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BLAME WAR FOR
MANY SUICIDES
SAVE-A-LIFE LEAGUE ESTIMATES
20,000 LIVES WERE TAKEN
DURING 1921
BIG REDUCTIOnIs PREDICTED
858 Children, 76 Millionaires, 21
Preachers, 98 Bankers Are In
cluded in List for 1921; Ger
many Leads World.
New York.—Reaction following tht
war was blamed tonight by the Save-
A-Llfe league for the large num
ber of suicides In 1921, 20,009 of which
were estimated to have taken place in
this country. The number of cases
brought to the league's attention was
12.144, of which 8.410 were males and
3.734 females.
‘This waste of life, the result of
recent disturbed economic conditions,
and the aftermath of war,” said a re
port by Harry M. Warren, president
of the league, “has caused commercial
failures, loss pf employment and much
real suffering. The growing complex
ity of our modern life, the feverish un
rest, crimes, divorces, questionable
dress, unhappy home relations, the de
cline of religious sentiment, and other
things have caused deranged
depression and less self control. With
improved business which is sure to
come, the suicide rate will be reduced
and prosperity and happiness will re
turn.”
One of the striking features of the
report is the increase in rhe number of
suicides of children which was 477 in
1919; 707 In 1920 and 858 in 1921.
There also were 509 war veterans
among the suicides last year.
All classes of society were included
in the list of those who took their own
Ilves. There were 10 editors. 40 stu
dents, 51 school teachers, 21 clergy
men, 39 brokers. 57 judges and lawyers,
H 6 physicians, 7 mayors. 88 heads of
large corporations, 76 millionaires, 30
wealthy women and 93 bankers, in
cluding 37 bank presidents. The old
est suicide was 100 years old and the
youngest five years.
Ireland has fewer suicides than any
other country on earth, Mr. Warren
declared in his comment on world con
ditions. Germany leads the world, es
pecially in child suicide.
THREE WOMEN DIE IN
810 FACTORY BLAZE
Flames Spread Rapidly to Adjoining
Buildings; Damage Estimated
at $400,000
Waupun, Wis.—Three women were
burned to death, two large factory
buildings burned to the ground, one
residence was demolished and many
buildings damaged by a disastrous fire
which raged here.
The women cremated in the factory
were Mrs. Howard Carney, 27: Mrs.
Kmma Michaels. 40. and Miss Bessie
Koekoek. 22. Searchers recovered the
charred bodies of Mrs. Carney and
Miss Koekuk. The body of Mrs. Car
ney was Identified by a wedding ring.
The file broke out on the second floor
of the C. A. Shaler Vulcanizing com
pany. following an explosion. The
loss there was estimated at $350,000.
Howard Carney, husband of the
woman whose body was recovered, was
saved by firemen after he had clung
for 10 minutes to a burning window
sill on the third floor of the building.
Nearly 30 families moved furniture
from their homes to avoid the flames.
The total loss in the fire was estimated
at $400,000.
Chile and Peru Settle Dispute.
Buenos Aires. —The presidents of
Chile and Peru have reached a secret
agreement for a settlement of the vex
ed Tacna-Arica question, which has
been disturbing their countries for the
last 40 years, says La Razon.
This agreement would provide that
Chile would return to Peru full domin
ion and sovereignty over the province
of Tacna, while Peru would surrender
all claims to the province of Arica.
Alabama Town Swept by Cyclone
Selma, Ala. —Five negroes were
wore killed, several Injured and a great
property loss caused by a cyclone
which struck the town of Camden last
night, according to meagre information
reaching Selma today.
Cabinet of Poland Resigns
Warsaw. —The cabinet of Premier
Ponikowskl has resigned after failure
of the negotiations with the Vllna
delegation on the text of an act of
annexation of the region of Vllna to
Poland.
