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Evening star., 1940-12-04
New Nevada Senator
Tapped for Office
While Seeing Movie
Filling Station Operator
Wept When Named to
Pittmun's Seat
BY the Associated Press.


LAS VEGAS, New, Dec. 4.-Tht
show was proceeding normally ir
Las Vegas leading movie theatel
one night last month when ar
usher stepped down the aisle anc
tapped a young man on the shoul-
der
The tappee was Berkeley Bunker
Las Vegas filling station operator
and the usher's message was that
Gov. Carville wanted to see him
right away at Carson City.
Mr.. Bunker hurried to the capita,
and learned that he had been Sc
lected to take the place Of the late
Key Pittman, Senator from Nevada
This unusual occurrence may be
ascribed to the fact that Berkeley
Bunker is a very unusual young
man.
Besides being a filling station op-
orator and now a Senator, he is
also. at the age of "a, an ecclesias-
tical bishop-in the Mormon Church
of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day
Saints.
Stocky and dark haired, with
heavy eyebrows, he boosts his ap-
parent age with a hairiine mus
tache. He graduated from Las Vegas
High School only in 1926.
There. after a ranch boyhood in
the erstWhile town Of ST. Thomas
now submerged by Boulder Dam
Waters, Mr.. Bunker took particular
interest in public speaking, parlia-
mentary procedure and church af-
fairs.
The wide circle OF acquaintance
thus acquired he augmented when
he went in the oil, tire and wind
shield-polishing business, and In
1886 he was elected to the Nevada
Assembly.
He jumped right up to the head
ship of the chambers Ways and
Means Committee; was reelected
two years later: became president OF
the Nevada Young Democrats. and
gained the office of Speaker of the
Assembly-the post he thought the
Governor, after Mr.. Bunkers re-
election this year, wanted to talk tc
him about when he called him UP
to Carson City.
The news of the senatorial ap-
pointment overwhelmed him so that
he says. II cried most Of the night.
Senator Bunker is quite spiritual
Like all orthodox Mormons. he does
not smoke or drink, he cheWs gum
continually and likes to dance and
attend social gatherings.
As bishop of the Las Vegas ward,
which he was named a year ago,
he looks out for the personal welfare
of church members, helps preside at
church meetings and sometimes
breaches himself. He is the favorite
cleric of altar-bound young couples
in the district.
He married a Las Vegas girl and
they have a 3-year-old daughter.
and Senator Bunker says one of his
big weaknesses is for the Wife's
homemade bread.
In accepting the senatorial ap-
pointment, Mr.. Bunker announced
that he favored "a policy out of
which will come a national defense
so strong that warning nations will
fear to invade us" and believed that
the United States "can best succeed
= by giving the individual every
encouragement for individual effort
and by Keeping the Government out
of competition with individual busi-
ness activities"
Evening star., 1940-12-04
British Aid
Continued From First Page }

of four more cargo vessels to Brit
ain. Since the war, 130 such Amer
ican ships have been sold to Britain,
and the commission announced that
it still had 63 laidup ships on which
Britain could bid.
Informed sources said that while
the United States was glad to sell
its laid-up vessels to Great Britain,
there was no intention at this time
of selling new merchant ship con-
struction. Britain. it was explained,
probably had no desire to buy such
high-speed cargo carriers as are
being built under the auspices of
the Maritime Commission. In the
first place, these sources said, the
cost would run high and, in the
second, speed was not an essential
since most of the British trans
Atlantic shipping is done under
convoy where all ships in the group
are held TO the speed OF the slowest
unit of the convoy.
Conferees Listed.
The officials who attended yester-
days conference at the Treasury
were:
Secretary Morgenthau, Secretary
OF War Stimson, Secretary of Navy
Knox. Secretary Jones. Under
secretary of State Welles, Un-
dersecretary of Navy Forrestal
Gen. George C. Marshall, Army
Chief of Staff; William S. Knudsen,
production specialist of the National
Defense Commission; Assistant
Secretary of War Patterson. Her.
bert Feis, economic adviser of the
State Department. also attended.
One of this groups previous meet
ings was followed shortly by the
destroyers-for- bases swap; another
by the announcement that Britain
would be permitted to increase her
aircraft orders here by II 900 planes.
and the third by the release of
giant, long-range bombers.
Yesterdays conference of high
Government officials here, one
source indicated. may have been
result-as far as financial aspects
went-of Lord Lothian's recent
statement that Britain's resources
were dwindling to the point where
she would need monetary as well
as material assistance. This state
ment by the British Ambassador Gre
ated a stir of controversy on Capitol
Hill as and elsewhere.
There has been a great sub
sequent demand. it was learned,
for information on Britain's exact
status. Manufacturers want to
know whether it is financially safe
to accept further orders, and if
the millions they have spent to
handle British orders will be re.
paid.
Another source OF concern has
been what would happen to Ameri-
can export trade If British re-
sources should become exhausted.
The empire now takes about so
per cent of all this country's ex-
ports, and a sudden, complete COL
lapse of this big market would be
a heavy blow to Americas national
economy.
British sources also we're under
stood to be apprehensive lest Lord
Lothian's remarks have an adverse
effect on the extent and tempo
of the aid now flowing across the
Atlantic to the United Kingdom.
With the industrial resources of the
United States building up toward
the capacity peak expected to be
reached in the 1912 period. Brit
ish officials we're desirous of seeing
that nothing interfere with that
effort.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Greater Coventry Seen
RISING From Raid Ruins
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 4.-When Ger
man airmen reduced Coventry to q
heap of ashes last month they un-
Willingly may have cleared the way
for a city center of greater riches
and beauty" D. E. Gibson, Coven-
trys city architect, told the Royal
Society Of Arts today.
High land values and legal delays
frustrated his scheme of q year and
a half ago for replacing old build
ings with "dignifled and fitting
city center" he explained.
Nov, in a night, this is all
changed" Gibson continued. IN
stead of a tightly packed mass of
buildings of every description there
are many burnt-out ruins but
like a forest fire the present evil
may bring forth greater riches and
beauty"
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Sumo Assigned to Spain

