JERSEY CITY, N. J., Mareh %.
(P.—Climbing through cold blue
skies more than five and one-half
miles over Jersey and Manhattan
‘today, Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N-
Y.. flier, whe holds coast-to-coast
speed marks, set an unofficial al-
titude recard for women.

The altimeter on her speedy
_Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,054 feet. The sealed
-barograph’ placéd’ inthe plane by
the National Aeronautic associa-
tion immediately was shipped tc
Washingion for examination.
If it shows 28,074 feet, or more,
Miss Nichols will be awarded the
‘record now held by Elino> Smith,
young Long Island flier.

Miss Nichols was informed that
te attain recognition as the rec-
ord holder, she must beat Miss
Smith’s wark by more than 600
feet.

She took off from Jersey City
airport at 12°35 p. M.. and was
aloft 90 minutes. There was &
30-mile wind blowing when she cir-
cled the city, swung cver Manhat-
tan and started the long climb.

“Everything went fine,” she
said. “the engine worked perfect-
ity. I did not suffer any discom-

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| fort.
| The plane was equipped with 2
'650-horsepower, Supe r-charged,
rine-cylinder air-cooled motor. It
is the same ship in which she set
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Associated Press

Washington, Aug. 28—Contin-
uing conferences with Republi-
can campaign managers in the
east, Herbert Hoover today was
assemblying information upon
which to base a decision as to the
extent he will participate person-
ally in the presidential fight
there.

iToid to Visit States.

William H. Hill, chairman of the
New York State committee, had an en-
agement with the Republican stand-
ard bearer to supplement the advices
given him yesterday by Charles D.
Hilles, national committeeman for New
York, and Danie! E. Pomeroy. vice
chairman of the Naw Jersey commit-
tee,

Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the West Indicate that
the eastern situation is one requiring
attention and his advisors are urging
him to go into New York, Massachu-
setts and New Jersey for at least one
speech for eacé State and more if time
ean be found for thom.

Wants Time For Speech, |

After he has canvassed the eastern
altuation, he will be in a pesition to:
fairly well map out his campalgn up
to election time.

Should Hoover decide to make a
Labor Day dddress next Monday, it wilt
be in Washington, with a radio hookup,
it was stated today at his office. How-
ever, the candidate thinks the time Is

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