Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-04
SAVE a LIFE LEAGUE
Queer Job Of DR.. Warren Shows
Startling Results.

| In I'VE years Dr. marry MdISl Hdt
rem Of New York, has saved 5000
lives. He has stopped that many de-
spondcnt persons from committing
suicide.
Tnat's the queer job DR.. Warren has.
He's the self-appointed adviser to
would-be suicides. He started it in
1906 and in 1916 he organized the
Save-a- Life league, Of which he is
president.
If you feel like jumping into the
river, taking q poison cocktail, sus-
pending yourself from the open plumb
ing or shooting yourself full of holes
DON'T, at least not today.
And in the meantime write DIR.
Warren-or if you are in New York
call around and see him at 10S West
nth street. He'll tell you why you
shouldn't do it.
During the Save-a-Life leagues
first five years, up to last April 10, ex-
actly 5,62S would-be suicides came to
u.s." DIR. Warren said. And my re-
cords show that not one went through
with the contemplated deed"
DR.. Warren is big man with gray
black hair and smiling brown eyes
He has soft, persuasive tone. He
is in his fifties. Formerly he was n
Baptist minister, but for years his
work, now combined with the Save-a-
Life LEAGUE, has been nom -sectarian
in what he calls "the Parish of All
Strangers"
There isn't any magic about my
work Of preventing people from COM
mitting suicide" he said. Il haven't
any patent on the system. Anybody
can do it. BE friendly and patient and
study the temperament of the tempted
person. You have got to appeal TO
him on His own ground"
Love Cases Worst.
Love cases are the hardest to deal
with, says Dr. Warren. They require
the greatest diplomacy.
Here are some of the surprising
facts this Suicide expert" told me:
There were gill suicides reported
in the United States in 1920, an in
crease of 1000 over 1919. They in
cluded 1867 men and 1904 women.
Total suicides probably exceeded 49,
100000 last year, for many are never
reported.
The greatest increase was in child
suicides. In 1919 there were AT. Last
year the number was TOT, boys 223
and girls 4S4.
Boys most frequently use pistols,
girls poison. Among adults gas is the
favorite method.
The youngest suicide last year was
IS years old, the oldest 1O3. More than
100 couples killed themselves because
OF divorce There was a big increase
among suicides by farmers and farm
eTs' wives
More rich people than poor take
their own lives Last year there were
SO men in the millionaire class, % rich
women, Is presidents of business con-
Germs. 50 bankers, II bank presidents,
81 doctors, "a lawyers, 81 teachers and
college professors. 40 actors and act
rcsses, q college students, "a brokers,
u clergymen and judges.
More Germans than any other nat
ionality kill themselves. Fewest sui
cides are among Jews. Last year It
Is estimated 100000 people in China
committed suicide, and there were 1,50G
suicides in Japan among merchants
alone.
In New York five years ago there
were 95S suicides. Last year the num-
Der decreased to 737-larsely because
of the Save IA Life league. says George
Z. LeBrun, of the coroners office.
at may surprise people to know
that most suicides occur in May and
June and the fewest in bleak Novem-
ber," said DR.. Warren. ut is also
true that there were many more be-
fore and after the war than during
the war | think the reason is the
same in both cases.
when everybody is in trouble and
the world looks dark and dreary it is
a case of misery loving company
When the world Is bright in spring.
time, and there is prosperity the peo-
pie down on their luck get envious
and Respondent.