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V O L XXXIV. N o . 3 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, Jan. 18,1902.
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Whittier, Cal., Jan. ii, 1902.
C. C. Pitzer, who was tried in the Super-
ior Court last "spring, on the charge of at-
tempting to set fire to the store of the Pitzer
Music Company, on the night of Feb. 17,
has disappeared. At the time of his trial
in Los Angeles there was a disagreement
of the jury, and a few months ago the dis-
trict attorney again brought up the case in
Judge Smith's court, and stated that inas-
much as no additional evidence for the peo-
ple had been found, it would be impossible
to secure a verdict of guilty. The case at
the time of the preliminary hearing before
Justice L. M. Baldwin, in this city, and also
during the trial in Los Angeles, created un-
usual interest here, and this interest is re-
vived by the disappearance of Pitzer.
Pitzer was last seen here on Friday. That
day be sold out the music business which
he had been conducting for about four
months in the Way & Orborn Block on
Philadelphia street, to S. A. Wilson and
C. IT. Jordan. The money for the musical
goods was deposited by Wilson and Jordan
in the Whittier Bank to Pitzer's credit and
was almost immediately drawn by Pitzer.
Tie had made an appointment with the pur-
chasers of his business at a music house
in Los Angeles to make out transfer for
some pianos held on consignment, but he
failed to keep it. This raised the first sus-
picion that he had changed his residence, a
suspicion that has since come to be only too
well confirmed, since neither his wife nor
parents have any knowledge of his where-
abouts or intentions.
Pitzer could not have had a large amount
of money with him when he left. There
was some insurance for damage done by the
fire, but there are good reasons to believe
that the attorneys who conducted his de-
fense in the arson case secured the money.
He left a number of mourning creditors.
Galesburg, 111., Jan. 14, 1902.
Jos. Benedict, I. L. Holt and E. W. Most
have organized a company under the name
of the Benedict Music Company for the pur-
pose of doing a general music company
business. Mr. Benedict is well known and
popular. I. L. Holt is an experienced piano
salesman, having been with the Kimball
company for twenty years. E. W. Most is
the popular bookkeeper of Frohiich, Gardt
& Co. These three men will make one of
the strongest combinations in their line of
business. The new firm will commence bus-
iness about Feb. 15, 1902.
The George J. Birkel company of Los An-
geles, have filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state of California,
showing a capital stock of $200,000. The
company is formed to conduct a trade in
general music supplies. The directors are
as follows: George J. Birkel, Emma D. Bir-
kel and Pauline Friedhoklt of San Diego and
E. A. Geissler and Louise Geissler of Los
Angeles.
The Quinn & Caswell Piano Cc, of
Bridgeport, have filed a certificate of incor-
poration with the secretary of state at Hart-
ford, Conn. The capital stock is $15,000.
The Hanners Organ Co., of Pekin, were
incorporated this week with the secretary of
Tribute Was Exacted Under City Contracts, Presid- Illinois, with a capital stock of $35,000. In-
ent Bremer Says.
corporators : John L. Hanners, Hielo J.
Alexander Bremer, president of the Musi- Rust and J. A. Roelfs.
cal Mutual Protective Union, wrote to May-
AMERICAN EXHIBIT IN LONDON
or Low Monday, that Tammany Hall looked
on the contracts for furnishing music at city States and Cities Asked to Aid Crystal Palace Dis-
play Next Summer.
parks and piers as so much patronage and
that it levied a tribute on the musicians. He
London, Eng\, Jan. 11, 1902.
He said that contracts had to be approved by
At a meeting of forty American business
the district leaders irrespective of the quality men, located in London, to-day, it was de-
cided to support the American exhibition at
of the music.
"There are twenty-nine parks and piers," the Crystal Palace at Sydenham next sum-
he wrote, "where, during the summer mer. It was resolved also to send memorials
months, music is dispensed for which the to the Governors of various States of the
city pays $110,000 annually. For this United States asking for their co-operation.
amount of money the public is entitled to Sub-committees were appointed on various
receive the very best of music. Under Tam- matters in connection with the exposition.
many rule, however, the nobler instinct for
SMITH & NIXON IN DAYTON, O.
art and culture was unknown and political
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pull, influence and money, were the princi-
Dayton, O., Jan. 13, 1902.
pal factors in securing a contract."
Smith & Nixon, the popular piano firm
He said in the letter, also, that some of of Cincinnati, will open a branch house in
the contracts were divided among a number this city under the immediate direction of
of contractors in order that there might be Mr. Kibbey, who will make this city his
enough patronage to go round on which to permanent residence.
make collections. Union wages were al-
Rooms at 31 South Ludlow have been
ways contracted for, but seldom paid in full, leased and will be arranged to suit the con-
the part deducted being in the form of po- veniences of a thoroughly up-to-date piano
litical assessments.
store.
L A. JONES BANKRUPT.
President Bremer said that the Musical
The pushing characteristics of this house
Lewis A. Jones, a manufacturer's agent, Union expected a change in all this under the and of the local manager insures success
from the start.
of Springfield, Mass., is in bankruptcy, with new administration.
$2,530 liabilities and no assets. The largest
Fred. P. Stiefr", who is head of the com-
The W. W. Kimball Co. have secured new
claims are: Regina Music Box Co., $800: quarters in Minneapolis, Minn., at 727 Nicol- mittee to arrange a program for the festiv-
William Ellico, Springfield, $150 and M. H. let avenue, where they will occupy 11,049 ities in connection with the convention of
the National Piano Manufacturer's Associa-
Richardson, Boston, $250.
feet of floor space. The building is equipped tion, to be held in Baltimore, in May, will
The latest addition to the piano stores of with all the modern appliances and will be a give the matter consideration at a very early
Minneapolis, is the Segerstrom Piano Co., fitting home for the Kimball piano in that meeting when the local dealers will be called
who are now located at No. 20 Sixth street. city,
into consultation,
TAMMANY LOOT IN MUSIC.