Show United States Suing i if the Southern Pacific f i LOS ANGELES AmELES Dec 10 A legal struggle to recover from fr m the Southern Pacific Railroad company oil lands lauds landsworth landsworth worth was Instituted on behalf of the United States govern government ment meat in the tho federal district court to today today today day here hert The action relates to acres In tho Midway lid war district of Kern county count and If the government Is IB successful in n wresting the title from the railway company In 11 Inthis im this case the tho Southern Pacific will lose los other lands worth more in the same district Misrepresentation M fraud and deceit are charged to the railroad company compan In tho tilO complaint which was filed by b United States District Attorney A T l McCormick in ha the name naino of Attorney General Georgo George W V Wickersham who signed the lie documents Tho The complaint also declares that the tile government s sown own officials were negligent as aa tho thC f granted patents covering the tho lands to 14 the tho railroad without nn Investigation relying simply upon tho the statements of the defendant corporation regard regardIng Ing hug the character of the tho land hand Tho The Kern Trading and Oil company a Ll subsidiary of tho the Southern Pacific Is named In the suit as having been as ns a dummy Solely for tho the purpose of furthering the railroads al nl alleged alleged fraudulent dishonest and un unlawful unlawful lawful purpose of withholding withhold in tho the land lond foni Its rightful owner the tho United States S if I i |