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In the doubles Miss Bradt and Miss
Watts. from the Western Union quint.
were best with 270-266-536 In the
singles Billie Williams smashed the
naples for the top count Of 21S.
Special prize winners for the first
night were: High game, Ruth B.
Biting. gallon ice cream from
Carry's: high game on teams. Eliza
beth Rawlings. Martha Washington
candy; high set on teams, Frances
He'll. Shaffer flowers: high game in
singles. Bronson Quaites, Loews
Palace tickets; high set i'm singles
Billie Williams, Loew's Columbia
tickets: high game in doubles, Doro-
thy White, Loew's Columbia tickets.
and low game, Miss Coleman, William
Penn candy.
Earle Stocking. James Baker and
Secretary Bronson handled the details
without a hitch.
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WILL PASS THE 500 MARK
/ In WEST BY TAKING FINAL
Hollingsworth May Seek to Equal Work Yesterday
of Warmotl, Who, Though Wild, Earns
3-2 Decision Over the FOhlmen.
BY JOHN B. KELLER,

@ T. LOUIS May 22Wt their pitchers
oufeders recovering ailments ranging
- infeder the job moderately
the Nationals will tonight and mighty
this
the
them.
Of
swing That
gained the Lee Fo
the set OF with the Nationals
500 standing
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LEAGUES PLAN
FOR BIG ATHLETIC DAY

Athletes of the seven leagues af-
filiated with the District of Columbia
Base Ball Association will figure in
track, carnival and diamond contests
TO be held in mid-July.
Eighteen best players will be
chosen from the leagues to form two
teams.
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NEW YORK CLUBS ON PAR
WITH A .733 PERCENTAGE
McGrawites Were Expected to Stage Runaway Race
in Old Circuit, But Pace Maintained by Hug
men Furnishes an Upset.

HAT decidedly improbable sixteen major
Wv league base ball wendd their
training less than ago is an unouesoa-
able fact oday-each OF the New York
games, leading a mark
the
would little difficulty keeping hns On paper th
Yankees
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YANkS, 5; CHISOX, O

Totals. 80 12 81 IA Totals. IS 727 II
sBatted for Johnson in eighth
fBatted for Thurston in ninth.
Chicago ....... o o o o o o %
Runs-Dugan. Ruth, sohang (2), Scott Er-
rors-Dugan, johnson (2l. Two-base hits
Ruth (2l Collins. Mostil. Sacrifce-Hoyt
Double plays-Johnson to Collins to Sheeiy:
Pipp to Scott to Pipp. Left on bases-New
York. IL; Chics go. II. Bases on balls-oF
Thurston, a off Hoyt, 3. Struck out-By
Thurston, 8; by Hoyt. g. Umpires-Messrs
Owens, Connolly and ormsby. Time Of game
hours and minutes.
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WOMAN BOWLERS MAKE
GOOD START In TOURNEY
BY II. H. FRY.

