The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-03-08
1912 STATISTICS
Year Was Banner One As Re-
CARDS BenIfICenCe.
TOTAL AMOUNT S241,021,7t9


inss-one Hundred and Fifty-Two
Martyrs TO Suicides on the
Inerease--vietims OF the Rail.
The year Just closed has proved
to be the banner year OF benefi-
cence In this country. In 1910 the
total of donations and requests to edu
cational, charitable. religious. and
other organizations OF public char
acter amounted to s14l ,990.436. In
1911 they dropped to sl26,499.9lS. In
1912 they have reached the immense
total OF S241.S21.7l9. II must be
taken into consideration that this TO,
tai includes only public donations. II
the entire amount given were known
II would probably be twice this sum
or the total amount si77.923.O76 rep
resents gifts and s63,S9S. 643 requests.
Legal Executions.
The number OF legal executions In
1912 shows a large increase. as COM
pared with those Of the last few years,
being las. as compared with "A In
1911. 104 in 1910. 107 In 1909. and 90
In 1908. Classified by states. the rec.
ord Is as follows: Alabama, 4; Arkan-
sas, s; California, s; Connecticut. 2;
Colorado. /: Florida. 3; Georgia. IL;
Illinois. 6; Kentucky. s. Massachu.
sets, 8; Maryland, Q: Mississippi, z.
Missouri, /; New York, 81; New Jer.
sey. 4; North Carolina, 4: Nevada, 2:
Ohio. 3; Oregon, 4; Pennsylvania, 8:
South Carolina, s; Tennessee, 10;
Texas, 8; Utah, 6; Vermont, l.; Vir.
ginia, 6; Washington. 2; Wyoming, 2.
or the total number. 100 were white,
40 negroes, and Indian. One hun.
dred and thirty-nine were hanged for
murder. for rape. for attempted
rape. and ! for burglary.
Decrease In lynchlngs.
The number OF lynchings in 1912
shows gratifying decrease, and is
the smallest since these records were
begun. in 1884, being g.. as compared
with II in 1911. The number OF
lynchlngs in the various states was as
follows: Alabama, 8; Arkansas, g;
Florida, 8: Georgia. IL: North Caro-
lima, L; North Dakota. 1; Oregon, / !;
Oklahoma, l.; South Carolina. a:
Tennessee, 8; Texas. 3: Virginia. Il:
West Virginia, 1; Wyoming. /. Cases
OF race rioting or killing by posses
are not included In the list or the
total number 60 were blacks and 4
whites. three OF the former being wo-
men.
Suicides In 1912.
The record of suicides shows an In
crease, the number for 1912 being 49,
eS1, as compared with 1922 In 1911.
The proportion OF suicides as between
men and women remains about the
same, being 1852 males and 5.349 fe-
males. Physicians. as usual, head the
list among professional men. the
number being 40, as compared with q
in 1911, 81 in 1910. 81 in 1909. and ~
In 1908. and clergymen come next. 8
having taken their own lives. II is
a curious fact that few lawyers are
guilty OF suicide. Among business
men IA bankers have made way with
themselves.
Railroad Fatalities.
The years record OF fatalities and
injuries upon steam, elevated. and
surface electric roads is confined to
passengers and trainmen. No account
is made of the large number killed
and injured in yards and those tres
passing and stealing rides. These az.
ures can only be obtained from the
reports OF the interstate commerce
commission. which are made up for
the year ending In June. The num-
Der OF passengers and trainmen kill
ed during the year tboth steam and
trolley roads) was 1857 and OF In
jured 29,S6G
Martyrs Of the Air.
One OF the saddest features Of the
disasters of the year is the large In
crease I'm the number OF aviators who
have sacrificed their lives in the at
tempted solution OF the problem OF
safely navigating the air. In 1908
one man killed; in 1909. four. In 1910.
thirty-two; In 1911, ninety-nine, In
1912, 152, making total OF 2ss in the
four years since air flying was at
tempted
Marine Disasters.
The loss OF life by marine disasters
during 1912Swas AGO. divided as fol-
lows: Ocean. 1912. inland waters, 3S4.
as compared with 1877 in 1911. The
increase is largely accounted for by
the terrible loss Of life occasloned by
Tho etnktnO ~ tho Titanic In Anrif