Show women rank with men As expert drivers says noted statistician V wl W l 00 women have proved themselves so BO competent in control ot of motor machine machinery according t to 0 the th findings of frederick L hoffman LL D in his recent survey of motor traffic and its hazards that he sees no reason dahy hy they should not be equally skillful in the handling of the CLero aeroplane plane for this reason he be says the rule adopted by the international commission on aviation excluding them as aviators aviator Is not to be commended there are no reasons asserts dr hottman hoffman tor for assuming that wamen in the course of time vm vill not prove as capable of managing aeroplanes aero planes as they have been lound found to be in the driving of motor cars the prejudice against women drivers and the charge that they are arc erratic or unreliable Is usually voiced by ace men who could be be con convicted of 0 recklessness As aa A a consul consulting tin g statistician ot of the I 1 prudential insurance company pany dr hoffman is 13 now making an inquiry into merial aerial traffic hazards in view of 0 the prospective development of commercial aviation tion in this country and the resultant demand for the insurance of aviators flyers are arc now among the tow few persons positively declined as insurance risks dr hoffman believes that aerial traffic as rapid transit 1 tor both 01 passengers and freight 1 hlll 11 become a commonplace of the next decade in his hie opinion based on data procured aiom his investigations of rail and motor traffic trade the accident hazard will decrease in aatto to the increase in the zumber number of 0 lying flying machines there Is no reason as he views the situation why women should not bo be permitted to quality qualify as pilots for I 1 I 1 the planes that carry freight pas or mal mail I 1 |