The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-04
MAR CREATES OCCUPATIONS
 FUR WOMB N
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGION, Feb. 4.-NeYer he- fore was the scope of vocational op- pOrtunity for women so wide, nor the chances for even untrained women 10 earn money so many and varied ways. The advice of authorities on women in industry, however, is to the effect that adequate training is essential for efficiency today and the war has brought into existence many sources of instruction for women desirous of training for industry.
 The type of woman, her mental and physical ability, will determine large ly her wage-earning power. For the woman of fair education the various lines of clerical work offer a fruitful . field. The United States civil. service possibly presents the most favorable opportunity for this class as the serv- i ice of female clerks for the govern ment is in demand. There is need in most of the large cities for intelligent women to fill clerical positions, talk ing the place of men who have gone to war.
 Banks are opening their door to wo. men clerks, and offices and commer- 1 cial houses require women in their | filing divisions, for statistical work, the operation of tabulating machines, secretarial work, etc. The railroad offices throughout the country em- ploy women as ticket agents, freight | clerks and in other clerical positions formerly filled by men. In many cities the demand for telephone operators is larger than the supply
 For the woman in the country the farm offers an opportunity for service. Women in New York and New Jersey last summer demonstrated their abil- ity to perform mutually profitable ] work in the market gardens, orchards and even in the grain fields At the | beginning of the season the farmers l treated with scepticism feminine of, 1 fers of service, but before it's close the women had become a valuable agri- cultural asset in the farming sections l of those states.
 For the city woman whose physical ability is her chief resource in bread winning, the factories offer many posi- tions, although again it is the trained woman who is in demand in textile and munitions factories and other cen ters of labor. Many of the railroads throughout the country are employing women in the freight yards for teS lighter forms of labor, and they are in demand as car cleaners, in which lat ter service they have proven them. selves highly satisfactory. The police woman is also appearing while oc- casionally a woman is to be seen driv. ing a delivery wagon.
 Statistics from the city of Detroit show that within recent months the increase in woman service employed in factories and workshops is almost three times greater than that of men.
 In reply to the question: What can women do other than knitting, con- ' serving food and giving voluntary service to the Red Cross?"
 There is a large field of usefulness for the woman who wishes to serve her country, in Americanizing men, ] anA chi1Hrnr oP in this country, and every large city yields women's relief committees which are in ned of workers. Good 1 volunteer war work can also be ac- complished by arousing interest in the nations war loans-its Liberty Bonds and it's War Savings Certifi- cates and Thrift Stamps Any wo- man with a gift for public speaking may become -Four Minute Speaker" |" Civilian relief for families whose men have gone to war offers a large field for patriotic volunteer service. Financial aid may be provided, posi- tiOns may be found for women depend. i entS and practical service may be rendered mothers who are compelled to work in the absence of their aus bands. Child welfare work is a prim- ary insurance of the country's wei. fare.
 The soldiers returning from battle will shortly offer an extensive field for relief work of patriotic American women. Thousands of crippled men must be reconstructed and re-educated. Volunteer lay workers can do much for the physical comfort of convales, cents by giving massage, hy helping the lame to walk, the deaf to hear and the blind to see, by reading, by enter