| Show AN EPIDEMIC OF CRIME AN epidemic of crime is said to be prevailing at present in new york city the same may be said of many of the principal towns in the country during the past few weeks new york has had a run of murder suicide and deaths by violence that is phenomenal phenomena even for that city speaking on the subject the new york recorder Reo order says it is deplorable that the pages of the daily papers should be filled with reports of horrible murders and pitiable suicides but such unhappily is the burden of the news of the day and for the detection of felons the prevention of self destruction and the safeguarding of the community it is essential that publicity should be given to the description of such deplorable events in plain but decorous language society must have knowledge of crime and misery in order to take effective measures to protect itself against them the theory is advanced that the depressing effects of la a grippe cause much odthe of the present mania for murder and suicide BU icide |
