Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-01
PREPARE TO TELL
YOUR LIFE STORY
Tomorrow the Census Enumerator
May Knock at Your Door ana
Ask Some Questions.

Tomorrow, the second day Of the year
1890 be prepared to tell the story OF your
life
This ie what the Director oi the Census
at Washington and his representatives
hero would have you he ready To oo'
without cuuivocatlon, mental rrscIsatioh
or prevarication For tomorrow, or eoon
thereafter, one OF Uncle Sans census
enumerators will cali upon you lor inc
purpose of securing information tot ue
fourteenth deccnnial enumeration oil the
countrys population, and related SOCIAL
and industrial data.
And the bashfu or secrctive citren
may AS well understand that all the
authority and power and majesty oi tte
Federal government ia behind the in
uuisitiveness of the cnumcratora, and tie
questions they ysk ARE asked for the p,ir-
pose OF securing answers thereto.
At The same time, the officials oi the
Census Bureau want IT understood that
no mans information can be used against
him or anyone else Secrecy surrounds
the answers to all questions, which never
arc revealed save in cold hloodcd STATISTICS
compiled, FOR the most part, ny non
sentiment mechanical wizards at Wash
inrton. which haven't the remotTat IN
tCr,st IN miladva age or III whether thefr
is a nortapagc On the house or not
The work here Will require aevcrai m
tCfprCtcrs. AS There are n considerahis
number Of the foreign born population IN
Wilmington who cAuuoi speak or under
stand English There are several thoh-
sand Italians Poles Russians. llthunianR.
llunEarlaua. etc
There will lc an individual siip Tor the
man or woman who ls ont when the emu.
tucratnr calls This may bo filed out and
lcft IN al envelope for the next visit. Later
there will ~ pr,ntrd q Epcoiai coupon
which may hc tillcd ont by any person who
believes he haS hccn m,s-od N the rount
81 noses
The law allows Fifteen days for s''n-
plctian of the count Within few weeks
thereafter. the preliminary population
count for cltlta counties, aud states VIII
hc completed and circulated ID nlmro-
rtaphcd form Not until fail will the
lnofc minute daia hcgin ~ como ont
ollsrt1Na wltrH Al MUST AFSWF FR.
The u,tcst,aps which must be answered
with appended explanations winch pre
,lot,e consilsaa have shown to IT, adequate
are
City
Street and ~
Name il full
Relationship t1 heHd II farn,lN WITH
which vou hvc Roatier, lodger. q
servant. ~ wio soE- daughter, "f "hat
ever word d,recr,l,4 tho relationship u
,eu sr, the heat. ~nto 1o"d
II ,au ar. Tho head II tho family living
IL tins hamc, state
+ The home owned hv vou q rented
ScN
tse II last mrthdav III completed
wears Fat children not vet ; wears otd
r,vn arr Ia completed months expressed
II twelfth. III , car. as 0-t2, 81. IL.
N.rnaI condition Sit ele. marr,ed
widowed. II divorced, IT tho rraont timo.
II u foreign birth
cave ve e,y q Immigration ~ the 'nlaTe
~ta,cs
Slr you m turaiigcts 'r ahen ~ no.
mi, ra,urall7rd. hut have declared IN
tcntton II become an American oltlacr
III taking out hr-t nancrs. write i'tS'
II ustnrahac,i pvr ycar u nsturah
4suaa II naturah7cl through act q
Nour tathcf g'vc Nva1 ot ht@ nadifa''aa
tiOu
Have you attended school o. any cdu
catioual institution any tune SINCE Ncpt |
1879
Are YOU able to rcad@ Yes Or \o.
Arc you able So wfite' y = or No
" here were ,uu horn" III born II the
United Statcs. give state of blrth. II Forf
abroad give country II birth and i'novlnoe
stat, ar rogian
II forcigr. born what WAS Your language
81 Gus 'ou.ary speech before coming ''
thus cuufrN
Where uas YOUR father born
What Was hle native language
Whcr,. vas your mother born
" has Was her native languaEe
Can you Slxak English les or No.
What ls your trade profession or usua
occupation Indicate the kind Of wors
you pcrfofm ..s SPINNER, salesman
laborer. stcuogiaphcr clerk. &c
In what industry or business arc No'
engaged lndeate the general char
acser Of the industry % business IN whct
YOU are employed or with which yod I y
connected As. cotton n,ll. dry good
store, on farm. Insurance IN hank, o
whichever may be appropriate
Are YOU an employer, or a worker 10
sslarv or wages. or are YOU working oI
YOUR OVID account without employing