Evening star., 1924-03-15

ter further violations whenever a
field seemed to offer good financial
returns. The case was that of Joe
Gffno and the court fined. the defend
ant $1,000.
Asked Vigorous Prosecution.
As opportunity has offered from
time to time, the department has, in
communications to the United States
attorneys in various parts of the
country, as its files show, emphasized
its attitude regarding the vigorous
prosecution of cases of this character.
cation as to the substantive offense
and conspiracy, and in some in
stances is still In progress with re-
spect to not only the Dempsey Car
pentier Aim, but as to the Willard
Dempsey. the Dempsey Gibbons and
the Dempsey-Firpo films. According
to a wire of the 5th instant from Spe-
cial Agent Wheeler, Los Angeles,
Calf, conspiracy Indictment has
defendants"
The attached report showed the
names of twenty-five individuals in
as many cities against whom cases
had been brought In eighteen of
were shown, the amounts ranging
from $50 to $1,000, the statutory max
imum.
Copies of circulars of instruction
the bureau Of investigation, Novem
ber 16. 1921, and again on July &c,
1923, to all special agents, directing
to be on the lookout for violators OF
the fight-film statutes and advising
them as to means of shipment usually
attempted. also were attached to the
report. The instructions directed the
agents to proceed against the Owners
of the films" on conspiracy charges
as well as the Transporting agents
whenever possible.
Arrested Seven Times
The list OF prosecutions showed
the name of William II. Rudolph as
having been arrested seven times in
as many cities and fined six of these
times after court action
A second statement issued by the
department In answer to charges
made before the committee by Miss
Roxie Stinson in connection with a
pardon or parole case in which the
name of Joe Weber. the comedian,
was no mention of such a case in
the departments available records.
The statement follows:
available records in the Depart
ment of Justice fail to disclose that
any man by the name of Solomon
ever was pardoned or paroled. or. in
fact, ever served sentence in any
federal penitentiary, as was intimat-
ed by Mrs. Jess Smith. before the Sen
ate investigating committed Mrs.
Smith testified that a. relative of Joe
Weber, an actor, named Solomon, was
in a federal penitentiary and that
Weber had importuned Mr.. Smith to
secure his release, but that Mr..
Smith hesitated to use his influence
with the Attorney General because
Weber was too cheap
Harris Case Record.
Search of the records in the Office
of the pardon attorney do disclose
however. that a DR.. Leopold Harris of
victed on July 23. 1919. for dealing
unlawfully in narcotics; that he
served his full sentence with the
customary time off for good beha-
vior), and was released on June 70,
1928. In this case it appears that one
Joe Weber, describing himself as be-
ing in the theatrical business, sup
piled one of the three customary afflda-
Wits testifying to Harris condition
when Harris, after his release from
in order that his civil rights might
be restored. The pardon, however,
was not granted until seven months
after the mans release from the peni-
tentiary"
A third statement issued by the de-
partment consisted of letter to At
torney General Daugherty under cate
of March IL from Columbus, Ohio.
si igned by twenty-five sincere friends
and well-wishers'' of that city. The
letter declared that the ,signers "ab-
hor the attempted assassination of
any man in public life by insinua-
tions and inuendoes," and an, accom-
panying explanation of who the sign
ers are noted that seven of them were
democrats. These included former
Gov. James c. Campbell of Ohio. The
name of Smith w. Bennett, former
attorney general of Ohio, also ap-
peared on it's list.