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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-08

.ttgs. Herman Pocack and chill
dren who had been the guests OF
Mrs. Pocock's. parents. Mr.. ana
Mrs. :. 4. Crowi ON lakewood
road have returned to their home
In Cleveland, Ohio. Mr.. Pococi
came hero and accompanied thnm
home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-08
To Meet Friday

The meeting Of the Loomis Bible
class OF East Park which was to
have been hold this evening, has
been postponed until Friday ven
ing Of this week when it will meet
at 1880 O'clock at tha home OF Mrs.
G. j. Dickerson al Sn7 East Park
avenue,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-08
To Give

The Young Womcu's department
OF tho II. T.. church South. Kill
Present M Interesting program
th'G evening beginning IT $50
O'clock ut the church. tn" pro-
gram Will consist oE music. read
fngs and debate and light refresh
mnut. viii be sorred following The
nrnrrEn-
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10 Entertain Club

The Misses Mildred. Martha rnd
Frances Raymond will be hsI:-
esses to the Wednesday bridge
club on Wednesday afternoon OF
next week at Shadyside, their
home.
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LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS

and refreshments were served.
Mrs. Horne was showered with a
number Of pretty and useful gifts.
On Monday evening OF this week
Miss Ethel Lee entertained In her
honor at hos home on CASTOR ave.
nue.. Mrs. Horne expects TO join
her husband very soon. lie Is
stationed at Quantico, Va, in the
government employ.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-08

r. M. Johnson, Warrington, wins
the rug. His guess 5 lbs, 10 ounces.
The Following people win an Apex
Cleaner
Mrs. Harry Wertz, Ala Walnut
Avenue; S. H. Deemer, 5o4 Quincy
ST.; H. 7. Jones, 219 Walnut Avenue;
Mrs. CT. Rollins, sos East Park Ave
u Guess 5 lbs, 10 ounces.
Actual weight of dirt 5 lbs, 1o1-s
ounces Weighed at city Post Office,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-08
Here &c Awhtle.

Manager r. L. O'Neal OF the
Fairmont hotoI, with Mrs. o'Neal
have arrived here from Hunting
ton and are spending some time
at the Fairuont.
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Monu fer Dinner

The following excclcnt menu
will be served b. the women OF
the First NJ. F.. church at their
annual Turkey dinner TO be serv
ed beginning at $50 O'Clock.
Roast Turkey, Dressing
Gravy
Cranberry Jelly Rcl;shes
Mashed Potatoes Baked Corn
Hot Rolls Rutter t"'ls
Salad
PineapP!a Ice with Whipped
Cream
homemade Cake coffee
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-08

Following pupils viii participate In.
the program:
Miss Pauline Buoy Isabel K1aw,
Beatrice Osgood, Virginia osgood,
Edith Eck4es, Mrs. Naomi
Straight Keister, Julia Mason.
John D. Huffman, Marjorie Flem-
ing. Eunlce Dyer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-08
Society 10 Meet

The Women's ForeIgn Mission
ary society Of the Il. p. Temple
will meet Friday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. D. L. L. Yost at
@36 Locust avenue. The devotion
al will be conducted by Mrs. W.
F Cobun and a story Of India will
he narrated by Mrs. A. G. Lyons
while Mrs. Bruce Bailey Will sing
? solo. The business session VIII
he followed by a social hour with
Mrs, Yost, Mrs. Leila Mckay.
Mrs. Clark Walker and Mrs. Nay
as hostesses.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-08

and prominent family Of that sec
ton. Of the state.
MI. SwIsher Is the son Of Mi. ana
Mrs. Edward swisher, of Levels.
and is a progressive farmer and
fruit grower. He was a student Tor
a time at the College OF Agriculture
at the w. V. U.
Those who we're in attendance a.
the marriage were Mr.. j. L. RAne-
hart, father Of the bride: Albert
R!nehart. her brother: Miss Mary
vandervort. of MorSaptown, cousin
OF the groom; Miss Lucy Trick
EFT, Miss Clee Morrison, Miss NIL
bred Reed, all Of Morgantown; Mrs.
r. Z. Rightmire, and little daugh-
ter, Mary Morton, Mrs. Sallie
Thomas. all Of Fairmont: Mrs. WI
liam Cornell, Tracy Curry, OF Mo
nongah: Miss Della ManIey. Miss
Martha Manley, Mrs. Eva Msnley.
Miss Ethel Wilson, Mrs. Koon, OH
iver Koon, all OF Everson: and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles C. Straight, o:
DarrRckYilie.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-08
Hold Bazaar

