Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-02
ENUMERAT0RS WILL
KEEP MUM ON ALL
FACTS GIVEN THEM
GOVERNMENT PROMISES SECRE
CT AND BACKS IT UP WITH
HEAVY PENALTY STATISTICS
SHOULD BE GIVEN WILLINGLY.

Altho the census enumerator Will
impress you as the nearest approach
man being could maze, whatever you
tell him about your own affairs or
those Of your neighbor, If you are ad-
dicted to this latter vice. will be kept
under his hat untll he takes it off IN
the office of Miss MaNamara, direct
or Of the fourth census district Wnlch
includes La Sale county.
Penalty Provided.
Section such and such of the census
rules conveys the same idea but uses
longer words. Enumerators are for
bidden to communicate with or d.
vulge information to any party but
the duly authorized supervisors ana
directors of the census. The interest.
ing part OF the rule comes at the end
OF the paragraph where there Is a
casual mention in heavier type of a
fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprison.
meDt not to exceed two wears or both
for each oitense against the rule OF
silence.
TO prove that il is 4 fifty-fifty prop.
ositlon the government imposes fine
not to exceed $500 on anyone ques-
TONED by a legally commissioners
enumerator who after the proper ere.
dentials and commission have been
SHOWN and the enumeratOr conduct
him or herself i'll a courteous manner
refuse or neglects to give the de
sired information.
Announce Pay Rates
The following rates of pay are an
nouncod by j. Walter Lowery. the 10
cal director of the census, who vii.
have charge of viii. DuPage. Kane
and McHnnry counties during the tax.
ing OF the census.
THEE cents for each inhabitant
enumerai ed in any city of a popula.
ruh OF 500 or more.
twenty-five cents for each farm
enuInerat ed with an additional com
pensat!on for each inhabitant thereon
enumerated
Thirty-five cents for irrigation data
Thirty-five cents for drainage data
IL
enclosure containing livestock not on
farms.
Restrict Inquiries.
In the census of population The III
quiries are restricted to the following
items
Name, age. place of abode. rela
tiOnship to the head of the family
place of birth, place of birth of par
cnts, nationality and mother tongue
OF all persons born in foreign COun
tries, nationality and mother tongue
of parents of foreign birth, number oi
years in the United States. citizenship
occupation, whether employer or EN-
ploye, whether engaged in agriculture
school attendance. lteracy. tenure OF
home, whether there Is an encum
brance thereon. name and address OF
each blind or deaf or dumb person.
Agricultural enumerators.
The census of agriculture enumera
tors will e restricted to the following
inquiries.
Name, color. sex, country of birth
occupant OF each farm, tenure, acre
age OF each farm, acreage OF wood
land. value of farm and the improve
mentS thereon. also enCumbranCt
thereon, value OF farm implements
number OF live stock on farms, range.
and elsewhere. acreage of crops, guam
titles of crops and other products lol
the year ending Dec. 81 next precedinl
the census, quantity of land reclaimed
by drainage and irrigation and the
crops produced also az to the location
and character of irrigation and drain
age enterprises finally the capital IN
vested in such enterprises.
'AIl these questions must be ans
wered," said MIR. Lowrey
There is a penalty attached to no.
anSW ering them to a duly authorizeC
census enumerator, who presents nj
credentials and papers Of commission.
NO one need be afraid that what l.
told the census enumeratOr will reach
the ears or eyes of anyone out the
census enumeratOr, myself and the
authorities at Washington.