Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-03
ALBUQUERQUE Morning Journal Friday, June 3, 1921
RY EDYTHE MAHARANl.

81 am not involved in any per-
picking mysteries, nor have I amy
hidden policy to uncover-if I did,
am not sure that / would disclose
H., as / am adverse to any sort of
publicity not because Of any sense
Of modesty but for policy reasons"
Chief Of Police j r. Galusha
Eood-naturedly smiled upon the re-
porter bent upon obtaining the
usual conventional interview from
him.
You see. I am always willing
to receive confessions, but | do not
care about indulging.
amy hobby, or fad2 Indeed
| have, Dogs Rex here (and he
pointed to a sprightly canine com
fortably reposing beneath his desk)
is my favorite at present He has
brothers and sisters who are tax
ing first prizes all over the cOun-
try and his mother is an interna-
tional champion. / never have less
than seven dogs at one time and
/ have had forty" He casually
opened a drawer in the desk by
his side and displayed a confused
mass of papers which one would
naturally suppose to be some sort
of dry police statistics-instead
they proved to be dog journals, pa
pers magazines, pamphlets and
books. This is the literature ]
read-that is why / am back on
topics Of the day"
Hobby u Recreation.
perhaps the reason l pick on
dogs for a pastlme Is the fact that
they take my mind entirely away
from business events l have been
engaged in this line Of business for
over nineteen years, Was a special
agent on a railroad way back, was
on the New Mexico mounted police
and also a deputy marshal for the
United States. I have been in my
present work for the past six years
Use "Callus" Test.
"You ask why Albuquerque has
escaped the crime wave? Natural
~, because of the efficiency Of our
notice force Particularly, our
night force,--I want to tell you
they are the best bunch that ever
happened. why these men get
the criminals before they commit
the crime. Many a straggler is
brought in here to be dealt with.
First we float en-, (using the po-
lice parlanee) that is we take
them in over night and sort them
out-the bad from the good. Feel
their hands and il they are prop
erlv calIoused from good hard
work. they are allowed to get work
and remain, otherwise they are
carefully escorted TO the outskirts
Of the town and cordially invited
10 beat it, We have a large num-
her of .rlops also--those who
take advantage Of the benefits of
the jail for a good meal and bed.
Our Metropolis
Albuquerque is the most pros
perous, thriving city in this part
az the country next to III Paso, In
nv estimation. Furthermore 1t
has in proportion. the best people
and a lot of them. Why. II 1t were
not for the transients we would
need no policemen since the sa-
looms have been closed. Thrllllng
'police stories are almost a thing
Of the past and it is with great diff
ficulty that we satisfy the alilpl-
tious reporters Of the local papers
Not even a policeman has been
killed for quite q while. Yes! since
weekly and monthly checks can
not go go up in booze, hungry
families are being fed, haretoot
children are wearing shoes and we
have no more of the old-tlme
ff.1,te which were SO prevalent
A portrait Of Galusha.
An oil likeness OF our chief OF
poliee would picture him at about
The age Of as years, chest out and
back" and Of well-pro-
portioned figure. The peculiar
and "knowing eX-
PRECISION in his blue eyes have tlrst
demand on ones attention. BE-