Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-21
BODY OF WOMAN
FOUND ON BEACH
Bullet Over Eye Of Young and
Well Dressed Victim; New
Murder IN New York.

LONG BEACH, N. r., December al
The body Of a we!l-dreesed woman
,, abou. thirty years old, was found hall
buried ON the beach hero with q bulle'
hole oVer the right eye. A coroneri
investigation was under way today te
determine her identity and whether she
was murdered or committed suicide.
NEW YORK. December 2l-"Raid:
by police fail to stop crime wave"
Thus read headlines In New Yorl;
newspapers after what was described
as the first day OF the most sweeping
roundup Of crooks in the history OF
New York
During the day. amid numerous minor
Fobberiee. was listed on police records
another murder by gunner who invaded
the Seamen's Mission on the waterfront,
ing $400.
Five men were arrested in an Sth
avenue jevetry store last night while. po-
Lies charged. they were attempting TO
dispose of $4,000 worth OF gooda said
to have been stolen from \ warehouse.
Robbery Of two safes in q loft build
ing near police headquarters some
time between Saturday night and Mon
day morning Was reported tonight. The
burglars drilled holes in q third. but
did not succeed in opening 1t: Loot
valued at several thousand dollars
was taken.
The first command was for patrol
men to stop and question all pedes-
trianS found between midnight and
dawn on unfreQuented streets. and II
their actions arouse suspicion, to
search them for firesrms.
The second order revoked permits
siVn for policemen to take half an
hour for meals while on duty.
Pennies stop Bullet.
CHICAGO, December 21.-Exanina-
ton today Of a wound suffered by a
sailor bandit, who. with three men IN
Army uniforms, fought . gun battle
last night with private detectlVe IN
front of the home OF Cyrus II. nc.
Cormick. head Of the International
Harvester Company, proved that his
pocketbook containing eight pennies
saved his life.
The force of tho bullet was impeded
when it struck the pennies and IT
lodged in his abdomen. 1t was easily
removed by g police surgeon with
his fingers.
at the Mccormick homo as a guard.
was attacked by the quartet The
sailor. who esid his name Is John
johnson. an apprentice seaman at
Great Lakes naval station. was de-
fell wounded AFTER = score Of shots
had been exchanged.
1T vAs my ffat job" he said. y
wanted a little Christmas spending
money I met the three soldiers and
ed them to 80 along on little
stfek-up party. ! mover saw them
befoFe."
Pss.e 0veFAanls Rsbhers.
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J.. December
2l.-New Jerseys crime wave en-
quilted Mi1itoWn early today. when
four men attempted TO rob tho FIRST
National Bank. A posse OF thirty cit
isens captured two OF the alleged rob-
bers after Q night. in which SCORES OF
shots were fred.
0veyDSvseB Tsns Get o16,SOo.
TOLEDO. Ohio. December 2a.--Six
msn armed with sbotguns and with
the lower part Of their faces covered
by bandA1a handkerchiefs oVerpew-
cred ten Guards Of the Americsa Rail-
way Express Company here tonight
and escaped with q safe containing
about $1s,ese in cash and liberty
y ssAss> 4. rr.s. HASH.
lsINMEAPoL1a. Decembe. al--Loot
valued At approximately 43ose6e was
obtained BY the three bandit5Ewho on
car on the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul railroad. near Minneapolis,
post once inspectors who have been
checking up losses announce.
6hoaH Wo0aA In stere.
PITTSBURGH. December sI.-Two
masked aad armed Bandits entered a
general store At 0faveton, near Char
leroi, last night aud shot Mrs. Navy
ShuUn. the pSoprietFese. when she re-
fuseA to open . safe. The robbers es-
capped.