The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16
CENSUS WORKERS
TURN IN REPORTS
Richmond Enumerators Find
But Few Obstacles in
Their Path
SMALL POX BLOCKS ONE
SOLICITOR In CITY
Chesterfeldian is Advised That
Persons Under Age of Ten
Do Not Speak Any
Language.
tthildren under the axe az Ten are

children under the age Of ten are
NOT supposed TO speak any language
-os- r. be- able to read or writs.
Census enumerators In the Third
Virginia district had better bear this
point In mind Ii they don't want to
be lacked" up by superior Moore.
For the first tina SATURDAY, ssao-n=
ing, Mr.. Moore had occasion TO COM
municate with one OF mis- men sho had
committed an error bearing on this
point.
On opening his mail, Mr.. Moore
found letter from ~Enumerator I ON
A. huford OF Clover Hill dtstric- IN
Chesterfield. The envelope contained
q schedule showing names of the first
ten persons taken, with other data.
CHANGING through the schedule. Mr
Moore found that Jimmie Brown,
zeplpred. eixht-yeara- -spnke-the
English language and had Some
knowledge OF the three RS.
Jimmie Browns Case.
Calling his stenographer. the census
supervisor dictated a few lines to
the Clover Hill worker, explaining
that under Uncle Sans ruling Jimmie
Brown could neither speak the Eng
ltsil language nor tackle any of its
problems until ten years old. 80 far
NJ the thirteenth government CEN
suD ID concerned.
Mr.. Moore found the Glover Hill
report to be very god. there being
only TWO other errors noted.
The communication was sent in as
a result OF an order to the effect
that each enumerator In the out-of-
town districts must submit a report
OF the first ten names taken. so that
the head Office may ascertain how
each man is starting on.
Here are few obstacles the Rich
mond enumerators encountered FRI
Say. according to reports submitted
ON postal cards Saturday morning Al
~ the first days work:
House closed on account of small
pox.
Can't make people understand.
House No. so-and-so was vacant
Family Just moved from this district
10 another.
This family Ia in California and
wont be back till May is.
People next door say family is in
Atlantic City.
Complaints of this nature were
much fewer than Supervisor Moore
anticipated they would be. Az to the
report that a family Is In California.
he explained that he had already sent
/ one of his inspectors out on the case.
s and the latter had ascertained where
the desired information could very
probably be procured in II Richmond.
school Census Conniess.
Another complaint sad tina. work.
ers engaged In taking the school cen
sus for the State OF Virginia were
conflicting with those engaged In sim
ilar work Tor Uncle Sam: or rather,
that persons already visited ,Ay the
Arhnnf a kara m ~ nh q
ID to giving out practically the came
information again wnen the govern
Ment census man called. not quite un-
derstAnding that one solicitor was
working for the State and the Other
Tor the government.
According to city reports WIFI
came In Saturday morning Ennmera-
tor Irwin H. Hasker. working district
No. 1873, carried on the first honoTs
Friday, his report showing that he
had taken exactly 400 names. The
lowest number of names taken was
nineteen.
One enumerator. being Of the He
brew faith, reported that he woull
not be able to work. Saturday.
Young Man Wants Job.
As Supervisor Moore was glanring
through the reports In his Office on
the fourth fioor Of the Mutual build
Ing. young man walked In AMI eaii
he had seen In one of the newspapers
that two enumerators gave up their
Jobs soon after starting TO work Fri
4 day.
Sorry" said the supervisor. sec
ing that the young man was an APP
plicant for one OF the jobs. "hur
Allied those positions right away.
However. I'll take your name and bear
you In mind II another vacancy oc-
ours.
Supervisor Moore expects to fease
0u1ng first to Chesterfield, and then
probably to Goochiand- Before COM
Ing down to work Saturday morning
he iilied out his own census schedule
and left II for the enumerator who is
70 call at his home.