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LOS ANGELES, California, Aug.
28—Edward L. Doheny and direc-
tors of the Pan-American Petro-
leum and Transport Company fac-
ed a bill of complaint demand-
{ng an accounting of $10,000,000
stockholders allege they lost in the

fraudulent lease of the Elk Hills
naval oil reserve,

The complaint, filed in behalf of
Frank H. Kunkel, Cincinnati, and
shareholders, declared the loss re-
sulted from the cancellation of the
lease by a decision of the United
States Supreme court after the
company had spend several million
dolars in the development of the
field.

The least was negotiated for the
government by Albert F. Fall, then
Secretary of the interior.

The $100,000 delivered to Fall by
E. L. Doheny, Jr., in the much dis:
cussed “little black satchel” was de
elared in the suit to have been giv:
en by the stockholders and used as
a bribe. An accounting of this ex:
change also is asked.

‘Kunkel sets forth {In the com.
Plaint that neither he nor any of
the plaintiff stockholders had any
knowledge of the negotiations anc
describes Doheny’s conduct of the
deal as'a “fraud not. only against
the United States but also against
the Pan American company and it:
stockholders.” Doheny {s chargec
with dominating the affairs of the
company when the lease was sign
at.
 
VATICAN CITY, May 10.-(#)--
Pope Pius XII received Princess
Margaret of England today in a 20-
minute private audience.

It was the first meeting of a
member of British royalty with the
Roman Catholic Pontiff in more
than a quarter century. Margaret
made the visit despite objections in
England by Protestant organiza-
tions,

The audience took place in the
Pope's private library shortly after
the 18-year-old British princess had
visited the Sistine Chapel. Mar+
garel wore a black lace dress and
a black veil,

An official Vatican communique
on the mecting said the Princess
had “an affable” talk with the
Pontiff. She then introduced
members of her party, including
Maj, T. C. Harvey, the Queen's sec-
retary, and Lady Harvey.

The party was escorted by the
British Minister to the Holy See
John V. T. Perowne,

A crowd of “about 1000 waited
for an hour for the Princess tc
emerge from one of the mair
gales of Si. Peter's Square. How-
ever, when the audience was ove!
she slipped oui of the St. Uffiz
gate which opens on a side stree!
and went to the British Embassy.
 