on the northeast
shores Of the Gulf Of Quarnero. only
seventy miles. by rail. southeast Of its
trnde rival. Trieste. Across the bay
Ia the popular summer resort. Ab.
bazin. famed for Its evergreen laurel
and profusion Of roses, to which tens
Of thousands Of visitors formerly
thronged each summer.
The older town, distinctively italian.
IL built on the hillside. overlooking the
gulf. The newer city lies nearer the
waterfront. There are three harbors.
The largest. accommodating $50 large
vessels. II protected BY q breakwates
half mile long. The quay II nearly
two miles long.
Before the war Fumes manufactur.
ing plants included government to-
baeco factory. the Whitehead torpedo
works. q rice Smelling factory. q Pc
troleum refinery. and many smaller
plants among which were saw mills and
paper mills. Its fisheries constituted
an Important industry. II exported
sugar. grain. -four. horses and timber
The Meeker herald., 1920-12-11

II you have the toothache just press
one Of your big toes and the ache Will
disappear.
That's zone therapy. It's the lat.
est Ming. according to DR.. William b.
Fitzgerald Of Hartford. Conn.
He was one Of the speakers before
the Central Society Of Physical Ther.
apeutics. In convention at Chicago re-
Gently.
"Your whole body" Doctor Fitxger.
aid explained, 'ls divided into ten Der.
pendicular zones. corresponding to the
ten toes or fingers. There are hun.
dreds Of little-what We might cali
electric buttOns-on the body.
If you press one you switch OF the
pain somewhere else" It's q sort q
medical jiu jitsu.