Jersey City, N. J., March 6.—-(/P)
-—-Climbing through cold blue skies
more than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan today,
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y.,
flyer, who holds coast-to-coast
speed marks, set an unofficial alti-
tude record for women. The alti-
meter on her speedy Lockheed-Vega
monoplane showed nearly 30,050
feet.
 
Lok ANKCICD, Aug. 28-—(A.P)-—A DI
of complaint demanding an accaunt-
Way of $19,000,000 was filed on the U.
B District court Monday against
Edward L. Doheney and the Pan-
Ameriran Petroleun and Transpurt
company. The bili which charges that
stockholders of (he company lost this
swum through alleged fraud on the
part of Doheney i the lamous Elk-
hilly off acnndul, was (led by a Las
Angeles faw finn on behalf of Frank
Hi. Kukkel. attorney, of Cineinnan.
‘ho brought the vil m the tnterest
of tumself and other Mockbalders.

The bill declares that the $10,000,-
008 wax lust by (he stackitolders solely
because Daheney acted fraudulently
in connection with the leasing from
foriner secretary ot (he interior Albert
B. Fall of the Blk Neva! Oil
Reserve. and th large sums
spent in development’ of the Melda
themselves, and aisewhere in con-
nection iwih the deal Tt demands
that an accounting be made ty
Doheny and thet such money as wa

expenced in the alleged giving of a
$100.00 bribe to Fal, amd in the de-
velopment of the frmudulently leased
fletds, ba returned to the stockholders.

  

 

 
 