Lok ANKCICD, Aug. 28-—(A.P)-—A DI
of complaint demanding an accaunt-
Way of $19,000,000 was filed on the U.
B District court Monday against
Edward L. Doheney and the Pan-
Ameriran Petroleun and Transpurt
company. The bili which charges that
stockholders of (he company lost this
swum through alleged fraud on the
part of Doheney i the lamous Elk-
hilly off acnndul, was (led by a Las
Angeles faw finn on behalf of Frank
Hi. Kukkel. attorney, of Cineinnan.
‘ho brought the vil m the tnterest
of tumself and other Mockbalders.

The bill declares that the $10,000,-
008 wax lust by (he stackitolders solely
because Daheney acted fraudulently
in connection with the leasing from
foriner secretary ot (he interior Albert
B. Fall of the Blk Neva! Oil
Reserve. and th large sums
spent in development’ of the Melda
themselves, and aisewhere in con-
nection iwih the deal Tt demands
that an accounting be made ty
Doheny and thet such money as wa

expenced in the alleged giving of a
$100.00 bribe to Fal, amd in the de-
velopment of the frmudulently leased
fletds, ba returned to the stockholders.

  

 

 
 
~ 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.
 