Show 1111 III ATI Ia 1 IlllAIV HUM roe the I e500 lie nt III > wralle end IIeAlrlrnl llnimuer ABIIIMIION May 0 llronrou Howard prnldent of the American I Ameri-can Drmallo club Charlei llernard J r Clarke David lhslueo I and liar r rlion 1 Orey iltke and other femsone intireilrd the drama mo actively al work lu the Interest bill now pending pend-ing lu Cougreti lor the protection of I laywrlchu and theatric manageri rno tlJtcl > otiiht by Ihooingrewional bllla Ie t Iho exteuilon ol thejiirlidlctlou of the United Htatei circuit courli 10 na 10 provide that when an Injunction la granted by > United Htatre circuit I judge riMtralnlng I the production of any dramatic oroperallo organiiallonlhe Junction hall operate on all other orculla ol the United l Hide unite att adds 1 IIIIr proper notice and hearluj The bill are before Ibo Huol and Hunio conimltlee on pitenln Inn atalemeut made lu the Henate commlllee Unlay Mr Howard 1 ile eland the evil of pirating 1lalI has grown In defiance of Ilin copyright law to such an extent that writers and managua who pay larK prlcci for the writing ol plays for the pat ten year have Kin up copyrighting them The builiieit of pirating he raid hail come about ai the result of traniftrrlug theatrical butlntai from local Hock com aulM lo traveling com panle It waia builneM that deflid the law of the United Htttel and hail l grown to luch an silent ai to com mind the attention of CongreM It lOa aitlited by fine ol the publUhlng houtf which dieted tu tell hinted euIlea of the ley eUKI Howard inlnled out then In Juuotlonito rettralu Iho rroduclloni uf plays piratical companle acooni pllibed uolhlnir for ae loon ai an In iunctlou wailitued the patty on whom Il I ooll il t SIlIt NI It waa obtained would move out of the jurlidlctlou of the court Each preliminary pre-liminary Injunction cost about Jt Tha Luilntti I lutireli I Involved In Ibis pirating he declared were tmormoui and the legltlallon ought be oIlnoJ wa oolIar 10 protect f them Mr Howard read uumeroui letteri from theater mauagvri and play wrlgbti laying It 1 wai Impui Ibiw to IIn uv otolloll under UI tiling law Mr Howard received aHllralle that the bill he advocated would be reported I to mini the Henatofavorably wUhiiutameud |