The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1931, Page 3

Ree ease roe \ | f & ! os | Nite { | ti 4 : : 7 = ; ce * URGE U. §. 10 JOIN WORLD-WIDE UNION ~— POR COPYRIGHTING American Citizens Under Pres- ent Situation Often Are Robbed of Creations Washington, Jan. 14—(?)—The House Tuesday passed the Vestal bill to revise the copyright laws. The vote was 185 to 34. The bill néw goes to the senate. It_would provide entrance of the United States in the interna- tional copyright union, ‘ divisible royalties from sales of separate Tights of copy, and automatic copyright. By FREDERIC J. HASKIN Washington, D. C., Jand. 14.—One Piece of legislation which is prac- tically certain of enactment at this short session of Congress is the new copyright measure, embodied in the Vestal bill. It is designed to put a stop to the international pirating of American works of art of every de- scription, from books and music to sculpture in bronze and marble and even designs for smart gowns and the patterns of textiles themselves. Moreover, an emergency presents itself in that unless action is taken on the bill before next August, Amer- icans will have even less protection than they now enjoy from the Euro- pean and South American pirates who are eager to adopt or adapt the fruits of American creative genius. For the International Copyright Union, at a recent Berne convention, restinded the arrangement by which a citizen of @ non-member nation may procure international copyright by obtaining Protection through a neighboring member country. The United States does not belong to the International Copyright Union. In the past, protection in the 40 coun- tries which do belong has been ob- tained in the following manner: An American writer will take out a copy- right under the American laws, reg- istering his work with the Register of Copyrights at the Library of Congress. He then will file application with the British Government for copyright in that country. Now, as Great Britain is a member of the International Copy- right Union, the American writer ol tains protection in all the 40 coun- tries signatory to the International Copyright Union. Involves Red Tape This system has served for those who have had the foresignt to take out such foreign copyrights. However, there is considerable red tape involved in dealing thus with a foreign mem~- ber country and many American cre- ative artists neglect to go to the trouble. Book publishers in foreign coun- tries, reproducers of paintings, draw- ings and the like as prints and litho- graphs, designers of hats and gowns, publishers of sheet music, and per- formers, producers of plays are alert to discover American works of merit which have not been protected. Not infrequently they rush to their own copyright offices and take out copy-| rights in their own names. It is pure piracy. It is outright theft but of a sort which cannot, under existing practices, be punished. Nor can the creator of the work recover damages for infringement. It is a general rule of law that a person who sleeps on his rights loses them or has them so badly impaired that he cannot take action. The Amer- ican who has neglected, ‘therefore, to take out a copyright in a country which is a member of the Internation- al Copyright Union is regarded as; having slept on his rights. Even if he intends to obtain such protection but is dilatory in filing his application and a foreign pirate makes prior ap- plication, he loses. j The old time black flag pirate who stole property on the high seas was hanged if he were caught. The prop- erty he stdle was tangible, seizable goods. An idea, a conception of a plot of book or play, a tuneful melody, a work of art in painting, sculpture or articles of personal wear such as hats, gowns, and jewelry, is so intangible that, once cast unprotected upon the high seas of world apprehension and perception, it can be seized upon and possessed with impunity. In a meas- ure, fhe practice resembles the jump- ing of a land claim in the absence of the original entryman. Not Actually’Stolen In no case is an actual book, play, painting, or hat stolen. But a for- eigner can copy a book, copy the plot of a play. He merely has to hear a tune coming down the wind andjearn to whistle it. He only has to see a picture. One cannot in law replevin a whistled tune. The result has been that composers have heard their own compositions played in foreign cafes and theatres and seen the sheet music| sold by the thousands of copies and} discovered to their dismay that they, are absolutely stopped from obtaining: any royalties or from even selling the work themselves. The American thus finds that his own work has been! coyprighted in 40 countries and ifj he tries to vend it in any of them, he himself, although the originator, may | be sued for infringement by the very; pirate who stole his tune or idea. That is the situation as it now ex- ists, But, after next August, it will | not be possible even to obtain the sscond-hand protection of copyright, in a foreign member country. As the, citizen of @ non-union country, his, ao gee be asserted through any channel. He is a complete | but his own; is a citizen or. subject of any member country may, J his work and le- | gally protect it without so much as. @ by-your-leave, Legislation Is Urged So writers, artists, musicians, de- signers—all classes of creative artists —are urging Congress to pass the bill at this session which will provide for; membership in the Internat Copyright Union. Enactment of the measure not only will prevent the; lapse of the present second-hand; method of foreign protection; it will vouchsafe a first-hand complete cov- erage for any Americans who copy- right their works with the American Register of Copyrights. Publishers and manufacturers of gowns and hats and other businzss! mon also are vitally interested. Th: publisher, who goes to the expens2 of |yrn in 1929, the pm bringing out a book wants to be as- tional | and 2.236 mening2cocel tests during FARMERS LIQUIDATE LOANS; FEED WHEAT | TO THEIR LIVESTOCK Movement Not Genera! but { Cases Are Noted in North Dakota and Montana St. Paul, Jan. 14.