Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 21, 1920, Page 2

T0 THREE BILLION ' OUERIES BY TAKERS Aim- of Enumerators 100 Per Cent Counting Nephews ¢f Uncle Sam . (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 21.—One hun- dred per cent accuracy is thé aim of 90,000 Census bureau workers who are in the home stretch of the, 14th population count, Director Sam L. Rogers said today. This census'will jnclude the an- swers to approximately three billion questions. The per cent of error in past reports has been less than one per cent. 8 “it’s been found ajmost impossible to get absolutely perfect count,” said Director Rogers, “but every Cen- sus bureau employee is working this year to reduce the fraction to rock _ bottom minimum.” Former census reports have proved that some factors which tend to cause error may be listed like this: A considerable portion of persons do not know their age. Perversity of human nature causes . a few people to deliberately dodge the census enumerator to boast of the doubtful distinction-that *you can’t find ME in the census.” Few Criminals Scared. A few criminals fear to be counted. Thousands of persons always are “out” when the enumerator calls and data relating to them dis furnished by landladies, friends and relatives who are forced to guess to some extent. An accurate enumeration of all persons in the U. S. will insure better government, according to Rogers. «Stockholders, directors and offi- cials of big business concerns,” he said, “now find that they must study the statistics of their business to keep abreast of the times. They find that they can more intelligently direct their business that way. “By the same token, a study of the Census returns by the stockholders of U. S. government, that is, by the people, will resudt in better govern- ment. : _ Rogers hopes to have first’ popula- tion returns of big cities ready within a few weeks. Heis planning to make the returns public as soon as’ ‘the count is checked over for each city without waiting until the entire count is complete. 3 Years to Publish. It will be three years before the bulk of the information collected in this census count will be available in book form., It will fill 14 or 15 big volumes. " Rogers is planning to make these ¥olumes more practical than ever, he said. . “To insure this,” he said, “I ap- pointed an advisory ! ¢ommittee . of ‘businessmen and statisticians.” Officials assisting him say this ‘has proved one of the most difficul. cen- sus enumerations yet undertaken. Unrest due to political conditions ig partly responsible. This is particu- larly true of the attituae of the for- eign population of many large cities. Many foreigners feared the census enumerator. Some thought the enu- merator was sent to gain information that might iead to wholesale depor- tations. To counteract this, Rogers waged an educational campaign in the for- eign districts of the big cities to ex- plain the census. Tons of pamphlets explaining the purpose of the census were distributed through school chil- dren who were encouraged to write articels about the census. It was hoped that the foreign born parents would be reached through their chil- dren.. Letter Flood Coming. Census bureau officials are prepar- ing for the floo. of letters of inquiry that always follow the making public of the first returns. Demands of spe- cial information incluue many queer requests. One question has become classic in census bureau history. ~Thousands of persons, it seems, are unable to sleep well at night unless they know the exact spot designated as the cehter of population of conti- nenta: J. 8. There are. two such points. One is the line at which the median lines in- tersect. The other is called the ‘“‘cen- ter of gravity of population.” The last is the point at which the U. S. would balance if it were a gigantic cardboard or fiat plain and all the inhabitapts were standing still and also. if every person weigh- ed exactly the same as every other person. The 1910 census placed this grav- ity pcint at Bloomington, Ind. Population Moves. The other point indicates the trend of population westward. The median lines are drawn east'and west and north -and south. Each is drawn so that it exactly divides the population in half. The 1910 census located ...e intersection of the median lines at ‘Winchester, Ind. In 1790, the first year the census was taken, the median lines crossed 22 miles east of Baltimore. The sec- ond census taken in 1800, discovered the interesection had moved to a point 18 miles west of Baltimore while in 1810 the point was 40 ‘miles west of Washington, D. C. After that the point marched continually west- ward through Parkersburg, W. Va., Chillicothe, 0., and then to Cincin- aati. 'This year it is expected to be found west of Winchester. s The Remedy. He—We will have to call another meeting of the club because last night ‘we found we had no quorum, She—Then why don’t you buy one and keep it where you can get at it _ -handy when you need it? \ . Subscribe for the Pioneer. ' wid Sties for 325,425 Hef SmllesWonfor “Tip '»TrUsé” HICAGO.—Why are walk-e'rs gllowed to pocket their tips, while check girls, | door men, washroom boys and maids must turn them over? That is what Miss Hannah Stires, one of the prettiest. of the girls in the employ of Rousse & Wolf, 164 West Washington street. 