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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
1000 FIRES IN
FOREST REGIONS
Hundreds OF Fighters Are
Rushed From Spokane

SPOKANE. Aug. 6.--Inland En-
pire forests are blazing In a thousand
places today. while smoke pals hang
grimly over Eastern Washington,
Northern Idaho and Western Mon
tana cities. and forest rangers sweep
the obscured sky in vain for signs of
rain.
Five hundred blazcs. II Is cstimat.
cd. are being fought from patrol
headquartcrH In Missoula. whence
hundreds OF cots. blankets and tons
OF provisions are being rushed to fire
fighters along the blazing lines In
half iozcn national forest areas.
Fighters are holding their own
with blazes in the st. Joe. Blackfoot
and l<ootcnai forests. New fires are
breaking out In the kaniksu. Fires
in the Colville forest are in inacces.
able places and are entirely out Of
control. on Leclerc creek. In the
kaniksu. blaze covers more than
200 acres and Is unchecked
Spokane Is sending out hundreds
of fire fighters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
RUSS IN TREATY
WITH AUSTR!An$
Significant Report Is Re.
ceived at Washington

WASHINGTON. Aug. s.-Sov1Ge
Russia has made a treaty Of alliance
with Austria. according to govern
ment advices today.
This alliance has the greaesge -
nificance in connection with both IL
Bolshevik offensive against Polann
and Moscow's campaign for WORT
revolution. In the opinion Of offIciaD
and military men here. According
to the advices. both Russia ana
Austria signed the treaty last month
Ostensibly the treaty wa suu.
posed to be one for the repa4riatioa
Of the prisoners Of war Of eacA
country. II Is believed. but other q
the provisions are OF great signtcbr
canoe and constitute a menace -
the allies. advices indicate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
POLAND CLAIMS
ENEMY CHECKED
Report Bolsheviki Held on
Line of River BuQ

WARSAW. Aug. 5.-fvia London.
Aug. 6. loI0 a. m.)-Russia's drivO
against Warsaw has been checked
along the general line Of the River
Bug. the war office announced to
day. A counter attack has been
launched and is making progress.
Victories over the Bolsheviki also
are reported in Silesia and In the
province of Grodno.
An earlier official statement said:
'In the Brody sector Cbefore Lem
berg, the situation is developing IA
vorably to us"
The evacuation of this city il con
tinuing, as a precautionary measure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
Seattle Poles
Meet Sunday 6o
Discus Crioie

SeattIeites OF Polish descent aGD'
asked BY the Polish Home 49,.
cation TO meet 1T 3 O'clock 0unr|
day at the Polish homo. .111l 1oto
ave-. TO discuss moral anl 0noG
ciai support for Poland = ~
present crisis. There aso ~ ~,
be 5000 Polish Americans y -
attic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
Lloyd George and
Millerand to Meet

PARIS. Aug. 6.-tt:30 p. NIB
Premier Millcrand Of France and
Premier Lloyd George Of Eng
land, will confer mt Boulogne ON
the Russian situation. probably
on Sunday. the foreign office in
formed the United Press this af-
ternoon.
The premiers will get together on
plans for aiding the Poles. who are
n desperate stand against
the Russians advancing toward War.
Turn 10 Page 2. Column q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
Good Neus
Sugar Price Drops.

Beginning next Wednesday, the ~
tail price of sugar viii drop from
s23.75 for a i0o-pound sack to $22,
according to word received by local
dealers.
Sugar at the new price IL a.
pectcd TO reach Seattle from the
South Tuesday night but win ~
be on sale until the next day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