a Christmas bazaar will be hold
BY the ladies' Of the Palatine Bap-
fist church, tomorrow and Friday
in the rooms vacated By the Ma
rion Hardware company. Pretty
hand made articles suitable for
Christmas presents will be on sale
at a reasonable price.
On Saturday morning an eX-
change will be held in connection
with the bazaar. Home made
bread. cakes and pies will be on
sale,
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-07-01

4uuc asinn& dobregene care 4
Efpst d1sx aSclo Gu promisiuni dc
leafa u dea agubiri, pc care nu
|ae4a .tins1t euvernul; ba cesi mai
multi Ii s'au caxut lefurile.
ID. inginer P PETCUIlESCU re.
|prex xentadtail Asociatiei generate
. inginefilor din Romania, de,
clara ca ingiherii vim alaturi de
ceihlti fnnc} }onari al statului 81
nu vor dezarna pana ce dreptele
|csreri ale transformation nu vor
|fi satisfacute.
%. PAFANU de la sindicatul
|prim&riei 0apitalei afirma cd E.
nergia fuaotienarilor ,nu mai poa-
te Fl pusi neconditionat in servi-
|ciul celor ceseonduc, caci puterea
|oste IA eel eari executa, i llu ia cei
&c comanl6.
Intra a TITULRSUU, care este
viu Vi fndelung ovationat.
D. M. ECHINA Ill saluta 81 q.
minte7te ga acum e vremea ID
!
trecem de Ia vorbe la fapte. CA.
plauxe prelungite).
Mnltumeste d-lui TitulescMpen.
tru suIna de a5O milioane alocatd
spofuriadr de salarii q functio.
narilor.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-07-01
0uvfntarea n,inia1Fului
~ finante.

n ( X.
~ finante.
D. MTtlLESCU: Bine q spus|
|dl Schina. Bra cuvintelor sal
|sfirsit, trebue sa inceapa era fap-l
|telor. 81 era aceasta inceputl
|dupa cum ofarata 81 judecata ce
fse face 5asnpfa mea. eat timp
Ftineam discursuri -frumoase, elo-I
| gil din toate partile; indata eel
am treeut la fApte concrete, sunt
acoperit de criticize cele mai asll
pre- si mai nemiloase. Legea mea,|
Iasupta i1npozitelor nu convineI
unui pnmn de cetateni :aimbogati-
It'll de raxboiu.
Sc sperie exs1i Sc vor lua averi-.
lie, de oarsees eu cercetez situatias
Iayerilor de ~ 1914 incoace. BAR
aeeasta a q s decat pentru Z.
|vedea care q avht-o atunci 81 care
ta facnt-o pc contul statului 81 ce-l
ltatenilOr sal in vremurile grele;
Itraficand Gu inflaenta 81 autori!s
itatea lor. Cotele exagerate SCI
Iaplica nepedepsitilor earl s'aul
- = -
fbncurat de toata indulgenta noa-
lstra.
Nu mai sunt ON polite, ci ON
lin slujba tsrii. lar in realizarea
Ioperei mele nu am piedici de Ia
Icei de alaturi GU mine, ci de la,
neintelsgerea celor multi.
Stu Cd tot ceeace fac va fl nj
micit daca nu voiu avea functio-
mari irSstariti 81 ljberi moraliceste.
i Vreau "a fac treaba pubiica ,nu
1politca. De asia vad in chestia
| |functionareasca q latura admi-
nistrativa, una de moralitate po.
;alitisd 81 alta financiara. Admins
trativ asem nevoe de conditiuni
aSerioase de recrutare functiona-
rilor, de stabi!itate side egalitate
Ila drepturi pentru ca fiecare sd
&Aa7 = -. 4
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-07-01
atnh MINI Titalsss1 u slahd citirs
.Earnatoarei
N 3 4, Il II IN q

