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J. Wesley, Rosenqubst, Direct Examination. 2911
that? A. From the Actograpk Company, from January 31st, 1909, to December 22nd, 1909.
Q. Were the pictures that you were securing from the Actograph Company licensed pictures? A. Yes; they were what we called the "association" pictures at that time. I don't know whether they were licensed or not, now.
Q. After you ceased to take service from the Actograph Company, from whom did you secure your program? A. •From the United Film Renting Company, from December 22nd, 1909, to February 1, 1910.
Q. Did the United Film Renting Company deal in licensed or unlicensed pictures? A. The so-called independent pictures at that time.
Q. At the time you left the Actograph Company and went to the United Film Renting Company, did you intend to change from the licensed to the independent service? A. Yes, sir, I did, for a reason.
Q. Will you tell us what reason actuated you in making that change?
Mr. Gbosvenor: Objected to as incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial.
The Witness: All of my competitors were using the "association" pictures, and I found I had to depart — not that I wanted to, but that I had to in order to get custom. The Union Square people, and people all over on the east side of 11th Street, were using the ''association'' pictures, and I frequently heard people come into the theatre and say, "We saw that at Union Square," or, "We saw it somewhere else," and I determined to change for my own benefit.
Q. You found that the duplication of pictures in your immediate vicinity injured your business? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And you wanted a distinct and different program? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And when you left the Actograph Company, were you able to get a distinct and definite program? A. Yes, sir, from the Actograph Company?
Q. When you left the Actograph Company, were yon able to get from the United Film Renting Company a distinct and definite program? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Plow long did you say you continued to receive serv