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VOL. XIX. No. 3.
published Every Saturday.
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Enjoined.
Generous William Steinway.
Ditson & Co. Cannot Reprint English flusic
—A Violation of International Copy-
right, Says Judge Colt.
following letter from Mr. William Stein-
way to the editor of the Evening World
appeared in that paper last Thursday. It speaks
for itself:
11, 1894.
$3 00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES. 10 CENTS.
flusic Trades Salesmen's Society
of America.
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$0* VERY important decision was handed down
®h by Judge Colt of the United States Circuit
Court Wednesday of last week in the case of
Alfred H. Littleton et al. against Oliver Ditson
& Co., which involved an important question
under the Copyright Act of March 3d, 1891.
The petition of the plaintiff was sustained.
This was a bill in equity brought by the com-
plainants asking for an injunction to restrain
the Oliver Ditson Company from printing three
songs, namely: " O Ye That Love the Lord,"
" A Song of Judgment " and "Lead Kindly
Light."
Judge Colt says: '' Looking at the natural
reading of the statute, the intent of Congress
and the rules which govern the construction of
statute law, I am of opinion that the plaintiffs
have complied with the provisions of the act of
March 3d, 1891, respecting the three musical
compositions complained of, and that the defend-
ant should be enjoined from reprinting and pub-
lishing or exposing for sale these compositions,
or any essential part of them, as prayed for in
the bill." Injunction granted.
A TEST CASE.
The representatives of the Oliver Ditson Com-
pany did not wish to discuss Judge Colt's de-
cision. It was a test case. The litigation has
been going on for two years now and this decis-
ion so settles a disputed question that now they
know what they can do and what they cannot,
and also what other United States publishing
firms cannot do.
To Be Read.
?ARDMAN, PECK & CO. have isssued the
following circular to the trade :
WARNING!
We desire to warn the trade throughout the
United States, as well as the public generally,
against imitations of the Hardman Piano, which
have been put upon the market by certain per-
sons now using a firm name which is somewhat
similar to our own. The Supreme Court of the
State of New York has by injunction confined
within certain limits the acts of these persons,
but there still remains danger of error unless the
buyer is on the alert. We, therefore, ask all
those who wish the Hardman piano to see that
not only its name " Hardman " is cast in large
letters in the plate, but that our name, as manu-
facturers, is also cast in plain characters in the
plate directly over the centre octave of hammers.
HARDMAN, PECK & Co.
To THE EDITOR :
The General Term of the Supreme Court has
awarded to me as one of the members of the for-
mer Rapid Transit Commission the sum of $6,250
for work performed during its existence, from
February ist, 1891, to June 1st, 1894, which
amount will be paid to me as soon as the legal
requirements can be complied with by the Comp-
troller and Board of Estimate and Apportion-
ment. Pursuant to my intention, expressed
when I assumed my duties on said Commission,
viz.: to devote any compensation allotted to me
to charitable and benevolent purposes, I shall
distribute said amount as soon as received among
fifteen institutions, as per list appended below.
Inasmuch, however, as now is the best time to
aid the three charities first named on said list in
their noble work, I send amount intended to each
of them to-day, accordingly inclose my check to
your order for $150. Very respectfully yours,
WILLIAM STEINWAY.
Mr. Steinway has apportioned his salary as
follows : St. John's Guild of New York City,
$250; New York Herald Free Ice Fund, $150;
New York Evening World's Sick Babies Fund,
$150 ; United Charities of New York City, $500 ;
Mount Sinai Hospital of New York City, $500 ;
German Hospital of New York City, $500 ; Isa-
bella Heimath (Home) of New York City, $500 ;
German Society of New York City, $500 ; Ger-
man Ladies' Society for Widows and Orphans
of New York City, $500; Steinway & Sons'
Employees' Sick Relief Fund, $500; Hebrew
Sheltering Arms of New York City, $250 ; As-
toria Hospital Society of Long Island City, $250;
Steinway Free Circulating Library, Steinway,
Long Island City, $250; to the poor of the town
of Seesen, Brunswick, Germany, $250; to the
Emperor William I. Memorial Church, now in
course of erection in Berlin, Germany, 5,000
marks ($1,200) ; total, $6,250.
THE statement in one of the trade papers that
the Starr Piano Co. will open warerooms of their
own in this city had its origin in the imagina-
tive mind of one of the clever young "space
fillers " who usually launch forth certain state-
ments for the purpose of denying them later on.
The Starr Piano Co. are eminently satisfied with
the splendid work which is being done for them
in this city by Jack Haynes, and they take every
opportunity of saying so.
MR. GEO. C. CRANE, representative of the
Krell Piano Co., has been honored by the town-
ship of Acquackanonk, N. J., with election as
member of the Board of Education.
No. 20 EAST 17TH STREET.
NEW YORK, August 6th, 1894.
DEAR SIR :—You are hereby respectfully
notified to attend a meeting of this Society, to
be held on Saturday afternoon, August 25th,
1894, at Luechow's Rooms, No. n o East 14th
street, at 2:30 P. M.
Order of Business:—Presentation of Charter
and Constitution by the Board of Directors;
Election of Officers for the ensuing year; Adop-
tion of Constitution ; Setting date for Annual
Dinner.
Yours respectfully,
JACK HAYNES,
ALBERT G. WIGAND,
Secretary.
Chairman Board of Directors,
BRIEF NEWSLET5.
BALTIMORE, MD.—The Maryland Church-Or-
gan Co. have been incorporated ; capital, $10,000.
Incorporators, Chas. J. Tillman, Henry D. Hofl-
man, John E. McColgan.
PITTSBURG, PA.—Great excitement was caused
here by a small blaze in the cellar of H. P.
Ecker's music store on 5th avenue. There was
no damage.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Papers have been filed in
the County Clerk's office changing the name of
the Metcalf Piano Co., of this city, to the Foster
Piano Co. The concern was organized some
years ago under this name by Mr. Metcalf, but
he soon retired, and, although run under the old
name, the Fosters have since had the entire
control.
ROCKFORD, III.—The Shaffer Piano Co., now
located at Oregon, contemplate removing to
Rockford.
W E are glad to say that Mr. C. F. King, the
popular salesman, who met with a serious acci-
dent some time ago which seriously disabled
him, is now fully recovered and around once
more. Mr. King will connect himself with the
house of Jacob Brothers next week, and will act
as their representative on the road.
K. G. JOHNSON, one of the employees of
Charles M. Stieff, of Baltimore, Md., delivered
a very forcible address on the tariff question and
the inactivity of the Senate at the recent picnic
of the employees of Charles M. Stieff. Speeches
were also made by Mayor Latrobe and Frederick
P. Stieff.
MR. PETER DUFFY, president of the Schubert
Piano Co., looks bronzed after his sojourn in
the Catskills. He is now to be found at his
desk every day.
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