Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
Electoral
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mississippi ............ 1l.7Sf,3S8 II
Arkansas .............. l2,538, 49,
ftoflua ............... 1O,625,Sl1
south Dakota. ..... G,6f9. 1914
Montana 6,IIO,S51
Utah Observation-Disclosures. 9.595.15l
New Hampshire. ....... 14,7O9.3ls
Arizona ............... 8,597.515
Contribution Of Troops.
1t is remarkable that although the
people of the District of Columbis
have been denied those rights Of
participating in the affairs Of the
government through the franchise
which are conducive to patriotism, the
fact remains that when the United
States has found itself involved ir
war. the people of the District hav,
taken second place TO those of none O
the states in Offering their SONS to fight
for it's cause
Civil War-1t is significant tina
the District OF Columbia in each OF
the controversies in which our people
have been called to arms contributed
larger number of it's sons than it:
1854 men to the front. According
to government statistics the District
proportion of man power was thirty
five one-hundredths Of l per cent o,
the estimated loyal population of the
country as determined by the censu:
Of 1860. whereas it actually sent into
service siXty-two one-hundredths Of
l per cent. or proportion Of abou'
four-fifthS greater than its share.
Spanish War-An examination OF
the census of 1900 disclOses that the
proportion of men which should prop
erly come from the District was thir'
ty-seven one-hundredths of 1 pei
cent VharalS If artnallv semi ahOll1
one-fourfh greater than the proper
ton properly chargeable. or forty -siN
of l per cent.
World War.-An enviable recor5
was made by the District of Columbis
in the war with Germany. The tota
voluntary enlistments in the Army
Navy, and Marine Corps for the Dis
trict was 1914. which was a larger
number than in any one Of sever
states. namely. Nevada. Delaware
Arizona. wyoming, Vermont, New
a trifle less than in three other states
Under the first and second registra
lions. 1851 were indicted into the
service of the government. making
total of voluntary enlistments ant
conscriptions into the service of the
United States Of 1884.
1888 per cent OF the total SEDUCTION:
into the service. The percentage
which these voluntary enlistment:
bear to the total number Of enlist
tration was greater for the Distric,
of Columbia than FOR any states OF
the Union except Rhode Island, Ore
gon. Washington. California. ant
Maine. and more than one-third great
er than the percentage of the country
as a whole.
Liberty Loans.
The showing made by the people o.
the District of Columbia in the finan
cial support of the government
through the purchase Of liberty bond:
is one of which they may well fee
proud. The support thus afforded the
government in each Of the loans ha!
been largely in excess of that giver
by very many Of the states of thu
Union, and in each Of the five loans i
far exceeded it's quota.
Of the first liberty loan. the quota TO-
the District of Columbia was 10000, 900
while the amount actually subscribed
was $1s.2S1.4e0. or a per capita sub
scription of $500, which was nearl,
four -fifths greater than for the country
as a whole, which was only s29.29
This per capita exceeded the sub
scriptions of each Of the twelve fed
eral reserve districts except thu
second, which includes the state o,
New York.
OF the second liberty loan, the quots
assigned for the District of Columbia
was $2o,000.000. whereas the sub
scriptions amounted to s22,s57,050. o.
per capita subscription of $57.73
whereas for the United States at large
it was only $44.55. Again the pei
capita subscriptions for the Distric
were in excess of ten of the fedora
reserve districts and only less thar
covering Boston and New York.
On the third liberty loan, the quota
assigned for the District Of Columbis
was $12,S70,000. while the subscrip
tions of its people amounted to $25.
992,250.or a per capita subscription o,
s64.SS as against $40.13 for the United
States at large. Again the per capita
cess of that in each of the twelve
federal reserve districts except tn,
second which includes the state O.
New York.
The subscriptions through the citi
zens of the District of Columbia IL
the third liberty loan were greater
than in any one Of eighteen states
sas. Delaware. Florida, Idaho. Maine
Mississippi Montana. Nevada. New
Hampshire. New Mexico. Nortf
Carolina. North Dakota, South Caro-
lima. Utah. Vermont, and Wyoming.
The number Of subscribers to thi!
loan was also greater in the Distric
than in any one of the eighteen state.
just named except Arkansas. but in
Guiding in its place Tennessee. TIL.
proportion Of the population wht
subscribed to this loan was greater
in the District Of Columbia than i,
any one of the forty-eight states ant
was about twice as great as the per
which ranged from 1907 for Iowa t
3.3 for North Carolina.
The quota of the fourth liberty
loan assigned to the District Of Co
lumbia was $27.608,000, whereas thu
subscriptions amounted to $51, 262,100
or . per capita subscription of $127.61
which was nearly twice the per capita
a whole, which was only $65.94. Thi!
per capita subscription for the Dis
trict of Columbia was again largely
in excess of that of every federal re-
serve district except the second
which includes the state Of New York
Inc aggregate SUBSCRIPTIONS from thu
citizens of the District of Columbia o
the fourth liberty loan were greater il
amount than those Of any one O
twenty-three states, namely: Alabama
Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware
Florida, Idaho. Louisiana, Maine, Mis-
sissippi, Montana. Nevada. New Hamp.
shire. New Mexico, North Carolina
North Dakota, Oklahoma. Oregon. Soutl
Carolina. South Dakota, Utah, Vermont
Wyoming.
The number Of subscribers to this -loa.
in the District was greater than in an!
one Of twenty-five states, while thu
proportion of the population of the Dis