Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 21, 1919, Page 6

| | [ i { & i PAGE SIX "WORK IN CENSUS Wonderful Devices to Tabulate and Record Figures on Pop- ulation and Industry. QUIZ BEGINS IN APRIL, 1920 Government Already Has Begun the Job of Assembling Its Plans.and Forces—One Machine Handles 150,000 Cards in Eight Hours. Washington.—With hostilities at an end, the government is now laying the basis for one of the greatest of. its pedce-time tasks—the decennial inven- tory of the United States, its people, lands, Industry and live stock that is called the census. Secretary of Com- mérce Redfield the other day signed thé order that transferred one of the largest of the temporary war build- ings put up {n Washington, that for- merly housing the army's department of aeronautics, to Director of the Cen- su§ Rogers and his staff. Actually, the government began the job some time ago, assembling its plans and forces. By law, the begin- aing of the census perfod of 1920 is July 1, 1919, though it will not be un- til & year from April that the enumer- ators will be set at work. There will be twenty-nine questions «in the 1920 census, according to the present design of Director Rogers' dummy cards, which now are being glven the exhaustive study of statisti- eans. The more complex question- nalres that go to industrial establish- ments, schools, farms and every other permanent institution of the country are likewise in the development stage, undergoing critical examination in the light of experlence the government has galned In conducting thirteen inven- tories of the kind. Will Be Machine Operation. Chlefly the bureau is engaged in pre- paring for the classification and tabu- iation of the vast quantity of material which will be assembled. The 1920 census tabulation will be for the first time almost completely a machine op- eration, conducted by means of devices useful only to the census burean of the United States which have been Invent- ed and are now being built by men in its ‘employ. Electric machines will first transfer the written information eoming in on the enumerntors' sheets to cards, net by writing, but by punch- ing holes at proper points. Then the punched cards will be handed in thel mfllons to another battery of ma- chines, the tabulators, an amazing product of human ingenuity. E. M. Boiteaux, who devised them, has been with the census bureau for eighteen years and s now superintending the construction of twenty-five machines, the operation of which he will direct. These tabulators, working with smooth and silent perfection, take in 400 ‘cards a minute, count them, reject all that are Imperfect or improperly punched in any fashion and take oft the totals of punch marks, assembling the final result in printed figures on handy sheets. One of them the other day in eight hours handled 150,000 eards. Losok Like Office Furniture. The machines resemble In outward aspect a piece of office furniture. Cards go into a metallic magazine at their top, {ravel a few inches on metal guldes, come out neatly stacked with the mistakes of the punching machines «=which have merely human operators —pointed out. The printed records of the eighteen or twenty totals that the punch marks Indicate come out from another slot, and the instrument stai-ds ready to repeat. With these machines, there is a prac- tical assurance that the publications of the census, usually coming out a tong time after the enumeration, may he more quickly at hand to gulde and demonstrate the progress of national eivilization. They are being produced Jargely by the work of youthful ap- prentices from Washington schools which have vocational courses. ASK LADY YEAR OF BIRTH New York Judge Makes Ruling Exe pected to Save Witnesses From Embarrassment. New York—Women chuckled over a ruling of Supreme Court Justice Jo- seph Morschauser of Dutchess county during a will trial, still going on, that a woman need not answer when asked to state her age. Relatives are attacking the will of Mary Jane Harrison, who left about $50,000, on the ground of undue in- #luence, and that the testatrix was not competent to make a will. Mrs. Anna Sloan Lowers xwas called to testify about purchasing properts from the aged testatrix. Attorney R ©. Barnett, for the contestants, asked her to state her age. J. R. Thomp- son, for the will, objected. “Objection sustained,” broke in the eourt. “Tt is not polite to ask a lady her age. You may ask her the year #a which she was born. That gives you the desired information without embarrassing the witne Wanted to Reconsider. St. Louis.—A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, was dismissed and adjourned to a nearby cafe. The de- fendant’'s attorney went along. An hour later'the jury was back in court wenting to give a new decision, P EEREE SRR EEEE RS * PLEASANT VALLEY * KKK KKK KK KRR KKK KK (Too late last week.) The Wide Awake Farmers’ Co- operative club met on March 5th at the home of E. R. Lee, at “Arlington Farm” on Boston Lake. Members and guests present 62. This being annual meeting, new officers were lected and scribes for the home town papers were appointed by R. R. Dick- ens, the new president of the club for the coming year. We now have a telephone line to Nebish and also Puposky by the way of Fowlds—the direct result of the effort of the Farm- ersers club. Also a new 4% miles of county road through by Boston lake which is nearly completed—Dby mem- bers of the Farmers club. We think of our club as an organization that has been very well worth while in the benefit it has been to ourselves and the community. Next meeting held at the home of Joseph Pete. George Edwards has a very sore hand as a result of an accident at a logging camp recently. The members of the former Red Cross circle met at Mrs. Iva Cooks on the 8th. As the knitting is no longer needed by the Red Cross, the ladies put out a quilt during the afternoon. Mrs. Cook served the ladies with lunch and Miss Stepham