Variety (Feb 1938)

M il S i c 4i Assignment pf ,. trustee - proyisiphs of the Songwriters' Protective Agsb- ciation's constitution ■ and isyrl^wS; are made the tercets of attack-^^^^^^ ; Attorney- Si it. Buzzell i^: his insyirer. to, the compiaint filed jiy the^^a^^ atioh agaihist Mills. Inc>', with the N. Y. supteme cpurtV,. Buiji^^ who 'sierVed :his papers upon deiense; Vcouhsel Mpndjiy/^( ih* articles in'' ciuestibtl: (VI' oi; the. Coiiistitutibri • and IX Pf ^ the byrlaWis) . hot only: flout public i pplicy ' but :,ar.e contrary to the laWs/pf the Uniteid '■.States. -^^ : -'/'^ ; lljjiclet atticle yi, Buzzell's answer : points put; all income .of the SPA be- Iphgs tp the associjitjbn and the rights .. of all ■ meriib^ funds Pr prppeirty -at; all times ' limited; or • divided as : deWrroine^^^ cpunr cir of the asspciatipn.. yi>d(Br;.Articl^^ ; '$PA (Tnembers assign - the ; m€fr :chanical: rights: pf npt prily their cre-r . - ated; ,but future. Woi'ks to the. associ- atipn: withpui .Vany limitatiPh as i to years, and , agrees ■■that HheSe rights -shall be held in trust by .the assbr ciatioh arid that .all -mphies': received . : fr^bni the, eb^plpitation of such 'rights .; shall .toe distributed iii .^uch' mariner the SPA-cpuricii may from tim^^ to time direct. / Bu?zeirs answer hqldf this ititire trust setup ,a,nd riiethod of adr: ; ■ministration;; is null arid yold- frbirri ^ twc^^^^ By insisting that its. meimbers assign the: nghts of: cpm- / ppsitibns which have not beeri. cre^ ated . or' ithey dp'. npt yet ■ own: the SiPA is" acting against what is: known, in laiw. as. public policy. By setting no ,-limit as to how ibng this trust .Will, run the SPA is^^^V^^ is knp.wn in law :as ''the r,ui:e.>gainst . ^ perpetuity., The writers : named :in: . the SPA's actidri against Mills .are all,no Jpiiger infants and the law, iri . order to .prevent the :aecumulatipn: pf ■■huge.:estates or principals,: prescribes / that jthe lif^ of the trust, be In New Vbrk state the longest term : ..that a trust-ihay: riiri is nieasured by y/hat-is known as 'for riiore than two; ;. iives:.irii' being/ : the lifetirne of the' persbri : whp PutiiVeis the . other .heir .;■ •V.^lihein^-the' Will. ...- ivv. ■/':■..:.■..:■■ - /'. Argues No Cause : • . Buzzeli argues that sirice the law. 4oes> not aliow- the: creation; bf a .. perpetual trust.fund the siPA-s lack of limitatibri in. articles Vi and IX .autprnatically riiakes these two p.r^^^^ visipns. iiieg;al; ; since tihe. SPA' .has bas^d its case -ailaihst Mills on : these two Articles, the illegality: bf : the lat- ter, cpn.clu((jes Buzzeli, leaves the as- ?pciatibn • withpiit a . : pf : act.ipri: In his answer Mills' lawy^ asks. for ; judgment,: disriiisisalbf^.