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REVIEW
figures to show that he sells ten phonographs to
one piano, and while the net amounts of busi-
ness are equal the phonograph sales net a much
larger income by the month, to say nothing of
record sales.
NO COPYRIGHT LAW THIS SESSION.
Sub-Committee Appointed by House Committee
on Patents to Draft New Bill.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, May 18, 1908.
No new copyright law will be enacted a t this
session of Congress. At a meeting of the House
Committee on Patents to-day the drafting of a
new copyright bill was delegated to a sub-com-
mittee of seven members, with instructions to
report to the full committee before the Christmas
holidays at the next session. This action has
been predicted in The Review a number of times.
It may also be said unless some reasonable com-
promise is not made in the musical sections, as
between the talking machine interests and those
represented by the music writers and publishers,
there will be no copyright law next session
either. Congress may, however, force some ar-
rangement of their own on the combatants.
ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETS.
Messrs. Buehn, Blackman and Henkel Hold
Session and Prepare New Line of Publicity.
H. T. LEEMING GOES TO CHICAGO.
H. T. Leeming, traffic manager of the National
Phonograph Co., addressed the Transcontinental
Traffic Bureau, in Chicago, May 18, on several
matters of interest to the talking machine trade.
He made a special effort to secure a resumption
of the commodity rate of $2.50 a hundred on
machines and records going to north Pacific
Coast points. This rate was secured through
his efforts some time back, but was canceled
May 9 of this year.
IMPORTANT GERMAN DECISION
Handed Down in the Suit of International Talk-
ing Machine Co., of Berlin, Against German
Gramophone Co., Ltd., to Prevent Reproduc-
tion of Certain Copyrighted Music.
he will proceed gradually to the Pacific coast,
visiting all Edison jobbers in the West and
Northwest. Mr. Dolbeer is a member of the
Executive Board of New York Credit Men, and
on his return trip, expects to make Denver, Col.,
in time for the annual convention of the Na-
tional Association of Credit Men, which will be
held at that city June 23 to 26.
PATRICK A. POWERS A BENEDICT.
Finally the redoubtable Patrick A. Powers, of
Buffalo, N. Y., has joined the rank of the bene-
dicts. He was recently married to an accom-
plished and estimable lady of Dayton, O., and
this last week was in New York City, stopping
at the New Amsterdam Hotel with his bride.
Pat sailed for Europe Thursday on his honey-
moon, and will be gone a couple of months. The
Review congratulates Mr. and Mrs. Powers and
extends the compliments of the season, bon voy-
age and a safe return home.
WURLITZER'S DISPLAY OF HORNS.
(Special to The Review.)
I Special to The Review.)
Cincinnati, O., May 16, 1908.
Berlin, Germany May 12, 1908.
In honor of the May Festival in Music Hall,
In a suit brought by the International Talking the Wurlitzer house was beautifully decorated
Machine Co., of Berlin, against the German with flowers and plants last week. Mme. Gadski
Gramophone Co., Ltd., of the same place, to re- was a recent visitor, and consented to be photo-
strain the defendants from reproducing certain graphed listening to a Victor Victrola. Wur-
copyright music controlled by the complainants, litzers are showing something new and unique in
the court decided "that the action of the plain- imported talking machine horns. These are made
tiffs- is non-suited, and that they are condemned of pottery and designed in the most attractive
to bear the costs of the process." The opinion forms. These are placed on top of an outfit, the
was handed down by the Civil Chamber of the sound proceeding up through the horn. One of
Royal District Court, No. 1 of Berlin, on Febru- these attracted a great deal of attention, being a
ary 25, 1908. It is a long and diffuse document, combination of horn and aquarium in which a
in which a parallel is drawn between the repro- dozen gold fish were at play.
duction of music by talking machines and the
piano player, the Pianola and Mignon being spe-
BLOOM EXTENDS INVITATION.
cifically cited as distinctive examples of the
latter.
Sol Bloom is making very extensive prepara-
The complainants charge an infringement of tions to entertain the piano men during the
the law of June 19, 1901, and demand that the coming convention in June, and desires t o ex-
defendants (1) be fined and enjoined from re- tend, through the columns of The Review, an
producing the following musical works on which invitation to the visiting members of the trade
they hold reproducing rights: "Die lustige Wittwe" to make his store, 40 West 34th street, their
("Merry Widow"), "Hansel and Gretel," "Meister- headquarters. They can have their mail ad-
singer," "Rastebinder," "Landstreicher," "Ober- dressed there, and any information desired will
steiger," "Schwalbennest duet," "Vogelhandler," be cheerfully supplied.
