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Show rangement for carrying clothing and camping equipment. An innovation In the way of police mtorcycles haa been Introduced by the Kocheater police department. ICach one of the police machines la equipped not only with a pulmotnr for first aid treatment of a person either overcome by gaa or other forms of suffocation, but also with a complete first aid kit. The police department also la trying out in varioua precincts a type of ma-i chine fitted with a third wheel attachment attach-ment which la used aurceasfully by: eighteen apeclally detailed policemen who will be kept on duty all the year round. Instead of withdrawing them In I December each year, and continuing in the spring. Besides affording extra protection to the rider, the aldecar will be equipped with a commodious medicine and emergency kit. Including a pulmotor ! for Instantaneous uae In restoration of j unconscious persona. ' I Tea. there Is always something new ; under the sun if we are only keen: enough to look around a bit. Kor ex- ample, an enterprising nyater houae In f Kanaua City now uses a special metal aldevan attached to a motorcycle to deliver trays of oyster cocktails to cafes, soda fountalna and restaur nla, i The van is partitioned off ao that , traya containing a dozen oyster cocktails cock-tails in separate glaim container holding hold-ing a doaen oyaters each and their condiments, are easily and aafely car- I rled. Kurh separate container holds ai little lee than half a pint. 1 Local motorcycle dealers are plan-1 Ding to. conduct a-hUi-elisabieg con- test In the near future. It I not aa yet decided whether to choose an In-, surmountable hill and classify the win. ners ss to the distance ridden up the ' hill, or to select some hill of about 40 I to SO per rent grade and pick the rider who makes the beat time over the course aa Uie miuner. In either event, some thrilling sport in anticipated. The Henderson Motorcycle Bales company report that a couple of their riders rode to the summit of Ensign peek laat Sunday to try out the jiew three-speed machines The peak was climbed with such ease that It did not really nae the whole throttle and the ability of the four-cylinder motor to th rex tie down without stalling mad the climb a pleasure Jaunt EVERYTHING but the weaiher la now la preparation for the first motor hike of the members of, the 8alt Laike Ha rley -Davidson Motor club. Te give ample time for the roads la the canyons to clear up. the first trip of the fifty members of the local organisation has been set for May 2 and 0, Decoration day. aa the dava for the trip. The Harley -Davidson Motor club is an organisation ot more than two score local young men and women who ride Harley -David son motorcycles. motor-cycles. The club la under the direction direc-tion of Norman C. Hopper of the "House of Hopper." local dlstiibiiter i for the machine. I The popularity of the aldecar u rap-Idly rap-Idly supplanting the old-time, prominence promi-nence of the tandem, according; to Mr. Hopper, and thia season. prordln the season opens quick, promise Jo see more sidecar in Salt I.-ikf than any other year. Ksst Toungaton, O.. proposes to put an end to motor speeding In the city and vicinity by hh-log an expert motorcycle mo-torcycle rider and paying him on a commission basis for all arreata made. Mayor W. B. Cunningham. The police orce of Bridgeport. Conn., haa a flying squadron which makee use of a motorcycle and sidecar side-car If a hurry up squad of blue-coats blue-coats that has given a fine account of itself during the past year, especially espe-cially during the few day preceding the last election when the squad waa rushed off to various parts of the city to break up unlicensed parade which verged on riots. During the year the outIt ha covered cov-ered better than 20.000 miles. It la used on sll sorts of traffic duty, complaints, com-plaints, and also answer all fire alarm In the city, being equipped with ropes for fir line, ss well ss crowbar. crow-bar. Pyrene extinguishers and an ax. As a result of the showing mad by this single outfit, the Bridgeport police po-lice department ha placed order for two more outfits for use during the coming season, ss wall ss five solo motorcycles. A neat little tire rack for attachment attach-ment to the rear of a motorcycle sidecar, side-car, and a email platform tor carrying carry-ing bundles. 1 the latest development for motorcycles. Now the owner of a motorcycle end sidecar outfit la In the aame class with his big brother automobile driver and can carry his luggage on the rack, similar to that which Is equipped on the most expensive four-wheelers. The Increase In popularity of the motorcycle motor-cycle and sidecar for touring purposes haa made it necessary for some ar- |