The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-04
Young Filler May Play Big
Role in Major Objective
of New Regime.
LINK TWO AMERICAS
Atlantic Ace Declines to
Comment on Assistant
Secretaryship.
BY THOMAS l.. STOKES
United Press staff CORRESPONDENT

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. A.
President-Elec Hoover is drafting
a comprehensive scheme for de-
velopment of aviation, one of the
major detectives of his admins
tration, in which Colonel Charles
A. Lindbergh, youthful master of
the skies, may have prominent
role.
Tentative negotiations are under
way, it is learned, designed to place
Lindbergh in the commerce depart
ment as assistant secretary in
charge of aviation.
Lindbergh is just beginning a
promising career in private aviation
enterprise and naturally would con-
slider carefully abandonment of his
career and entrance into the gov
eminent field.
The Presdent-elect talked Sun
day with Lindbergh, who celebrated
his twenty seventh birthday today
by pointing his amphibian plane
into the skies on a trail blazing
fight from here to Panama.
Filler Luncheon Guest
Lindbergh was a luncheon guest
at Belle Isle. With his usual reti-
cence the young aviator declined to
discuss either his conference with
Hoover or the possibility of his en-
trance into the little cabinet" the
group of under secretaries who bear
much responsibility in conduct of
government affairs.
II have no information on that"
he said.
One of Hoover'S main aviation OBJ
jectives is an air link between North
and South America, a problem to
which he gave conside ,ble atten-
ton on his recent Latin American
tour. This flight of Lindberghs is
a step in that direction, signalling
the opening of the route to Central
America.
The young filler is keenIy inter-
ested, himself, in carrying the chain
to South America. He said he would
like to make flight there.
AS flying under-secretary, he
might lead a trail blazing flight to
the southern continent at some fu-
ture date.
Well Fixed for Money
Lindhergh is a practical f1ier and
is acquainted with the practical
problems of aviation. He could be
an effective aid in carrying out
Hoover's program.
He is yell fixed financially, so
that a government job would not
constitute a great sacrifice, and the
service is such as would appeal to
him, it is believed.
Hoover is responsible for creation
IN the commerce department of an
expert aviation section, under the
able direction of William P. Mac
Cracker, assistant secretary. It is
his plan, it is learned, to enlarge
this section.
Experimental and trail blazing
flights by army and navy fliers are
expected to increase during his ad-
nlinistration.
If Lindbergh is named assistant
secretary in charge of aviation
MacCracken probably would be pro-
noted to the chief assistant secre-
taryship of the commerce depart
ment, with general jurisdiction.
Walter F. Brown, assistant Secre-
tary, has been mentioned for a cab
met post, most often for postmaster
general.
Tariff Is Considered
Lindbergh probably would be one
OF the youngest men ever to hold
such prominent government po-
Sition.
President Elect Hoover today was
just exactly a month from his
Inauguration.
He turned his attention to tariff
revision at the extra session of Con-
gress in a conference with Senator
Smoot of Utah, chairman of the
Senate finance committee, who ar
rived today to be a house guest.
He will hold two conferences to-
day in which state politics will be
considered, one with Glenn B.
Skipper, national committeeman of
Florida, the other with Samuel
Koenig, New York county Republic
an chairman who woS II, EIoriG,