Show lIDGE liSTS CNE TO MAKE MAKEIm Im RAfT PROBE I it and Weeks l I lake ft ake ke Proposal THURSDAY Crash Orash fot I Not Mentioned I SAN ANTONIO Sept 12 AP AP- AP of an aircraft In in- in by President Coolidge momentous step toward solving of the air service ron r William Mitchell Eighth air officer said The of the board is a surety at the study will be painstaking id d fair he said WA WASHINGTON SHI G TON Sept 15 Ant AP APT AP- AP T fent nt Coolidge tonight took his I recognition n of the con conversy con con- versy stirred up in his last con- con the adequacy of Amerl Amen i power by appointing a ape ape- i of nine men to conduct I i sw sweeping Inquiry Into the sub- sub tW l. I of th the thre presidents president's was made In a statement Is- Is r r edat the White House which I members of the board had haden en to meet with him n next morning to organize and oc d Immediately with Its study I view to submitting a report Ithe Ith latter part of November i iTh j Th f decision to name a special i ot inquiry was reached after atter I had rec received a joint t ten rom roni Acting Secretary Davis I the war department and Secre- Secre of ot th the the- navy who vho sug- sug sug-I sug ned that a study be made of ot the thet t of developing and nd apIn aping ap ap- ap- ap In ing aircraft in national defense 1 j supplement the study already de delby by the war and navy depart- depart I Ij ts on on that subject ARD MEMBERS NAMED r rhose Se e named on the board were j I James Janes G. G Harbord Harbor Ired of ot New York Rear Admiral ink 10 F F. F Fletcher retired of I i h D. D C C C. Dwight D W. W W Mor Mon Mon- 1 War of f Detroit Senator BIngham Connecticut Representative Vini Vin- Vin I I i of Georgia ranking Democrat on ont I I naval laval committee Chair Chair- t i 1 i I of the house commerce I 1 Judge Arthur C. C Deni- Deni Grand Rapids Mich and lI m m F F. Durand of Los Angeles I ne e exchange of correspondence the president and the war wat I Ivy heads no ref reference was wall d deRo the Shenandoah disaster or orthe orthe the he charges made in a serle serie of ot I teme at San Antonio by Colo- Colo I William Mitchell 1 former assist- assist I chief of ot the army air service I t s apparent however that h these developments were in- in factors in reaching the de- de Investigate the entire air air- In Its present stage development with relation to the I lonal ional al defense I to the Joint letter Mr 11 ge said the suggestion for I In an n inquiry already had had his his' toval for last spring I had conred conred con con- red with parties as to the desir- desir con I of taking such action so that might be laid before me memY memy mY my Information and also for the i Bf of the Incoming congress s 's dent wrote etters were addressed by the to each of ot the men asked s service on the board requesting they accept appointment and andling andling andling ling that he believed their efforts uld result In bringing out the dualities of the air service and suggesting what action can be bee e tor their Improvement he he resIdents presidents letter to the war II lEavy vy executives under today's e follows I Y Your ur j Joint letter stating that for purpose of ot making a study of the of developing de and ind apIng aping ap ap- ap- ap ing aircraft In national defense I lito supplement the study aldy al- al dy yi made b by the war and navy of that subject we I suggest that you as In of ot both army I navy appoint a board to full fur fur- ut- ut r l' study and advise on this sub- sub t t has Just been received Yur suggestion Is one which aldy al- al dy had my approval so far that t I 1 had conferred with ties as to the desirability of tak- tak tich such action so that a report ht It be laid bald before me for my in- in nation matlon and also for tor Or the use of Incoming congress I am there- there the following named I men to meet me at the White I u ue Ufe e on Thursday next at 11 ock In the forenoon when I shall gest Seat to them that they organize organizes s selecting ecUng their own chairman and ed Immediately to a consider consider- I In of the e Problem Involved so can report by the latt batt latter r rt t tO of November Major General James G G. G Hard Har- Har d of New York city City Kear Admiral Frank F. F Fletcher red of Washington D. D C. C SIr Mr Ir Dwight W. W Morrow of Engled Engle- Engle gd dt d N. N J. J lawyer and banker Howard E Coffin CoWn of ot Detroit conting con- con ting Ung engineer and expert pert In aero aero- tics Q nel Hiram Bingham of New yen ven yep Conn formerly In the tho air VICe ce and a member of the senate on military affairs Honorable Carl VInson of Mil Mil- Ga member of the house on n naval attain affairs honorable James F F. Parker larker of tm m. m N. N Y chairman of the house on Interstate and foreign merce Arthur