The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-23

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yeur. but no more than 800 OF them
for the lighter-than-air, or balloon
branch. Men accepted for original en-
lIstment must pass test showing
proficiency in the following trades:
Automobile or airplane mechanic, en-
CINE mechanic, electrician, automobile
repalrman. fabric and eordage work
err instrument repalrman, rlgger OF
gas man. This test will be waived
provided that the applicant can pro-
duce certificate OF graduation from
high school. TO re-enlist for this
branch soldier must pass one of the
foregoing trade tests and must sign
up for three years service Men
must enlist In the air service for gem
eral assignment
No soldiers are being accepted for
chemical warfare service as TINS
branch ls filled by men who are secur-
Ing advanced instruction In cheInis-
try. Up to April 90 soldiers may en-
list for three years in the cavalry for
any station within the continental Inn
its OF the United States No men are
accepted for Panama, Alaska me
Philippines. nor The Hawaiian Islands.
In the field artillery branch men may
enlist for one year, either IN the
motor-drawn or horse-drawn branch.
| Enllstments are open for general as
! signment. for the Mexican border OF
! for any Of the seven divisional camps
! In the United States or for Panama.
1 Coast artillery corps enlistments viii
be accepted up to April 30 for general
4 assignment or for Panama and the
! PHILIPPINES. Those men enlisting east
Of the Mississippi will be accepted
| only for the coast defense or Portland
Me-, Boston, Narragansett bay, south
ern New York, Long Island sound ana
Chesapeake bay. West of the Missls-
sippl may enlist for service in the
coast defense of San Francisco or
Puget sound. The corps of engineers
is accepting men for enlistment for
general assignment within the United
States for Mexican border service, for
special assignment TO the seven di-
vision camps, for Panama and the
Philippines Men may enlist for one
year in this branch.
Women's Bureau Plan Approved.
In response to request from
many organizations interested in the
welfare of women, congress has
made start toward establishing
a permanent woman's bureau in
the department of labor. bill
making provision for such an activity
has been favorably reported to the
house by the committee on labor.
Congress as n whole seems well dis
posed toward the proposed legislation.
A woman's bureau has been operating
since July, 1913, as a temporary ac-
tivity. For this fiscal year there is
an appropriation Of $4,000 which Is
being used to carry on investigations
touching women in industry. The pur-
pose OF the legislation now proposed
is to make statutory provision for the
work which is being carried on under
the $4,000 appropriation. In case the
new bureau is established it Will be
its duty to do these things:
/. To consider the general policies
with respect TO women in industry and
10 advise the secretary of labor as to
the policies which should be pursued.
.. To keep informed of the work of
the several divisions of the depart
ment insofar as they relate to women
in industry and to advise with the
divisions on all such work
3. To secure information on all mat
tiers relating to women In industry and
to collate such information into useful
form.
4. TO establish useful connections
with all governmental departments
and divisions that have anything to do
with this subject.
Result of War Service.
The demand for this new activity in
the interest of women is the outgrowth
of the service which the women of TIL,
country performed during the world
war. During that war hundreds of |
thousands of them took the places Of |
men who had Joined the army, anG did |
mems work. Their efficiency and COM
potency were proven in every branch |
of industry The organizations that |
are advocating the creation of a per-
manent bureau to guard the interests
of the woman workers say that there
are still hundreds of thousands Of |
women occupying important places
Since the temporary womens bu-
reau was created two general state
surveys of working conditions for
women and several studies of condi-
lions involving groups of women in
special industries have 1een made.
The temporary womens bureau has
thus far obtained information on the
actual working conditions of approx
imately $4,000 women employed in in
duStres where the total number of
in the industries under con-
sideratlon numbered approximately
$4,000
The two largest groups of women,
10000 and $4,000, were covered by
state surveys made in Indiana and
Virginia. In these two surveys con-