The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1913-10-09
jefferson city.-In ten years Hitter


jefferson City.-In ten years Hitter
acy in Missouri has decreased from
| Ga per cent to 4.3 per cent, gain for
enlightenment OF 81 per cent, says
John T. Fitzpatrick, commissioner Of
the bureau OF labor statistics, in bull
| letin just issued. Then follows the
further assertion that the gain would
even be greater II negroes and foreign
born men, women and children, who
have come into the commonwealth
since 1903 could be omitted.
To the credit of the Missouri negro,
however, the bulletin adds it must be
said that illiteracy has declined for
| that race in ten years from 2S.1 per
| cent to 17.4.
There is different tale to tell when
| the foreign born who have come into
| Missouri in the last ten years are talk
en- up alone for consideration, chiefly
| because there has been an increase in
immigration from the countries in
South Europe and a decrease III aliens
from Germany, Ireland, France, Scot
land, Denmark and Austria. Illiteracy
for the foreign born has advanced
from 9.3 per cent, where it stood ten
years ago, to 101 per cent, and it is
much greater If only the immigrants
from South Europe are considered.
OF the 3,293,335 mon, women and
children of Missouri, 2,594,600 are 10
years old and over, and the persons
who, under conditions as they exist in
this country, are supposed to be able
to read and write, either in English
or their own language. No child less
than 10 is considered. Above that age
there are 1,11G persons in the state
classed as illiterates, from the fact
that they cannot read and write at all.
Ten years ago there were 1884.
llliteracy runs higher in the rural
sections than it does in cities and
towns. OF the 111,116 illiterates in
Missouri 3S,376, or 3.3 per cent, are
urban dwellers, and the other 72,740,
or 81 per cent, are of rustic popula-
tion. Only g of 1 per cent of the
native born whites living in cities and
towns cannot read or write, as COM
pared to 4.3 per cent Of rural whites
born out in the state.
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That there will be large number
of bidders for the contract for build
, ing the new Missouri capitol is the
! general belief here. The spacirica-
tions upon which the contractors are
to figure have been compiled in book
form and there have been a number of
applications for these from contract
ing firms. There will very likely be
six or eight bids from the large con-
tracing firms and builders Of St.
Louis and several from Kansas City,
New York. Chicago and Philadelphia.
The building is to cost $3,500,000 and
the contract will be one of the largest
of the year, Bids will be received and
opened in Jefferson City by the cap
itol building commission November IS.
Actual work on the superstructure will
not be commenced until next spring.
The building is to be completed and
ready for occupancy by July 6, 1916.
1t is the ambition of Governor Major
to spend the last six months of his ad
ministration in the new building.
The city of Butler, through it's at
torney, ]. E. Smith, filed an applica-
tion with the state utility commission
asking for an immediate order to pre-
vent Charles e. Stephenson, owner Of
the Butler water works, from shutting
off the supply from the CITY AS it ap-
pears by the petition he had threat
ened to do. 1t also asked for an order
from the commission for hearing to
the end that the water rates for the
city may be adjusted. The order was
issued.
Martin J. O'Donnell OF Kansas City,
attorney for Edward J. Lamport, filed
an application in the supreme court
asking for writ of mandamus against
Circuit Judge Robinson to compel the
latter to docket for trial in the Sep.
tember term Of the Jackson county
circuit court the suit of Edward ].
Lamport and the Commerce Trust
Company against the Aetna Life In.
surance Company. The application
was taken under advisement.
Missouri is one of three states Sc.
lected by the department Of agricul-
ture in which to experiment In the
eradication of hog cholera through
serum treatment. Governor Painter
has been so notified and the state All
thorities will cooperate with the na-
tional government in the work. The
experiments will be made in Pettis
county and, in letter to Governor
Painter, State Veterinarian d. F.
Luckey calls attention to the fact that
they will necessitate the establish
ment Of quarantine regulations for
that county. These will be prepared
and promulgated by the state board
of agriculture at meeting to be
} called by Governor Painter in a few
: daVs Quarantine Is necessary hp.