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Edwin O'Neill of the Chicago casts of footprints
making ¢vam which Suzanne Degnan, 6, was kidnaped.
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had a lock of Suzanne's hair and part of her blue pajamas.
Police -said the same man had
called-the home late yesterday. -
Coroner A. L. Brody, who pro-
nounced the head—found floating
face upward in a catch basin—as
that of Suzanne, said:
No Prowler Reported “It could possibly be that the per-
son entered the bedroom, the girl awakened and probably recognized him or her and
started to scream. Then the murderer might have grabbed her throat to stifle the scream, perhaps accidentally strangling' her.” No one had yet reported "any suspicious figure prowling the alleys
apparently worked in the pre-dawn darkness, dropping the dismembered body into the sewage filth a few
Police believed the kidnaping and slaying to be the work of a degenerate. If the crime was a well planned kidnap plot an automobile would probably have been waiting to whisk the victim from the neighborhood, and her body would have been concealed somewhere else. The head, legs and torso, were severed by clean strokes of a sharp instrument.
Head Found First Chief of Detectives Walter Storms
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said the head, discovery of which was the first evidence that Suzanne had been killed, was found first, | 12 hours after Mr, Degnan reported his daughter missing from her first-filoor bedroom. Mr. Storms said the head had just “been identified by two family re- | friends ‘when the right leg was ™" Hound less than a block ‘away by detectives. “The torso, Mr. Storms said, was discovered in a fourth sewer half {a block from the®head and left leg. The torso was encased in a 50-pound paper bag, bearing the one .word-—‘'Sugar.”
Legs Severed
The legs had been severed the hip. ’ ; Police experienced difficulty in holding back hundreds of “very high 5” curious and sympathetic persons who thronged the area. Within the Degnan home, the child's mother lay in sleep induced {by a sedative, She collapsed yester{day under the strain of awaiting word of the younger of her two children. Police, so hard hit by the atrocity that they could riot face Mrs. Degnan, asked her parish priest, the Rev. George Kearney of 8t. Gertrude’s Catholic church, to break the news,
Father Made Radio Pleas
Mr. Degnan made two radio broadcast appeals promising the kidnaper “immunity” if- the girl were surrendéred or set free at once, The $7500-a-year OPA executive, formerly of Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia, asked that the child be kept warm and well. She wore only her pajamas when kidnaped. Tears welled in veteran patrolmen’s eye§ as they recovered the various parts of the ] the Body.
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REBEKAH LODGE TO Chicago in 6 Weeks
CHICAGO, Jan. 8 (U. P.).—The brutal kidnap-killing of. Suzanne Degnan, 6, was Chicago's 19th murder in six weeks, Police still hunted today the slay er of WAVE Frances Brown, 33. Her | killer left a lipstick-printed note on the wall urging that he be caught “before I kill more.” Also sought was the knife killer of Lawrence Lange, 38, private seci retary to a Fairbanks-Morse Corp.
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of the neighborhood. The killer |
BANK OFFICERS ARE RENAMED.
Orime detection bureau is shown discovered back of the apartment
Suzanne Degnan, 6-year-old victim of a fiend.
pleted’ all his own funeral arrange-
{this fall, His last public appeardnce came:
| During and his department’s-resources fully
curbed the venereal rate here de- . |spite. wartime turmoil.
: old to learn.
43 |ualist, Holding the health departiment reins under varying administrations, he didn’t hesitate to introdice new ideas and fight for them in the face of political opposition. Nobody ever knew for certain whether be was a Republican or Democrat.
won ‘his jousts . with politicians, amateur
purse~ In his long tenure at City hall,
Dr. Morgan picked up a few political pointers himself. But when it came to a show-down, he subordinated politics to community interests. His stubborn refusal to compromise, when the city’s welfare was at stake won him the deep respect of poli- | ticos and lay citizens glike.
| social
| tions. On dull days, Dr. Morgan could slways come up wi
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operation at St. Vincent's hospital
at ceremonies last month at Flanner House in which a new health center was dedicated in his name, The dedication honored. him for his long, continuous public service to the community. Fo
the
for Ideas threw his own;
behind the Isolation h lished for venereal con Frequently, he labored far into the night experimenting with advahced preventative methods that finally
tal, estab-
“Doc” Morgan never became too “Doc” was a city hall individ-
Thie city. health secretary usually
public health advisers,
pinching city councilmen.
