Associated Press

Washington, Aug. 28—Contin-
uing conferences with Republi-
can campaign managers in the
east, Herbert Hoover today was
assemblying information upon
which to base a decision as to the
extent he will participate person-
ally in the presidential fight
there.

iToid to Visit States.

William H. Hill, chairman of the
New York State committee, had an en-
agement with the Republican stand-
ard bearer to supplement the advices
given him yesterday by Charles D.
Hilles, national committeeman for New
York, and Danie! E. Pomeroy. vice
chairman of the Naw Jersey commit-
tee,

Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the West Indicate that
the eastern situation is one requiring
attention and his advisors are urging
him to go into New York, Massachu-
setts and New Jersey for at least one
speech for eacé State and more if time
ean be found for thom.

Wants Time For Speech, |

After he has canvassed the eastern
altuation, he will be in a pesition to:
fairly well map out his campalgn up
to election time.

Should Hoover decide to make a
Labor Day dddress next Monday, it wilt
be in Washington, with a radio hookup,
it was stated today at his office. How-
ever, the candidate thinks the time Is

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+ Los Angeles, Aug. .28-—(A.P.)—
Edward -L.; Doheny and directars of
the Pan-American: Petraleum and
Transport company, today faced &
DI of complaint:demanding an &
count-of * $10,000,000 steckholders
allege-they lost In the fraudulent
lease of the “Elk ‘Hilla naval oll re-
serve.” ee

Tha complaint, filed in behalé of
Frank H. Kunkel, Cincinnati, .and
other ‘sharoholders, declares’ the loxs
resulted from tha cancellation af the
leane by A‘décldibh’ “at the” United
States’ Shbréme court after the com-
pany BpOht ‘several millian dol-
lars inthe davelapment of the field.

The lease was negotiated for the
government by Albert B, Fall, then
secretary of the inierlar. .... ‘

The $100,000 dollvored to Fall-by
E. L. Doheny, Jr., in the much dls-
cuased “litle black axtchel” was de
clared In.the sult {a have been given
by the stockholders and used as ‘8
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Kunkel sete forth in the complaint
that neither he nor any. of. the plain-
tit! stockholders had ady Enowledge
of the. negotiatfane and ‘describes
Doheny'a conduct of the deal az 8
“traud not only, againat..the United
States but also against the Pan-Am-
eri company and ita .atockhold-
ers": Dobeny fe charged with dom-
inating the affaira. of, the company
when the lease was signed, »

‘The complaint ‘further deciares
that aince then ‘Doheny bas dlsposed
of bls’ cohtralling | interest inthe
eompanyto the Pan-American East-
ern Petroleum company which Is a)-
leged to be cantralled by the Btand-
ard Ol company af Indiana.

The sult demands that Doheny
personally be campelied,” to relm-
burs {he ‘atockhalders for the alles:
ed losses,” BSA .

Dohany retused to comment on the
complaint, declaring he wauld. sub-
mit it to Als attorneys before making
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