Wagiington, Aug. 28.—(AP)—Con-
tinuing conferences with republican
campaign managers in the east, Her-
bert Hoover today as assemblying
information upon which to base a
decision as to the extent he will par-
ticipate personally in the presidential
| fight there.

William WH. Hill, chairman, of the
New York state standard bearer to
supplement the advices given him
yesterday by Charles D. Hilles, nat-
jonal committeeman for New York,
‘and ‘Daniel FE. Pomeroy, vice chair-
man of the New Jersey committee.
| Reports received by Hoover since
{his return from the west indicate
i that the eastern situation is one re-
| quiring attention and his advisers
lare urging him to go into New York,
Massachusetts and New Jersey for at
least one speech for each state and
more if time can be found for them.

Before mapping out his campaign
ihe very probably will go into the
middle west, speaking at Chicago and
some other cities, and also into the
i border states, but these addresses
are likely to follow those in the east.
Some of hig advisers think he should
| Speak in New York and nearby states
{not later than early October.

i Should Hoover decide to make a

Labor Day address next Monday, it
| will be in Washington, with a radio
i hookup, it was stated today at his
office. However, the candidate thinks

the time is too short for the prepara-
| tion of an address,

 

 
 
| 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,

 

 

 

 

  
 