—Farmers of North Dakota and Montana in many cases are liquidating the loans they Rave made on wheat on the farms, havisg the seals on the bins broken and using the wheat for feeding to livestock, the Farmers Union repgrts in its weekly agricultural review’ “This movement of liquidating their jJoans on wheat and taking their own wheat to be fed to livestock is not by any means general, but approxi- mately 20 cases of liquidating their loans to obtain wheat for feed have eae reported in the past week,” the! 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He does not want to see the profits from thousands of copies go to Pirates in other countries. There is a growing practice of copy- righting designs for hats and gowns. A designer will, perhaps, hit upon some new creation which will sct a style. Some fresh and alluring line will be employed in the sweep of a skirt or the tilt of a hat. Garment and hat manufacturers have demands for such gowns and hats by the tens of thousands. A manufacturer, start- ing out to set his machines to cut fabrics for: manufacture, wants to know that he may have exclusive right to sell this particular model. Another provision of the pending Vestal bill would extend the life of an original copyright. It would grant protection to the creator of the copy- righted work during his lifetime and vest the right in his heirs or assigns for 50 years after his death. Existing law grants an original copyright for 28 years with a right of renewal for another 28 years or a total of 56 years. Actuarial statistics on the average life of a copyright holder show that this would be adding only about 10 years to the present possible term of pro- tection. The Vestal bill now is before the Rules Committee of the House of Representatives and must be reported out and passed by both House and Senate in two months, before Congress expires by limitation on/March 4, if Americans are to have the fruits of their own labors protected. The meas- ure requires no appropriation and there is no cost of administration. But it would forestall the foreign pirates who, without such protection, are able the reap vastly greater wealth every year through theft of American ideas | than ever Captain Kidd captured on the Spanish Main. Briton Missing 18 Years Being Sought London, Jan. 14.—(?)—British ra- dio systems Wednesday paged Sir Francis Barrow, English baronet, who mysteriously disappeared 18 years ago and has not since made his whereabouts known. A broadcast carried the urgent ap- peal of friends to come home immed- jately since his eldest son, Wilfred John Wilson Croker, heir to his title, is seriously ill. The broadcast was the first revela- tion to the general public that the baronet, who is the fourth of his line, was missing. Lady Barrow, .his wife and other members of the fam- ily declined to discuss the disappear- ance or other circumstances of the case. If still alive Sir Francis would be 68 years old. : . City Water and Milk Good, Says Ecklund A. W. Ecklund, bacteriologist. in charge of the state health aepart- ment here, in a report summarizing the work df the department fcr the year, states that “all milk now sold in Bismarck is fresi, clean and whole- some, from tuberculosis-free cows and of grade A quality.” , In commenting on the weter supp!y he says that close contact with the water plant, adequate supervision of | = chemical treatment, preparetion of | the nvcessary chemical solutions for | the control of treatmsnt and frequent | advisory conferences with thé plont operator have resulted in producing a | water supply that has been practically perfect. H ‘The department hes made 9,181 ex- | aminations of various specimens, in- cluding 2,327 diphtheria cultures, 1,865 Wesserman tests, 1,120 milk tests the last year. e | Refetring to the epidemic of men-| ingitis that prevailed at the s‘ate training sc>ocl at Mendon ducing 1930, Ecklund says thet in spite of the most diligent efforts, cons:s‘ing of culturing the students five times It was imvossible to trace the carriers of the disease, Ecklund rensris that. 3,941 more examin “iv: there wore Sata im 19°0 record be- ing 5,540, 1 he: RED CROSS BEGINS EMERGENCY DRIVE' | Campaign to Raise $10,000,000 | for Relief Set in Motion by Leaders Washington, Jan. 14.