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4 1 3 If 'k DEKALB HE CHRONICLE DAIOf -si-- i PRICEFIVE CENTS DEKALB, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, 1945 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR NO. 87 1 it I' i -V- i Kl r-i' 1 1 i i-y ii 1882 ranlltri Delano JboSebelt 1945 HARRY TRUMAN IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FRAWKLIN ROOSEVELT PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY ATWARtVl SPRINGS, GEORGIA LATE TODAY OF CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE Is Swoni in at the White House Shortly After President Roosevelt Passes Away, Was Apparently in Good Health When Stricken While Sitting for His Portrait to an Artist WILL KEEP THE SAME CABINET Washington, April 12-(U. Franklin D- Roosevelt Presi dent for twelve of the momentous years in this country history, died suddenly at 3:35 p. m. (cwt) today in a small room in the "Little White House" here.

Mr. Roosevelt had been in 'Warm Springs which he liked to Washington, April 12. (UP) Harry S. Truman, of Missouri, tonight was sworn in as the 32nd president of tha United States, succeeding Franklin Delano Roosevelt -who died today of a cerebral hemmorhage. The oath was administered to Mr.

Truman by Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone in a brief ceremony in the cabinet room call his "second home' since March 30. The week preceding he had spent at his home in Hyde Park, N. Y. He was 63 years of age and had served as President longer than any other American.

With the President at the time of his death of cerebral hemor of the White House. Witnesses included the cabinet, whom the new president asked to remain in of ice, and other top ranking government rhage was Comdr. Howard G. Breunn and Vice Adm. Ross T.

Mc- officials. Intyre, the Presidents personal News of Roosevelt's death came from Secretary William D. Hassett. He called in three press association reporters who had ac to? a f. Truman picked up a Bible resting on the end of the big conference table, held it with one hand, and placed his right hand on top while Justice Stone pronounced the oath from memory.

Truman repeated the oath, after him. Justice Stona pressed his hand. Members of the cabinet wers flanked around Truman and the justice 'during the i ceremony, which took no more than a tamutfnV Standing behind Truman was his wife, whose eyes were companied the President here and said: "It is my sad duty to inform you that the President died at 3:35 (cwt) of a cerebral hemorrhage." Simultaneously the news was telephoned, to the White in Washington and announced mere too. The President had spent a leisurely two weeks in Warm Springs. AH at ho time was therexmy indication that no was sick, beyond i-" I i ii 1 1 i i rm i F.

NfXv The new president wore a gray striped, double-breasted suit' white shirt and blue and white polka dot bow tie. Prior td the oath taking, Truman sat in one of the overstuffed leather chairs in the cabinet room conversing with' various members of the cabinet and other officials. The ceremony was held up for about ten minutes pending the arrival kf Mrs. Truinan at the White House: Members' of the White House staff secretaries and stenocjraphers some of them with tear Stained eyes, stood silently in the three doorways of the cabinet room and watched Roosevelt's successor sworn in. the fact that he had not made his usual visits to the Warm Springs swirnrning pool where in 1924 he began his life-long battle to come the withering effects of infantile paralysis; Almost daily during his stay he took, long automobile rides in the soft Georgia spring sun and had been keeping up constantly I with developments in Washington and abroad by telephone and through official papers flown to him every morning.

Mr. Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States. His successor, Harry S. Truman who was expected to be sworn in momentarily, becomes the 33rd. Mrs.

Roosevelt, Early and Admiral Roos Mclntyre, the President's physician, arranged to leave for Warm Springs by plane immediately. I The lour Roosevelt sons, all in the armed forces, were notified by their mother. She told them that the President had done his job is tT to the end and that she knew he would want them to do nkewise. Early said the party will leave Warm Springs for Washington tomorrow morning by traxtfT Funeral services wul be held Saturday afternoon in the East Room of the White House. Burial will be at Hyde Park Sunday afternoon, he said.

On April 5 the President conferred for a day with President Sergio Osmena of Phifippme Commonwealth. He told Osmena that ii he hoped the Philippines independence would be restored far in advance of the congressional statutory date of July 4, 1946. BULLETIN, I Washington, April 12. (U. The White House said tonight that President Truman had authorized Secretary oi State i Edward R.

Stettinius to hold the San Francisco security conference on April 25 "as scheduled." First reported Japanese reaction to the death of President Roosevelt was a Doxnei News Agency wireless dispatch, crediting Lisbon as its source, which gave a factual Tepprt on the death of the President and. said that the funeral would be held Saturday. The Tederal Communications Cornmis sion recorded the broadcast dnsEnglish-langudge wireless dispatch to North America about 7 p.m. (ewt). BULLETIN.

Mr. Roosevelt was 63 years old, tired by. the burdens of rometer of the weight he had lost. Yet as far as the doctors could told the news to the House of Commons, to whdh he is officially responsible as adviser of grave rtell he suffered no actual organic BRITAIN HEARS THE SAD WORD ailments although he was bothered almost constantly in Washington At that time the President had a good sun-tan, but his face was unusually drawn and there was evidence of a slight cough. by a chronic sinus condition which developments.

