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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1920)
THK OMAHA SUNUAY KKE: UCTOKEU 10, 1920. 7-A A United States Promised Land For Foreigners Total Immigration to America During Past Century Placed At 3 1,000.000 -Sharp De crease During War. Polish Minister Who Asks Aid of America ash'iiijrton, Ort. 9. Thirty-four million immigrants have filtered the United States in the last century. In the same time the population of the j country has increased 97,000,000. Until the world war the effect of immigration on the population in crease was very marked, amounting to more than 50 per cent in the de cade ending in 1010. Jt exceeded 40 per cent in the 10 years cndjng with present year anil immigration i he 'mean onieiais are ot the opinion that had the war not intervened the I percentage tor the decade would have been greater than that of the last. During the first 10 years of the century front 1820 to1830 the num-hj-r of immigrants arriving in the United States was less than 1 per, cent of the increase in population, the figures being 143.-439 immigrants nd 3,227,567 population increase. In the next 10 years this 1 per cent had grown to 12, the census of 18-10 . huw ing a population of 17,069,653, with an increase of 4,203,433, while during the same periad 5W,125 im migrants entered the country. In the next decade ended in 1850 Ihe population increased 6,122.423, while immigration totalled 1,713,251, r siignuy more than 16 per cent. Shows Steady Increase. In the 10 years ended in 1860 the population increase was 8,251,445, while immigrants entering the coun try numbered 2,598,214, or more than 2a per x:ent of the population in crease. The next decade saw the popula tion increase 7,115,050 and immigra tion totalled 2,314,824, or slightly more than 28 per cent. The per centage decreased during the 10 vears ended with 1880 owing to an unusually large increase in popula tion. This increase was 11,597,412, while the total of immigration was 2.812.191, or about 19 per cent. In Ihe decade ended in 1890 the popu lation increased 12,791,931, while 5,246,613 immigrants entered the country, making the percentage ibout 42 per cent. ' In the decade ended in 1900 there was a sharp decrease in immigration, with the result that persons corning into the country represented only about 23 per cent of the population increase. This was 13,046,861, while the number of immigrants arriving was 3.844.420., While the population increase re mained at about the same ratio dur ing the decade ending in 1910. there, was a very decided increase in the number of immigrants, the former being 15,977,691 and the latter 8,795,- im. The estimated increase for the 10 years ended this vear (1920) is 14,-' 000,000 while the" total number pf immigrants during this period was 6,100,000. The percentageiratio thus was only about 43 per cent, this be ing due to the falling off in immi gration liurinn the four vears oL the war. British Possessions' Send Most. Of the 34.000,000 immigrants en i 'ring the country in the last 100 ? cars, nearly one-fourth of them, or 8205.675 came from England, Ire land, Scotland and Wales. Ger many furnished the second largest number, 5,495.539, and Italy the third largest, 4.100,7'0. Austria-Hungary was next behind Italy with 4.068,448, while Russia was fifth with 3,311,406. The Scandinavian countries, Den mark, Norway t and Sweden, have sent 2,134,414 of: their citizens to the United States. TIh. total immigration from France in the 100 years has been 523.806, the hrgest number from that country. '0,12t), coming here in 1851. Switzer land ln sent 256.707 persons to the United States ami the Netherlands 214.508. British North America, iu cl'idiug Canada, has sent 834,450 and Mexico 217,256 Belgium and Roumanfe have sent the smalest number of any of the European countries, the total for liie former being 76.587, and for the l.uter 76.222. "It was not until 1894 that the nationals of these two coun1 tries as well as those of Portugal. Greece and Turkey, began coming across the Atlantic in any appreci able numbers. The total for Portugal is given hv the immigration bureau as 159.702, for Greece 352,883 and for Turkey, 511,404. First Chinese in 1853. Chinese' immigrants have number ed 288.398. beginning in 1853 with 42 and virtually ending in mo.- wun 8.031. The peak was in 1882 when 39,579 Chinese arrived. Chinese ex clusion laws became effective about tlipt time. Immigration from Japan was first fikcn note of in 1892 and reached its oeak of 30.226 in the year 1907. From countries not specified, in cluding parts of Poland, Serbia and many others have come a total of 2,100,000. In only six years of the 100 has the total of immigrants entering the country exceeded 1,000,000. Twenty thousaiid more than that number entered-in 1905: in 1906 the total was 1,100,000 and in 1907 it reached the record of 1,285,349. The million mark wai not reached again until 1910, the total for that year being 1,041.570. Two vears again elapsed b'efore the million mark was reached, the total for 1913 being 1,197.892. In the vear that the world war began 1.218, 4S0 "aliens passed into American ports, but in the first year of the war this total had decreased to 326, 700.' In 1916 it was 298.826. In 1917. 