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Washington, D. C., Aug. 28. ()—
Continuing conferences with Repub-
lican campaign managers in the
East, Herbert Hoover today wasias-
sembling information upon which to
base a decision as to the extent he
will participate personally in the
presidential fight there.

William H. Hili, cuairman of the
New York state. Hoover committee,
had an engagement-with the Repub-
lican standard bearer to supplement
the advices given him yesterday by
Charles D. Hilles, national commit-
teeman for New York, and Daniel
E. Pomeroy, vice chairman of the
New Jersey committee.

- Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the West indicate
that the eastern situation is one re-
quiring attention and his advisers
are urging him to go into New
New, Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey for at least one speech for each
state and more if time can be found
for them. oe ,

After he has canvassed the eastern
situation, he will be in a position to
fairly. well map out his campaign up
to,,election time. It is certain that
he will take advantage of his swing
back to his home in California to
vote for making a series of addresses.
Whether he will take the northern
route home, through Wisconsin,

  

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“Los Angeles, Aug. 28.—Edward L.
Doheny and directors of the Pan-
Americun Petroleum and Transport
company, today faced a bill of com-
plaint demanding an accounting of
$10,000,000 stockholders allege they
lost in the fraudulent lease of the
JElk Hills naval oil reserve.

- ‘Fhe complaint, filed in behalf of
[Frank H. Kinkel, Cincinnati, and
other shareholders, declares the loss
resulted from the cancellation of the
lease by a decision of the Wnited
States supreme court after the com-
pany had spent several million dol-
lars in the development of the field.

The lease was negotiated for the
government by Albert B. Fall, then
secretary of the interior. ; |

‘The $100,000 delivered to Fall by
E. L. Deheny. Jr.; in the much dis-
cussed “little black satchel” was de-
clared in the suit to have been the
richtful property of the stockholders
and used as a bribe. |

Kinkel in the complaint describes
Doheny’s conduct of the deal as a
‘fraud not only against the United
States but also against the Pan-
American company and its stockhold-
ers.”

The complaint further declares that
Doheny has disposed of his contro!l-
ing interest in the company to the
Pan American eastern petroleum com-
pany which is alleged to be controlled
now by the Standard Oil company of
Indiana.

The suit demands that Doheny per-
sonally be compelled to reimburse the
stockholders for the alleged losses.

Doheny refused to comment on the
complaint, declaring he would submit
it to his attorneys before making any
announcement.
 