^t^^ . tPgether- with cbsts arid disburse- • merits, . Majprity pf lawyers special- izing in the:music, industry are prcr v.- dieting, that this SPA plei for the . adjudicatipn bf its :-rights tinder :the ,tWb.articles will never con^ie tb triai. It'was after the 'spa cpuriti '', had realized; the . indefiriiteness of • .these .articles; arid .Sought, to rectify the situation by adpptirig specific pe- - -ripds pf iriembership. and ■ ^dminis tfation that the ftpbd pf resignatipris .ambrig Holly wood; w"t^^^^ birpke. The . SPA counciV first , talked: br m .. it 25. yeai-s, but laler'showied .ar^ i^ :. , cliriatibn.'to limit i years. ■ '■ Mills; Music, Inc.,; Was: singed- out ■ by- :the :SPA' ibr what ■ it- terriied'its : vtes.t ..case because the. firm "hiad. ac ■ : cepted.: SPA menibers' cpritrafcts r tp /which: had been.^ dc^ -.claririg -the 'agreement subject tp: the prpvisibns pf- Articles VI and iXi The . '"writers rianied in the SPA cpriiplaint ,: were Nat- Simpn, ; Dick Sanfbrd, ' ;H^a and^jack Stern; :, Fbrepart:; bf;. Biuzzeli's answer ;is. pretty mijch pf a gerieral: deriial of the; St*A^s allegations. - In ;his argu- . merit agiainst the soundness:: of ; .the :.. -SPA's assighmerit;provisiPris,: Buzzeli ppirits but ;there is n:Pthing ishbWing .. -whb is; gbiri;g:tb be the, tjeneficiaries, how the riipriey::. is tp':be'. divided, hpw lbrig :the . trust is tp cpritinUe, . •■ under what ■ circumstances it is iP be deterritined; and that the alleged trus^ tP : be created by the named writers Us dirked to. be made fpr the ibenefit : pf '■ anV asspCiatipn : cbrii- posed pf ' afluctuating . and . uricisr-. tained riuinbeif of perspns.' All pf Which; he :declareS, * cbntrary tP rules ;bf the cpurt. Deiiihark Switig^ ^ ^ ■ '. ; Cppenhagen,. Jan;'24 Although; tip fpreign swing bands have invided Derimark since Louis ATmstrpng^^ ViSit. in; 1934, the Danes have:: terrific yen fpr swing. Sibme even went tp -Sweden-JsiSt summe tb'hear Jimmy lAineefOr^ ' ; v : Piermi'ssipn' has • been; grjanted , by the ■ gpvernriient' for :; ..the;; British swirigsterv Nat GpneU^ hiS band to:giye two: hot Qprtcerts. ih Denriiark. Events were announced twb \yeeks ..in advance and entirely spld;out an hour. after the bpxbffice ppened. • ' ..Tiny ;Pfenriiark. has twp maga'ziries devoted tp: swing and, several hot clubs. .' : '■;,. ■'■• " ■ :.