295.403: in 1918. 110,618 and in 1919' it was 141.132. . Female Jury Imposes Fine on Jealous Wife Chicago. Oct. 7. The first jury of women ever summoned at In diana Harbor decided a case in v tiirh women were in controversy iii five minutes. Tt, fnmn unint. Mrs. Anna Mir- riak,!had Anna Maisha summon, d to court following an exchange of epithets when Mrs. Maisha "s iound bv Mrs. Mirmak -eatinjr :ce ."earn with Mr. Mirmak. The j'tf 'ixed a fine of $10 and costs upon Mrs. Mirmak.. I ' I I'nrchase of Marshes Along Lake Eric Is Postponed Columnus, Oct. 7 According to information from A. C. liaxter, chief of the Ohio fish and game depart ment, the contemplated purchase of marsh lands alojig Lake F.rie coulJ not be made by September 16, the opening day of the duck hunting sea son, as planned, for the reason that experts employed for that purpose were unable to determine title to large secions of the marsh, and pur- chase will not be authorized by the attorney general until a clear title and proper metes and bounds can be, shown. Prince Lubomirski, Polish minis ter to the United States, who, ac cording to a report from -Washington, called at the State department to request American aid for Poland in Its fight against the bolshevik forces. Joy f est Week for Y.M.C.A. WilLOpen Monday With Feed Black Face Minstrel, Playlets And Debates Scheduled For Fall ' Enter- . taiument. The V. M. CVA. will enter tomor row on a week crammed with enter tuinmeut and festivity in celebration of the fall opeivng. There will bi popular concerts by two bands, an old-fashioned black-face minstrel show by 30 comedians and singers i.icftiding "some of the best talent in ihe city and a wealth of other at- ractions. All departments have been wo;l i'lg for some time to , make the week's joyfest the most memorable in the history of the Omaha "V." Everything will be free and an in vitation is extended, to the general public to attend. Band Concert Tuesday. Monday the tvents of the week p will be given a sendoff with a big frpper for dormitory and formei dormitory men. Tuesday evening the industrial de partment will present an evening crowded with entertainments, includ ing a concert by Armour & Co.'s band, a folk dance and song by Bohemians with the girls dressed :n native, costumes, and volley bal! gimes by Armour employes. J. C. Stephen,, former state industrial secretary of Colorado, will be in charge. Burlesque Wednesday. Wednesday night sketches, play lets, debate, chalk Talk, "A Day in the Office" in burlesque and other numbers will till out a sparkling list of entertainments staged by the educational department under the direction of C. J. Shaw. Thursday will be the big night for those who served Uncle Sam in the world war. This will be American Legion night. The legion will hold at Reception at 6:15 o'clock and the legicn band .will play a concert oi jazz, popular and classical music, starting at 8:30 p. m. Boxing and Wrestling." Gym Nite" Friday the boys and physical departments will rnit on a husky program, a swimming exhibi tion which will include races and fancv driving will take place in the pool; there will be wrestling, boxing, all sorts of srvmnastic stunts and exercises and the Inter-city volley ball championship game will be fought out. Women will be ad mitted at all events. Saturday night G. W. Campbell will stage his "Grand Dixie Min strels." Mass Meet Sunday. Sun.dav afternoon the week will be rounded off with a men's mass meeting in the "V" auditorium. . R. S. Puckett, in charge of pub licity, arranged the urogram. E. E. Mickclwright, boys' secretary, and N. J. Weston, physical director, also handled much of the important preparation work. ;- ; , Doctors Going to Big Cities Leave Small Towns in Lurch Columbus. O.. Oct." 7. That state medicine is inevitable "if physicians persist in their individualistic rela tionship between physician and pa tient." is the claim made, by State Health Commissioner A. W. Free man, addressing members- of the Co lumbus Academy of Medicine. He said the tendency to specialize has resulted in a serious lack of, physicians in rural districts, young doctors going to the cities where they believe their chances for pro fessional and financial success are greater. Vt. i-rceman raia tnat tne physician ha J lost personal touch w.th his patients, although medicine has advanced greatly in the past score of years. WATCH for the. and a BAG of GOLD FREE! Fishermen Draw $60. Each For Two Weeks' Work P.oston. Oct. 7.-lt was payday on Variations in the diameters otM tiie fishing schooner Ethel Merriatn cylinders are .quickly determine,! by I at the fish pier, South Boston. Each a' new gunge and show n on a dial. I of tic seven members of the little H R. 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