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Show MOTOR EXPERT FOR GOVERNMENT A Washington dispatch some time ago Indicated that Uncle Sam intended intend-ed to Investigate the feasibility of using us-ing motorcycles In his new parcel post service. He'll get the motorcycle If he takes the advice of A H. Pendl of Chicago. And Pendl has Intorc-y.t ing data on Ihe subject that is distinctly pertinent perti-nent He happens to be one of Uncle Sam's special delivery messengers In Chicago; and he bought a Yale motorcycle motor-cycle in February, 1912 Since then he ha covered more than 12,000 mile? ; in and around Chicago, which is a 1 i-ictu fair mileage, even for a spe cin ' delivery messenger. Peiore Joining the Yale ranks Pendl rods a bicycle Distances were so great that the riding kept him con- tlnually fagged out. while his earn-in.-- were far short of what he knew they should he. So he bought a V-ik-figuring thai the machine would soon pav for Itself. It has and Inciden-tallv Inciden-tallv the "tired feeling has left him s-erelv alone Pendl says that his upkeep expense has been less per mile than he used to spend on his bicycle $r, for bat-iciics bat-iciics $2 for tire repairs. Jl for pulley pul-ley lagging and $3..ri0 for ignition P'-ints has been the entire mechanl-( mechanl-( il expense for the 12.000 miles And at that Pendl hns been un-m'k un-m'k L Shay, a lineman of Cedar Rapids, la. has been riding a Yale for three seasons. He has covered 5000 miles and spent but $2.:jo for repairs But of course, Shay hasn t been compelled to give his machine quite as hard wear as Pendl Pendl lives In Chicago, ou know |