OOD bowling marked the the Washington Ladies
l r Association a al
eys. when the envened
Pleasant with total OF @ outroled the champion oppers
Miss He'll did the Mount
high OF 3OS OF 95 02 and 49, Mrs Malcolm
in auice
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PITTSBURGH. Pa, May 22.-Pitch-
er George Oeschger has been re-
leased under option by the Pittsburgh
Nationals to the Flint, Mich. club in
the Mint League He is brother of
Joe Oeschger. twirler of the Boston
Braves.
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Friday the Bullets will stack up
against the Washington Barracks
nine on the latter's grounds. Ed
Kelly and Speed Ludwig will display
their wares in this contest. One of
the toughest games of the week will
be played Saturday, when the Legion
aries will engage the King Pins at
the stadium at o'clock. Joe Miles
and Larry Nops will be the battery.
st. Martins club. one of the strong
est aggregations IN the city, will
face the Swans PLAYERS Sunday at
o'clock at Brookland.
Games also have been booked with
the Dominican Lyceum and Mohawks,
Mercury Athletic Club and the Sham
rocks. 1t was the Big Greens that
of the season last Sunday.
National Capital Post, +. v. W.. nine
will do battle with the Park View
University field. Practice for the
game will be held tomorrow at 5
o'clock on diamond No. 3 of the Mon
ument groundN All players are re-
quested to report.
Mohawk Juniors will play a double
header Sunday, meeting the Century
Athletic Club at IL o'clock at 18th and
ID streets southeast and the Western
Athletic Club at o'clock on tES field
at 37th and II streets. The Juniors
are booking games through their
manager, j. Brown, Lincoln $3.50.
Warwick Athletic Club defeated the
Alexandria Rosebuds on the latter's
field, . to Z. Spicer connected with
three bingles out of four trips to the
plate.
ic tino
about for a game Thursday on the
diamond at 5th and l. streets. Call
Manager E. Gruber. Lincoln 2S21-W.
Games In the thirteen fourteen
year-old class are wanted by the
Milan Cubs Telephone challenges to
Gerald CATALONIA, Lincoln 6775-J.
Brishtwood Athletic Club fell be-
fore the Riverdale Athletic Club, TO
3. Montgomery. Brown and Weather
head obtained doubles.
CherrydaIe Athletic Club will tackle
a tough foe when it will journey to
Fredericks burg. Va. tomorrow to
meet the team representing that town.
Cherrydale players are expected to
report at the Cherrydale station at
o'clock.
Chestnut Farms nine wants to book
a game with any unlimited team
Thursday, on diamond No. i, of the
Monument Lot Manager r. A
Inscoe can be reached at Franklin
4000.
III any ambitious team wants n
game with the St. Stephens Club, it
is requested to get in touch with
John Mcmahon, West 1927.
These are the men that the Yankee
Athletic Club will use in the
fray with the Mount Rainier nine. on
the latter's diamond Sunday: Pricci.
Rothery. Alma, Morgan, Sartori. y.
Jett. c. Jett, K. Jett, Freschim. Garill,
Frances, Percudani and Zanotti
A game for Sunday In desired by
the Comforter Club, according to
Business Manager Jack Altman, 134
18th street southeast, or Lincoln 1914
after o'clock.
Olympia Athletic Club of George
il taa in
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Two-base hits-Jacobson, Tobin. Home run
Van Glider. Stolen bases-Tobin. Charity.
saorifces-Evans. Gerber (2). Double plays
Bluege to Judge, Peckinpaugh Harris to Judge,
Schleib bner to McManus, Evans to Charity. Left
on balls-of Warmoth, s; off Van Glider, 6.
Struck out-By waTmoth. 8; by Van Glider,
g. Wild pitch-van Glider. Umpires-Messrs.
Evans and Holmes. Time of game hours
and Is minutes.
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LEGION TEAM HAS FOUR
TOUGH BATTLES In ROW

IASHlNGTON sando followers will Charley
Wv Swans American Legion this
if it will be the running
indication of the mines strength will be gathered will clash with
tour worthy opponents akom Park Washington Barracks King Pins
St Martins. The Bullets
Park o'clock in the stadium
In this Lefty Houston will hur the
end 1t
~ - ~
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GIANTS RELEASE TWO.

NEW YORK, May 22.-The New
York Giants have released Fred John
son. Highlander, to San Antonio OF the
Texas League.
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Slamming out fourteen bingles,
Treasury downed Registers nine. Il
to A. in the Colored Departmental
series.
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the fifteen and sixteen year-old class
Carl F. Turvey. Franklin 2SS7, is re-
.ceiving challenges.
Midgets trimmed the st. Martin Mid
gets, to 6. Harry Sly hurled well
for the winners, while Marshall and
Wynkoop starred
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE.

