New-York tribune., 1910-02-02
4LDERMEN CAPTURED
Crisis 4Uerted When Sufra-
gette Po7cdered Her Nose.

The sunragettes marched on the Board
of Aldermen yesterday, and that august
body Capitulated almost to a man. There
was a wild attempt al defence when Mrs.
Sofia Loebinger led her band OF delegates
from the National Progressive Woman
Suffrage Union to the aldermanic door and
announced that they had come to lend
the encoura cement of their presence to
Alderman Frank +. Bowling. who was in
Producing his resolution for the proteC-
tion of the public from cold storage an
tiques. but the tongues of the women car
ried them triumphantly through.
President Mitchell laid down his gavel
and fed when he saw them coming. but
they caught Francis P Bent. who took
the chair in Mr.. Mitchel's place. and be
fore the engagement ended Mr.. Bent was
presiding with an immense yellow Votes
for Women" button on his manly breast.
Mrs. Loebinger supported by Miss
Helen Murphy. looking quite feminine
with a fluffy bow under her left ear and
necklace and pendant: by Miss Mary Don
nelly, Mrs Sophie Kremer. Miss Sadie
keene, Miss Beatrice Lloyd ard two wom-
en- who were waiting on the City Hall
steps because they'd heard of the delega-
tion and wanted to show their sympathy
When Alderman White, who sat nearest
the door, heard Mrs. Loebinger's treble
tones requesting entrance he turned every
color but his name. and hastily offered a
resolution that the visitors be admitted
to the privilege of the floor. The de-
tenders of the door gave way. and IN
trooped the women, proud as peacocks be-
cause they were reliably Informed that
this was the first time women visitors
had ever been allowed on the floor while
the city fathers were in session.
They didn't stay long-just long enough
for them to look around and for Mrs.
Kremer to observe disapprovingly that
"some of those men spit on the floor. and
when women vote we'll change all that.
Then the delegation filed out again.
Where's the leader of the opposition to
Mr.. Dowling's resolution demanded Miss
Donnelly. I'VE want TO talk to him."
"Schloss! Schloss! Where's SchIoss?"
chorused half dozen aldermen who had
come out to see the fun.
Somebody tipped him off, and he run,
grinned Larry Mulligan-
Alderman Joseph Schoss. however. was
rounded up by his malicious colleagues
The suffragettes surrounded him, and Mrs
Loebinger took the floor.
Why" she asked him, do you oppose
a measure that's for the public good?'
Mr.. Schloss took a determined stand, his
legs we'll apart The cold storage houses
is here to stay-understand?" he began.
And the eggs are in 'enl to stay put
in Larry Mulligan.
The trouble with you women, Mr..
Schloss went on. growing warm, lis that
you want 10 ear the pants. You're agI-
tated by the press that's what's the matter
with YOU. Go home an cook your nus
bands dinners, an quit talkin' about what
you don't know anything about"
THE president of the Meat Trust admits
that beef is too high" said Miss Murphy.
'Then the president is a damned fool!'
retorted the alderman.
At this point every body began to talk at
once and no one knows where the argu-
ment might have ended if Mrs. LoebinSer
hadn't felt moved to powder her nose. She
produced a pink powder puff from her
bag, gave her own and the other suf-
fragettes' noses a good dust, and admitted
that she felt caln1er.
The National Progressive Woman Suf-
frage Union will be represented at the
hearing on the meat question next week