Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
COUNT OF NOSES SOON
Orders to Police Enumerators
Ready for Distribution.
POPULATION APRIL Is
Where Mans Bed Is There He Lives.
Is Rule of Census.
INFORMATION AS TO CHILDREN
Reasons for Detention From Schoo
to Be Ascertained-All Races
and Sane and Insane Included.

Police who will take the census next
month are soon to receive from Maj
Sylvester instructions which will govern
their work. Copiee of printed instructions
are to be furnished each enumerator.
1t is the intention of the Commissioners
and superintendent of police to have the
work done in comparatively short while
The actual population of the city the
18th day of April Is to be determined.
Officials and those who are to act as
enumerators are already specializing as to
the result.
Maj. Sylvester is satisfied the figures
will show a substantial increase over
those of last year, when there was total
population of 800 403. of which al go
were white and 81 .4s3 colored. an increase
over the preceding year of 9,sl2.
Rules for Enumerators.
Each enumeration is to be provided with
a map of the District. Captains of the
precincts are to make as many districts
of their precincts as will be necessary to
facilitate the work.
Where mans bed isl says Mai Syl-
vester in his instructions, there the man
never lose sight of the fact that he is
taking the census of only one locality of
the District. A party doing business in
one officers district may reside elsewhere
i'm the District of Columbia where another
officer is taking the census.
He must, therefore, be careful not to
enumerate or enter in his columns any
business man sleeping in a locality where
Where the bed is, there should the party
be enumerated.
THE private should be careful to visit
every dwelling, hotel, lodging house,
business place. shop, warehouse. factory.
stable. cabin. hut. tent, canal boat, barge
and all other places. public or private. of
business or abode of families OF individ-
uals.
THE information sought about persons
should be obtained from the persons
themselves, or, in their absence, from the
most reliable persons accessible. In
case of families, from the head of the
family or the member thereof deemed
the most reliable
information desired. courtesy and con-
sideration must be shown by the pri-
Yates of the force, and when private
is in doubt about any matter he should
never hesitate to ask for instructions
from his superior.
Information Regarding Children.
The enumerators are to report the
number of children between the ages of
eight and fourteen years, the limits pre-
scribed in the child labor law, and in
tallying the number of children not at
tending school they are to note the gen.
eral excuse given for non-attendance.
Under the instructions issued to the
enumerators it is stated that all per-
sons who habitually sleep in the Dis
trict. those absent temporarily from
the District and those who reside here,
but who are temporarily absent from the
District for a portion Of the year, are
to .be considered permanent residents
and will be entered in the proper column.
Instructions are also given that all
Chinese, Indians. prisoners. deaf and
dumb blind. insane and inmates of in
situations should be enumerated just as
others are. and statement should be
given at the same time that they are
such. under remarks in the back Of the
books, SO that the numbers Of such per-
sons, in whatever institution they may
be, and in whatever square it may be
located, may be had when the census Is
finally completed.