TOXIC, Dec. 4 P).-The Foreign
Once yesterday announced appoint
ment OF Yakichiro Suma. its official
spokesman and former counselor of
the Embassy at Washington, as
Minister to Spain, and of Yoshio
Muto, Consul General at Tientsin,
China, as Consul General at San
Francisco.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Quinn Back on Full DUTY

Official announcement was made
today that Deputy United States
Marshal James A. Quinn, suspended
since October %, when he shot a
man, has been restored to full duty.
This came after United States Mar
shal John B. Colpoys and the De-
partment Of Justice decided that Mr.
Quinn acted In the line of duty when
he fired his revolver.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Prisoner Drops Dead
In Police Court Cell

William E. Crismand, IS, Of Capt.
tol Heights. Md. died in the cell
block at Police Court today while
awaiting arraignment on an intoxi-
cation charge. Crismand had been
brought to court about 7;30 am
along with other prisoners. He was
pronounced dead, apparently of a
heart attack, an hour later.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Nozi Court Sentences
Nine Poles to Death

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Dec. A special Ger
man court at Posen today sentenced
to death nine Poles accused of
abducting Is German farmers on
the first day of the German-Polish
war and numbering nine.
Twenty-six other Poles were
sentenced to Imprisonment and
three were acquitted.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Winont Goes to Peru
For Security Program
~ the Associated Press.

n the Associated Press.
MONTREAL, Dec. 4.-The Inter-
national Labor Office announced
today that Director John G. Winant
had left for Lima, Peru, to attend
the Inauguration December 8-11 Of
q disqualification plan of the Peru
Wan Social Security Board.
Mr.. Winant, former Governor of
New Hampshire, who has been men
toned as United States Ambassador
to Great Britain. replacing Joseph
P. Kennedy, resigned, will return
December 16.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Two PIuys to Be Given

The Drama Workshop of the
Jewish Community Center will
stage two one-act plays-"The Flat
tering Word" by George Kelly, and
"Where the Cross Is Made" by Eu-
gene O'Neill-at the center, Six
teenth and @ streets NV, at $40
pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Shanghai Regime Head
Is Reported Slain

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 4.-Local Jap
anese newspapers published uncon-
firmed reports today that Chen
Kung-po newly appointed head of
the Japanese-sponsored Shanghai
administration, had been assas-
sinated.
Settlement police said they had
no information on the reports.
Chen succeeded Flu Siao-en, who
was killed in his home by an un-
identified hatchet-slaYer.
Evening star., 1940-12-04

Pads of gingham and silk for the
ears of dogs having noise nerves"
have been invented by Mrs. o. j.
Kydd of London.
Evening star., 1940-12-04
Weather

