The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
CENSUS WORK BEGINS
Director Determines Who
Are Residents of District.
CITY DIVIDED INTO FIVE PARTS
Members Of Congress and Their
Clerks Are Counted Out-PreSident
and Government Employees Are
Residents-Six Inspectors Will SUI
pervise ESQ Enumcrators.

Census enumerators will begin their
work in the District Of Columbia to-
morrow
As an aid to the work advance sched-
ules Of population have been distributed
and heads Of families have been requested
to fn in the required information for
each member of the household, and have
it ready for the enumerator when he calls.
The law provides that person shall be
enumerated at his usual place Of abode
meaning the place which is his home.
The conditions in Washington are some
what peculiar. however. as to just who
are 20 be considered residents.
The Director OF the Census was asked
this question. and he said: 1T is clear
that Senators and Representatives In
Congress should be enumerated in their
home States. even though they own and
maintain a residence here IN Washington
during the sessions of Congress, and all
the Senators and Representatives have
been requested TO take the necessary
steps to see that they, and all Of the
members OF their families. are enumerated
az their home residences.
on the other hand. the President. mem
bers Of the Cabinet. other government
officials. and all government employees
either keeping house or boarding here
should be enumerated as residents Of
Washington, because they are domiciled
here for a considerable period in
definitely.
Not Voting Residence.
II IS not. as a matter OF fact. Ques-
ton Of legal or voting residence. This
point should be made clear, as no one
loses any OF his rights as a citizen in
any state 10y being enumerated In Wash
ington. In the case Of some Of the
clerks 10 Senators and Representatives,
those who are simply here temporarily,
as during n session OF Congress only,
should be enumerated from their home
States and not in Washington. but in
the case OF most Of the committee clerks
and other employees at the Capitol who
spend the greater part Of their time. and,
in effect. live I'm Washington, they should
be so enumerated"
The supervisors force is composed Of
chief clerk, Norris Mclean and two
clerks at his headquarters in the Armory
Building In L street, near Fifth north
west. six special agents. who will act as
inspectors. and $50 enumerators. OF the
latter number 80 are women and 10 are
negroes. The special agents comprise 5
whites and I colored, the former being
Herman y Matthews Edward J. Brady.
Carl A. Jensen. w. II. Spurgin. Revere
Rodgers. and the colored. Ocea Taylor
been divided into five districts: the north
west, the northeast. the southeast. the
southwest. and the central division. There
will be about g white enumerators as
signed to each. and each district will be
inspected by one OF the white special
agents. The colored special agent. Tay-
Tor Will superintend the work Of the a
negro enumerators.
The women enumerators will be stu
ated principally in the northeast and the
northwest sections. as Supervisor Brough-
ton desires them 10 encounter only the
most agreeable conditions of work
Strict Confidence Assured.
The most important point in this re-
spect Is the assurance which they are
TO give all persons that the answers to
all questions are held In strict confidence
by the bureau and its employees. and that
in no possible way can any person be
harmed by giving complete and truthful
answers.
large number Of the Presidents cen
sus proclamation in the English language
has been posted throughout the city. II
has not been considered necessary to put
up proclamations I'm foreign languages.
Work TO he Checked.
The inspectors will overlook the daily
reports from the enumerators. and if it
IS found that any OF them is returning
too many names or too few names I'm a
day the inspector IN whose district the
particular enumeration is working will