1s going to court to find out. Through Ser attorney, L. H. Craig, Miss Stires has file¢ suit fof . the. recovery. of gratuities handed to her by patrons. That the “tipping trust,” managed in Ghicago by Sam and Clifford Wolf, has profited to the amount of $25425 by Rer sparkling smile is her assertion. “jf 1 don’t get as much. as they want, Mr. Wolf says to me, ‘Why don’t you smile at them? ” she said angrily at her home at 6307 Champlain ayenue. “Pm supposed to stick out my hand patrons for the trust. “If T get a lot he pats me on the and beg money from the restaurant , back and -if T don't he accuses me of holding out some and threatens to fire me or sue me or something. I have to turn in about $15 a night, or he is sore. “Waiters can keep their tips. Why can't I? And for this I am paid $15 a week. ‘We girls work hard, seven days a week and more-than eight hours a day. My arms ache at night with 1ifting the heavy coats. And we have to lie for them. Lots of times men say they won't tip me if it goes to the trust, so I have to lie and say it doesn’t.” Miss Stires has worked for the company for four years. The “trust”™ which hires the girls has “concessions” in various restaurants. The entire sys- tem is wrong, according to Miss Stires. e————————————— e — a—————— USE DOGS AS SMUGGLERS Animals Ald lllicit Dealers in Bring- ing Liquor and Drugs Into the United States. Training dogs to smuggle liquor across the -Rio Graade river is the latest device of ingeniovs minds of those who make a living by means of illicit - importation to the United States of liquor und drugs. That in- novation in line running came to light at El Paso, Tex., recently when. a Mexican river guard shot a “dog smuggler” in the act of swimming the Rio Grande with .four ~bottles of tequila, a Mexican liquor of cactus distillation, tied across his back. \ The dog, as the story of the serv- ice to his master :is told by United States customs men, ‘had been mak- t£g nightly; trips between Juarez and 1 Paso with ‘contraband goods for several months. The strange, but regular, actions of the animal first were noted by customs officers about “wo months ‘ago. - Beginning at two o'clock in the morning, the dog would hegin his operations. Signal lights flashed by confederates in the gang of smugglers stationed on each side of the river always preceded the dog's trip across stream. Dashing out of a cluster of squalid adobe houses along the Mexican side of the river, the ant- mal would plunge intd the Rio Grande with his load. i Emerging on the American side, the vsmuggler” always wa$ successful in eluding pursuers, who often sought to lusso the dog, being loath to shoot an unsuspecting law violator. FOUND NEW LAND OF GOLD New York Mining Man Reports Rich Discoveries Made in the Mines of Colombia. N e * A new.gold region has been discov- ered in Colombia, according to J. V. Priest, a mining man, who arrived at New York from Santa Marta, Colom- bia. ¢ Mr. Priest said that some time ago he was told by a Frenchman, who said he was a government employee, of fabulous wealth that lay hidden in the saipes of Colombia, Mr. Priest, ac- companied by his wife and C. L. Logue, a mining engineer, visited €Colombia recently and spent his time W visiting various sections. After landing at Cartagna, Mr. Priest saia, he and his companions went up the Magdalena river 250 miles disembarked, goig overland through a mountainous country for 65 wiles. At the end of the journeysMr. Priest anid, they found vast gold fields which had never been actively developed because of the absence of the proper machinery. He said this is accounted for by the lack of transit facilities, it being a most difficult matter to ship material of any kind to this point. Peace Hath Its Sorrows. A woman’s. society, whose principal activity during the war was providing entertainment for the soldiers, was shout to give a dance. One of the women who wad acted as chaperon meeting a demure miss who had ear- nestly and strenuously thrown herself into the party and dance game, asked: “Coming to the dance, Luella?”’ *1 thln; not,” aswered Luella, with a si~h. “Why, what's the reason?” asked the surprised chaperon. “I would have no one to dance with,* said Luella. “All our boys are back,” replied tne chaperon. ".!'.'.gre are as many men as ever.” & “Well,” said Luella, “we could al- ways dgpeud on the soldiers, but who'’s going to make those other men aftend?’ 3 Will Use Rifies of Veterans. Rifles that were actually used .by United States marines against the Huns in' France at Belleau wood, Soissons, St. Mihiel, Champagne or in the Argonne wijll be issued, to recruits who never saw a fight when the big Jjob just begun at the marine corps de- pot of supplies at Chica!o is finished. All thé rifles used by marines in France have been turned in at the de- pot to be refinished and repaired. So well did their bearers care for them -that most of them can be used again. WLen they come out of the gunshop as good as new they will be issued to recruits, who will\be inspired by the knowledge that they carry the same rifles that were u?ed in the world war. Had the Wrong Page. A young miss of seven, ‘who. has memorized from numerous readings to ‘her- portions of her Chatterhox, pre- tends to be able to read. One evening she was seated upon the lap of a guest affécting to read-one of her fa- vorite- ‘passages relating to dolls. She was proceeding with great erthusiasm for several moments when .the guest interrupted her by saying: “But my dear child, I dor’t see anything about dolls on that page.” » “1 know it,” she said promptly and sheepishly. “I wa¢ reading on the wrong page.” Then, turning several | pages, “It's cver here.” Fine Resy'ts From SImplp'Dye;. A demonstration held in London by' the Knox Guilé of Design and Crafts showed the beautiful results produced by ordinary methods of dyeing.. Soime woolen stuffs woven by members of the guild with primitive' apparatus were dyed with privet, bracken, gorse and other well-known plants and even with soot frofn the chimney, the last producing a beautiful old gold tint. A Gug¢ss. “I'saw Snubb kiss a girl the other night!” - ; “What! Why, he told me today he’d never kissed one ‘single girl in his whole life.” p s «It's very probable, = I remember thinking at the time that she was too good-looking to be single.” ' KInd—Hear‘ted., i “Would you call a xylophone & mu- sical instrument?” “Why, yes,” replied Mr. Dubwate, “if 1 happened to be addressing an unfortunate creature who earns a liv- fng by playing one of the things. 1 have no desire tb hurt anybody’s feel- ings unnecessarily.” UNDISTURBED POSSESSION. 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