Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
CENSUS ENUMERAToRs WILL BE
COMPELLED TO LOOK UP
FACTS CAREFULLY.
BUREAU SENDS OUT MOST
EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS
State or Country of Each Person to
Be Set Forth in Nativity Column
conjusaI Conditions, and Number of
Years Married-How to Mark Papers
is Outlined in Instructions.

| What the census enumerators are re-
Z quired to learn regarding the place of
birth of native born and forei gn- born
persons, and other personal facts con-
corning the latter class. in taking the
thirteenth United States census, be-
ginning April Is next, is fully set forth
in the printed instructions prepared by
the United State census bureau to guide
them in filling the population schedule
and made public today. 1t is pointed
out that all the questions relate only
10 conditions existing on April Is, the
census day
Nativity Shown.
On the subject of place of birth of a
native born person the instructions
state that if a person was born in the
United States the enumerator is 10 give
the state or territory (not city or town.
in which born a person born in what
is now West Virginia. North Dakota,
South Dakota, or Oklahoma, should be
reported as 50 born. altho at the time
of birth the particular region may have
had a different name.
ConjusaI Conditions.
Relative to conjugal conditions, the
enumeratOrs are to report whether the
person IS single, married. widowed, or
divorced Married persons are to be
asked if they have been married before.
II the present marriage is the first, the
fact is TO be indicated by the sign
NJ T.; but if it is the second or subse-
quent marriage, then the enumerator
is to write N o. meaning married
more than once.
The question calling for the number
Of years of the present marriage is de-
clared by the census bureau to apply
only TO persons reported as married
and the answer should give the number
of years married to the present husband
or Wife Thus a woman who may have
been married for ten years TO a former
husband, but has been married only
three years to her present husband
should be returned as married three
years. The number of years entered
should be the number of completed
years. A person who on April Is. the
census day." has been married three
years and eleven months should be re-
turned as married three years. For a
person married less than one year the
entry is to be co. meaning less than
one year.
Must Designate Provinces
In the case of persons speaking Pol
ish or reporting that they were born in
Poland. which is no longer an indie
pendent country, the enumerator is to
inquire whether the birthplace was in
what is now known as German Poland,
or Austrian Poland and he must write
the answer accordingly as Poland
(Ger)' Poland (Aust), or Poland
Russ).
If the birthplace. reported is Canada.
the enumerator is required to ask
whether the person is of English or
French descent and write Canada
Eng.) or Canada CFr) according to
the answer.
immigration Figures.
The question calling for the year Of
immigration 10 the United States ap-
plies to all foreign persons. male |
and female, of wha tever age. 1t should |
be answered. therefore, for every per- |
son whose birthplace was in a foreign |!
country The enumerator must enter
the year in which the person came to |
the United States. If he has been in |
the United States more than once, the |
year of his first arrival is to be stated |
As to Naturalization.
The inquiry whether naturalized or |
alien applies only to foreign-born |
males q years of age and over 1t does |
not apply to females, to foreign-born |
tied States. If the person was born
abroad. but has become a full citizen
either by taking out second or final