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Droll and shrewd, he argued his| beliefs in city council and before gatherings with . twinkling eyes and a stiletto-sharp humor, He was much in demand at informal get-togethers, as well as starch-| collared banquets. | A convincial conversationalist,| the “Doc” was a favorite of City] hall newspapermen of two genera- |
a story. He was a walking encyc a of; Indianapolis history. After graduating from Indiana |
university medical school, Dr. Mor- |
VETERANS GROUP SET
FOR BIG BONUS DRIVE
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bill by Rep. John Lesinski (D. Mich.) providing adjusted compensation at the rate of $3 a day for domestic service and $4 a day for duty overseas, The maximum payment would be $4500, with an extra $500 thrown in for wounds. Payment would be in bonds, cashable at the rate of one-fifth a year. V. F. W. estimates the bill will cost $25,000,000,000. Other sources put the cost as high as $50,000, 000,000. The Disabled American Veterans has endorsed a measure identical to V. F. W's in amount, but differing in ‘method of payment It calls for a 10-year redemption, with the veteran entitled to borrow against his credit for business, educational or home building purposes. Reép. John Rankin (D. Miss),| chairman of the house veterans committee, has proposed that all ex-servicemen be payed the maximum $1040 readjustment allowance provided by the G. I. bill of rights for unemployment, So far no bonus bill has won any congressional attention. The world war I bonus was enacted, after heavy opposition, in 1924. It cost $3,812,000,000.
(Continued From Page One) president; William C. Griffith, vice president; Carl H. Bals, vice president; William C, Grauel, vice president. G. F. Lichtsinn, M. A. DeWees, Thomas A. Ressler, also’ manager
gan, specializing in surgery, agreed, in 1912 to accépt the city health’ post on the recommendation of Indianapolis’ famed surgeon, Dr. John Holliday Oliver. The job was assigned on a “temporary” basis. Dr. Morgan remained for 33 years. Didn't Ask for Job “I never asked for this job, and I never asked fo stay on under suc- | ceeding administrations,” he- once
Thé city health chief was a pioneer in practically every modern’ health and sanitation program the city now takes for granted. Among! these are such progressive measures | as’ the pasteurization law, typhoid | rand smallpox immunization in public schools, the raw milk ban, sanitary district surveys, the establishment of tuberculosis clinics, school | nursery and medical inspection, in- | fant feeding clinics, improved res- | taurant inspection processes, vener- | eal disease control His toughest crusade was waged in behalf of milk pasteurization from 1912 to 1916. The legislation was adopted after an intense fouryear struggle. He likewise was active in obtaining the extension of Indianapolis’ sewer system as the metropolitan area grew. | Urged Merit System { The city experienced epidemics under his health leadership, but in | all cases the scourges were “nationwide” and not attributable to local | sanitary factors. . Politicos consistently opposed,’ - attempts “to place the health department on something resembling a merit system. But the “doc” achieved his goal by diplomatically | hammering in one progressive wedge after another. The city clinical and sghool inspection staffs | are all on a strictly merit basis. | Dr. Morgan first became interested | in public health work during his| student days at I. U. when he ad-| ministered smallpox vaccinations to
bond department, M. D. Pearson, E. J. Bechtold, Paul F. Cross and L. W. Rinehart, are assistant cashiers. R. C. Smith is comptroller, Directors are: Fred C. Krauss, | F. T. Holliddy, A. Kiefer Mayer, William B. Stokely Jr. Robert B. Falley, Edward J. Bennett, Harry J. Herfl, Lyman 8. Ayres, William C. Griffith, J. P. Frenzel Jr. and Otto N. Frenzel, Willis B. Connor Jr. ‘former chairman of the Indiana War Finance Commission, who was elected to office several months ago, assumed his duties as assistant vice president in today's meeting. .?
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| Blindness, Induced by syphilis, "Iwas formerly a “hopeless” condition,
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pital patients has already been
Unable to test his treatment on animals, Dr. Bruetsch first proved its ‘effectiveness ‘through its application to Central state hospital
result, Dr. Briietsch tetera,
hilitic Blindness
most persons whose eyes were in-| fected were doomed to total blindness “within a few years.” The penicillin-malaria cure requires about two Weeks, the pshycia-
to assure success, he adds. At present,
and assistance allotniénts, A griduate of the
studied at Vienna and Paris.
trist discloses. The inflammation | should be halted in its initial stage
syphilitic. blindness costs . various state and national ,| agencies $10,000,000 a year in care Dr. Bruetsch reports. Complex brain operations were resorted to. These were futile, however, because in- : flamma tion causing syphilitic blind ~ ness - is located within the optic nerves and’ cannot be removed ‘by
school children, a daring innovation at that time. From 1906 to 1908, he served in the city health | | laboratory, testing contagious dis-| lease control measures. At the beginning of his colorful career, the “doc” practiced medi-| cine in various untamed mining settlements along the Colorado-New Mexico border. With him went his young bride, the former Marie) Louise Leckner of Indianapolis, whom he married following his graduation in 1909. Burvivors besides his wife, are ‘a daughter, Marie Louise, and three sons, Jackson C., Robert and Herman G. Morgan Jr. and five grandchildren.
