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Show TON JOHNSON TO STOP SUICIDES Alarmed by Recent Number Num-ber of Cases, Takes Steps to Prevent More. , , s CHICAGO, Nov. 10. A dtspatch to the Tribune from Cleveland, O., says: Mayor Tom Johnson, alarmed at the official report thart there have been ' sixty-eight suicides in Cleveland 1n the last nine months, has taken steps to check the carnival cf 6elf-destructlon. He has appointed a eorr.mission. whose duty it will be to attempt to dissuade would-be fulcides from taking their own lives. ' The commission is made up of Director Di-rector of Charities Oooley, W. A. Greenlund. a member of the charity bureau, and State Senator-elect F. C. Howe. Every man or woman in Cleveland who is contemplating suicide is Invited to write a letter to the anti-suicide commission and tell their troubles. The members of the committee will then make an effort to remove the trouble. For people despondent from non-em-ployment the commission endeavors to obtain employment, while the needs and wants of others seeking aid are looked after. All three men are experienced ex-perienced In such work, and their labors la-bors so far have proved satisfactory. |