Show SALT LAKE TAKES A SHOT AT GREEDY i TRUST DISPENSING TAINTED MUSIC Salt Lake appears to be one of the storm centers Jn n the canned nned music war Three Threet petitions were forwarded to congress from this city yesterday In the movement to protect prot t musical compositions from being kidnapped by manufacturers of musical machines Lest there be some doubt as to the nature of the controversy It may be stated at the outset that the objection objection tion to the promiscuous reproduction of the most enchanting melodies on more or less rasping mechanisms is not made on the ground of artistic deft deficiency deficiency or temperamental shortcomings The public at 10 cents a JI head hears heers Caruso warmed over but alas there Is nothing In It for Caruso The pant pantIng panting panting Ing populace is separated from its sn aIl coins in exchange for the Cay alleria aIle ria hashed on toast and there is i never a peso for Mas Mar Mascagni cagni The composers say that this tainted music is being dispensed by the tho most 4 greedy and rapacious trust now in bus business business iness mess The movement is not in any sense local but Is ill one one which is sweeping the country Letters from prominent musicians in New York and Washing Washington ton have ha been sent to local attorneys asking their cooperation and this has haM been secured The TIle letters call can atten attention attention attention tion to the Kittredge e bill introduced during the last session of congress and still pending which Is intended to tomake tomake tomake make it possible for tor compos composers ers authors and publishers to claim their dues ducs under the copyright cop right laws The law now operative and providing amp protection aa as 8 to reprinting and I publishing music or songs is if one which was RS enacted long before the days dRYS of phonographs and he the like and hence could never have been adequate to protect com corn composers posers from the disk cylinder or roll Under its ts conditions condition all ali music may be seized and put to any use and today there are thousands of the best songs sold as canned v vat at the expense of the composer the authors and publishers hers The bIg bg trust aIo aim has bas a 8 bill pend pending pending pending ing and is said to be he lobbying with all its tremendous might and means This Thi measure is hI known as the Currier bill which Is designed to offset the Kitt Kittredge Kittredge redge bill Its supporters have rafael the cry that the composers are try Ing In to deprive the common people of or good music simply ply because It comes to them as th panned variety |