Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-16
IoeDs scsspseasisn csntssle and cendSsts
leejesity q Dueinsss In United
lass Rights Of Patsnt Holders In
vs,vss M osvsrnr,snt Considers
Asessn lts MssA Important Mevs.


s have NO pFopfietaxy Interest.
Many Defenders.
rhs following corporations and In
diyiduaIs who are officers or directors
s A. named defendants:
lotion Pictures patent Company.
ThoYnas A. Edison (incorporated.)
& n. S.nav Film Misunderstanding Com
nannv
& ,s T.ha K.lem Compaay (incorporated.) J
Ssnnr~. xleina.
T.,r,sn Manufa acturing Company.
.Meiie. Nanufa cturinR Company.
.he Freres
IN. aere Polfscope Company.
s,he yifa sranh Company OF america
Armat Moving Picture Company.
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Henrv 81. Marvin,
Il ssI Kennedy.
vviT,an Pelxer.
aamuel Long.
3 A Berst.
S,s-mnrd Y.,,l,in.
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4 Asrsrt = asnftA.
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~ - aeiis.
sN..,, - fha defendants Il aileeed to
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s 1000, ',,,o,,nnnlv .ranted bv their nat
80. a ~. net,ttn,, nsks that several
/, ss..lr..4s0 =. fnter1oekinr iicensa re-
fvsaa9 ianfa ether bo Dr.
E SSS,sS caneeied. = .s
~ q alXaeaaaiva Rsetraint ALLEGED.
80 6nvsrn1nent charres that tgsaasxgo Z
& & sscSSa tie' ana represoive yestraint have
been arbitrarily imposed upon manu-
chimes, deprfving the public OF the ad-
vantae ees Of competition, especially the
.competition OF foreign nlms. the Inn
portation OF which Is alleged to be re-
sfricted.
Edwin p. drosvenor special assist
ant 10 the attorney general, who has
charge OF the pending antitrust suit
axainst the International Harvester
Company, made an exhaustive tnvesti-
cation Of the moving picture business.
showing in the petition filed today by
IYnited states Attorney John T.
~ Attorney General wickersham and
Tame. 4 Fowler, his assistant.
B. Business 10 Enormous.
The governments petition says be-
tveen 2.50o.0O0 and 100000 feet Of
n,ctures are printed each week by
manufactures and distributors to
thousanas Of exhibitors all over the
United states. The government de-
clares tliat sum greatly In excess Of
800. .o00. 900 has been invested in the
ilinerent branches Of the business. The
defendants control, 1t is added. from
10 to so per cent Of the film business
furnishing approximately 1000 exhibf-
tors
The Motion Picture Patents Com
many. organized IN New Jersey In 1908,
Is the holding company Of all the mo-
! ton picture patents Of the defendants
S3arassine compstiters.
& Other than collecting and distrib-
ming roysities among the defendants
fhe bill says the Patents company's
only BUSINESS 10 the bringing OF law
suits under the patents It holds. Hun
dreds Of suits have been brought, It Il
{ alleged. TO harass and oppress All per-
sons engages In the motion picture
4 business who have not opeyeo S1ks mese.
dates.
The Genera1 Film Company, 6uan-
ised In Maine In April, 1910. ana IL
legged to be the company thru WHICH
Z the dcfeH9ants films are distriDuted
toyexhibitors thruout the country, was
formed. the petition AYERS. to monopo-
!. lie; the bnsiness Of the rental ex-
changes which previously distributed
The filmss This company. ID de-
c1arod. hae acquired the business or
canC01o6 the licenses held from the