The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-08

you real hard"
Leaving aside these two rocks of
possib'e destruction for the enumera-
tor, the 80 questions do not seem
to hold out many terrors for either the
enumerator or for the citizen.
The FIRST two blanks on the schedule
are for house and the number of the
family in order of the enumerator's
visit Then comes the name of the per-
son enumerated, and then his or her
relationship to the head of the family.
Under the head of personal de-
scription" there are seven questions.
They deal with sex, color or race, age
at last birthday, whether single, mar
ried, widowed or divorced, number of
years of present marriage, number of
children born in the family and num-
Der of children living.
Then comes the questions relating to
nativity. Some of the nationalities
which go to make up the American
melting pot objected to the original
form in which these questions ap-
peared, as they were arranged when
the first p ans for the census We're
made but since then the chief objec-
tors have been pacified by change in
questions, and everything will proba-
bly, run tremendously as far as the
nativity classification is concerned
These Queries Easy.
enumerated, the place of birth of the
father and that of the mother of the
swered.
Then comes the blanks for answers
to tell the year ON immigration to the
United States and whether the person
is naturalized or alien. Then the en-
umerator will set down whether or
not the person can speak English. If
will be necessary to write in the lam
guage which is spoken.
There are this year five questions as
to occupation. The first deals with the
trade or profession and the second with
the general nature of the industry,
business or establishment in which
the person works. The reply to the
third question determines whether or
not the person is an employer. employe
or working on his or her own account
The last two questions under the occu-
patton heading are ais to whether or
not the person, if an employee. IS work
ing on April Is, and the number of
weeks he or she was out of work dur
ing 1909.
Then follow three questions on edu-
cation. 1t will be set down whether or
not the person can read, whether he
or she can write, and whether he or
she attended school any time since
September 1, 1909
Next comes the subdivision as to the
ownership of the home. The enumer-
ator will record whether the home is
owned or rented, if it is owned, wheth-
er it is free or mortgaged, farm or
house, and the number of farm sched-
ule.
A new question to be asked this
year is whether or not the person is a
survivor of the Union or Confederate
army or navy. The last two questions
of the 1910 schedu are as to whether
the berson is blind and whether he or
she is deaf and dumb.
Much Farm Data.
In the agricultural districts most ex-
tensive and detailed information will
also be gathered by the enumerators.
there being SO subdivisions of sub
jects of inquiry The census of agri-
culture will give farm acreage, farm
values, farm expenses, number and
value of farm animals and vast mass
of other information of the utmost
value to the national government and
to individuals
Analysis of the array of the uues-
tions to be asked in cities and rural
districts shows that Uncle Sam is go
ing to have pretty full description of
each of the jewellers in his domain by
the time the census is completed. All
the information which Uncle Sal COL
lects, however, is absolutely confiden-
tial as far as individuals are concern
ed and no one need have any fears that
anything he or she may tell to the
enumerators will get beyond the CEN
sus department.
In taking the census in past years il
has been found that difficulties arose
in getting some persons to answer the
questions, because of suspicion that the
enumerator was not acting in good