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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05
II f X E'S MORE ABOUT
PEOPLE in THE NEWS
TARTs ON PAGE ONE

Beatrice Wood. confessed kidnaper
Of five-months-old baby to trick
her sweetheart into marrying her,
became historical and collapsed
today in Philadelphia. The baby.
Gerald Nc Corhan, cooed and
smiled. Frederick Bauer, %,
Beatrice's jobless sweetheart, was
not at a hearing before Magistrate
Edwin Lindell. where Miss Wood
was ordered held without bail for
the grand jury.
Richard Archbold. millionaire ex-
plorer. prepared today TO leave
Hollandia, New Guinea, on a 23oo-
mile flight TO Sydney, Australia,
after completing IL months of sci
entific research in the wilds of
New Guinea.
Married life for Comedian Bert
Wheeler and his third wife. Sally
Haines, ended in a Hollywood di-
vorce today. e. The body Of seven
year-old Preston Raub. jr.. missing
since Tuesday. was found today
in an icebox in his East Bruins
wick. n. j. home. Apparently
he had crawled in while playing
and the door snapped shut. e.
Diane Wood. European stage
actress, was granted a divorce by
Judge Harry Archibald in Los An
geles from Actor Frank William
Gibson on her complaint he spent
all his own money and all he could
borrow from her.
Mrs. Anna Rooney. Denver, who
was struck by lightning and lived
10 tell about it, hoped today it
wouldn't strike twice in the same
place, although she was not
burned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05


The Rev. Oran II. Smith Of
Portland. Oregon, will be indicted
into the office Of assistant to the
pastor in the First Presbyterian
church at the morning service
Sunday. The office Of assistant
has been vacant since last Octo-
Der, when Mr.. c. Walter johnson,
who had served in that office for
seven years, was called by the
board of national missions of the
Presbyterian church to undertake
the work as missionary at the U.
S. Tacoma hospital.
The Rev. Mr.. Smith will have
special charge of the young peo-
pies and educational work Of the
church. for which by training and
experience he is peculiarly fitted.
He has served as director of young
peoples work and assistant in the
Argentine Baptist church in
Kansas City. Kan. the Tabernacle
Baptist church in Kansas City,
Mo-. and more recently with the
Union Bible classes in Portland.
In addition he has been on the
faculty Of the Kansas City Bible
college and the Multnomah School
of the Bible in Portland.
The Rev. Mr.. Smith Is married
and has one son. David. two years
old. They have taken up their
residence at the Young apart.
ments. Both Rev. and Mrs. Smith
are accomplished musicians, and
are well known in the Pacific
Northwest where they have beer
in great demand in conference
and evangelistic work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
RECIPE CONTEST

Second Annual Cook Book, which
was published and included A. =
regular part Of the Newspaper
wednesday, May 81.
Publication Of the names Of the
winners concludes this years
recipe contest. It's been a lot Of
fun for everybody. even those who
failed to win . prize or honorable
mention. And for them there Is
always another year-and most
assuredly, well have another recipe
contest and Cook Book in 1910.
Prize baskets Of groceries were
made up Of the following items Of
food:
Adams Vanilla. Peanut Butter
and Syrup: Kellogg's Corn Flakes,
Pep. Shredded Wheat Biscuits,
Rice Krispies and All Bran: BAN
Brick Oven Beans: Dromedary
Date Nut Bread: Chicken Of the
Sea grated-styie Tuna; N. c. p.
Dry Pectin Orange Juice and
Lemon Juice: Ghirardelli's Ground
Chocolate; Fontana Noodles: Clo-
rox: Sea Island Powdered Sugar,
Bar Sugar, Regular Cubes. Brown
and Spreclles Honey Dew Sugar;
Fairmont Coffee: Heinz Soup;
Rock Dell Grapefruit Juice; Jor.
dams Bread: Drifted Snow Flour
Wheaties. Gold Medal Bisquick
and Soft-as-Silk Cake Flour;
Co8xa & Sons Rhode Island Red
Flyers. Carstens Bacon and Medic
sweet Mix. Ice Cream and Cream
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05
Bows TO Be Confirmed

