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 (1914)

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Harry W. Scherbr, Cross Examination. 2611 Q. What were these pictures, Mr. Scherer? A. The first picture was "Arizona." The second was Mrs. Fiske, in uTess of the D'Urbervilles." Q. Do you know whether the licensed producers of motion pictures advertise or not? A. Do the licensed pictures advertise? Q. Yes. Do the licensed producers of motion pictures advertise their products? A. Oh, yes. Q. Do you receive circulars from the licensed producers from time to time? A. Yes. Q. Do the representatives from the independent exchanges when they solicit you from time to time, offer you any inducements in the way of prices? A. Xo. Q. Do they offer you a complete service? A. Well, I have never been asked or solicited by an exchange. The only independent people who have ever come to see me would be some special large picture that was gotten out. Some special feature picture. Q. At the time that your theatre was using the unlicensed service, did you have a complete program of unlicensed pictures? A. Yes, sir. Q. How long did you say you ran those? A. About three months. Q. Who arranged the program for you when you took the independent service? Y^ou yourself, or the independent exchange? A. The exchange. Q. Did you know what you were going to get when you were taking the service from the independent exchange? A. No, sir. Q. What kind of projecting machines are you now using? A. Powers. Q. Do you know the numbers? A. I think they are 6 A. I am not positive. Cross examination by Mr. Grosvenor: Q. Mr. Scherer, did you say that you have two theatres today in Johnstown? A. That is a dramatic house and a moving picture house. Q. You show pictures in only one house? A. In only one, yes. Q. And you have been an exhibitor for six vears? A. Yes.