High Point, 2-2: Durham, OIL.
Greensboro, 4: Winston Salem. 2.
Raleigh, /; Danville, o.
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These are the men that the Yank ee
Athletic Club will use in the
fray with the Mount Rainier nine. on
the latter's diamond Sunday: Pricci.
Rothery. Alma, Morgan, Sartori, y.
Jett, c. Jett, f. Jett, Freschim. Garill,
Frances, Percudani and Zanotti
Evening star., 1923-05-22

Western Union uncorked n surprise
when it handed American Security a
9-to-3 trimming in the Commercial
series. Circuit drives were made by
Houck and Krebs.
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A game for Sunday is desired by
the Comforter Club, according to
Business Manager Jack Altman, 1874
18th street southeast, or Lincoln 9614
after . o'clock.
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FIVE CLASHES TODAY
IN SANDLOT LEAGUES

Sandlot leagues will figure in five
contests today on the Ellipse at 5:15
o'clock. In the Terminal Y M. C. A
series. Car Department will battle
Southern Railway: King Pins will
hoo@ up with Connecticut Avenue
Postal Station, in the Commercial
League: Treasury will clash with
Navy in the Departmental, Ordnance
will meet All-Service in the War De-
partment series, and Standards will
entertain Government Printing Office
Annex No. swamped Liberty Loan,
1S to 3, in the Treasury Interbureau
League. Sixteen hits were garnered
by the winners.
Printers and Naval Hospital battIed
to 6-to-6 deadlock in the Depart
mental circuit, with Webb and Will
son staging a pitchers duel
Qunrtermaster, with starks on the
mound. had an easy time trimming
Finance. in the War Department
League, to o.
One of the best games of the season
was played in the Terminal Y. VI. c. a.
series, when Shops eked out a victory
over Express, 3 to 2.
Eleven hits gave Navy Yard a 15-
toe victory over the City Post Office
nine in the Government League. Emo,
on the mound for Navy, held c. p O.
to three bingles.
Superior hitting enabled the North
west Club to trounce the Alpnes. II to
4. in the Y. NJ. II. A. League. Sunday
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If any ambitious team wants n
game with the St. Stephens Club, it
is requested to get in touch with
John Mcmahon, West 3027.
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Olympia Athletic Club OF George
town is seeking games with teams in
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Superior hitting enabled the North
west Club to trounce the Alpines. II to
4. in the Y. NJ. II. A. League. Sunday
the Northwestern will clash with the
Rialto nine. which is leading the circuit.
Evening star., 1923-05-22

Chestnut Farms nine wants to book
a game with any unlimited team
Thursday, on diamond No. l, of the
Monument Lot. Manager r. A.
Inscoe can be reached at Franklin
1000.
Evening star., 1923-07-27
STREET WIDENING
UP TO CONGRESS
Commissioners Without Au.
thority to Act on 18th,
They Say.