A class Of four boys will be con-
firmed in the regular Sunday SER
vices at Faith Evangelical Luz
theran church. So. 96th and Park
ave. Members OF the class are
William Campbell. Arthur Demers.
Carl Rosenow and Rueben Sand
quist. The Rev. Roland Hoencke
will speak on the theme, The
Lords Side, the Christian Confirm
and's Choice"
The Bible class will meet Tues
day at S p. m; the Ladies Aid
meets Wednesday at l p. m. and
the Mems club meets Wednesday
at p. m. The confirmation classes
meet Saturday forenoon at $50
and 10 o'clock. respectively.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05

Hollow-eyed and exhausted with
worry. she passed among sorrow
ing groups Of wives, mothers and
sweethearts outside the gates Of
Cammell-Laird company, builders
of the trim submarine that has
+
She had been moving bacl
day and night, since the Thet
day afternoon, after failing
Throughout yesterday and last
night she sought 70 raise the
dropping spirits of the womenfolk,
urging them to hope for the best
as she did. She urged many OF
the older women TO go home and
rest. but few were willing to leave
the docks.
The news that hope had been
abandoned was not broadcast gen.
4
Some 200 people, including
at the gates all night. At ii
5000 in all-relatives, townsp
Constantly conflicting rumors
had swept the crowd ever since
yesterday morning. when one Of
ficial announced the Thetis was
on its way up the river Mersey to
Its dock.
Families Of men aboard the
Thetis had become frenzied at such
times.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
UNDERSEA DISASTER
3 T ARTS ON PAGE ON r

aboard, announced nothing more
could have been done" to save
them.
The last man up alive, F. F.
Shaw, civilian technician of Cam
nell Laird company, the ships
builders, gave the London Daily
Express n brief description-and
that was "a hours before.
Men lying sprawled In the COM
partments =. giving up hope. but
no panic :. awful last Thursday
might've men died trying to es-
cape; both drowned; one went in
sane they try to talk about
sports"
MANY ARE DAZED
Relatives of the men, weeping
mothers, wives and sweethearts,
who stood in small groups along
the Welsh shoreline scanning the
sun bathed Irish sea, were told
their menfolk had been given up
for dead.
Some broke down In hysterical
sobbings. Others wandered off
home. seemingly dazed.
Abandonment of hope. buoyed
momentarily during the early
morning hours by faint tapping
from inside the steel sides of the
Thetis spelling out I'VE are still
alive" seemed to mark the tragedy
Of the Thetis as the worst sub
marine disaster Of all time.
DIED BY GAS
Officials of the admiralty and
Cammell-Laird, Ltd, builders OF
the Thetis. agreed in 4 belief II
WAS impossible for anyone to be
alive in the submarine.
Now there is no hope Of saving
further life," the Csmmell-Laird
company announced at 8 p. m.
Is a. m. PST).
1T must be assumed the men
died of chlorine gas"
The admiralty. which had clutch
ed at every hope, reluctantly de-
MED reports that tappings from
inside the hull had been heard by
rescue divers at a. m.
SURVIVOR REPORTS
The last tappings, it was ex-
planned. came at 2 a. m. Is p. m.
psf Friday, so family that the
message still Alive" - could
barely be decided.
The last of four men-three of
the navy and civilian expert
TO escape from the Thetis wearing
Davis automatic "lungs" said the
air was growing foul in the dark
ened compartments when he left.
That was at $50 a. m. ti2:30 a. m.
psf Friday.
Had the Thetis been carrying
her normal complement of So
men, instead of more than 100,
when she slipped under the sur
face of the Irish sea Thursday
morning for test dive. there still
might be hopes of life. naval au-
thorities explained.
BATTERIES BLAMED
The admirslty's estimate fixing
4:40 p. m. psf. Friday deadline
for the air supply was made when
it was supposed there were only
about so trapped men aboard.
we have given up hope for
everybody aboard because the
Thetis carried an unusual number
Of batteries and these would give
off enormous quantities Of chlorine
gas. due to the angle at which the
craft lies on the bottom" Cam
mell-Laird spokesman said.
II was uncertain whether the
dead stoker. W. T. Hole. had reach
ed the surface or whether his body
remained wedsed in the escape
hatch
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05