n
Seattle families that are
today figuring and fig
uring and figuring on q
home, but In q vague
way they understand that building
costs are prohleitive. II Is a new.
strange world TO them. and. out.
side Of asking a contractor what
he'll do II for. all Is mystery.
Go and ask your favoritc con-
tractor what he'll build a garage
tsx3o. and chicken house i5x3o.
Nor Tell him you want II with .
vshree ply patent roof. with plenty
OF windows. a matched floor in the
chicken house and q cement floor
In the garage. and sided up with
NO. shiplap.
Incidentally. with Z few changes
these specifications could be made
to cover a very iivable fourroorn
house. apart from the basement
lighting fixtures and plumbing.
But go and ask him and see
what he says.
Then go back and tell him that
you know a man--that's rne-who
built these two structures accord.
ing 20 specifications for about $500.
not counting labor.
Here ara the prices I arm paying
for first grade lumber. delivered.
this lumber coming from a coun-
try mill that is not operating az q
loss. and that is doubtless charx-
ting me all the profit It has any
right to charge.
Shfplap. ixs. SIC a thousand:
9x4. rough. SIS a thousand: 2xs.
rough. tgs a thousand: sxs. rough.
3z5 thousand. No. ceiling. SCI
3 thousand.
n you wanted 20 work with odd
lengths and with second and third
grade stuff you could shade those
prices considerable.
And in every city there is good
used lumber for sale that for the
frame and sheathins OF the house
l. as good as any.
sningles can be bought for from
- TO s4s0' and can be laid for
$3.50 n thousand - by looking
around a bin. you understand.
SO with light and plumbing fix
lures. with water pipe and all the
rest OF II.
As IL seems to me that the most
important thing for any family is
90 have It's own roof over IL. and
that wages and hours and forty
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
BEAST MAN
IS PURSUED
BY POSSES
Seattle Housewife Unable
to Identity Assailant Who
Took Her by Surprise

Georgetown police were called ou,
hurriediy a, a m. today BY n re
port that a man had savaxciy at.
tackled a woman at iTss Dawson st.
They found. on reaching that sd
dress. Mrs. sidney stcpp. wife OF a
ship carpenter. Unconscious IN her
home from a f1ghsful beating she
had sustained In a terrific struggle
with an unknown assaiiant.
The man had disappeared into the
dense underbrusn thru which was
swarming posse Of angry citizens.
Two Detectives and several bluecoats
i..i,srd f,a rr,anhunf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
ENGLAND Is TENSE
AS NEWS COMES IN

The country today was expcrienc.
ing n nervous tension similar to that
of 1914. when the question of peace
or war hung in the balance. The
Daily Chronicle declared that British
naval commanders had been ordered
TO resume the blockade of Soviet
Russia. The North sea squadron
has already been ordered to the Bal.
tic to start blockade operations. the
Daily Herald said 1t was informed.
Steps have already been taken to
mobilize the entire navy. according
to the Evening News.
Laborites and other opponents OF
allied Intervention started u vigorous
fight today for "hands OFF, policy.
Arthur Henderson, the labor leader,
telegrTiphsd labor organizations thru.
out the country, urging that they
stage demonstrations against inter
vention or tho sending of munitions
TO Poland. He also suggested the la
Dor men demand immediate peace
negotiations with the Bolshevik.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
9 Die; j 1o4 4 HURT I IN RIOTS Q
Japs in Campaign
AGAINST Americans

TOKYO. Aug. 6.-Japanese newspapers have started
anti-American campaign result of the receipt of
Of recent developments in the United States af-
fectng Japanese affairs
Americans accused Of responsibility for recent
disturbances in China.
The newspaper campaign Is based on the Saghalien
protest agitation against the Japanese in California and
the American merchant marine act, which has been
denounced in Japan recently move in economic
war; against Japan by America.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

Emil Wolfe. 80, motorman. Of 1911
Barclay court. and $. V. Holt. 81,
driver OF the truck. who lives AT the
Waldon hotel, sos Yeslcr way. were
injured.
Wolfe was taken To Providence
hospital. His condition is not seri.
ous. He received a cut on the right
ear. bruises about tho face and
abrasions on the left arm.
Holt was examined by Dr. +. T..
Gardner. Cobb building. Two OF his
ribs are broken.
one passenger on the car Is be
lieved 10 have been slightly In.
jured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
NEIGHBORs GIVE Up
SEARCH AFTER HOUR

More than an hour was spent In
"A futile search before the neighbors
gave up. The police continued the
hunt. but apparently the fugitive had
made a safe getaway.
Lowiili said he believed the man
must have carried a club and had
struck Mrs Stepp with H. over the
head. No club or other bludgeon
was foufd. however. The police said
they believe he had none.
Unfortunately for Mrs. Stepp. she
had tethered her Airdalc dog just be
fore the attack. The animal had been
bothering her rabbits. Had he been
loose. neighbors said. he would un.
doubtedly have defended her and pos.
sibiy have prevented her being as
sailed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

