Show HOOVER PROOfS PROBES fl Aviation Officials and Lindbergh Attend Conference ORANGE ORANGE Va Aug 16 Press Tho Pren The possibilities of in injecting in in- new life tife into the commercial aviation industry were discussed at great length by President Hoover today in formal conferences at his hll mountain lodge with four government government govern govern- ment aviation officials official and Colo Cob nel nd el Charles Cha les A. A Lindbergh Government policies relating to civil aeronautics prospects of extending extending ex- ex ex cx- tending the tho government aid through expansion of ot the air airmail mall mail service and the part commercial planes might pla play In the national 1 defense defence figured In In tho conversations nations which began last night after the president and lila his party part arrived from Wash Wash- ington l Figures 1 ur s pr presented to the president Continued on cn n page 5 kf U J t Ja HOOVER PROBES r FLYING PROBLEM from page 1 wed tied that while the United n was f far r ahead of oC th the tho rest of at i world in number of ot miles mUes fJ flown floun wn I t Cl pi plane aM production had Irad ld lined D 50 60 o p per r cent from an aver avor- lIf 0 HM WO PASSENGERS Planes a a. year e r. r lathe w the face ot of this decline the informed d that Arneria Arneri- Arneri II a commercial a aviation was pass pass- t iI from a a. mall mail and express serve sen e state t to a point where y OMOO passengers are now carried annually ands for replacement of eta In both the military and Branches were said to total 10 a year nr eh checking on the tho situation th tha and aDd his air secretaries sed plans lans for closer cotlon co- co lloa of government go depart- depart ts' ts In the the the- a aviation field and of I government Eo economy would 18 not Ilot retard progress of ot Indu try lENCY SOUGHT e Is now spending a a. year fOr commercial Ion and nd tho pr president has haH al- al r w r under ll der n way a ay investigations n b by bureau If It tU ot of f efficiency to there is a duplication of ot efm efin ef- ef m in the army and navy air hull defenses II e tour four air secretarial who vho went r the situation with Mr Hoover Hoo I 1 Trubee n. lson assistant I r o of war David S S. S Inga Ingalls ls moat secretary of ot the nalice na navy y lice ace Df 1 Young assistant sec- sec of commerce comm ce and W. W Irving tr tr In postmaster genair gen gen- rge of air lr mall mail |