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Show LINSEED TRUST IS CHARGED WIIH FRAUD CHICAGO, Dec. 23. An action involving involv-ing over $369,000 has been begun by Max 1 H. Whitney, trustee in bankruptcy of the National Linseed Oil company, against the American Linsed Oil company com-pany and the Central Trust company of New York. The action was begun in the United States District court. Mr. Whitney charges that the American Amer-ican company holds two agreements releasing re-leasing it from payment of $286,000 owed the national company. He declares these are fraudulent and wants1 them set aside. The court is asked also to order the Central Trust -company to turn over $15,907 of preferred and common stock valued at $67,322 to the national company. |