Woman Sought for Theft
Boston. —Miss Elizabeth Kenny. 33
years old. housekeeper and bookkeeper
for Warren J. Wright, 70, town treas
urer of Norfield, is being sought in
Boston. Detectives had a warrant for
her arrest, charging her with larceny
of SIO,OOO of the town’s money. State
auditors said the shortage would
amount to $20,000. Owing to his fall
ing sight, Mr. Wright had allowed his
housekeeper to look after his books,
some of which were said to have been
destroyed when lightning struck the
house in 1920.
MISS JEAN G. KENNEDY
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Miss Jean G. Kennedy of Omaha,
Neb., a student at Mount Holyoke col
lege, South Hadley, Mass., class of
23, has been elected one of the four
student delegates from the United
States to the World Student Chris
tian federation Conference in Peking,
China, which will be opened next April.
Miss Kennedy was elected by the Na
tional Y. W. C. A. to represent 21
colleges, including all the large col
leges for women in the East.
MANY HEAR GRIFFITH’S
PLEA FOR FREE STATE
Perfect Order is Maintained as Drive
for Anglo-Irish Treaty
Opens in Dublin.
Dublin.—The crowds which gath
ered today for the .opening of the
campaign in favor of acceptance of
the Anglo-Irish treaty were notable
not only because of their vast propor
tions, but also because of the high de
gree of enthusiasm evinced.
The orators, in addition to Michael
Collins and Arthur Griffith, Included
Joseph McGrath, minister of labor,
William Cosgrove, minister for home
affairs, and other leaders in the pro
visional government. Two platforms
weer constantly employed by the
speakers.
With the exception of a minor flag
Incident, when girls and women tore
down a Free State trl-color, perfect
order was maintained by the Republi
can police.
Mr. Collins, in a long speech, de
fended the treaty. He asserted that
once the free state was established, the
union of northeast Ulster with the re
mainder of Ireland was certain. He
expressed determination to proceed to
the establishment of a police force, de
spite the warnings of Eamon DeValera.
It would not be a political force to pro
tect any special election, but would be
for the protection of every citizen in
Ireland.
Mr. Griffith’s address was brief.
Both he and Mr. Collins pointed to the
British troops leaving Ireland as being
proof that Ireland has not been be
trayed.
The position in the northeast. Mr.
Collins said, was not ideal, but there
were only two alternative Issues —
coercion or conciliation. Whichever
alternative was adopted must be
adopted whole-heartedly. All were
agreed against coercion, but the treaty
contained forces for persuasion which
would bring the northeast Into bank
ruptcy if it stayed out of the free
state.
Mt. Vesuvius in Eruption Again.
Naples.—Mount Vesuvius again Is
in eruption. The phenomenon began
with two mild shocks of earthquake
which were followed by the collapse of
the eruptive cone, 200 feet high, which
stood Inside the crater.
The fall of the cone was accompa
nied by rumblings and explosions and
the throwing out of ashes and incan
descent stones. Liquid lava poured
out from the crater In streams and in
the 24 hours since the disturbance be
gan, lava has covered an area of
100,000 square feet.
The temperature of this molten mass
Ir 2,000 degrees Fahrelnheit. Professor
Mall Adair, director of the observa
tory on Vesuvius, descended Into the
crater at the beginning of the erup
tion. T*lie heat scorched his face.
Debs To Again Lead His Party.
Cleveland, Ohio. —Eugene V. Debs,
three times presidential candidate on
the Socialist ticket, will return to ac
tive leadership of that party at the
national convention here April 29 to
May 2. it was announced at the state
convention of the Socialist party here
today.
Hong Kong Under Martial Law.
Manilla.—Martial law has been de
clared in Hong Kong and the port has
been closed as a result of the strike
of Chinese seamen, according to un
official advices received here today by
British Consul General Harrington.
A dispatch received from Hong Kong
by the United States shipping board
office here said one man was killed
and eight were wounded in a fight be
tween strikers and the police there
yesterday. The dispatch did not say
whether the casualties were strikers
or police.
