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

 

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Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 28—Gov. A,
G. Sortie, of North Dakota, died here
this morning. Death was caused by
heart disease from which the gover-
nor has been critically ill for the past
libres days.

Arthur Gustave Sorlte was born
April 26, 1874, near Alderta Lea, Minn.
His parenis were Iver and Mary Sor-
lie, natives of Norway. ‘Wken he was
19 years old he cama to North Dako-
ta where he worked in a bank, operat-
ed a general store and later became a
traveling salesman.

Accumulated Fortune. .

In 1907 he entered the fuel sead
and feed businesg at Grand Forks as
A. G, Sorlle and Company. The en-
terprise Was successful and was the
basis for a considerable fortune which
he later accumulated in other busi-
ness endeavors.

Despite his ‘extensive interests the
Non-Partisan League seiecied him as
‘tg standard bearer in 1924, and he
won the. gubernatorial election. He
wag reelected in 1926. but did not
seek renomination this year, saying
that he desired to retire to private
Si, oh. tha. ant a® Wie Eo.
 