-'\' Disc ' Mahufacturers; Pledgtl! Cbiii Machines They Pe- ;feiidoAny; Suits Brought )>y Periorihing . Art ■ Deny Lalttier ; Hiaye Any Rights to Litense; PUBS AGREE RCA. Victor and the Decca Recqi^ C6\ .haye; pledged themselves; to :de- ferid :ariy suit; that the Natipnial. A^ sbciatipn of ■.. Performing ;.: Artists: riiigbt bring agairist the. jopefatbrs of Coin .reprbducing machiries. ; This assurance was; contained in letters sent by;: the: twb manufacturers last Week to cbiri machine distributors iri Pemisylv.anja,:.whefe: the I^JAPA^^^^r^^p eposes ,to. Start; some test'iitigatipn^^^P the issue soon^,. '•;' ' . I- With the machine business absprb.-. ing between 40% and 50%; pf; tl^e ; / (Coritinued; bn page' w), ;.. 'TWAS INEVITABLE Now 'Bei Mir' Is Subject of a I.aw- : New infringement :sii it was filed; 'Saturday . ;(29V by .vira B.V A^ cbrtippser, ; who: has long:,been .bat- tling with • ASGAP .and its meinber^; iThis; tiriie ■ Arristei ': /plainvs in' the ac- tion- filed in the Federal Court that. th^B v'music''bf ^'Bel ';Mir Schocn' had been copied' f rprn a sprig. he :cbrrit)o.sed in 189.9 .which he had cdpyrighted under; the title ;..'A Mother's ;Prayerv';..;ji counting and: dariiages ,fr^ inc. and :Warner Bros. Pi'cture^^^ naiiied as .(Jefendarits in,the;:actibn, ■ .Recently the; Court tbs.sed put simi-.; lar suits :which; Arristein' had brought agairist ASCAP and;pr'actically every music' publishing: house "in ■ the city. The court ' held the Arnstein .com-, plaint In. th:ese actioris ,were, insuffl.-: cient, and aHowed h irii :;■ to ; a mend. them, Which;up' to the present he has failed lb do. , •.;;;'.■''•:;.' FoUoihing: is an 'a^^ the cbmbiiied plugs oj ciiTTent tunes 6n WEAF,: WJZ dhd W ABC coinputcd. for the week /rb?ii^ M^ tbrbu0h SuncUtV: ^Ja^; 24-30)./G the:;tu;b NBC lijilcis and Cj^Si 'Commercials' reifers to; oil types plugs on sippMsbred proerntnis. in; 'Source' 'coli >' • • • • • • 4 > • •' •• • • < ■Title-."■ Dipsy Doodle Bei MirTBist; pu Schben. . . I Dbuble Dare > Yo.ii........ WhiStle. While Ypu Wbrk., You're a: Sweetheart Sw^eet :Sb.meone ftbsaiie .-. iv.;, ... Tf iie ;Gonfessibri v........,... Mania, Tb^t Moon Is Here.. Again. Ybu Tbbk Words Gut of My Heart Nice Work If You Can Get It.,,.;.... In the ;Still of the Night, v... i.... . Bbb; White..; >;..;..:... i. . i .> ^...... I See Your ;Face Before .Me;.. V I Live the Iiife:I LoVe;.....v.:^ Thanks fbr the Meriibr-y, .•...,'.. .'. .■. . I .Can Dream,:Ca.ri't I?. i;:. . . .... ^..... Sweet, as a Song... . vV,;,, ;.. Sbriiebody's Thinking of .You Tonight, Once;in a While; .........;..,. .;.-;;. • • * Two Dreams Got Together;.. -. • • • • * < Silhouetted in the Mppnlight. . ;'.;■ i.., :Mbre Than^.Eve^;v'.:;.■::; ;...-..'..'v;, .,v;.. I've Hitched My Wagpn to a star,;... Sail Along;:Sil'verylMobn. ...r •;• •.' Every Day's a- HPliday . >.»..'....... • Tune in- On My .Heart . .. ::.. .^v. ;> .