Evening journal., 1903-01-21
EDISON AND SON
HAVE TROUBLE
The Former Brings Action
Against Latter in United
States Court
WANTS USE OF NAME RESTRICTED
Charges That the Thomas A. Edison,
Jr., Company, is Using Name Of
Wizard to Defraud the Publio--Two
Wilmington Men Involved.

Thomas A. Edison the wizard inven-
tor has filed bin Ia equity In the
United States Court against the
Thomas a. Edison. Jr.. Chemical Com
)pany, with affidavits annexed. praying
that the defendant company be re-
strained by injunction from using the
name Edison In connection with a part
OF the corporate title. business, letter
head, advertising matterand also using
the word wizard in connection with ink
tablets sold by the defendant company,
and from holding out In any way that
the complainant Is the inventor or in
any way connected with magno- cleo
trio vitalizer, sold and manufactured
by the said company The bill also
prays for an accounting ana damages.
Thomas A. Edison Is the inventor Of
the photograph, incandescent light.
quadruplex telegraphy, telephone trans
mitter, Horoscope, mlneograph and
many other inventions OF lesser impOr-
tancc.
The bin further charges that on
April 80. 1893, Franklin Everhardt, Of
New York. and Edward II. Candy and
Gardiner w. Kimbail. of this city, or
ganized the Edison Chemical Company.
engaged In business I'm New York for
the sale OF ink tablets and powders in
vented by n man named Moyer and
advertised and sold there as an invl4l-
tion Of Thomas A. Edison, when in
fact they We're not invented by the
complainant or had he any connection
with their manufacture. and charges
that the name OF c. M. Edison had
been sold 10 the corporation for the
fuse OF the concern.
on account of the various inventions
of Thomas A. Edison. he has long been
referred 20 by the press and popular
usage as the Wizard" and he prnys
that the defendant company be enjoin-
ed from using the term as we'll as the
name Of Edison.
The advertising terms which the
complainant Slrticularly speaks Of are
as follows: Wizards Ink Tablets"
'Edison's Wizard Ink Tablets and
-Edlsons Ink Concentrates"
on July rs, 1901, n bill was filed i'm
the Federal Court in this city by
Thomas A. Edison, enjoining the Edi-
son Chemical Company, from using the
name Edison as part OF its corporate
title and letter-head shortly after the
concern was enlOined, Thomas A. Edi-
son. Jr Chemical Company was incor-
porated under the laws OF Delaware
and IL commenced 20 sell Wizard Ink
Tablets and also a devise called
Alagno- Electric Vitalizer, as an inven-
ton OF Thomas A. Edison. Jr
In the BILL Thomas A. Edison ac-
lSnowlcdges that he has a son about 80
years OF age and admitted having em-
ployed him for a short time. but since
then has had occupation. selling his
name to various unprincipled persons,
who used the name to defraud the pub
lic While employed by the complains
ant he made no practical inventions,
and since then the complainant is sat-
isied that his son made no inventions.
The bin charged that the name OF
Ihomns A. Edison, Jr, was sold by The
latter TO the corporation for a lump
sum of money, TO defraud the public.
and that the defendant did not invent
either ink tablets nor the vitalizer. An
affidavit attached to the bin corroba.-
rates In part the charge OF the plain
tin, in that Il says that Thomas A.
Edison, Jr., was given $4,000 worth
Of stock In the company and $50 a
month salary.
The defendant claims TO have re-
ceived $4,000 worth OF stock In the
!, company and S25 a month salary, which
he received until December 6 last.
Since that time the defendant said he
entered into a contract with the con-
Germ whereby he will receive $40 q
week and a guaranteed payment OF
per cent on his stock. Il am one OF
the corporators OF the company" said
Edison, Jr., in the bill. refuting the
charges against the concern, "and am
actively Identified with the corporation.
l did not invent either the ink tablets
nor vitalizer, as is charged"
The firm is engaged in business at
No. IA Stone street. New York city.
The court made an order setting
February 9, az II o'clock a. m.. for n
p hearing on the motion for an injunc-
r tion.