The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-16
QUESTION ASKERS
BEGIN CAMPAIGN
Census EnumeratorS' First Day
ELECTS Only a Few Angry
Protests.
WILL NOT TELL HER AGE
WOMAN POSITIVELY REFUSES,
BUT HUSBAND ANSWERS.

Yesterday was the opening day OF
the taking of the thirteenth census,
when 23S census enumerat0rs began
canvsssing the state. asking rapid-fire'
ques1on to find out the muItifarious
things that Uncle sam is DESTROYS of
knowing concerning his people. In
Salt Lake enumerators will be busy
the next two weeks. but in rural com
munities it viii probably be month
before every name is check cd up and
the list ready TO submit to the bureau
at Washington.
Promptly at O'Clock the enumera-
tors started on their rounds, and re-
ports received at the office OF Census
Supervisor Hugh A McMnlin were to
the effect that, as a rule, the questions
were being readily answered.
All Of the enumeratOrs, except Frank
J. Dunford, reported for duty. He sent
in word at the last moment that he
had secured other employment Super
visor McMillin had substitutes ready,
and he quickly sent Mrs. Florence G.
Cohn to fill the vacancy, which was in
district No. III. Mr. McMillln has
the names of a number of eligibles
who will be called upon should any
further vacancies occur.
Reports from points outside the city
were to the effect that the work started
off in q satisfactory manner. OF
the rural enumeratO tors there was only
one that failed to commence work.
This was in the Lund district, in Iron
county, and Mr.. McMillin left for that
point last night TO appoint an enumera-
tor.
Protests Are Few.
Enumerators knocked without get
ting responses at many residences yes
terday, it being holiday. Many
families went to the parks or out of
town. In the morning great many
people attended the Arbor day eXer
cises, and when the enumerators called
they were not at home. Fully half OF
the families called on were away from
home.
AT the census supervisors office, IN
the DOoly block, the clerks were kept
busy all during the day answering tele-
phone calls from householders and also
from enumerators who were not
familiar with all their duties.
A few protests we're received from
persons who demanded 10 know BY
what right the census men sought to
medd3e ir their private affairs. These
however. were rare exceptions, and, on
the whole, citizens responded without
unnecessary argument.
There was only one instance reported
of q woman refusing to give her age
This happened in the Eighteenth ward.
where a woman whose name was not
disclosed at the census office, rlatly
refused to give the year Of her birth,
on the ground that it would tend to
humiliate her The situation was saved
by her husband coming to the rescue
and informing the enumeratOr or the
exact age OF his spouse.
One enumeratOr, whose district IN
cludes East First South street, reported
that at a rooming house on that street
he was threatened with bodily
harm by a person who resented being
asked questions. The enumeratOr re-
ported the case to Sheriff Sharp. Super
visor Hugh A McMillin viii prosecute
to the full extent of the law all per-
sons who wilfully refuse to answer the
questions, or who interfere with the
enumerators in the discharge of their
duties