| Show SENATOR SMOOT IS BUSIEST MAN Chairmanship of Patent Commit Committee tee is Keeping Him Moving Moving ing Lively 1 ROOM CROWDED TO THE LIMIT Scores of le Terribly Anxious to t 1 Views on nit 01 lu lo Of QI New Dill Bi BiSp Special Sp cal to tho tIlO th News N Washington SO It IB is II doubtful It if there thero is 18 a minor subject Congress Is attracting a n tithe of tIme the attention which is 16 being given to the proposed change elmange in the law la w The Time principal cause caule of ot this great Interest Is found In the tho fact act thal thai vig vigorous vi vigorous i orous efforts are arc being mado made to apply c to all ni musical compositions to such nn nit ni extent as to 10 give the tho com COI IO lr by any nimy mind and all al mechanical pro pio COSEC ceases During tim tho past decade pianos phonographs talking machines and ld music boxes have be Lie become come collie COIO so common tutU mid so cheap that they the arc aro found lo nd for Cr sale saI in Iii practically every in tho the country Of course If ft I any nil an person firm or corporation can Secure tho ho exclusive of manufacture disks rolls and other OlO devices for fOI time re se reproduction production through the Instruments ot or oral all al aim nIl mat Ilm or individual would woul soon coon millions und out a U monopoly he created which would make tho Iho Oil 0 envious It I Is claimed on 01 the part hart of ot those who tire ore opposing tho bill bil that thal it Is to 10 create Just such sach a 1 that the present prest effort elfort Is being made mudo Senator Senates Smoot of Utah Ulah chairman ot of the senate on oil patents n line has tile thu bill bil in km charge is one of oC the tho busiest men In Congress Just now Ills room in tho the senate annex annec is 1 crowded every esery day with wih scores oi ot interested per pur sons anxious to t exploit their views lows and anti the senator baa bas little time line to do any anything Im an thing other othel than Ihan listen to the tho to arguments ments melmus mels pro and anti con The rIme subject is un aim In Important ono one said sall the tho senator 8 today lodl and It will 1 require great greal onto euro to frame fralo a u measure which will wi protect the tho Interests of ot all al concerned I 1 do not nol think tho the matter will wi bo be 10 disposed of ot haty and amid ald certain certainly Iy ly not until wo we havo had ample opportunity tun I to o get at the tutu merits merit ot of both sides of oC tie the e controversy |