Asculta1ld discutiunile nrmate,
Fdeclaratia d-lui ministru de III
nante 81 propuneriae facnte, ho-
tareste:
Ia act de tleclaratiunile fa-
| |chte de d. ministru de finante IN
numele fntregnlui .guvern ca Sc
Iva face eel mai aprig shstinator al
Lproiectulni de statut III functio-
narilor II ca va depnne tot zelul
|sSu pentrn u face ed fie votat
de parliament, char. in aceast5
sesiune.
Id act de declaratiunea facuta
de dl ninistrn de finante ca suma
de 800 milioane ce s'a acordat Gu
eject retroactive de Ia l Aprilie a
cor. sa fie astfel repartizata in
cat sd nu sc creeze privilegii unor
anumite categorii de functionari,
ceeace ar impiedeca unitatea su-
Ffleteasca q tuturor slujitorilor
statulni atat de necesara in aceste
vremuri de refacere 81 consolidate
a tArei.
Ia de- asemenea acte de declara-
Nunea ,d-lui ministru de fin. ca
toate prisosurile ce Sc vor realiza
in cursul anului bugetar vor fl
afectate pentru imbunatatirea ST.
taatiunei materiale a frnctionari-
lOr.
Afirma vointa sa nestramutata
de a Sc vota statutul functionari-
Tor impreuna Gu tabloul de cla-
sarea 81 salarierea functionarilor
81 spera ca nu va mai fl necesara
noua eonvocare pc aceasta che
stiune.
''Dacias
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-07-01

ii ANNA Eforiei, marsle coneres ii
functi tionarilor plhlici, din intrea.
Iloan6nie msre, eeagres convo.
tstsde Uniunea sindicatelor func-
| ltionaresti.
Congresui a fost prezidat de Al
N. Selma, care lnand eel dint4i
Ieuyintul, q salutat pc. .fuuot tioharii
din toate coltllrile Romaniei Mari
ii IN specialize repre4e1Ita atltiis Ar
dealului, 'Bucovinei 81 Basarabiei.
Actiunra ncastra ::nu 4 osctiune
bolsevica ci . attiune pc care .
Idncem in insasi interesul ,statultli.
Annntd cd al Titulescu va veni IA
congres.
D. BROSTTAayU, professor n
IBncovina aduce salutul functiO-
|narilor de acolo. Cere votarea sta
l.tulni nnic tip.
| D. EMIL PETEANU (Ardeal)
Ivorbeste de situatia c&;onarilor
lde acolo de Ia 1848 pana al, ara
tand ca niciodata n a fost mai tri-
sta ca acum. Cere 0 lege unifornia
fpentrn toti functionarii statului.
D. STELIAN (Basarabia) arata
ltrista situate q functionarilor,
tdin Basarabia spunand Cd 81 acolo
avem imbogatiti de razboiu carl
Iau traficat GU rublele pc de Q
tparte lar pc de alta parte cea
lmai neagra mizerie.
D. GANEA, din partea func-
tionarilor de la ministerul de FL
nante, spune ca fata de greuta-
IItile de All ale 'vietii functionaru-
Hui, Gu leafa actuala ii impogi-
jbila ga traiasca. Cere votarea
grabnica a statului unic.
| D. LAZAR GHERMAN din par
tea functionarilor de la domenii,
|cere darea in judecata q tuturor
lfunctionarilor carl au trafieat,
(Congresnl aplauda). s
| Face APPEL la solidaritatea fune.
tionarilor in lupta dreapta care
sc duce.
\ p. MARGARTNT (valcea) cert
ca functionarii sa/ fie tratati egal
Tratamentul nedrept al statnlu
a provocat solidaritatea noastrx
luna din cele mai bune arme; ial
Victoria va Fl sigur q noastra
daca vom mentine aceasta solida
ritate 81 vom fl convinsi Cd drep
tntea de partea noastra.
D. T. RADULH6CU vorbeste Il
|numele sindicatelor unite din Ar
lges, Muscel 81 Olt, eratand do
Ileantele speciale ale functionarilo,
/ lrespectivi.
Intra in sala dl senator b. DO
|tBRDSCU care este primit Gu pre-
|tlnngite ovHtiuni. Vorbeste apoi d
MIaU STANESCU 'secretarul .ge
neral al functionarilor din minis
1terul de inferno, care afirma q
ctionafii nu. fac demagogie, d
Hdps lurta de constiinta. Lnpt,
i1rsputar va duce ID isbindx, IA
IveM este ca statutul nostru 4,
fost iscalit de $50 deputati siide
|pus 60 project de lege din initia
I tiva parla,nentara.
p. STORESCU-Issi srstx =
Idreptatea &c s'a facut dandu-a
vtspor de salar numai un0r fnnctic
nsfi. Sc ridic& contra acelora al
vor y desbine pc functionari per
tfu III fine IN aceeayi stare az ii
Evening star., 1921-10-04
URGES JAIL FOR MANY
BLAMED FOR TRADE PLOT