^ r > • • Have Yovi Met .Miss .Jpries?..... .... Did ari Arigel Kiss Ybu? ,;..;;......;;. Ybiv Started: Spmeihirigv.v>^f. •. V.. • • .. .Tabbb^'--...... .... :■,;.'.■; ..,.■•■>. Ma m a. I Wa nria Make Rhy th ri>.,;...., The One I .LoVe.; ^^^v.::..'^.:.^ • Just'a Simple. Melody. r. .,... •Always'' and' Always. , ; • ;■';..•- '•• • Moon 01 Manakoora.;:,...^..... •. With a Sriiile and. a Song..:......;.., Ttry the One Who ;Loves Ybu.:. ^........ Smoke from a Chirnhey.;..,; Ciutside of Paraaise.v.':;. ...i.. i ..;:■; •■; HbmetoAvn'; v . .:v,.::,;. • •. ..<•;•• i;. Srienariigaris ;';. .:.■. .'-.i .;.■;■.;.« ... ,.;.;■.. . Rbmarice in the Rain .;;...:. ,......... Mv. Heaven .on Eairth .... ; . . . • I Wanna Be in. Wincheii's Colurnn.;.. i My •'Diay ;■..■;■..'...:;;;:■■!■..'.';:..•.'..'J.-.^V. There's a Gold ;Mine in the Sky..,.., Vm tike; a Fish Out' of Water;,...., Dovfn with. Lbye.; \.......— i......; I Simoly. Adore Ypi^;,.... ,v.. ;^;;;,>..., "ireri/Pretty:Giirls.; .;; ; /..,. .;.>..,. Fogky :'Day.' :;■.■;.■;,■.;;;.:;. ■.•'.:•':• .;^:'. V .:. ,i Let's Waltz fxjr; Old Times Sake. ;;■ ":;Publisheir::.; '!^y' vSoiirce':_ 'y ■ .. .liincolri ....^ i^Pbp: .. V.;.. ..s .;. ;:,;.Harriis .:... : *. v ... ^Lpye. Honbr. and Behave . ;. .Shapiro,*;i; ;Pop;...,......:...... ^v . . ;^ Be rlin ;• • • .v^vv v .'^snow white: Grand. Commer- . ' Total. :-cials Vaicais 38 .36" 33 V 37 12 14 .'"8'' Robbins . . . ... .♦You're a Sweetheart,, . . . Feist . i .;..'. ♦Love!and Hisses......, Vv.Chaippeli; i:.^ .,*RPsaliev;;. i . . i.;. . . .;; . . . Kampus .. *True Confession .. /.'. Paramount .,. ". ... *Big Brpadcast.;...;. . . . .■i .Parampunt i..... V^Big Brpiadcast;..:.. .... ... ChappielL i;... r;... *DanTisel in Distress.;..'. ..; Chappell; .Vr V r • • • ■ '*Rbsalie; .. ^;;... , .;.;. .>;^. ftemick '■;;■.■.;-..;Pbp'•;/;..■;..,..■.■...v-,-v.:.^", . .:. CraWford . ; . . .••tBetween the .Deyil.. .. ... , V. Wbirds arid Music:, tFifty-Fifty :• ;; , . ..; Paramount .;... i. *Big .Broadcast. . , .:.. ;. v; . JMarlb-. .. ;.:.'tRight,'rhis Way;.:. , ivLRbbbins : <, ;;;.... ^ 'Sally, Irene and .Ma:ry, .Schuster-Miller .; Pbp >■• > i/^:- - ■'. .■:<■'. .. Miller . . Remick . ..:.. ,;Harms . ,Miller. .'.. . ... . .'Harms .1... . .Select .;. ;, . : . . Famous .;. .. ; . ..Gilbert i i Chappell; .V,. ;'i .. Famous...... :■. .. Mairks- >:./. > . .Solitherri .. ... . ;Saritly-Joy ; . .Feist .:....;... .. Witrinark i .;.,;. /.■■Feisi^v;./, .;,;.^:, ;,Kalmar-RUb.S' /.Berlin: ; . ; .. .■.Gem ; iv. :. .Shapiro .•.'. ;, vSantly-Joy ;.Grawfoi-d .;.:. /. Select ..vRed-Star, .. . .. .;. Witriiark ..:. ^..^ ,....;Fei:st ,.:;.;/.: .;.Mills 'v.^;.;; ivBerlin .i'; v./.:;, . iHarriis: ■ .