The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-06-29
Ears-kramsr Tobacco Suit
continnes TO Dras Aions N
United States Court
TESTIMONY RULED OFT
Alleged Thrw@ss OF u l. nrtggss
While t'rwsad~nt @f " ~lls- " hIsss-
ts~sei Tobacco Company. >os Csssss-
p~t-nt-f. ID. War~. frwsAd~nt 81
xarx~kraxsss-r Tobacco ConTszny /.
Hs.las~~ Rl@~ and Iali Of HIs Gsn-
o~rn-~omc Of tho Thing. Trans
piring During Week In blg Trial

piring During Nerk in Blg Trial.
Although IL ~as believed that only
three weeks would De required 20 uy
III. Issues between the Ware Kramer
Tobacco Company and the American
Tobacco Company. wherein the plaia-
TN Is asking for $1,000. goo damages
for alleged destruction OF Its cigar
etse business by the American To-
bacco Company. the Wells White
head Company and ". NJ. Carter. II
is now thought that another week
will doubtless be consumed IN get
ting the matter finally settled.
Very few dispositions we're intro
duced this week, the defense object
ing 10 certain parts of the testimony.
and the plaintiff not pressing certain
other parts. The president OF the
Ware-Kramer Tobacco Company, +.
d Ware. was on the stand Monday
afternoon, Tuesday and Wednesday
He told in detail the business OF the
Ware-Kramer concern from It's for
- nation in 1904 until IL was placed
: in the hands OF a receiver in 1909.
/ been forced TO abandon Held AFTER
: field on account of the methods en-
Moved by the defendants, some OF
these methods being the placing OF
coupons in cigarette packages, the
e giving away of cigarettes and the
, placing Of baseball pictures in pack
t ages. The Ware-Kramer Company
fg
d and sought a market In the North
e where competition had not become
IL SO keen.
IS The worst blow yet felt by th'
r plaintiff came Tuesday Afternoon
l. when the court ruled as incompeten
Il the alleged declaration Of K. J
G. Briggs, president of the Wells-White
le head Company, that his compan.
ID would follow White Rolls cigarettes
Ill made by plaintiff, across the seas u
'n Japan and to the very gates OF hade
ST if that were necessary to put then
ne out Of business. Other testimon
In that the Ware-Kramer Company ha
sn been offered sums Of money not I
n, enter the field was also ruled out.
al In deciding that the alleged decla
ne ration of Briggs was incompeten
ny the court explained that his remarks
If made. Sere made in 1904, befor
" the plaintiff had begun making cit
ed arettes: that Briggs retired from tn
oe presidency Of the Wells-Whitehea
Is Co. in July 1905; that his relation
ID. with the American Tobacco peop
Gu we're contractual, and that he had 4
'se authority, as its agent, to make al
10 such declaration Furthermore.
vi was shown that the plaintiff did b
NJ gin the manufacture Of cigarettes
H us Wilson, n c., and that as long as
NC business was conducted in this Sta
''e the company was highly successful
il secured a Virginia charter lat
and moved to Norfolk. In 1907 Il
plaintiff had reached the food-ti'
in its success. There could be
relevancy between the failure OF
-. Virginia corporation In 1909 and Z
alleged threats made about a Nor
Carolina Company in 1904, and q
= evidence was ruled out
tor There has been much sparrihg
act counsel for both sides, but little ne
lily evidence has been presented In &
oln past few days. This Is the thi
to- week of the trial Of this case.