Show Enumerator EnumeratorS Must Be BeOn UpOn Up UpOn S On Geography J JD By D reason of changes ch brought wise census taker will put down Rumania as the birthplace of or both The census enumerators who will begni on April 2 to collect facts about the tho people of the tho United United United Unit Unit- ed States will need flood to know kno their geography and also something about the recent history of ot the world according to Instructions hick are aro being sent out form the tho Census Bureau in Washington Among the most Important questions QUos QUos- to bo be a asked ked of everybody Inthe in inthe the tho coming cen census us ua are those relatIng relating relating ing to the place of birth a of the person person person per per- son enumerated and the place of birth of his father and mother Each person must be credited In Inho Inthe Inthe the ho census records to the state slate territory ter tar or foreign country countr in which his birthplace Is now located regardless regardless re re- of or what the birthplace was called or what nation owned that territory at the tho time tImo the tho person parson was born If It the person or his parents were born in Europe the census takor taker may have to got out his atlas to find out what nation now owns the locality If It for example a person person per per- son was born 20 years ago In tho the province pro of Bohemia which was at t that time a part of ot the tho Austro- Austro Hungarian Empire the census enumerator enumerator en en- should put down clown Czech- Czech as tho the persons birthplace no such country existed ousted when the person was born If the person pArson was born In 30 years ago and his father was born In exactly the tho same sarno place 30 years before that the tho person will probably probably ably tell the tho census taker that his father was born in Turkey while ho he was born In Russia but tho Continued on Last Page Pago En Enumerator u I Must Be e UD Up On Geography Continued from Page one about b by tho the World War Val and and the Treaty of Versailles boundary lines In ill Europe have wavered like ribbons in the wind On Oil the pres- pres nt ut day dar map of Europe there are seven countries and one free fred city did not nol exist in 1914 and the boundary lines of most of the theold theold old nations have ha changed consid- consid i Tn In th the Near bear Fn East t. t five th new u I nations have havo sprung from the territory territory ter ter- I which was as formerly called caned I Ottoman Empire In most instances in ta e lo e parson person numerated will know what what government gov gob I j new nc controls his place of orJI birth hirth for immigrants and tho their r J I Children usually retain a lively in interest inI in- in terest In the affairs of that part I of ot the old world Orld from they come If It both the person and his parents parents parents par par- were born In the United States the answer will be fairly y 1 easy because be be- beI I cause all the enumerator will haVe haye to do will be to put down the state or territory In which a person was born and there have been comparatively comparatively ely ati few changes in stat state boundary boundary boun boun- dary lines or names within the of people now noes' living If It person was born In the old Indian Indian Indian In In- dian Territory the birthplace willo will records records' under under un- un t po o down on the census der Oklahoma its pres' pres present nt name namo A person whoso whose father tather or mother was born in tn the old LouiSiana L or Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon territory will he be e asked to name tho the state In which his parents parent's birthplace Is now situated In tho the white of tho the United States States as enumerated at the census of at 1920 there were 7 j 4 persons who were born In foreign countries and there wore were persons born in the United States who whose e parents were born In foreign countries tries These two classes comprised percent per percent percent cent of the total white population so It may mar maybe be seen that the census census takers may wear out several atlases atlases at at- t- t lases finding where all these people and their parents were born To our foreign born 1 population Russia contributed a larger share than any my other of ot the countries 6 as ashey t J they hey existed before the World TorM War Var the he total number of persons born bornn In n Russia being G Germany Ger- Ger nany many ranked next with then than camo came Italy 0 then I old Austria of whom only anI about were born within the confines a of the present Austria and next Ireland 1164 70 J The coming census will show the changes that are taking place in the composition of our foreign foreign- born population as the result of ot Immigration restriction and other influences Census officials have bavo pointed out j I |