Mrs. stepp's husband had icfs
home only ahor, time before for
shipyard across Lake Washington.
where he Is employed
She was clipping clover for her
rnhbits In her back yard. when sud-
denly attacked from behind. She
turned and gave battle.
As she fought desperately against
the frenzied brute. Mrs. stepp's cloth
inx was ripped to shrcds. HandfuIs
Of her hair were pulled out before
her terrorized screams brought;
neighbors TO her aid.
First 10 reach her was a woman
who half dragged. half carried her
into the house. Her assailant was
gone.
Frank ]. Lowtski. an employe Of
the voigt T.ea.her Speciality com.
pany. living at i7ss Dawson st.
next reached the scene. He phoned
the Georgetown police and. summon.
ing another neighbor. John Hcnder.
son. hurried into the underbrush in
search Of the fugitive.
Other neiRhbors came running
from their homes and Joined forces
with Henderson and Lowitki. assist
cd later by detectives and police.
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other neighborhOod. Year after
year they keep migrating. always
hoping for a homd%of their own.
and always getting farther away
from the possibility OF one.
And yet there Is hardly a family
that could not be In it's own home
before Christmas II IL only under.
stood how simple the process
might be made.
A tent house on a cheap lot is
no real hardship. six months In
the year.
Take two months rent next
March and buy tent; board II up
TO the caves. put in a board floor.
stretch an awning In front Of the
tent for the kitchen stove and
table: stick this outfit on a lot
and from that start gradually as
semblc your home The money
you will save In rent will turn
the trick. just az the money you
somehow saved during the war
gave you Liberty bonds. which 1t
ie to be hoped you have had tho
good sense to hang onto.
A homeless landlord ridden. mi
grating nation Is in sad way, and
the child raised like q gypsy misses
something that II requires.
Any family that has a flivvcr
could have a home, and II has
been proven that any family that
goes out after II can have a fliv-
yer.
Five years ago I didn't know a
block plane from a pipe wrench,
and today can cut 20 raftcrs by
the square and have them all ut;
and I didn't take any night course,
either. 50 can You, IL you viii
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
INNOCENT BySTANDERS
ARE AMONG INJURED

a crowd estimated at several thou.
sand persons watched the mob at
work. Several OF the Injured were
innocent bystanders whose curiosity
led them TO risk their lives by crowd.
ing on the heels OF the men who
systematically wrecked eight street
cars, showered strike-breakers with
bricks. siones and clubs. and fought
desperately as they boarded stalled
tramcars. driving Off the armed
strike.breakers and demolishing the
abandoned cars.
At Colfax ave. and Logan ST. a mob
OF rioters late last night pursued a
tramcar, halted IL and dragged its
armed crew to the street. The din
of the fight could be heard several
blocks as members Of the mob
clubbed the terrified strike. breakers.
The men who had been imported
from other cities under the leader.
Turn to Page :, Column 3,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
STREET CAR AND
OIL TRUCK CRASH.
Two Injured; 1,500 Gallon
Tank Rolls Out

When a Standard Oil auto
tanker and q Madrona car crash
cd at 10th ave. and u. Union st.,
nj 5.50 a. m. Friday. the oil tank.
containing I.500 gallons Of fuel
oil, was knocked off the truck
and rolled 60 feet down the hill.
The front quarter Of the ear WAS
a,Iashed like n piece Of paper.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
BRITAIN
taking ACTION
AGAINST REDS
Lloyd George Considers Bolshevid
Have Broken Faith in Continuing
Their Advance Against Poles i

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-President WI.
son today called Secretary Of State Colby
and Under Secretary Davis into conferenee
with him at the White House on the Poli6k
crisis.
The conference lasted fol. more than an hour.
The officials brought all data in the hands Of the g0s
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

Study Of domestic economy was
not introduced in schools In Eng.
land until 1874
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
MURDERED TWO BOYS
TO COVER CRIME

