Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1945 — Page 2

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CONFESSED KILLER (Continued From Page 1) th.' committment papers had Io be prepared and th'at II would be lie ci -ary to viiccinau- .I.unison before taking him away. ■Artel Judge Fruchtc had pro; nouii.'ej irentein e, Ute court said Io Jolijuon.* "Your tutire freedom depends entir> ly on your conduct in •prison. By good conduit you might help to right the wrong you have d >ne. You .still have a chance for fi oi Join through good behavior and conduct while you serve in prison." | concluded the court. Under t.ht law the state clemency ( beard considers and acts on life iniprisoninent cilßeri.' It is believed tha at the end of 10 years. Johnson would be eligible to hart his case considered by the boa’d. providing 'he had no demerits against hie record. Johnson shot bus wife in the auto .mobile a few fret from their home I on hlmftreet and hauled her body Ju the i.ir to Richmond. Ind., w'l re lie .surrendered to city police and (Ot.f ssetl the crime, lie stopped o' Redkey, where he spent part of the nig..: in a hotel, leaving the worn mi’s dead body in the auto on the main litre-"'. e .

Fort "Wayne Editor Dies-Monday Night William J. Gross Digs Unexpectedly FortMVuyne. Ind.. Feb. b tl’Pi ' WilUiim .Jennings (t. IS. . li 10, ial fcditur of the Fort Wayne N'.-ws if-iitine!, died unexpectedly n; his<iome late hist night from ■ J: art wilmen'. (i.'i; » who was widely kauWli in state ■political circles b. ■ •aitni- of Ins strict partisan attitude, serv. i a H'cate-at-iarge from lu.ita. nt tiui Ul i I national Itep ib’.'.-. ’ < imvefftioll. Borm in Williamsport. Ky . Jan. 5. I'l'X he moved to Indiana in Ins boyliopd. He was graduated tr.cg Elwool high school and Indiana univeisity. He first worked on tlrSouth ißend Tribune and in 1!»23 joiliecfcfthe News-Sentinel editorial staff. * One’.of hi i close friends was ex- - • X— -- ——S — ——— — —

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i President Herbert Hoover. Surviving are his widow, two children, and his parents, who reside in Indianapolis. MacArthur's Motto Now On To Tokyo’ Believes Southwest Pacific Job Done General MacArthur's Headquar- |. ters. Luzon. Feb. (I—(l'l'i—Gen. I Dougins MacArthur made his bid today for a major role in the final defeat of Japan. In a formal statement commenting on the fall of Manila. MacArthur made it clear that he ■.insiders his job in the south- ; west Pacific done ami is ready for another assignment focused >n Tokyo. * With Australia safe, the Philippines lib. rated and th ’ ultimate edemption of the East Indies ale! Malaya thereby made a verminty." he said, "our motto beonms On To Tokyo.'

■We are ready in this veteran i and proven command when call-1 ed niton. .May God speed the ; Jay.' Mai Arthur’s brief statement j ' was seen here a- an answer to sung'stioits. from other sources —, , notably speculative stories from I’acifie fieet headquarters at Pearl Harbor -that his command would be "through" after the Philippines were liberated. i Th statement indicates strongly that MacArthur believes the brilliant record of his command entitles it to major participation tn further moves toward the final 1 coal. Japan itself. In treeing the Philippines, the general achieved something for which be worked unceasingly for ’h"ee years, during which he 1 spared m iih<” himself nor his troops, lie wan victory after vic:ory with surprisingly small cas- 1 unities. intimates report that MacArthur at G5-mt.' year past the ■■,.■_u.;.. :- ti: ■ .m-tit age—physically is 10 years younger. They say he believes Im has shown he knows how to tight the Japanese 1 ami is eager to go on helping toward that end.

REPUBLICAN ripper o 1 — '•I (Continued From Page 1) The bulk of yesterday's late flurry of major house measures i was based on recommendations of the GOP legislative policy committee, a group of Republican 'egislators. state officials and parly leaders wiiieit • played a dominant part In the formulation i of the majority party's legislative i agenda. \'ew i t organization bills affectird the state bureau of motor i vehicles, the stale budget direc-i tor, the state alcoholic beverage ' (commission, the employment se- • I curily director, the state depart-! l aiettl of financial institutions, the 1 state conservation department, and the state board of architects. o SOVIET SHOCK ! (Continued From Page 1) I! Russian army was storming the I Oder lino in front of Berlin. The ■; Germans reported he had forced . a cros.-ing 32 miles from the : .-unital. Moscow dispatcher, said hi. shock troops were believed to ' have rem lied the west bank at , i some points. , The fall of Steinam key city ]:}<» miles southeast of Berlin and i ;’f northwest of Breslau, was re-1 i ported in a supplement to the German communique. issued i from Adolf Hiller's headquarters. 1 it indicated that Konev's forces ! were well beyond Steinau in reporting that the city's garrison , bad fought its way through to the Berlin lines. Tile troops ' defended Steinau . in a li tide struggle for live days .’.gainst far superior infantry and tank forces of the enemy, the statement said, mid "only when | all ammunition was used up did Hie gallant garrison fight its way through to our lines, according to onlers." Tin Nazi command also re-port-d ihm Konev had deepened Ills bridgehead in the Bries area southeast of Breslau, which ali ready was about a dozen miles . . wide and deep. A communique said that southwest of Brieg the ' Soviets pressed deeper into Silesia "in the face of tough ; opposition from our troops.” — —o Any man can make a good bluff by looking wise and keeping his mouth closed.

