Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-01
TAKING OF CENSUS
BEGINS TOMORROW
Capitals Population Expect.
ed to Be Upward of
$4,000 Persons.

Early tomorrow morning q small regi-
ment Of census takers, armed with
scores of questions and bundles OF
schedules, will start throughout the city
to take the decennial noSe-cOunt OF the
, residents of Washington. which is ex-
pected to show population in the
Capital City of upward Of $50 900 per-
sons as of APRIL. Since last December
j. Sterling Moran, commander OF the
army Of census enumerators, has been
marshaling his workmen, who include
many women, and training them for the
census taking task, which opens tomor-
row in every section Of the city.
The last time Uncle Sam took an Of
fetal nose-count of the population OF
the Capitl City, his enumerators found
there were 437,571 persons residing
here. Experts figured out that the popu-
lation of Washington increased during
the decade between 1910 and 1920 at the
rate OF 10000 year. If that rate has
bsen maintained during the decade
which ends today, the population OF
washington will have gone well beyond
the half-million mark and will be reach
ing toward the mark OF 100000 inhabi-
tantS.
Variety Of Questions.
All sorts of questions are to be asked
every resident Of Washington tomor-
row, including the usual questions as to
place of birth, sex, age at last birth
day, marital condition and occupation.
In addition, such questions as owner
ship Of radio sets, home ownership and
questions designed to find out how
much unemployment exists have been
added to the census schedules this
year.
OF particular interest to those who
favor national representation for the
voteless residents Of the District OF CO.
lumbia, or q voice in their own affairs
is q question which Is entirely new to
the census schedules this year. This II
q list of persons who have voting res
idence in some State and are fully
qualified to vote In the State in which
they have their voting residence. This
schedule, according to Mr.. Moran. Is
to be compiled for statistical purposes
only and is to be held strictly conflden.
tial. Questions to be asked in this
schedule include the name and street
address Of the voter, his State, the APP
proximate date Of his last visit to the
State of legal residence and the APP
proximate date Of his last vote, either
by persons or by mail. This schedule
is used only In the District Of Co
lumbia.
Mr.. Moran emphasized today that i
is particularly important that every per.
son in the District of Columbia give full
and complete answers to the enumer'
ators. Penalties or fine and imprison
ment may be imposed for failure to an
swer the questions. but the Government
is reluctant to invoke the powers O
prosecution given by Congress in thu
act authorizing the taking OF the 1881
decenniel census.
Must End BY April Is.
At 8 O'Clock tomorrow morning 40:
enumerators, all armed with specia
credentials issued by Mr.. Moran. will
sally forth to start the local nose count
which must end, according to the law
by April Is. The city has been divided
into IS enumeration districts and {
number Of Subdistricts and % mail car
riers from the the Park road post off1ct
have been enlisted to aid the enumeration
in the densely populated region LYNN
near PARK road between Soldiers HOME
and Rock Greek Park. Original plans
of the census takers called for only 39I
enumerators, but the number has beer
expanded to take in all the subdistrict
outlined in supplemental plans OF thu
director.
The enumerators will go into each o.
the 80 Institutions in the District o.
Columbia, into every apartment house
large and small, and into every home
and, in order that the nOse-count may
be complete, even though an entire
family is out Of the city, absent SEIZED
ule have been prepared to take care o.
all those who may be out when thu
enumeratorS call.
The census will be as Of April 1.
person died yesterday he will not b.
counted but If his death occurred afte
midnight he will be listed as a residen
of Washington, All questions asked viii
be as of April 1. A child born on Apri
will not be listed, although a chile
born today will be listed.