El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-29

/ = Sauer. in behalf of the Federation
! of American AIotorcyclists has been
| completed. And from the2 enthusiasm
| of the meetings held In the various cit
! les so far visited, his trip promises to
/ prove of even greater benefit to the F.
A. NJ and mOtorcycling IN general than
. was anticipated.
| In MS talks Mr.. Sauer is urging upon
| the different clubs the advantages to be
/ derive from state organization. he
SAYS that it is Of course impossible Tor
| large numbers from each district to
attend the annual convention OF the
national body. But if state assOcia-
lions are formed and state conventions
held each year It VIII serve 70 keep
the riders IN touch with the work being
! done by the F. A. NJ. and also keep up
enthusiasm in the local clubs.
The close of the week of March II
completed Mr.. Sauer's stay in California
His itinerary for the week Of March q
includes Portland. Seattle, Spokane and
salt Lake City. He will then start back
The last meeting Of the tour will be
held in Newark, n. J., April %.
Two motorcvciists pushed their ma,
chimes right up into the clouds when
they completed the ascent Of Mount
DiablO. the famous peak which over
looks the state of California The feat
was accomplished by F. E karslake
and ". c Vaughn, of Oakland, Cal.
The trip to the top of the peak repre-
sents about three miles of travelling. but
the ascent is 1000 feet. The riders
chugged to the top on their mOtorcy-
cles in one hour and twenty minutes
The machines responded easily to the
test,
John NJ Schmidt, of Wauwatosa, Wis.
has made an interesting record OF
10000 miles on his motorcycle schmidt
has ridden his machine since 1908 and
says IL is good for many more years
of service He says that he has Travelled
10000 miles during that time, riding
int and esrnrnn mo % .
obtains less than 70 miles per gallon
of gasoline and frequently runs as high
as 125 miles.
Duck hunting by motorcycle is
pleasure immensely enjoyed by j.
Frank Astle. of Haven, kas. The night
before Astle cOntemplateS taking duck
hunt he loads his motorcycle with sup
plies-WOOden decOys, shot guns, boots
etc. Then about a half hour before
time for the ducks to appear he chugs
away to the river. which is several
miles from town. His luggage carrier
serves to bring back his game. which
on the last trip amounted to Il birds
Ira J. StOckweu, of Lawrence. Kas-, +
has Just completed a 100 mile motor
cycle trip through Kansas Oklahoma
and Texas. which was a severe test OF
his two wheeler. Most Of the distance
from Wichita, kas-. he Travelled through
mud and sand Ths sand was so bad
that it got into the mechanism Of his
camera and put it 6ut of commission.
But the motorcycle plOwed right {
through without a scratch, and Mr.
StOckweu says it runs as nice today I
as the day il came out Of the crate
While the motorcycle is becoming
well known for its usefulness in the /
T.. 5. army. it has also made some /
Roadway" in the navy With keen I
anticipation of mOtOrcycling POSSIBLE :
ties while in port, several of the off
GERS of the I. :. s wyoming carry
'two-wheeIers" aboard ship. When they
are in port, the officers have the mo-
torcycIes taken from the special COM
partment in which they are stored,
swung to a lighter by means OF an cleo
trio crane, and thence ashore. The mo- /
torcycle thus gives them an OppOrtuni-
ty to get a more intimate view of the I
many countries where they touch.
Four new 1913 motorcycles are to be
added TO the Indianapolis police de
partmenL
Mr. and Mrs Sam Sadler. of Sour
Lake, Texas nave Just returned from a
wedding tour, extending
over the last three months
Bert Adams a rural mail carrier OF
Genoa, Wis, uses a-mOtOrcycle to cover
his route He says that he delivers mail
TO 81 boxes and handles 5000 pieces Of
mail per month. Although his route is
over hills most of the way, he says it
takes just four hours TO make the trip,
at a cost Of IS cents.
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A motorcycle dealer Of Dallas. Texas, J
rode mis- motorcycle to Milford. SO miles !
Instant, to see prospective customer in
preference to taking the train. He says
that although he made three stops on
the way. ne arrived in Milford in ad-
vance of the train.
Nelson Foust. a landscape photo
srapher of St Petersburg, Pa, uses a
in his work.
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Mis- LaPearl E. Wills. an enthusiastic
of Canal Dover. Ohio, has
added sidecar to her motorcycle and
now takes her girl friends with her on
ler trips.
Miss Flora. Robertson has been added
10 the sales force Of a Warrensburg,
Mo. motorcycle concern. and has al
-eady convinced a number of girls of
The pleasure to be derived from motor