University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Santa Fe New Mexican, 1883-1913 New Mexico Historical Newspapers 8-16-1912 Santa Fe New Mexican, 08-16-1912 New Mexican Printing Company Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/sfnm_news Recommended Citation New Mexican Printing Company. "Santa Fe New Mexican, 08-16-1912." (1912). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/sfnm_news/911 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the New Mexico Historical Newspapers at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Santa Fe New Mexican, 1883-1913 by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. i SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16t 1912. NO. 158 YES, SIR! THERE'S GOING TO BE A BUMPER CROP LLS AND MOT ON PICTURE TRUST IS VETOES ARE WOR YING THE BY GOVERNMENT ON I WORN OUT CONG RESSMEN &m ) -- i&sx. Blfe SHE RMAN ANTI TRUST LAW THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK BUT THE IT IS ALLEGED THAT C0M3INE EXISTS TO KEEP OUT FOREIGN COMPETI HARDER THEY TRY TO AGREE ON IMPORTANT MEASURES THE MORE TION AND TO MAKE THEATRES OBEY MANDATES OF HOLDING COM- TROUBLES THEY SEEM TO COURT WiLL NOT DOWN PANY WHILE EXCESSIVE PROFITS ARE MADE BY MANUFACTURERS. SUNDRY CIVIL, NAVAL AND INDIAN E THAN TWO MILLION FEET OF FILMS SILLS ARE STILL FAST IN CONFERENCE ARE MADE EVERY WEEK IN THIS COUNTRY yM r? plus hut 1 Washington, D. C, Aug. 16. Con- by wire to at once honor the drafts Philadelphia, Pa.. Aug. 16. The The Motion Picture Patents Com- gress is uneasy over the situation cre- of t lie eighteen outlying pensio! government attacked the pany, organized in Xew Jersey, in ated by President Taffs veto of the agencies which by the provisions of ed moving picture trust in a civil suit September IfiOs, is the holding com- legislative, executive, and judicial ap- the law which so long delayed it filed here today for the dissolution of pany of all the motion picture patents propriation bill. passage, will go out of existence on 'the motion picture patents company, of the defendants. Other than col- The house, failing to pass the meas- January 31, 1013. After that date, ami General Film company. Ten lead- lecting and distributing royalties ure over the president's veto yester- the pension bureau in Washington, Wn ing film concerns are accused of com- among the defendants, the bill says day is prepared to drop the civil service-- will mail checks direct. all bining to monopolize the business, the Patents company's only business seven year proposition, and again PANAMA BILL IS even to the extent to increasing or i.; the bringing of law suits under the ask the president to pass upon the ADOPTED IN SENATE. decreasing the number of motion pic- patents it holds. Hundreds of suits of commerce court. ture in which have no have been it is Abolishment the Washington, D. C, Aug. 16. The fPM theaters, they brought, alleged, "to ii harass and en- A canvass of the senate was begun, conference report on the Panama oprietary interests. oppress ail persons to attitude of the majori- The and in- gaged in the motion develop the canal bill, containing the provisions following corporations picture business, While a bill to abolish the com dividuals, who are officers or direc- who have not obeyed its mandates.'' ty. against "trust owned'' ships and merce court probably would be ap . mmrnw tors are named defendants: The General Film ki (ULLiiit iiiiin Ml rp r I ii umiir company, organ- dis-'ca- n life; irmstm. members Motion Picture Patents ized in al-- b proved by the senate, wag ad ted b l company: Maine in April, 1910, and the gpn. liked to again attach the to General Film company; liiograph ged to lie the provision Rte tofl tQ a fut.p agency through which an bill and call down .,. company; Thomas A. Edison, (Inc.); the appropriation ,ngt gena(or Brand defendants films are distributed another veto that might prolong the Essenay Film Manufacturing co:n-- : to exhibitors chairman of the panama canal com- - throughout the country Both houses are can- - pany; The Kalem company, Inc., Geo. was session. being mjtt formed, the iietition avers, to assed to find out whether the bill iKlcine; Lubin Manufacturing com monopolize the business of the rental con-- ! Senator Brandegee that the - could be passed over a veto if it urged pany; MeJies Manufacturing com- exchanges, which previously distrib- - be the measure allow-visio- tained only the commerce court pro- report rejected, pany; Patlie Freres, the Selig Poly-- ! uted the films. This company, it is ed to over for the and a com-- go