The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
THE CAUSE OF WOMAN.
n PROPOSED BICTCLB ORDINANCE
FOR WOMEN IN KENOSHI.

An ordinance that reads as II taken from a
Gilbert and sullivan opera has been presented
to the City Council OF Kenosha by Attorne y
Walter NJ. Cowel who was lately run into by a
woman on a bicycle 1t provides that IL shall
be unlawful for any female to ride in Keno
sha without having first obtained a license
from the City Clerk. To get it she must be
examined by three experts as to her ability
TO ride without erdangering the safety and
personal rights Of others. II the experts pro-
nounce her a competent wheelwoman sbe
must file 500 bond, that all damaRes
caused by the careless riding or other i'm
proper handling or manipulation OF a bicycle
will he paid by the said female II the accident
Is shown to be resultant from the carsessn ess
OF said icensee" Any violation OF the ordi-
nance is 10 be punished by arrest and q SO
hne. the fines to be the compensation Of tho
experts. In no case is the ordinance to apply
to any woman riding with a male escort on a
tandem.
Chicago paper says that the Kenosha ordi-
nance has struck responsive note In
Chicago. and police officials here are watching
the kenosha experiment with interest. Capt.
Colleran already had taken q strong stand
against the use Of the bicycle by women. Chief
Ripley suggests that women and children DO
Commissioner OF Health Reynolds adds a
" buk&esllOHb W the honOaDa Orul-
nance. He believes women should ba given a
mathematical test as to their Judgment Of dis
Mcann ia nnnos anu 70 vclS missioner
Corporation Counsel Walker Is inclined to look
with favor on the ordinance.
John Siman says that boot and shoe manu-
facturers will welcome an ordinance against
bicycle riding by women. They have found il
necessary to change the shapes Of shoes be-
eausg Of the development Of the bicycle ankle"
In Wisconsin member Of the last Legisla-
ture introduced bill to prohibit women from
wearing COrBetS: and IL IL not
since New York was seriously discussing
whether women unaccompan ed by men should
De allowed to get anything to eat at public res
tanrants after dark.
The London Nem Ace puolishes a witty par
and then introduced for the restriction OF
women. 1t is called:
IAN uNREPoRTED DISCUSSION AT THE INTER-
NATIONAL CONGRESS OF woMEV-DoMEsriG
SECTION"
=, Subject for discussi on-S Should men be al
lowed out after sunset?
The Chatrwoman-L Ladies': This is one OF
the most serious questions before our con-
eTeSerA are Te any onSsE to allow
We have osS hat d,Sr h.
matter has had most disasterous effects on the
heaith of man. Colds. sore threats.
resulted, and added new anxiet ties to our our
burden Do we allow our children out
allow our cRdren OF ne larger growth nsn
men. to injure themselves, by breathing the
vt0usly necessary that think it might be
enough for me to state the resolution in order
to secure it's immediate adoption. However il
any delegate wishes to speak to the question
We shall. OF course, be glad to listen. will now
rr%ai the resolution. and then call upon Madam
women Of all, nations here assembled. do do
unanimously demand the immediate enact
every male who has passed beyond the MUIR
sery. and therefore out of the Immediate con-
troI OF women. from leaving his homo after
Madame ,Mensickoy.-I do With mooch pleas
ufe SECOND dis resolution. 1t will do mooch
frozen TO death, or so, because deere is no such
law. Dey 90 out at night, and dey come back.
YOU call comatoze. Ali de night. dsir wives and
daughters have mooch misery;
keep YOU long but I'd Just ike to say that V out
0ur, way this law would do a heap OF good.
ana sar wh fgt BenIs our mehtoEs get round 50
gotten them. except in broa daylight. A bit
OF trouble comes out of that. as you can see by
Mad, Mademoisele De LANCE FEancel--Mes.
Games, paruonnez moi mon peu d'AnRlais. but
be bettar, il we added to it Eat Madame may
take hims out on string. par eSemple. affair
perm!t herself out alone apres-what you call
maniEht SO u ne men 90 net out den We
The @ this Kon mee ii IS inter.
nagonal. think there is reason in Madsmoi-
t 'I. de LnnSs's eloquent remarks. Our OBJ
Does anyone see any object ion? Pause.l Then
propose to add the words, Unless accom-
rapsd BY lady memb Der Of his household"
Frau RheinGan tGermanyL-But suppose dot
lady y not PERHAPS only one second cousin. or
Charwoman.- Dear me. yes! that opens up
another question.
Dowager Duchess OF Broadacres. Let us add
after the word household who is either sis
ter, mother. wife or daughter"
thairwoman That would do. I think. PRO
present. Would any wish to speak to this reso-
lat,on he,ore put It to the vote?
Rises, Mrs. Eva raises her, eyeglasses. looks
at him. and calculates "John!,l-l was only
ts hot inside wh s9Rer s snpposs
one had garden-as it were-might one walk
The Ch,irwoman.- I do not want to interrupt
the speaker. but | must point out that the
scope OF this resolution does not permit the
NJ. Adam.-toh beg pardon-I--tSits down..
AS no one else SEES the resolution is pu, to
the next subject. Should men %s'b, be- allowed ana
Vote on the question OF suifrage?' was pro-
ceeded WITH
In his letter. as President. to the American
Bar Associations recent con vention at Buffalo.
Ambassador Joseph H. Choate said: The
laws delays. VIII ch seem TO be constantly on
the increase may well engage earnest atten-
tcntion. No opportunity should be lost to
counteract the inevitable tendency to unneces-
tariIy multiplied appeals"
lludI suffrage Woull go lar TO dispense with
unnecessarily multiplied appeals" to Legisla-
lures for improvements in the laws relating to
women. In Massachusetts. for instance. the
laws Of Inheritance between husband and wife
are Glaringly unequal Under ordinary circum-
stances Ii. e., where there are children) the
husband is EMIT ed TO the life use Of the whole
of h w IS real estate. Under the same cir
cumStanC as she is entitled to the life use OF
only One-third OF his, This often leads to great
hardship. III one case a man married a rich
woman whose property was mostly in real
estate: Soon after. Thhe wife died. leaV;
again. and for tho last thirty years he and
HIS second wife and =, his second wife's
the income, of the first wIie's Zeal estate.
while the first wifes own daughter. now
widow with young children OF her own lie
struggling along in the depths Of poverty, un-
able TO get the use OF any part Of her mothers
property as long as her father lives. II the
Iral estate had belonged to the father instead
q. 10 the mother, he could have bequeathed
tWo-thirds of tito his daughter without him
dranco. For htty-twO years Massachusetts
women have hecn asking thut the law in re-
gard 10 the Inheritance OF real estate should he
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