Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-30
The seoros made were as follows:
FEMALE AUT0ISTS
TO OVERRIDE MAYOR

NEW YORK, March 29.-"Ladies.
called the president of the Automobile
ious Womens club through her mega
phone, at the open air meeting In
Central park yesterday, "the business
of immediate Importance before us is
the drafting of set of resolutions for
the board of aldermen-red hot stun,
too; our characters have been as
persed."
WHAT" cried the SWEETEST chauf-
feuse, as her machine, groaning III an
guish, sprang a few feet nearer.
How demanded the rank and nle.
rushing into the argument at a touch
on the lever as impetuously as the
cash girl responds to Front"
Cant the city fathers tell the diff
ference between gasoline and cigarette
smoker" asked Miss Pony Coat with
biting sarcasm.
Calm yourselves" came through the
presidents megaphone again. THE IN
suit is not yet here. 1t is merely on
the way, but we must get In line
and"
Run over it," put in the SWEETEST
chauffeuse with the deliberation of O
veteran.
There has beep one accident, al
ready" continued the megaphone-
that is what 1t is all about and Tor
this-er-trifling excuse the mayor OF
Cincinnati, where 1t occurred, has rec
commended an ordinance prohlbiting
women from operating automobiles"
IF the mayor were here now he
might meet the same fate as the IN
suit" unused the SWEETEST chauffeuse.
mo, no." interposed the megaphone
hastily; 1.-The other was fatal. NO
harsh measures, ladies-an arm or a
leg or possibly concussion, no more.
Let us proceed with firmness, but play
fully-no suffragette methods for ours.
The mayor says the only proper ma
chine for woman to run Is a sewing
machine"
lust like a man." from Miss Pony
Coat. He never wants woman 10
be foot loose"
HE says"-the megaphone was
tremulous with rage-"that woman
does not run street cars or steam en-
gines and has not right to run autos.
He thinks she isn't strong enough.
"Is the mayor married?' coldiy IN
ouired a dismounted member. looking
up from her oil can. The automobiles
snorted at this, and cavorted with
glee. When they had been brought 10
order again, a leather coated driver
from the edge of the circle suggested
blandly that the mayor should be given
a course in rocking the cradle In order
to properly appreciate the strength Oh
the gentle sex.
Possibly he has never felt the
weight of the slipper in the maternal
hand" put in the swellest chauffeuse.
''The mayor has much to learn"
But" interrupted the megaphone.
'in order to divert the thoughts OF
our own executive from any such ex-
periments-you know how New YORK
loves to copy the west-we must file our
remonstrance at once. hint or two
of what might be the result OF any III
considered restraint, a mention of our
fund for the victims families and the
fact that our annual ride for the chill
dren never exceeds four or five cas-
ualties ought to be convincing.
Men teach their machines the trick
of slaughter on the curious villagers OF
Long Island-but that is looked upon as
Legitimate exercise-whereas, If we run
down a tramp or an infant 1t is taken
as proof of our inability to control our
iron brutes. Rank injustice! These
aspersions must be stopped. And while
YOU are about it, secretary, just remino
the aldermen that we won't be called
female chauffeurs. Chauffeuses or
nothing. See?"