(Associated Press Staff Writer)

Washington, Aug, 28 ()}—Con-
tinuing conferences with Republi-
can campaign managers in the
east, Herbert Hoover teday was
assemblyhig information upon
whith to base a decision as to the
extent be will partieipate per.

sonally in the presidential fight
there.

William H. Hil chairman of
the New York state Republican
commitice, had un engagement
with the Republican standard
bearer to supplement the advices
given him yesterday by Charies
D. Hittes, nattonal conmmitteeman
for New York, and Daniel E,
Ponero: vieeschatrman of the
New Jersey committec,

Reports received by yoover
sluce His return from the west
ndicate that the eastern situation
is one requiring attention and his
advisers are urging hima lo go into
New York, Massachusetts; and
dersey far at fense one
speech for cach state and more
He time can be found toe them,

Before mayydng out his cam
Raisn he ve probably will go
into the middie west, speaking at
Chicaga and seme ather cities,
and adxo into the border stares,
but these addresses are likely to
follow those in the east. Some of
his advisers think be should
speak in New York and nearby
states not hiter tlitn early Oc=
tober,

Showkl Hoover decide to make
un Labor day addrpss avxt Mon-
day. it will be in Washingtou,
with a radio hookup, it was stated
today at his office, However, tie
eandidate thinks the time is 100
short for the preparation of an
address.

 

  
  

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Los Angeles—(AP)—Edward L.
Doheny and directors of the Pan-
American Petroleum and Transport
company today faced a bill of com-
plaint 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
dollars in development of the field.

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

The $190,000 delivered to Fall by
E. L. Doheny, Jr., in the much dis-
cussed “little black satchel,” was de-
clared in the suit to have been given
by the stockholders and used as a
bribe. An accounting of this ex-
change also is asked.

Kunkel sets forth in the complaint
that neither he nor any of the
plaintiff stockholders had any know!l-
edge of the negotiations and de-
scribes Doheny’s conduct of the deal
as a “fraud not only against the
United States but also against the
l'an-American company and its
stockholders.” Doheny is charged
with dominating the affairs of the
‘company when the lease was signed.
 