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Show NEW AIRPLANE FOR ; U. S. MAIL SERVICE Second Assistant Postmaster-General 1 Otto Praeger, who was in Cleveland dur- ! ing aviation week, the occasion being the ' celebration of 100 days of perfect fly j injy on the aerial mail route between I Cleveland end Chicago, took advantage of tho opportunity presented to visit the 1 plant ot the Glenn L. Martin company, where six bi mail planes are now under construction. j Mr. Praecer was accompanied on his1 trip through the plane by John A. .Tor- ; dan, superintendent of the western divi- . sion of the aerial mail, und'-r whose su- ' per vision tho luO-day record was made. Thev were shown through the plant bv ! Mr.'Martin himself and saw the deliente : workmanship that 0nes into the bir S'J'- . horsepower bombers built for ;hc armv. ' The mail planes, except for details of , the fuselage, will be identical in con- ' struction and nerf onnanee with tiie bi army bombers. For purpoces of balance, the fuselage will be divided into two J compartments, each with a capacity of , 1 uf'i pounds of mail. Thf noe of the machine will be driven a bullet shaprt ai'd ' will form one of th1 mail coTjipartmT-n: s. B Behind this, and approximately ovrn E with the entering cd-1 of the wii;--. S will be the pilot's eat. The sccr.d S mail compart m.'"nr wiil be Irated i:n- j medinteiy' behin tho ruel taci Km |