Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27

|Iist q - Sslsotsd ~ Goddard
70 Handle Census Work
Z List q Questions TO , :
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\ Uoeootoe 0o0da4d, In charge Of the
Wosk e taaing l6Aho's new csnsus
Hos appointed - enumsrators TO act
'9oe AdA county. They are AZ follows:
namo6 ~ The several districts:
M. !. Mrs. Carrie q. Belshsr; No. .,
Xrn I1oromco l. Allen: No. ). Mrs..
- y, Whrnor; No. I, Mrs. Florence
OfConnor; No. s, Mrs. Ruia M. Cowan,
No. 8, Mrs. Kathyrn Clayburgh; No. z.
Mrs.. Lixxie b. Dickie; No. 8. Mrs.
Laura B. Sullivan: No. .. Mrs. Edith A.
IN; No. IL Mrs. Carrie Eichman; NO.
Is, Mrs. Lulu N. Cunningham; No. IL,
Mn. Eta L. Ellis; No. IA; Arthur L..
Course; No. 16. Miss Jeannette Orr;
No. IL, Mrs. Maggie Jones. NO. Is.
Mrs. Olive Rust Thomson; No. -,
William A. Mayer; No II, Mrs. Leora
8. Davis; No. %. Meta J. Powell; NO.
IS, samuel f. Russell: No. 70. MRS.
Amanda E Wakeman: No. 20, Paul V.
Casey: No. 20, Wilson H. Spangenber9:
No. so. william o. Kluckhohn; No. VI,
~. q. Moore: No. So, Kerney w. Bell;
No. Is, Mrs. Mary French: No. 81 A. r.
PRICE.
The following statement regarding
she census was issued today by Dr.
rector Goddard
MUST KEEP FIGURES SECRET.
.sThe men and women appointed to
serve as enumerators Of the fourteenth
decennial census are charged by law
with the collection of all facts neces-
sary to fill out properly the printed
census schedules which each enumera-
Tor will carry when making the house,
toulouse canvass of the territory as
signed to him. Each enumerator must
visit personally each house In his dis
trict and make his Inquiries OF the
head or some other member OF the
census questions.
The act of congress providing for
the census gives each enumerator the
right to enter every dwelling in his
district for the purpose of obtaining
the information required. Enumera-
torn will carry with them at all times
Sheir Identification cards and also their
written commissions from the govern
ment which they will show whenever
requested to do so. They are instruct
"a to be always courteous and con-
eiderate, but In those rare instances
where information necessary to I'LL OUT
the questions IN denied them. they are
empowered by law to insist on correct
answers. There aree legal penalties
for refusing to answer the census
questions or wilfully giving answers
that are false.
Each enumsrator IN prohibited by
INV from publishing or ,communfcat-
ing any information obtained through
the census regarding any individual OF
his affairs. This obligation to Sc
crecy likewise applies to all persons
connected with the census. After the
schedules are all filled out they are
sealed up and sent to Washington
where the information In tabulated by
means of machinery. Names are then
discarded entirely. No person. there
fore. need fear that his personal af-
fairs will be disclosed or that the in
formation given VIII be used to harm
him in any way"
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
Important questions win be asked
Of all persons az follow:
!. Age at last birthday.
2. Each person ten years Of age
and over will be asked whether he 1,
able to read or write.
8. Each person VIII be asked hi
| birthplace as well as the birthplace o
father and mother.
I. II foreign born the date of com
ang TO the United States win be asked
and, II naturalized. the date Of becom
1ng q citizen; also mother tongue o.
native language.
S. Each head OF a family will b,
asked whether his home is owned b,
him or rented. II owned, whether tn,
home IL mortgaged or free Of debt.
:. Each person will be asked hi
occupation and whether he is an EN-
ploysr or smploye or is working on hi
own account.
The answers to the above question
rive valuable and vital information Z
Tho government concerning the health
welfare. and progress OF the person
under it, protection.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ASKED
or FARMERS.
1. Each occupant OF a farm win b
onogod how many years, II any,
Noeleod ON . farm for wages; no,
many years, II any. he was tenant
"A how many years. II any. no farms
las owner.
!. waetasr no (a) owns. or u
ssnta Or tc) partly owns and partl
operates the farm for others a. man
aCor or superintendent.
:. How many acres in his farm
Number Of improved acres? Numbs
Of unimproved acres and number {
acres Of Woodland
{. Total value Of farm? Total valu
of buildings? Value Of implement
md machinery on farm?
8. Whistler farm v mortsaged?
70, the amount Of mortgAge?
& Unpsnsss for feed, fertilizer IN
labor IN the year 1919.
Z. Several questions concerning arl
SfIcial drainage Of his farm.
8. Number Of cows. horses, sheel
ohiohnna ara othor domoafic ANNA