{ASSOCIATE LPESS Nhe ee

Washington, Aug. 9§,—(/P)—Con-
tinuing conferences with republican |
campaign managers in the east,
Herbert Hoover today was assembly- |
ing information upon which to base.
a decision as to the extent he will
‘participate personally in the presi-
dential fight there.

William H. Hill, chairman of the
New York state committee, had an
engagement with the republican
standard bearer to supplement the
‘advices given him yesterday by
Charles D. Hilles, national com-
mitteeman for New York, and Daniel
FE. Pomeroy, vice chairman of the
New Jersey committee.

Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the west indicate
that the eastern situation is one re-
quiring attention and his advisers
‘are urging him to go into New York,
Massachusetts and New Jersey for
at least one speech for each state
and more if time can be found for
them,

After he has canvassed the eastern
situation, he will be in ‘a position to
fairly well map out his campaign up
to election time. It is certain that
he will take advantage of his swing
back to his home in California to
vote for making a series of ad-
dresses. .

| May Speak in Chicago

5+ Before:that time he very probably
will go into the middle west, speak.
ing at Chicago and some other cities,
and: also into the border states, bul
these addresses are likely ‘to follow
-thesexinetheceast..-Some of his ad

visers think hé should speak in New
York and nearby states not late:
than early October.
. Should Hoover decide to make ¢
Labor Day address next Monday, i
will be in’ Washington, with a radio
hookup, it was stated today: at his
office. However, the candidate thinks
the time is too short for the prepara
tion of an address.

 

 

 
 
ae ANGELES, Cal.—(4)—Ed ward
L. Doheny and directors of the
Pan-American Petroleum and Trans-
port company Tuesday faced a bill of
complaint demanding an accounting
of $10,000,000 which stockholders
allege they lost in the fraudulent lease
of the Elk Hills naval oil reserve.

The complaint, filed in behalf of
Frank H. Kunkel, Cincinnati, and
other shareholders, declared the loss
resulted from the cancellation of the
lease by a decision of the United
States supreme court after the com-
pany had spent several million dol-
lars in the development of the field.

The lease was negotiated for the
government by Albert F. Fall, then
secretary of the Interior.

The $100,000 delivered to Fall by
I. L. Doheny. Jr... in the much dis-
cussed ‘‘little black satchel,”’ was de-
clare in the suit to have been given
by the stockholders and used as a
bribe. An accounting of the exchange
also is asked.

Kunkel sets forth in the complaint
that neither he nor any of the plain-
tiff stockholders had knowledge of
the negotiations and describes Do-
heny’s conduct of the deal as a
“frand not only against the United
States but also against the Pan-
American company and {ts stockhold-
ers.”

Doheny fis charged with dominating
the affairs of the company when the
lease was signed.

 
 