Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-29
1S26ENUMERATORS
READY FOR CENSUS
Governmental "Count Of Noses"
Finds Headquarters Here
Preparing for Task
CANVASS STARTS ON FRIDAY

Census takers are being sworn In
daily at the Office Of the Board OF Cen e
sors, 800 South Broad street, prepara
tory to the greatest statistical campaign
tho world has ever witnessed.
The fourteenth dccennial census. OF
men and things throughout the United
States will begin On Friday, and the
house to house canvassing VIII cover
at least two weeks
Beginning Friday 1926 men and
women in the city and SI,WU through =
out tho country will personally call on
the first OF the names on their list OF
some 2000 each. They will work eight
hours day until the lists are ex-
hausted They will call at all the con-
venient hours of the day and night,
and. provided they submit the proper
certificate of identification, no person
in the city or in the United States ls
permitted to refuse to answer the
authorized questions.
Robert ]. Keegan. supervisor of the
census in this district, which is called
the first. urges upon the citizens OF
Philadelphia that to assist in the com
plete and exact enumeration OF the
city's population is matter OF patrl-
otic and civic duty.
DUTY OF All to ASSIST
ut is the duty of every person,
said President Wilson in his recent
proclamation on the census. ITO answer
all the questions on the census schedules
which apply to him and the family TO
which he belongs. The sole purpose OF
the census is to secure general stats
teal information regarding the popula-
tion and the resources OF the country,
and replies are required from lndl-
viduals only to permit the compilation
of such general statistics. No person
can be harmed in any way Tor furnlSn .
ing the information required.
The constitution of the United states
requires a correct enumeration OF popu =
latiOn to be taken every ten years IN
order to determine the correct repre- =,
sentaton of the states in the House OF
Representatives.
The census, the government assures
the people through the census boards,
has nothing to do with taxation, with
military or jury service, with com
pulsory school attendance, with the
regulation of immigration or with the
enforcement of any national, state or
local law or ordinance.
"There need be no fear, states the
Presidents proclamation. THAT any dis
NluHult Will ut i'SuI s'IS
dividual person or his affairs"
All information Confidential
Census bureau employees, enumcra :
tors and staff officers are prohibited
under heavy penalty from disclosing any
secret or private information they may
secure through this personal canvass
of houSPhclders.
The 1896 census takers or enumera
tors of the city are made up of school
teachers, college students, men and
women from every walk of life who
have passed an examination in intelll-
gence. The 1926 were selected from
among approximately 5000 applicants.
The enumeratOrs work under oath to
be honest and accurate in their com
pilations and to keep secret the infor-
nation they secure. Each enumerator
is given certificate of Identification
signed by Sam L. Rogers, director. OF
the census. and by District Supervisor
Kecgan. The enumcratOrs must pro.
duce this certificate if he is challenged
by a householder. In addition; each
cnumerator receives small NOTEBOOKS
| for his entries and supply of blanks
for his final report.
The enumerator must report daily .tC
! all inspector-there is one inspector tol
every twenty or thirty .enumerators,-
| Lnp nunDpT Ol DtI5Ou' iiOhh NhD' A'
| has received statistical information
| He must also fill out his final blanks
| which, after they are checked up by
| Mr.. Kecgan's staff of experts, are
shipped TO the Bureau of Census
Washington.
ator places the number of the house and
| the street and the name OF each person
residing in the house on January. !
! 1920, or on the day the census call IL
The relationship of each member o.
the house il also recorded that Is, II
| the head of the house is the father
the wife is recorded as wife and the
children and other members of the
family as ''son' or daughter" ol
'.son in law or cousin" accordinf
to their relation to the head Of the
house. Under the head of tenure
record is made as to whether the home
is owned or rented, and II owned
whether it is free or mOrtgaged.
Under the section personal descrip
tion', are recorded the age, color O.
roce tho age at last birthday and mari
raj condition-whethcr single, married
widowed or diyorced-of each memoe
u The T citizenship" statistics will
record the year of immigration to tn
limited States, whether the person Il
naturolized or an alien, and If natur
allied the year Of naturalization.
The census takers will check whethel
noreons have attended school any tim
pn;roo Sentember |. 1919, whether thu