Spear pulled aside the shawl and saw
I the woman's head. ?
In half an hour the swamp Burround
ing the shores of Newtown Creek was
being searched by detectives under In
spector John Coughlln, commanding the
Detective Bureau, and Capt John Mc
Cloakey, commanding the Brooklyn de
tectives. There was no trace of a
wagon or automobile, or even of the feet
of a man or men who mlnht have car
ried the body to the spot where it wds
found.
Dr. Welding of the Oreenpolnt Hospi
tal examined the body and said the
woman had not been dead more than
two days. He found death probably re
sulted from strangulation, a yard of
heavy window sash cord and a piece of
sewing machine belting having been
wound tightly about the neck. There
were many bruises on the shoulders legs
and arms.
! ALIEN LAND OWNERSHIP
NOT PRESSED IN JAPAN
Measure Will Await Remit of
Negotiations Here.
By the A**ociated Press.
Tokio, April 2.?The project to intro
duce a new bill In the Diet. granting
foreigners the right to own land In
Japan, will not be carried out It Is ex
plained here that Japan will await the
result of the land negotiations In the
United States before adopting a definite
attitude at home.
A land ownership bill paaaed the pre
vious Diet, but never was put Into
operation.
15,000 LOSE HOMES IN
$3,000,000 MANILA FIRE
Two Bodies Found in Ruin*.
Over Thirty Acres.
By the A>unciotfit Prritt.
