The next decade probably will show a reduced suicide rate
among men and women, unless, indeed the country should pass
into a period of anarchy, due to social disturbances. With the
disappearance of alcohol, and the entrance of women to the
political field, the impulsions to suicide should be considerably
reduced.
The jump in the suicide rate of women is too sudden to be
due to the great general causes, such as the complexity of ci
vilization. An increase from such a cause would be gradual,
not immediate. A study of the very figures may make the
causes of the change more apparent.
SUDDEN CHECK
PUT ON ROBBERS
Shanghai, Aug. 3 Brigands who
have terrorized the upper reaches of
the Tangtsze river in recent months
found a sudden check put upon their
activities when American and British
gunboats were dispatched into the
upper river from Shanghai, according
to reports that have filtered back to
Shanghai.
The gunboats were sent up to
Chunking after a band of outlaws
took possession of the Robert Dollar
II. of the Robert Dollar Company of
Shanghai at Wanhsien in Szechuen
province, and were frightened away
only by the timely appearance of the
American gunboat Paloos which came
in response to distress signals.
The Robert Dollar II on the maiden
voyage of th 'iiew up-river service
the Dollar company is establishing,
was fired upon from shore after the
first encounter. Messages to Shanghai
said that the bandits vanished into the
hills on the appearance of the gunboats.