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
BULLETINS

ROME-Edward Reed. retir-
ing az United States charge
d'affaires in Rome, has been
refused permission 10 return TO
the United states by way of
Germany, II was reported re-
liably here today. Permission
TO enter Germany WAS said 10
have been refused by the Berlin
government.
LONDON Prime Minister
Winston Churchill intends 10
make a public statement next
week on Great Britain's war
aims, partly to offset Adolf
Hitlers new order" drive and
partly to encourage European
peoples whom Germany has
conquered. parliamentary quar-
tiers reported today
LONDOS-German air raiders
returned 10 the attack tonight.
giving London it, first dusk air
raid alarm since SUNDAY and
sending snti-aircrsft batteries
into action.
Night raiders also uere re-
ported over Liverpool and north
west and southwest England.
Two towns In southeast Eng
land also were bombed tonight
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
CouniY-Siaie Plan TO Run
Ferries Rejected by Troy

Attorney General smith Troy in
Olympus "Wednesday turned down
a plan OF loint county opera
ton 81 ferry service at the ate Of
ths collapsed Taooms Nsrro~s
bridge
Highway Director James A
Davis submitted him . proposed
contract by which the stats would
buy the ferries and the county
would operate them. The county
would reconstruct ferry slips. col.
isct revenue. repay the state for
cost ~ ferries. repay itself for
maintenance and operation Of fer.
rics and apply excess profits
agains, the $500 600 II paid for Ger.
tificstes II public eonssnlsnos and
necessity for ferries which operated
prior 10 construction ~ the bridge
Troy ruled that Davis bad ample
power to operate the ferries him
self but could not dslsgats that
authority In whols or In part 70
Pierce county State ia~ author.
Tres the highway director 20 main.
tain and operate all roads. bridges,
and ferries. he pointed out, while
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
STRIKERS BALLOT
ON PEACE OFFER!
STATE EDITION
Ferry Service Decision
Is Needed Immediately



Two boards Of eminent engineers studying the
why" Of the collapse Of the Narrows bridge One repre-
the federal Public Works administration the other.
Washington State Toll Bridge authority The federal group
viii make its report Al Washington tho but viii
make recommendations. The stat. groups activity
largely will be confined 10 determining the amount of less
insurance underwriters should pay
Meanwhile two Of the greater problems hardly are
touched.
10 Is full month since the bridge crashed Temporary
ferry service has been set up but decision made
continuous operation until such time n bridge IA
erected The Toll bridge authority wants the county
commissioners handle the problem Of ferry service The
county ducks the responsibility and the buck back
10 the state.
Meanwhile lack of repairs al Pr DEFIANCE ferry land
Ing and the Point fosdek landing threaten to hamper. II
not stop what ferry service already IA scheduled
What il needed Immediately u decision ON the part
Of the authorities responsible To provide adequate ferry
service at reasonable rates.
Furthermore. decision should he made 10 concentrate
the traffic in shuttle service Sixth Ave 10 f Fosdek
The public will not be satisfied with anything less.
All the while the public Is no, losing sight of the fact
that new bridge bigger and better than the de-
stroyed by nature should be erected II will take several
years work out the problem II Ia true but start
should be made only engineering design. hut
financing we'll Unified action all fronts IA urgently
demanded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Start VOTING
On Plan 10
Open Mills
Proposal Before
Men From AL
Plants in Tocomd

Hailed as an indication OF
early peace in the AfL saw.
mill strike here. the union
membership was to vote Wed.
nesday afternoon on accept
ancc of an arbitration plan.
The tentative agreement under
stood 10 involve a five-eeni hourly
wage increase. weeks vacation
annually. and government sur
xey 81 the entire industry was
reached late Tuesday by negoiis.
tors representing unionists and
employers
Polling Wednesday Indicated the
first definite milestone IN tho Ions
series Of strikes which have
harassed the Northwes,s lumber
industry SINCE sept 30.
Everett workers already accept.
ed the same proposal by an over
wholming majority. according To
business officials Of the union.
Only mills struck last sept 10
were affected In the balioting
The plants were being opened
as fast as crews could report and
machinery could be put in work.
ing order The vote vas S3T 10
81 Ia return 10 work.
Meanwhile. new develop
ments on other fronts 81 the
industr, were also slated for
"Wednesday.
CIO employees ~ the ~, Paul a
Tacoma Lumber Co. plant. totaling
more than 500. expected Ia learn
late Wednesday " they are 10
strike; the action IL dependent
upon results 81 referendum vote
which will be announced at thai
time.
The CIo unionists are demand
ing 81 day wage increase.
Boom-men and rafters, aIss
members OF the Go are return
ing 90 work IN the Tacoma ares
Wednesday. a temporary re
straining order was issued forbid
ding piokeuns by the AFL Affin
ate.
survey Of the Northwest
showed the following strike con
dltlons
Twenty mills closed at Taoomi
by the AL
The Weyerhaeuser mill At sno
qualmle Falls, mills at Eatonyill'
and Puyallup. In the Puget Boun'
area, also closed by the ALL.
Six mills at Everett, struck b.
: the ALL
/ Two mills at Warrsnton, ore
closed BY the ALL
Two mills 81 the ciHrk.wil-oi
company closed. one At Porilan'
by the clio International Wood
. tContinued on Psge .. Column 8
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Employe Of Times
Injured by Auto

