Log Angeles, Cal, Aug. 28—(P}—
Edward L. Doheny and directors of
the Pan-American Petroleum and
Transport company, today faced ao
lnl of complaint demanding an ac-
counting of $10,000,000 stockholders

Ellege they have lost in the fraud-
uient lease of the Elk His nayal
cil reserve.

The complaint, {led in behalf of
frank Ho Kunkel, Cinelnnat!, and
inther shareholders, declared the loss
‘resulted from the caucellation of
| the lease by  deciston of the
Uniled States supreme court after
the company had spent several mil-
llon dollars in the development of
the field. *

The lease was negolleled for the
government by Albert I" Fall, then
aecreinty of the interior.

The $100,000 celivered to Fall by
EH L, Doheny, jr. in the much dls-
cussed “Wittle black satchel” was de-
elared in the suit to have been
inven by the stockholders and used
as & bribe. An necounting of this
exchange also is asked.

Kunkel sets forth in the com-
qualnt thal nelther he nor any of
tha plaintiff stockholders had any
anowledge of the negotinuions and
describes Doheny’s conduct of the
aenl as a “fraud not only against
the Uniled States but also against
{the Pan American company and its
ttockhalders,” Doheny is charged
with dominating the affalrs of the
company when the iease was signed.
 
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:
te © wt) wlders,
 