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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-12
Beginning of the New Year

Various dates were used in differ
ent countries, for the beginning of a
wear. but America followed the Eng
lish custom of using the date of
most early Christian countries
about the beginning of the ecclesi-
asticai year. The Gregorian calen-
dar. establishing January / as the
beginning of the year. was adopt
ed by England and her colonies in
1752.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-12

Yes, it was the mailman! And
then came the shrill cry: miss
Harris! Some mail for you'll"
Edith practically leaped down.
stairs, for there would be her pack
age from home. Then her heart
sank, for the landlady handed her
only two letters, a greeting card
from her friend Margie and (of all
things at ChristmasD bill from
the department store.
Edith climbed sorrowfully back to
her room and wept. Something was
wrong, for Mother and Dad never
forgot her at Christmas. She cried
spasmodically the rest Of the day,
while downstairs she heard the
other roomers shouting Christmas
greetings as they arrived and de-
parted.
But finally Edith conso1ed herself,
for she could still look forward to
Christmas dinner with Ken tomor-
row!
He was due at two o'clock that
day, and after church Edith hurried
home to get ready. At 1880 she
was seated restlessly awaiting the
doorbell. T.
She was still waiting at 2:30, for
Ken did not arrive. And Edith was
getting hungry. -
: Three o'clock passed, and Edith
frowned. as = .
''What could have happened to
hirn?' she asked herself.
At four o'clock she cried. It was
too much! First her family had for
gotten, and now Ken had chosen
Christmas day to tell her in this
painful fashion that he didn't care!
At 6 p. m. misery began mingling
with the pangs Of hunger. Edith put
on her coat and started to the corner
restaurant. But she never got past
the door. There she ran into
breathless Ken. :
edith, dear!" he cried. Sorry
to be so late, but I knew you'd I'm.
derstand when you got my note"
''But-" Edith was confused, II
didn't receive any note, Ken"
'sWhat? But sent special de-
livery message when the boss asked
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-12
Badger Feast

One of the strangest surviving
Christmas customs is the badger
feast held at Leicester, Somerset. 1t
was started by poachers in Norman
times, says the Montreal Herald,
and has continued without a break.
The lads of the village catch
badger, kill and dress it some time
before the feast. On Christmas eve
it is strung on spit over a huge
fire at the inn and cooked slowly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-12

- ~ - . -
take time off to
t h ink a b o u t
Christmas.
Edith heard
the bell ring
downstairs and
she skipped to
her door, open
ing it softly and
waiting tensely
while the old
ola dy, an
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-12
Old-Time New Year Serious

Oldtime New England was serious
on New Years, as witness the title
of a book published there in the year
Of 1902 by one Richard Standfast:
"A New Years Gift for Painting
Souls, or, little handful Of cordial
comforts scattered through several
answers to 16 questions and objec-
tons: AS also doubling Christians
invited to Christ"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-12

Incidentally, Miss Harris, I for
got to give you these things. They
arrived this afternoon" <e. :. I.
She handed Edith the missing spe-
cial delivery letter-and a huge
package from home! Edith tore into
the Christmas box and found note
from Mother. They'd had a biz
zard; couldn't get to town; she
hoped Edith would get the package
Christmas day. ~ T.
A few minutes later happy Edith
sat across the table from her Ken
in the little restaurant around the
corner. s'...
"And now, dear" he began very
carefully. How about your Christ
mas present for me?" = E
''But I gave you the fountain pen,
Ken" she protested. !
Eyes, silly one, and appreciated
it. But if you want to make me
still happier, listen to this. The boss
came in tonight and said I'd done
such fine job on that research
project that he was raising my sal
airy. Know what that means?"
mot the faintest idea," Edith lied.
For, after all, you can't take the
words out of mans mouth when
he's about to propose! r..
(Released by Western Newspaper UnIon.)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-12

ARISTOCRAT: A member OF a
family that has been long descend
ing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-12