Struck down by an auto at TN
and Pacific ave. Wednesday morn
ing. John Mills. 70, Tacoma Times
printer, was taken to Tacoma
General hospital for treatment. He
suffered bruises and a cut on the
back Of his head
Driver of the car was Edmond
Il. Wade. So. 1902 No. Both St. who
vas lodged in the city jail on a
reckless driving charge and held
in lieu Of $500 bail.
Mills. who was not working
Wednesday. had just left the / T
l rooms in the city hall annex.
His home Is al SIC So. Ainsworth
ave
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Quash CONTEMPT
Case Of Maqrinis

A memorandum decision which
may nullify the last state legisla-
lures bootlegger abatement law
was handed down Wednesday by
Judge Fred G. Remain when he
granted motion 10 quash con-
tempt Of court proceedings against
Frank and Rose Msgrini as own
ers Of the Star cafe. formerly the
Lido. at 1919 Broadway
An abatement Of the place was
obtained by Prosecutor Thor &.
Tollefson last March on a showing
that illegal sale Of hard liquor
there constituted IL public nui-
sance.
showed Liquor Sold
Nov. ! the prosecutor filed ac-
ton 10 hold the owners Of the cafe
in contempt OF court. showing that
liquor continued 20 be sold there
IN defiance q the abatement order
Judge Remain noted In his de-
cision that the abatement order
required closing q the cafe for a
year or until = statutory bond Was
posted A 81 900 bond was posted
with the county court
No Basis Of Contempt
+ In the courts opinion. posting
OF the bond BY the hsgrinis
amounted to full compliance with
the abatement order. RE ssid NJ
could find no bass IN the Law for
contempt II court on the decres
as II was drawn.
The decision not only left ths
prosecutor AZ loss AZ 70 procs.
dure against places which conting.
selling liquor after repeated RAID
but left another abatement actor
hanging in the air. Trial Of ar
identical action against George
Moore. as owner Of the premise,
Of the Roma cafe. at 1920 Broad.
way, already has been set down
for Jan. 30.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Sons Of F earsome
Sioux Are in B.
Company, l63d
Leader Is Tribal
Chief. Alumnus
OF Montana u.
WITH THE MILITARY
BY ED MEAGHER
fJaeoma Iiuars staff N,if.n


CAMP MURRAY - Indian
braves. whose fathers and
grandfathers partici pated in
the famed Custer massacre in
1876, are among $1,000 mem
bers OF the 4lst Division,
which has been on mock war
path here more than two
months.
The Indians, all members Of
the great Sioux tribe. are at
tached 10 Co. 3. l63d lnfan-
try. a Montana regiment. Big.
tall men.
They hail from Fort Peek
Indian agency in north
eastern Montana, and most
Of them never had lived in
tent until they joined the
army.
OF the 50 men in 90. y. all
but eight or 10 Of them are
Siouxs. and three Of their four
officers are Indians. Most Of
the men have retained their
Indian names. such a. Cpl
Standing Bear. Pvt. Red
Tunder, etc.
All in all. they represent
the most picturesque company
in the large encampment.
Cpl. Standing Bear has been
with the company II years
or almost since IL was reor,
gained in 1922, following tbs
war.
His father, also called
Standing Bear, Was one Of
! fcontinVed on Page -. Column D
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Sidi Barrani
Falls After
Short Battle
MonY Prisoner.
Foscist Hood|s
Are Captured
sUlluiA