-. ;,^Chappbll .. Ager-YeHen Crawford ;... ;Pop-■...,. ;■;,. ; ./..v.;-; ,:.•..:;•;.:.■...;-..; i-. , .■Pop.'...; ■. i; . ;■'.', .■.; ,'..•.'.:■. . ^Holly.wobd. Hbtel.;. . ;...: ,':-Pop:■..;;:...,:: .■.;.:■..:.-:.:... • .:"►■• :. *Hollywbod; Hotel.....,... ,„. . ;Pbp ...'.'.;;.:... ."v'i .■.:.., .; ..:.'.'.,,. ..•.; , ;*Every Day's; a Holiday;.....;. ,.,'Pbp;0. • •:• ' • •:;'•• • ; ti;d Itether BevRight. w ....... . ^Pbp - :. .;.' • •. .'. /^yi'';.. ; .Pbp:'';.':'.'v;-.v.'. .'.■.■.■;;',.. ,..Pop V.-;;....;.. , ;*Manhaltan: Mierry-Go-Round. . ; '* Everybody . sing.; ... .. ;. *Script Girl. :• • . .. •>,. > • ■ .. *Mainne(quin . > ■.;;,■ • ; . . .:'>Tiurricane'; ., . V,.;.,.... ..^^Snow White.-. ■•.';■.•: .';.-;:..;.•.. • •. -.Pop .;;.;..'. ; . ;':'-. .■• • -..^ :-. '*Oiitside of Paradi.se.;.;. .Pop : . 1; . v.-. :. . . ♦Outside of Paradise .. . . . ♦Harlem on the Prairie, . *Siart . Cheering.::..;,:.. • . .;*iipve: and .Hissesi ....;. ,:i>op .-..r:-: —;. .•Hbllywood Hotel., ., fHboray for:;What..; .;. .Chappell ..Witmark I Still- libve to. Kiss; Yoii Good:Night:.; • Feist;. Vbia Can't'Stop Me from Dreaming,. ; Reriiick t«t's. Sail to ^Dreamland.,..;...,.. . . It's Easier Said Thari Dorie..;.;• • Snake Chairmer... ;.>;■■ .;; ■.■'■'; ;■,'.'..,.;. Jbsephirie 'v/.., ;;. ;-,,vi.v..;;', i .-^v.-.- When; Qrgari Played O Prbriiise Me. SWeef Stranger,'.; ■ '.:'^^i'J ^..^i. ..'..'.'■,■..; Love Is.Herc to-Stay;; i^/V.;: ;. v: . Let's;Make ilt a Lifetime;;. ;-...,,:; Lady Is ia Tramp'. '. .:.;;;.... . .. ., Some ;pay"My Prince WiU Come.;. Vierii ■Vieni;.,..'^ '■;■ ■ -,i f-\ .;'.;; ;;. .•■■. .Gacbita •.;■:;;:';;■;.:.:; ::.;,; . v.■.'■;. •It's Wonderful...V.: ,; ;^','. ;•.; .;. ;:.., Thrill of a Lifetiriic. .;.:.>;..;..,.>.; How. Many Rhymes?................... Silvery Mobn;and-Gbiden Sands..'.. In a Little White Lighthpu.se. ; . • Groatest .Mi.stake bf My Life..'.: '; ... bbrt't Cry,;-Sweetheart,;.; i;;. i,... In did Chicagp. i.;....,;........... One Rose; LCft i ri My Heart-,;. fJbodbv J'pnah,. i . . , .;,,. Big ,Dipper;;... ,:i.:;. . . ... v . .\; ,, i ^ • . •;.$riicr: . .Qlman . V...;. . .Marks :. ., ;., .■:Feist .. .;;; .^Mprris;-; ';;;, .V ,. Ager-Yel ien; .,..ChappelJ . , Jacob c-: :■ . . Chaopell ,. ; . . ;.Berlin ;:. . : . ; .. W'lmark , V,. ; . SPuthcrh...\ ..;. . ;iRobbins .. . ;..; .:.'Marlb .-,.-..;; ,;. .. .-RfemiCk . .■.'...' ;;.:Mii|s.:;;.\;;:;,.> ... Dbnald^bri " .::.Miiis..,;;.::.'..;... ■. . Miller ;.;. .. ;;Fcist.. .-.; .;; ..,:> .;:;'Sha'pirb:-.': i;^. . vRbbbinS;. ;.. '. , .Lincplri ';.'.-ppp':.:.'-. ....'^vy:;.'.:;. V.';-. :.;pamsei in Di stress. ;.v.POD.- >'. . . ','V. .'..V.::V..:>'..... ■i .>'52d 'Street. . .. ; . /■pbp-'..., .'.:.