Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
PADDED CENSUS
Of PORTLAND AND
SEATTLE TRIMMED
Oregon City Has a Population of
237,194, While Washington
Metropolis Has 207214
ONE ENUMERAT0R INDICTED
15,745 Names Are Cut from One
List, and 11,199 Are Fraud
uIentIy on Another
ONE ENUMERAToR INDICTED
Associated Press1


WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.--In an
nouncing tonight the correct popula-
tion of Seattle, Wash, and Portland,
Ore, as 237, ,194 and 207, PA respectively,
Census Director Durand issued state
ments giving the results of the re-
enumeration made necessary in GER
tain districts of the two cities by evil
dences of the padding of the original
figures.
The increase of Portland is 116,7S8. or
1892 per cent over SOAPS in 1900. The
increase of Seattle is 156,523, or 1874
per cent over 8O,671 in 1900.
The original returns of Seattle con-
tanned 24S,382 names. or 11,188 more
than the final figures. The original
returns for Portland contained 222,959
names, or 1915 more than the final
count.
Mr.. Durand says the evidence indi-
Gates that in most cases the enumera-
tors were not consciously guilty of
frauds.
In both Portland and Seattle several
similar causes yere found by the
census bureau for the padding which
led to the recount. A private organ
ization in each city, in Portland per
haps more than one organization. had
slips printed containing the census
questions and names were added by
the enumerators from the slips thus
gathered. The organizations in each
case collected names of many persons
who "claimed not to have been emu
merated and to be entitled to enumer-
ation."
These slips, the census bureau dis
covered contained names of - many
transients in the city and oty rs not
entitled to be counted.
OTHER INACCURACIES R%GND
several enumerators, in Portland "as-
signed large numbers of names from
these slips to vacant lots or buildings
containing no residents" One enumer-
ator. on checking up such slips handed
to him, found that his own name ap-
peared on five different slips as not
| having been enumerated"
One railroad grading gang (Which
| possibly at one time was employed in
Portland, but which at the time of the
enumeration had for some time been
| in the state of Montana, was-enumer-
! ated."
In one district an enumerator listed
| over 100 persons as residents at some
| business establishment. Over 100 per-
sons were enumerated as residents OF
| a Japanese church"
The crews of several vessels not haV-
| ing Portland as their home port and
in one case the passengers on a steam
er which arrived at Portland were
counted. Ln6 census DuT6du 0SSlcbiCN'
OF the fifteen enumerators in Seattle
found to have padded their returns lit
is impossible, says the statement. "to
state with certainty how many Were
guilty of intentional frauds" But in
the cases of districts 60 and 107 it adds.
"in which the greatest number OF
names were eliminated, there can be
little doubt that intentional frauds Were
perpetrated."
In district 107 the methods pursued
are reported as particularly flagrant =
The correct enumeration was 1865,
whereas the enumerator presented 1858
names. In the other district the orig
inal enumeration showed S537 names.
the recount 4491 The former enum-
orator has been indicted for violation
of the census act. The other enumer-
ator. it is said, interpreted his instruc-
tions so literally that he invented out
of his own head information where 1t
was lacking.