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Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Abroad from the Port of New York for the
Week Just Ended—An Interesting Array of
Musical Specialties for Foreign Countries.
(Special to The Review.)
T. D. Frye will shortly open a piano store in
Ottawa, Kan.
Good News from the Iron Center That
Cheer Piano Men.
Will
A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa., on last Mon-
day states the ranks of Pittsburgh army of un-
employed were depleted to the extent of sev-
eral thousand men through the resumption
of some plants that have been idle and through
increases of the working forces of others.
More men went to work in the steel and iron
plants of this district, it is said, that morning,
than on any Monday in three months. Some
plants will only run three or four days a week
at present, but others have orders to run steadily.
The Carnegie Steel Co. has requested its super-
intendents and important men at the Homestead,
Duquesne, Edgar Thomson and other large plants
to take their vacations prior to August 1, and to
be prepared for a busy period following that date.
Such cheering reports are indeed welcome by the
business interests throughout the country.
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the fact it has three years to run. Mr. Courtade
made the purchase as a matter of speculation
and has no intention of engaging in piano manu-
facturing.
DEATH OF 0. N. WITZELL.
(Special to The Review.)
Salt Lake City, Utah, May 12, 1908.
O. N. Witzell, one of the oldest musicians in
Salt Lake City, died last week at the age of 68.
Mr. Witzell had been a resident of this city 40
years. He was a repairer of musical instruments
by trade, and for many years was with the Cal-
der, Clayton-Daynes Music companies in that ca-
pacity. He was also an excellent stringed bass
player.
Several weeks ago, while repairing a talking
machine, the mainspring flew out and cut Mr.
Witzell's finger. This was followed by blood
poisoning. The finger was amputated, but this
failed to save the man's life. The deceased is
survived by a widow and two sons.
PAYS TO REGISTER TRADE-MARKS.
MUSIC DIRECTOR RIX GUILTY.
The Board of Trade Journal of London prints
Fined Twenty Days' Pay for Neglect of Duty in the following oft repeated warning to inventors
Purchase of Pianos.
and manufacturers concerning trade-marks in
After being in session for five hours the Com- Japan:
The board of trade desire to remind owners of
mittee on Buildings of the Board of Education
marks
used in the Far East of the risks they run
found Dr. Frank R. Rix, a music director, guilty
of neglect of duty and fined him twenty days' by failing to register their marks in Japan, and
pay. Several members of the committee were in of the necessity of taking all practicable steps
favor of severer punishment for Dr. Rix, and the to protect their interests after registration. They
also desire to direct the attention of all firms
verdict was a compromise.
The trial of Dr. Rix is the second in connection whose products, bearing marks duly registered,
with the piano scandal, and his case developed are on sale in Japan, to the precaution—as one
from his own testimony at the trial of Caleb W. means of securing their marks against infringe-
Cameron, who was recently found guilty of neg- ment—of adding on their labels in Japanese
characters the words "Registered trade-mark."
lect of duty and afterward reinstated.
Dr. Rix is reported to have admitted that he This precaution has been suggested by His Ma-
had stated then that he had a piano in one jesty's embassy at Tokyo with a view to prevent-
of the schools in Queens about which he had his ing infringers of marks from setting up as a
doubts, but for which he signed a voucher upon defense that they were ignorant of the fact that
which the Board of Education ordered payment. the trade-mark in question was a registered one,
which is understood to be a valid defense in a
criminal action in Japan.
COURTADE BOUGHT SPIES' STOCK.
The assets of the Spies Piano Manufacturing
Co., disposed of at the receiver's sale last week,
were bought by Joseph N. Courtade, the supply
man of 510 West 24th street, New York. Mr. Cour-
tade paid $4,900 for the entire lot, including 43
pianos, nearly completed, 65 cases in var-
nish, 170 backs and other material besides the
lease on the factory, considered a good invest-
ment in itself in view of the moderate rental and
CARUSO WELL LOOKED AFTER.
When Caruso appeared in Rochester, N. Y.,
last Wednesday he made two piano houses happy
—a rather rare occurrence. A Weber grand was
used during his concert and a Hardman Autotone
was placed in his apartments at the Powers
Hotel. H. Tracy Balcom furnished the Weber
and E. J. Chapman, the Hardman Autotone, they
being Rochester agents for those respective lines.
THE UDELL WORKS, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
THE
Washington, D. C, May 11, 1908.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the port of
New York for the week just ended:
Arveka—28 cases organs and material, $1,715.
Acajutla—1 pkg. talking machines and ma-
terial, $100.
Berlin—2 cases piano player material, $450.
Bremen—25 cases piano players and material,
$1,000.
Bologne—2 cases pianos and material, $250.
Bombay—2 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $110.
Brussels^—2 cases piano players and material,
$655.
Buenos Ayres—4 cases pianos and material,
$500.
Cardiff—7 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$182.
Calcutta—6 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $115.
Christiania—18 cases organ material, $1,712.
Colon—23 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$111.
Copenhagen—2 cases organs and material,
$100; 2 cases musical instruments, $111; 8 cases
organ material, $350.
Gothenberg—4 cases organs and material, $181.
Hamburg—3 cases organ material, $150; 7
cases piano material, $971; 1 case piano players,
$150.
Halifax—1 case pianos and materials, $475.
Havana—1 pkg. talking machines and mate-
rial, $101; 1 case pianos and material, $110.
Havre—8 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$300.
Kobe—13 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$504.
Liverpool—9 cases organ material, $897; 3
cases organs and material, $150.
London—6 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $340; 10 cases organs and material, $1,294;
59 cases piano players and material, $17,130; 46
pkgs. talking machines and material, $1,420; 12
cases music, $870; 5 cases piano players and ma-
terial, $591; 12 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $654; 7 cases pianos and material, $2,100;
9 cases piano players and material, $2,200; 12
pkgs. talking machines and material, $590; 3
cases music, $318.
Malmo—1 case piano material, $250.
Manila—31 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $1,999.
Melbourne—188 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $5,801; 5 cases organs and material, $2,387;
3 cases music, $239; 30 cases piano players and
material, $6,195.
Nassau—2 cases pianos and material, $456.
Palermo—1 case piano players and material,
$114.
Paramaribo—2 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $126.
Puerto Cabello—2 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $150.
Rio de Janeiro—7 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $995.
St. Johns—3 cases pianos and material, $375; 8
pkgs. talking machines and material, $100; 4
cases organs and material, $180.
Savanilla—5 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $208; 3 cases pianos and material, $675.
Stockholm—15 cases organ material, $750.
Tampico—5 cases organs and material, $892.
Ulm—1 case organs and material, $175.
Vera Cruz—117 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $4,986.
Yokohama—11 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $400.
Zanzibar—1 case organs, $100.
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