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Show STEEP INCHING NEGOTIATED EASILY BY MOTOnCYCIiE During thohomo-week celebration at Walla Walla, Wash., somo tlmo ago, a motor car dealer erected an Incline in front of his salesroom for tho purpose of demonstrating tho hlll-cllmblng abilities of certain automobiles, au-tomobiles, according 'to tho March Popular Mechanics Magazine. Tho slanting driveway' was extended from the sidewalk curb to tho cornice cor-nice of tho one-story building at an anglo of; about 45 degrees. After several machines had failed In an attempt at-tempt to reach tho top ot the Incline In-cline a young motorcyclist resolved to, try tho feat. His machine proved to be ovon mora powerful than ho belloyed. .Becoming somewhat confused, con-fused, ho faled to stop the engine at the point ho had planned, and In stead of dismounting at tho top ot tho Incline, ho rodo entirely over thq cornice and part way across the roof of tho building. Ho managed to slldo oft tho seat Just ln time to. escape es-cape accompanying tho ..motorcyclo as It plunged through a skylight Into In-to tho salesroom below. |