t0>Do> - a~is~Ns~ s~ws~>s
s.~ssks rer~sssS sAss ossssss -
ssss~s In ~ westerns s~~ess -
Dxsrs 40 re~sss~s n saps~s~ -
81 <s.s is.see Iser>se 49,
Ilesss .~ssss~vs
e~~r- ". News - r.ss -,
CAfRO-Iirifi<h ssoeye
captured Sids Hsrrani ts<sy.
sldi nsrrari. Is miles In
aide Egypt from the I.ieyan
frcuiier. hs. beea the hsse
for The Italian attack %
Esypt for The past three
months.
Many prisoners. isslsdisa
three generals. we're TAKES
~ sidi narsant.
Thr tnvn. un the nnsth F6rr
tisn ee.ss. fsii ~ the sfislsn sfsss
only . short campaign ssssass
forces commanded ~ Marshal no
dnife Cfssians . utitssn general
headquarters eammuniaus s~id
"Aasare~ stp~~ets ~ sss
rseskssss~a fsses> ssw ssv
operating wsss ~ stas nssvu~1
ssd considerable sIeosss~~eo
esvsuse~ hass k>~s nse1s.- ~
s.mmasie1ss s~I1.
asdl nauans vss the sp~ssh~e<
n an fssIsss drive started lnts
Egypt "a wssks sGa ~ Grassland
i,siy's toughest eosnnssl fishtsr
with considerable fanfare
: rhs af1ss ~ss lnssa.s<d h smsso
sefoss the north seeet ~ Eeyp|
Ia Alexsnafss. h~s~ for ~ mil
ssh s@sf~Fn neals~rv~nssa fl>et
me ftaissw then ssIksd NJ asivsnl
on n ror Maid. Il ne satfsn<1
Ia The asssx canal
fisf0fs Announcing ths fail n
sldl Harrsnl ths ftFifisb ssid tfse1
had taken 1000 Italian pfisaesr'
ard large quantities ~ var sup
pilss II as estimated that sonpl
Italian troops wsFs IN . trap. eur
rounded ~ attacking safsss =
lard ~ British naval fafes~ 81 -
rns British ssssuls which -
suited In occupation ~ ssdi ner
RAM Wednesday vas ~sti ~sppsrtsI
~ ths royal navy and The rpya
air force.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Prisoners Escape
In Sheriffs Auto

IT mAHfE-. Ida - Two pris.
oners VINO escaped ths BeneNzh
county JAIL Wednesday were BE-
iisved driving Sheriff o n ssi-
sons automobile into Oregon.
John Hathers. n. federal prls-
onsr. and Rohert KslnbsBm. Is.
county trustee. fled when klsn-
nsun opened Nsthera' osii with a
stolen OF Impr0ylsed key.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Paper Tax Tokens
AGAIN Circulate

Paper iak tokens are bsek 0ses
sgsin
TbsY we're in circulation In -.
attic Tuesday and ths state az
else offses IN the Rust biag. said
a supply rad been received here
from Olympia
Tbs local office. however. atill
has sofns u the aluminium tokens
Papsf sales tsx tokens we're -
sued because Of a shortage II
metal dises during fhs Christmas
shopping r1fzh
The state tar commission wa
unabls 70 get aluminium 10 make
any more regular tokens. - had
10 have cardboard obss printed
All aluminium IL gong into ga-
tlonsl defense Industries the com.
mission found when the token
shortage became apparent
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Directors Must
Serve Country

wAsHiNGTOS-President
Roosevelt Wednesday issued
an executive order saying that
conscientious DIRECTORS may
be called under the selectiye
service act 10 perform any
service which does not com
pei them 20 bear arms or be
trained in their use.
The order aid not define exactly
the work whlch conscientious OBJ
lsctofs might b. called on 10 per.
form. The lsN specifies that they
shall hs assigned work - national
importanes under civilian dlfe1-
ton
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Autos Kill Three
In Mason County

sHELTOs-Three persons we're
killed In two automobile accidents
in Mason county the past ~ hours
Seiis Christensen. -. Union. re.
tired civil engineer. vas killed
Tuesday night when car IN which
he wss = passenger hit light
truck driven by a former Hason
county sheriff. Gerald Byrns. u
Hoodsporf Byrne vas unhurt
Mr. and Mrs Alfred D. Hart.
Route 2. Shelton. we're killed In
stantiy "Wednesday vhsn their
light coupe was struck ~ loaded
logging truck driven b. Leslie
AarquArf. csntfaiia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12
Ex-Bank Employe
Given Is Months

Pleading guilty - smbezzis.
ment charges Elmer william
Yates VA under ssnfsnce We'd
nssfay - s<rys ~ faonihs A. NJ
aeli island psnifsniiary.
Yates yaE indicted ~ q fed
sFsl grand lury On - counts II
enbezzlemsni involving total
u ti.sis70 Re Vas a teller n the
Coffman a Dobson branch % tbs
National Bank II Warrington a.
Tacoma. a. Chehalls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-12

sKATTLE-Tns motorEhip North
Star Wednesday was en- route 70
Little America 10 deliver mail and
Christmas gifts and PICK Up 81
mem bers q Admiral Richard r
Byrds south polar expedition.
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county officials have jurisdiction
only over county fosds
Troy said the 1879 legislature
made the aarnws bridge . part
81 the primary highway system
and ferry service from Point ro.-
dick 10 Hlxth avenue would be only
a "de,our@ on the highway route