Show SUICIDE DECREASING IN UNITED STATES W WASHINGTON Jan 22 Pet Fewer Few er r peO- peO rl pl plO during 1910 1310 tItan than in 1909 l O acord according Ing to th the la latest test statistics on the subject ct Just announced by Dr DL Crt Cressy y I L. L Wilbur hl r vital stall eta sta- ll of or th the tho United States tates census ceneus bureau Tho The dla death th rate from suicide do for 1010 1110 was waa 1 sixteen per of or population Inthe in inthe inthe the census bureau death registration area which comprises e about one half lr of the country's population and covers eU tent two twenty t 0 states and anti a e. number of or larger cities In other states stateS' The rite rat rate was U 16 5 In iii 1909 09 TI There ere were S StO O suicides in 10 1910 Suicide by firearms was as th the favorite favorite- method of or self Belr destruction and ond showed an increase over IO 1909 Poison wa was wag a close second California led the the- states with lIh tW twentynine twenty twenty- nty nine time suicides per of or population while Maryland Marland with 10 had the lowest rate In the redistricting of or over ocr population Pan Oan an Francisco Ith 4 44 4 2 suicides sui aol per led Ild Oakland Ca Cal with Hh 24 2 was U third and nd Seattle with 82 3 fourth Los Lo Angeles 30 30 fifth firth The Tho Portland Or rate WAS rate was 24 4 and Spokane 23 7 New Yorks York's rate was W and Chicago's Chi ca cago's cagos 20 Tho Th late per population by states Include California 29 I 1 Montana New Ne York Utah 10 Washington Wash Wash- ington 19 9 |