| Los Angeles, Aug. 27 (A)—~—A
bill of complaint demanting and
accounting of ten million dal-
Jars was filed in the United
Srates District Court today
against Edward L, Doheny and
the Pan-American Petroleum and
Transport Company. The bill
which charges that the stock-
holders of the company los:
this sunt through alleged fraud
on the part of Deheny in tha
famous Elk Hills Qi) scandal
was file dby the Los Angeles
law firm in behalf of Frank H.
Kunkle, atorney of Cincinnati,
who brought che sult in the in-
terest of himself and other
stockholders.
 
Los Angeles, Aug. 27 (A bill
ef complaint demanding an ac-
of $10,000,000 was filed in
the U. S&S. district court today
against Edward 1. Doheny and the
Pan-American Petroleum and Trans-
po company. The bill, which
charges that e«tockholders of the
company lost this sum through 4l-
feged fraud on the part of Doheny
$m the famous Elk Hills ol! scandal,
was filed by a Los Angeles law
rm on behalf of Frank H. Kan-
el, attorney, of Cincinnati, who
b t the euit in the interests
of himself and other stockholders.
The bill declares that the $10,000,-
000 was lost by the stockholders
golely because Doheny acted frand-
wlently in connection with the leas-
from former Secretary of the
Anterior Albert B, Fall of the Elk
Hills naval oj] reserve, and through
farge sums spent in development
of the fields themselves, and else-
where in connection with the deal
Jt demands that an accounting b¢
made by Doheny and that such
as was expended in the al-
leged giving of a $100,000 bribe t
Fall, and in the development of th
fraudulently leased fields, be re
furned to the stockholders.
_ The complaint declares that neith.
er Kunkel nor the other stock
holders had any hand in the al

ery
money and that the board had don
pothing. He also demands tha
hen the accounting is rendered
court issue a decree and judg
againet Doheny com, pell ing
im personally to repay this mone:
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