New Britain herald., 1917-03-01
ONLY TWO DECLINE
 ID FILL IN BLANKS
Chinaman and Russian. Soldier
 Pledge Loyalty to U. s.

Thug far, in securing data fer fill- ing out the fifteen or twenty thou1and census blanks that have al- ready been filed at the bureau head quarters in city hall, the census agents X have reported but two instances wherein men have declined to answer the questions. These mon were not offensive in their refusal. but G1nply stated a disinclination. It as thought that their refusals were the result of either transformation regarding the purpose of the census, or an inbOrn political belief, rather than any dis loyalty. Each man will be again soc licited in order to avoid any possible error or opinion before their names are reported back and filed on the odious blue card. In contrast to the0e two refusalssare willing census returns from 2 Chinaman who proudly ex- plained that he was an "Amelhcan," and Henry Goodrich, ono of the city's oldest men and others of foreign birth.
 Law Has No Penalty.
 Senator George W. Klett, chairman of the senate judiciary committee which drafted into a law Governor Holcomb's plan for military census. stated this morning that while the census taking is in accord with 8 law of the state of Connecticut. there is no penalty attached for failure to i'll out the census blanks. The senator stated that when the law was drafted 1t was suggested that some penalty be attached in order to make 1t possible to enforce it.. but some members ob- jected on the grounds~that it would be too mandatory and tyrannical. However" said Senator Klett. ''I be- lieve that if people do not act in accordance with the law and fill out these blanks willingly an amendment will be pasted by the legislature pro- viding penalty for all who decline.' 7
 Bright and early this morning the Misses Mildred Hellberg, Anna Fitx- gerald, Helen Allen, Vera Schade. Ethel Mount and Irene Loomis, super vised by Aides Johnstone Vance and E. Burlington Schurr, continued their routine ofice work In a masterly man. ner. These young ladies have given their services daily, assisted at vari- ous hours of the day by other willing workers. Yesterdays work brought in 5000 additional census blanks and last evening William H. Judd. Nor gan w. Felt Thomas H. Clarkson Earle c. Gibney. Harry D: Cross, w.t. bert Johnson. F. w. Tull, Eleanor M | Berry, Olive Odenwaldt. Gertrude A
 Johnson, Lillian Johnson. H. "A Johnson, Antionette Hem and Helen
 l.. Ryan worked long after ofacs hours listing and checking off thu multitude of blanks turned in dt,rina the day. Chiuaman Shows Loyalty. In going over the census blanl1 MT. Judd came upon several whicf held a human interest story. On, man, in reply to the question of Ar, you citizen of the United Statss?' said he was not, but below he wrote in reply to the question as to his na. tionahty, that he was an American James COchrane of 73 Columbis street, after answering all of the ques. tions, added that he is Ian exper, rifle shot" c. H. Barnes of the Y, M. c. A., in taking the census or Arch street, visited . Chinese laundry The Celestial proprietor was the frs, one interviewed and when asked ii he was citizen Of the. United States he replied with pride: "You betche me Amellican." A. Russian, whc said he had seen service in the i'm perial army, made the verbal com ment: I'm tickled to death that I'm an American citizen.''
 Aged Citizen Good Swimmer.
 Henry Goodrich of 211 Arch street, retired and full of the dignity of many years spent, in an honorable and help- full career. has filed his census report with those of the other P. & F. Corbin men with whom he feels that he ia closely affiliated. He is one of the oldest men in the city, his age being 93 years-and he still considers him. self a good swimmer.
 There are other standards of meas- urement of usefulness to the state than these which mark a mans ability as q soldier. MT. Goodrich might not rank as high in the trenches behind a ma- chine gun as he had done for many years behind a rifle as a hunter in the Connecticut woods, but in the life he has led busy. contented, respected, filling his place in the community blamelessly, he has made himself of very real present value as an example of what good citizen may be-.
 More Volunteers Needed.
 The census bureau announces that a, number of more outside census takers are needed to make the house to house canvass Other canvassers who already have a number of filled in blanks are requested to turn them in at headquarters at once as the clerks there arc able to file and list these blanks as rapidly as they are filled out
 Secretary A. H. Andrews of the Chamber of Commerce has fourteen assistants working among the mer- chants and offices and states that over 1 900 blanks will be turned in through this office. s
 Anthony S. Andrulewicz,' principal