Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-12
LOWER PRICES IN
GREATER Ne VI YORK
NOW PREDICTED
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/ New York Jan. 11.-Glad to
glimpse real rift in the oppressive
cloud of costly living. representatives
of thousands of housewives here to-
day declared that at last some stand
was being made against profiteering
prices on everything to eat. wear and
burn, that promised in the very near
| future to lower to nearer pfe-Waf
| levels the necessary costs of life, as a
result of Women's work. backed by
the efforts of the nations department
of justice Since the Washington au-
thorities succeeded in interesting mill
| lions of militant women throughout
| the country to search for prOfiteering
plays that the attorney general could
| include in his campaign of relentless
prosecution, the leaders of these
ladies assert that a beginning has
been made at protecting all American
consumers against unWarranted eX-
ploitations by the constituencies few
among the manufacturers, Jobbers,
agents and retailers, who fix the
prices of public needs. when the
women who do 80 per cent of all the
nations buying, are all organized to
cooperate with the peoples prose-
cutor at Washington. it is prophesled
that wonders will be worked all over
the country in reduction Of the exist
ing high handicap on the support Of.
life.
Communist Cleanup.
Shocked but delighted by the com
munist cleanup that has eXiled to
Ellis island hundreds of reds from the
Greater New York that they menaced
each moment the whole public of
this metropolis is now lining up TOT
back the mighty movement that is
designed to drag out and away from
this land those whose aVoWed object
is to denounce and destroy its insu-
tutions. While few New Workers
realized that this town was in imme-
diate danger of anarchistic attack asI
the results of these raids have dem
cnstrated, the multitude Of men and
women whose homes and work lie
here, have for some time been hoping
that from strong source their protec.
ton from BolsheWk bloWup might
soon be undertaken. For the future
every man. woman and child will
sleep sounder and breathe easier here
abouts in the comforting assurance
that they are guarded by a govern
ment force that has demonstrated
that it can lay hands upon every
menacing power of the red reVolu-
tionary underworld
Highway IIoldups.
Digging down TO the depths Of their
pockets to pay the raised tolls for
motor licenses throughout this state,
the multitude of motorists in this tovSl
are now ruefully rising to inquire
what return they are to get for their
big bunch of number plate money
Ever since the state undertook the
building and maintenance of the pub
lie highways the run for their money
that car owners have had has been
less and less, with badly built and i'll
kept highways taking additional taxes
out of the autos of everyone who
tried to tour either on business or
pleasure. Until the state can use its
roads funds to some purpose in re-
Iieving present highway conditions the
people of this city declare that they
will insist that no other business en-
terprise be attempted with the money
Of the taxpayer.
Coal Consumption.
Drained by the deadly cold spells
that have gripped this town for more |
than a month, the fuel bins of every
size are just beginning to show such !
consumption that it is feared that |
LHtN InuSl give Uul DtIOIe many liiOI Z
weeks are over. From the vast piles |
of the light and traction companies !
down to the most modest cellar heaps !
in outlying homes, huge holes must be |
filled in by more of the precious /
black diamonds to keep the town
warm, light and moving. 1t has just !
become apparent that. if timely action
from Washington had not put an end
to paralysis in coal production, whole
sale privation and fatal suffering
would already have taken hold here.
Drinks Dwindling.
Reaching well down to the bottom
of the sacred stores of almost all the
people here who have tried to keep
wet in a dry time. the dread deple-
ton of hidden liquor supplies is now
said to threaten the thirsty within a
few weeks. Although some of the
multi mlHonaires declare that they /
have enough wet goods in vaults to
last through their lifetime, many
others are still short of any consider
able cache. Just as soon as the aver
age drinker has used up his alcoholic
stores it is propesied that he will be
ready and eager to vote for the con-
fiscation of those of his luckier