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distant points over the wires of any tele-
phone system without the metallic effects so
noticeable in the ordinary phonographs. I t is
also claimed that the powerful batteries in use
by telephone companies have the effect of greatly
increasing the volume of sound sent by the de-
vice, so that a person at the receiver, aided by
a smaller attachment, also invented by Mr. Lau-
ton, can sit anywhere in the room and easily and
distinctly hear the transmitted sounds.
Mr. Lauton has a phonograph, also a telephone,
and likewise many friends who are making in-
roads on his time for samples of music by 'phone.
take additional testimony as to any particular
fact or issue in dispute and return the same to
said court as soon as convenient. Whenever the
said court shall be of the opinion that the ends
of justice will be best subserved by this course
of procedure in other respects, the parties litigant
shall be required to introduce all of their evi-
dence before the said Board of General Appraisers
prior to its decision of the case."
The existing provision regarding appeals to
the Supreme Court is replaced by a provision
that the decision of the Circuit Court of Ap-
peals shall be final and the entry shall be liqui-
dated accordingly, unless said decision is re-
viewed by the Supreme Court of the United
OF INTEREST TO IMPORTERS
States in any of the ways provided by the act
Is the Amended Customs Administrative Act, approved March 3, 1891, entitled "An act to es-
Which Has Been Favorably Reported by the tablish Circuit Courts of Appeals and to define
Ways and Means Committee.
and regulate in certain cases the jurisdiction of
Importers of musical merchandise are particu- the courts of the United States and for other
larly interested in the bill, favorably reported by purposes."
the Ways and Means Committee of the House of
Representatives, amending sections 7, 14 and 15,
UNIVERSAL CO. AT WORLD'S FAIR.
of the Customs Administrative Act. Section 7
is amended so as to provide that when the ap- Booth Gotten Up by Tiffany & Co. at Cost of
praised value of imported goods exceeds the de-
$2,500 Forwarded to St. Louis.
clared value there shall be imposed an additional
The improved new |25 machine of the Univer-
duty of 1 per cent, of the total appraised value for
each 1 per cent, that the appraised value exceeds sal Talking Machine Manufacturing Co. presents
the declared value up to 100 per cent., instead a larger cabinet and is bettered in many particu-
of 15 per cent., as at present. It also provides lars, making it, as they claim, "the premier ar-
that if the appraised value shall exceed the de- ticle in the market." The booth fixtures of the
clared value by more than 100 per cent, the goods company for the St. Louis Exposition, manufac-
shall be seized, this limitation also being in- tured by Tiffany & Co., at a cost of $2,500, were
completed and forwarded to their destination last
creased from 50 per cent.
Section 14 is amended so as to provide for re- week. Leading artists have been employed on
hearings by the Board of General Appraisers by the designs, which will be in white and gold. The
the insertion of the following proviso at the end lighting effects will cost ?500 additional. The
interior decorations are in mahogany. Mr. Mc-
of the section:
"Provided, however, that the Board of three Cardnell will open the exhibit, with President
General Appraisers, or a majority of them, who Babson in attendance. In contrast the con-
decided the case, may within thirty days from the tingent exhibits of the Columbia Phonograph Co.
date of the receipt of their decision by the col- and the Victor Talking Machine Co. will be in
lector, grant a rehearing of said case when, in dark woods.
their opinion, the ends of justice may require it.
Said board shall have power to establish from
W. E. GILMORE SAILS FOR ENGLAND.
time to time such reasonable rules of practice
William E. Gilmore, president and general
as may be deemed necessary for the conduct of
manager of the National Phonograph Co., and
their proceedings not inconsistent with law."
Mrs. Gilmore sailed for England last Wednes-
Section 15 is amended so as to provide for the day, to be absent until June. The company has
review of decisions of the Board of General Ap- recently established a new plant for making
praisers by the United States Circuit Courts of
master records in New York City, which is ad-
Appeals instead of by the Circuit Courts. The ditional to their Orange, N. J., laboratory. Their
provision of the existing section authorizing the exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair promises
court within twenty days after the return by the to be notable, but none of the details, or even
board of the evidence, the certified statement of
the location in the Liberal Arts Building, are per-
facts, and their decision, on the application of
mitted to escape for publication.
one of the parties to the appeal, to refer i t to
one of the General Appraisers as an officer of
The protest of Geo. Borgfeldt & Co., the big
the court to take further evidence is stricken New York jobbing house, against the assessment
out and is replaced by the following language: of duty on an invoice of violin bows by the Col-
"The said Circuit Court of Appeals is further lector of Customs, was overruled by board 1 of
vested with the power, on the hearing of any the United States Board of General Appraisers,
appeal taken from the decision of a board of
on March 31. In the summarized opinion by Mr.
three General Appraisers, to order said board to Sharretts, the bows were held to be dutiable un-
der the provision in paragraph 453, tariff act of
1857, as musical instruments, on authority of
G. A. 22 (T. D. 10244).
—YORIi
BUEGELEISEN & JACOBSON'S
New Catalogue About to Be Mailed—A Very
Complete Publication.
The special price sheet recently sent out by
Buegeleisen & Jacobson, New York, is about to
be withdrawn, pending the issue of their new
catalogue, which is about ready for mailing.
These specials include a few samples which every
dealer should have, and the prices quoted are
even lower than their already low prices. The
firm, which has a growing reputation as the
"house of violins," make it a point to supply
the trade with lines that are right, and in this
connection they claim to buy the best sellers
and sell the best buyers.
Mr. Jacobson, who is working his way East,
after calling on the Western trade, keeps sending
in a batch of orders daily, finding a particularly
strong demand for Durro goods. It is not likely
either of the gentlemen will go abroad this year.
A HELP TO TRADE.
The Sale of Talking Machine Records are a Fac-
tor in Increasing Sales of Other Instruments—
A Point Dealers Should Consider.
No matter what publishers may hold, talking
machine manufacturers are positive their records
increase the sale of music. A Western dealer,
also a member of the American Federation ol
Musicians, states, in a correspondence on the sub-
ject, that professional musicians of his acquain-
tance now admit that the introduction of the
phonograph has increased the business of the
professional musicians. The antagonistic feeling
have given place to one of cordial approval. It
has been found that the phonograph has created
a demand for popular songs and airs at dances
and social affairs that only professional musi-
cians can supply. There is such a variety of this
popular music that the self-taught amateur, who
plays by ear, cannot keep pace with it.
A prominent phonograph maker said: "We
have seen a similar change of heart among musi-
cal people. At one time music publishers were in
doubt as to whether or not they would permit the
reproduction of their music on phonograph
records. They are now convinced that it helps
their business greatly. One publishing firm had
a demonstration of this kind that won them com-
pletely. As a sort of test they furnished our
record department with advance sheets of a com-
ing song production, and our record appeared al-
most immediately after the publication of the
song. The firm at once began to get orders for
sheet music of the song from all parts of the
country, proving beyond a doubt that it had been
caused by the sale of our record. As a result,
publishers of popular music are not only willing
but anxious to have their compositions used for
record making purposes. Thousands of people
who do not own a phonograph or other style talk-
ing machine get their first knowledge of the
attractiveness of a song or instrumental selection
by having it played in this way, and buy sheet
music in consequence."
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