CONGRESS STARTS TO
BREAK JAM OF BILLS
Bonus, Tariff, Subsidy, Treaties and
Scores of Others Force Length*
ening of Session.
Washington.—The second year of
the Harding administration' finds con
gress grappling with arms conference
treaties, the soldiers bonus, tariff, ship
subsidy, appropriation bills and scores
of other measures, with the Novem
ber elections waiting to act as a prob
able scale to determine the political
success of the results achieved.
In the fact of the almost daily length
ening program. Republican leaders vir
tually have forgotten their previous
June adjournment goal and now are
talking of July as the windup date.
The treaties are to be paramount in
the senate and the bonus bill In the
house, broadly speaking, during the
next few weeks. Republican leaders
hope to dispose of all of the treaties
before taking up the tariff or bonus
bills in the senate. Appropriation bills,
administration spokesmen declare, are
advanced more than usual at this date
due to the operation of the new budget
system, but much delay on the army
and navy appropriation measures is
expected.
The first administration broadside
in behalf of the four power Pacific
treaties is to come tomorrow in the
senate from Senator New of Indiana,
Republican member of the foreign re
lations committee and confidant of
President Harding. During the week
opponents also expect to get into ac
tion, but the real fight, over reserva
tions, now is “under the surface” with
prospects of it not reaching tlie open
floor for several weeks.
The compromise soldiers bonus mea
sure drafted by Republican members
of the house ways and means commit
tee is to be laid before the full com
mittee this week and possibly brought
before party conferences. That ma
terial changes yet may face the bonus
legislation before it is finally evolved
is being predicted widely.
BANK PRESIBENT GETS 10
YEARS FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
Says Offense Was “One of the Head,
Not One of the Heart;”
$200,000 Missing.
Omaha.—W. V. Mathews, formerly
president of the now' defunct Pioneer
State bank of Omaha, was sentenced
to serve from one to 10 years in state
prison today by District Judge Leslie
before whom he recently pleaded guil
ty to a charge of embezzling $200,000
of the bank’s funds.
Mathews was Indicted on three
counts, charging embezzlement of S3OO
-by a special grand jury that in
vestigated stock and other financial
transactions. When arraigned Febru
ary 20, he pleaded guilty to one count
alleging he embezzled $200,000 and the
state dropped the other charges. He
expressed a desire to be taken to the
state penitentiary at Lincoln at 1
o’clock this afternoon. The alleged
offense which Mr. Mathews was con
victed of was “one of the head and
not one of the heart,” he said.
Mr. Mathews maintains that land
of the timber concern in West Vir
ginia, which secures the bonds, is val
uable and that in time may prove of
sufficient value to redeem bonds held
by the securities company now defunct,
and proved a means of clearing up the
loss occasioned by the failure of the
bank.
The timber concern is incorporated
in Delaware.
The bank was closed in 1921 and, ac
cording to a statement made by Mr.
Mathews’ counsel recently, the bonds
would have been marketable had times
been good.
“But times got bad,” he added, “and
the bank failed.”
German States Plan Union.
Dresden. —The German states of
Saxony, Brunswick and Thuringia con
template establishment of a union to
further their common interests with
out imparing their separate Independ
ence. These three states now have
socialist governments. A meeting of
officials has been held recently and it
w*as decided to establish an office,
jointly supported, to promote the com
mon welfare. The office will have to
do essentially with labor problems, but
inquiry will be made of other German
governed states for opinlops as to’the
practicability of a “league of socialist
states.”
New Envoy Takes Position.
Mexico City.—Claude I. Dawson to
day assumed nfs datles as United
States consul general In Mexico. He
succeeds Cornelius Ferris, Jr., who has
been acting consul general for nearly
two yearn.
110 Charged with Trade Restraint.
Washington.—A formal complaint
has been filed by Secretary Wallace,
acting under the power given him in
the packers and stockyards’ act,
against every livestock commission
firm holding membership In the St.
