Evening star., 1922-12-13

| was nearly IOuF-HIInS greater than
for the country as whole. which
was only $29.29 This per capita ex-
ceeded the subscriptions of each Of the
twelve federal reserve districts except
the second. which includes the state OF
/, New York.
| OF the second liberty loan, the quota
assigned for the District of Colum-
bia was $20.0O0.000. whereas the sub
scripiions amounted to $22.857.05O. or
a per capita subscription OF $5773,
whereas for the United States at large
it was only $44.55. Again the per
p, were in excess Of ten Of the federal
reserve districts, and only less than
that In the first and second districts,
covering Boston and New York.
On the third liberty loan. the quota
for the District Of Columbia was $12,-
100000. while the subscriptions OF its
| people amounted to s25.9s2,250, or a
+, per capita subscription Of $64.98, as
against $40.l3 for the United States
at large. Again the per capita sub
! scription was considerably in excess
of that in each of the twelve federal
! which includes the state OF New
: York.
The subscriptions through the citi-
j Zens of the District Of Columbia in
the third liberty loan were greater
than in any one of eighteen states.
Delaware, Florida Idaho. Maine. Ms
) sissippi. Montana Nevada, New Hamp-
shire, New Mexico. North Carolina.
! North Dakota. South Carolina, Utah,
! Vermont and Wyoming.
! The number of subscribers to this
! loan was also greater in the District
! than in any one of the eighteen states
! just named except Arkansas, but in
, cluding in its place Tennessee. The
! proportion of the population who sub
scribed to this loan was greater IN
the District of Columbia than in any
one Of the forty-eight states. and WAS
about twice as great as the percent
age Of the country as whole. which
ranged from 2S.O7 for Iowa to 3.3 for
North Carolina.
, The quota Of the fourth liberty loan
assigned to the District OF Columbia
was $27,s08 600 whereas the subscrip-
tions amounted to $51 .262.lO0 or a per
capita subscription Of Sl27.61. which
was nearly twice the per capita sub
scription for the United Setates as a
, whole. which was only $65.94. This
/ 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.
The aggregate subscriptions from
the citizens of the District OF Column
bia Of the fourth liberty loan were
greater in amount than those Of any
one OF twenty-three states. namely:
Alabama. Arizona. Arkansas. Colora-
do. Delaware. Florida. Idaho. Louiri-
vada: New Hampshire. New Mexico.
North Carolina. North Dakota. Ok
lahoma. Oregon. South Carolina,
South Dakota. Utah. Vermont. Wyom-
ing.
The number Of subscribers to this
/ In OF tor
that in any one of twenty-five states.
while the proportion of the popula-
ton of the District subscribing to
this loan. according to the Treasury
Department. was 65.8 per cent, which
was much larger than in any one of
the forty-eight states Of the Union
and about three times as great as
the corresponding percentage for the
entire United States. which was only
2l.9S per cent.
OF the fifth or victory loan. the
quota assigned to the District Of Col
, umbia was s20,307,000. while the ac-
tual subscriptions were $2s.307.0 900.
secured from 132.159 subscribers.
Postal Revenues.
While the revenue derived by the
government from the postal service in
the District of Columbia Is perhaps
not a criterion as to the amount Of
business transacted. still it affords some
indication certainly for comparison. Ig-
noring entirely the fact that at least
three-fourths Of the postal matter from
which no revenue is derived the records
disclose the fact that the receipts Of the
local post p,o It office ending June 80. 1918.
were $3.OS5.19312. which was greater
than the receipts Of all the post Offices
| In any one Of the following states: Ari-
Zona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida,
Idaho; Maine. mississippi. Montana.
North Dakota. Oregon. Rhode Island.
South Carolina South Dakota, Utah.
Vermont. West Virginia and wyoming.
1t also appears that these receipts
i exceeded the aggregate receipts of all
New ."exico and Wyoming combined,
which amounted to the sum Of $685.
/, 041.05.
Intelligence.
that the average percentage of illiteracy
for all classes of its population COM
bined was IL for the United States,
while for the District Of Columbia ii
Was wa! 4;s. The Districts percentage Of
| illiterates as shown by this census was
less than any one of the following twen-
ty-five states: Massachusetts. Rhode
Island. Connecticut. New York, New
Jersey. Pennsylvania. Delaware, Mary
Carolina. South Carolina. Florida. Geor-
gia. Kentucky. Tennessee. Alabama.
Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana. Okla
homa. Texas. New Mexico, Arizona
and Nevada.
OF the native whites Of native par
entage the percentage was six-
tenths or l per cent for the District,
while the average percentage for the
United States was 81. A comparison
OF the District in this respect with
the individual states shows that it's
percentage pc OF illiteracy Of this class
one of the following thirty-three
states: Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont. Rhode Island, New York. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana,
Illinois. Michigan. Iowa. Missouri.
Kansas; Delaware, Maryland. vir-
ginia. West Virginia. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi. Arkansas, Louisiana, Okla
homa, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona.
The same census shows that in the
District of Columbia the illiteracy
among the colored population was
1875. or less than one-half the cor
responding figures for the United
States, which was 30.4. and less than
the same percentage for any one of
the following nineteen states: In
diana. Missouri, Delaware. Maryland,
lima, South Carolina. Georgia, Florida,
Kentucky. Tennessee, Alabama, Mis-.
sissippi. Arkansas, Louisiana, Okla
homa, New Mexico.
A comparison of the 1910 census
with that of 1870. as well as the sue
remarkable increase in school at
tendance and decrease in iliiteracy
among the colored population. The
percentage of illiteracy among COL