Show DIR GI LES ON AVAl PROGRAM Plans for Expenditure 1 of 14 Millions rh In Five lii Years Told I I I WASHINGTON WASHINGTO JanTy Jan Py 2 29 Ty I The Th ted Navy Pres PIet Navy s fo for or expenditure expenditure of over a n year five yc r period for tor toH lighter craft cran vere ere descrIbed de to toay ILY by near Rc r Ad- Ad Admiral miral William 1 A UT tho na- na navai val vai air chief the house naval committees The rho money would be used for tor these thelle Purposes Two dirigibles of six million eu- eu cuLic Lic feet feIt capacity at a n cost of each A training dirigible to cost 1 I Establishment of a lighter than air bat base on the Pacific coast at a acost acost cost of ot H The admiral also proposed ed to to expend n I annually for maintenance of existinG lighter than Ihan air facilities facUlties Of this hl amount would be for continuance ne mince ance of the thc Lakehurst I air all station illation for co operation with the th tb bureau of mines In helium pro production and i nn mental work |