The bodies OF Amel Calcaterera. ~,
and Toney Hemphill, 90. the two
murdered boys, their throats cut.
bullet wounds In their heads and
buried in shallow graves. were found
by squirrel hunters late Tuesday.
The youths had been kidnapped
Monday. when II was learned they
were about to reveal information to
the police duplicating several for
elgners in West Frankfort with "A
series of recent robberles.
Setinnino Desesnis. a Sicilian, was
arrested late Wednesday in connec'
tion with the kidnapping.
TWO other men were arrested late
yesterday in connection with the
crime. The mob stormed the Jail
and demanded the prisoners. When
refused the mob then de.
manded that "a committee from
among them be allowed 20 question
the men. This was granted,
one OF the prisoners, "a chauffeur.
told OF driving Dcsesnis and the two
boys from West Frankfort TO Roy
alton last Monday He declared he
did not know the boys had been kid.
naped Tho committee returned to
report TO the mob. The prisoners
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tars.
II IL not a thing Of beauty. but
II will last for years. We hewcd
the timbers out of the woods. We
split out the shakes from cedar
blocks and the total expense was
for nails.
The ordinary handy man who
will study house construction and
read a few books gan 20 into the
Northwest wilds anywhere and
build a comfortable house for his
family for SIS: and IL he IL real
worker with an axe and maui and
.eicdge. and can rive out shakes as
granddad did. he can build a high
" convenient house that VIII look
right and will outwcar the aver
age city cottage. for 800. But he
won't buy his doors. nor hardwood
flooring. nor much hardware. .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
IS
SWEPT BY
night MOB
Call for 1000 Volunteers Is
Made Following Battle
Over Car Strike

DENVER. Colo. Aug. g.
Two hundred citiscns had vol
untcrred this morning 10 servo
rs special officers following last
nights six-hour rtossng by
strcrs railway employees and
sympathiserx In which two
men were killed. 70 injured and
thousands Of dollars damage
done Ia prop~rty.
An appcsl was made by city
and state officials for two thou
sand volunteers 10 help prevent
further riots.
The situation this morning wa
auiet. but no attempts were mad
to operate street cars. More strike
breakers were expected 20 arriy'
here this afternoon. but tramwa!
and city officials have not an
nounccd their plans for restoring
service or for negotiations witt
WN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

rY families move from
house TO house: they
tear up the roots Of
their home life every
few months and seek an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

THEIR ana I built a hay
and feed shed some 50
feet long and 20 wide.
enclosed on three sides.
the cost OF that was
about s.: yes. two dol
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
TO CLAP down
LID ON RUSSIA
British Navy Ready to I'M
pose Absolute Blockade

LONDON. Aug. 6.-tl2:3o p. NIB
Britain's navy is ready to impose an
absolute blockade upon Russia with
in l2 hours after 1t is ordered to -
so. the admiralty stated today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

Palms In a desert always signify
the presence of water.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
RACE WAR
HITS TOWN
IN ILLINOIS
Homes OF Foreigners Are
Burned to Avenge Brutal
Murder OF Two Boys

SPRTNGFIEI.D, III. Aug. g.
A rvqus~t for $50 additional mi
lisizmsu 10 handle the We-1
Frankfort mob disorsisrs was re-
e~ived hsrc today by the sd0u.
tsnt x~n~vai's offic~ rum MAtor
Ssftsrficid. n Frankfort.
While no additional Informs
tiou cour~~ning tile disorders has
reached here. owing 10 all wires
into Frankfort being ss,ver~d.
u VA. feared at th~ sdjutsnt
generals office that the situation
In the little Illinois town has
gotten beyond the control Of the
five companies of militismcn who
arrived there this morning.
MARION. H.. Aug. 6.--Seven
are dead and ss wounded. ac-
eording 10 latest reports from
West Frankfort. a mob OF
5000 II In control Of the town.
Militia WIS last reported lrav-
In. Mount Vernon. 20 miles
from West Frankfort, at J
o'clock this morning.
Tho outbreak occurred fol-
lowing the finding OF the mutt.
lated bodies ~ two Kidnapped
bo,S who had been brutaiiy
murdered.
Wey; Frankfort In In a state o
4nnrchy. An appeal for troops wa
made late last night following
hours OF mob rule. Five companie
" state militia were ordered &
ihe scene.
The roads leading 10 West Frank
'ort were crowded with armed mel
ru~hius, IN tafn the utoh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
NEWSPAPER OFFICE
IL WRECKED

Five separate riots broke out nj
intervals in various parts OF the
city One mob wrecked the office
OF tho Denver Post. which has been
vigorously opposing the action or
Fttking trnmway employees. Police
dispersed the mob after the buslncs IS
office had been demolished by
strikers and strike sympatbizers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
HOMES or FOREIGNERS
ARE BURNED BY MOB

