Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 2, 1915, Page 11

e EDITORIAL PAGES ELZ¥ LI 2 T ALK L THE OMAHA DAILY BEE VOL. XLV—NO. 91. DTION PICTURE * COMBINE ILLEGAL din‘ Corporlf.lnn Which Controls tents is Declared Conspiracy in Restraint of Trade. VICTORY FOR GOVERNMENT | PHILADELPHIA Oct. 1 ——The lited States governmient won n\ eping victory in one of its impor-| anti-trust cases today, when ge Oltver B. Dickinson in the ted States district court here, | inded down an opinion dissolving alleged moving picture trust on ground that it Was violating the erman law regulating interstate | foreign commerce. | e decision was rendered against| Motion Picture Patents company, | e General Film company and many ther concerns and individuals man-| lacturing motion picture films and | essories, or controlling the rights | thelr . manufacture. Many mil- | pns of dollars are involved e court made mo suggestions as to | the alleged combination is to be | olved, but requested that a decree j submitted for approval. It is probable at the case will be tuken to the su- me court. The defendants in their arguments laid ress upon the rights of those holding patents to.do with theit property what ffhey thought best, but the court in its | opinion declared that the granting of a | Bpatent dogs not confer a license to do | that which the law condemns. The court | found that the defendants went far be- | yond what was necessary to ym:.mi patent rights and that thelr acts con- | | | | | stituted a violation of the anti-trust laws. Moropoly is Alrtight, It was charged by the government that the alleged monopoly was formed in 1908 | by virtually all the manufacturers of | moving picture films in the country. Ung der an agreement made by these con- egns, it was alleged, the Motion Picture ents company was made the holding concern of nearly all the patents that | have been issued. A list of theaters | and moving picture places was prepared and no film exchange, it was alleged, was allowed to distribute films to any | exhibitor except those named on the | list. : Uniform prices and rules were made, it | was further alleged,’and if the film ex- | changes did not observe the orders of the so-called trust, their supply was cut off. The suit was filed August 16, 1912, and final argument was heard in December, 1914, The sult was conducted for th-l government By Edwin H. Grosvenor, special assistant to the attorney general. The defendants named in the original petition of complaint besides the. motion Ppicture patents company are General Film company,’ Biograph company, Thomas Edison (Inc.), Essanay Film Mahufactfr- ing company, the Kalem company (Inc.), George Kleine, Lubin Manufacturing company, Melies Manufacturing com- pany, Pathes Freres, the Sellg Polyscope company, the Vitagraph company, Frank L. Dyer, Henry N. Marvin, J. J. Ken- nedy, Willlam Helzer, Samuel Tong, J. A. Berst, Gaton Melies, Albert E. Smith, George K. Bpoor and W. N. Selig. The court in its decigion states that all contracts enumerated in the govern- ment's petition and the combination | therein described, were a conspiracy In | restraint of trade, and therefore fllegal and that they constituted, with the ex- ception of the operations of the Melies Manufacturing company, a monopoly in olation of the anti4rust laws. Exercises Dexpotic Power. The court sketched the formation of the alleged fllegal combination, showing that it was created in 1908, and that the total investments amcunted to millions of dollars. The plan was, according to the court, to combine the manufacturers end importers of films into one interest: Lists of exchanges and of theaters were prepared, and no exchange was permitted te have films and no theater allowed to exhibit them without the consent of all the defendants. The names of none appeared upon these lists cxcept such as bought all supplies from the defendants, and any who dealt otherwise were dropped. Every theater was required to pay a rovalty for the use of a projecting machine, even when the machine had been owned by the ex- Libitor before the combination was formed. { The court showed how the alleged com- | bination exercised its power, and came to the conclusion that the aelend.nu‘ were beyond the limits bf the law. | The court In its decision falled to find | “that the Edison patent on the picture | film was limited to its negative and aid not cover the positive motion 'ploture | films, which were dealt in commercially.” This point had been rais€d by the gov-| ment, | Reference to the bath tub case was made in the finding, which said in part: “We would feel constrained on the au. | thority of this case alone to find that the agreements and acts of the defendants| in the present case went fa: beyond what | Was necessary to protect the use of p.l-l | consolidation OMAHA, SAT lllil)\\ MORNING, OCTOBER OFFICIALS IN BIG G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT-—Colonel D. R. Stowetsz, quartermaster George A, Hosley, chief of staff, of Boston Mass., in charge at the Washington national reunion, L” o.R. srcwzrz - general of Buffalo, N Y., and | Lambe