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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

+ Los Angeles, Aug. .28-—(A.P.)—
Edward -L.; Doheny and directars of
the Pan-American: Petraleum and
Transport company, today faced &
DI of complaint:demanding an &
count-of * $10,000,000 steckholders
allege-they lost In the fraudulent
lease of the “Elk ‘Hilla naval oll re-
serve.” ee

Tha complaint, filed in behalé of
Frank H. Kunkel, Cincinnati, .and
other ‘sharoholders, declares’ the loxs
resulted from tha cancellation af the
leane by A‘décldibh’ “at the” United
States’ Shbréme court after the com-
pany BpOht ‘several millian dol-
lars inthe davelapment of the field.

The lease was negotiated for the
government by Albert B, Fall, then
secretary of the inierlar. .... ‘

The $100,000 dollvored to Fall-by
E. L. Doheny, Jr., in the much dls-
cuased “litle black axtchel” was de
clared In.the sult {a have been given
by the stockholders and used as ‘8
bribe’. .An accounting of bis x:

 

 

 
 ehangé also ia asked. |

Kunkel sete forth in the complaint
that neither he nor any. of. the plain-
tit! stockholders had ady Enowledge
of the. negotiatfane and ‘describes
Doheny'a conduct of the deal az 8
“traud not only, againat..the United
States but also against the Pan-Am-
eri company and ita .atockhold-
ers": Dobeny fe charged with dom-
inating the affaira. of, the company
when the lease was signed, »

‘The complaint ‘further deciares
that aince then ‘Doheny bas dlsposed
of bls’ cohtralling | interest inthe
eompanyto the Pan-American East-
ern Petroleum company which Is a)-
leged to be cantralled by the Btand-
ard Ol company af Indiana.

The sult demands that Doheny
personally be campelied,” to relm-
burs {he ‘atockhalders for the alles:
ed losses,” BSA .

Dohany retused to comment on the
complaint, declaring he wauld. sub-
mit it to Als attorneys before making
eee aaa meen gmk

    

 
 