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Show oo UNSINKABLE SHIP NOT AVAILABLE WASHINGTON, March 19. Tht scope of the naval board, headed by Rear Admiral Winterbelter, originally created to study the practicability ol the "devices designed to make tho steamer Incia unslnkable, has been greatly enlarged. The board has been Instructed to study fully all other theories theo-ries of non-sinkable construction. Secretary Daniels conferred with-Admiral with-Admiral "WlnteThalter, who said a report re-port on the Lucia construction principles princi-ples was being prepared. Naval officials generally are frankly frank-ly doubtful that any means will be found to prevent destruction of cargo craft which would not also require' much additional time for construction. Secretary Daniels, however, does not propose, he said, to ovorlook any advantage ad-vantage there might bo in the opposite oppo-site theory. It has been indicated that the board found the Lucia buoyancy box system unavailable. |