Charges that retailers and manu-
facturers in every state had Illegally
combined to maintain high prices,
Senator King. democrat, Utah, during
consideration of the tax bill yester-
day, declared the Attorney General
should send to the penitentiary
thousands of conspirators responsible
for paralysis Of trade" Until the gov
ernment takes action, he added, there
will be no marked decline in prices
or in beginning of prosperity.
Senator King cenSured the repubai-
can party for failure to 'dealqwHh
the situation fearlessly." 'ar1.
1T is the favorite outdoor sport of
wealth to attribute all economic Ills
to our present tax system" said SEN
ator King. 1.-THE evils of unemploy-
ment cannot be laid in whole to the
effect tax laws have had on business"
Senator King said Senator Nelson
republican. Minnesota, in a speech
Saturday had emphasized too much
the part labor had played in keeping
up prices, and added: m.
when labor sees retailers and
manufacturers refusing to be content
with normal profits it finds justifica-
tion in combining itself to maintain
high wages"
Evening star., 1921-10-04
NEWSPAPER MAN SOLVES { a;r 4
PORTLAND'S IDLE PROBLEM
Finds Jobs for 1000 Breadwinners by Aid
OF All Business Men In Quest
For Workers.

employment director called a confer
ence Of street car officials and their
engineers and the city engineer
could be made at no loss Of produc-
tion because of weather conditions
and approximately 100 family men
were, added to the street car COM
pany's repair crew In practically
peated.
All towns of any consequence
throughout the state were urged by
the unemployment director, through
ganizations and patriotic societies, to
put into effect in their respective
communities the methods employed
In Portland. A majority Of the towns
did SO, with the result that very
| soon those who had left their home
portland were called back home to
do the work found for them there.
Seek in Vain for Idle.
Before the close of the first month
of the unemployment committees ac-
tivity, Portland policemen sought in
vain for unemployed men to report
at the employment bureau for tenn
porary work, the charitable organi-
cations had lost their able-bodied
charges and the crime wave was well
in hand. While an occasional arrest
on Vagrancy charge was necessary
| to make some chronic charity case" ac-
cept work instead of aims, a vast
portunity to earn their food and
shelter. and set about delivering the
goods" thus substantially proving
| their gratitude for deliverance from
the demoralizing influences of aims
taking.
wiz oo~~.,, ,oh,., ,, =. =.
S4.l0 a day of eight hours, and the
skilled craftsman's wages proper
tionately higher. it was not found
necessary to reduce the wage scale
to obtain the employment thus pro-
vided, and at all times the unemploy-
ment committee worked in harmony
with organized labor and had the ac-
tive cooperation of the Portland
trades council.
The unemployment committee, in
its formal report, insisted that its
greatest achievement was in proving
by actual demonstration that where
charitable organizations will first re-
fer all. able-bodied applicants for aid
to the public employment bureaus,
giving the employment agent the op-
portunity to provide employment
rather than charity, alms-giving is
reduced to minimum. The commit
tee further insists that it Ynquestion-
ably demonstrated the necessity for.
and the practicability of, public en-
ployment agents concerning them
selves with securing jobs for men
, as we'll as supplying men for jobs"
Oregon's unemployment problem
this year is not nearly so serious as
in all previous winter seasons, due
to the methods inaugurated last WIN
ter, and the same method will be ap-
piled during the present season in
relieving the situation.
Evening star., 1921-10-04
FOUR SHIFTS MADE
ON POLICE FORCE
Weldon, CornweIl, English
and PyweIl Are Reassigned.
Co-W6rkers Surprised.

