Show TELLS TALE ME OF old skipper claims islands in the Paci pacific fio suit discloses thrilling romance 1 ol 01 I Soren sorensens Sor ensena sens adventures Advent urea at sea and fight for or ownership of als dl covered land washington A narrative attye of adaven turo ture that would havo have st set robert loul fingers la is tile ills closed by tho the filing in the supreme court of at a suit involving title to certain south pea boa islands alleged to have boon been disco discovered bored by the defendant alola voter rotor while ho wat roaster master of at a balling ship chip in tho the pacific tito tho suit was find by frederick gustay and john gross through attorneys F D davison and J W marshall jr evidence la Is offered to show that tile the plaintiffs acquired an interest in so ren reasons sons claims to tile the islands and the court la Is naked asked to enjoin tho the latte laltoo from carrying out later contracts acta with other unknown parties to compol the disclosure of tile tho terms of cheso latoi contracts and to sea that any con tracts arrendy albondy completed aro made to operate for tho the benefit of tho ilia plain tiffs miffs as well as for the defendant it to Is stated that sorensen who line hat boon been a citizen of the united atrice aleco 1870 and who served from 1861 to 1870 in tho the united states navy dia covered tho the islands which aro are do scribed ascribed as the he treasury group cacti ma or north island of the solomon solomom group and green island of tho the cata bract group tho the evidence of his title it to Is stated Is in tho the logbook of at tho the ship lie ho corn cam banded documents corti certified fled copies of registration by aus A us other written evl evi benco and agreements with native chiefs tho the latter lost by british officials oell when they worn were hold held tor for regis tr atlon it Is alleged that became involved in disputes in regard to trad ing mining and other rights of at the islands and that british officials ol of australia attempted to deprive him of life his rights by persecution and otherwise tho the plaintiffs nver aver that Boron Bon camo came to washington lato late in 1014 1914 or early in 1015 1916 to seek beek tho ilia good of at tho the united states slates government in establishing his rights to the islands irlandi and in protecting ilia his interests and that lie ho secured tho the services of at the plaintiffs to assist him agreeing to give alvo each a ono one fourth interest Int orcal in his hie claims it Is further alleged that the defend ant has baa recently repudiated tile his cou ca tracts with tho the plain plaintiffs tift and has baa on n into other contracts acta with un known parties with tile tho bill afi of complaint tho the plain miffs tiffs filed a copy of tho the plea in behalf of and themselves filed with tho the state department on an june 2 last laet asking that tills government intercede with groat great britain for tho the clearing of title to the islands |