Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1924, Page 34

DENYING OIL FRAUD, - CITES OWN LOSSES Virginia Man Says, He Put $62,500 Into Defunct § Argonaut Company. By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va, December 16.— Ernest L. Cunningham of Newport News, yesterday took the stand In his own behalf in Federal Court here, where he s on trial with other of- flcers of the defunct Argonaut Ofl Company on charges of using the malls_to defraud, and testified more than six hours. Each of the five de- fendants has told his story to the jury and argument by counsel was expected to get under way today. Mr. Cunningham was_cross-exam- ined rigidly by Arthur N. Sager, as- sistant to the Attorne{ General, who is assisting District Attorney Paul W. Kear in the prosecution. Mr. Cun- ningham reiterated his previous de- nlals of any personal knowledge of “irregularities” In the Argonaut oil flelds or in the sale of stock In the ~eompany. “lI had so much confidence in the ultimate success of the company that 1 sold ock to my clo: personal friends,” Mr. Cunningham testified. ‘I also bought 50,000 shares of stock In the company, for which I paid $1,25 per share." Denles All Charges. A complete denial of charges of conspiracy to wse the mails to de- fraud as.contained. in the Indictment was madé by Mr. Cunning likewise testified he nefther fraud nor irre making sales of stock. Willlam E. Brady of New York pleaded gullty to five counts of the indictment. J. Myron Murphy of New York, now is standing trial on but one count—that of conspiracy to use the malls to defraud—Judge Groner having directed a verdict of v to the first four counts. Groner directed a v gullty after the goverr ed its case. Paul P. Robinson of California, and Mr. Cunningham are the only defendants being tried on all five of the joint indictments re- turned against five officers of the dict of not t had rest- Competition Puts Bootleggers Into Other Crime Lines Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, December 16.—Po- lice Commissioner Charles D. Gai- ther predicts a record-breaking number of arrests for the current year, according to figures now be- ing complled by Police Depart- ment statisticians, Commissioner Gaither said that already 80,000 arrests have been made during the 11 months, or 6,000 In excess of the total num- ber of arrests for 1923, which were 74,295, Arrests for drunkenness during the first 11 months show a de- crease, compared to the same pe- riod last year, the respective fig- ures being 5,494 and 5,631. “TPoo much competition,” sald the commissioner, “has put a num- ber of bootleggers out of business. Deprived of this means of moking a livellhood, a number of boot- leggers have entered the ranks of petty thieves, such as plckpockets and sneak thieves. A few of the ex-bootleggers are highwaymen.” U.5. GOURT RULES FOR DEPORTATION Upholds Labor Department in Demands for Ousting Draft Obstructors. By the Asgociated Press. NI YORK, December 16.—The United States Circuft Court of Appeals decided yesterday that the Depart- ment of Labor is within its rights in demanding the deportation of five I W. W. members, assoclates of “Big Bill" Hayward, who were freed by President Harding, after serving part dis, and sentenced by him to Leaven- n June, 1923, they were granted immediate commutations by President Harding on condition that they refrain from violating the law. The Labor Department immediately arrested the men for deportation as undesirable aliens under the 1920 con- gressional act, but in habeas corpus proceedings Judge Martin T. Manton held that the President had in effect pardoned the men and thereby im- munized them' from deportation. Judges Henry W. Rogers and Charles M. Hough concurred in the of their sentences as draft obstruc- [" tionists. They are Peter Green, Joe G dan and James Slovack. They were found guilty in 1918 be- fore Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lan- Richard Brazler, ber, Don'Sheri- PREPARES ACCOUNTING FOR Y. M. C. A. WAR WORK Cleveland H. Dodge Asks Official Approval of Organiza- tion’s Books. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 16.—Appli- cation for judicial approval of ac- counts totaling more than $150,000,000 was made to Supreme Court yesterday by Cleveland H. Dodge, former treas- urer of the National War Work Coun- cil of the Y. M. C. A., now dissolved. In his application Mr. Dodge stated that receipts by the Y. M. C. A. of the United States from war drives and other sources for war time work was $152170,108.62. Of this amount $i0,896,248.12 was expended In the|’ United States In the construction and speration of bufldings, camps and in disbursements to affiliated organiza- tions for work among soldlers and saflors. Another $58,444,101.93 was xpended in Paris, London, Coblenzz, lvisional headquarters and elsewhere overseas. Men of the allled armies and orisoners of war received benefits mounting to $29,674,192.25. Provi- ons for Army and Navy recreational enters and expenses for training and ransporting personnel cost $17,336,- 683.48 ; M kes o a Nember - Gulbransen Club —and reserves it in your name for Christmas. A small payment delivers it. Don’t deprive yourself of the pleasure of Gulbransen ownership. Bring the music of the entire world to you at once, to be personally played by you with your own ex pression. Pedal Can As EBONITE "Strings" to a Stick, So M Winds Around the Gears STOP GEAR GRUMBLING EBONITE throw: ing of shredded oil lengthen the life of your mo- tor car or truck. 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