The Tacoma women's Golf asso-
cations monthly sweepstakes VIII
be held Monday over the Fircrest
course.
The pairinss:
FIRST TIE
s.3o--Mrs. J. corliss and Mrs. J,
s55~Miss Ruth Csnale and Mrs.
A Carter
s4o-Mrs. W. H. Dean and Mrs.
s45-Mr,. N. Day and Mrs. Rich
s.5o-Mrs. Currie and Mrs. W
s.55-Mrs. Fielder and Mrs. ).
200 Mrs. Myers and Mrs. R.
e.o5-Mrs. II. Foss and Mrs. J.
Green.
aIo-Mrs. F. Thsekeray and Mrs.
eI5~Mrs. NJ. witheridge and Mrs.
~ i2o&Mrs. p. J. Liby and Mrs. J.
Q :25-Mrs. c. Wallace and Mrs
Charles Peterson.
e:3o-Mrs. v. Free and Mrs. II
Define
s:35-Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Charles
s:4o-Mrs. p. wintermute and Mrs
s.45-Mrs. A. Bertha and Mrs. A
Rust.
TENTH TEE
s:30-Mrs. Ann Horswell and Mrs
NJ. Crane
s35-Mrs. J. T. Craig and Mrs. H
McCrady.
s:4O@Mrs. W. Neimeyer and Mrs
D. Pslfreyman.
s:45-Mrs. B. schwalen and Mrs. J
Knight.
s:5o-Mrs. J. Macarthur and Mrs
A. Morrill,
s:55-Mrs. A. Mottle and Mrs. L
a:oo-Mrs. E. Keene and Mrs. H
s:Io-Mrs. Chris Petersen and Mrs
c. Bowman.
Country Cuba team Of II will
compete in the state telegraph
tournament Tuesday. Members
include Mesdsmes Richards. LIT
Murray, Burnell, Hayman, Draws
Peterson, Foss, Mills, Rust, Win.
gate, Benson and Miss Amy Lou
Murray. They must tee off at 1C
o'clock.
The lineup for the medal play
event to be held in conjunction
follows:
Mesdames Richards and L. T
Murray; Burnell and Hayman
Draws and Petersen; Foss and
Mills; Miss Amy Lou Murray and
Rust; Wingate and Benton; An.
drews and Beach; Wright and
Lyons; Brokaw and Case; Eli;
and Olzendam; J. Craig and John
son; Rabbit and Griffin; Ware
Estey and Leverton; o. Craig anc
Mccain; Curran and Perkins
Rose and Alsip.
Meadow Park-Mrs. Thackeray
and Mrs. Horswell won the best
ball twosome tournament with q
score of "A. In the second divi.
sion, Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Day
won with rs, and in the third divi.
sion Mrs. c. H. Fritz had low net
an SO
Mrs. Horswell, Ladies' club pres
ident, has put up trophy for the
points tournament during June
starting Tuesday. The costume
party scheduled for June 13 vii
be held Friday. June Is.
Pairings for Tuesdays play
fairways or puts:
Mesdames Horswell and Turner
Carter and Define: Day anc
Thackeray; Green and Shannon
Cooksie and Roberts; Powers anc
Crusoe; Berilla and Senner; Brig.
ham and Harkins; Craig and Ker
Noce; Adams and Mottle; Finnel
and Allen; Lilleson and Fritz
Gingrich and Jowders; Racine anc
o. r. Holt; Shadduck and Mis-.
Mary Holt; Ray Holt and s. L
J -----------------------------
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05
Regular Veterans
Meet Here July /

