Show M Major Major- jor General Hugh A. A Drun Heads Group Including g Lindy Plane Builder WIDE POWERS GRANTED GRANTE Chamberlain Asked to Join Joir Board of Inquiry oJ WASHINGTON lar l March h 13 IS ff A Rep Replying to a Republican charre charge that President Roosevelt Roosey lt was attempting to shift hUt responsibility bully for lor a tragic blander blunder In c canceling the air mall contracts contract Se Senator tor R Robinson of 01 Arkansas Democratic leader told the senate tocla today the chief executive had been een Justified in his action and assumes lull full responsibility for it President R Roosevelt 0 a eve I was charred charged ed with responsibility for lor forthe forthe the death of f 10 o army fliers filers and virtual ual destruction of the airplane industry by by- Senator Robinson Republican of Indiana a. a B By Associated Press Pre WASHINGTON M March r h S 13 13 Secre re tary Dem rn Tuesday named a special J committee of ae aeronautical authorities author ties including Orville Wright Charles A. A Lindbergh and Clarence D D. D Chamberlain to inv investigate the army carrying of the airmaiL maiL He lie aSk asked the c committee n mitt et to espe ie dally daily consider such flying Instruments ments as are deemed necessary for lor efficient t. t aviation and night beacon and radio controlled flights and landings land land- ings and in i consideration of personnel personnel per per- to we weigh gh their th ir training and experience in cross cross- cross country flying ia in night flying blind flying and In instrument In In- strument flying and their understanding understanding understanding under under- standing and employment of the instruments instruments instruments in in- referred to above Drum Named Chairman Major General Hugh A. A Drum deputy deputy dep dep- uty chief of stall staff was named chair chair- ma man Other members are Major General Benjamin D. D Foulois chief of air corps Major General George S S. SImonds SI SI- monds commandant of the arm arms war college Major General John W. W Gulick chief of coast artillery and General C. C E. E Kilbourne assistant chief o of staff in charge of ot war plans All army members belonged to the Drum board which surveyed air corps activities at the time last summer summer sum mer that the air nit corps came under the jurisdiction of the army general staff The commission will be authorized to call all aU witnesses and take any te tes testimony testimony tes- tes it may deem necessary Follows Lenth Conference Secretary Dern began organizing the group last week having a three- three hour discussion with Colonel Lindbergh Lindbergh Lindbergh Lind Lind- bergh Saturday The flier fUer at that time gave the secretary his opinion of the thc air corps' corps organization planes and personnel and was WilS asked to serve from on a committee Acceptance him ilm him Mr Wr Wright ht and Mr Cham Chamberlain Chamber r- r lain have y yet t to be received |