The District Commissioners in
formed the board Of governors Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation today that they are without
authority to widen 18th street be-
tween F and 1 streets without spe-
ciflc authorization by Congress.
The Commissioners realized that
there are some streets in the down.
town section Of the city which even
tually must be widened," said the
letter to- the association, "and their
recent action in declaring 18th street
between Pennsylvania avenue and X
street a one-way street for north
bound traffic was taken with a view
toward relieving traffic congestion
until such time as Congress author
lies physical widening of the road
way"
The board of governors of the asso-
citation at a meeting June 26 unani-
mously adopted a resolution petition
ing the Commissioners to proceed Al
once to the widening Of 18th street
between + and l streets. 1t was
held in the resolution that the Com
missioners had full and complete au-
thority to proceed in this matter
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Red Flag Stirs
Hoboken; Legion
Threatens Action
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. July GA flag
predominantly red flew today over
Hoboken headquarters of the Ma
rine Transport Workers Division
of the |. w. w.
Indignant citizens protested that.
flying alone it affronted the en-
tire country. !. w. W. headquar-
ters, however, denied that the red
flag" had been raised and asserted
that it was merely the house flag
of the HobOken local. bearing on
it's background of red, white let
ters, reading: Marine Transport
Workers. Industrial Workers of
the World. Hoboken Branch, No.
$40.
/. w. w. officials asserted it had
been on display three months. In
connection with the criticism that
the American flag also had not
been raised. They explained that
they had only one
Commander Jackson of the Ho-
boken Post of the American Legion
declared his post would take i'm
mediate action.
president of the international
Longshoremen's Union and once
the head of New York city's
building laborers, announced yes
terday he would be the guiding
force in the United Cargo Work.
ers of Greater New York and vi
cinity, Il new organization COM
posed of international longshore-
men and Il. w. W.
Evening star., 1923-07-27
BRITAIN TO SETTLE
U. S. RUM ISSUE SOON
Reports of Agreement to Extend
Territorial Waters to Twelve
Miles Denied.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, July 27.-Some sort of
announcement regarding what Great
Britain will do to assist the United
States to solve the rum running
problem Is expected before parlia-
ment adjourns on August 2.
Reports of British agreement. under
certain conditions, to the American
proposal to extend territorial waters
to a distance of twelve miles were
semi officially denied today.
The parliamentary committee having
the subject in hand, is continuing it's
sympathetic consideration of the Ameri-
can proposition. The investigators,
however, are still unconvinced that even
the most drastic action OF the British
government would end the smuggling.
While the Illicit cargoes, which leave
Belfast and Glasgow, could be stopped,
1t was pointed out no control could be
exercised over the Irish Free State, while
similar conditions exist as regards the
West Indies. In the absence Of a gen.
eral international agreement regarding
rum running 1t Is considered inevitable
that as soon as clearance papers were
refused by the British authorities the
smugglers would Immediately transfer
their base from the British islands to
those under the suzerainty of other
nations.
Evening star., 1923-07-27
OYSTER SEES NINE
BOND ISSUE NEEDS
Will Place Project Before
Board as Soon as Definite
Plan Is Formed.

