Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1925, Page 33

CENSUS BREGTOR | URGES NEW LAWS Enactment for Collection °f1 Statistics of Marriages and 1 Divorces in List. ‘ Enactment of a law for the collec tion of statistics of m.uxm»»: dm! divorces in the United Sta tion authorizing collection nilation of statistics concerning pro duction. consumption and stocks of commodities and repeal of the law providing for collection of cotton sta tistics are urged in the annual report of William M. Steuart. director of the census, made public today Outstanding work of the bureau during the year was the census of ilture, ‘taken as of January 1, E the first mid-decennial 5 taken under the act of March 3, 1919. It marked the first time in the his tory of American census taking that a special effort was n riculture in takir ate agricultural zes, ranges of the Depar culture, employes of the reclamation nd Indian bureaus of the Interior Departme 1 the work, accom a net saving of about $500,000 In the cost of enumeration as com: pared with 1920 During the past fiscal vear detailed reports were collocted conc nufacturers were mmmvd indu 2,000,685 es of births and 1,151,301 certh of deaths were collected age and orcy 1 debt s and cost works stat d In Interest of Public Health. One of the most important of the many statistical inquiries conducted by the Government is the Census Bureau's collection of data in regard births and deaths. The annual mortality statistics give the number hs from each cause in each . and thus make it possible to measure the toll exactly hy each ca of death from vear to year Such figures serve as the foundation of public health work. They indi- cate to the public health officer the most promising direction for the ex- Penditure of funds appropriated for such work, and they clearly what degrees of success have att ed the campaigns for in former vears. The declines mortality rate and in 1k h rates from typhoid fever, diph berculosis and many other diseases afford striking proof of the ess of former campaigns, but one s with concern the continually | nting rates from cancer and t diseases Believing that the frequent pres entation of statistical information | rding _motor vehicle fatalitie. lnfanlry Officers Slain in World War Head the Army Li More than 76 per cent of all Army officers killed during the World War or who died of wounds were infantrymen. Revised statistics made public at the War Department pl total of officer fatalities at which number 1.756 were from doughboy outfits Worthless Checks Stolen. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG. Va., Novergher 24 3 broke the combination off the fron safe in the office of the Texas | Ofl Co. here some time Saturday night, | got inside the safe und carried off sev- eral worthless checks. The office’ has been visited five times in the past 10 years, twice this year, and because of this no money is kept overnight in the office will be a factor in bringing about a | greater degree of safety on the pub- lic highways, the Bureau of the Cen- is now publishing, every four | aphic returns of such | n cities of 100,000 pop- ulation or move. and is endeavoring to collect data which will permit the | publication annually of two sets of | < from motor vehicle ae- referring to the num- < reported from each lo- irdless of where the ac- ind the other rep- | > number of deaths due 1 each locality, regard the deaths occurred. | 1 important data is being n y the hearty co-operation of S 1 officials every Upholstering REUPHOLSTERING PARLOR SUITES. 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Perkins of Chicago was elected secretary and treasurer | at the first meeting of the board of | directors of the union held in the American Federation of Labor Build- | Ing yesterday. Mr. Woll is vice presi dent of the American Federation of Labor and president of the Photo En- - | gravers’ International Unfon. Mr. Perkins is president of the Cigar Makers' International Union and one of the veteran figures in the labor movement. The five directors elected to serve with the officers as members of the executive committee are: Martin F. Ryan, president of the Railway Car Men of America; James Lynch, presi- dent of the International Typograph- ical Union; Thomas E. Burke, secre. tary-treasurer of the United Assocla- tion of Plumbers and Steam Fitters; Luther C. Steward, president of the Federation of Federal Employes, and Thomas Flaherty, secretary-treasurer of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks. The newly elected officers and di- rectors are instructed to get the af- fairs of the company in shape to do business as soon as $300,000 worth of the capital stock has been subscribed for and the money paid in. Virginia Capitol Renovated. Special Dispatch to The Star RICHMOND, Va., November 24 The preliminary work for the incom ing Legislature, due here in a little more than seven weeks, is under way at the Capitol, where the furniture is being overhauled and the buildin cleaned. It is understood that prac tically no changes will be made in the staff of committee clerks at this session. There appears to be certainty | that Col. W. Bullitt Fitzhugh of | Northampton will be named as door- keeper to succeed the late Col. S. M. Newhouse. More Than Beauty —recommends Sherwin-Williame “FLAT- TONE" for your walls. It's more sanitary (being washable), more enduring, more artistic, than wall paper. Available in a variety of colors. you should YOUR home. 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Special Dispatch to The Star, CUMBERLAND, Md., November 24.—Heavy steel rails have been taken to the Evitts Creek Dam, to be low- ered Into the gatehouse, with the view to stopping the rush of water, and then it is planned to lower sacks of cement and sand to seal the hole through which Cumberland’s water _|supply has been pouring the past 10 | days, lowering the water at the rate of 2 feet a day. James (. Shriver, former city engineer, has taken charge of the work. The attempt yesterday STAK, WASHINGTON, D. (., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1925. to drop a steel mesh. lined with tar-| NEW OFFICER DIRECTS PHILADELPHIA EVENT Capt. Asher C. B:l:elu Famed Di- rector, Is Chief of Sesqui- centennial Exposition. paulin and mattresses, as a choke be. fore the open gate failed. It is estimated the water remaining in the lake will last approximately 20 more days at the rate it is escaping now. Water Supt. Arthur G. Fowler assured city officials today, in the event it becomes necessary, water could be pumped from Evitts Creek into the filtration plant. There {8 no danger of the city being left without [ By the Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, As a last recourse, Potomac River (apt. officer, pumping plant. The Health Depart. | tor-in-chief ment would take steps to provide | Exposition to be held here next vear He will he the an adequate supply of water. water could be forced into the city mains by the huge Kel ringfield for chlorination and possible immun- ization of ation against typhoid. The water now entering he mains | Freeland Kendric David C. "| month when pi position were announced O exhibits of mr-!, from the dam is by a by and is not heing filtered, A Thomas W. Koon has issued a ing to boil all drinking water. London’s fire brigade cost $3,803,100 last vear. 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