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Show Women Rank With Men As Expert j Drivers Says Noted Statistician j - - v 1 if "V4 ' Women have pr(v- ,1 I hiMiiseU ns 0 coinpc tenl in control ol niolor machinery, acimilin lo ih-' fir.d-Ugs fir.d-Ugs of Fred. -lick .. Hoffman, LL. D., in his reci'iit survey of motor traffic and tis hazards, that he sees no reuMm why Un'y should ' not be equally skillful in i lie hand ling of the a-i 'onian Kor lliis rcuson, hf s;:ys. i h- rtih adopu i by Ihe Internal uual ' 'ominL-sitin on Aviation. luimg I ln-ni as 1 1 aviators, "is not to be commend-j edr ... "Til ere are no reasons." asserts I"r. lloifman. "for assuming 1 !i:it women, in the ton rse ot time. v. 1 1 1 not prove as capable ol n ; iia l- 1 n ur aeroplanes as tlu v have been found- 1 to be in the ilnhG"! or cars. The pivjmlice a.Lr:.' inst women dri- ; vera and the charter tliUt they are criutic or unn liable . w usually voiced by men who could be con victed of recklessness." As consulting statistician of the TrHdcntial Insurance Compaiy, Dr. Hoffman Is now making an in-qtiiry in-qtiiry into aerial tratlic hazards in view of the prospective dm el- I opment of commercial aviation in this country and Ihe resuliani Je-maud Je-maud for the insurance of aviniois. ' I flyers are now among the few persons positively declined as in-Mirancc in-Mirancc risks I Dr. Holfnuan liellei.s Hint ueiaal tialtic us rapid Iran it lor Pol h I passengers .and freiglil will be- come a coimuni: p.hiee ;a ih' next decade. In bis opinion. Iasel on dala inoeured rroni lii.s in'.esliga-1 in'.esliga-1 ions of rail and muUn irmiie. i he aeci.P nt liazaril will .li'er. ase 111 ratio to the inerea:-e in iin: nuni-ber nuni-ber of IIviiik Machines. There is no reason, as lie views the situation, situa-tion, why women should not be permitted to qualify as pilots for Ihe planes that curry freight, passengers pas-sengers or mail. ' |