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Excerpt from United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Vol. 4 of 6: Transcript of Record; The Koke Company of America, the Southern Koke Company, Limited, the Koke Company of Texas, the Koke Company of Oklahoma, and the Koke Company of Arkansas, Appellants, Vs. The Cola-Cola Company, a Corporation, Appellee
I had a few calls for the Specific drink Matthews Cola. They ask for Dope. It is not marked Dope, but that is the way they bill it to me as dope. There is a difference. In the profit in favor of Matthew's syrup, it costs less [913] than coca-cola. Some customers know about the Matthew's syrup and some do not know there is such a drink on the market. My customers know there is such a drink as Coca Cola on the market. I do not believe I ever heard' anyone ask for Coca - Cola out at the ball park, be cause it is such a common expression with men and boys, I do not remember that I ever heard anyone specify Coca - Cola. The word Dope I think applies to any cola drink, that is my honest opinion. Very few calling for Koke or Dope have ever heard of it. I do not know whether people asking for dope ex pect to get coca-cola, Matthew's Cola, or some. Other cola. I do not know what they mean or expect to get. This drink of Matthew's is advertised as Dope. They left me some advertising, they advertised it as Dope. I am not sure, but I think that is it. I do not remember what was on it, it was a little pam phlet or catalog or something, a trade proposition. I have coca-cola advertisements and signs, Drink coca-cola. I have not any on the fountain, that is up on the front of the building. I have not any signs of Matthew's drink. If anybody at my place of business has served coca-cola and Koke and dope out Of the same container it must have been a mistake, because we have had two different contain1186 The Koke Company of America et al.
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