and chickéns show no change { | PORK PRICES GO UP AGAI Different Cuts Advance from Two and a Half to Three and a Half Cents a Pound. Sugar has taken another drop in nprice for $1, and, according to Al King, ager of Haydens' grocery the market Is Weak ‘and points to a further décrease. now $1.40 & sack, an advance of & cents Butter took an advance of 1 cent: this week. Eggs and’cheese nave remamed the same. Pork has gone up again. Pork chops are selling this week at 25 cents a pound, AN advance of 2% cerits over last week Spare ribs are bringing'18% cents. Laet wedk 10 cents was' the price. that were 13 cents last week are now | 15 cents. With the allvance in pork, beet fell 1\ little. Pot roast Is bringing 94§ cents a pound, ¥ cent down. Bolling beef dropped Rib roast ‘and the about the 1 cent to 15% cents. more expensive cuts remain same. Ham and bacon both advanced. Ham advanced 2 cents a pound on the retail price, from 16 to 18 cents, and bacon went | up from 18 to 20 cents a pound. Peaches are about off the market GELORGE A. HOSLEY. ents or the monopoly which went with them. It cannot be that the grant of pat- ent right confers a license to do that which the law condemns.” Embalming School Opens at U, of N. |Greek Reservists | in Omaha Receive Order to Mobilize George Cosmos, secretary at the Omaha (reek consulate, has received a telegram from Ambassador Veures at Washington, Medifi,al Gfluege\,.m.,, the mubidization of Greek re- A kchool of embalming af sanitary’ sclence is to be conducted for six weeks commeéncing Monday, October 4, at the College of Medicine of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The faculty has decided that since it has all facilities for offering such a course in l\'r-hrflqku. the medical school is the proper place to con- duet such a course. Hitherto there hnl been no place in the state where persons couid learn the emn- balming sclence except by serving an ap- prenticeship in an undertaking establish- ment Chicago, New York, and a few eastern cities have schools Iin which thes. sclences are taught Instructors in anatomy, pathology, chemistry and other branches of the col- lege will give courses in thelr branches, | while a number of practical embalmers from various parts of the state will give special lectures during the six weeks. Those out-of-town men who will give the special lectures are Jack Mathews-of Lincoln, M. P. Swanson of Omaha, Wal- ton Roberts of Lincoln, D. H. Dorrance of Omaha, George H. Brewer of South Side and W. M. Hill of Hebron. Death Rate Hera Shows Decrease! According to figures given out by the city health department, Greater Omaha seems to have cut down the death rate, Total deaths for Greater Omaha last month was 135, During September last year in Omaha proper the total was 182 There were 13 male and 139 female bables born last month. Minister Gives Testimony. The Rev, C. M. Knighton, Havanna, Fla., writes: “For three months I suf- fered intense pain in kidneys and back, which at times laid me up entirely. I read of Foley Kidney Pills and after trying various reme without resuit I decided to try the Foley treatment. 1| was relleved almost with the first dose and it ig a fact that I used only 1% bottles when all of the pains disap- peared. I am G5 years of age and now feel like a young man again” Sold e e be held ewill cakes. Douglas “BUILT Tea in the ball-room and dancing if you \ Your favorite cup, pastries, ices aud |f| Dainty service in surroundings be- fitting, with just about you. to ball-room and includes tea, Usual Sunday night Dinner de Luxe | from Six Nine at One Fifty the person. ! Music by Christman and his Fontenelle | Orchestra. 1 Reservations may be made by phone-- HOTEL [lONTENELLE ‘ A. Burbank, Managing Director. | everywhere.—Advertisement, | | e LY T Dieapems ace——— The Dansant Fontenelle ‘ The first of the weekly Thes Dansants will this Saturday from Four to Six. the people you like One Dollar the person admits | 1511, FOR YOU TO ENJOY.” Betvists fin Omaha. Al reserviets who served dometimé bbtween the years 1892 to 1011 are called. The tirst call is for all reservists who have accomplished three months of ser- vice during those years. The second call is for all reservists belonging to the classes 1912, 1913, 1914, although not under eolors. The third call is for all auxil- farles belonging to ciasses (15802 to 1911, whether or not they have served under the colors. The fourth call Is for all officers without distinction of classes. Those who gerved as volunteers or who were naturalized as citizens of the United States after the age of 21 years, are ex- |empt whether they are in any of the abive classes or not. i ! COMES TO SEE CARNIVAL ‘ | BUT MISSES ALL THE SIGHTS Buck Hooser or Aurora, 11, whom the police assert is a well known character was arrested Thursday night and in the police court was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail. Hooser Is believed t« |have come to Omaha to “see” the car- | nival. | | White Chinchilla Coats Are Very Popular We have just receiyed a new shipment in three differ- ent models. They have wide belts, large