Louis livestock exchange, and against
the principle “order buyers,” dealers
and traders at the St. Louis National
stockyards, charging them with main
taining a boycott against commission
houses not members of the exchange.
The defendants, numbering about 110.
have been cited to appear March 20.
16 KILLED WHEN
TRAIN HITS BUS
New York Central Express Crashes
Into Car and Strews Bodies
Along Right of Way
Cleveland.—Sixteen persons were
killed and approximately a dozen in
jured when New York Central express
train No. 600, eastbound, crushed into
a motor but at the Saint Clair cross
ing in Painesville. All are believed to
have been residents of Painesville and
Fairport, between which cities the bus
operated.
Dead and dying were hurled along
the railroad right of way for several
hundred feet. Three of the dead were
found on the locomotive pilot when the
train, in charge of Engineer F. S.
Fernandez of Buffalo, and Conductor
G. Ernst, was brought from Its 60-
mile an hour pace to a halt, about
three blocks from the scene of the
collision. Most of those killed hud
left a dance hall in Painesville less
than an hour before the crash, while
others ha 1 attended a lodge meeting.
An explosion of the gasoline tank
of the machine set fire to the debris
and several bodies were badly burned.
The bus was making its last trip for
the night. A. W. Barnes, crossing
watchman, declared he flagged the
driver. A declaration by Chester Par
rish. manager of the bus line, that a
large oil tank obstructed Driver Adam’s
view of the approaching train, was
discounted by Carl Sullivan, one of
the injured.
AGREEMENT ON BONUS
PLAN IS ONANIMOOS
Measure Has Long Road to Travel
Before Being Submitted; Will
Be Expedited
Washington.—Unanimous agreement
on a compromise soldiers’ bonus bill
along the general lines outlined of
ficially yesterday, was reached today
by house ways and means committee
Republicans, who believe they have
found a solution of the problem
which has been giving administration
and congressional loaders concern for
several weeks. The revised measure,
however, still had a long road to travel
before It reaches the statute books.
As now drawn, the bill provides for
'ash payments only to those men whose
adjusted service pay would not exceed
SSO, and these four optional features:
Adjusted service certificates with
an added loan provision which would
enable the men to obtain immediately
from banks a sum equal to 50 per cent
of the adjusted service pay; vocational
training, home and farm aid, and land
settlement.
In working out details of the certifi
cate loan provision, which was sug
gnsted originally by Representative
Bowers, Republican, of West Virginia,
the majority committeemen reduced
the face value of the certificate, which
would be the amount of the adjusted
service pay plus 25 per cent, plus in
terest at 4% per cent, compounded an
nually. instead of the service pay.
plus 40 per cent, plus the Interest as
originally proposed. It was thought
this would regulf In a saving to the
government up to a possible maxi
mum of $500,000,000.
Banks in making loans on the cer
tificates could not charge an interest
rate in excess of 2 per cent above the
rediscount rate charged by the regional
federal reserve bank on 90-day paper
In the district where the loan was
made, and they could not make the
loans for a period in excess of three
years from the date of the certificate,
which would not be re-discounted by
federal banks.
Crop Reports by Wireless
Chicago.—The farmer following his
furrow’ need be no more than 30 min
utes behind his city brother In receiv
ing news of the factors which deter
mine the price of agricultural prod
ucts. Robert McDougal, president of
the Chicago board of trade said in
outlining the board’s plans to broad
cast crop market reports by radio
telephone. The radio system which
rovers a territory within a radius of
500 miles of Chicago was character?
Ized by President McDougal ns the
greatest step In 2.000 years In bring
ing the farmer in contact with the fac
tors that make the price of his prod
uct. The sending out of crop reports
began on March 6.