The firSt annual convention Of
ths Regular Veterans association,
Department Of Warrington. will
b held In Tacoma. July ! and 2.
The Winthrop hotel has been
selected ~ convention headquar-
ters. General Sweeney. command
ing officer at Fort Lewis, will
give the principal address.
This department viii Be = year
"a It the time a IL ennventtou.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05

become a tomb Of death, and whis-
pered the despairing news. Cam
mell-Laird officials asked her to
tell the womenfolk the news con-
tanned In information from the
British admiralty in London.
and forth among the women,
! was reported missing Thurs
o reappear from a test dive.
erally-only to the close relatives
OF the doomed men. As much as
they wanted to clutch any straw
of hope, the womenfolk knew that
the message given them by the
wife of the Thetis' commander
dashed all optimism.
To them she has been the hero
inc of the disaster during the long
hours Of waiting.
women and children, remained
nes the crowd had swelled to
ople, newsmen.
Last night II was reported in
correctly that a steel tube had
been fitted to the stern of the
Thetis, and that air was being
pumped into the ship.
Half an hour later II was an
nounced the Thetis' stern had
failed to re-emerge as the tide
which covered 1t had receded.
Tell us the truth" the
women shrieked.
Then came an admiralty
statement that hope was all
but gone.
At this there was silence at
first. then women began sobbing.
why can't our navy do what
the Americans did ?" asked some
bitterly. referring to the rescue
work on the submarine squalus.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05

Tacoma Pines in trim with a nom
league game against as yet I'M
named opponent on Robert GRAY
field.
Umpire assignments are Smith
at Portland Avenue, Roach at
Loveland. Weaver at Pacific City.
and Neighbors at Enumclaw.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05

Of makeup and Thor Larson d.
reefs the staging.
Before the play, inspirational
awards will be presented to the
senior boy and girl who have been
the greatest inspiration during the
year to their fellow students.
Obert Sovde, class president, will
read the class will and prophecy.
The Pacific Lutheran college or
chestra will present musical num-
bers and provide a musical back
ground for the play. with Prof.
Elvin Akre directing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05

Gordon: C. johnson and Lou'
Peterson.
Falkland - Pairings for Tues
days puts tournament: oil,
Mesdames Boynton and XAVIER.
Rarofsky and Morlock; DAVIS ana
Olson: Ludwick and Pflueger'
Dsnielson and Sylvester; Fynooe
and Wiser; Marshall and Black
Richards and Stanton; Hanson
and Lehman; Sydow and Sugg;
Svare and Hauge.
Brookdale- Thursday. even hole
or one-hslf handicap First divi-
sion. Mrs. Fred Himmelsbach, 40
$685.. Second division. Mrs
Chester Corey. SILL l7-3ei1.
Third division. medal play. Mrs.
z. White, net rs.
Tuesday there will be a medal
play tournament. scores WIN
count for the eelectics. A business
meeting will be held at Q a. m.
Fircrest-Miss Ruth Canale and
Mrs. w. B. Burns will meet Tues
day for the championship of the
first flight in the spring handicap
tournament.
Other finals: Second flight. Mrs.
William Dean VS.. Mrs. c. A. Rouse;
third flight, Mrs. John Corliss VS..
Mrs. Henry Senner; fourth flight,
Mrs. William Broenkow VS.. Mrs.
Harry Coleman.
The team for the state telegraph
tournament will be composed OF
Miss Canale and Mesdames w. II.
Dean, Frank Currie, L. G. Fielder,
A. D. Myers, L. A. Johnson. E. f.
Perkins, f. E. Smith. Clinton
Reynolds, Carl Wallace. John Corr
liss and w. B. Burns. The last
four named will be substitutes.
"Wednesday, selective
| best nine: Mrs. Christ Petersen,
$3.50; Mrs. Vance Free, So
6l3-291a Mrs. Petersen winner
when cards were matched to par);
Mrs. c. l.. Thompson, 46-16-30;
Mrs. Roy Wilkowski, 37-6-31. and
Mrs. z. T. Cobb, 49-19-30 Mrs.
Wilkowski winner of fourth place
when cards matched).
Results of semi-final matches in
the spring handicap tournament:
Championship flig h t - Mrs.
Grything won over Mrs. L. Clough,
4 and 8; Mrs. Morley Witheridge
won over Mrs. C. L. Thompson,
6 and 5.
First flight-Mrs. II. McGrady
won over Mrs. A. E. Morril, l up.
and Mrs. John Anderson won over
Mrs. Emmett Archer, 2 up.
Second flight Mrs. Roy Will
kowski won over Mrs. Charles
Kelton, and 8, and Mrs. r. Hof-
fer won over Mrs. Vance Free,
and 4.
Third flight-Mrs. Peterson won
/ wv A'Ai O. ~ INttllts
and Mrs. J. Dorsey won over Mrs.
Dan Palfreyman. 3 and 2.
Fourth flight-Mrs. Jess Lower
defeated Mrs. NJ Mullin. SIS, in
their 36-hole match for the cham.f'
pionship of the fourth flight Mrs.
Lower was 2 up at the end of Is
holes.
Pairings for Tuesdays medal
play: Mrs. o. Grything vs.. Mrs.
M. Witheridge; Mrs. McGrady VS..
Mrs. ]. Anderson; Mrs. r. Will
kowski VS.. Mrs. r. Hoffer and
Mrs. c. Peterson and Mrs. ].
Dorsey.
Matches for those not competing
in this event will be made at the
clubhouse. There will be a BUSH
ness meeting after luncheon, at
about ! o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05

