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ENORMOUS .INCREASE IN CRIME. Anyone who has studied the American newspapers for the past'few monthsimust be forcibly.struck with the enormous in; crease in crime 'showri in .all: parta of the States.; ; ■■ . -,-V >-■ Here we give a few' random > extracts' from various journals ;— - ■< During the. period between 31st;. January, .1921, and 5 31st Jamiary, 1922, . every {institution in California, suffered a large increase in. inmates. . The population of insane, asylums. and prisons suffered one of \the most marked increases in the history of tho State.— San Francisco Chronicle^ . < For the first time tha State peniten- . fciary. at' Joliet is overcrowded. Prison 1 officials are planning to relieve the congested conditions by transferring the convicts at the rate of twenty a day, to the new prison at Statoville.—Chicago. ■Herald and Examiner. Because of the rapidity with which .Now York courts are convicting criminals, the capacity of Sing Sing Prison has been overtaxed,—New York World. The State of Illinois aas decided to build a, new kind of , prison,—Christchurch Press. •' Yet many.narrow-minded, near-sighted individuals want to convince us that Prohibition closes the gaols, Are.'these facts quoted convincing? ' Then, Veto Continuance.—Ad vt. ' ESSENCE OF WISDOM. Use Cathedral brand Essence—always. Cathedral Essence of, Lemon made frombest Messina lemons.' Cathedral Vaniila Ebroiico Made from real. Vanilla-■beans. KcanomteU tußcw-mr, «o liitdily conceit.trated. All jjrocera,—-Advt,

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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 91, 14 October 1922, Page 14

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Page 14 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 91, 14 October 1922, Page 14

Page 14 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 91, 14 October 1922, Page 14

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