Show SOUSA WOULD TAX RADIO SETS I WASHINGTON April By 20 20 ByThe The Associated 1 Press John Press John Phil Philip ip ID Sousa band master malEr and an l com composer com com- composer poser paid 26 25 to have hav his first song published but he subsequently attained a maximum monthly In- In Income Income in-conr in come ot of o In royalties he disclosed Monday be before foro the th joint congressional patents committee This ho however ever was wall before radio broadcasting and talking machines had changed tho th ho American pUblic from one that purchased and played sheet sheH music to what he described os as asa asa a 1 listening public Ills reduced 1925 Income In roy roy- royalties royalties roy royalties a mere mero mer pittance ot of he blamed upon the development ot of radio and the th copyright law Iw ot of 1909 01 which allows him only a 11 penny a record cord on sales sales of phonographic graphic reproductions reproduction of ot hIs hi corn com poi corn positions lie He II said that It requires sales of seven even and a n half halt records to net the sarno samo royalty obtained from the sale ot of one on piece ot of o sheet music Opposing the Dill mil bill which would regulate radio and set act up a ascale ascale aseal scale of rates rate upon which broad broad- broadcasting broad casting stations would pay ny com com- composers com composers posers for tor the use us ot of their music Mr Sousa SOUS denied donled that he h had advocated ad- ad advocate ad advocated l charging a It fee fe for listening sets lOts He concluded by saying l that when we furnish the tho th brains through which the companies companie make mak money we 1 w ought to get ct something out of ot It |