For the summer vaea-
ton period, at least. The
Times has discontinued pub
fishing formal church no.
tees that usually appeared
every Saturday.
The Times, however, will
continue to publish news of
churches and their events
through its regular society
columns. Cooperation of
pastors and church seere-
taries TO that end is invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05
Senators Happy;
All Are limited
rNGTON - Breakf as

WASHINGTON Breakf (
table conversation in homes of
many senators returned to normal
this morning-because of a small
white card embossed with a royal
coat Of arms.
The British embassy, bowling to
feminine pressure. rescued the
senators by changing a previous
decree and inviting all members
Of the senate to the royal garden
party at the embassy next week.
Forty-nine senators previously
had not received invitations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05

The Rev. Donald d. MacKay,
d. D., of Rainier Beach Preshy-
terrain Church Of Seattle. viii be
guest speaker Sunday at IL g. m.
in Sprague Memorial Presbyterian
church. Rev. A. B. Van Zante will
exchange. pulpits with him on that
occasion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05
UbmenfoK deep
Commanders Wife Breaks Sad News
"Why Can't We Do What u. S. Did,"

BIRKENHEAD, Eng.-Mrs. Syb Bous, wife of the
commander of the sunken Thes brushed aside her
grief today and about the task of informing womenok
of the under her husbands command that all hope had
been abandoned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-05

The South Tacoma Pines will
meet the 10th Field Artillery, Fort
Lewis, In a baseball game Sunday
at the Robert Gray field. The
game will start at $50.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25

HELENA-George P. Arnold, 66,
founder of the American Building g.
Loan association and mayor of Helena
in 1881 and 1882, died here after a
siX-Year illness
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25
WINTER PROGRAM
PLANNED in PARK
BIG GAME SPECTACLES AND
SNOW SPORTS TO DRAW
MANY VISITORS

