The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
Work in Certain Places Will
Require a Few More
Days
AUTOMOBILE COLLIDES
WITH ELECTRIC CAR
Machine Is Wrecked Mt Sunnyside Sta
ton and Chauffeur Has His Arm
Crushed-Other News of In
tcrest in Bessemcr
BY JACK BETHEA

teeEth census for the Ninth congression-
al district OF Alabama Is practically COM
plete. Census Supervisor McEniry states
that there will be a day or two of work
in Birmingham In the West End, Wood
lawn and Enslcy districts This will be
done by enumerators having those ais
tricts and in case assistance Is needed 1t
will be furnished from the number who
have completed their work. During this
week there has been such a need Of
enumerators that Mrs. A. Y. Jackson
has been sent to Birmingham as an emu
merator. Miss Leo Connolly and Miss
Louise Bellah. the .stenographers in the
office, have been worked very hard an
swering the. telephone.
1t is estimated that during the past
few days the telephones have rung on
the average of once every two minutes.
The work would not be SO hard If every
person that called had a legitimate re-
quest to make. AS an example of some
of the calls that are received the fol-
lowing are given:
"a Birmingham society lady called up
this morning" said Mr.. McEniry, land
asked us to send an enumerator out to
her home on Sunday morning, as she
was going to do her marketing this aft
ernoon An enumerator will be sent, but
not Sunday.
Another lady from Birmingham asked
us to send a man out within an hour, as
she had to go to a card party. One
curious fact thai has come to my at
tention has been the anxiety Of young
men to have the fact that they are sin
gle made plain. This census has GER
tainly shattered one superstitution about
women-that they are sensitive about
their age The enumerators say that
bachelors resent the question, How old
are you? much more than the spin
sters.
Another good story about the work
was told me by one of my lady emu
merators. She went to a large boarding
house in Birmingham, rang the bell and
when the negro maid came to the door
asked TO see the proprietor. The maid
usEered her into a small room with
bare table and two chairs n 1t, telling
her to wait few minutes. Then she
leaned over close and asked in a stage
beer?' The lady did not say which she
took.
Zone Of my Ensley enumerators told
me of family from whom 1t was very
difficult to obtain information. When he
first went to the house he told them
who he was. Well, said the lady 1
don't believe I'll take any of your census
this time. Come around next time and
we might use a little But, madam,
demonstrated the enumerator, we only
come every ten years and you will be
left out for ten years. I don't want any,
said the woman, with a threat in her
voice The enumerator left and it was
necessary to have Mr.. Bass and mar
shall before the lady was convinced that
she would take some of the census
The census office is answering COM
plants over the telephone by printed
blank that contains the regulation ques-
tions, and it is hoped to get a number
that would otherwise be omitted.
| The work in Bessemer is practically
complete, with the exception of a few
| houses that will be handled from the
office. On May 10 the returns from the
and then the work of the census office
will, be on in earnest. 1t is very prob
able that Mr.. McEnry will be occupied
with the census until July or longer.
DO Good Work
A neat bit of detective work was done
this morning by City Detectives Parsons,
Childers and McCabe. The chief of po-
lice received a telegram this morning
from Sheriff ]. c. Van Pell Of Pensa-
cola, Fla. reading: ARREST Tom Davis.
Hold for me. Charge murder. Van Pell,
| Sheriff." The telegram was turned over
| to the detectives, who soon succeeded In
| locating the negro on Twenty-frst street.
He was arrested and taken to the city
| jail where he will be held pending the
arrival of Mr.. Van Pel from Pensacola.
| This will be in the morning, and 1t is
| very probable that the negro will be
| taken back to Pensacola tomorrow, as
he has signified his willingness to re-
turr without requisition papers.
| The crime for which the negro was ar
rested, as far as could be learned by the
| local officers was a particularly atrocious
| one. The killing took place at dance
some time ago. 1t is not known whether
the dead man was a white negro. A
second negro has been arrested in connec-
| ton with the affair and will also be held.
This is the first case of Importance that
has been handled in police circles this
week. Bessemer is better today than
| ever before. say the detectives. and they
are finding it increasingly difficult to
round up the regular Saturday night
bang of Craps shooters"
Alleged Tigers Raided
A force of deputies from Birmingham
| in connection with the local sheriff's Of