Evening star., 1924-03-20
TEX RICHARD DECLARES
THAT HE WAS "BUNKED"
IN DEAL FOR FIGHT FILM
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Of showing wasn't part of.the scheme
by which the picture showers in each
state were arrested and fined once.
Rickard disagreed. He said he didn't t
know of that.
Senator wheeler asked as to AL
fred r. Urion, a Washington lawyer,
and Rickard said he got into the
pictures through Martin,
You were the man VINO was ar
rested and took the fine in Chicago!
Senator Wheeler asked.
Yes, sir
Anywhere eise?"
I'm New York I was arrested"
Senator Wheeler asked il Justice
Lands in Chicago had tried him.
Rickard said it was Judge Carpenter.
"The expenses in Chicago were very
large?"
Doubtful About Fees.
Wasn't there ss5,ooo or so paid to
attorneys?"
muchNthe sale was for $4,000"
Rickard said; "Quimby said there
was a loss there of $5,600."
He produced records. Senator
Wheeler examined them, remarking:
Il see you got $25.oO0 in Cailfor-
legislation passed to allow these pic
lures to be shown interstate? Sen
ator Wheeler resumed. "and not
withstanding that-you went ahead,
shipping these all over the country
and gave Orr 20 per cent OF the net
Muma Is per cent and Martin ID
per eyes" es"''
Rickard remarked that disabled
soldiers" in New York had asked for
the showing.
I'm not" Rickard said. "1et me
tell about New York. l took the film
there for them, and Hayward told me
I'd committed a crime and would
have to pay for it
How Film Got In New York.
$50 I was fined, and then the film
was in New York. My attorney said
there was no law against showing
it, and we went ahead"
"Yes-and then you took it to H.
"I did"
Senator Wheeler read from the rec
ord that $82,7S4 had been spent In
New York on the film expense, fines
why should you give up Is per
cent to Jap Muma and these others?'
IT got bunked, that's ALL" Rickard
returned. There was a laugh.
yet you made . second contract
"Yes-we got afraid of the censor
,, board in New York, and got Orr to
work on 1t, and got past the board
! in August 1921" Rickard said:
Rickard repeated his first idea was
| "to get law passed"
"You don't want to tell US that,
with your experience, you fell for
their story; that these men were go
ing to get a law passed in a few
"They talked to me as though they
could get it through in two weeks
Rickard replied.
Denies Influence Pledge.
here to get by?'
'They did not"
Didn't they tell you they had in
nupence with the Attorney General?
Senator Wheeler pressed him as to
why he had gone on with the inter
state showing.
after we got by so easy in New
York." Rickard responded 1--WE thought
we'd try in the rest of the country
/ Muma and Martins service, he said
They didn't do anything for what
they got-they got 1t for nothing"
You want US to understand yor
! went into a second contract to give
+, Orr 20 per cent and these three men
| 80 per cent?" Senator Wheeler de.
manded.
F, '"They had the first contract
Rickard replied.
f; But that was invalid" Senator
Wheeler retorted.
Rickard said they had an interest,"
4 No Cr0Bs-EKnEnination.
Rickard repeated that neither Orr
| nor Muma had pretended to have In.
fuence with the Attorney General
Wheeler dropped him, and Paul How
land, attorney for Mr.. DAugherty, an.
I nounced no crose-examination.
Senator Jones, republican, Wash
ington. asked II he got Orr to d
l lt1so New York cenooxah1p board 2 & IL