Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25
WILBUR GIVES PRESIDENT DATA
ON NAVAL AIR EXPANSION PLANS
Dirigible Three Times Size of Shenandoah Meets
With Executives Approval-Arsenal Explo-
sion Lessons Are Discussed.

! arsenals now located adjacent to CEN
ters of population.
Future of Plant.
Whether the Lake Denmark plant
is to be completely restored Will not
be determined until after the courts
of inquiry make their reports. He
did say, however, that he is advised
that it will not be necessary to replace
at once the material loss in the ex-
plosion. He indicated in this connec-
ton that the general staff of the Navy
will work out q program as to future
replacement of material destroyed by
explosives. He said much of this ma
terial was INT.
After showing the President how
the Navy Department was planning
to spend large sums in developing its
aviation, the Secretary then braced
the Presidents spirits by notifying
him that arrangements have been
| made for the receivers of the Pan
American Petroleum and Transport
Co. (the Doheny interests) to turn over
to the Treasury of the United States
that part of it's receipts in it's pos
session which is rightly the property
of the United States. This means, the
Secretary told the President, that the
Treasury is to be enriched to the ex-
tent of $3.500,000 by August l, and
that S25O,000 will he paid. into the
Treasury each month thereafter
He said that the litigation over
the validity of the naval oil leases in
question and the question of reim-
bursting the Doheny interests is now
pending in the Supreme Court of the
United States
Had Fish for Breakfast
Secretary Wilbur arrived at the
Presidents camp this morning in
time for breakfast. The President
had placed in front of the Secretary
platter of pan fried trout and
small mouth bass he and other mem
bers of his camp party had caught
within the past IL hours.
Following an hours conference on
the front piazza of the living cabin,
the President and his Secretary of
the Navy motored to the executive
| office at Paul Smiths. The Presi-
dent personally conducted this mem
Der of his official family about the
rooms and while thus engaged took
/ him to one of the windows facing
the lake where he commented on the
beauties of the view. They then
drew chairs about a large table In
| the Presidents office and continued
| tiCil dioN%s5SlOil VI AlISClIlS
| the Navy Department.
VIII Leave Tomorrow.
Before they returned to the camp
the President turned Mr.. Wilbur over
| to the group of correspondents who
were waiting on the porch below.
Mr.. Wilbur will remain at the camp
until early Monday morning. He will
start Immediately on a journey to the
! Pacific Coast which will include a
visit to the fleet now in Puget Sound.
| He also will study the recent survey
| made of Alaska. He will then go to
San Francisco and later to Los An
geles, where he will join the mem
bers of his family. He did not say
when he expected to return to Wash
ington. He stated that he was in need
| of a change of air and scenery.
| Mr. Wilbur, during his talk with the
newspaper correspondents, said the
President had not yet invited him to
go fishing with him. He expected this
| invitation would come later.