THK OMAHA SUNUAY KKE: UCTOKEU 10, 1920.
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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..
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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.
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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. Bowen r
Fdgartown fishing irew received
$o03 for two weeks' work. The
schooner arrived at the pier with 8l
R.vordfish, which fold in the market
for $5,770.
The share whiclj each man re
reived was the largest ever made by
a swordiisher's crew,
the time spent on
grounds.
considering
the fishing
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