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Fifth Army Troops Occupy Four Towns I f — Improved Weather Increases Activity Rome. Feb. 6.—(UP)—Fifth army troops have occupied tour more towns iu advances along the Serehlo river in the west sector of their lines, headquarters said to-1 j day. Improved weather brought an . inc.rtwse of patrol activity along I I sections of the front. Castel Vecchio, east of the river, was occupied Sunday night by I , forces which later occupied Albianb. j Lami Di Sotto and Caloiuini, west I of the Serchio valley, were recap ! 1 tured Monday. Fifth army patrols encountered , slightly increased enemy resis- ' tance along sectors to the east. Planes of the Mediterranean Allied air force continued to pound I the Brenner route and communications in northeast Italy. Reconnaissance photographs allowed that i ■ the Brenner and other main rail routes out of Italy to the northeast had been blocked thoroughly despite efforts of German repair > crews. HOUSE COMMITTEE (Continued From Page 1) oral accounting office of all corpora Moms wholly owned by the government to include corporations owned 50 per’eent or more by the government. It was rejected 15 to Id. The third Wolcott amendment, to j remove tin secretary of commerce [ from the board of trustees of the export-import bank, lest by a 14 to j 12 vote. Rep. H. Streett Baldwin, | 1).. Md.. was said ot have broken t.ie firm Democratic party line ou . that vote. Rep. John E. Rankin. I). Miss., an outspoken foe o f Wallace, bad urged that 'he George bill be held in committee so that th- senate would . be forced to vote first on the Wallace nomination. M 0 — Renews Appeal For ' Pact By Big Four i Senator Vandenberg ' i Warns On Silence | Detroi’. Fob. 6— (FPl—Warning 'J that a "spoilsman's peace will not 1 survive,” Sen. Arthur H. Vauden J

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I berg. R . Midi- l« sl uisht renewed ' m,.. appeal for au immediate big four pact to kei-p Germany and Japan forever disarmed as a Hrs' etep on the roadl to "peace with justice.’* In an address broadcast nationally by the Blue network. Vandeiib rg told' the variety club here tiha-t “dangerous differences” existed among the Allies, largely because the European partners feared a rebirth of the Axis and could not be certain of this country's future posi- | tion. Declaring that “siltnco confuses | our Allies," he said' Tnltss and until they know that j they can depend upon America to

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; Attention! Everyone invited! POULTRY SCHOOL Thursday, Feb. 8 ■ 1:00 P. N Lincoln School-Decatur L If you are interested in the raising and care of Poultry ( you will want to attend this instructive and educational J school. A good program has been arranged and you > will enjoy it. > • PROGRAM IN CHARGE OF ’’ | jT* C? I EBl Pu r due University ( E I ▼ Agriculture Extension Dept. - ...... .._ . ———————— “—I I 1 Free Refreshments I Music! Be Sure To Attend!

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! join effectively in XeepiDg Gfrr« 1 ; many and Japan demilitarized, they l will continue to go their own way. Vandenberg, a powerful figure a- j i' mong senate Republicans, said Am-, i clean adherence to an Axis demilitarization pact would also this country rhe right to demand that political decisions made during , ihe war ’lbe subject to i eview and . correction” by any united nationals . security organization. "In other words, and in Pla> n words,” he eaid. "we shall have earned the right to demand peace t with justice-the only kind of peace which can survive. The address was a follow-up to • , v.inib tiberg's widely publicized sen-

i a(e Apeech of IMt tnohth in which tie first advocated immeuiale filing of an Axis demilitarization pact, a proposal that has received wideI spread bi-partisan support. In lait night's speech Vandeu-1 berg, a moderate Isolatiouiet before , ! the war, came out flatly for collec- ( I live security but indicated he would : 1 not favor letting the president use i V. S. forces without congressional, consent exi-e-pt to keep down Ger-1 many and Japan. That power, he said, should be i provided in a four-power pacw but as for granting the president broadi er authority under the Dumbarton ( Oaks accord, the question ie “al i most academic.”

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