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2476 Fred C. Aiken, Cross Examination.
"Q. Did you take any part in the preparation of the bylaws of that Association? A. I did.
"Q. What part did you take? A. One of the Executive Committee.
"Q. By whom were the by-laws framed? A. It was framed by the Executive Committee.
"Q. And did you actively assist in the preparation of those by-laws? A. I did.
"Q. Were the manufacturers members of that Association? A. No, sir.
UQ. Do you know whether the manufacturers had any voice in the preparation of those by-laws? A. They did not, to my knowledge.
"Q. Were the by-laws submitted to the manufacturers or any of them before their adoption? A. They were not, to my knowledge.
"Q. Then the by-laws were voluntary self-imposed regulations? A. Yes, sir."
Is there anything you care to add to those answers and that testimony, or any qualification you desire now to make? A. No, sir. That is as I remember it, exactly.
Q. Mr. Aiken, you stated this afternoon, I think, that the Film Service Association was organized in Pittsburgh, in November, 1907? A. The first meeting was called there.
Q. Now, I show you Volume I of the Moving Picture World, at page 592, being an advertisement headed "Convention of Manufacturers and Film Renters,-' signed, "Committee, J. Stuart Blackton, of the Vitagraph Company of America; J. W. Ullman, of Italian Cines," this being printed in the issue of the Moving Picture World of November 16th, 1907. Please read that advertisement. A. Yes, sir, I remember that.
Q. That was an advertisement inviting the various rental exchanges to appear at Pittsburgh, November 16th, 1907, and hold a convention; is that right? A. Yes, that is right.
Q. And that advertisement is signed by twelve manufacturers? A. Yes, sir.
Mr. Grosvenor: I request that that advertisement be copied in the record at this point.
Mr. Caldwell: I object to that being received in