University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1916-03-03
RED TAPE TANGLES
WOULD-bE CITIZENS
ONLY Thirteen Pass Naturall-
zation Tests Here in
Twenty Years.
MUST LIVE IN STATE
University Students and Fac
ulty Members Among
Those Who Apply.
MUST LIVE IN STATE

States is by no means streWn WIN
roses, but in spite of this some slNt!
nersons in Columbia and Boone Coun-
~ have chosen it. Most of them have
not yet reached the end the records
show many Of them never will-bu
thirteen citizens have been added To
the United states in this community
bv naturalization in the last twenty
years.
Regulation of naturalization rests
with the Government, and ia" local
agent is the Circuit Court The emf
grant finds the wish for citizenship
is not always fulfilled for the law has
much to say on the subject.
Uncle Sam requires anyone wishing
to become naturalized to declare his
intention-that is. take out the hrst
papers at least two years and not
more than seven years before admis-
sion to citizenship. He must have
lived o.. least five consecutive years in
the United States and one in the state
before admission. Two witnesses
must have known him personally Ior
the specified periods and be able to
gi.e .eye witness" of his residence.
Red Tape Makes Trouble.
There are many details. Failure to
appear in court at the given time cost
one man his final papers; another
called Witnesses who had not lived in
the same place with him for five con-
secutive years: still another gave his
former residence as his birthplace,
and his papers were worthless. A
clerical error will bring the papers
back from Washington with instruc-
tions to begin again.
August G. Klemme of Harrisburg
has the earliest local Declaration of
Intention on file. II is dated Feb !
ruary %. 1893. Charles Lumm of
Centralia has an earlier one, dated
October /, 1890, but it was mada out
in an Indiana county and he received
his final papers two years after Mr..
Klemme cot his in 1907.
Seventeen nationalities are re-
presented on the circuit clerks rec
ords. Germany has thirteen names;
Greece. eight; Canada, seven; Rus
sia and Macedonia. five; Australia.
four: Austria. three; England, Scot
land, ireland, Switzerland and Ru-
mania. two each: Wales, India Syria
and China, one each.
Only One Woman Represented.
Only one woman has applied for
naturalization papers in Columbia.
She is Miss Marie Louise Meyer, a
former University student.
Four University students have
taken out their first papers this
school year. They are b. G.. Budd, a
sophomore in the College of Arts and
Science. and Pranis Siviciks and Paul
p. ChOvery. students in the School of
Medicine. Mr.. ChOyey is now in New
York and no longer under the juris-
diction of the Circuit Court.
John and James Moscow of Mos
COW Brothers have also declared their
intentions of being naturaliged. as
well as Peter Tremes, a barber on
Cherry street; Demmetre, or Jim"
Kassacros, a shoe sinner. and Josef
Aubrecht, tailor at Ehinger's.
Four University professors and one
Stephens College teacher are apply |
ing for final papers. They are A. H. |
r. Fairchild. W. W. Charters, n. NJ !
Trenholme and Max s Handman of |
the University and Basil ID. Gaunt- |
lett Of the college. Two University |
professors already have their final |
papers. NJ F. Weinbach and Max F. |
Meyer became citizens in 1905.
Twa Scots Ha' Signed.
Charles Mcpherson. herdsman on
the University farm. and James Kee- /
gan. employed in the University 4
greenhouses, wish to transfer their !
allegiance from Great Britain to the |
United States Both are Scotch
Many who have taken out the first /
papers have left Columbia The law
provides that they can take out final
papers elsewhere. with proper wit
nesses as to residence and other /
qualifications Most of the cases now /
on record are still within the seventh /
year limit
Students have finished school be
fore the time came for the final de-
cisiOn. T. J. Bullivant applied for
papers in 1906. while a
student assistant in physics at the
University: G. W. Rutherford. 1909:
IsidOr Sarinsky. 1910: F. W. Shorter.
1911: f. r. A. Felgate. 1912. and F.
E. Seidlin. 1913. Mr.. Bulliyant took
degrees in 1912, and F. f.
Seidlin, 1913. Mr. Bullivant took en-
cheering degrees in 1906 and 1907
and is now electrical engineer in ST.
louis. Mr.. Rutherford, A. b. IL. is
/ student at Harvard Mr.. Sarinsky