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11.EVIEW
Fraud Case
Mutoscope Moves to
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others had been misrepresenting his pro-
ducts either by mail, advertising or other-
wise. He and his associates further de-
fended their contract by asserting that the
120 per cent profit referred to the gross
income of a machine for a period of
eighteen months. They also claimed that
"exclusive territory" meant the right to
purchase more machines. Several trade
names had been used, defendants asserted,
because of the large turnover in salesmen,
most of whom were hired by correspond-
ence.
The companies named in the bill were
W. F. Main Company, Appleton Novelty
Company, The Machen Company, Standard
Mercantile Company and the Standard
Manufacturing Company. Besides Main
the persons convicted were: Jane E. Sla-
vata, E. L. Weidner, Frank E. Machen, J.
H. Arnold, H. A. Visel and H. Pasteur.
Pasteur was convicted on the mail fraud
only.
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The trial broke all Houston Federal
Court records for length, number of wit-
nesses, number of defendants, number of
jurors, and miles traveled by participants.
It lasted from June 5th to July 5th. Fifty-
eight witnesses from 17 states traveled a
total of more than 25,000 miles to Houston
for the trial. Fourteen defendants were
originally named in the indictment. It was
asserted that the trial cost Main $15,000 in
addition to the $11,000 fine.
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Own Building
Philadelphia Demands
Beverage Vendors
PHILADELPHIA- What is considered
one of the largest single orders in the his-
tory of the Bally Manufacturing Company
was made by the Keystone Vending Com-
pany of this city during July. Sam Stern
of Keystone, exclusive distributor of the
Vendor, reports, "We have just made ar-
rangements for carload deliveries of Bally
Beverage Vendors.
"The rush for deliveries of these ma-
chines have been responsible for the ar-
rangements which will bring carloads of
the Bally Beverage Vendors to this city on
regular schedules. Locations for the ma-
chines have already been arranged. Lead-
ing operators throughout this wide area
have shown a great interest in getting
started.
"There is little doubt but that Philadel-
phia will lead the country in the operation
of Bally Beverage Vendors. Leading loca-
tions have already been solicited and we
find every one of them interested and ready
to get started. The first carloads will un-
doubtedly be in demand before they arrive
from the factory. We are arranging for a
complete schedule of carload shipments to
cover this territory with the hope that we
can meet the demand."
♦
"Do you know what I'd do if
your wife?"
"Yes, you'd do me a favor."
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De Luxe Dice
Perfect cubes. O ne-half inch square. Red,
green or white.
$ 2 .00 per hundred
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1025 Universit y Ave ,
Wichita, Kan sa s
IMP OB TANT
NOTICE
The Los Angeles offices of
the COIN MACHINE RE-
VIEW will close Septem-
ber 15 for the annual
vacation of its staff.
Business will be resumed
again Monday morning,
September 25th.
Atlas Novelty Reports
Increasing Business
CHICAGO-If there has been a summer
slump in business this year it hasn't been
felt at Atlas Novelty Company where in-
creasing orders from all parts of the coun-
try, and foreign countries as well, keep
a full crew at work in the shipping de-
partment.
Known as one of the top-notch jobbing
and distributing firms in the United States
Atlas has built up a terrific number of
steady, satisfied customers in all parts of
the world. Operators have complete con-
fidence in Atlas rebuilt equipment and
consequently this accounts for a consider-
able portion of their gross business each
month.
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Betty- "Oh, Archibald, you 're too
slow."
Archie-Tm afraid I don't grasp you."
Betty-"Y es, that's just it."
NEW YORK - William Rabkin, presi-
dent of the veteran coin manufacturing
firm, International Mutoscope Reel Com-
pany, Inc., announced this week that the
three factories now producing the various
Mutoscope machines will be immediately
consolidated and moved to the company's
new five story building at 44-01 Eleventh
Street, Long Island City, New York.
The gigantic job of moving to the new
Mutoscope Building is being done in sec-
tions and various departments are being
moved daily while the regular showrooms,
offices and shipping departments are still
functioning fully at the firm's present quar-
ters at 516 West 34th Street.
The new building, within the city limits
and only 10 minutes from Times Square,
contains 50,000 square feet of floor space
covering almost an entire city block. Mod-
ern methods of industrial architecture are
being applied throughout the building, pro-
viding a maximum of light, air and com-
fortable working conditions for employees.
♦
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McNeil Returns From
Northern Trip
LOS ANGELES - National's Western
representative, E. C. McNeil, returned
from a business trip through the Northwest
early in July with the word that "Oregon
and Washington are awakening to the pos-
sibilities in automatic vending machines."
McNeil spent over two months on the
road with his house trailer, equipped to
demonstrate National Cigarette and Candy
machines. Operators throughout Northern
California, Oregon and Washington res-
ponded enthusiastically to the equipment
he had to display, McNeil states.
Although ordinances have made it diffi-
cult to operate cigarette machines in this
territory in the past, a recent awakening
on the part of local officials has helped
matters, according to McNeil. He says the
future for these states looks good from the
operators' standpoint.
The beauty of the country was impress-
ive, McNeil states, and he anticipates an-
other trip soon. Fishing was good. They
are not so big, he says, but there are plenty
of them.
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