O. O Denison of of n nd Rapids Mich Judge of the th circuit court of appeals I Mr William F. F Durand of Lo LOA fc Continued on Da page c 2 I NINE APPOINTED T TO O STUDY AERO AFRO DEFENSE PLANS Continued f from om page 1 Angeles Cat Cal president of the In Institute Institute Institute In- In of ot Mechanical Engineering member of the nat national onal advisory committee for aeronautics Very truly yours CALVIN COOLIDGE EACH GETS NOTICE To each of the men men Invited to to sit on the board the president sent mt the following letter Is a co copy Y of a a. communication communication which yO you m may y have ste seen l lIn in the press I request th tha than you serve in the capacity indi indicated at ct and andI I would like liko you to to meet me mo at the i White hite House on Thursday Septem Septem- September ber 17 at 11 o'clock in the forenoon and lunch with me at nt 1 o'clock I 1 feel teel that your e efforts torts will result in bring ng out the good qualities dualities of ot the air service aid ayd in suggesting what action can be taken for their Improvement rhent SAN AN ANTONIO Tex Sept ept 11 By United Press Press Colonel Colonel Willam William Wil WIl- liam lam Mitchell critic of ot the American American American Amer Amer- ican air ir service took another fling at nt the army and navy departments department's condu conduct t of the service in a n statEment statement statement state state- ment Issued h here re today compliment compliment- complimenting ing the heroic actions of ot the crew of ot the 9 No 1 lin in escaping death in the recent attempted flight to toHa Ha Hawaii wai Coupled with praise for the r rescued rescued res res- s- s cued airmen Mitchell said a administration administration admin Inefficiency was causing the death list among airmen to toJ mount to 40 per cent of the commissioned commissioned com com- personnel of the army an an- an c Distinguished s' s service e should be awarded Commander John Rodgers and other crew members of ot the 9 No 1 li it Mitchell salt sail adding that tho t tenacity n cit r good judgment and supreme physical endurance en eu endurance durance duran e of ot th the crew are worthy of ot the highest type of American man man man- hood bood Mitchell l refused to enlarge upon hla hia recent arraignment of ot the war and navy departments I had my say Its It's now up tp to 11 the t war ar department to do something something something some some- thing about it We W want at action on he declared BUFFALO N. N Y sept 12 sept By Dy United Press inhere Press There should be he two investigations investigations' into the scathing at attack attack attack at- at tack made mado by Colonel Mitchell on the tho army and navy air service servi ej J inthe in inthe inthe the opinion of ot Senator V Wada worth ch chairman of the United States Senate senate sen Sen- senate ate military committee expressed here today The senator saId tl he believed tha f a court martial investigation U n of of Colonel Mitchells Mitchell's attack should be instituted to determine if he had been ii to his supe and another gallon by a con coni- e made up not only of members members members' mem mem- bers bers' of ot congress b but t also of outsiders outsiders out out- siders ers to determine the truth c of f his charges He does not believe that the tha air forces of the nation can be separated ed from the command of the tha forces farces s sort on ort the ground because that would bring about a division of authority W WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Sept 12 Sal Sal Salvage vage of the tho wreckage of the ble Shenandoah will be be c completed next week Commander J. J H H. Klein in charge of ot the 1 broken r ke at t Caldwell Ohio notified th the navy department today Completion of this task is expected expected ex ex- x- x to be followed immediately by the convening of a special nav naval naval na na- na- na v val l bo board rd of inquiry at Lakehurst to examine the debris In an an- anat attempt at- at attempt attempt at at- tempt tempt to discover the cause causee of t the e collapse The wreckers are proceeding rapIdly rapIdly rapidly rap- rap Idly Jn oln n dismantling and shipping the broken frame body and cover cover- of the Shenandoah Kleins Klein's work has been aided by the fact tact that conscience stricken conscience stricken souvenir hunters hunters hunters hunt hunt- ers who virtually stripped the dirigible dirig dirigible ible have returned nearly all of or the stolen p parts Some of the stolen instruments and nd parts were returned openly and others were placed where they could be easily found following announcement an an- of Secretary of the Nav Navy Wilbur Wllbur that he was calling In the Justice dep department to tb prosecute prosecute prose prose- cute looters for stealing government property ty |