The mob hgnn burning the
homes of foreigners about III
o'clock last night. They disarmed
all authorities. relied telegraph and
telephone lines and established a
Censorship to prevent news OF their
activity reaching the outside world
Foreigners in West Frankfort and
Marion are rushing out OF the
towns. The mob ordered the mayor
and all Italians to leave the town
within ~ hours
One OF the dead was n man
named Waller. photographer. He
was trampled tn ceath as he al
tempted 20 obtain pictures OF the
moi In action. the injured are
crowding the hospiials at Carter
vile and Marion.
The mob formed early. business
men. clerks and city employees
Joined tho ranks. Shops and bust
ness houses were closed. The moh
was determined 10 drive every
foreigner out Of tho city.
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eminent on the Polish sltua-
ton to the conference. No
announcement was made of
the results of the consulta-
ton.
LONDON. Aug. s.-tl0:so . M
1t wnss semi-officiaIly reported
tnday that the British cabinet
had decided 70 take action
against Russia which virtually
amounts 10 war.
Prouicr Lloyd George conzid-
broken faith In continuing their
advance agalnHt Poland. u Was
stated
Preparations for aiding Poland
have been ordered rushed. according
10 this Information. The blockade
will be rc-established and munitions
VIII be sent. IL the plan decided on
is gone thru with.
The reported plans calls for the
Soviet government to be notified
that British aid will continue to be
sent TO Poland until II is certain that
Russia will grant Poland a just
peace, after which the sending OF
this assistance win be stopped.
The cabinet was In session thru.
out the morning.
BOIlsHEyIK NOTE
DECLARED EyASIvE
NJ Krassin and NJ. kemenoff. Rus
sia's Representatives here. during the
night decodcd their governments re
ply to the latest British note. which
was a virtual demand for a state
mcnt Of the Reds purpose in invad.
ing Poland and their attitude toward
the proposed London conference to
bring about peace between Russia
Poland and adjacent countries.
This note was to be delivered TO
the foreign office today.
In well informed quarters II was
stated the note announced Russia
had right TO make a separate peace
with Poland and intended to do so.
and that Russia agrees to participate
I'm a general peace conference. In
London later. but win refuse TO deal
with the representatives OF border
states. especially General wrangei OF
the Crimea: that Russia has the
right 10 continue It's drive on War
saw until the srmistice has been
signed. after which the offensive viii
be halted. and that Krassin and
Kemenoff are empowered to act for
Russia and sign peace in the pro-
posed London conference.
Officials who favor allied interven.
ton hold that Russia's note was
avn ufva
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
TWO STREET CARS
ARE BURNED TODAY

Two abandoned street cars were
burned this morning on the out.
skirts OF the city but when tho po-
lice arrived all they found was n
mass of twisted iron and blazing
tlmbcrs. the men who fired the
cars having quickly scattered.
Union officials today declared the
violence was perpetrated by men
outside the union.
we had preached against this
very thing for days" declared
Henry silberg. president OF the
Tramway employees union. but
We could do nothing last night. II
was a mob and you can't do any.
thing with mob
All Denver was expcctant today
m TO what the next action OF strik.
ing tramway employees and strike.
breakers would be. Last night was
a virtual reign of terror. as a mob
of strikers and strike sympathizers
roamed the downtown district.
wrecking street cars and firing car
barns. Police were unable TO con.
troll the rioting until nearly mid.
night.
When strikers attacked one Of
the car barns and attempted 10 fire
II. two rioters were killed, strike.
breaker perhaps fatally wounded
and 80 injured as defenders OF the
barn opened fire on the mob.
The dead are:
John Blake. Denver. union sym.
pathizer, and a. G.. Smith, Denver.
William Putnam. San Francisco
strike breaker. was fatally injured.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE
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As IT SEEMS
TO NE
DANA SLEETH

- HERE are thousands OF
Seattle families that are
today figuring and fig
uring and figuring on q
hofp. R,.f An n .sawt.~
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IWAuFtfNtiFr8 and hctcT
inired the rr,anhunt.
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Weather

Tonight aud Saturday. fair,
continued Warnl, NORTH
icesteriy tcinds.
Temperature Last 20 Hours:
Maximum. Is. Minimum. SO.
To-day Noon. 6s.
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t all data in the hands Of the govs