The guardian., 1940-12-28

established in Federal court. Tn fact
any restaurant, dance hall, or theatre
performing composers song without
MS or her consent is subject to the
same suit for damages. Very few
cases are ever tried for the simple
reason, a public place takes out a
license with ASCAP like thew do anv
other permit to do business, and the
ASCAP license only amounts to about
ten cents per seat for a whole wear ON
the places seating capacity. A place
seating one hundred people only paws
ASCAP $1,000 per year to play all of
the music written and published bv
| members of ASCAP which also in,
cludes such white composers as Irving
Berlin, Victor Herbert, Jerome Kern,
Sigmund Romberg, Gene Buck, Carrie
Jacobs Bond, Fritz Kreisler, Buddy De-
Sylvia, Billy Rose, Chauncey Olcott.
Deems Taylor, Oscar Hammerstein
u, Oley Speaks, ]. Russell Robinson,
Billy Hill, and hundreds more.
Ii you tune in on your radio at
twelve o'clock midnight New Years
eve and don't hear any of the songs
mentioned in this article, nor any other
songs written by our colored ASCAP
writer's, you'll know why.
CHATTER BANTER
"Little Napoleon" G. E. R. ]. Fin
ley Wilson, of the Elks, of Washington
and Harlem was familiar figure on
the avenue during the past week, in
company with Judge VIM. C. Hueston,
also of D. C. and Hon. James E. Kelly,
grand secretary of the Elks, of Bir-
mlngham. Local Bills left no
stone unturned to give the visitors a
cordial welcome and hospitality. We
enjoyed the hospitality of Wilford E.
Levin, N. Y. State Director, Pope Bill
lups, Herbert Bruce, Bob Douglass.
Frank Schiffman, Duke Ellington, Bill
Pennyfeather, Charles Buchanan,
Bill Harris, Lovey Joe Robinson, Joe
Brown also daters Gladys Isaacs,
Violet Allison and many others.
Edgar G. Brown, well known politi-
cal figure of Washington was visitor
in Harlem during the past week =.
William B. Graham, national sales
manager of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer
is busy in Harlem showing the merits
OF the beer that made Milwaukee
famous. :. Friends of Matte Flem-
ing who is confined in an institution
are urged to get in touch with her at
once, she is number 2082 address: Bed
ford Hills, N. Y.
So long pals and gals, your cruising
reporter, SNELSON, 555 Edgecombe
Avenue, NYC.
DEAR UNCLE SANTA CLAUS
Please extend cordial yuletide greet
ings and hearty fluctuations to all my
good friends and reader public, great
and small, far and near, richer and
poorer than I. Bring them health,
wealth and prosperity. Pm not so
choosy about myself this Christmas,
it's just another day for me. 1t
gives me joy and happiness to see
others enjoying life and Gods gener-
GUS gifts to mankind.
Thanking you kindly Santa, ole boy,
wishing you many happy chimneys to
crawl down, and many lovely crea-
lures to delight. . Your humble ser
want, Snelson, the cruising reporter.
Postscript: l forgot to ask you to
do me some more favors:
SANTA CLAUS =. PLEASE BRING
This old world another deal that
does not deal in war. . Bring ole
New York more money and if it doesn't
grow on trees, put it under ground so
we can dig for it.
Bring Wilford E. Levin, chairman
of the Elks Civil Liberties, the great
est Emancipation Celebration on New
Years Day, January /, 1941.
MEETING FRIENDS
Had chat with my good pal Paul
Robson, who has just returned to his
family after a transcontinental con-
cert tour :. he expressed great pleas
ure in being home for the holidays. :.
Dropped in to see Erskine Hawkins,
the Goth Century Gabriel of Tuxedo
Junction his lovely little wife in
troduced me to the Hawkins portable
bar E. and she was all smiles that
her hubby had just presented her with