Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1898 — SOUSA MUST PAY UP. [ARTICLE]

SOUSA MUST PAY UP.

Decision for Mrs. David Blakely for a Large Amount, John Philip Sousa, the march king, has been oi 'ered by the New York court to pay Mrs. Ada P. Blakely, widow of the late David-Blakely, his former manager, SIOO,OOO, which may end the litigations of eighteen months. Mrs. Blakely claimed this amount dtfe the estate from'Sousa for music compositions, management and a percentage of the profits of a tour ending Mag 23. 1887.