Dutch Steamer Escapes Rocks
Norfolk. Va. —The Dutch steamer
Baanl, outbound from Baltimore, which
went ashore today in a dense fog nt
the eastern entrance of Middlegrounds
five miles northeast of Cape Henry,
floated herself this afternoon without
sustaining damage.
Threaten to Tar Governor
Anetln, Texes. —Governor Neff has
received a letter threatening him with
i coat of tar and feathers If he visits
Mexia again. The letter was dat*d
it Fort Worth and signed “The Gun
o!ub.” The governor said he paid no
attention to the letter and that he
would go anywhere his duties carried
him.
Rockefeller Gives $1,881,666
New York. —The Rockefeller foun
flatlon recently distributed $1,881,666
to American schools and colleges.
DR. HUBERT WORK
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Dr. Hubert Work, recently appoint
ed postmaster general to succeed
Will Hays. He took over his new po
sition March 4. the date Mr. Hays’
resignation took effect. Dr. Work
was serving as first assistant post
master general at the time of his ap
pointment.
ROBERT WORK IS NEW
POSTMASTER GENERAL
Colorado* Man Takes Office March
4; Appointment no Surprise
at Washington.
Washington.—Dr. Hubert Work has
succeeded Will Hays as head of the
postoffice department.
Dr. Work, whose home Is Pueblo,
Colo., took over the postofflce port
folio March 4. when the resignation
of Mr. Hays became effective. The
nomination of Dr. Work has been con
firmed by the senate.
Final announcement of the designa
tion of Dr. Work came as no surprise,
his name having been connected with
the office since the prospective retire
ment of Mr. Hays was announced sev
eral weeks ago.
The elevation of the Coloradoan to
the postmaster generalship will leave
the position of first and second assis
tant postmasters general to be filled,
E. H. Shaughnessy, who was second
assistant postmaster general having
lost his life in the Knickerbocker
theatbr disaster.
Dr. Work conferred with President
Harding Saturday over the question of
the two assistants, but it was indi
cated that no decision had been
reached.
WOMAN IS GIVEN SEAT
IN HOUSE GF LORDS
Lady Ghondda Will Be First Woman to
Sit in Upper House of British
Parliament
London. —The petition of Lady
Rhondda to sit in tlie house of birds
has been granted by the committee on
privileges of the house of lords. If
she takes the seat awarded her by
the ruling she will be the first woman
to sit in the upper house of the Brit
ish parliament as Lady Astor was In
the lower chamber.
Lady Rhondda is the daughter of
Viscount Rhondda, Great Britain’s
war-time food controller, who died in
1918 from an illness brought on by
overwork. His only child w’as the
daughter, wife of Sir Humphrey Mack
worth.
Lord Donoughbore presided over the
committee.
After Lady Rhondda’s right to the
present title was established her coun
sel argued that the sex disqualification
removal act clearly applied to a case
like the present, and that the disabili
ty feature in the past now being re
moved, Lady Rhondda was entitled to
sit In (he house of lords.
After further argument the attorney
general, on behalf of the crown, said
he raised no objection to the petition,
which was therefore granted.
Interviewed after the decision, Lady
Phondda expressed her delight that
the case had gone in her favor.
Canadian Vets Head Dies
Vancouver, B. C. —Maj. B. C. Thom
as, Dominion president of the Imper
ial War veterans in Canada and vice
president of the local branch died
-suddenly at his home here. lie was
born In England 58 years ago. served
in the South African wars and In the
World war with the North-Umberland
Fuslleers.
41 Brokers are Indicted
New York.—With 41 New York
stock brokers under Indictment for
bucket shopping or grand larceny,
following failures of the last few
weeks, W. S. Silkworth, president of
the Consolidated Stock Exchange, has
offered his support In obtaining leg
islation that would compel brokers to
be licensed. He urges passages of
the Dugan-Betts “blue sky” bill,
which was advocated at a legislative
hearing in Albany recently, and op
posed by Seymour L. Cromwell, pres
ident of the New York stock exchange.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1922.
