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,

 

 
 
| JERSEY CITY, N. J., March 6.—
Climbing through cold biue sxies
more than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan today.
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y.,
flier, who holds ccast to coast
speed marks, set an unofficlal alti-
tude record for women,

The altimeter on her speedy
Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,054 feet. The sealed baro-
[graph piaced in the plane by the
National Aeronautic association im-
mediately was shipped to Washing-
ton for cxamination. If it shows
' 28,074 fect, or more, Miss Nichols
, will be awarded the record now
held by Elinor Smith, young Long
j Island f{ler.

Miss Nichols was informed that
to attain recognition as the record
; holder, she must beat Miss Emith’s
mark by more than 600 fect.

She took off from Jersey Coty air-
‘port at 12:33 p. m., and was aloft
‘90 minutes. There was a 30-mile
‘wind blowing when she cireled the
‘city, swung over Manhattan anc
‘$tarled the long climb.

. “Everything went fine,” she sald

“The engine worked perfectly, 1]
did not suffer any cdiscamiort.’

 

 
 