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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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MUSIC DEALERS' ASSOCIATION OF BALTIMORE FORMED
Sprinkle Case, Which Comes Up Before Grand Jury in Near Future, Demonstrates Need of Or-
ganization Among Piano Men—Joseph M. Mann Elected President of New Association.
BALTIMORE, MD., March 28.—One of the fruits
of the Federal activity that resulted in the ar-
rest of J. Wilbur Sprinkle, president of the
Grand Piano Co. and five employes, which was
told in last week's issue of The Review, has
been the formation of an association to be com-
posed of music dealers of the city. A charter
was granted last week to the Music Dealers'
Association of Baltimore, Inc., with the follow-
ing incorporators: Joseph M. Mann, president
of the Mann Piano Co.; William B. Turlington,
manager of Sanders & Stayman Co., Inc.; Fred-
erick P. Stieff, Jr., of Charles M. Stieff, and L.
Edwin Goldman, a local attorney. The first
meeting of the new association elected Mr.
Mann president, Mr. Turlington vice-president,
Mr. Stieff treasurer and Mr. Goldman counsel
and temporary secretary. Permanent secretary
will probably be elected in the near future.
Baltimore piano men are discussing the Gov-
ernment's action in the arrest of the officials of
the Grand Piano Co., Mulberry and Charles
streets, last Tuesday afternoon, and are await-
ing the outcome. The charge against Mr.
Sprinkle and his employes is using the mails*
for the purpose of defrauding. The store is
still open for business, but there does not ap-
pear to be much activity at the place.
United States District Attorney Samuel K.
Dennis, and Deputy District Attorneys James
A. Latane and March Matthews have been hold-
ing a number of conferences with Postal In-
spector Brill, and the case is now being put in
shape for presentation to the Federal Grand
Jury. Action by the Government may come at any
time.
Letters and telegrams from all parts of the
country and the State have come to Mr. Mann
for his activity in aiding the Government offi-
cials. Mr. Mann took a leading part in the in-
vestigations preliminary to the Government's ac-
tion, and was assisted by George Stieff, of the
Charles M. Stieff Co., and Mr. Turlington.
The coming into existence of the new associa-
tion will no doubt be beneficial to the piano busi-
ness of the city and State, for most of the State
territory, as well as territory in surrounding
States is controlled from Baltimore. From time
to time there has been talk of getting an organi-
zation under way, but at last it has become a
reality. It is expected that a large gathering
of piano and talking machine dealers will shortly
be held and the general plans of the new asso-
ciation gone into. The new association will very
likely soon number among its members all of
the men who have been affiliated with the Talk-
ing Machine Dealers' Association of Baltimore.
Less than a year ago this association came into
existence, but for more than four months no
meetings have been held and it appears to have
passed out before it really became useful.
KENNEDY PUSHING^AEOLIAN LINES.
VANCOUVER, B. C, March 27.—L. D. Kennedy,
manager for British Columbia of Mason & Risch,
Ltd., piano dealers, reports an especially good
trade in the Aeolian Co. lines. Mr. Kennedy started
in the piano business with the W. W. Kimball Co.,
in Minneapolis, and after ten years with that con-
cern he engaged in business in Bend, Ore., selling
out to his partner, E. M. Thompson, some time
later, and entering the employ of Mason & Risch,
Ltd., as their credit man. In February of last
year he was appointed to his present post and has
done exceptionally good work in increasing the
business of his concern in British Columbia.
D. H. LLOYDE HAS^TWO STORES.
CHAMPAIGN, I I I . , March 27.—D. H. Lloyde has
been in the piano business since 1874. He conducts
two stores, one being at 7 Main street, and the other
being at 606 East Green street, the later being
near the Illinois State University. He is well-
known as a writer of several very popular hymns
and is regarded as one of the most progressive
piano merchants in this section. In addition to the
Steinway, Chickering and Estey lines, he also han-
dles the Knabe, A. B. Chase, Weber, Kimball, and
Lyon & Healy pianos, and reports an excellent
business in all lines.
GILL TO MOVE TOJ^EW LOCATION.
Style " G "
Ideal Moving Picture
Theatre Orchestra
Duplex Tracker Frames
Noiseless Chain Drive
No Leather Belting
Powerful four way pumps
installed in instrument
Instrumentation consists of a high grade
88-note Piano, beautifully voiced pipes,
representing first and second Violins, Viola,
"Cello" and Bass Viol, first and second
Flutes, Piccolo, Bass and Snare Drums,
Cymbal Cathedral Chimes and all other
drummers' traps.
Played Automatically or Manually
Specially Arranged Music
• Any selection on either music roll may be
played at the will of operator to suit scenes
on pictures. BEST ON THE MARKET.
Reasonably priced, therefore sell QUICK.
Dealers, Write for Prices and Territory.
North Tonawanda Musical
Instrument Works
North Tonawanda, N. Y., U. S. A.
MERIDEN, CT., March 27.—James F. Gill, veteran
piano dealer, will vacate his store at 32 West Main
street the latter part of April, and move to 56 West
Main street, occupying the store recently vacated
by the Outlet Millinery Co. Mr. Gill has occupied
his present store for the past 33 years, and is mov-
ing to make room for the Western Telegraph Co.,
which has leased his store. The new location to
which he will move was occupied by the Stein-
ert music house for some years.
Victrola XVIII, $300
Victrola XVIII, electric, $350
Mahogany
Other Styles $15 to $400
Victor
supremacy
Victor supremacy is a
real asset for every music
dealer.
Just how much of an
asset depends u p o n t h e
d e a l e r himself—with no
limit to the measure of his
success.
ESTEY FEATURED IN BUFFALO.
Victor Talking Machine Co.,
BUFFALO, N. Y., March 27.—The piano firm of
Winegar, Lindsay and Seales recently redecorated
their showrooms in the Teck Theatre Building.
This firm has just completed its seventh year in
business, and is enjoying exceptional success with
their different lines. The Estey piano is featured
prominently by this firm, who are also the agents
for the Columbia Grafonola.
Camden, N. J M U. S. A.
WILL USE THEJHEHLIN PIANO.
The Mehlin piano will be used by Arthur
Friedheim, the noted Liszt interpreter at a piano
recital, with comments on the subject, "Liszt
as He Is Not Known," to be given at Aeolian
Hall, New York, on Monday afternoon, April
3. A very interesting program has been ar-
ranged by Mr. Friedheim for this concert.
A. B. CHASE FORJIOMER SAMUEL.
Homer Samuel, the distinguished pianist who
is touring with Emmy Destinn, the Metropolitan
Grand Opera soprano, recently purchased an
A. B. Chase piano from the Watson-Lister
Piano Co., of Minneapolis, Minn.
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal,
Canadian Distributors
Important w a r n i n g . Victor Records can be safely and sat-
isfactorily played only with Victor Needles or Tungj-tent Stylus on
Victors or Vietrolas. Victor Records cannot be safely played
on machines with jeweled or other reproducing points.