The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-05-15
MANY POSITIONS
ARE NOW open TO
DISABLED SOLDIERS
Government Offers Employment to
Men Who Have Been Partially
Disable in World War.

Through the Service and Informa-
ton Branch of the General Staff 1t is
announced that there are several thou
sand civil positions under the War De-
partment now open for discharged SOL
diers PARTLY disabled from wounds or
diseases incurred in the war.
For some months past Secretary oil
War Baker, acting in conjunction with
the Federal Board for Vocational
training and the Civil Service Com
mission, has been working on a plan
whereby the War Department might
provide for the partially disabled SOL
diers under its own jurisdiction. This
plan has now been worked out, and Is
fully described in Bulletin No. II, just
published.
Congress has already provided that
in making appointments to clerical
and other positions in the executive
branch of the Government preference
shall be given to honorably discharged
veterans and their widows or wives
This statute does not exempt appli-
cants from the usual examinations I'M
de rthe Civil Service, but they will be
required to attain an average percent
age of only 65 in order to become eligt-
bile for appointment, while others must
make at least TO-
Age limitations are also waived FOR
veterans; they will be released from
all height and weight requirements,
except for teh positions of goard and
Waterman; they will be certified for
appointment in the War Department
at Washington without regard to the
apportionment of appointments among
the states and territories; and after
passing the necessary examination,
they will have their names placed on
a register ahead of those not entitled
to preference.
Quoting from the new bulletin: THE
War Department the Federal Board Of
Vocational Education, and the civil
Service Commission will cooperate to
facilitate in every way possible the
employment under the War Depart
ment in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, of partially disabled SOL
diers on an equal basis with those who
have not Sustained physical injury,
TO- become eligible for permanent
~.
appointment the partially disabled
soldier must qualify through the usual
examination in the same manner that
is required of other persons seeking
employment in the classified Civil
Service Having so qualified, he is en-
titled to the preference in appoint
ment"
The following defects will not bar
veterans from examination, but may
prevent appointment to a particular
position Paralysis or epilepsy, not
serious in degree loss of both arms or
legs; loss of arm and leg; badly Grip
pied or deformed hands, arms, feet or
legs; locomotor ataxia; cancer;
Bright's disease; diabetes; defective
hearing.
Where physical examinations are
necessary, Army surgeons when prac-
ticable will make them without charge
Some of the positions under the War
Department in which partially dis
abled soldiers may be employed are
those of stenographer, typist, clerk,
file clerk, messenger, Waterman, multi
graph operator, mimeograph operator,
blue printer, skilled laborer, foreman
of laborers, packer, sign painter, cleo
trician, carpenter, painter, checker,
elevator operator, storekeeper, time
keeper and the like.
Information as to the positions and
their locations may be obtained from
any Office of the War Department, the
Civil Service Commission, or the Fed
eral Board for Vocational Education.
Application blanks may be had from
and district secretary of the Civil
Service Commission. They have their
offices in the poctoflicN or customs
house in each city in the United States
that has free delivery mail; or full
particulars and blanks may be had by
writing direct to the United States
Civil Service Commission, Washington,
ID. c.