Chinese New Years Greeting
The Chinese New Years greeting
is "Sui-hi." or May JOY be yours"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1940-12-12

me to finish tnat
laboratory ex-
perrin ent this
afternoon. What
happened to
it?" -
The blunder-
ing old landlady
answered him.
.-.. "Please come
in or 60 out, and
close the door, "
she barked from
the hall. Then
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13

xo 1901 used with the battle nee floating naval militia the Hudson River is going rftted training the Mdpmen 5000 Illinois unit of the heeI
 a floating armory
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13

luxury fur within your price range, you can thank the breeding farms They now produce heavily silvered foxes, once a rarity, at low prices. Dark mink, too, is easier to come by, now that it's bred to color.
 Still another factor in fur suc- cess is the sudden popularity of short fur jackets. Women love them because they're wearable with day and with evening clothes And they cost less than long coats.
 This fall, turriers expect every girl who hasn't one to buy short jacket. And the girls who bought jackets last year should be in the market for a long fur coat, they think
 Finally installment plan selling has spread even to the best shops, inviting you to spread the price of purchase over several months
 Madam, your fur coat awaits; are you joining the parade?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13
10TH CENTURY
 TOO MUCH FOR
 ALASKA INDIAN
ThIingef People Troubled by Rapid Change in
 Life, Says Speaker

The Indians of Southeast Alaska find themselves bewildered and un- able to fit into the modern society which has developed here so rap idly the Rev. Walter Soboleff, h. dian pastor, said in an address at todays Juneau Rotary Club lunch con.
 For the past 25 or 30 years the Thlinget Indian has been in a period of gradual transition from an old way of life to a new, So- boleff explained This new life, he said, has very largely caught the Indian unawares and the Indian has had difficulty in adjusting him. self to it.
 Soboleff, born at Kilisnoo has re- turned to Alaska as pastor of the Memorial Presbyterian Church here after attending college in Iowa. He expects to be ordained within the next few months.
 Other visitors at todays Rotary meeting were Robert Bowling and the Rev. Merle w. Boyer.
 c,,,l,eoril,c for Tho En1foirp
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13
By AMY PORTER AP Fashion Writer

The slogan for prosperity used to he "A chicken in every pot" but now it's "A fur coat on every back k'-every feminine back, that is.
 Some furriers double their as- pirations, making it Two fur coats for every woman; one for sports, one for dress"
 In a gloomy world the hopeful furriers are little rays of sunshine. Visit the August fur sales and you'll understand why Furs are cheaper, more plentiful and more attractive than ever before.
 Federal Reserve figures for the six months beginning last August show that fur sales in many stores increased from 40 to TO percent The national increase for the en- tire year was 28 percent. This spring, fur sales held their gain with a 40 percent increase over last year, and forecasters say furs will do even better this fall
 The rising tide of sales has wiped out price barriers. Very cheap furs are selling in unprece- dented quantity. And so are very expensive ones. The girl with her first job feels abused if she, too, can't have a fur coat She can have, at from $50 to $l00, a choice of coney, muskrat, Kid, caracul paw, mouton, and many others The mink-and-sabl ladies wan t an extra fur coat for sports wear.
 Three big reasons for the suc- l cess furS are having are better styling. technical improvement in the manufacturing processes, and ne development Of controlled breeding of fur-bearing animals A few years back, the standard style for all fur coats was a boxy Wrap-around with a clumsy shawl collar, Now every clothing style trend Is made up in furs-fitted Waistlines, pleatS, bow-tie collars, yokes, puffy sleeves, bloused backs, 1 squared shoulders.
 This new stynng IS possible be- cause improved processing of skins has made furs lighter, more pliable. Raccoon, beaver and seal are three heavy furs they've sheared down for lightness.
 Improved processing, in turn, makes many cheaper furs avail able. Louisiana muskrat, for in- stance, is poor in color, but it wears well. Now it can be dyed to fashionable colors. Backyard pelts-guanaco, mouton, even dog are lifted into smartness through new processing.
 If, for the first time, you find a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13
ANCHORAGE IS GETTING
 C0MMISSARY

