The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-18
ANTl-SUICIDE
 CLUB FORMED
 BY HUNGARIAN
Alarming Increase of Sui cides in Budapest Led to Founding of Organization by Wealthy Young Men,
 Erstwhile Gay Spenders.

Paris. Nov. 1S-Shocked by the increasing number of suicides in Bu- dapest, one of the gayest capitals of the world before the war, a group of six wealthy young men have formed an "Anti-Suicfde CIub," whose object is not only to prevent suicide, but to care for dependents of those who end their own lives in despair.
 They work absolutely without sal ary and pay all the expenses of the or gantzatton themselves. The police are in close collaboration with the club and declare that scores of lives un- doubted1y have been saved by youths who were once some of Budapests gayeSt Spenders.
 Robert Feinsilber is the founder and president of the club. All Buda- pests 'miserables known him as "Uncle Robert" and back of the crea- tton of the organization is the story of his experiences in Russia, where he was sent as a boy to study the works Of Tolstoi.
 In his clsas Of forty students in Russia Feinsilber found twenty-sfx youths who were determined to end their lives. Some of them had made several attempts. Disheartened at his experiences, he returned to Budapest and vowed that he would devote his life to cheering the distressed.
 Three Suicides A Day.
 Upon his return from the war suicides of young in Hungary had in creased to an alarming extent. Young girls, depressed by the loss of their lovers, were drowning themselves daily; the police had reports every few hours of the suicide of a widow, or of old people whose support had been taken from them by the war. From 1916 to 1920 the number of sui , cides in Budapest had increased near ly 500 per cent. and in the capital alone at least three persons ended their lives daily.
 Feinsilber opened his villa as head quarters of the club and invited sev- era1 of his friends to join him. He made known through the newspapers that he was ready to help obtain em pIoyment for persons who despaired . of getting work and contemplated sui eide. He gave advice to young girls old men and women, and even titled persons whose fortunes had been swept away by the war finally came to consult him.
 Police Aid Club.
 As news of his efforts spread throughout Budapest he began to re- ceive aid from unexpected sources. The young wife of a former diplomat, who was reduced to playing the violin in the streets for 8. living, told one of her friends that she was going to kill herself. The Anti-Suicide Club in formed the police. The woman was watched and dragged from the river just In time. Feinsilber took her to his villa. He bought her new clothes. paid her rent and arranged violin les sons, so that today she earns a decent living for herself and her invalid hus- band.
 "A baroness, once very wealthy, be- gan selling her costumes. one by one, to buy bread. One of her neighbors suspected that she p1aned suicide and wrote F'einsiiber an anonymous let ter. Uncle Robert' had the gas cut off fin her apartment, and the police brought her to his villa. She confess ed her intentions and, through Fein ,Ic afFn a In fnDrh former friends, who are caring for her.
 Another villa for the care of chill dren of suicides was Feinsi1ber's next move. He has followed that by estab- fishing a central organization. to which he invites wealthy residents of Budapest to bring clothing and pro- visions for those in misery.