patch pockets and big ivory buttons. They are priced at— $15.00 NEW FUR TRIMMED PLUSH COATS Plush coats are the height of fashion for fall. Some are three-quarter and others are seven-eighths length. They have fur collars and fur cuffs, and some have fur around the bottom. We show some extremely desirable model; $20, $25, $37.50 SUGAR COMES DOWN A UITTLE | Todav 8 the Day | Bugar 18 now rétaiiing at nineteen pounds | man- | tenartment, | everything | Rl Flour has gone, up. The retall price is | dren, | snoulaers | BUILDING OPERATIONS a full cent to 7% cents and round steak |The cify bullding department reports 130 | Colorado and Utah peaches still selling, but are about through Washington apples are They are of very “ | INTERNAL REVENUE GROWS on the market ‘ good duality, but are | father high. They sell for $1.95 a box Home-grown sweet potatoes arrived this week. They sell at 3 cents a basket, about fifteen pounds to the basket. Increase of Two Hundred Per Cent | Over September of Last Yenr .nm GAIN FOR ( ntmnn:n 100 | states going dry, n With several nearby Nebraska s still paying an increased | ternal reyeriue to Uncle Sam, according to the monthly and quarterly reporta by Collector of Internal Revenue George H. Loomis An Incrense of more than 20 per cent 18 shown in_the total internal revenue collections during September, over the correaponding month of 1914, Last month for Boys'and Girls ! on King's Highway The youngsters will relgn supreme on | the .carnival grounds Suturday, which | will be children's day. ‘Admiskion to the grounds will be cut tp & cents for ohil- and they also will be admitted to afl the shows at half price until after ¢ p.m., when the regular prices will again be charged. compared to only $$9403.54 in September {a year ago, a gain of about $192,000, While the September record of treb- Hng last year's collections for the month does not holg good for the quarter since July 1, the latter period also &hows re- FOR SEPTEMBER GREATER markable gain, collections having almost doubled, from about $50,00 to about Bullding operations during September | §7s5,000. n. Omaha showed a decided increase.| Chief Deputy E. W. North of the col- lector's staff refused to comment on the Blg gains, saying that such comment had been forbidden by the commissioner at permits lssued, representing a total in. vestment of $3,066. ' Septomber last year 'ylelded venty-four permits and &, Washington. It is known, however, that total of $312,300. |the local distillery has been shipping The' total for ‘this yeir to date 18]large quantities of whiskey to fill orders $37M.870. Total for the and that fs sup- { | | corresponding | all over the country, period of last year was $4,102,723 | posed to mccount in part for the in It 18 belleved this year will equal if|ix revenue | not_exceed the showing made last year. rense Internil revenue comes not only from ,Wondrerfully Smart-Looking Suits for Women We think the handsomest we have ever shown And the Prices are so Very, Very Moderate We never had a suit stock to comparé with our as- sortment this season, in size, variety or attractiveness. We have never sold as many suits so early in the season as we have this year. There must be a reason. If you haven't already seen our line of suits, you should make it a point to do so—for your own sake. New Tailored Suits $15, $17.50, $22.50 Fur Trimmed Velvet Suits $30, $35, $45 Never Have We Shown Such Smart l.oolnng Hats for Fall NEVER WERE PRICES 50 REASONABLE We're very proud of our hat sectioh this season. The assortment is beautiful, the styles are charming and the selection is endless. We show beautiful hats of velvet or panne velvet and smart looking shapes in Hatters' plush. Some are fur trimmed and some flower. Some have ostrich or ornaments while others have smart vel- vet bows. Fur Trimmed Boxy Suits $25, $30, $35 ‘‘Moskovite’’Russian Suits $35, $40, $45 We Are Featuring for . Saturday Three Special Groups of These HATS $3, $5, $7.50 JIErgs ISI & DOU: We féature the new small high crown hats and also the stylish close-fitting turbans. We show tricorns and sailors and large picture hats. We never had a more individual collection; there are not two alike in the entire stock. Colors Include black and all the nmew fashionable shades. SINGLE the collections amounted to $281,500.:7, as | The Sunday Bee is the only Omaha newspaper that Tves its readers pcdes of colored comies. COPY ' ' TWO CENTS. llhmur and tobacco taxes, but alse from ‘lnlunm taxes, war stamp taxes and many ‘nlhol sources. | Mother and Son Are ‘; Nearly Overcome by Furnace Smoke | Mra. Frea Osborne and 2-year-old som, | reaiding at 4123 Erskine street, were par- tally overcome by smoke at 2 a. m. Two |turnace pipes became unjointed, Mra. | Osborne took her infant to & nelghbor- |Ing house where, medical attention was |®ivan. The fire department. responded. | Coughs and Colds Are Serious. Don't disregard your cold. You #neese, | cough, are feverish, Nature's warning. ‘ Dr, King's New Discovery will cure yous Be. Al drusglats.—Advertisement. 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