The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-29

K. Dana Duran6a Director of the
Census, has given it out that there
will be $50 supervisors districts,
In charge Of an equal number OF su-
pervisors. These officials are ap-
pointed by the President, subject to
confirmation by the Senate. The
supervisors will nominate to the Di-
rector Of Census the persons they
wish to be designated as enumer-
ators, the allegation being made in
certain Quarters that the whites will
not give to colored enumerators the
information necessary to satisfac-
tory census 4; A suggssttan has been
made that Negro snArneratpre he
named A. iatrfets Gre the popdi1Ita TIA:
taon Is. Ialmost Exclusively ;colbHAtl
and that the supervisors for such dis
tricts also be Negroes. Coupled
with this idea is that the Negroes in
several Of the thickly populated
sections may not feel disposed to an
sWer accurately the questions pro-
pounded by a white enumerator. The
matter Of appointments Is being gone
over with extraordinary care by Sec
rotary Nagel and Director DuranG,
and 1t is hoped that an equitable ad-
justment will be reached. Under
the 18th census the Negroes had two
supervisors, both In Mississippi,
hundreds of enumerators, north and
south, many clerks in the Washing
ton office, besides q fair quota of
messengers, laborers and chairwo-
men. 1t Is not thought that we
should be accorded less liberal repr
resentation under the present CEN
sus: Numbers Of wen equipped men
and women Of the race are getting
ready for the examinations, and If
merit alone. Is to be the test of pref
erment, we are likely to have q
goodly share Of the positions Of
trust and profit to be dealt out with
in the next few months. Director
Durand, excellent business man that
he Is, has the work we'll in hand-far
ahead Of the point usually reached
at this time-and by January 1, it
is expected that he will be ready to
begin putting on large force. The
positions will last from one to two
years. District people may get q
chance at temporary employment, as
the brief tenure Of office and expen-
sive living here may not justify the
places by persons out In the states
Of the far west and south.
Bishop J. w. Smith Is in receipt
OF an official statement from DR.. w.
H. Coffee, Secretary Of the Church
Extension Board Of the A. M. e.
Zion Church, announcing the ap-
pointment of Mr., w. A. Rayfield, Of
Birmingham, Ala, as the official
supervising architect Of his denomi-
nation. Mr.. Rayfield is instructed
to issue at an early date a booklet
containing full architectural designs
for churches, parsonages, etc, with
an approximate cost. of the same
for the guidance Of Zion pastors who
| may wish to build or make substan-
tial improvements. Mr.. Rayfie!d Is
regarded as one of the foremost ar.
chitects OF the country and Is young
man Of demonstrated executive ca
pacity. He Is a graduate of Tuske
gee institute, and served for Ions
time as an architect in that schoo
and as an instructor in the science
of architectural drawing.
| There is "nuthin' doin'" in tht
matter Of cutting the official pie
} hereabouts. Candidates have beer
made aware OF the fact that Pres
i6eht Tan's Whole Mind is centeret
on the pending tariff bill, and from
his struggle for q measure that vii
square with the promises OF the re-