In the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States of America, petitioner, vs. Motion Picture Patents Company, et al., defendants (1913)

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William Pelzeb, Direct Examination. 277 to get all of the rental exchange business or the licensed ex * changes? Mr. Caldwell: I object to that question for the reason last stated. A. I don't know that, or rather didn't know it; don'1 know it, and didn't know it. Q. Well, can you state what was the plan as you understood it in the beginning of 1910? A. The only thing I knew as to the plans was that they were going into the exchange business. Q. All over the country? A. I was not told that. I gathered that from the procedure afterwards that they were going into it all over the country. Q. Didn't they say so at this meeting, didn't any of them say so at this meeting at which you were present? A. I do not recall any such specific discussion. Q. What other subjects were discussed at these meetings other than the purchase of these rental exchanges? Mr. Caldwell: I object to that question on the q same grounds heretofore stated. A. I cannot recall any specific discussion extending over this long time. Q. Does the General Film Company do business in projecting machines? A. They sell projecting machines, yes. Q. What else do they sell besides projecting machines and film? A. The supplies that enter into the business generally. Q. What were the net profits of the General Film Company for the year 1910? A. I cannot state. 4 Q. For the year 1911? A. I cannot state. Q. Are you the Treasurer of the company? A. Yes. Q. Can't you give any idea of it? A. I became Treasurer of the company the middle of December. Q. You have been Secretary of the company all this time? A. But I never had access to its books, that is, its books of account.