i (Associated Press Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. (P)—
Continuing conferences with Re-
publican campaign managers in the
east, Herbert Hoover tudiay was age
sembting information upon whieh
to hase a decisian as to the extent
the will particpiate personally in
the presidential! ficht there,
William H. Hill, chairman of the
‘New York state Hoover comumittec,
‘had an engagement with the Re-
publican stundard bearer to sup-
plement the ailvices given him{ves-
jterday by Charles D. Tliles, na-
tonal cammitteeman, for New
York? and Daniel FE. Pomeroy, vier
chairman of the New Jersey com-
Inittee,
East Needs Attention
Reports received by Hoover
isinec his return from the west in-
dicate that the eastern situation is
fone requiring attention and his ad-
sare urging him to ga. into
fassachugetts and New
Jersey for at least on speech for
ench state and more of time can
be found for them, .
After he has canvassed — the
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| Jersey City, N. J., March 7.—2)
'—Climbing through cold blue skies
‘more than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan yester-
day, Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y.,
flier, who holds coast to coast speed
| marks, set an unofficial altitude
‘record for women.

The altimeter on her speedy
| Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,054 feet. The field bar)-
‘graph placed in the plane by
the National Aeronautic Associa-
tion, was immediately shipped to
Washington for examination. If it
showed 28,074 feet, or more, Miss
Nichols will be awarded the record
now held by Elinor Smith, young
Long Island flier.
 