Los ‘Angeles, Aug. 27—A bill of
‘complaint demanding an accounting
of $10,000,000 was filed in U. S. Dis-
‘trict Court today against Edward
'L. Doheny and the Pan-.imerican
|Petroleum and Transport company. |
| The bill, which charges that stock- |
‘holders of the company lost this sum
through alleged fraud on the part of
| Doheny in the famous Elk Hills oil
‘scandal, was filed by a Los Angeles
‘law firm on behalf of Frank H. Kun-.
‘kel, attorney. of Cincinnati, who
brought the suits in the interests of
‘himself and other stockholders.
Because of Fraud
The bill declares that the $10,000,-
000 was lost by the stockholders |
‘solely because Doheny acted fraud-
‘ulently in connection with the leas-
ing from former Secretary of the In-
terior Albert B. Fall of the Elk Hills
‘Naval Oil Reserve, through large)
‘sums spent in development of the
fields themselves, end elsewhere in
‘connection with the deal. It de-|
mands that an accounting be made
by Doheny and that such money as
was expended in the alleged giving
of a $100,900 bribe to Fall, and m
development of the fraudulently
leased fields, be returned to the
stockholders. |
The complaint declares that -eitner
Kunkel nor the octher stoclzholders.
had any hand in the alleged fraud
whereby the money was lost. It al-.
leges that demand was made upon)
the board of directors of the oil
company for the starting of legal ac- |
tion against Doheny to force the ac-
counting and recovery of this money
and that the board had done nothing. |
The bill cites that in court actions)
taken by the government ior the)
cancelling of the Elk Hills leases, a.
decision was rendered whereby the
oil company and the = stockholders:
lost more than $10,900,000 exnended
in construction of storage tanks at
Pearl Harbor. Hawaii, and in other)
developments of the fields. |
Doheny Pominated
Describing Doheny'’s conduct of the
lease matter as a “fraud not only .
against the United States but also
against the Pan-American and all
its stockholders”, the complaint de-_
clares that at the time of the Elk

 

fCantinunsed Om Pace Tew \
 
Urged to Make at Least One Speech
in_New York, Massachusetts and
New Jersey~Delay in Securing
‘Versonal Headquarters Causes In-
convenience.

Washington, Aug. 28 ().—-Con-
tinuing conferences with Republican
campaign Managers in the east,

Herbert Hoover today was assemb-
ling information upon Which to base
a decision as to the.extent be will
participate personally in the presi-
dential fight there.

Willam H_ Hill, chairman of the
New ‘York State Hoover Committee,
had an engagement with the Repub-
litan standard-bearer to supplement
the advices given tim yesterday by
Charles D. Hilles, national commit-
teeman for New York, aud Daniel E.
Pomeroy, vice-chairman of the New
Jersey committe.

Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the west indicate
that the eastern situation is one re

Guiting aitention and -his advisers
are urging him to g0- into New
York, Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey for at least one speech for cach
state and more if time can be fonnd
for them.

After he has cantassed the eastern
sitsation, he wili be in a position
to fairly well map eut his campaign
up ts election time. It ic certain
that he will take advantace of hiz
| swing back to his home in California
(te vote for making a series of ad-

dresses. a
|. Should Hoorer decide to make a
| Labor Day address next Monday, it
Wii be in Washington, with 2 radio
‘hookup, it was stated today at his
office. “However, the . candidate
thieks the lime is top short for the
preparation of an address
| Representatives of the Reprblican
candidate stili were seeking todar
to secure a buildiwe in xhich to
open -his pertonal headguarics.
There has been some delar in ob-
taining Ure home of the late Repre-
gemtative Frothingham. of Mes<z-
 chapetts. aad seme other ballding
nearby may hate to be lezsed
| The delay is causing the nomince
| soe: teewnvenience as he has no
place to rarry on his office work.
land 29 suttable assembling place for
delegations that will come here to
ace aim,

 
 