“Los Angeles, Aug. 28.—Edward L.
Doheny and directors of the Pan-
Americun Petroleum and Transport
company, today faced a bill of com-
plaint demanding an accounting of
$10,000,000 stockholders allege they
lost in the fraudulent lease of the
JElk Hills naval oil reserve.

- ‘Fhe complaint, filed in behalf of
[Frank H. Kinkel, Cincinnati, and
other shareholders, declares the loss
resulted from the cancellation of the
lease by a decision of the Wnited
States supreme court after the com-
pany had spent several million dol-
lars in the development of the field.

The lease was negotiated for the
government by Albert B. Fall, then
secretary of the interior. ; |

‘The $100,000 delivered to Fall by
E. L. Deheny. Jr.; in the much dis-
cussed “little black satchel” was de-
clared in the suit to have been the
richtful property of the stockholders
and used as a bribe. |

Kinkel in the complaint describes
Doheny’s conduct of the deal as a
‘fraud not only against the United
States but also against the Pan-
American company and its stockhold-
ers.”

The complaint further declares that
Doheny has disposed of his contro!l-
ing interest in the company to the
Pan American eastern petroleum com-
pany which is alleged to be controlled
now by the Standard Oil company of
Indiana.

The suit demands that Doheny per-
sonally be compelled to reimburse the
stockholders for the alleged losses.

Doheny refused to comment on the
complaint, declaring he would submit
it to his attorneys before making any
announcement.
 
(Ey AMO ASSOCISBLed Tess.)

Washington, Aug. 28. — Continuing
conferences with Republican cam-
p2ign managers in the ast, Herbert
Hoover today was assembling informa-
tion upon which to base a decision as
to the extent he will participate per-
sonally ‘in the presidential fight there.

Reports received by Hoover since his
return from the West indicate that
the eastern situation is one requiring
attention and his advisers are urging
him to go into New York, Massachu-
setts 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 eection time. It ts certain that he
will tane advantage of his swing back
to his home in California to vote for
making a series of addresses. Whether
he will take the northern route hame,
through Wisconsin, Minnesota, Mon-
tana and Oregon, or the southern’
route remains to be determined.

Should Hoover decide to make a
Laber day address next Monday, it
will be in Washington, with a radio
hookup, it was stated today at his of-
fice. However, the candidate thinks
the time is too short for the prepara-
tion of an address.

Representatives of the Republican
candidate still were seeking today to
secure a building in which to open his
personal headquarters. There has
been some delay in obtaining the
home of the late Representative
Frothingham of Massachusetts, and
some other building nearby may have
to be leased‘
 