Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-20
WAVE OF CRIME
SWEEPS GOTHAM
RECORDS SHOW
Record Outbreak of Violence
and Robbery Feared Un.
less Some Way Is Found
to Control Situation.

Especial Correspondence to The Journal) ,
New York, June 19.-That there
is little likelihood of a new tariff
law being put on the national
books before next Christmas, was
reported here today by representa-
tives of various business interests
who have just returned from a.
survey of the legislative situation
at Washington. So bitter are the
sectional, cla9s and factional fights
that are developing within the
ranks of the ruling party that
many more months must be taken
up with smoothing out hostile atti-
tudes on thousand different
points in the proposed schedules,
1t is asserted. Since some solution
of this vexing problem of duties
must be arrived at before any,
thing can be attempted to reduce
taxes or remedy many other condi-
tons, these men declare that the
public will have to have patience
in plenty as it waits for final ac-
ton on the future policy of the
government toward it's interests.
More murders and other serious
crimes have been committed
throughout Greater New York
within the last six months than
ever were recorded in the history
of the police force of this town, it
has just been discovered. With the
conditions of unemployment grow
ing more and more serious the au-
thorities fear that they will have
on their hands a record of violence
and robbery unless some means are
found to control this menacing sit
uation. Already special details Of
detectives are being engaged to
tour the town in the hope of head
ing off some Of the street thievery
that is daily becoming more and
more bold and frequent.
Healthy Huns.
OF all the large European ma
tions, Germany is today CONNER
cially most thriving and prosper
GUS, according to the startling
statement of International bankers
who have just returned from
study at first hand of overseas con-
ditions. Though many New York.
ers are inclined to disbelieve this
astonishing assertion, the trained
financiers who have made it confi-
dentially declare that it stands as
a fact that can be proved by inves-
tigation of the huge development
of the enormous chemical cartel
that the kaiser fattened on war
operations, the new coal and cleo
trio power combinations and other
Of Herr Shines big bids for COM
mercial supremacy. With labor
plenty, cheap and docile, the Ger
man plotters for the recapture or
the American market, in chemi-
calls, drugs, dyes and many other
lines can count upon the rate of
exchange as we'll to back up their
strong drive, it is pointed out.
For the first time in many years,
the hotels of this town are just be-
ginning to find room to spare for
almost everyone who comes to stay
here at almost any time. AS se-
rious sign of falling off in COM
mercial as we'll as pleasure travel,
this unusual state of affairs among
the hostelries this sentiment is be-
ing accepted by economic experts,
while many observers assert that
it can only mean the setting in OF
extremely hard and hazardous
times in the business world. Until
the fall rush of the out-of-town
buyers proves to be as slack as eX-
listing travel now shows, however,
the real test of these signs of the
times will not be conclusive, it Is
admitted.
Dry Defiance.
Defying that they will take the
pavement to defy the march Of the
vets of the Fourth of July, the dry
cohorts here are just preparing to
show their colors on parade. Fol-
lowing within few days of the
wet turn out, the men and women
who applaud Mr.. Volstead are ar
ranging a procession over the same
route. When New Workers have
seen enough miles of marchers
from the two prohibition parties, it
is hoped that some conclusions
may be reached by those who roost
on the curb.