Expecting no brass band welcome from Anchorage merchants, 2l per son aboard the steamer Aleutian which passed westbounG through Juneau today. are headed for An chora9e to open complete com missary at the airbase there.
 Heading the group is D. E. Rath- CT of Standard, Cal, a member Of the recently incorporated firm of Andersen Brothe-5 Supply Com pany of Alaska.
 The same group has been operat- ing commissaries on other large ccnstlucticn projects in recent years such as at Boulder City and in the construction camp. of crews
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13

building the big LOS Angeles aque- duct.
 Rather said he did not know whether or not his firm will oper- ate the commiSsary after the base l5 con D,eled
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13
VhC(INAT!0p AND
 REGENERATION ON
 SLATE TOMORROW

The regular monthly immuniza- = tion and vaccination clinic will be held tomorrow between the hours of and o'clock at the Juneau Public Health Center, 103 Terri torial Building Parents are urged to have their children protected against smallpox at three months of age, and against diphtheria at nine months.
 There will be no nurses inspec- tion of school children during im- munization clinic hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13

~ nhoto exact that the racing a of Dave Randolph New York and Everett Saylor of fnd
 rail Thompson Speedway Thompson Conn Their locked while travelling at 80 Randolph brain Saylor escaped with few bruises
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
P. Wirephoto.

and 1000 women, working without
pay. are buttonholing the voters and
possible voters, and have been at
it for weeks. urging that they sup
port Mr.. Wlllkie. 1t is having its
effect. Similar efforts are being
made all over the State, and the
Wlllkie drive has become really
political precinct activity, which is
the most valuable kind of cam
paigning.
The Republicans took over the
State government Of Ohio in 1888.
They elected a United States Sena-
to. and two-thirds of the House
delegation. In addition, the city
governments of many of the large
cities are headed by Republicans.
This is true even in Cleveland.
where Mayor Burton is real
leader, and is now the Republican
candidate for Senator. These local
governments are diShing out relief,
and it is being done through Re-
publicans. It seems likely that this
situation Will help the G.. o. P.
This year, for the first time in
many years, Ohio voters will use
separate ballots for President and
Vice President and for Governor
Senator, Representative and all
State and county officers. The
presidential ballot is short piece
OF paper. and the other ballot is,
fguratively speaking. mile long.
This separation OF the two tickets.
national and State. is causing the
Democrats some anguish. In the
first place they fear that less INTEL
ligent voters and voters in the large
so-called foreign groups will throw
away the short ballot and content
themselves with marking the long,
Those are the kind Of voters upon
whom they would otherwise rely
to swing the election for President
Roosevelt.
In the second place 1t become.
very easy. with the two ballots. fol
anti-third term Democrats to vote
the Democratic State ticket and tc
vote the Republican national ticket
or just to throw away the presi-
Dental ticket and not vote fol-
either Mr.. Roosevelt or Mr.. Willkie
Many German-American
La Ohio, as in other Midwest
States. there is a very large number
of German Americans. and these
are in many cases against the New
Deal presidential nominee. This is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Easy Terms of Peace
Offered by Germans

