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, Calif.—)—Edward L.
‘Doheny and directors of the Pan-
American Petroteunt and Transport
Scompany, Monday faced a bill of com-

' ptaint demanding an accounting of

| $39,000,000 stockholders alegre they

fast in the fraudulent tease of the Eik
. Hills Naval Oil reserve.
The complaint, filed im behail of

Frank H. Kunkel, Cincinnss:, ant
other sbharehniders, declared the toss
!resulted from the caaceliation of the

lease by a decision of the Umited
States Supreme court after the com
; pany had spent several miliion dollans
In the development of the field. The
‘lease was negotiated far the govecn-
‘ment by Albert FL Fall. theo secretary
fof the interior.

The $196,500 delivernd to Fall by E.

L. Doheny Jr. in the much diss
ttle black satchel” was deciar
the suit to have been given by the
holders and used as a bribe. An
-accomntngs of the exchange also cs
asked,
Kunkel sets forsh in the complaint
that nether he nor any of the piain-
dM stockholders had any knawiedse
of the negotiations and desermbes Do-
heny’a conduct of the deat as a “fraud
not oniy against the United States but
aiso against the Pan-American com.
pany and its stockholders” Doheny is
charged with dominating the affairs
of the company when the lease was
mignesd],

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 
 