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THE MUSIC TRADE
AUGUST POLLMANN AFFAIRS.
Petition Filed Against Him by Schuster Dis-
missed by Judge Holt—A Statement from
Pollmann's Lawyer—Suit for Damages Con-
templated.
When the action brought by William Schuster,
trading as G. & A. Klemm, of Markneukirchen,
Germany, against August Pollmann, of New
York, alleging the commission of acts of bank-
ruptcy on the part of the defendant in the incor-
poration of and transfer of property to the August
Pollmann Co., was reached Friday last before
Judge Holt, United States District Court, jury
term, the matter was quickly disposed of. Coun-
sellor Bauer, Mr. Pollmann's attorney, made the
point that the petition filed by Schuster to ad-
judge his client an involuntary bankrupt was
based on allegation alone; that the charges were
too broad and indefinite under the statute, and
therefore moved that the case be dismissed.
Judge Holt sustained the point as proper and
ruled accordingly. Mr. Pollmann was then ex-
amined by the complainant's counsel. A list of
creditors, numbering about 100—20 foreign, the
remainder domestic—was placed on file recently
by Mr. Pollmann, whose certifying affidavit ac-
companies the document.
Wilber W. Chambers, attorney for August Poll-
mann, Wednesday, wrote out the following state-
ment for The Review:
"The petition filed
against my client in the United States District
Court for the southern district of New York, was
dismissed, and it was determined before Justice
Holt and a jury that August Pollmann was
solvent. The proceedings can hardly now be con-
sidered other than malicious, and were surely
unwarranted. Of course, the matter has caused
Mr. Pollmann great damage, and an action is
now contemplated against the petitioning cred-
itor for the damages Mr. Pollmann suffered. Mr.
Pollmann is very grateful to the friends and
creditors who stood by him and refused to be
influenced by this unjust attack upon his in-
tegrity and honesty. He also desires, through
me, to state that his creditors need have no ap-
prehension but that their claims will be paid in
full, and Mr. Pollmann is sending out to all his
creditors a statement to that effect."
JACOT'S NEW STYLE MUSIC BOXES.
Expert Sambalino Making Demonstrations at
the Kann Store in the Capital City.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, Dec. 12, 1904.
W. A. Sambalino, of New York* the traveling
representative of the Jacot Music Co., who are
the American representatives of Mermod Preres,
of St. Croix, Switzerland, has arrived in the
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city, and is at S. Kann, Sons & Co., where he is
demonstrating to the public the musical quali-
ties of the Mira music cabinets. Mr. Sambalino
is considered one of the best authorities in this
country on all matters relating to music boxes
of whatever kinds, and talks most interestingly
and learnedly on his subject.
Among other interesting facts, Mr. Sambalino
states that until the perfection of the new disk
music cabinet the piano stores refused to handle
music boxes at all, but now nearly all such stores
do handle them, for when anyone cannot play
the piano, and there is no chance of such a one
becoming a purchaser, the music box has now
reached such a state of perfection that these
dealers sell them to such customers. The reason
for this, said Mr. Sambalino, is that the disk box
produces a tune with the same technique and
clearness as the piano does, so that their music
can be used to dance with, or as an accompani-
ment for singing, no matter what the timbre of
the voice. In these qualities the former music
boxes were entirely lacking, and at best a per-
son could only hazard a guess as to what tune
was being played.
Mr. Sambalino will be at S. Kann, Sons & Co.'s
until nearly Christmas, where he is giving daily
concerts free of charge on the Mira boxes. Each
day there is a different and carefully arranged
programme.
One novel and entirely new thing which Mr.
Sambalino is demonstrating is a music cabinet
with a talking machine attachment, which can
be converted from one to the other in a few
seconds.
"HOHNER" A HOUSEHOLD WORD.
An Extract from the New Hohner Catalogue
—Big Call for Hohner Harmonicas and Ac-
cordeons.
This week's report regarding the Hohner prod-
ucts indicates a still greater demand in all sec-
tions of the United States. The call for instru-
ments, including harmonicas, ocarinas and ac-
cordeons, is phenomenally large to supply holi-
day demand. The latest announcement of the
Hohner firm in connection with their handsome
new catalogue of accordeon and harmonica
styles includes the following: "In every trade,
in every business, there can generally be found
one firm that stands at the head of all the rest;
and so in the small goods business the firm of
M. Hohner is known throughout the world as
the largest manufacturer of these instruments.
Not only do the Hohner goods enjoy a very large
sale in the United States, but also in Europe and
in all other foreign countries; and no business
as extensive as the Hohner stands to-day could
possibly have been built up and held, had not
the lines laid down at the very inception—of su-
perior quality in material and superlative excel-
lence of workmanship—been strictly adhered to
during the intervening years. Through the ef-
forts on the part of M. Hohner, Sr., founder of
the business, whose adaptability to his chosen
work, coupled with sterling qualities which al-
ways command success, has established a trade
of which one has every reason to feel justly
proud; the name of Hohner, as applied to har-
monicas, has become a household word in all
parts of the globe.
"The factories of M. Hcmner stand at the head
of all others in this industry, and their products
are unquestionably of the best materials and ex-
pert workmanship, and excel in tone. The dealer
can rest assured that any instrument bear-
ing the name M. Hohner carries with it the same
good qualities that have specified the Hohner
harmonicas during the past half century. It is
an old saying that 'A rotten apple may spoil its
companions,' likewise a good trade may be ruined
by having some inferior goods in stock; there-
fore, when it comes to small musical goods, use
Hohner's, to insure complete satisfaction, for a
satisfied customer will call again."
NEW REQINA STYLES.
A Line of Specialties Tnat Must Satisfy the
Purses of All—No Better Christmas Present.
Under the title "A Pew New Styles of Re-
ginas," the Regina Co. have just issued an at-
tractive folder, showing and describing a number
of new styles. One of the handsomest and most
attractive is known as the Regina No. 2 Hall
Clock.
The Regina in the base of this clock has the
automatic tune-changing device similar to style
No. 35, playing six different tunes, and is so ad-
justed with the clock as to automatically play a
different tune every hour or every half hour.
Tunes can also be played independently at any
time, as desired. The duplex combs have 156
steel tongues. The tune discs are 1 5 ^ inches
in diameter. The clock has a high-grade Seth
Thomas eight-day movement, and is made in ma-
hogany. The dimensions are 113x28x19 inches.
Other styles, each a new specialty, are No. 35,
with clock and art-glass door; No. 63, a powerful
and sweet-toned Regina when open; a handsome
parlor table when closed; No. 62, a lady's writing
desk in Rookwood finish, containing a Regina of
unusual volume and tone; No. 66, combination
box and open cabinet; No. 39, a box for desk or
table, and No. 216 with bells, an entirely new
style, having an accompaniment of sweet and
clear-toned bells, tuned in harmony with combs.
This range of new Regina styles is admirable
for Christmas presents.
The World T(enowned
S. S. STEWART Banjos
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A T TXTU MANDOLINS
D / \ U l ! y l V and GUITARS
Catalogues furnished upon application
Manufactured by
THE BAUER COMPANY,
PACIF'C COAST AGENTS :
SHERMAN, CLAY & CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
CANADIAN AGENTS :
Nordheimer Piano & Music Co.
TORONTO, ONT.