A bond issue. advocated by Com
missioner Oyster to provide for ur-
gent and necessary improvements
which cannot be met in the Districts
ever-increasing budget, will be Off
of Commissioners for action as soon
as a definite plan for such a project
Is completed.
Meantime Commissioner Oyster, with
District Auditor Daniel Donovan and
other financial experts, will work out
a scheme for inaugurating the emer-
gency money raising campaign. Mr.
Oyster also is anxious to sound out
public sentiment on the plan before
going much deeper into the question
Commissioner Oyster said today he
had in mind the floating of a bond
issue amounting to approximately
$15, 900, 900, which will be increased
to s2O.00O,o ,o0e. providing the surplus
revenues credited to the District in
the Treasury are turned over. The
tentative plan, the Commissioner
said, contemplates selling the bonds
over a period of years as the money
is needed, and not in lump sum.
He believes that the future genera
tion should contribute to some of the
permanent improvements which it
will enjoy.
Nine of the outstanding improve
ments which would result from a
bond issue the Commissioner pointed
out, would be:
Installation of the high pressure
water system for fire fighting.
Identification Of the water front.
The paving of every suburban
sidewalk and street IN the District
and the improvements .t the main
arteries of traffic.
Completion of the sewerage sys-
tenn.
Completion of the parking plan.
which proposes a chain of parks
around the city.
Erection of a new central police
headquarters near the District build
ing.
Better street lighting
Complete motorization of the fire
department, with a reserve force of
motor equipment.
An adequate school building pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Reviews Virtually Entire Bat.
tie Fleet of Pacific in
Seattle Harbor.
HOLDS NAVAL EQUALITY
SHOULD BE Maintained
Mr.. Harding Spends Busy Day in
Coast City-Goes to Cali
fornia Tonight.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, July H.
The Navy transport Henderson,
carrying President Harding and
his party, returning from a tour
of Alaska, rammed the destroyer
Zeilin in Puget sound, forty miles
north of here, according to a
wireless message received here
from the Henderson.
This message stated that both
engine rooms of the ZeiIin had
been flooded, but that all aboard
her had been safely taken off.
The destroyer Nicholas, at the
time the message was sent, was
attempting to tow the ZeiIin into
shallow water.
Previous reports had stated
that the ZeiIin ran onto rocks at
the point where the latter mes
sage said that she had been
rammed.
SEATTLE. Wash, July 27-Presi-
dent Harding, appearing before the
seattle Press Club after his review
today in the harbor here of virtually
the entire United States battle fleet
declared that until the day comes
when nations abandon use of armed
forces. America shall find her assur-
ance in navy of the first rank.
We were building two years ago at
a rate that would have placed our
armed sea power in excess of any
other power, but in conviction that
armament cost and competition was
leading to menacing national bur
dens we invited an international
conference to fix limitations" the
President added We asked equal
ity with the first rank for ourselves,
and were accorded it. Let us hope
our Congress, with the cordial sane
tion of the American people, will con-
tinue that first rank. l believe our
obligation TO the world means the
most eXacting restriction of our
Continued on Page 9, Column p
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commemorate the ground breaking
for this extensive project. These
ceremonies. which have been ar
ranged by Col. Sheriff. in co-opera-
tion with the Anacostia Citizens As
sociation, include addresses by Sec
retary Of War Weeks, Commissioner
Cuno H. Rudolph and Maj. Gen. Ian
sing Beach, chief of engineers, U. s.
A., as well as a variety of entertain
ment and athletic contests.
The thirty-one acres to be tackled
first by the engineer department in
this development lies between the
Pennsylvania avenue and the 11th
street bridges spanning the Anacostia
river Inasmuch as the major por-
tion Of this territory is reclaimed
ground, little grading will be neces-
sary and the work of laying the road
way, the walks and the pathways
the playground and the spaces for
various athletic games can be carried
on rapidly. Col Sheriff. said much
thought has been given to making
CONTINUED on Page 3 Column e
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KEPNER MANAGES
OFFICE FROM JAIL
Depression Leaves Frederick
Man Charged With Murder
of His Wife.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


FREDERICK. Md. July 27-Much
less depressed than when he spent his
first night in Jail, B. Evard Kepner.
charged with the murder of his wife.
Mrs. Grace Simmons Kepner, today
took up the management of his archi-
tect's office.
Kepner went through his mail in
plies to be made.
States Attorney Aaron r. Anders
this morning mailed the testimony
taken at the coroner's inquest two
weeks ago to Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Lindsey Spencer, Baltimore. who
will assist him when Kepner is
placed on trial here August I.
Friend Sees Kepner.
George B. McCleary. lifelong friend
of Kepner, has been a visitor at the
county Jail.
1t was learned today for the first
time that the grand jury members
stood nineteen to three to indict KEEP
ner for the murder of his wife.
There was but one ballot
DR.. T. j. Gaehr, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, of which KEEP
ner Is a trustee, visited Kepner at
the jail yesterday afternoon. The
minister was received in the cell that
kepner had shared the night before
with Milton Banks of Brunswick. In
Jail charged with housebreaking.
Kepner frightened when the minister
was announced. They talked spirit
edly for ten minutes. Before leaving
DR.. Gaehr knelt with Kepner beside
the cell cot and prayed
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Bed Set OF, Fire
To Auaken Girl;
Mother Accused

Ruth Washington, seventeen
year-old colored girl. residing with
her mother. Rose Catherine Nc
Pherson, at 615 Blair court north
east, was sleeping the sleep of the
just, yesterday and all the calls
and shakings of her mother to
arouse her were unavailing, Ruth
slept on.
1890 came. and still Ruth slept.
Her mother according to the po-
lice, got out her kerosene can and
literally sprinkled her sleeping
daughter and the bed upon which
she was lying. A match was ap-
piled, and the flames leaped up
ward. Then Ruth got up. and got
up quickly.
with the aid of a few chemicals
from a nearby fire department..
which rushed to the scene, the
blaze was quickly put out. Ruth
was only scorched.
Policeman Robert F. Langdon Of
the ninth precinct arrested the
mother and sent her to Gallinger
Hospital. A charge Of arson was
placed against her.
Evening star., 1923-07-27
Anacostia Pork to Be Opened
In October for Use of Public
Work Will Begin Next Week on First Sec.
ton of 81 Acres in Proposed
$l,OOO,OOO Development.

