Tos Angelos, Ang. 38 (€) -— A suit
against KE. T, Doheny and the directors
of the Pan-American Petrolewn
Transport Cb, by stockholders af the
Intter corporation who allege that the
sharcholders ‘were the real Tosors in
thé" Rik Hills naval of? reerve lensing
seandn), was on filo herve foday,

The complaint, flled yesterday in
behalf of Frank Eh Kunkel of Cincin-
nati and other shareholders, declares
that the stockholders lost $10,006,006
as the result of the cancollation of the
fraudulent lease, It asks that Doheny
and the board of directors be com-
pelled ta render an necounting.

The $100,000 which waa delivered
ta Albort B. Fall, former secretary of
the interior, by E. &. Doheny, Jr., In
the much discussed little black
natchol,” was declaréd in the sult to
have been the righttul property of the
slockholders und used as a bribe. An
accounting of this exchange, which
the complaint brands as a bribe, fe
demanded,

DISCLAIM RESPONSIBILITY *

The Jense, which was negotiated Ir
behalf of the government by Fall, was
eanceled by 0 decision of the United
States supreme court after the Pan-

 
 The Jense, which was negotiated In
peohnlf of the government by Fall, was
ennceled by n decision of the United
States supreme court after the Pan-
Amorican had spent several million
dollars toward developing the Elk
‘Jlls, Cullt,, olf reserve and on the
 
Los Angeles, Aug. 27 (A bill
ef complaint demanding an ac-
of $10,000,000 was filed in
the U. S&S. district court today
against Edward 1. Doheny and the
Pan-American Petroleum and Trans-
po company. The bill, which
charges that e«tockholders of the
company lost this sum through 4l-
feged fraud on the part of Doheny
$m the famous Elk Hills ol! scandal,
was filed by a Los Angeles law
rm on behalf of Frank H. Kan-
el, attorney, of Cincinnati, who
b t the euit in the interests
of himself and other stockholders.
The bill declares that the $10,000,-
000 was lost by the stockholders
golely because Doheny acted frand-
wlently in connection with the leas-
from former Secretary of the
Anterior Albert B, Fall of the Elk
Hills naval oj] reserve, and through
farge sums spent in development
of the fields themselves, and else-
where in connection with the deal
Jt demands that an accounting b¢
made by Doheny and that such
as was expended in the al-
leged giving of a $100,000 bribe t
Fall, and in the development of th
fraudulently leased fields, be re
furned to the stockholders.
_ The complaint declares that neith.
er Kunkel nor the other stock
holders had any hand in the al

ery
money and that the board had don
pothing. He also demands tha
hen the accounting is rendered
court issue a decree and judg
againet Doheny com, pell ing
im personally to repay this mone:
te © wt) wlders,
 