Los ‘Angeles, Aug. 27—A bill of
‘complaint demanding an accounting
of $10,000,000 was filed in U. S. Dis-
‘trict Court today against Edward
'L. Doheny and the Pan-.imerican
|Petroleum and Transport company. |
| The bill, which charges that stock- |
‘holders of the company lost this sum
through 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. Kun-.
‘kel, attorney. of Cincinnati, who
brought the suits in the interests of
‘himself and other stockholders.
Because of Fraud
The bill declares that the $10,000,-
000 was lost by the stockholders |
‘solely because Doheny acted fraud-
‘ulently in connection with the leas-
ing from former Secretary of the In-
terior Albert B. Fall of the Elk Hills
‘Naval Oil Reserve, through large)
‘sums spent in development of the
fields themselves, end elsewhere in
‘connection with the deal. It de-|
mands that an accounting be made
by Doheny and that such money as
was expended in the alleged giving
of a $100,900 bribe to Fall, and m
development of the fraudulently
leased fields, be returned to the
stockholders. |
The complaint declares that -eitner
Kunkel nor the octher stoclzholders.
had any hand in the alleged fraud
whereby the money was lost. It al-.
leges that demand was made upon)
the board of directors of the oil
company for the starting of legal ac- |
tion against Doheny to force the ac-
counting and recovery of this money
and that the board had done nothing. |
The bill cites that in court actions)
taken by the government ior the)
cancelling of the Elk Hills leases, a.
decision was rendered whereby the
oil company and the = stockholders:
lost more than $10,900,000 exnended
in construction of storage tanks at
Pearl Harbor. Hawaii, and in other)
developments of the fields. |
Doheny Pominated
Describing Doheny'’s conduct of the
lease matter as a “fraud not only .
against the United States but also
against the Pan-American and all
its stockholders”, the complaint de-_
clares that at the time of the Elk

 

fCantinunsed Om Pace Tew \
 
Advisers Urge That He 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; May Speak
in Washington Labor Day.
 | Washington, Aug. 28.--(4)-—-Con-
tinuing conferences with Republican
campaign managers in the east, Her-
bert Hoover today was assembling
information upon which to base a
decision as to the extent he will par-
ticipate personally in the presidential
fight there.
William H. Hill, chairman of the
New York State committee, had an
engagement with the Republican
standard bearer to supplement the
advices given him yesterday by
[Charles D. Hilles, National Commit-
teeman for New York, and Daniel E.
Pomeroy, vice chairman of the New
Jersey committee.
Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the west indicate
that the eastern situation is one re-
quiring attention and his advisers
are 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.
After he has canvassed the eastern
situation. he will be in a position
to fairly well map out his campaign
up to election time. It is certain that
he will take advantage of his swing
| back to his home in California to
vote for making a series of addresses.
Before that time he very probably
will go into the middle west, speak-
‘ing at Chicago and some . other
‘cities, and also into the border
states, but these addresses are likely
to follow those in the east. Some of
jhis advisers think he should speak
jin New York and nearby states not
later than early October.
 