Civil COBFUBT
BREAKS 111 FIUME
FASCIST! ATTACKS GOVERNMENT
PALACE WITH GRENADES
AND MACHINE GUNS
NEW GOVERNMENT IS FORMED
Italy Masses Troops About City to
Prevent New Outbreak; Cabinet
Discusses Way of Ousting In
surgents; Crusler Is Sent
Flume.—The city of Flume and Its
environs were In a state of terror to
day. The renewal of conflicts be
tween Fascist! and the local police
resulted in the death of one of the
Fascistl and the wounding of a score
of participants of both factions.
today occupied the gov
ernment palace in an effort to restore
order but the conflict between the Fas
cist! and the police in efforts to dis
arm each other still continues.
The government palace was stormed
late last night by militarized compa
nies of Fascist! who bombed the build
ing, exploding at least 100 grenades in
an effort to force President Zanella to
vacate. A pitched battle lasting two
hours occurred in the suburbs of Dro
nova and it was here that most of the
combatants were wounded.
The renewed outbreaks were occa
sioned when a member of the Fascist!
named Fontana was shot and killed in
the street. His companions claimed lie
was a victim of an assault by the local
police.
Rome. —Italian fascistl and former
D’Annunzio legionnaires have installed
a government at Flume after their
coup of yesterday when thew forced
President Zanella to relinquish office.
The new provisional government Is
composed of former members of
D’Annunzio's national council.
Italian carabineers are doing police
service in the city, while battalions
of troops are massed w’ithln the con
fines of Flume, ready to check further
outbreaks. The crusler Mlrabello,
which formed a part ot the fleet of
D’Annunzio when he held the city, has
been ordered to Flume. Zanella, who
was chosen to head the Flume govern
ment by an overwhelming majority In
the elections last April, refuses to
leave his native city.
Premier Facta and Foreign Minis
ter Srhanzer met today to discuss how
to oust the insurgents. The govern
ment this evening sent Commendatore
Astelll to Flume as a special commis
sioner with instructions to try to
straighten out the situation.
MEXICO CITY PEOPLE
WANT STRIKE ENDED
Capital Is in Scmi-darkness; Aak
Government Intervention; Guard
Water Supply
Mexico City.—The seriousness of the
electricians’ strike, which has tied up
street car service, shut off pow’er in
various sections of the city and today
put Mexico on meagre water rations
has now become apparent and the
papers are demanding that the govern
ment take energetic steps to settle
the controversy before the strike
spreads.
Although the striking members of
the electrical union have not been
able to bring total darkness to Mexi
co because soldier guards have been
stationed at several auxiliary plants,
business affairs have suffered severe
ly during the last few days on account
of the uncertain situation.
Fear of disorders have caused the
government to provide several aux
iliary plants with machine gun de
tachments. No casuallties through the
strike have been reported.
The main power plant at Necaxa is
still functioning, but the strikers have
succeeded in cutting several Interme
diary stations, thus shutting off power
in various sections of the city,
A dlmishlng water supply is most
feared by the capital and unless an
agreement Is reached It is expected
the city will be virtually without wa
ter, light and power.
Novia Scotia Miners May Strike
Sydney. N. 8. —Possibility of n strike
of 12,000 coal miners loomed today
when J. B. McLachlan, secretary
treasurer and two district board mem
bers of District No. 26, United Mine
Workers of America, refused to sign
a letter advising the miners to ac
cept ft wage offer made by the Brit
ish Empire Steel corporation.
Will Revive Law Institute
Havana. —Plans of the American
Institute of International Law, to draw
closer republics of the western hemis
phere. a work Interrupted by tho
World War, are being revived by the
council of direction of that organiza
tion at a series of meetings now be
Ing held In Havana. A meeting of
delegates from all the 21 republics
represented in the Institute, accord
ing to Its president, James Brown
Scott of Washlntgon, will be held this
fall In one of the Latin-American cap
itals.