session, scope company; The Yitagraph i declared has acquired the business or committee of the house senate Pic-- Attempts are being made to dispose and pany, of America; Annat Moving ' cancelled the licenses held from the to thresh out the L. of business so that adjournment may appointed problems tine company; Frank Dver. Henry Motion Picture Patents Company of - involved. He be reached next Thursday; but the ap- attacked the bill as X. Marvin, J. J. Kennedy, William every rental exchange in the United framed. propriation bills are a stumbling finally Pelzer, Samuel Long, J. A. lieerst. States, with one exception, at a cost - . pos- viola-ta- Gaston Al-jo- f block. The conference over the "I believe the bill now is a l i Siegmund Lubin, Melios, $2,2i::,OS!, jn tUsh and $794,800 in bill has begun but the general de-- tion of our treaty obligations with bert K. Smith, George K spoor and pieterreii stock. Dm nas not ueen m W. X. liciency iaueu up Great Britain, and I cannot vote for POST CARD GIVES Selig. The alleged unlawful defendants the senate and the army bill has not LEAVES York-Chicag- The government that un- it," he said. 0R0ZCO V; Read the Xew X charges became active June 1, to conference. The civil, reasonable and according entered sundry Senator a tem- game at Chicago on sporting oppressive restraints the petition. At the time the still in Brandegee proposed and conditions have been nntvr Indian and naval bills, are OLIGE NEW CLEW arbitrarily , of- the ... porary resolution giving the president tonight. You can read it X nimmnni,.Wf Wl the defendant) conference. Fftlft jXpage f imposed on the manufacture and leas-- 1 power to organize the canal force, to lllflffff" X in the other tomorrow. .is ausoiute, it is stated. An exhibit- dissention broke out in the ing of firms and machines, depriving or was Sharp publish maximum canal tolls of $1.25 to pay $2 a week to the of the house illMilr nisi the of the of com- pat- appropria- kxxxxxxsvx NEW YORK DETECTIVES ON public advantages ents it per net ton, arrange for wire'ess tele- ARE HOT company, is said, on ex- tions committee during petition, especially the competition of every installation and make provis- hibiting machine owned by him even of the legislative, executive and graph PROSECUTOR IS TRAIL OF ANOTHER MAN WHO SENT fcieign lihus, the of which ions for of importation including machines sold years before bill. repair ships. alleged to have been restricted. to the judicial IN WORD TO COMRADE IN TOOMBS exhibitors without anv in- Senator Brandegee conceded that SEUERE HIS The condi- Two members were said to be uuuu petition says be- tions being to he could not offer the resolution as a attached the sale sistent that both abolishment of the DENUNCIATIONS tween S.riWj.i.um ami ;;,it(.o.(.li)i) feet of "Defendants substitute for the conference report, through the patents commerce court and the seven year Xew York, Aug. 1- 6- District Attor- pictures are prink-- each week by but that, the conference company." the petition adds, "were civil service provision be insisted on urged report LEADER OF .UNSUCCESSFUL REVOLT manufacturers and distributed to enabled Tos Angeles. Til:!., An sr. 16. ney Whitman today hopcl'u'ly awaited to and did determine whethc-i- v ;mdjtUe accompanying canal bill be of :i ' but the majority lieU 'only. ,that the on word from Mailmen, Mass., ovei tW; motion voted down. There was no desiie his part to legarding I picture theaters should latter be kept in the bill. The sub- AGAINST MADERO DECLARES HE known as the nited States. The government de- o. should not be SENATE REFUSES TO protect the local attorneys of the Harry Horowitz, "Gyp, opened and whether committee decided to leave it to a de- Blood" and Louis alias clares that, a sum greatly in excess of oh ones should be PASS STEEL BILL. WILL NEVER TREAT FOR PEACE defense in the bribery scan- Rosenzweig, closed, although cision of the full committee later. Louis" the two much wanted $inr,i)0(l,00 has been invested in the had no at- dal accordfng to District Attorney "Lefty inter- Washington, I). C, Aug. 16. Presi Washington, D. C, Aug. 10. An different, branches of the business. est m such proprietary WITH PRESIDENTE j Fredericks, who resumed today his gun men in the Rosenthal murder theaters. dent Taft to sign the $160, tempt to pass the steel tariff revision The defendants control, it is expects closing in the trial of Clar- case. added, "This power bill to- bill over the president's veto, led by argument f lom 70 to Sft per cent of the film they have exercised 000,000 pension appropriation ence S. Darrow.