Within the next three months a
section of the proposed million dol
lar development of Anacostia Park
will be in readiness for the use of
the public
In making this known today Col.
Clarence o. Sheriff., officer in charge
of public buildings and grounds. who
will supervise this extensive park de-
velopment, announced that work is
to be commenced next week on thirty
one acres of the possible 500 acres of
the proposed park, and the citizens of
Anacostia and the adjacent territory
will be enjoying the beauties of this
open space along the eastern shore
Of the Anacostia river early in Octo-
Der.
Break Ground Thursday.
The actual construction work will
Immediately follow the elaborate ex-
ercises planned for next Thursday to
Evening star., 1923-07-27
MINE STRIKE CRISIS
LOOMS AS PARLEY
REACHES DEADLOCK
Anthracite Operators and
Miners Split Over Closed
Shop and Check-Off.
By the Associated Press.

Dy Nne Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, y. J., July 81
The strike cloud which has hovered
over anthracite wage conferences at
the Hotel Ambassador since July G
appeared sootw black today as opera
tors and miners. having parted last
night in utter disagreement over the
closed shop and the check-off, me,
again to decide whether il would he
of any use to continue peaceful nego-
tiations.
Neither side could see any rift in
the cloud, each declaring it was
steadfast in the attitude which led to
the break in the conference. Both
declined to comment on the posi-.
bility Of federal intervention. The
miners already have announced they
do not propose to arbitrate.
The present crisis was reported
when John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, EN-
bodied the check-off and Complete
recognition of the union" interpreted
as the closed shop, in a resolution on
which the joint committee voted four
to four. Mr.. Lewis announced that,
inasmuch as the operators were ar
bitrarily rejecting the proposition,
the conferences might as well ad-
journ."
The operators asked an overnight
truce and the miners agreed to at
tend another session on the chance
that in the meantime there might be
weakening somewhere. The attf-
tude of the miners, expressed by Mr..
Lewis today, was:
I'VE are insistent on this point and
will continue to be-"
And S. d. Warriner, the operators
spokesman, replied, when asked If
their stand was final:
I'VE presume 1t is"
The ultimatum demanding estab-
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1923-07-27
"AERIAL MOSQUITO"
PUT THROUGH TEST
Smallest Seaplane in the World
Designed to Be Used by q. S.
Submarine.

The Aerial Mosquito" smallest sea-
plane in the world. built from specifica-
tions submitted by the bureau of aero
nautics, was put through a series of
tests at the naval air station, Anacos-
tia, D. c.. by Lieut.. George r. Pond,
u. S. N r F., this afternoon.
The mechanical hummingbird, as Of
ficers also have named t, was-es1llt by
the Cox=KlsTSn-Iunpzry- -ef Garden
city, Long Island and Is to- be used
as a scout with submarfaes-1t Is so
tiny that fully equipped and ready to
fly 1t can be placed in an ordinary sized
living room, while its construction per-
mits to to be knocked down and stored
in a submarine in remarkably small
space 1t could serve as a periscope
several thousand feet high
The little ship measures eighteen
feet over all and weighs a little less
than 1 900 pounds. 1t is powered with
a three-cylinder, sixty-horsepower mo-
tor, which, officers say. Is greater than
the German engines can register under
the treaty of Versailles.
. The plane will be put through severe
tests here at the official testing station.
and IL 1t proves satisfactory will be put
into production.