Urged to Make at Least One Speech
in_New York, Massachusetts and
New Jersey~Delay in Securing
‘Versonal Headquarters Causes In-
convenience.

Washington, Aug. 28 ().—-Con-
tinuing conferences with Republican
campaign Managers in the east,

Herbert Hoover today was assemb-
ling information upon Which to base
a decision as to the.extent be will
participate personally in the presi-
dential fight there.

Willam H_ Hill, chairman of the
New ‘York State Hoover Committee,
had an engagement with the Repub-
litan standard-bearer to supplement
the advices given tim yesterday by
Charles D. Hilles, national commit-
teeman for New York, aud Daniel E.
Pomeroy, vice-chairman of the New
Jersey committe.

Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the west indicate
that the eastern situation is one re

Guiting aitention and -his advisers
are urging him to g0- into New
York, Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey for at least one speech for cach
state and more if time can be fonnd
for them.

After he has cantassed the eastern
sitsation, he wili be in a position
to fairly well map eut his campaign
up ts election time. It ic certain
that he will take advantace of hiz
| swing back to his home in California
(te vote for making a series of ad-

dresses. a
|. Should Hoorer decide to make a
| Labor Day address next Monday, it
Wii be in Washington, with 2 radio
‘hookup, it was stated today at his
office. “However, the . candidate
thieks the lime is top short for the
preparation of an address
| Representatives of the Reprblican
candidate stili were seeking todar
to secure a buildiwe in xhich to
open -his pertonal headguarics.
There has been some delar in ob-
taining Ure home of the late Repre-
gemtative Frothingham. of Mes<z-
 chapetts. aad seme other ballding
nearby may hate to be lezsed
| The delay is causing the nomince
| soe: teewnvenience as he has no
place to rarry on his office work.
land 29 suttable assembling place for
delegations that will come here to
ace aim,

 
 
| Shelby, N. G, Aug. 28. (1
N.S.)—Light persons were
killed, 15 injured and an unde-
termined number are missing
in the collapse of the First Na-
tional Bank building during a
rush hour today,

The death tol! may rise as
three hours afler the crash
workmen had heen abled to
clear away (the debris only at
the edge of the building,

Police estimated the death  tott
would mount steudlly as rescue
crews dug deeper inta the debris in
the search of bodies,

No aveurate check up could be
muade of the missing persons, but it
was known that a dozer or more
had net heen accounted for.

Early this afternoon the crews
had searched only ihe edges of the
huge pile of debris. and it was
feared many more borties would be
fonnd toward the center,

Te was feared that a crew_ of
seventeen negroes who were worke
ing in the center of the building
were all killed The rescue crews
had not heen able as vet in get to
the place where the negroes were
work lag.

Ht was huown that fifteen per-
sons were jnfured, several af shon
inty dio, ‘They were all taken ta 2
hospital were as they were evtract-
ed From the fallen structare.

Excavation work at a nearhy
building was generally assigned ax
the re of the collapse of the
link building, 1t was kuown that
several persmis were in a grocery
and a tatlor’s shop whieh were a
part of the building, but [t was
pected to be hours hefere that part
of the structure could be searched
Lheroughly,

The collapse seeurred during a
lsh hour on this Hitie town's main
thoroughfare, aud it was helleved
that severat persons fn the street
were trapped under the deluce of
stone awd timber,

The entire fire and police forces
rere taxed ta capacliy in control
fnz the crowds, Many voluntiers
lided fy the rescue aperations, ,

The buitting was located in a
msy district, and was one of the
argest In the town,

 

 

 

 

  
 