Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-12
WILD WH|RL Of
XMAS SHOPPING
IN ME TRQP0L|S
Despite Hard Times and
Unemployment, New York
ers Are Buying lust AS
BriSkIy as Ever Before.

I Special Correspondence to The journal
New York, Dec. 11.-Buying just
! as briskly as ever before, the peo-
! pie of this city are today crowdine
every counter here in one of the
widest whirls Of Christmas shop
ping in recent years. In spite of
hard times, unemployment condi-
tons and other discouraging as
poets Of this holiday season, there
| is reported by the gift statesmen
everywhere not only no diminution
of the usual volume of pre-Christ-
mas purchases but considerable in
crease over the records of the last
few years. That the people of
| Greater New York are encouraged
to this confident display of expen-
ditures at this time is hailed by
economic experts as a sure sign of
returning optimism and activity for
the coming new year.
Hailing Hughes.
At every step of the disarma-
ment proceedings in Washington
the fellow townsmen of Charles
Evans Hughes here are now more
and more rejoicing in the brillia NJ
ltNpIu VI BuDl1t btIN WIG lluL lis IN
writing as his part in the event.
Overshadowing even the promi-
hence of the president of the Unit
ed States, the work of Hughes is
being talked OF chiefly by local g.
publicans wherever they gather to
discuss what the party is trying to
do to prevent war and cut taxation.
If this marked increase in the adj
mirers of the secretary of state
grows to greater proportions, it is
being predicted here that before
the national administration has
fairly reached a halfway point a
prominent possibility for the next
president will have developed.
Colleges Crowded.
That the larger universities and
smaller colleges are now crowded
beyond their laboratory limits to
take care of the huge influx of
students of chemistry, has Just
been announced here by the heads
Of Columbia, Barnard, New York
university and other seats of sci
entific learning. Where dozens
formerly entered chemistry cours-
es, hundreds of eager students are
now seeking to master the mys-
teries of this chief science of the
opening age of chemistry, the
deans declare. Unless congress
allows foreign interests to again
capture the chemical industry Of
America, it is hoped that advance
ment in this field by Americans
will open to all these ambitious
young men and women opportuni-
ties to continue their promising ca
reer.
Suburban Shift.
Thousands upon thousands of
the households of New Workers. are
now being moved outside city linz
its into the suburban stretches
about town, the read estate men as
sert. Cramped quarters, high
rentals and congested subway traf-
fic are assigned as reasons for this
sudden shift. While little building
has been going on in town, hugo
movement in cottage construction
has marked suburban development,
and now the pent-up metropoli-
tan jewellers appear to be taking
advantage Of It,
Duffy Day.
No man in all the history Of this
town has ever been given a more
heartfelt ovation than that accord
cd last Sunday to Father Duffy.
the fighting chaplain of the old |
SiXty-ninth regiment. While the
held the formal part
OF the proceedings, the whole town |
was hardly big enough to hold the |
general celebration. If any other !
place has a bigger hero of the late
war than this beloved priest, Newt
! orkers would like to know about
t.