| OCR Text |
Show TlKlMt THE CESl'S. t?e KAti as we have learned the government census enumerators havo In their work met with little or no diffl-ulty in its performance per-formance in Utah. The people are answering the questions which the takers are authorized to ask. In many parts of the east the ofllcers are meeting with obstructions obstruc-tions from contumacious op)eand many arrests occur in constquence. To illustrate1, U. . Commissioner Shieldt, of Xew York, had eight census cases awaiting him w hen he arrive'd at his office in the Federal Buildiug ou the Ilth lust. Seven of the persons arrested were women, thero being only one rata. The following, from a Xew York inir, gives a general idea of the ol jec-tisn jec-tisn raised by the obstructionists, as illustrated by the cases brought before Judge Shields: "Miss Hoitense Ncwbauor, of No. 416 list Eihty-six'h Street, took Ennmera'or l'incus for a peddler aud would not let him in. Sho was willing to answer qnestlonsand was allowed to depart. "Mrs. Mary Edwards, of No. 400 Eat Eiahty-first Street, told tho enumerator who visited her that his qncsions were all nonsense. Shore-fused Shore-fused to answer becauso her huslnnd l.ad told her that his boss had given him Instructions not to answer tho quesUons She changed her mind when told that she could be fined $IC0ifsbedId not comply with tho law 'Mrs. Gertrude C. Kearney, of Xo. CI East Eighty-sixth Street, was partially par-tially undressed when Enumerator Gay called to ask her questions. She opened the door, thinking that tho caller was a lady friend, she got mad when she saw a man "and slammed tho door in his face. She told the. Commissioner Com-missioner sho had got all over her anger and was willing H answer anything. any-thing. Miss Mary Shumway, of No. CS East Eighty-sixth Street, was scry indignant in-dignant at being arrested. She said tho enumerator had scted very un-gcnllemanlyinil un-gcnllemanlyinil bad asked hera very peculiar question, which sho.hought no lady should answer. Miss Shum way was discharged. I Owen SlcCalferty, of No. 519 West j rorty-fifth S.reet. told Enumerator! Lollmper tliat his affairs were no- j body'i bnsine". He was ruroled for examination. Fanny llammcrschhig, tf No. 2 Second Tlace, prevented her son from answering tho questions and would not answer thorn herself. She was held. Margaret Kruiice. of No. 337 West Fifiy-thlrd Street. rcfaed to answer the question about mortgages, and Commissioner Shields dixebarged her. |