CHINESE F FACTIONS
CHUNGKING, Jan. 8 (U.. P.)~— |-Leaders. of China's warring factions announced that they had reached an agreement on the major points | before them at a “peace conference” with Gen. George C. Marshall tonight. Settlemetnt of the Chinese civil i apepared near on: the basis of statements issued after a meeting of nationalist and communist delegates, with Marshall sitting in as coneiliator, 4 Gen, Chou En-Lai, leader of the
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pilegndi qpmmedy igperd Sooiy The President sald it was impos-
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was being Snified Ju With all yoo. sible speed: So, he the army and navy procedures. ;
Douvitoed of Jules “I am con as every other American who the record
rying out demobilization commendable efficiency and with justice to all concerned,” Mr. Truman said.
discharged -promptly. " he said, “there is the enormous size of the task involved. “Second, there is the fact that our nation must assume its full
tions that were bent on keeping the world in a state of warfare” Mr, Tiuman sald that a critical
‘need for troops overseas, rather
than arbitrary army action, was responsible for a slow-down in the army ras of demobilization _ Speaks of Huge Task Mr. Truman reminded the nation of the énormity of the task of demobilization: He sald the army had released well over half of the 8,300,000 men and women in service on V-E day. From a peak strength of 3,500,90, the navy has returned close. to 1,250,000 to civilian life, “These numbers are staggering,” the President said. He asked the | Mr. people to consider the ships, extensive staffs and rail Wransportation involved, The Manila demonstrations were the most spectacular. But gripes
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slow down from now on, said it could not “rob” veteran occupation forces because it did not have ade-
Suata vanlasamante He aS
Brown Urges Investigation It said the situation stemmed from the lack of any comprehensive program for repla veterans in Europe and Asia. also blamed changed “world conditions” which required - this country -to-maihtain adequate occupation forces. . Rep. Clarence J. Brown (R. 0.), demanded to know what the chan, “world conditions” were. wn, a member of the G. 0. P. Me ea committee, said it was time for congress to look into the entire picture. “If world conditions haven't changed and there is no emer-
also were registered at Paris. And a group of enlisted men at Andrews
REPORT AGREEMENT
gency,” he said, “can it be that the
war ‘department is simply pressur-
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ing congress to oil CompulNOrY
| military training or to extend the seas. draft
? “It is the duty and responsibility of the proper committees of congress to investigate as soon as congress reconvenes.” . Mansfield Joins In Rep. Mike Mansfield (D. Mont.) joined the demand for an investi~ gation. He said he saw “no need” for large U. 8. occupation forces in a score<df countries, including Greece, India, Burma, Java and China. * Mr, Mansfield sent a letter to Chairman Andrew May (D, Ky.) of the house military affairs committee, He the committee to see to it “that the army's de~ mobilization program can be continued at the present rate and wherever possible accelerated.” Similar demands were made in the senate, ‘Democratic Senators Edwin C. Johnson (Colo) and John L. McClellan (Ark.) agreed an investi~ gation was in order. Senator McClellan charged the demobilization slowdown was “a breach of faith with the veterans.”
No Comment by Thomas
Chairman Elbert D., Thomas (D. Utah) of the senate military affairs committee, had ng comment. White House Press Secretary| Charles G. Ross said President Truman had no plans to intervene in the picture and that “none is under consideration.” : Senator James E. Murray (D. Mont.) cautioned the G. L's to be careful “and not do anything thay would peopardize this country’s position,” He sald the demonstrations were “unfortunate.” The war department reiterated that the demobilization slowdown was not unexpected. Officials recalled that army planners ever since V-J day have predicted that a point would be reached early this year where occupation requirements rather than available shipping would determine how fast
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Demobilization Cafint Be Speeded, Truman Says
men could be returned. from overs
They pohited out that amy des mobilization plans, presented to the house military affairs committee last August, called for an afmy of 2,600,000 on July 1, including 900,000 men in the Pacific and 400,000 in Burope,
MANILA, Jan. 8 (U. P,) ~Soldiers who organized the mass méeting of 20,000 American troops in protest against a demobilization slowdown expressed gratification today at cone gressional interest in their demands. 8gt.. Harold rin, chairman of last night's rally in which demonstrators booed their come manding general and demanded quick trips home, said he was well pleased with statements made in Washington .by sympathetic cons gressmen:< Lt. Gen, W. D. Styer, Western Pacific area commander, sent a detailed report on the mass meet ing to the war department. No dis ciplinary action was contemplated,
By Seripps-Howard Newspapers .. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—~Two of
the three combat divisions now in the Philippines will be returned to the United States or inactivated
this manth tha war danawteeand Fe UPA VAAAGALW
said today. This move had already been scheduled and is not the result of G. I. .protest demonstrations in Manila, army officials said. There are 300,000 troops in the Philippines. ~The war department plans to ree rn the 93d infantry division to the United States this month. The 96th division will be Inactivated in the Philippines at about the.same time, and its high point veterans returned to the United States ag “casuals,” The 86th infantry division will remain in as a permanent garrison force. The army plans to have only 70,000 soldiers in the Philippines
by July 1, it was stated.
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