By ihe Associated Press. :

Los Angeles, Cal. Aug. 27.—A bill
of complaint demanding an account-
ing of $10,000,000 was filed in the
United States district court today
against Edward L. Doheny and the
Pan-American Petroleum and Trans-
port company. The bill which charges
that stockholders of the company lost
this sum thru alleged fraud on the
part of Doheny in the famous Elk
Hills oil scandal, was filed by a Los
Angeles law firm on behalf of Frank
H. Kunkel, attorney, of Cincinnati,
who brought the suit in the interests
of himself and other stockholders.

The bill declares that the $10,000,000
was lost by the stockholders solely be-
cause Doheny acted fraudulently in
connection with the leasing from for-
mer Secretary cof the Interior Albert
B. Fall of the Elk Hills naval oil re-
serve, and thru large sums spent in
development of the fields themselves,
and elsewhere in connection with the
deal. It demands that an accounting
be made by Doheny and that such
money as was expended in the alleged
giving of a $100,000 bribe to Fall, and
in the development of the fraudulent-
ly leased fields, be returned to the
stockholders.

The complaint declares that neither
Kunkel nor the other stock holders
had any hand in the alleged fraud
whereby the money was lost. He al-
leges that demand was made some
time ago upon the board of directors
of the oil company for the starting of
legal action against Doheny to force
the accounting and recovery of this
money and that the board had done
nothing. He also demands that when
the accounting is rendered, the court
Issue a decree and judgment against
Doheny compelling him personally to
repay this money to the stockholders.

 
 
| Los Angeles, Aug. 28.--(1—A
bill of complaint demanding an ac-
counting of $10,000,000 was filed in
the U. S. district court Monday
against Edward L. Doheny and
the Pan-American Petroleum and
Transport company.

The bill, which charges that
stockholders of the company lost
this sum through alleged fraud on
the part of Doheny in the famous
Elk Hills ofl scandal, was filed by
a Los Angeles law firm on behalf
of Frank H. Kunkel, attorney = of
Cincinnati, who brought the suit in
the interest of himself and other
stockholders.

The bill declares the $10,000,000
was lost by the stockholders solely
because Doheny acted fraudulently
in connection with the leasing from
‘former Secretary of the Interior Al-
Bert B. Fall of the Elk Hills naval
oil reserve, and through large sums
spent ip development of the fields
themselves, and elsewhere in con-
nection with the deal. It demands
that an accounting be made by Do
heny and that such money as was
expended in the alleged giving of a
$100,000 bribe to Fall, and in the de
velopment of the fraudulently leas
ed fields, be returned to the stock
holders,
 