A police order reassigning four
members of the force was promuigat-
ed last night by Inspector Daniel Sui
livan, acting superintendent OF po-
lice. The members of the force In
volved in the order are Detectives H.
Z. Weldon and Frederick M. Corn
well and Privates Thomas L. English
and H. E. Pywen- Commissioner
James F. Oyster, who has immediate
supervision of the police department,
approved the changes.
Detective Weldon, who has served
as night chief of detectives, doing
duty from midnight until O'Clock
in the morning, has been reassigneo
to active duty as a memper VI Iii
detective force, Detective CornWeil
has served as clerk in the detective
office during W, tdon's tour OF duty.
English has been transferred 70
the house of detention for duty IN
the wagon service, his new dL.ies
quiring day work every alternate
week.
The changes came as q complete
surprise to co-workers Of the men
involved in the transfer order
weldon and Cornwell are among the
older members of the detective corps
and both have made splendid RECORDS,
it is stated.
Weedon has been a member OF the
force since July IL, 1884, having pre-
viously served as a member Of the
fire department. His first promotion,
made a year after his appointment:
was for distinguished efficiency. ana
since then, up to the time OF ms
being detailed for night work, which nc.
was about ten years ago. ne partici-
pated in the investigation of the more
serious crimes committed in the Dis
trict. He has served as q detective
since November 16, 1892.
Cornwell. who was promoted IRON
the fire. department. was appointiesa is
a member of the force January ~,
1897. and was assigned to duty in
the detective office five years later.
He was one of the numerous mem
bers of the force mentioned for a
promotion shortly after the death OF
Mai Pullman.
Policeman English has filled the de-
tail at headquarters the past fifteen
years and was carried as member
of the third precinct command: Py-
we'll also is a member of that COM
mand
Evening star., 1921-10-04
NO DELAY IN TARIFF BILL,
SENATOR PENROSE SAYS
Permanent Legislation to Have Due
Consideration-No Plan Afoot
to Displace Senator Lodge.

Formal denial of reports to the ef-
feet that the administration or repub-
lican leaders in Congress were plan
ming to kill or unnecessarily delay
the permanent tariff bill now before
the Senate finance committee was
made yesterday by Senator Penrose
of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
finance committee.
Senator Penrose also denied that
there was any plan afoot to displace
Senator Lodge permanently as repub-
lican leader of the Senate.
II cannot state too strongly" said
Mr.. Penrose, that the continued
stories about groups or coteries in
the Senate being bent on trouble are
existent only in imagination. AS to
the stories about a change in leader
ship, if Senator Lodges duties as a
member of the American commission
to the conference on the limitation Of
armament should take him away
from the Senate for great deal Of
his time, as it may or may not, doubt
less temporary arrangements would
be made to fill the office of chairman
of the republican conference, which
carries with it titular leadership. But
whatever is done will continue the
present harmonious situation, in my
opinion"
Evening star., 1921-10-04

TIL ladies O tn Art Embroid-
cry Club met for pistol practice
yesterday afternoon.
Burglars attempted t break
in TIL, Moots home about 4
o'clock this mornin', but wiz
scared away by Mrs. Ike Lark,
who WIZ sittin' up waitin' till
her daughter got in.
Copyright National Newspaper service.)
Evening star., 1921-10-04

The American people lost $500.000..
900 through fire last year. Cooper.
ate in the fire prevention movement
and help cut down that figure.
Evening star., 1921-10-04
ORDERED TO ANNAPOLIS.

Lieut.. Commander Stanley R. Ca
nine. at the naval air station, PEN
sacola. Fla, has been ordered to An
napolis, Md, for duty at the Naval
Academy.
Evening star., 1921-10-04
ASSIGNED TO NAVIGATION.

Lieut. Commander Bernard o. Mills
has been assigned to duty in the bu
rcau of naviea ticn Navy Department
Evening star., 1921-10-04
GEN. LEONARD WOOD
WILL RETIRE TOMORROW
Other High Officers in Army Also
3 to Go on Inactive
List Soon.

