Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-27
POLICE WILL AID IN
CENSUS ENUMERATION
Two Score of Blnccoat> viii Start Out
This Mornin. To Tally Those
Overlooked.
CHIEF SHERRY WILL DIRECT
Niiniuns of Law Will Seek tu De-
trrminr What Has Become az
10000 to 25,ooo "f Richn"nd'S
Citizens Not on Lists,

fhir.N-nine policemen. under III" per-
>"nhl Supervision or & - sherry. chief
al Police. were detailed - AHA ~ com =
i-rtinis census figures here. after a
>p>cial meeting Of al. policemen not
"n 'iutl Yesterday afternoon a. ,ha
'raNS A:mory. NJ w.D report 10
I'm" 'hief %. i'"lice Tor Spocja dut
Wiilmm Nj. Myers, Dircc,o or run.
iis safety: j IL. Bucucll. supervisor, or
" census tor tho Tenth Congress louui
nS;lSE W""dSon WadLy, iohu Kerr
inado addresses 10 ttc as. ,ubl-l po-
.lr'mcn. "Nh"r;ing them 70 Il" :tJ III
figures herv.
II was reported ycstrrday tnrousa
Hh"lhci"! sources that thv enumeration
:" far mas Accounted Tor only ~, Dut
men. women ana cIiil,Ircu IN tho entire
city OF Richmond. It discrepancy. X is
declared. OF from 1000 to 25.pnu
chief 10 supervise.
Two iouicnaniS. i've s"rgeanis ami
iniS morning with census blanks in an
-nG"avor 10 record those pissed by the
G@nsnS enumeri,tors. In cue i'igst aIid
detailed TWO l!eutonHuts. twenty police
"liiGerS and four mounted men. who
MI attempt 10 set The namcs of cvcry
south Richmond u police sergeant and
-"Gr ratroimen and two mounted Of
ieetS viii take up the. work. la the
headquarters distric; four scrScauts
nd tw" traffic officers vii. he detailed
MI w"rN. thlcf SHERRY declared. WEI
10, under mis- personal supervision
Il Was learned Yesterday that one
ro.prcd cnuillrralur mad failed to take
igc names "i children under Is years
81 ~; caus,ns !; arg arg deiici; IN the
cook has asked tlAt al whose children
We're not counted in the census -.
port the fact al once.
.'s. l,..4
throughout tho day yesterday and far
INTO The night. TIA, office remaining
open until l" o'clock. hundreds were
enumerated in This way VIII" wcr"
missed prct ,ousiS. Many citizens are
aiding in tnc cuuIurratior 10y roundin:;
~ friends who were missed iu the
Srri"uS Results Impcnd.
serious results. II iticnmond docs not
get credit ;or her .niii" popu.atior,
wrr. forecast yesterday. one al these
VIII be IN tn" death rate OF the city.
e WAS pointed out that will. ii -
required by laW that every death h',
reported. the rate OF the city IS based
on tho Federal enumeration. taken
"Ntcy ten years. Ii Hi.lnloud Dies not
set credit FOR very citizen within mr.
borders. IL means, according to healil
uilcia,s. that the death rat" here Vii
tppear mnch Grcat"r than really =
T. also will affec, thu size of ;,r,
police fore, and til" salaries OF cit.
officials. besides the popularity of Rich
uiond as u convention city. aud Ia manE
Long lists Of names ~hiyh hav. NOT
n.ou enumerated. by the census takers
uS y.l w-r. turned In Yesterday ~
The school children and through many
u,Nor sources. surveys "i several BUS
'l,cSS AND MISUNDERSTANDING cstabiiSh-
ulen;s show Char na"E. PERSONS en-.
lipNrG in various capacities Hay. mot
been approached by ,hr census Gnu
uN"rat"rs. ana "a" anxious 1" place
'.vir names ON tn" lists.
Yuu cannot AFFORD Ia delay S"ud ~
vuur namc TO the supervisor of the
ing. today.