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1126 J. M. Ensor, Direct Examination.
Thereupon, J. M. ENSOR, a witness subpoenaed on behalf of the petitioner, of lawful age, duly sworn, deposed as follows:
Direct examination by Mr. Grosvenor:
Q. Mr. Ensor, where do you reside? A. I am at Little Bock, Arkansas, at present.
Q. In 1909, and 1910, where were you residing and engaged in business? A. Denver, Colorado.
Q. What was your business in Denver, Colorado, in those years? A. I had what was known as the "Colorado Film Exchange'' — we rented films and sold machines and all kinds of supplies to the theatres.
Q. Was your company, the Colorado Film Exchange, a member of the Film Service Association? A. We had a contract with the Patents Company.
Q. You took out a contract with the Patents Company after that company was organized? A. Yes, sir, but we had been buying films all the time from Kleine, and Selig, and Lubin, and all of them before.
Q. What manufacturers were you buying films from in the years 1908 and 1909? A. I was not with the Film Exchange in 1908, but I know what they were buying.
Q. What were they buying, whose films were they geting in 1909? A. Buying just the same that went into the Patents Company.
Q. Name them? A. Selig, Kleine, Essanay, Vitagraph, Lubin, Pathe Freres, Urban Eclipse, and Gaumont.
Q. Were these films shipped from the several factories to Denver, Colorado, to your place of business? A. Yes, sir; they were shipped to their agents; they had agents, they didn't come from the factories, but they had agents to supply us.
Q. They came from other States than Colorado? A. Yes, sir, came from other States than Colorado.
Q. Then, during the years 1909, and 1910, your company did business under a so-called license with the Patents Company? A. Yes, sir.
Q. How many film exchanges were there in 1909, and 1910, in Denver, Colorado? A. Three.
Q. Please name the three exchanges? A. Colorado Film