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Charles o. Baumann, Cross Examination. 2889
By Mr. Grosvenor:
Q. Let us examine some of these. William Steiner was identified with what exchanges before July, L910? A. William Steiner Film Exchange, Fourth Avenue; The Albany
Film Exchange, or an exchange in Albany.
Q. What was the name of the exchange in Albany? A. I believe it is the Albany.
Q. Are you sure it was not in Troy? A. I am sure it was not Troy.
Q. What other exchanges had he been identified with? A. Prior to the William Steiner Film Exchange, the Imperial Film Exchange, at the same address.
Q. Which address? A. The Fourth Avenue address.
Q. Was not the license of the Imperial Film Exchange at the same address, that is, Fourth Avenue, cancelled in April, 1910? A. Yes.
Q. At the time the Imperial Film Exchange was doing business it was doing business as a licensed exchange, was it not? A. Yes.
Q. After its license wTas cancelled it began to do business with independent products? A. Yes.
Q. And its name was changed? A. Yes, sir.
Q. So that that necessitated the changing of its customers? A. No.
Q. Why not? A. Because it got an adequate supply of film, and was able to continue from that time on.
Q. Did it retain the same customers? A. I don't know.
Q. Then, taking that exchange from that list, it appears that it had only been in business about three months at the time of this advertisement? A. Yes.
Q. And it had succeeded another exchange, whose license had been cancelled? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Herbert Miles, his license had been cancelled, had it not? A. Yes.
Q. And that was cancelled in April, 1910? A. T believe that is the date.
Q. So that the several exchanges named on this list as being connected with Miles were all organized in the three months between April and July, 1910?
Mr. Kixosley: Objected to as calling for the conclusion of the witness.