Shortly before the announcement at Washington of President's death the dally express diplomatic correspondent rote that news of such importance was reaching the government that politicians were discussing the pos flared up occasionally with accompanying eolds and bronchitis. The President's death made pos But he did not look or act like a man who was going to die in 'a England Is Shocked by the week. sible for the first time since Pearl This morning he followed his usual routine of handling paper Word of the Sudden Death of President. sibility of an early announcement of Germany's collapse. Harbor the description of the heavily guarded life he had led during the war an existence which kept him surrounded by secret service agents and guards of the armed services.

work that had just arrived from Washington. The occasion of his meeting with Osmena on April 5 was the last London, Friday, April 13. UE Great Britain received the new of President Roosevelt's death shortly before midnight as a shock of staggering degree from Prime Mlnls- him to talk to for any length of time. a war presidency. Mr.

Truman will be 61 years old May 8 of this year. ijL He was in gay. spirits then and fchatted lightly as he sat behind a paper-laden card table, waving his long cigaret holder jauntily. terWlnston Churchill's entourage to the man in the street. It appeared, however, that the news might have been that of the President's death, sent to an allied government even before the public announcement in the United States.

It was Indicated that all cabinet ministers and other key 'ministers in the government were urgently advised of the President's death. (The powerful French' station at Brazzaville, In far-off Africa, broadcast the newsat 6:15 p. m. Thursday EWT interrupting its routine broadcast. It gave the news of the President's death The British public heard the news first in the midnight news and wise-cracking with the reporters.

At the conference with Osmena Mr. Roosevelt reaffirmed his There Was immediate speculation that the United Nations San Francisco conference might be postponed. The late president: was to have addressed the April 25 opening session. Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, said he could not say yet whether the conference would be postponed Washington April 12.

UJ9 Harry S. Truman received a telephone call in his office late this afternoon that informed him he was the 33rd president 'of the United States. His face went gray with the news of President1 roosevelt's death. He seemed agitated. Jamming his hat over his head he rushed out.

"He didn't say j-vhere he was going or that the President was dead" a member of bis office staff said. broadcast of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and within a few moments shocked Britons f- firm intention to see that Japan and all of her mandates would be under complete Allied control and policing for an indefinite period were telephoning the United Press dub here. Early telephoned her "He just announced Tm going to- mi ukidihfr to return to tne White House as soon as possible. the White Then he was through the door like a (j axter the war ends. Dr.

Bruenn said that at 9:30 a. m. (cwt) today the President was "in excellent spirits" and showed no evidence whatever of feeling badly. 1 Shortly before 1 p. m.

(cwt) the President was sitting for sketch-ji; cs tb be made by an artist At about 1 o'clock the President, according to Bruenn, sudden- and then returned to another four, year term in 1893. New York. April 12. UEJ Former President Herbert Hooves said today that the new president of the United States will have the backing of the country and "whlla we mourn Mr. Roosevelt's death.

Th Admiral anq a wem xo her sitting- room" he sal -and told her that the President had for confirmation. American officers and enlisted men In the west end bight life district were among the first to telephone. The first enemy broadcast of the news was given by the German official DNB agency at 12:05 a. m. DNB broadcast the news without comment under an Amsterdam dateline, quoting broadcast of the British information service.

The United Press telephoned the news to Prime Minister Winston Churchill's office shortly before slipped That is when Mrs Roosevelt exnressed her sorrow for the coun I we shall march forward. try stnd the world. without comment and added that Vice President Harry JJ. Truman would succeed him as president. The Brazzaville broadcast was recorded by the United Press in New York.) Because of war-time security governing his movements the public had little knowledge of just how much time the President was spending outside of Washington.

As a matter of fact his presence in Warm Springs had not been disclosed. The President went through a brutal: fourth term campaign for a man of his condition and age. And although early this year' he made the grueling trip to Yalta he showed signs of Increasing weariness. His voice at press conferences was weak and loose folds eg akin mnder his chin, were a ba WAcHlne-ton Anril i 12. UR ly complained of a "very severe capital headache." This is a headache in the back of the head.

Aut 1:15 the los? consciousness and Bruenn was with him by 1:30. ft 1 Washington April 12. UE Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt's first words when he learned this afternoon that the President was dead were: I am more sorry for the people of the country and the world than I am for us She was talking to White House Secretary Stephen T.

Early and Vice Adm. Ross T. Mclntyre the President's physician. Early told how' the newstflashed here from Warm Springs was broken to the First Lady. She was attending a "thrift club" meeting at the Sulgrave midnight.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 31st man to be President of the United States but there were 32 Hoover said In a statement: The nation sorrows at the pass, ins; of its President. WhateveC differences there may have been, they end in the regrets of death It is fortunate that In this great crisis of war our armies and navies are under such magnificent leadership that we shall not hesi tate. While we mourn Mr. Roosevelt's death, we shall march for ward." separate spans of office; Th dlscreDancy lies in the fact ino nesiaeni never regamea consciousness ana aiea witnout pain at 3:35. The doctors described the cause of Mr.

Roosevelt's death as a that Groveland Cleveland held two "Good Lord! the prime minister's secretary exclaimed, horrified. -J' He said he would telephone the prime minister at once. He added that Churchill might snake no publle statement until he non-nnsecutlve terms, He was president from. 1885 to 1889 was succeeded by Benjamin Vnassive cerebral hemorrhage." '-Oil.