The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30
FOURTEENTH DECENNA
CENSUS NEAR AT HAND
= ,,cu Thousand Enumcr'nors VIII
Do Forth ~ Ask Questions
All over the Land.
MOVIES TO PREPARE PEOPLE
,,,,,Ia OF Mechanical Accountants
Nlll Assemble and Tabulato
the Various Reports.

,suTNGTON, March 20 with
g.. ..EtuE OF the next census less
.5,n tom months distant, tho census
n.,,I wll take up consideration
,.r..rrov Of one OF the first steps
ga. uuyc-in- every years pp
n consideration - the selection or
..r four hundred supervisors, who
a.. NF.u charge OF the 10000 rnum-
.r.. In most cases the super
.... .,.,lrict will coincide with con-
,.....unt districts. Appointments.
Undo. Ihn law are 10 be made hS
s,.r..., 81 Commerce Rcdficid on
... ...unimcndatIon OF Director OF
t.. Census sam l.. Rogers
T..n applicant for the post OF Su -
r,r,..or vim be required To pass "A
i. examination and in addition a
..,,rI personal inquiry Is to be
m.fn rrpcctiug the qualifications
az ..lt candidate In making hp -
r,.rtrrrrs preference viii he given
'pr.. who have had executive, ad-
r.r...rauyo, statistical or account
.rs experience.
,rgr duties Of the supervisors will
,,,uny their time for the grrater
mari uf "A year, beginning about July
Ig.l Their compensation Will
ro II 300 plus 81 for each 1000 or
maid traction thereof OF population
,r.mornlcd Clerk hire and other
,c,,.str, expenses Will be paid 10y
ENr government
\ sudden Expansion.
ONCE In every ten years. the ceI
ys bureau. which never entrtly
d,g.ob. .1cs suddenly expands IKE
AL army going 10 war, for JOB.
g4., As hlE In its WAY. the most or
v,n..h has TO be accomplished within
au I1ys TINS Is The counting or all
fnr.pruple in the United States and
..hc horses. sheep, cows and thou
sand and one other things, almost
down 10 the blades of grass on which
suDn livestock feeds
Although the fourteenth time for
Undertaking this big job Is stll
months on the time already has ar
rN,l 10 make the necessary prepa-
rayona. Every time the tYsk is un-
drnlkpn Il grows in features and
dc,aiIe and it is safe To say OF the
1920 what tho advance agent says
!ur he coming show. newer ana
bigger than ever before
Director Rogers and his assat
ants are working hard on all Of Ne
arrangcmcntS in order to comply
with tho additions that tho recent
,aurrCs. made to the schedules
Among the new things IN tho law is
a proyiaO that in making appoint
monts preference shall be given to
honorably discharged soldiers, sea
men and marines, or their widows
Z qualified to serve.
Takes an Army of Men.
Resides the 400 supervisors with
their special clerks and agents, there
Will hc more than 1000 clerks here
.u Washington and more than 30
GOO. cnumcrators throughout the
country making the number OF per
sons to hr, employed In the work
about 100 600. t(ne OF the largest
Of the temporary war buildings here
has been requisitloned by Secretary
Redhcld for the director OF the cen
sus and his staff.
ono OF the additions to the agri-
cultural schedule will show how
many women farmers there are and
the oncumbranCc on all farms. To
the old questions whether the house
OF farm is owned or rented free of
mortgage, will. bc added inquirier
regarding its value. the amount OF
m" mortgage, II any, the rate OF
Interest and the object OF tho debt
ANY objections entertained to an
swrrIng these intimate questions Will
be- softened. II is planned 10 give
the people good advice and illustra-
ton through films run In the NOV
ing picture thcaters before the cen
rus |s begun. that will make easier
the task NJ the cnpmerators IN con
du..uE The big quiz one finn
probably will show that il is no dis
grace ip owe mortgage on a home,
sine. most homes are obtained that
way and that II Is fact that the
community having the largest num-
hor ~ such mortgages is SLsNally
more prosperous than one out OF
Data on Rcclaipcd Land.
Among the other new provisions
rs a schedule to ascc rtain tho amount
NJ and reclaimed by drainage as
well ls the amount imprOSGd by ir.
r.Shuun alone. which GAS covered
last time II will include the crops
produced on reclaimed land, the To-
cation and character OF the enter.
prise. and the capital invested The
Hbl, which may result is expected
Io 10" a revelation ia the people al
large
some NJ the questions that were
asked 10 years ago, however, have
''e0 abandoned for the coming cen.
1"N Among these are inquiries re
b gari.'r ihc kind OF timber on farms,
IN" enumeration OF union and CON
''a",i'r soldiers and the unemploy.
m'nl ~ cGlzcns in general But
.h''' Viii b4 a census of forestry
hn1 'orcs' rr$ducts. A census also
VII. ho taken OF Guam. Samoa, and
me Panama canal cone. but not OF
mo philippines or tho Virgin Islands,
'' 81 census Of the latter is now in
pf'sT'ss and tho Philippine govern
u''' VII take census OF It's own
'hs year
VIII Begin Earlier.
N"." the last federal census he.
''' "N Nprii II. 1t has been decided
TO .tr' mo 1890 census on January,
%" date better suited TO ascer-
''.N 'ac crop yield OF the preceding