The evening world., 1913-07-07
W|TNESSESiyELL
QTIl!lEl7SUSED
CYY Film TRUST
Testimony in Federal Suit
Against Motion Picture Pat
? ems CO. |; Begun.

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So Gxin1 Of testimony In the suit
Drought u the Government against the
Motion Pirture Patents Company for al
lexed violation of the Sherman Anti
Trust law began In the Federal Build
ing to-day.
The heariny 10 q continuance Of the
hearings held In Philadelphia and this
Aty. The proceedings are the outsrowth
g . complaint nled against the so-calied
Film Trust by the Greater New York
yim Rental Company. Of which William
rox h president, by their counsel. Rog-
srs q Rogers Of No. 100 Broadway. The
complaint was filed with the Department
a Justice at Washington. u. c.. and
FEDERAL action followed.
Edward Hacker Of Philadelphia. spe-
e1ai examiner. was In charge Of the
hearing. The Government Is represented
~ Edwin p. 0rosvenor. special assistant
. Acknowledgement McReynoids and
1oesph r. Darling Of the Department Of
Justice at Washington.
The defenss was represented BY J. N.
Caldwell and Charles r. Kingslsy Of
shis city and Henry Melville.
MANv oEFGNoANTs IN CO.
CALLED movies TRUST"
Tue Defendants are the Motto, pic
tnrs Patents Company. The General
Yalm Company tho Biograoh Company.
Thomas A. Edison tIncJ. the Essanay
Fiim Manufacturing Company. The Ka-
len Company Unc). George Kieine.
The Lubin Manufacturing Company.
Tes Hslies Manufacturing Company.
Pathe Freres, The selis Polyscope
Company. the vitagraph Company OF
America. the Armat Moving Picture
Company. Frank l.. Dyer, Harry L.
Marvin. J. J. Kennedy. william Pelzer
. Samuel Long. J. A. Perst. Albert 4,
Smith. slegmund Luban. CASTOR Melies
Albert e. Smith. George X. Spohr.
The first witness was Peter Adams o.
No. Ne Main street, Paterson. ". J.
who conducted q moving picture theatre
at No. 1871 Market street in that city
He testified that he had contracted To-
t!.tu; es Of the automobile race At In
d!anapolis In 1911: and that the films hat
been made by the Motion Picture Pat
snts Company. Representatives Of IN,
latter company. Adams testified. hat
called him up and told him that he mus
not use the Aims Manufactured By tn,
independent company.
ibid you show these himsr' asks,
M. Grosvenor.
Indeed l did not" answered the wit
Aess.
GAYS ACTION NEARLY RUiNEc
MANS sUsINEss.
William J. Anderson Of No. 2i1i Eas
Orleans street. Philadelphia. follows
and said that he showed hlms in lodges
churches and societies. The hlms h
generally used no bought outrigh
prior to the organisation OF the Pat
snts Company.
The Patents Company informed m
that II continued to use the hlms
had purchased outright in conjunctio
With the exhibition OF their own Aims.
said the witness, "they would cane,
my license. This they did and I wa
told that would have to dispose q
the Aims In question"
"What was the effect Of cancellin
\ your ucsnser' asked Mr.. Grosvsnor.
1T Just shout ruined my business,
replied Anderson.
Charles J. Baislcy OF Connellsville, Pa
tsstinsd that he had taken . ihovlr
picture Of the school children OF IN,
tewn. Of which he was . member Of u
Board Of Education.
t"I made arrangements with the maj
eyer Of . theatre In Uniontown. while
y about twelve miles distant frol
Cennsilsvills. to show the pictures" a,
dared the witnsss. but he received
letter from the Patents Company ar
- . result they were not show
Neither was able 70 put on those hin
Ia any licensed theatre. They wants
. put on the Aims. but they didn't da,
-"
with whose machine did you tai
those flms?" asked Mr.. Kingsley. q.
Il would rather not answer that qus
uon," said the witness.
Mr.. Kingsley infested on an answ.
sad Aaally the witness mentioned Il
name OF . man connected with one
Ithe DO called trust" companies In tn
city who had loaned him the movir
picture camera.
II don't want to get him In ar
tPoDbls.' explained Balsley.