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r \C.E TWOr.A crosse tribune and eeader.pres.«Monday Evening, September 14, 1942HeiFs Stand On('onsenationGene Tierney, Chester Morris EntertainBond BuyersI Ia\ed Bv RadkeRepudiated Pledge litSillied. LeagueHeadDeclareMi]v.. Aoe— t.-P* Conrrvation-tsti end sportMTHn of Wisconsin *’bc lieve Governor Heil should be retired fr»»m leadership this com- :njj r lection because he is. in ouropinion, a dangerous enemy toconservation.LouRadke. ofHorieon. declared yesterday in aradioI \rsRadke, pie' dent of the Wiscon-n Conset vation league, assertedmat*1 ii *Pill•Thf-vonsrni # ■ 'tiomstin tkuitiics.were not ingain*:• k no one toRepublican,Progressive or otherties, he sa.ri. ‘They ask only thatvote be cast for those candidateswho will honestly and\ ote for orDemocrat, political par-»f any partynon . poconservatliticalhrt •'oundf#KCf.the * ec*as g ivei ! amnonsatonWW* (supfi measures d th it in 3 938 he uigedof Heil t*i his first termf Wise nsin “because4f.lfirm believer in cor. sen a-signed Pledge** T«uHeiliithe*%osi ouisiapledges ever wrdate in thisnad sigm dingttendoliceled. “Siudir.ted th*rcj_ jp, oneconservationby any candi-sti te, Radke eontin-then Julius Heil haswhole of thatpledgea conservationist. therefoie,i if n*em TlKenrm forced to repudiate Gov-*lhdB -mmrcharge of H W. Mac-lt;*rnuiem a_th hi5The !en «ten co'Hi shIV (mNation depart-hrd nothing to do1. Radke declared.laVKt-rubeecondii paieddaceaffair is notiry eon si derationwith Governorof the Vonscrva-A: rival of Gene Tierney and Chester Morris of Hollywood fame yesterday and the preceding bond drive netted the government $154,880 m bond sale4*. Above, Frank L. Koppelberger (center), who played host to 400 bond buyers, greets Mr. Morris and Miss Tierney. The photograph at the upper right shows Mayor J. J. Verchota as he slipped over to say a few words to Miss Tierney dur-i ig the luncheon at the Stoddard hotel. Below Mr. Morris chats with the Rev. R D. Vinter, whogave the invocation. The stars arrived shortly before 1 p. m. and left about 3 p. m. bound forPortage. Beaver Dam and Madison.1m prugr!lt;t m -kc im n C onsfvon.’ * he said. “I want clear'that the Wiscon-vation league holds no brief for MacKenxie nor for anyone else in the department.”Development of conservation in Wisconsin, Radke said, was the result et concerted action by menand women “of different minds and political faith'Claims Interference“Marsh lestoration. water preservation, stream pollution, gamemanagement and other problems were approached all under thegenera 1 administration of a six-man commission and through a . .. er\at n olt; pm :nn nt * that g. ined wisdom by experience as long as d was permitted to function without political interference ” Radke asserted.“That six-man commission and that department largely changedme northern half of this state from a desolation of charred tumps to a wonderland of greenery and beauty.. . .“But, shortly after Julius Heil became governor m 1939, ine conservation commission and department no longer were able to function without politicil interference., . . No thoughtful conservationist objects to any fair and impartial investigation of conservation affairs.**ElectionsTomah Murder«lt; *nl n I.# i 111 »n Type !c * i#iit' n ut*d TI oiii Pair** I •■ . Ml*.years ago there were 700 such ballots for the primary election.lt;U t h« Aoor atcd I’rtfcf )Mrs. Luce NamedMrs. Clare Boothe Luce, writer and war correspondent, won the Republican nomination today lorrepresentative from the fourth Connecticut district on a convention vote of 84 to 2.Mrs. Luce, wife of Publisher Henry Luce of Time. Life and Fortune magazines, was opposed in the voting only bv Bomb Inventor Lester Barlow. Four other candidates. including Vivien Kellems.noted woman industrialist, withdrew. jThe scat in congress Mrs. Luce*aspires for is held