(Associated Press Staff Writer)

Washington, Aug, 28 ()}—Con-
tinuing conferences with Republi-
can campaign managers in the
east, Herbert Hoover teday was
assemblyhig information upon
whith to base a decision as to the
extent be will partieipate per.

sonally in the presidential fight
there.

William H. Hil chairman of
the New York state Republican
commitice, had un engagement
with the Republican standard
bearer to supplement the advices
given him yesterday by Charies
D. Hittes, nattonal conmmitteeman
for New York, and Daniel E,
Ponero: vieeschatrman of the
New Jersey committec,

Reports received by yoover
sluce His return from the west
ndicate that the eastern situation
is one requiring attention and his
advisers are urging hima lo go into
New York, Massachusetts; and
dersey far at fense one
speech for cach state and more
He time can be found toe them,

Before mayydng out his cam
Raisn he ve probably will go
into the middie west, speaking at
Chicaga and seme ather cities,
and adxo into the border stares,
but these addresses are likely to
follow those in the east. Some of
his advisers think be should
speak in New York and nearby
states not hiter tlitn early Oc=
tober,

Showkl Hoover decide to make
un Labor day addrpss avxt Mon-
day. it will be in Washingtou,
with a radio hookup, it was stated
today at his office, However, tie
eandidate thinks the time is 100
short for the preparation of an
address.

 

  
  

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
By ihe Associated Press. :

Los Angeles, Cal. Aug. 27.—A bill
of complaint demanding an account-
ing of $10,000,000 was filed in the
United States district court today
against Edward L. Doheny and the
Pan-American Petroleum and Trans-
port company. The bill which charges
that stockholders of the company lost
this sum thru alleged fraud on the
part of Doheny in the famous Elk
Hills oil scandal, was filed by a Los
Angeles law firm on behalf of Frank
H. Kunkel, attorney, of Cincinnati,
who brought the suit in the interests
of himself and other stockholders.

The bill declares that the $10,000,000
was lost by the stockholders solely be-
cause Doheny acted fraudulently in
connection with the leasing from for-
mer Secretary cof the Interior Albert
B. Fall of the Elk Hills naval oil re-
serve, and thru large sums spent in
development of the fields themselves,
and elsewhere in connection with the
deal. It demands that an accounting
be made by Doheny and that such
money as was expended in the alleged
giving of a $100,000 bribe to Fall, and
in the development of the fraudulent-
ly leased fields, be returned to the
stockholders.

The complaint declares that neither
Kunkel nor the other stock holders
had any hand in the alleged fraud
whereby the money was lost. He al-
leges that demand was made some
time ago upon the board of directors
of the oil company for the starting of
legal action against Doheny to force
the accounting and recovery of this
money and that the board had done
nothing. He also demands that when
the accounting is rendered, the court
Issue a decree and judgment against
Doheny compelling him personally to
repay this money to the stockholders.

 
 