' Los Angeles, Calif.—)—Edward L.
‘Doheny and directors of the Pan-
American Petroteunt and Transport
Scompany, Monday faced a bill of com-

' ptaint demanding an accounting of

| $39,000,000 stockholders alegre they

fast in the fraudulent tease of the Eik
. Hills Naval Oil reserve.
The complaint, filed im behail of

Frank H. Kunkel, Cincinnss:, ant
other sbharehniders, declared the toss
!resulted from the caaceliation of the

lease by a decision of the Umited
States Supreme court after the com
; pany had spent several miliion dollans
In the development of the field. The
‘lease was negotiated far the govecn-
‘ment by Albert FL Fall. theo secretary
fof the interior.

The $196,500 delivernd to Fall by E.

L. Doheny Jr. in the much diss
ttle black satchel” was deciar
the suit to have been given by the
holders and used as a bribe. An
-accomntngs of the exchange also cs
asked,
Kunkel sets forsh in the complaint
that nether he nor any of the piain-
dM stockholders had any knawiedse
of the negotiations and desermbes Do-
heny’a conduct of the deat as a “fraud
not oniy against the United States but
aiso against the Pan-American com.
pany and its stockholders” Doheny is
charged with dominating the affairs
of the company when the lease was
mignesd],

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 
 
~ 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.
 