—()—The Red Cross stepped out in earnest Wednes- day to deal with “the greatest emer- gency in peace time that the organi- zation has ever been called upon to meet.” The situation in drought-aflicted states was described in those words Tuesday night by John Barton Payne, the national chairman, as he set in motion a $10,000,000 fund raising campaign. Meanwhile, the congressional strug- gle over appropriation of money for food loans to the sufferers went on unabated. The leaders of the admin- istration forces, lined up against such an outlay, working for a break. Senator Jones, Republican, Wash- ington, prepared to take the contro- ersy to the senate floor by reporting disagreement in conference with the house .pver the $15,000,000 food fund in the drought appropriation bill. A vote was in prospect on whether to release his group from insisting the amount be retained. Payne made his statement soon aft- er President Hoover had issued a for- mal proclamation calling for public contribution of a minimum of $10,000,- 000. The Red Cross chairman said he expected the cost of relief would overshadow the expenditures follow- jing the Mississippi flood of 1927, ; which cost’ it $16,994,868. Already | some $5,000,000 of Red Cross funds have been given over to the present ask. New Warrants Issued For Alleged Gamblers Warrants for the arrest of six men, released by Justice of the Peace A. E. Shipp on their own recognizance after having been arrested in a raid on an alleged gambling den Sunday night, were issued’ Tuesday when the accused failed to appear at a pre- liminary hearing which was set for 2 o'clock Monday, “ Seven others arrested in the same | raid appeared Tuesday before Police Magistrate E. 8; Allen. Six of them entered pleas of not guilty and will appear for trial Thursday at 9 a. m. ‘The preliminary hearing of A. B.| Carley, charged with maintaining a! cominon nuisance, was to be held | Wednesday afternoon. —_ Officials charge that Carley was the proprietor of the establishment raided on Sun- \day night. Boys Admit Stealing | ! Bottles from Porches, Six local youths, thought by city! police to be implicated in a long se- ties of milk bottle thefts, were taken to the police station for questioning ' Monday. : Police Chief Chris Martineson said BEWARE COLDS THAT HANG ON Coughs from colds may sead to se sious trouhle, You can stop them | gow with Creomulsion, an emulsified creosute that is pleasant to take. | Creomulsion is a medical discov with two-fold action; ft soothes als the inflamed membranes and in- ‘OF all known drugs creosote is agnized by ‘high tedieal authorities as one of the greatest biealing agencies for from for ovate city and rence | aid he would announce Wednesday | Riley, New York, 30 shares, x, PITTSBURGH GOES OLD GOLD . | is anticipated within a few weeks, as / if there are snow storms, the pastur- | age will not be available, and if; there is no snow, little grass will be ‘available, as livestock by grazing, | have clipped most of the available ; ‘Wednesday that three of the boys had admitted being implicated and had admitted that they had made a prac- | tice of stealing bottles from the porches of residences and selling to a local grocer. , ‘The youngsters ranged from 10 to 14 years of age, Martineson said. Disposition of the cases is being withheld pending the return of Dis- trict Judge Fred Jansonius from New Rockford, where he is presiding at a term of court. CONTEST BONUSES | OF STEEL COMPANY Payment of $36,493,668 to Of- ficials of Bethlehem Firm =| Is Attacked Newark, N. J., Jan. 14—(2)—1 nient of $36,493,668 in bonuses to ficials of the Bethlehem Steel cor- poration since 1917 is attacked by four stockholders of the company in a suit filed in the court of chancery./ The suit asks for an accounting: and the refunding of any part of the/ bonus total found to be excessive; The complainants also ask for an in- junction restraining officers of the company for making further bonus} payments until the suit is settled. | The defendants named are Eugene) G. Grace, president; Charles M. Schwab, chairman, and 15 past and present directors of the company. Vice Chancery John H. 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The complainants are Camillus Berendt, Hoboken, who holds 16 shares; Benjamin Glickfield of New is quite general in the Northwest.) W. B. Dickson for hunting on 4 game refuge. weeks as compared with November. | Nailed to the door of-the barn of Mrs. The reduction in the number of ship- T. 8. Jeffries is the pelt of a bobcat. has 4 feet from tip to tip. The animal been the result of the exceptionally was busy in her henhouse and the mild winter weather, rather than to flock was fast being decimated. Mrs. | the unpopularity of wheat as feed for Jeffries entered with a garden rake jand got busy. ‘BILL BOYD TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1931 (CONVICT MANY ON "GAME LAW COUNTS ‘Maximum Penalty ts Meted Out. ' to Three Men Found Guilty of Killing Deer |. Jail sentences have been meted out | to many persons convicted of game | Jaw violations recently “eported to} jthe state game and fish department | here, Burnie Maurek, commissicner. sald Tuesday. j In three instances violators were | ieiven the maximum penalty, a $100/ fine and a 60-day jail sentence efter! having been convicted of kiiling deer. | Fourteen convictions reported re-/ jeently included: George Kuxla, Grassy Butte, fined | $100 and $36.95 costs by Justice of the | |Peace W. 8. Shirek at Watford City ‘for trapping beaver out of season. | Tom Perry, Watford City, fined $25 | }and $20 costs for unlawful possession jof venison, Alvin Johnson, Oakdale fined $25 jand $34.40 costs by Justice ‘of the ;Peace Clyde Smith of Killdeer for trapping beaver out of season. Gottlieb Orman of Turtle Lake | fined $25 and $3.25 costs by Justice of , ithe Peace R. E. Carter for molesting |mustrat houses. 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