The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1933-12-30
E SUIT TO
DIN AN INVASION
.r Charge Had
Backing Scott
Syndicate
Tiff Combine
Is Seven In Fold

nngton. - (By AMP - A
onths' fight over control" Of
kgro Press by w. b. Ziff Com
u white advertising company,
ed the dramatic stage OF 6
Faction a few days ago when
Gin Company served Bernhard.
oder and Company, Inc, white,
injunction papers in New
A.
Che suit contains sensational
hrges and afiidavits with equally
ksatt5nal counter-charges Robert
Nann, assistant to the attorney
Neral OF the United States. lead
,.&g Democratic leader and publish
er ~of the Pittsburgh Courier, Is
called the hacker" OF an organi-
cation out TO break the rule ~
Ziff over the Negro press. The w.
B. Yin company Is accused of be-
ing actively engaged In financiall''
sponsoring a newspaper syndicate
operated by w. A. Scott in Atlanta
Ca, with the ultimate purpose Of
harming and DESTROYING the news
papers which the w. b. Ziff com
pany now represents" Zif calls
such statements "mischievous and
malicious in intent" and denies
financial sponsorship of the Scott
Newspaper Syndicate.
Serves 66 Papers
The court Is asked to eniolp
the Bernhard, Launder and Com.
49, 49, e<aiiapAfrism- nlarfely,o1
in any way with It's exclusive "Ne.
gro Press Group" or claiming that
it is the advertising representative
OF any of the newspapers and maya
zines comprised within the Negro
Press Group" &c in number.
The w. b. Zin Company claims
to have sc colored newspapers un-
der contract to use them exclusive
ly for foreign and national adver-
Using. IL claims that the new
company, Bernhard, Launder and
Co., Inc, organized under the laws
OF New York, July 81, 1888, is hold.
ing itself out as representing even
these papers. viz: The Califor-
MIA Eagle. The Detroit Independent,
The indianapolis Recorder. The
Kansas City Call. The Philadelphia
Tribune. The Richmond Planet, The
\ A ~ thn
tracts with the Sc papers. according
to the Ziff company. run to 1888
and are renewable at the expira-
ton of each flve-year period for
another five year : .riod unless
notice of cap9e1fation is given six
\ months ps,5r to such expiration.
4 ZiRs>4Ims in his petition for
IN junction against Bernhard, Laun-
\ der and Co., that "the deliberately
' false and misleading" claim OF the
latter company that IT is repre-
senting some of the papers of the
"Negro Press Group" In creating
uncertainty and confusion" in the
minds OF advertising agencies and
advertisers as to the continued in
tegrity OF the Group" One adver-
Using agency, at least, has with
held payment on an account until
the matter Is Strengthened out.
Milton ]. Jurin. vice president of
the Franklin Advertising Corpora
ton, made AFFIDAVIT that Bernhard,
Launder e. Co. had represented
themselves as soliciting advertise
ments for II colored papers seven
of which heretofore had been rep
resented by Ziff and that because
OF the confusion, his company does
not know who actually does rep
resent these papers and that they
have been compelled to hold up
payment on one OF the accounts.
"vann Backing Antl-ziH Campaign"
On November "a. 1888, Louis w.
Turck made AFFIDAVIT that he had
been approached by Launder and
told that Robert l.. Vann, assist
ant 10 the attorney general, was
black OF the organization.
Amsterdam News Reports to zlh
William n. Davis, president of
the Amsterdam News company OF
New York, made afEidavit that Laun-
der had approached him and so
licited the business OF the Am
sterdam News. "Mr Launder."
said Mr.. Davis. assured me that
II would be good business to break
this contract with ziff) so that
his frm would be able TO represent
our newspaper. stating that the w.
. b. Ziff company service TO Negro
owned newspapers was Ineffective
inept and not competent, whereas
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