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| WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-—-(P)-—
dican campaign managers in the
Continuing conferences with repub-
feast, Herbert Hoover today w:
/assemblying information upon
which to base a decision ax to the
;extent he will participate person-
ally in the presidential fight there,
Witiam H. Hit, chairman of rhe
New York state Hover commit-
tee. had an engagement with the
‘republican standard bearer to
isupplement the advices given him
ivesterday by Charles D. Hilles, na-
fional coamniitteeman for New
York, and Naniel B. Pomeroy, vice
jchairman of the New Jersey com-
, mittee.
Urge Eastern Campaign.
‘Reports received by Hoover
since his return from the west in-
dicate that the eastern situation is
jone requiring attention and his ad-
ivisers ure urging him 9 go inte
INew York, Massachusetts and New
i Jersey for at least one speech for
each state and more if time can
be found for them,
| Should Hoover decide to make
ja Lavbor day address next Mon.
{day wit WH be in Washington, with
fa radio hookup, it was stated today
at his office. However, the candi
date thinks the time is too short
[for the preparation of an address
i Looking for Headquarters.
Representatives of the remibli.
can candidate still were seeking [0
day to secure a bullding in whieh
io open his personal headquariers.
There has been some delay in wh-
taining the home of the late Repre
sentative Forthingham, of Massa
echusetts, and some other building
nearby may have to be leased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Log Angeles, Cal, Aug. 28—(P}—
Edward L. Doheny and directors of
the Pan-American Petroleum and
Transport company, today faced ao
lnl of complaint demanding an ac-
counting of $10,000,000 stockholders

Ellege they have lost in the fraud-
uient lease of the Elk His nayal
cil reserve.

The complaint, {led in behalf of
frank Ho Kunkel, Cinelnnat!, and
inther shareholders, declared the loss
‘resulted from the caucellation of
| the lease by  deciston of the
Uniled States supreme court after
the company had spent several mil-
llon dollars in the development of
the field. *

The lease was negolleled for the
government by Albert I" Fall, then
aecreinty of the interior.

The $100,000 celivered to Fall by
EH L, Doheny, jr. in the much dls-
cussed “Wittle black satchel” was de-
elared in the suit to have been
inven by the stockholders and used
as & bribe. An necounting of this
exchange also is asked.

Kunkel sets forth in the com-
qualnt thal nelther he nor any of
tha plaintiff stockholders had any
anowledge of the negotinuions and
describes Doheny’s conduct of the
aenl as a “fraud not only against
the Uniled States but also against
{the Pan American company and its
ttockhalders,” Doheny is charged
with dominating the affalrs of the
company when the iease was signed.
 