Two vacancies in the list Of major
generals Of the line Of the Army will
occur this week. Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood will be placed on the retired list
tomorrow, after more than thirty-fve
years active service. His retirement Is
entirely voluntary, in order to enable
him to accept the civil appointment Of
governor general of the Philippines. He
probably will be succeeded in command
of the 5th Corps area. with staeon at
Chicago, by Maj. Gen. Charles E.
Menoher, recently relieved from duty as
chief of the Army Air Service.
Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, COM
manding the Sth Army Corps, at San
Antonio, Tex, will retire for age Thurs
day, after more thar forty-two syears
active service. No one has yet been
selected to relieve him at San Antonio
Other important retirements this year
are those of Gen. Peyton c. March.
former chief of staff, November /. and
Of Maj. Gen. John F. Morrison, COM
manding the 4th Corps area, at Fort Nc
Pherson, Ca, December 20. Maj. Gen.
John L. Chamberlain, inspector gen.
eral of the Army. now in Europe on
leave of absence, will retire for age,
January 90
Evening star., 1921-10-04
KEEP new YORK GOING.
1851, ,637 Persons in Gainful Oc-
cupations, Census Reports.

There were 2.531.637 persons ten
years of age and over in New York
cupations. the census bureau an
nounced yesterday. The workers con-
stitnted As per cent of the 5,620.04S
persons in the city and Sc per cent of
the population ten years of age and
over.
OF the gainfuI workers in 1920.
1,S3S,541 or 1875 per cent were males
and 693,096 or 27.4 per cent were fe-
males. The largest number. 951.S89
or 37.6 per cent were engaged in man
ufacturing and mechanical industries,
while 401,434 or 1879 per cent were
in clerical occupations.
Evening star., 1921-10-04
WOMEN TYPIsTS WANTED
Civil Service Examination October
IL Open to Both Sexes, -

The Civil Service Commission stated
today that, in view of the urgent need
for stenographer and typist eligibles
for temporary appointment in Wash
ington, the examination scheduled for
Tuesday, October IL, will be open to
women as we'll as to men. Under the
usual procedure such examinations are
open to women once every three
months. -
The salary offered is $1,44O a year,
including the bonus"
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained at the office
of the Civil Service Commission, 1924
F. street
Evening star., 1921-10-04
ENDS DUTY AT oUAHTIC0.

Lieut.. Commander John T. Borden.
Naval Medical Corps, at the marine
barracks, Quantico. Va, has been as
signed to duty on the U. 8. 8. Bush
nell. He will be relieved from duty
at Ouantico by Lieut. Commander
Arthur E. Tounie, Naval Medical
Corps, now on the peceivins ship at
New York
Evening star., 1921-10-04
PERSONS IN HOMES
SHOWING INCREASE
Census Bureau Cites High
er Average in D. C. Past
Ten-Year Period.

Increase in the number of persons
to a dwelling in the District of CO.
lumbia in the ten-year period be-
tween 1910 and 1920 is shown in
figures made public by the census
bureau. Where in 1910 there were ST.
persons to each dwelling in the city
and 5.6 persons in 1910, in 1920 there
were an average of 6.1 persons to
each dwelling, the bureaus figures
showed.
There were 72,175 dwellings in the
District in 1920, housing s6.194 fam
lilies, the bureaus announcement
showed, with an average of As per-
sons to each family, drop of one
tenth of / per cent from the 1910
average.
Decrease Elsewhere Shown.
While the number Of persons to a
dwelling increased in the District,
throughout the nation there was a
decrease, the announcement showed.
The nations population in 1890 was
grouped into 24,354,476 families. re-
siding in 2O.697,204 dwellings, MAX
ing an average of 4.3 persons to a
family and 81 persons to dwelling.
In 1910 the average number of per-
sons to a family in the nation was
As and to a dwelling So. The aver
age in both cases was still higher
IN 1880, and has declined steadily
since.
The census bureau applies the term
family" to a group of persons
| whether related by blood or not, liv-
| ing together in one household. One
person living alone is counted as a
| ,amily, while the occupants of hotel
or institution. regardless of number,
are considered one family. An entire
apartment house, although the home
of many families, constitutes only one
dwelling in the classification of the
census bureau.
Average Size of Families.
The average size of families was
greatest in the southern states, the
bureaus figures showed, and smallest
! N the western states. The number
| ,f persons to dwelling was greatest
| in New England and middle Atlantic
states and smallest in western states.