The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-16


| tempted frauds than any previous CEN
| sus. but the instances cited by Mr.. Dur
and are sufficient 10 require the most
vigilance 10 bring Those who have vio-
lated the law TO justice and proper
punishment. Sincerely yours,
WILLIAM II. TAFT.
Hon. Charles Nagel. Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor"
How Padding Was Done.
The letter of Director Durand, also
addressed 20 Secretary Nsgel, sets
forth that attempted padding OF the
census was brought about mainly
through the use of slips printed by
private individuals and containing the
census questions.
These were distributed very geneT-
ally on street corners and elsewhere
and were filled out by thousands or
people. who had either already been
enumerated or were not permanent
residents OF the city and not entitled
10 enumeration there. II is possible
that IN some cases the names We're
wholly fictitious.
These slips were turned over by the
private individuals who collected them
through special agent OF the census
bureau named COrwin TO thirty-rour or
the enumerators, and they. under the
instructions OF COrwin, added the
names 10 the enumeration by assign
ing them as "bOarders" or dodgers to
various houses in their districts. In
other words, the director states, the
enumeratOrs deliberately made the
false statement that these persons
were resident at this or that particu-
lar street number. although the emu
meratOrs knew nothing whatever with
regard TO the n-mes so fraudulentlY
added.
Careful Recount.
The director says the census bu
reaU's work in rechecking or recount
ing the population Of the padded" dis
triets in Tacoma was done with the
80 h WnHN
population might be ascertained.
The director declares also that more
or less extensive attempts al padding
the census have been discovered in
other cities mentioned and he adds
that Investigations are in progress
with reference 10 number OF still
other cities.
Full Information regarding these
cases Will be made public later. In
many instances, he states. this pad
ding" consisted in the repetition or
visits by the enumerator 10 hotels,
boarding and lodging houses.
the city after the census day. perhaps
merely for a stay of few DAYS were
added TO the enumeration as residents.
Suspicion Quickly Aroused.
Director DuTand says that the suspi-
ciOns of Chief Statistician William hunt
and Chief OF Division William Fl. Jar.
Wis, OF the population division of the
census bureau with regard to the cen
sus or Tacoma, were aroused when. an
careful examination OF the schedules n
the office al Washington. IL was found
that there was an absurdly large num-
Der OF families reporting great mum hers
OF "rOOmeFs" and dodgers" William
A. Mckenzie, a bureau expert. who had
charge of the enumeration OF the
fourth district OF Alaska. was sent by
Director Durand TO Tacoma and made
a thorough Investigation.
In the ten districts mentioned. a COM
plete re enumeration was made. while
In tWenty-fOur other suspicious dis
tricts. the head Of each house was Wis
Tied and investigated. Many names
were assigned 10 vacant lots and they
were eliminated.
The director says il is not yet known
diViduals were responsible for the false
made that the names were given to the
enumeratOrs with the avoWed purpose
of ascertaining whether they hal been
listed. Instead OF using the names for
this purpose the enum orators added
them without making any examination.
Excuse of EnumeratOrs.
In excuse for this course, they say
a hey were acting under directions of
Stacey NJ. COrwin, one of the special
agents of the census bureau at Tacoma.
among the enumeratOrs. stating, Mr..
Durand alleges. that the names We're
those of bona fide residents. who should
be registered. Mr.. Durand declares that
COrWin went so far as 70 say that the
names must be counted even though
their owners were assigned - vacant
lois