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Show Strengthens Aerial Stations. WASHINGTON. Feb. P. Plans for strengthening aeronau th-al defences have been laid before President Wilson hy the national aerial coast patrol commission, headed hv Rear Admiral Peary and Including In-cluding Representative Kahn of California, Califor-nia, Senator Sheppard of Texas and Senator Sen-ator Johnson. The plan includes the stationing of 1 onn hvdro-aeroplaues along the coast, the training of 2500 aviators In six months and 5000 in a year, the establishment of a department de-partment "of aeronautics with its head a member of the cabinet and construction of a central aeroplane plant somewhgre in the interior of the country. |