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II . M. Newsome, Direct Examination. 3009
Thereupon H. M. NEWSOME, the next witness pro * duced by the defendants, of lawful age, being first duly sworn by the Examiner, deposed as follows:
Direct examination by Mr. Caldwell :
Q. Where do you live? A. Birmingham, Alabama.
Q. And in what business are you engaged? A. I am in the moving picture business.
Q. What branch of the moving picture business? A. As an exhibitor.
Q. And in what business were you engaged in the year 2 1909, and in the year 1910? A. Well, I was in the film renting business, and also the exhibiting business.
Q. What was the name of your film rental exchange? A. The Birmingham Film Supply Company.
Q. And was that a corporation? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Organized under the laws of Alabama? A. Organized under the laws of Alabama.
Q. What was your connection with that corporation? A. President of the concern.
Q. To what extent were you the owner of the stock? A. I practically owned it all. 3
Q. When did that concern start in the film rental business in Birmingham, Alabama? A. In June, 1909. I bought the business in June, 1909.
Q. From whom did you buy the business? A. George Kleine.
Q. Do you mean by that, that you bought an exchange formerly conducted in Birmingham by George Kleine? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Do you recall the name of the exchange? A. I believe it was the Kleine Optical Company, operated as the Kleine Optica] Company — by George Kleine, of Chicago, whatever the name of his concern was. It was the Kleine Optical Company, I am quite sure.
Q. After you bought that exchange did you apply to the Patents Company for a license? A. Yes, sir.
(). Did you obtain it? A. Yes, sir.
Q. About when? A. I applied in June, and got a license right away.
Q. What other exchanges were you competing with, if