Show < MABEL IS UP TO DATe DAT-e Has Chosen Threatening Suicide As Her Profession Oakland Ca1 Aug 17 Mabel Crosby Cros-by who attempted to commit suicilde near Lambertville N J a few days ago is well known in California She is Renown here a Mrs Pearl Price and threatening suicide is her profession Whsnver she becomes finacially em barasssd she permit somebody to prevent vent her committing suicids Then set se-t k up a collectloii has herself photographed photo-graphed in a living picture pose and goes to another town In tSiis way Mrs I Price ha been quite successful in gaining gain-ing a livelihood She used to be on the stage which gave her a knowledge of I elocution and effective posing Later on she performed in a circus where she gained n training that enables he total to-tal high dives into the water without any danger of being drowned until some one rescues her Last winter 0 aroused the s sympathy of the people of Haywards by trying to hang herself and cured enough money to go to Los Angeles Then it was discovered that under the name of Crosby aba had previously played t e same trick and taken up a collection at Redding Next she appeared at New Orleans and leaped in the Mississippi but was rescued by a fireman and sympatlheiSc people sent her on to her starving children in New york t I 0 I 1 t |