entertained by reading an interesting shortl story. The ladies put up several sug- gestions to be voted on at next meet- ing. They expect to continue their meetings as a community club to be called The Helping Hand or some- thing, as decided on later. Ties and post and logging is the order of the day. Sledding will soon be over for this winter. Mr. Leon Dickson, a returned sol- dier boy, has been here visiting his aunt, Mrs. G. B. Fuller, the past ten days. His home is in Washington state. Mr. Dickson is a grandson of grandpa and grandma Fuller. He spent part of the time with them while here. Grandma Tuller had quite a surprise on her birthday, which occured February 28th. The neighbors gave her a call and spent a very jolly evening. Since the “flu” epidemic is in our neighborhood, seems to be through with us—no more places to call—we are becoming quite gay after so much confinement during the early part of winter, and it seems we will make up for lost time yet if the pace keeps up. The dances and parties are num- erous and well attended throughout the community. Among the ‘““flu’s” victims is Mrs. George F. Edwards, Jr., who we sadly miss and we surely sympathize with little “‘Bubbles” Edwards (George the ' 2nd) in the loss of his dear mother. Only time can soften the blow that was felt by relatives and neighbors over Mrs. Edwards unexpected and untimely passing. Clyde Fuller was taken by his mother-to the hospital at Bemidji this week for a series of operations for tonsils, adenoids, appendix and we trust that he comes out in fine shape and feel sure he will. E. R. Lee is spending the week in Bemidji at the court house as he is sitting on the jury-court being dis- missed to be resumed on March 10th. dirs. R. R. Dickens spent quite some time with her son, Supt. W. F. Dickens at Red Lake agency while Mr. /Dickens was preparing to move away to White Earth reservation as Supt. and special disbursing agent there. Mr. Dickens expects to come oh a visit some time during the sum- mer to his parents here, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Dickens at “Gad’s Hill Farm- stead” on Boston lake. F. V. Gardues will entertain the Literary club the third, Friday even- ing, thfs month. Among the new members who joined the club at last meeting are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pete, Miss Dorothy Handall, Miss Nina Cook, Mrs, G. B. Fuller and Clyde Fuller, An Inside éath MakesYou Look and Feel Fresh Says a glass of hot water with phosphate before breakfast keeps iliness away. This excelient, common-sense health 'measure being adopted by milllons. Says a glass of hot water with phos- phate before breakfast keeps illness away. This excellent, common-sense health measure being adopted by millions. Physicians the world over recom- mend the inside bath, claiming this is of vastly more importance than out- side cleanliness, because the skin pores do not absorb impurities into the blood, causing ill health, while the pores in the ten yards of bowels do. Men and women are urged to drink each morning, before breakfast a glass of hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in it, as a harmless means of helping to wash from the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels the previous day’s indigestible materials, poisons, sour bile and tox- ins; thus cleansing, sweeting and purifying the entire alimentary canal before putting more food into the stomach. Just as soap and hot water cleanse and freshen the skin, so hot water and limestone phosphate act on the elim- niative organs. L Those who wake up with bad breath, coated tongue, nasty taste or have a dull, aching head, sallow com- plexion, acid stomach; others are subject to bilious attacks or con- stipation, should obtain a quarter pound of limestone phosphate at the drug store. This will cost very little but is sufficient to demonstrate the value of inside bathing. Those who continue it each morning are assured of pronounced results, both in regard to health and appearance. B Y RS, Cossm s THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER TWO TYPES OF CRUSADERS A doughboy of the First division, American army of occupation, is shown standing next to the armor of a feudal knight at Sayn, Germany. % — Extracting Salt From Ocean. Experiments in Norway with a view to extracting salt from ocean water by means of electricity have been suc- cessful, and two salt factories will be started for this purpose in the near future. Each factory is calculated to produce 50,000 tons of salt a year for a start, but they will be so bullt that the productlon can be brought up to double the quantity, if necessary. Besides the salt, different by-products will be made. KKK EK KKK KKK KX X * SPUR NEWS. * KH KA RKEKH KT KKK KK school house Saturday. Mr. McFayd- yen and Miss Margaret-Peterson were the musicians and did credit to them- selves. Mrs, Wm, Gerlinger and Mrs. Wm. Blakely served a good lunch, and a highly enjoyable évening was spent. Mr. Theo Gerlinger, son of Post- master Gerlinger is at home for a few days visit, or. Jasper Souders little girl, Sarah is lying very ill at this writing. HAVE DARK HAIR AND LOOK YOUNG Nobody Can Tell When You Darken Gray, Faded Hair With Sage Tea Grandmother kept her hair beau- tifully darkened, glossy and attrac- tive with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur. Whenever her hair took lon that dull, faded or streaked ap- pearance, this simple i Sage and Sulphur Compound,” you will get a large bottle of this old- time recipe improved by the addition of other ingredients, all ready to use, for about 50 cents. ture can be depended upon to restore natural color and beauty to the hair. A well-known downtown druggist says everybody uses Wyeth’s Sage it darkens so naturally and evenly that nobody can tell it has been ap- plied—it’s so easy to use, too. You ‘and draw it through your hair, taking one strand at a time. 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