Fifty-two Miles Of Highway in North
ern Portion of Yellowstone Wonder
land VIII Be Kept Open All Year
Says Assistant Superintendent.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25
HighJUOOd Farmer
Who came Up RiUer
On ear West" Dies

william B. johnson, 70, who came
up the Missouri river to Fort Benton
in 1882 on the steamer Far West, and
who had been a farmer in the High
wood area for more than half cen
fury, died at Great Falls few days
ago.
johnson was born in Overton county,
Tennessee, Aug. rs, 1853 When he was
S, his parents moved to Dent county,
Missouri His grandfather, j. w. Pat
rick, TenneSseean, was a Montana
pioneer. Patrick organized party in
southeastern Missouri to colOnt2e Mon
tana land In the spring Of 1882 this
party came up the river to Fort Ben
ton on the Far West, Red Cloud and
a third boat.
Johnson took up a homestead on
Highwood creek, about 10 miles from
Hollywood He married Miss Martha j.
Helm, a native Of Dent county. Mis-
souri, on March 26, 1896.
Mrs. johnson, three sons and
daughter survive.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25

Twenty Montana State univer-
sity students have been fully ap-
proved as qualified TO enroll In the
University Civil Aeronautics au-
thOrity flying course, according to
an announcement by DIR. A. S.
Merrill, director Of the course. The
university Is one of about 500
schools that has qualified for the
government course I'm civil flight
training. The course includes In
tenstve ground study" including
navigation, meteeroEOgy, instru-
ments, engines, and other subjects
essential to pilot training DIR. e. NJ.
Little and DR.. Harold Chatland
will teach the ground course.
At least IS hours in the air are also
required for completion Of the course
This work is to be given at the local
airport by fully approved training
pilots IN approved training ships. Stu
dents are fully insured, and all risks
are minimized by careful preparation.
Students who have passed all tests
including physical examinations and
are ready to begin the course are DON
aid Beck, Deer Lodge; Ward Bucking-
ham, Kalispell; Glen Cameron, Chi
Robert Fletcher, Helena.
Herbert Georges, Missoula; j. Hilbert
Hanson, Poison; William Headley, Mis-
Soula; William Horning, Superior;
Victor johnson, PhiltpSburg; Robert
Kaiser, Forsyth; Tom Mather, Great
Falls; Fred Mcdaniel, Cut Bank; Jack
Pachico, Butte; Mac Reider. Waller;
Sam Roberts, Helena; Robert Swan,
Herbert Swanson, Anaconda;
James Sykes, Livingston, and William
Yaggey, Hayes.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25
MOntGnGns, Inc,
To Ask for Funds
From Legislature

MontananS, Inc, the state chamber
Of commerce, viii launch a statewide
campaign to obtain an appropriation
from the 1941 legislature for the plIr-
pose Of promoting tourist travel, it was
decided at the concluding session of
the organizations advertising meeting
at Butte recently.
Members OF the group expressed the
belief that tourist trade Is Of benefit
to every Montanan and therefore
should receive the financial support Of
the state Sister states, they said, have
made such appropriations with the re-
suit that Montana Is tagging in adj
vertising its advantages as q vacation
land to the nation
The organization approved an ad-
vertising campaign for 1910 which will
include newspapers, magazines, radio,
tourist bureau contacts and other ac-
tivities.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25
Competitive Bidding
20. X. On State Needs

The state is not bound by laws set
ting minimum prices at which COM
mOdities may be sold, according TO q
ruling by Attorney General II. j. Free
bourn. The ruling was handed down at
board, when the problem of the state
buying milk for institutions arose. The
attorney general held that the state
purchasing agent is required by law 10
buy commodities from the lowest
bidder.
The opinion added that ii the legis-
lature had intended the state to be
governed by the milk control act, it
would have changed the law requiring
the state to buy from low bidders. The
attorney general has held similarly on
from dealers selling below costs eStab-
hshed under the unfair trade practices
act.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-11-25
KILLER ASKS REHEARrNG

w Lee Simpson, the Golden Valley
county rancher who was convicted Of
numbering a deputy sheriff, and was
sentenced to hang, has asked the state
supreme court to rehear his case. The
supreme court already has upheld the
decision. In his petition for a rehear-
ing, Simpson contends that one Of
the district court jurors was preju-
diced against him before the trial be-
gan. At Simpsons trial it was charged
he had killed two ranch employees,
whose bodies were found after the
deputy was killed.