now by Leroy Downs, Democrat. Norwalk publisher. w ho is unopposed for renomination. Barlow remains in the November race as an mde-•*pendent.Maine s’arted the fall electionbail rolling today, choosing a sen-j a tor. governor and three housemember! at the close of a dull cam-Tomah, where the girls were slain the night of Sept. 7.Gerald Smith denied knowingBailey.Fototibly A Second ManDuring a stop-over in Chicagoenroute here. Sheriff Jenkin.s declared. however, that he and Good-! man “still aren't discounting the possibility that there might have been a second man involved in themurdersHe recalled that Miss Ptlran-geli, before she died, used the term “they” in describing the tragedy.Weldon said Bailey deserted from the army in July, 1941, was! sent to Leavenworth prison, la*erj i cleaved th re-enter the army and ! deserted again from Fort Bragg, N. C., Sept. 1. after stealing a j serv ice revolver.Besides murder warrants, Bailey also faces federal charges of i i my desertion and interstate ' transportation of a stolen car.Bailey’s arrest was brought about by Miss Coon’s uncle, a for-* mer poll reman. He noticed Bailey painting out the whitestole after deserting from FortI Bnttl 11Weldon said Bailey’s writtenconfession related, in affect, that after shooting Miss Picirangcli and Miss Baun he drove to Tomah where he offered a ride to a soldier. taking him as far as Eau, Claire, where they arrived at 3 am. Tuesday. Going to Le Sueur. Minn., he cashed a check on Miss Pictiar.gehs account, claiming he was her sweetheart and that she had authorized his use of the ac- 1count. IDriving to Sioux City. la., Bailey met the two girl’s and his offer to take them to California was accepted At Denver. Colo., he v.a-stopped by a traffic officer while traveling 75 miles an hpur, but Bailey said “all he did was warn me I’d have to slow down.”Reporter ltas Difficult TimeIntiTi ieinng ^S tats -It HotelLa Crosse Creels Holly wm:»StarsJGive War Bond Sales AsitsLa Crosse spread itself on “Salute to Our Heroes” Sunday.Although not as many people turned out to see beautiful Gene Tierney and Chester Morris as viewed the activities of Lou Ab-and Bud Costello a monthbottago, the latest Hollywood visitors announced total bond sales offor the week on behalfff$154,880of the Victory bond dinner.More than one-half hour late inLa Crosse, the starsarriving inplaced themselves entirely at the disposal of the local war bond committee and entered into the spirit and gayety of the occasion.The stars were presented with a “V for Victory” placard bearing _the signatures of almost all of the William rreise,■ Rivoli theater.must ever be on the job to get the proper tools for the boys so that they may live for our country and let the enemy die for theirs.”“I cannot think of any oth*r country in which you can buy yourfreedom and liberty with threeper cent interest, and, remember, the more you buy. the sooner the boys will be home.Given Victory CardRaymond Plamadore, as ma.^r of ceremonies, presented the stars the. “V for Victory” card as a remembrance of their visit to LaCrosse.Calling on the co-chairman of the Victory bond dinner, Plamadore introduced Ted Bolmck. man-ager of the Hollywood theater, andmanager of in#400 guests ‘at the bountiful dinner at Hotel Stoddard given by the La Crosse Theaters company.Urges Sacrifice In a brief talk that brought tears to the eyes of Miss Tierney andcaused her to label the remarks as “marvelous,” Attorney Thomas H. Skemp exhorted the dinneraudience with a plea for patrioticsacrifice.