Better Weather Conditions Stimulate Sales.
"Rheingold," "Walkure," "Bruder Straudinger,"
Trade with the talking machine jobbers is and "Versailler Festmarsch"; (2) that a prelim-
ITEMS FROM HERE AND THERE.
slowly bettering. The arrival of proper weather inary injunction be issued and a suitable bond be
has had a stimulating effect on sales, and before required on the part of the defendants.
John P. Kelsey, recently with the General Pho-
the close of the month it is expected to be The court holds that the delivery of a mu-
nograph Supply Co., and one of the best known
greatly improved. Notwithstanding diverse re- sical composition by the Pianola cannot be dis-
ports, business is on a more satisfactory basis tinguished from the original when performed talking machine men in the East, has joined the
west than east. The manufacturing companies by a technically expert player, excepting per- traveling force of the Zed Co., the Zon o-phone
are fairly busy, and keeping abreast of orders haps by connoisseurs of the greatest skill, and jobbers of New York City, who will look after
easily. Considerable missionary work is being therefore the use of copyright music is an In- the Brooklyn and Long Island trade. Another
carried on all over the country by the traveling fringement. It is different with the talking ma- addition to the road staff of the company is Ar-
staff of the respective machine and record fac- chine records, as the sounds are reproduced in thur Hill, his assignment being Manhattan and
tories, which will doubtless show for itself later a purely mechanical manner, dependent on no the Bronx boroughs.
On. At least that is the supposition.
human assistance or auxiliary musical knowledge
Harry L. Marker, of the Columbia Phonograph
as in the piano player, no matter how perfect the Co.'s recording staff, returned from Rio Janeiro,
PROFITS FOR PIANO DEALERS.
voice of the singer may be rendered by the record. Brazil, S. A., recently. He brought back with
To show piano dealers what they can accom- Hence the talking machine is exempt from copy- him a large number of original records of native
plish with the Edison phonograph as a side line right limitations.
talent, vocal and instrumental.
the National Phonograph Co. refer to a long list
DOLBEER OFF TO THE COAST.
of piano and music firms that are finding the
W. A. Lawrence, general manager of the Stan-
Edison goods higthly profitable. They quote one
F. K. Dolbeer, manager of sales for the Na- dard Metal Mfg. Co., has removed his New York
western piano firm as saying that during the past tional Phonograph Co., left Sunday night (May office in Warren street to the factory at Newark.
year their Edison phonograph and record sales 10) on an extended business trip west. His first This change has been taken in order that Mr.
doubled their piano business. Another produces stop was Chicago. Leaving there Tuesday night, Lawrence may devote more time to the factory
needs in connection with important business.
Louis Buehn, of Buehn Bros., Philadelphia, Pa.,
was in New York City Tuesday attending a meet-
ing of the committee on arrangements of the
National Association of Talking Machine Jobbers,
who have in charge the preparations for the con-
vention to be held in Atlantic City July 6 and 7.
After being in session with J. Newcomb Black-
man, proprietor of the Blackman Talking Ma-
chine Co., and C. V. Henkel, president and gen-
eral manager of the Douglas Phonograph Co.,
of the same city, Mr. Buehn's committee col-
leagues, they authorized the issuance of a spe-
cial circular not only to the members of the
association but the entire jobbing trade. A fresh
line of general publicity was also decided upon
and placed in Chairman Blackman's hands for
execution. The good work of keeping the trade
alive to the importance of attending the conven-
tion will not be suffered to languish, and some-
thing new will go into the mails weekly hereafter
with that end in view.
JOBBERS REPORT BETTER TRADE.
MIRAPHONE
COMBINATION MUSIC BOX and TALKING MACHINE
In every respect a superior instrument Musically and Me-
chanically, giving you and your customers splendid value.
Write for Catalogue, Terms and Prices.
JACOT MUSIC BOX CO., No. 39 Union Square, NEW YORK
The talking machine department of the Kern
Music Co., Jersey City, N. J., is presided over by
Miss Nellie Handley in a very capable way. She
has enlarged this branch of the business ma-
terially since it has been under her charge. They
handle both the Victor and the Edison goods.