The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-07

/ branch. Men accepted TOT OFlklhai en-
lIstment must pass a test showing
proficiency In the following trades
Automobile or alrplane mechanic en-
CINE mechanic. electrician, automobile
repairman. fabric and cordage work
err, instrument repalrman, rigger 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 TINS
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 gen
eral assignment
No soldiers are being accepted for
chemical warfare service as TINS
branch is filed by men who are secur-
ing advanced instruction in chemls-
try. I'm TO April 80, 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
accented for Panama. Alaska, the
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.
Enlistments are open for general as
sirnment. for the Mexican border or
for any Of the seven divisional camps
In the United States or for Panama.
Coast artillery corps enllstments VIII
be accepted up to April 30 for general
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 and
Chesapeake bay. West of the Missis-
slppl 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
permanent woman's bureau in
the department of labor A bill
making provision for such an activity
has been favorably reported to the
house by the committee on labor.
Congress as a 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 1t will be
its duty to do these things:
I. To consider the general policies
with respect to women in industry and
to advise the secretary of labor as to
the policies which should be pursued.
2. 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
ters 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 tn,
country performed during the world
war. During that war hundreds Of
thousands of them took the places OF
men who had joined the army, anC did
mems work. Their efficiency and COM
potency were proven in every branch
of industry. The organizations that
are advocating the creation of 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 women's bu-
reau was created two general state
SURVEYS of working conditions for
women and several studies of condi-
tons involving groups of women in
special industries have 0een made.
The temporary women's bureau has
thus far obtained information on the
actual working conditions of approx
imately $4,000 women employed in in
dustries where the total number of
employees in the industries under con-
sideration numbered approximately
$4,000.
The two largest groups of women,
$4,000 and $4,000, were covered by
state surveys made in Indiana and
Virginia. In these two surveys con-
ditions in the representative industries
of the states where women were en-
ployed were the subject of investiga-
zion Tho establishments covered in