LES VERRIERES, Switzerland
Cat the French Frontier, Oct. %
R).-The axis powers are attempt
ing to persuade France to declare
war on Britain with promises of
easy peace terms which would leave
most of the French Empire intact,
it was reported today.
Under the terms the axis Is
dangling before the Vichy govern
ment of Marshal Philippe Petain,
informed travellers said, France
would be permitted to keep all her
present territories except Alsace-
Lorraine, Nice, Tunisia, Jibuti and
the German colonies she acquired in
the World War.
Germany presumably would
get AlSace-Lorraine under such
an agreement, while Italy would
get Nice. Tunisia and Jubiti-
French Somaliland port linked
by rail with Adds Ababa, capital
of Ethiopia0
Petain Reported in Opposition.
Vice Premier Pierre Laval was
reported discussing the proposal
with German authorities in Paris.
Premier Petain was said definitely
to be opposed to any such proposal.
There were persistent but uncon-
flrmed reports, however, of an i'm
pending meeting between Adolf Hit
Ter and the elderly French chieftain
perhaps to discuss some such pro-
posal.
Laval has conferred with German
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22

1886 by $4,000 votes, 81 per cent
of the total. and that he is still
very strong
Meanwhile, Senator Norris, Ne
braska Independent, left Washington
last night to open campaign tour
on behalf of Mr.. Roosevelt.
AS he departed the Senator
charged through the National Com
mittee OF Independent Voters that
big business is financing huge
chain-telegram campaign to start
a Willkie "blitzkrieg."
The Senator quoted one of the
messages from an official of the
Illinois Manufacturers Association,
closing with the suggestion OF
spreading the same grass roots
enthusiasm that nominated WILL
kie"
Describing business" as frantic
to elect it's man President Senator
Norris said he would ask the Sem
ate Campaign Expenditures Com
mittee to investigate whether the
cost of this photographic blitzkrieg"
is being reported and ito deter
mine whether it is not a violation
of the Corrupt Practices Act for
corporations to pay for such tele-
grams"
Any question that Hatch Act re-
strictions might cramp the political
inclinations of ranking members OF
the United States diplomatic corps
was resolved last night when At
torney General jackson advised
Secretary of State Hull that am
bassadors and ministers are exempt
from provisions of that law.
At about the same time, Secre-
tary of Treasury Morgenthau was
making political news by respond
ing at a press conference to a ques-
! ton on how he was betting with
regard to the Presidents reelection,
/ Il don't bet on a sure thing"
The Secretary said he might make
some speeches on behalf of Mr..
Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Family Dinner Will Honor
Joseph Luchs on goth Birthday
Came Here in 1870,
Started Wholesale
Tobacco Business

With 80 candles on his birthday
cake, Joseph Luchs will be guest
of honor tonight at an old fashioned
family dinner in the home of his
grand son, Frank Luchs, 3543 Chesa
peake street NV. The II persons at
table will include 2-year-old Ken
meth Luchs-a great grandson.
Founder and former vice president
Of the Washington Tobacco Co.,
Mr.. Luchs has been a resident of
Washington for 40 years. Born in
Germany. October %. 1850 he came
to America as 15-year-old boy
AT first, the young man peddled
goods throughout Pennsylvania on
foot. Then he got a horse and
wagon With this team he went as
far South as the Carolinas.
The roads weren't so good in
those days" Mr.. Luchs recalled yes
terday at his home at 2844 Con-
necticut avenue. Il remember one
time getting into a terrible winter
storm. The horse refused to go any
farther. So We stood still all night.
Next morning we were actually
frozen, hub-deep and knee-deep
for the horse, in what had once been
a little stream"
After that adventure, Mr.. Luchs
decided on Washington as a good
place in which to 60 in business. So
he came here in 1870 and started
in the wholesale tobacco business
with an elder brother, Leopold. Out
of that start came a fuorishing
trade, cigars that came to be known
to Westinghouse as Island of
Cuba
Until he was approaching his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22

