The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17
MAY HALE WOMEN
TO FEDERAL COURT
Two Decline to Answer Dues
tons When Census Workers
Ask Them.
FINE FOR THOSE WHO WON'T
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Enumerators Make Good Pro-
gress, Public Being Dis
posed to Help.
FINE FOR THOSE WHO WON'T

Compensation ranging from 40 cents
to IS was earned during the first
days demonstrating In Richmond by
the enumerators. The lowest man
corralled a total OF nineteen persons.
while the highest captured about 400
The average is. perhaps. little less
than zoo, most of the return cards 70.
ceived yesterday by Supervisor Moore
showing from 100 to eco people num-
bered
The census office is not permitted to
give out information as to the total
registration during the first day. But
1t will be seen that, II the average Is
estimated correctly. about $4,000
names were placed on the blanks by
the ninety-six enumerators. Should
tho same ratio obtain throughout tho
fourteen working days. the city would
be found to have a population of
100000. No such happy result is an
ticpated 1t is evident that most of
the mon will be through ahead OF the
stipulated time.
In Factory District.
The man who got only nineteen
names was working under difficulties
He has factory section. where there
is a vast amount of property and terri
tory, and but few residents. The en-
ployes OF the manufacturing institu-
tions are, of course. listed In their
homes. This enumeration caught sixty
horses and forty mules, and only ninc-
teen folks.
The country districts naturally show
ed smaller enumeration. However
these came UP very well. The small
est number in the country was fifty
nine and the highest zoo. The latter
figure is abnormally large. having been
reached by a 1Ienrico county man. who
evidently began In thickly settled
suburb of this city.
ennrnerators Will visit the homes of
white people. The eleven black census
takers will labor among their own
race: Should they find. white families
the location. and white enumerator
or an inspector will make a visit,
Three Refusnls.
Three cases OF refusal to answer
questions developed on the first day.
One OF these was man who was
slight persuasion the information was
secured The other two declarations
came from women--one white and the
other colored The enumerators duly
reported these cases to the supervisor.
Before proceeding by legal means
inspectors will visit these women and
explain tho necessity for answering
the interrogatories. If the tnforma-
ton can be gotten in no other way.
complaint will be lodged with the dis
riot attorney, and the parties will be
brought into court to answer before
the Judge of the United States District
Court. Penalties OF fine and imprison-
ment are provided and may be en-
he will not be compelled to resort to
this extreme but he must get the
Information.
Three Women Ask Questions.
Three women are at work as emu
merators in this district. Two of these
are employed in Richmond and ono
in Goochland county. They are meas
uring UP well with the male workers.
Difficulties as to compliance with
Instructions continue to be met. One
of the most common is In the listing
of vacant houses. Every house must
be accounted for, and If there Is
gap an Inspector is sent to the scene.
F,numera tors are required to make re-
Some enumcrators have not Erasped
the requirements regarding children.
The United States government pre-
sumes officially that no person less
than ten years of age can speak or
read or write any language. This part
of the blank should not be filled out
when referring to such children. Some
age has TO be fixed. for 1t Is impossi-
'ie w soy luNt - % ~'A'h 49, -
speak. Fond parents who believe ;ha,
baby can say papa" and mama" can't
get 1t into the census returns.
school Age Troubles.
Again. the official school age Is be-
tween the years OF five and twenty
one. 1t may seem incongruous to ask
blooming matron of twenty, with
children hanging to her skirts. If She
has attended school during the. past
year, but it has to be done. 1t Is not
believed. however, that this requires
nent will act as a deterrent to the re-
suit of having an abnormally large
number OF females under twenty lone
appear on the final returns.
or the 1AS enumerators in Mr.. Moore's
district, which COMPRISES the Third
Congressional District. except the
counties OF Charles City and James
City, $50 reported yesterday. No doubt
the remainder filed their card reports,
| hut DELAYS We're encountered In the
mails. Some OF them live at such a
| distance, mail facilities considered.
that communications cannot be receiv-
T, ed until the second day.
AS whole, the people OF Greater
Richmond and OF the district are re-
spending in a gratifying way to the
request of the newspa pers for full and
free answers to the interrogatories.
lSundry questions prove somewhat em-
ibarrassing in certain cases. but ways
are found to avoid all difficulties.