Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1919 — War’s End Brings Wave of Crime to Seattle [ARTICLE]

War’s End Brings Wave of Crime to Seattle

Seattle, Wash.—The end—of the war is bringing a wave of crime throughout the country, especially in this city, according to Chief of Police Joel Warren of Seattle. He says guryjijtn apd hundreds of other crlminaTk who have befti working in the’ shipyards and other essentia! war industries to avoid going to war are leaving their worlj for the easier life. The chief says the recent outbreak of crime here has verified Ills prediction made months ago that the end of the war would be followed by many infractions of the laws.