80th year Mr.. Luchs had never been
sick a day in his life. he says. He
was stricken with pneumonia about
10 years ago. After that illness he
retired from business.
Nov. all I do is loaf and have
good time" he says.
Mr.. LuchS is the father Of four
sons, two living. They are Sylvan
j., and Wallace j. Luchs, and he
has two grand children-Wallace
j. jr., lawyer. and Frank j.,
who is in the real estate business.
After the dinner party tonight Mr..
Luchs will receive his friends at an
open house" from until 10 o'clock
officials in Paris on several occa-
sions since he took his place in the
Petain government Last August, he
was reported seeking German ap-
proval foa shake-up in the French
cabinet in an effort to consolidate
his position with the Nazis
Regardless of Frances future rela-
tons with Britain, it appeared the
Petain government was on the verge
of being forced to decide whether to
remain in the unoccupied zone or
return to Paris-a decision on which,
travellers from France said, may
hinge the future of the Petaln
regime.
Chief obstacle to return of the
government to Paris, it was said,
was the fear the move might result
in the loss Of diplomatic contact with
the United States and South Amer
lean nations whose recognition
Petain considers essential to Frances
welfare - particularly as regards
hoped-for food supplies.
The Germans were represented as
anxious to have the French govern
ment return to Paris and relieve
them of some of their administrative
problems, but were reported I'M
willing to guarantee diplomatic
courier facilities for foreign en-
bassies there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-22
Hull Considering Move
To Obtain Cut in Fares

Secretary of State Hull said today
hP was giving attention to the pos
sibility of obtaining a reduction in
fares on ships being sent on special
trips to the Far East to eVacuate
Americans who have been advised
to leave in view of the abnormal
situation there.
Americans throughout the Far
East who have made reservations
for passage on the vessels have
protested vigorously what they con-
sidered abnormally high prices being
asked for tickets
Mr.. Hull pointed out the State
Department had no authority to fix
the fares. but said it did strive in
cases of this kind to keep the fares
down to bare levels and guard
against excessive profits to the ship
lines.
He indicated some announcement
IN connection with the matter might
be made later in the day.
Shanghai dispatches said mini
mum fares for two ships, the Mon
terey and Mariposa. had been an
nounced at 1895 in United States
money or about $500 Chinese dol
lars, the Associated Press reported.
Shanghai newspapers reported that
because of this at least half of $500
American refugees would be forced
to cancel their reservations.
The minimum fare for a third
refugee ship, the S. S. Washington,
was listed at $3.50, United States
money. On each ship, cots in pub
lie rooms may be obtained for $50
under the minimum cabin rate, the
Shanghai reports said.
At San Francisco, officials of the
,Matson Line said the rates for their
ships, the Monterey and MarlpoSa.
were only tentative and had not
been fixed definitely. Line officials
added that in time of emergency
rates were fixed by the State De-
partment.
Maritime Commission spokesman
said the rates for the two Matson
liners special trips had been set to
conform with tariffs normally
charged by the liner President
Coolidge of the American Presidents
Line. One spokesman said 1t was
expected the voyages would result IN
q deficit even at those rates.
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Rome
Continued From First Page J

and attacked port works at Alden
and East African objectives.
The high command communique
said:
During the night of October 20
our torpedo boats in the Red Sea
left port in search of large enemy
convoy strongly escorted by cruisers
and destroyers. which previously
had been reported by scouting
planes.
"One section of our torpedo boats
succeeded about midnight in dis
covering the convoy and decisively
attacked various ships with torpe-
does, despite violent fire from the
enemy cruisers and destroyers.
. Shortly after this first clash, an
other section of our torpedo boats
attacked the convoy, also succeeding
In torpedoing several steamers.
% Following that action, our tor
pedo boats and preponderant enemy
forces engaged in violent night
battles which continued until dawn
AT that hour one 8.000-ton enemy
cruiser of the Sidney type, enter
ing within range of action of naval
coast defense batteries on the
Southern Red Sea islands, was
quickly caught in effective fire of a
coastal battery.
THE cruiser was repeatedly hit
and seriously damaged and forced
to retreat slowly. She later was
seen stopped off the coast in serious
difficulties while other English war
ships fastened to her aid
81 Altogether in the actions six
/. steamers were sunk and others Sc.
Eiously damaged. Despite the sharp
lighting only one of our torpedo