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301G H. M. Newsome, Direct Examination.
Q. Did you happen to know whether Messrs. Boone & Bailey wanted to sell their exchange some time before they actually made the trade? A. Did I know about that?
Q. Yes. A. No, sir, I don't believe I did.
Q. You never had any conversation with them on that subject? A. No, sir.
Q. You are in the exhibition business now, are you not? A. Yes, sir.
Q. How many theatres do you own, or are you interested in? A. Six.
Q. Where are those theatres located? A. Birmingham, Pensacola, Florida, and Augusta, Georgia.
Q. How many motion picture theatres are there in Birmingham? A. There are about ten all told.
Q. Do you know how many of those are licensed and how many are unlicensed? A. Only three licensed.
Q. And the other seven are unlicensed? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Are you familiar with conditions in Augusta, Georgia? A. Yes, sir.
Q. How many theatres are there in Augusta? A. There are only three picture shows there, picture theatres.
Q. What is the character of those theatres as to the service furnished? A. Two licensed, and one unlicensed.
Q. Are you familiar with the conditions in Pensacola, Florida? A. Yes, sir.
Q. What are the conditions there with respect to licensed and unlicensed theatres? A. One licensed, and three unlicensed.
Q. Are you familiar with the conditions in Montgomery, Alabama? A. Yes, sir.
Q. What are the conditions there? A. Two unlicensed, and one licensed.
Q. Are you familiar with the motion picture theatres in Mobile, Alabama? A. No, sir; I am not very well acquainted there.
Q. Are you in Gadsden, Alabama? A. Yes, sir.
Q. What is the condition there? A. I think, two nnlicensed and one licensed, if I am correct.
Q. How about Anniston, Alabama? A. Three unlicensed, and one licensed.
Q. And in Chattanooga, Tennessee? A. Three licensed, and four unlicensed.