The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-16
MANY QUESTIONS
WILL Be ASKED

What the census enumerators are
required to learn regarding the place
OF birth of natlye.born and foreign
born persons. and other personal facts
concerning the latter class. In taking
the thirteenth United States census
beginning April 10 next. is fully SCI
forth In the printed instructions pre-
pared by the United States census bu-
rcau 10 guide them In filling out the
population schedule II is pointed out
that all the questions relate only 10
conditions existing on April 10. the
Census Day"
On the subject OF place of birth OF
n Dative-born person the instructions
state that II the person was born III
the United States the enumerator is
10 give the state OF territory (no city
or town IN which born. A person
born IN what Is now West Virginia,
North Dakota, South Dakota or Okla
homa should be reported as so born.
although at the time of birth the
particular region may have had an
other name.
Relative to conjugal condition the
enumeratorS are to report whether the
person is single, married, widowed or
divorced. Married persons are to be
asked II they have been married be-
fore. II the present marriage Is the
first the fact is to be indicated by
the sign m H. but If it IS the second
or subsequent marriage then the emu.
merator is to write M 3" meaning
married more than once.
The question calling for the number
OF years of the present marriage is
declared by the census bureau to
apply only to persons reported as mar
ried. and the answer should give the
number OF years married To- the pres
ont husband or wife. Thus a woman
who may have been married for 10
years to a former husband but has
been married only years to her
present husband, should be returned
as married 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 3 years and II months should
he returned as married 8 years. For
person married less than l year the
entry is TO be 20" meaning less than
l year,
In the case Of persons speaking Po-
lish or reporting that they were born
In Poland, which Is no longer an indie
pendent country. the cnumerator is TO
Inquire whether the birthplace was In
what is now known as German Pc.
land. or Austrian Poland, or Russian
Poland. and he must write the answer
accordingly as Poland Ger }. Poland
(AuStl or Poland (Russ)
III the birthplace reported is Canada
the enumerator is required to ask
whether the person is OF English or
Ffench~desce and write Canada
fEnG). or Canada (Fr.). according
to the answer,
The question calling for the year of
immigration to the United States ap.
plies to all foreign-oorn persons. male
and female, Of whatever age. II should
he answered. therefore. for every per
son whose birthplace was in a for
eign country. The enumerator must
enter the year In which the person
came TO the United States. II he has
been in the United States more than
once the year OF his first arrival is to
be stated
The inquiry whether naturalized
or allen applies only to foreign born
''"'NS - f~e'P VI hSt Ana bNtls II
does not apply TO females. TO foreign
born minors or to any male born in
the United States II the person was
born abroad. but has become q full
citizen, either by taking out second or
final papers of naturalization or
through the naturalization OF his par,
ents while he was under the age of
u years, the enumerator Is to write
INA" (for naturalized) IL he has de.
clared his intention to become an
American citizen and taken out his
First papers," the cnumerator is "a
write "Al' for alicn).
The inquiry as to the ability n
speak English applies to all persons
10 years OF age or over. II Encllsh
Is spoken the enumerator muet wrIto
"English" In the proper column II the
person enumerated is not abIo ~
speak English the enumerator ia re.
Quired in such cases only to write ont
the name of the language spoken 90
French. German, italian, etc 7, mora
than ono language Is spoken by n nor.
son who. however does not speak Fne.
lish then the enumerator ia IN wrIto
the namo OF that language which 10
his native language OF mother tone,,o
SAlOONMEN AND 1Aprcnn