“In tune of war,’* he said,“there is no middle course.In World war 1 the country ea'lled one class slackers. By slackers it was meant for those who tried to avoid military duty, but the term grew to include all those who avoided their patrioticFreise extended the thanks ofthe community to Miss Tiemcvand Chester Morns for including La Crosse in their tour, and expressed appreciation of the committee and guests for the dinner given by the proprietors of theRivoli. Wisconsin and Wisconsintheaters.Plamadore expressed the rorr:-mittee’s appreciation for th** splendid work done by Mrs. T. M. Reynolds, Mrs. Rexford S Mitche.’,Mrs. Arthur Hebbcrd. Mrs. C. M. Simonson, Mrs. Ray Bice, Mr.- H. J. Marcotte, Mrs A. L. McKee and the Army and Navy M thers*duty.“I don’t care to talk about thatadded. “For. ifslackerf*group. ' Skemp you don’t belong in the group, you belong in the group known as ‘sacrificers.’“There is no need to tell you th men of Pearl Harbor, of Bataan, of Corregidor, and now' of the Solomon islands belong to that group. You know it.“I have no need to tell you the mothers of those boys, who nurtured them as babies, or the fathers. who imbedded in their hearts the spirit of patriotism, belong to the group of •sacrificers.’“Like this young man and young woman,” indicating Morris and Miss Tierney, “who are giving of their time and effort and God-given talents, we all belong to this group of ‘sacrificersCompliments La Crosse A few moments later Che-terhe and Miss t9 ffMorris explained Tierney were sent out from Hollywood and told to help the sale of war bonds.“We .are barking tree in La Crosse,”bless you. you are subscribed here.”after Pearlup the wrong he said. “God already over-RightHarbor. Morris added, he went down to his more, passed thebank and purchased what hegroups.Honored guests at the riinr.rr were the representative: of 29firms in the city now pledeM 10»i oer cent on the 10 per cent pciyro-!-deduction plan of buying v,lt;*rbonds.29 Firms RepresentedFirms represented were: Li Crosse Drug company. Mis .:ppi Valley Public Service Co., Joseph J. Lcinfelder and Sons. Spicer andBuschman, Ahrens Oil Co., Standard Oil Co.. G. Heileman Brewing Co.. Trane Co.. Moto Meter Gauge and Equipment Corp , Swift and Co.. La Crosse Printing Co, Badger Stamp and Tool Co., Schilling Paper Co.. Anderson Tiro and Battery, Western Fruit, Sta: Knitting Co., Ed Phillips and Sons, Bates Bait Co., R. C. Cheney Co., Pyr-Oil Co. Keller Printing Co, Northern Engraving Co., BumpPump Co, La Crosse Brew eries, Inc., La Crosse Tool and Die Co, La Crosse Breweries, Ir . La Crosse Tool and Die Co.. Firestone Auto Supply and Service Stores and La Crosse Garment Co.Sgt. Joseph Wavra. son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wavra. 926 Ferry street, and Stanley Cahcott, r a-chinist mate, 2nd das . w.t , tr.e U. S. Coast Guard cutte; Svc,--V for Vic lory”44Reentered Arm«e^S.tU'Wu'K W S'® ‘ warUgtondLaS Son“K “tL°dter Mom., here for the Victory 000 in each city, and in a little city billed on himand urged him to buy bonds.paign that indicated a light vote j0,1 tires of the motor carU.Producingand little bearing on the national reiving only eves.ve answers when political picture. ** Questioned the deserter. Sim-Voting in the usually Republi- moon c: police,can 'tale ’aited a week of b.dlot- Killed Nrcroes. ClaimWeldon said Bailev in the courseBailey, Weldon said, desertedfrom the army in Julv, 1941. He was arrested and sent to Leavenworth prison. Later he was released to reenter the army and de-ieried again from Fort Bragg.Weldon, describing Bailey as an amiable fellow wfho is “quite a sidewalls braggart” and fells a good story.Re- slid the youth declared he was not sorry for what he had done. Monroe Countv Coroner WalterBond dinner at Hotel Stoddard of 4.000 they sold $101 000. Sunday. No could do. Mr. Morris wore a light greya matter of fact, if I hadn't 'Uit and snap-brim hat of the same seen Miss Tierney’s hair a tangled J color. And. say, you should havemess at one time and beautifullybrushed a few minutes later. I would never have believed thetwo movie stars even haa time forsuch things.Bob Sutherland, their “front**onseen his wife. She’s pretty.Don’t ask me