Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-30
ELIEVE. SHORTAGE
| Will. Be 10000.
Plice Expect to Find That
|iSItnr2r II I'-es.c. Average
Is Maintained.
NE WORK OF BLUECOATS
ftire District in Mounted
Territory" and Whole Block
pm Catherine Street Skipped.
NE WORK OF BLUEC0ATs

,o!icc OF Richmond yesterday dis
yered 2.4l6 additional persons who
not been enumerated by the
aerai census-takcrs. carrying the
al OF those who had been missed
81 the 5000 mark. The cxac, fgure
6.cS6. or yesterdays total. III
fre found on Church Hill. 725 in old
ckron Ward. and 5l3 in South Rich
md.
At least 10000 names will be added
those garnercd by the Federal
nmerators IL the average tina, haa
en- struck by the police enumcra- :
Is maintained during the re-
inder of the quest. which is ex-
cted 10 consume the better part OF
aays. according to Director OF
pile Safety William NJ. Myers and
iet Of Police G. a. Sherry.
Finishing Up CoIOred Section.
Efforts Of the thirty-nlnc police
IN detailed to census duty were
PINNED yesterday To finishing up
colored section. where 725 addi-
Pnai names We're obtained: Sout h
chmond and the East End. The
uha. under Lieutenant Archie Holt.
expected 10 fnish It's work In the
stcrn Gection Of the city late to-
or carly tomorrow morning
Fhe work on the South side Will. ID
fs said last night by Sergeant J.
Du Buque. who has charge Of this
et!on Of the city, consume the bet
portion OF another week.
TWei!e blnecoats.. working under
direction OF lieutenant Holt.
avassed Church I'm from EIgh; :
nth 70 Thirty-fourth Streets and
pm Broad TO Vcnablc Streets. Be-
cen Twenty-Five and thirty persons
70 hnd been missed by the Fedora
umerators were found on house
ats on the James River; workmen
Ere found in .shanty cars who had
previously been apn-oGched, sew
negroes who lived In woodyar rds
which they are employed had been
cr storres; had been passed By, al
ouSh the occupsnts of the lower
ors had hccn listed.
More Families Mi.sed.
number OF instances or entire
miles being missed were found hy
men under Lieutenant. Holt. some
whom. according to the officer.
clarcd they did not know census
,s being taken.
Numerous instances of parents
d other adult members being listed
d children passed up were cnaoun,-
led. One of the explanations offered
stcrdsy was that the Fedora
|umc-ators had not asked If there
PRE- children in family and. con :
fiding that they were not wanted.
ey were not volunteered Several
stances OF four or five children In a
mily who had not previously been
umerated we're discovered. Many
those enumerated yesterday were
und living on obscure cross streets
in alleys.
Eleven men under command Of
Ftutenaat .Campodonica caavassed
e negro district north of Broad
rect TO Leigh, and out TO Bowc
rect. The territory embraced FRS.
Catherine Street. il was found.
Id been overlooked by the Federal
|umerators. On this block the po-
Re found five families. totaling
let in Fulton, known in police par
nee as mounted territory" being
(trolled by mounted police. Was
und to have been missed. Here
Fenty-hve names were obtained.
I.odHers Not Enumerated.
IAN instance OF where the keeper OF
lodging house had. failed to ap-
Use the Federal census takers OF
bch guests was uncovered b. tho
4Plicc. The lodgcrs-six in number
I'D not been enumerated. althoug /,
Pc, kecper Of The lodgins-house is
Id to have been listed.
The United States census laws pro-
de that any hotel or person taking
barders or dodgers in their homes
no fails 10 report full census in
,ch building is liable to fine of
200. and the government agencies
rc efficient and effective in en-
PrcinE this law.
.c.z:=cd of Sergeant Du Buauc. have
sted 513 persons who had not been
Enumerated by the Federal census
kcrs. The South Side is being can
lssed from the outskirts inward 10
'oodland Heights. Forest Hill and
ak Grove were given first atten-
on by the police detailed to South
richmond.
That Richmond should insist on a
ew census was the unqualified state
3ent yesterday Of DIR. T.. c. Levy.
{frector OF Public Welfare. DIR. Levy
in frequent correspondence with
he Census Bureau at washington in
nd stated that he had no doubt that.
the showing OF errors alrcad.
adc new enumeration would be
rdered.
Eject on the Death Rate.
"Richmond people do not seem 10
kalize the vital importance to thcnl
r. levy continued. IAN error in
Ne count may have the most in
frious effect on the standing or
Richmond as compared Win other
and may seriously af-
Ect it's future growth"
Richmond's death rate last year
! as the lowest in the history of the
3ty, but Dir: Levy argues IL the city
given an official population figure
|elow the actual number of resi-
|ents here. It will make the. death
kte OF the. future appear to be ab-
high and give the city an
name wherever health
bnditions are compared.
ISDr, Levy said that he was salts
led of the correctness Of the Health
|epartments estimates OF population.
|he department has n double check.
b the number OF births reported last
bar was the largest In tho city's
EtsNry.
mot only docs tho cnnsus afrcce
Flr published health statistics" DR..
|eyy went on, ''but every Federal and
tate appropriation for aid is appor-
oned on the basis OF population. A
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