^.-.'V-•:v^v..;.:., :.P6f)-;'.:...".-'..;:. ..;-.''vV.:- •:>Pbp;;. :.v.. .;',..".v ;':Ppp.-....:vv:;K.iV...... .'.VPop. ;.;./;,>;;.:•:. ,....". Pop ■■.;..'■,:;.';.; v....-; ;.::Pbp..,i.■.; ;%•'. .^.y^r,' . 1 *Gbldwyri^ Follies..., -i;Babes in Arms,;.. ..?S.ribW Whitig ; ;. v.; .Pop.;.,;. . • ;...;^v.:.. .Pod; ;;•;:.;.;, .;;.;: : ?Thrill of a Lifetiriie. . Pop-',.. .:,■.':..:■....:;".■.■ V-';■'-.■..■.: Pop ;:.;;;. .:■.'/.■,■ v\.;'.,.;. V.'; •.Pbp. ,'.:;.'.;; . . . . ..Pb0-.',;'..,.^ .:..v>.i;. : *Tn Old Chicago;; vPo; ..'.:.;: '. -i^Vii-ginia.. i V .'•Pop 29 27 24 23 2X 21 ; 19i 18 y-- ■17-'.: :-I7-.:: '.1.7''.;' 16 .16 15 ' h:-:- u H 13 1,3 n : .. 12-. 12; 12 ;>H . :.li .11 11 • 10 10 . It) 9 .; 9 • 9 •: 9 ■ 9 9 . 9 9 9 "• 9-. ■ :' 8 IB -: 8 .•"«■' . 8 •'08' . '. 8 . " '8 ■ : .••8 '•■■7.' • ■:T ■ i .: ■ ■ 7 ■ .. 7 ■ •: 6 fi ■ ; 6 :.:■ «.•• ' ' 6 ' .• ••• « ■; -: rr • ■■' ':'5; • •■ 5. ■ ^'fi' .■':■•'5;^ :.' ;■ ^s-- ,:■'.■.S:- .'.■'■..')':- ■9:' 1.3 9 .■5 5 ■■ 6;. 3' : ■■3'- ■ .'5 6 •' 4 • ■' 3 • ■ '■ ■ 1 .; ; ;.3 ^ 2 3; 3 2, ■ .2 i I ■". "2 :■ 4 y 2 • 0 ■ 1 ■■: 3- •'• .1. •M:-:" . -3 : ; 2- ■ '■ I • 0 .- ..•r■■'; \-(). ■ ■: ■2-.'. ;-".0'V. 0 0 ' ■ 2- :' ■ 1. ; 2 1. ■'. 2 . 2 :'l'. : :• '2- '':\-.. .■'.2'■^. ': 0' ;''.i--; •^:-o': .■ o;; --■0 ^::..4:-': ': .1" •".'3^;'- . ;.0--~. 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Prbtectiye Asspciatibn's- suit.; • against Mills' Music, Inc;,.': with half.;." pf this sum having;been; already paid ;., lp:;the lalt'er's lawyer.; Siiri)uel;J, Bu/-' zclU/j Saul Bprnsteiri,: operating head ■ of irviitg Beflirii' Inc., cpmpliGated •; the; quest.ibri bt backing Mills bjr d.e- nrianding' thai similar.,aid be extended . h i§ fi rm; B.brnstein argued ...that the . ; publishing .industry y/us a? much: nf-;. fected by the suit Which the .^SPA '; has;brpught against the Bbrliri out-, ;. fit a.s it;w.3S by the ariti-Mill.s action, arid .that if. the pubs were getting be^;. . hin<i; Mills he;siaw no rea.spri ; Why they- shpuldri't .■ agree; tP mteet. pai t ;: pf^Berlin's ■ legal.;biU. ;:: . At .the irieetirig; palled; to di.sciiss the matter; of; helping ; fl:nance t he- Mills case Buzzeli ; stated, . that '■■ lie, vi^arited:'$2,600 to. prepare; arid. he;estimated that aripther .$2,500 . wpuld be r^^uj^ed for the trial;,After'; Several;, days , pf ;parleying ;with . MPPA officials a:nd.;severat influen- \ > tial publishers- Buzzeli ;c:oris,enied to .:. accept $1,560, -frPnii ;th<Ei;;:MPPA; arid /:;. tP look to hiisvclient.fpr;the balance. .Debate; pn ;the issue; frcqueritly., ' gre.w heated, 'i«nd ;ampng^^.t parfici- ^ parits. were ,.cpijri.sel for yaripus pub^^ 1 iishirig firriis,: One lawyer; expressed . him.self as Ipath tb. advise..his clients 'to" aid Mills unless he himself were retained as p>art:bt thc:iegal battery,; ; When / asked',' whether he expected .' the ; MPPA to .pay hinv a fee, thii ; ;iaWyer arisWered in the afftmative.; .; '.; N«*-*-'Test.;; '; ! ■GbnserisuSv bf ;bpiriibn . among the ^ lawyers .preserit,. .outside pf 'Buwr;*]!, , . "Wa:s'~that^he~^MilIS'^attertdi '; " ;cpnstitute :a test:-ease, .arid that, even if the decisibn Wehtagainst tlwt firm the . underlying., principles iiivbived . in the cbntrbversy between the SPA ' arid publishers; Would net be Seribus- . ly affected;- ■; All Mills had done,- they ppinted: but, 'w^^ to accept; writers' : contxa'cts Wb^eh stipulatjed they wci;« ; subject tb tb'e by-laws of tte SPA. He; has in no; way interfered in the cbntractual; relations .between the SPA and its-moriibers,; arid ainy adjUr :; dicatiori. handed down by the coiirts could ■ riot be: made tp; appTy. .to in- :. .stances; where: rib such .stipiilationis : ■ were''accepted.:-'^-■ ;;•;■'' It) the Berlin case ther SPA .seeks to i ecpyer part pf - the com m Issiopg which that ;firm'::cxpended .;for the : iiccri;sing,' of mechanical rights. . Pu.ir- ; pose of •this, suit is tq, stop /thc/piib'-.. iisher from riiaking the writer: jcririt- |y liable for the expen.sc bf /Kiich: . licen.sing services arid to force the former to pay-pifif .on the gross, fee' collected frbm the Ou.ser; . Garitor, GrqsbjT Disc for ChUriiy ^aljB ; , ;;Hpllywbpd, Feb;; 1;'^ ;^ ,- With:: Eddie ;Cantbr . as ,*riicce 4ind;. Viclbr /Young; supjplying: the ;back- grPiind , ;muSiCr Bihg. Crosby; arid Connie BpS-weit : recorded. 'Ale.^arii. der'.s Ragtime; Band-' as a 'duet. arid. ■ 'Horrie ;pn .. the' R^ and-":-"i'rue' Confessibn' as solbs; for genera) siile by; Docca; with, the .entire gross ceipts : going;tb the' fund . for infari-; lilc paralysis iSUffcrers; ■: Rccbi;ding Was siiperyised by ;3 .: First di-sc/ b^^ by-, (he -taierit array, and;.airniailed: tbv Pj-C.'iiderit,;; flobsevclt,; whi Ic .Coritor pcrsoiTally: spld the second;to an im- ideritified: piircliaser;; for :$.'iOO,' .1 Salabert Buys Rights ■;'. ,'Frahcis.;Sa]abert hn.s '. obl'aineti; the .i-Eii)^ope|iri. rights .,lo' Ihc ca-talpg .of Exclusivf^ Mu^iC, Inc/ C^ the ^Scandinavian ..cbuntric.s: and: 1 for-:tb.vee' .y^;irf;;,;;■.;-';:.-." •'/.joachiiri .;. ;\ljorijavl')..:' • Salabrit'i .7\rric:i-)Cnrt i-ci5; ncgptiiited the.'deal.-' ; ' .Kalori; ;S^^ ;..Sisrn . ract ; ,:;' Jurf^Q« ■'-fea-liri-/ ;i n C ^hfive .? signat4!i'?tl.' ;two'-j;oi)f; vvriJ ing ■agr.C0!Ti'''n1,.<',' ;-i:th::?.^<t>!'>i..:''.; Bf;rii.'.!;r,.in.. 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