 

+ Los Angeles, Aug. .28-—(A.P.)—
Edward -L.; Doheny and directars of
the Pan-American: Petraleum and
Transport company, today faced &
DI of complaint:demanding an &
count-of * $10,000,000 steckholders
allege-they lost In the fraudulent
lease of the “Elk ‘Hilla naval oll re-
serve.” ee

Tha complaint, filed in behalé of
Frank H. Kunkel, Cincinnati, .and
other ‘sharoholders, declares’ the loxs
resulted from tha cancellation af the
leane by A‘décldibh’ “at the” United
States’ Shbréme court after the com-
pany BpOht ‘several millian dol-
lars inthe davelapment of the field.

The lease was negotiated for the
government by Albert B, Fall, then
secretary of the inierlar. .... ‘

The $100,000 dollvored to Fall-by
E. L. Doheny, Jr., in the much dls-
cuased “litle black axtchel” was de
clared In.the sult {a have been given
by the stockholders and used as ‘8
bribe’. .An accounting of bis x:

 

 

 
 ehangé also ia asked. |

Kunkel sete forth in the complaint
that neither he nor any. of. the plain-
tit! stockholders had ady Enowledge
of the. negotiatfane and ‘describes
Doheny'a conduct of the deal az 8
“traud not only, againat..the United
States but also against the Pan-Am-
eri company and ita .atockhold-
ers": Dobeny fe charged with dom-
inating the affaira. of, the company
when the lease was signed, »

‘The complaint ‘further deciares
that aince then ‘Doheny bas dlsposed
of bls’ cohtralling | interest inthe
eompanyto the Pan-American East-
ern Petroleum company which Is a)-
leged to be cantralled by the Btand-
ard Ol company af Indiana.

The sult demands that Doheny
personally be campelied,” to relm-
burs {he ‘atockhalders for the alles:
ed losses,” BSA .

Dohany retused to comment on the
complaint, declaring he wauld. sub-
mit it to Als attorneys before making
eee aaa meen gmk

    

 
 
~ Los Angeles, Aug. 28. (P)—PFevard
ZL. Doheny and directors.of the Pan
Atuerican Petroleum and Transport
company, today. faced a bill of com-
plaint demanding an accounting of
$10,001,000 stockholders allege they
Jost in the Yreudulent leasé of the
Hix Hills Naval Oil:reserve. |

‘The -compiaint, filed in. behalf of
Frank HL. Kunkel, ‘Cincinnati, and
other shareholders,: declares’ the loss
resulted from: the “cancellation ® of
the lease bya decision of the United
Siates supreme court agter.the com-
Yany had spent several million’ dol-
Jars. in the development'‘of. the
Held. a a

“The lease was negotiated: for the
Rovermment by. Albert B. Fall, then
“pecretary of ihe interior +

‘The. $100,000 delivered to Fall by
EL. Dohery, jr, in the much’ dis-
cussed “little black satchel” was
Weclared inthe suit to have-heen
Biven by. the stockholders ‘and used

“a bribe. An accounting of this
esichange also is asked.
 