The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
UNCLE SAM PLANS
TO COUNT FAMILY
Census EnumeratOrs Will Exact
Truthful Reports on Age,
Nationality and Condition
False Statements or Interior
ence with Work Renders Of
fender Liable TO $500 Fine

Is and April 80. next:
Name:
Relationship 10 the head of the
house:
Colore Sex. Age:
COnfugaI condftfOns
Place of birth. Place of birth of
parentss Number of years In the
United states. CitiEenships
whether or not employer or empIOye.
IL empIoye. whether or not employed at
the date of enumeration.
Number of months employed during
calendar year.
fures
Schooling. Literacys
whether or not n survivor of the
union OF confederate army or navy:
Name and address of each person
connected with household who is either
blind. deaf or dumb, pauper, prisoner
or Juvenile deIinquents
Name of any person connected with
household who il I'm institution for the
blind. deaf and dumb, Juvenile deIin-
quent or Indigents
Courtesy is TO be better than ram
pant in San Francisco between April
Is and April 80 next It is to be dis
LIlDuAtU IIOM QOOL 10 QOOL 4lAC sam
pie packages Of breakfast food
For during that halcyon fortnight S07
census enumerators win be marching
from house TO house with Please"
and Thank you" ever on their lips,
enrolling the population Of San Fran
cisco in the great book of the thir-
teenth annual census of the United
states of America. John J. Deane, su-
pervisor Of census for the fourth dis
trict Of California, which consists of
the. city and county OF san Francisco,
has opened his office in room AS POST
Office building Seventh and Mission
streets. and with the assistant super
visor, Captain George b. Baldwin, is
now preparing for the great cam
paign.
REASONS FOR CENSUS
The taking of the United States
census is a decennial pastime of the
United States government. 1t is a rite
on which much depends. Primarily
the representation of the state in the
halls OF congress and the district rep
resentation in the state Legislature de-
pend on the census returns. The popu-
lation of cities. counties states and the
nafion-importan figures for the use
Of promotion committees, political spell
binders and other progressive interests
lis determined solely. so far as the
authenticity goes, on the totals of the
enumerators.
The state has been divided into eight
districts, and San Francisco has been
set apart as the rourth. Supervisor
Deane is interested solely in the popu-
latiOn returned. During the census
year - 1910 - special agents of the
bureau Of the censds, under the de-
partment of the interior, will gather
important data concerning agriculture.
manufacturing. mines and quarries.
LESSONS IN POLITENEsS
OF course. the public will have to
bear. with a great deal during the
ers will revive the decennial joke of
the. German housewife who shocked
= the. census enumerator who asked if
she ha6 husband, by replying ''Nein. F"
not understanding the question. Then
the wit Of the dinner party viii reply to
the question; Haven't you any sense
at. allg' with the decennial answer:
:: No. my census was taken"
All that win make it hard for the
public. and Supervisor Deane realizes
it, as does Z. Dana Durand, director
of the census, who Is in charge of the
entire work throughout the nation.
So all enumeratOrs- have been in
SlfACItQ 10 De UlOcL pOlALE 10 the DGO-
pie they approach. And the people are
10 be educated into being polite to the
census man.
When asked how many children she
has. the proud mother must produce the
statistics, and not hold out on the ages
OF her youngsters in an effort to make
hersel6 fit the youthful role she might
wish. 10 assume.
+: CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION
There are many other questions
which. have TO be put and answered
truthfully and fully. All needed as
sistance must be given the census
enumerator by householders, landlords.
hotel and lodging house keepers and
others. False statements to the enum-
orator or interference with his work
subjects the offender to conviction on a
misdeTneanor charge and a fine of not
more than $500.
We anticipate peace and politeness, -
said Supervisor Deane yesterday. The
.enumerators are TO be instructed above
al other things to be courteous and
the public is expected to receive them
courteously. II practicable we will con-
duct a campaign Of education on the
census enumeration.
THE questions will be read in
schools and the pupils instructed how
TO familiarize their parents with the
system. Policemen and fremen will
be advised to inform all persons with
whom they come into contact of the
theory Of the census, and churches and
social organizations will be requested
10 cooperate in spreading knowledge
OF what is expected Of the people
1T is possible that the questions may
be sent out through the mails in the
form OF a sample ballot so that people
viii be familiar with them and pre-
pared 10 answer
ENUMERATORS ARE NEEDED
The city has been divided into sO7
enumeration districts, exclusive of the
military reservations and Goat island
These districts conform roughly to the
voting precincts. There will be. as a
rule. one enumerator in each district.
though in some congested districts
there viii be more The enumerafors
viii be paid by the number of names
they bring in. The rate has not vet
been decided upon, but the compensa-
ton will be from So. to IS a day. An
enumerator can gather 100 or l25
names a day
The census bureau favors the an
pointment of the following classes
Those who have had previous expert
ence, school teachers, substitute teach
ers, persons who have passed federal
state or municipal civil service exani
nations for clerical positions or for
mail carriers substitute mail carriars