The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-10
InJunctiOus Asked For,

The case went before Justice Weeks
In Part /. OF the Supreme Court las,
week and was intensified by applications
by both Harry G. Fisher (BudJ and ,hs
Wheeler Syndicate on the one hand and
the star Company on the other for
injunctlous. Justice Weeks is expected
to hand down a final decision by ne,t
Thursday, but meanwhile he has for.
ridden the Star Company 10 issle NM,
and Jen pictures in a comic supplement,
and has permitted the Wheeler Synd.
cate To distribute the adventures -,
Mutt n JEFF, provided Mr. Fisher
doesn't cntitlc his pictures merely "Nlitt
and eff. He "A use the names al,
he did yesterday. when tho New YORK
Worid, II of the subscribers TO liza
Wheeler Syndicate service. printed H..
first contribution from MIR. Fisher under
the title. Well. Well. Look Who's
Here old Mutt Himself and lis
Sidc Kick. JET"
Not the least interesting fact brovsh,
out .u the litigation over HId F.shcfs
HughmakerS j. the amount 81 money
that Mutt and Jcu brought In 20 tie S,lr
Company. aud which. under cun.f4as
already made by the Wheeler S,nl.
cate, they VIII bring iu. bud Fisher
AIMS II, by his new arrangement with
the syndicate. Will earn far more money
than the President OF the United state,
receives annually. Under has contract
with Mr.. Wheeler Bud is to r.c.ys
81 1000 a week and - per cent ~ 30
gross rooe. pts OF the syndicate. Nearly
"A hundred newspapers in various pass
Of IA" country have contract ID 90 uss
the Mutt aud Jcm drawings. ard
Fishers income therefore Will b" n
tn" ncighboghood of $4,000 q Hcs.,
perhaps a little more, since additional
contracts are anticipated Therefore
Bud Fishers salary viii bc about WAT
Mary i.ckiord receives, $lui,uUO Cd year,
and Miss rickford is rcpu;ed to h, no
highest paid star in the nln world
When IN" star Company brought SUIT,
Mr.. Fishers contract with the company
having expired on August :. after beng
operative for four years. the counsel Tor
the company. B~a!ubr.dse colby % y
y ssau sire :. stated to Justice Wees
that Nj. Fisher hal been receiving $500
u week from Mr.. Hearst for merely 20
newspaper rights TO the Mutt ana 10
feature. TIA. book and dramatic rslts
having been reserved 10y the artist. NJ
colby coutcudcd that since Mr.. F.sae-
had seen III I. terminate his contract
with Oh" STAR Company. the sal Gone
pduy /, every reason of equity md
precedent Of law should be granted pt.-
manou; possession of the title 'Mut,
and JEFF" This would imply of course
that the Hearst papers could employ
other artists to draw Mutt and Jcf p-'
lures.
Parallel Eases cited.
There had been other cases Of sm.
liar nature. Mr.. Dirks. creator - ne
famous k~atzentammer Kids, left ne
New York american to draw his pid'.t.
some series for the WOyid. BIi tie
American nevertheless lcttiuo! tie
to tn" caption "katzeulamnvr 10
and hired another artist TO make The
series as like as possible to NJ I'fNss
drawings. Mr.. pirks. drawing for 81"
Worid. was not permitted 20 VS. re
tit. hut called his feature Hans H'l
Fritz" \ similar situation cam" f0"''
when r. +. Outcault went &" mo y.
York american and the H'ru'a r'f' ''.
possession OF the caption t.'.''
Brown
Mr. Colby IN his argument s."'"'''
that IN" Star Company had i.a'.' 8"
Mutt and jeff feature popular D. p.' DR."
back of It the great prc-tls" "i a ~
tiouwidc organization lie s'.d '.r' 81.
Fisher had been coddlcd, uaWp'i"d ava
spoiled. The star Company, he sud- '''
created the Mutt and Jcit '"'l' -lIi'
and he asked that the S'tr '.''iAhH
rights be protected and t.if t.sAe' -
|enjOiucd-
counsel for Harry G Fisher a'Nl .'
Wheeler syndicate. said hat MIR FF '''
comic creations were his J|"N" 'n" '''
he was entitled 20 take them "Icr"
pl,asod. He revealed that Mr. tS''
had refused a salary Of $50 ''' q .,'
20 accept the contract offered H'm oN we
Wheeler syndicate. He state. ''i' 'r