The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-13

Attention is called to the comparative
youth of the homicides at the South. In
the North Atlantic and North Central di-
visions about third are under 30 years
of age; in the Western division only a
tritie above one-quarter, but in the South
Central, and especially in the South At
lantic, more than one-half Under 30 wears
of age, among the Chinese there is 16.S42l
per cent. among the foreign born whites,
20.97S4 per cent. 1t was to be anticipated
that the lowest ratios of young criminals
of all sorts would be found in these ele-
ments. since the number of juvenile iinmi-
grants is restricted, and the majority Of
the children Of the immigrants are born
on American soil The percentage of
whites with both parents foreign who are
under 30 years of age is 10000;
with one. parent foreign. $4,000;
Here n %sR bpe aren os.err ns' sh. sTsa
ratio of young criminals born of European
parents. Even with one parent foreign
the ratio is somewhat larger than where
both parents are natives. But the pre-
ponderating ratios are found among the
Africans and Asiatlcs. The ratio for the
Indians is 5o.5i95 per cent; for the negroes.
56.0i27 per cent This tendency to commit
homicide at very early age, which is APP
parent in the negro population. coupled
with the fact that nearly two-thirds of the
Southern prisoners charged with homi-
eide are negroes. affords partial explains
ton OF the fact to which attention has
been directed.
34years. 195 days; of the men, "a years, 232
days; of the women. 81 years, 2l6 days.
Everywhere, except in the North Atlantic
division. the average of the men exceeds
that OF the women. The negroes average
30 years.
As to marital relations, the condition OF
ia is unknown u70 men and four womenl
Of the remaining 7.177 Is, 7sS men and $50
women). the number unmarried was 1918
t3,45l men and 16i womenl; married. 2,7i5
t2612 men and lib women); widowed, 703
(597 men and 106 women); divorced, 144
(l3S men and women). Of the Ills mar
ried. forty-two were married during the
census year.
The largest percentage OF complete illit-
eracy is found in the South Atlantic divis-
ion, 496e. Then follow, in the order
named the South Central, 1904; the West
ern, 1913; the North Atlantic, 2.SS, and
the North Central, 1908. The order of
these i've sections. according TO the per-
centage of those who can both read and
write, is the same tbut inverted), except in
so far as relates TO the North Atlantic and
North Central divisions: The North At
lantic. 8i45; the North central, S368: the
Western. 56.46: the south Central, 46 60:
the South Atlantic, AZ %. The percentage
OF those who can both read and write in
the North Atlantic division is about twice
as great as in the South Atlantic, and
nearly twice as great in the North Central
as in the South Central.
II will be observed that the percentage
of iliteraey among women, native or for
eign, white or colored, is everywhere
greater than that among men. OF the ne
groes. more than one-half can neither read
nor write; of the Indians, nearly two
thirds. The percentage of illiteracy among
the foreign born IS nearly or quite three
times as great as that among the native
whites. and greater even than among the
Chinese. 1t is probable that the showing
for the Chinese would have been better
than it is. had not some of the enuner-
ators supposed that ability to read and
write in the census schedule meant ability
TO read and write English.
The number who have received higher
education than that given in the common
schools is 253 (249 men and women). or
3.44 per cent. OF the entire number. About
one-half OF these have been educated in
the high school or academy, and the other
half have had collegiate or professional
education. The percentage OF prisoners
charged with homicide Who have received