Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-20

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Lubbock, Germany. has met with the
same fate at the hands OF the Ameri-
can postal authorities. Acting Post
master General Grandfcld has just
issued an order of fraud against Ben
dick. The inspectors have obtained
circular matter Sent into this co1ln-
try by Bcndick. advertising various
foreign lotteries and soliciting remit
tances for tickets representing chances
in drawings, The order issued by Mr..
Grandfield covers All mail directed to
II. Bendick at Hamburg, Germany,
The Western Speciality company of
Bloomington. H., has been promoting
"A speciality through the mails which
the postoffice department pronounced
a fraud In an order just issued, de-
nying the company further use Of the
mails, The company advertised,
Wanted, al once, ladies to copy let
ters at home; can earn $40 to $50
per week. send 10 cents for particu-
lars. Western Specially Company.
Bloomington, m" If a person mailed
10 cents to the company, she received
a circular asking for an additional
80 cents for complete instructions.
plan OF work. packing, mailing, etc"
+ handsome sample Of goods" was
also promised, the company agreeing
10 refund the deposit with the first
remittance OF $40 for work done. In
stead Of obtaining employment as
copyists and receiving instructions for
copying letters. correspondents re-
ceiyed a stamped pillow top with in
structionS showing how to embroider.
and We're advised thai a commission
Of 26 cents would be paid them for
every order obtained for the purchase
Of a pillow top with instructions how
TO ~ombroider.
L. s. Census Director Durand an
nounce wa very material changes
IN the schedule for manufactures to
be oerricd by the special agents en-
ployed In collecting the data for the
thirteenth census,
AT the censuscs Of 1900 ana
1905" stated the director, the man
ufaetures schedule called for the
average number OF mon, the average
number of women. and the average
number OF children under 16 employ
ed during each month In each estab-
lishmcnt. could this question have
been answered accurately, il would
undoubtedly have furnished informa-
ton Of much value and Of greater
value than that which we are now
proposing To secure. TO answer this
intertuRutorS with strict accuracy
would, however, require the special
agent or the manufacturer, hlling out
the schedule. 10 go IN detail through
every pay roll OF the year usually
either ~ or 20 in number, counting
the number of mon, women and chit
dren separately on cach-the segrc-
cation OF those under 16 involving
peculiar difficulty. particularly in the
cllse of the earlier pay rolls of the
~yoar--and averaging the Tor
each month. 10 do this would. in
my Judgment, have required severaI
times as long as TO i'm out all the re-
mainder of the manufactures schrd-
uio except onlS the question IN clnssi-
fled wages.
AS a matter of fact, practically
none Of the returns at the prccedlnr
censuses were, / am convinced, basoo
on actual analyses of the pay rolls
They were In nearly All cases mer,
estimates made more or less offhan,
by the manufacturer or his book
| keepers, and there is oyery reason I,
bolicvc hat these estimates wer,
often Wide of the mark,
'"rhc schedule as II has been re.
,iscd for the present census calls fol
che number OF men, women and rllil,
drru employed during one spcCin,
week only. Hitd Tor the total number
cm pluNcd, without distinction of ag,
or sen. on the first DAY ron of caCl
month. The relative extent to whicl
women ana children are cmploye,
will be ascertaincd approximately
from the figures tor the sclecto,
week aud, although hat week VII
NOT, perhaps, i'm some industries b,
Typical of the year as a whole. tn,
accuracy of the figures viii more than
compensate for tho apparent sacri
fee IN the amount OF Information oh
tanned.
we huve also deemed il wise Il
cut out the question with regard I,
classified wages to which / have jus
referred, and which appeared in IN,
census schedules of 1900 and 1895
These schedules called for the mum
beer of employees during "a s|clectc,
Wook, classified according to thei
earnings. d also separating men
women and children under l6. Thi
intcrrugatoty. 1t correctly answered
would furnish Information of grea
value We have become convinced
however, that tor many establishment
correct cannot be obtaiue,
bN amy mount of effort. and that 10
other establishments the amount q
tuort necessary To- obtain answer
would involve expense and delay pre-
cludcd nv the limitations OF our an
preparations ana requirements as I
thc date sol publishing the result;
strictly speaking. this inquiry fail
within the field of the Bureau of Ia
bon rather than that of the Ceusu