to tell how- Mrs. Morris and Miss Tierney were dressed. Miss Tierney wore a grey pla’d dress of some kind of wooly material. Her jewelry was silvery, with ear clips (I guess they call**bought told thethis trip, introduced me to Mr.Morris and Miss Tierney, and it,’em), rings and bracelet to match, was just like meeting Ben Benson, She wore a single strand pearl.. , . . Kmg of the Hoboes, when he makes neckh.ee. (I know what those areNinneiru.li said ae was convince d annuaj trjp through La Crosse.! because I wanted to buy my wife Baileys wnPcn -confession was hut I didn’t have money*ftitircfly ap report Britain250.000engagedtlt;»ne- wa v prciposition. said that in GreatBritish workmen crlt; engaged if) construction for r* American army in July alone.In addition. British guns andn rv yjj * vi*r : , u nH m 1111:j nr ctnriH.ing that will almost clean up the* naming of candidates to run for the remain in? 38 enale. 32 gubf r-natorial and 432 house seats at stake in Nov. 3 general elections.Primaries nviJI be held by both parties tomorrow in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Michigan, and Wisconsin,vriiile Connecticut Democrats holdDidn’t Seem To Mindsubstantially correct. He said he be-of his confession also admitted j heved Bailey was the only person I gt ,bbed Miss Tierney’s tiny’ slaying two Mississippi Negroes, involved in the crimes, but that hand like a bear grabbing for a potwhose names he did not recall.I one once, enough).Luncheon WonderfulBut, I’ve alreadybonds.” Morris said he committeeman.“Buy more,” he was told.Morris said he could not understand w hy he should buy more.The committee member remindedhim he purchased a home and automobile, but he was not through paying for them.“Then I started thinking,” he said. “I thought of the peace* freedom, liberty and opportunity, just as important to me as my home and my car. I understood what that bond committee member meant.”card around the tables for signatures. Sgt. Wavra is home in furlough from Camp Crowder. Mo.George Nixon, 2119 Main street, led the dinner group in sing eg and ang a solo, “This is Worth Fignt-For”mgLsjf Of FertilizerLimited Ba WPBrpThe warWashington — production board Monday limited delivery and ue of chemical f -tihzers. important in the production of numerous farm product*, In order to conserve nitrogen for vita! war production.WPB prohibited the tw* of nitrogen fertilizer on golf course^, ceme-MWhen Bailey was only 15, he killed a Negro, he said, on the banks of the Pascagcuia river, in Jackson county. Mississippi,” saidWeldon. “We aked him why. andhe said he ‘just didn’t like him.’RuiIdv jisii mu t h 1*1 u’hnn ho uautopsy reports revealed definitely ? of honey. I got a hold of her wri that both women had been raped, and the one finger got tangled iitinMi's Tierney told me after the dinner she thought the “luncheonNinneman advanced this theory, the Hanging bracelet she wore, but was wonderful” (wow, I \conder basxl on the tact that five shots she didn’t seem to mind my hold- what they eat for dinner out inhad been fired at the two women: ing on, Hollywood). She was sincere in herAfter Bailey had forced the Mr. Morris did most of the talk- description of Tom Skemp’s short * women lo di'robe and leave the ing, but all they would tr»lk about talk. “It was marvelous and so! hind “0urcar, -ana then shot Miss Baun. was the bonds thev had helped sell, true.” she said.. . . teries, lawns, roadsides, and non-As charming off the screen as commercial planting of trees,on. Miss Tierney reminded the shrubs, and flowers, and estabL h-dinner audience never to forget ed many restrictions on its u. e for the millions of boys ready to step other purpose* up and die to save this country. — -—•---Although there is no bugle be-I Women in Cuba are bus in df-lines.”she added, “we’fense work.
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