The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-20
TEX RICHARD
TELLS TALE0F
FIGHT FILMS
New York Promoter Explains
to Daugherty Committee
How Contract was Made
DENIES SOME STORIES
Says That Plan Did Not In.
clude Taking Fine Before
ex-S0ldier Bodies

! Washington. Mar. 2O.-(By the A
PD--Tex Richard. New York fight
promoter. was called to the witness
stand before tho Daugherty inycsti-
eating committee to testify regarding
mis- interest in exhibition of the
Dempsey Carpenter films.
Richard told Of knowing Jap Muma
New York preventative of Edward
b. Mclean, Washington publisher,
and Fred c. Quimby, film producer,
| who have been connected by testi-
mony with the picture deal"
Rickard said he could not remem-
her ever meeting Jess Smith. dead
friend of Attorney General Daucher-
ty, but had known Muma for 10
years. Senator Wheeler, Democrat,
Montana, the committee prosecutor,
was back on the job today and exam
ined Rickard.
He arranged with +. c. Quimby of
New York to film the bout, Richard
SAID, and knew it was violation of
law to transport the pictures in
states but intended to show them in
New Jersey.
Muma opened negotiations with
him, Richard said, about June Is,
1921, for showing the films outside
New Jersey. Many details of the
previous accounts of the IDEAL" were
corroborated by Rickard, including
exhibition of the pictures at Nc
Leans home here. He also said
there was a man named Martin" in
terested in the transaction.
Rickard told of the contract by
which, Muma and Martin, who sign
ed, were to get so percent of the pro
ceeds. w. A. Orr's 20 percent, Rick
ard said, was to come from the inter
est of Muma and Martin. The film
contract dated June 80, 1921. was on
the stationery of the Cincinnati En-
quirer. A second contract produced
by Rickard provided for a 20 percent
share to Orr and Is percent each to
Muma and Martin.
Denies Soldier Tale
Rickard denied that at the start
of the exhibitions the plan con- |
templated initial showings of the !
films before ex-soldiers and then to |
have small fines Imposed on goats"
to permit further exhibition.
"Muma told me he thought he
could get law passed to distribute
the pictures," he said.
"Get law passed" Senator Wheel
er exclaimed. you know he didn't
and yet you agreed by CONTRACT to
give him so percent of the receipts
from the picture"
"Yes."
Rickard told of knowing Alfred
Urion, local lawyer, identified in the
picture IDEAL" and also identified as
a friend of Mr.. Daugherty.
Illinois and New York were the on
ly states where he was fined, Rick
ard said, adding that Quimby "at-
tended to" sales for exhibition in
other states.
Rickard submitted statement Of
from the pictures showing
hat fines were included as "expen-
'es" of promotion. Rickard SAID he
'aid percentages of the profits to
duma, Orr and MaItin while know
ng the pictures were being shipped
n violation of the law. Rickard pro-
luced a contract dated June so be-
ween himself and Muma and I. w.
Martin providing the latter were to
'eceive SO percent of the gross re-
eipts If law were passed to legalize
interstate showing Of the films. This '
Ontract, Rickard explained, was re-
'laced because they weren't deliver
ng the goods" s
After paying his fine for showing
he picture before soldiers on Staten
sland Rickard said ne was advised {
Y his lawyer that he could "go
head" elsewhere in New York where t
he gross receipts, Rickard said, were c
$4,000 and the expenses $S2,7s4.
Got "Bunked" >
why should you give up Is per- !
ent to Muma and Martin and 20 per-
ent to ORR" asked Senator Wheeler. i
You got buhked didn't you?"
Yes l was, he answered.
Muma and Martin told him, Rick
rd said, that they could get bill e
trough in two weeks to legalize the a
i'm exhibitions but Rickard denied II
lat he was told that Muma had e
'me influence with the Attorney e
eneral.
After we got by in New York so e
,sy we thought we could exhibit in Il
her states" Rickard said. p