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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
running from ten to fifteen days behind our or-
ders. For the first time in the history of our
Buegeleisen & Jacobson Granted Permits from
house we have been obliged to work a night staff
British Embassy Releasing Goods Ordered
in January. We always take inventory the first of
from Germany Prior to Last March.
the year, as the demand for goods usually starts
in considerably after that date, but conditions this
Buegfcleisen & Jacobson, New York, musical year have been entirely different, and we were not
merchandise importers and wholesalers, was one able to proceed half way with our inventory be-
of the firms in this city notified last Friday that fore we were swamped with orders, which have
the British Embassy had granted additional per- continued to reach us in similar proportions ever
mits for the delivery of German and Austrian mer- since."
chandise either held at Rotterdam or at the fac-
tories in Germany or Austria-Hungary. These
AFTER INCORRECT INVOICES.
permits cover goods contracted or paid for prior
to March I, 1915, or for which the importers here New Treasury Regulation Is in Effect Regard-
have shown a legal liability to make payments
ing Them.
whether delivered or not.
The amount of goods called for on the Bue- By a Treasury order received this week apprais-
geleisen permit totaled only 50,000 marks, or ap- ers of foreign merchandise will hereafter include
proximately $12,000. Various other products were in their returns on invoices a report as to the cor-
permitted to be delivered fo the importers, includ- rectness of the invoice upon which entry was
ing colors, chemicals, toys, linens, etc.
made. Customs officials are instructed by the or-
Referring to the general outlook concerning der that if they find the merchandise incorrectly
musical merchandise imports, Samuel Buegeleisen, invoiced they are to return "invoices incorrect,"
head of Buegeleisen & Jacobson, said: "The ex- specifying the price, and then to withhold the ex-
pense, time and trouble entailed in securing this amination of the packages for delivery until a de-
•merchandise is hardly apparent on the surface, but livery permit has been received from the Collector.
the permit represents the culmination of extended
Upon the return of an invoice by the Appraiser
.negotiations, with their incidental expenditures. as incorrect, the Collector is directed to make an
The.goods permitted to enter constitute only a inquiry to determine whether such incorrectness is
drop in the bucket in comparison with the present due to an intent to defraud the revenue and, if
tremendous demand and will doubtless be 'eaten necessary, to refer the matter to the special agent
up' in a fortnight.
for investigation and report.
"The demand upon our resources at the present
Thereafter, if from such an inquiry or investi-
time is far beyond our expectations, and we are gation the Collector is satisfied that there was no
intention on the part of the shipper or consignee
tc defraud the revenue or avoid the provisions of
the customs laws, he will issue a permit for the
delivery of the examination packages and inform
IN TONE
the importer of the particulars in which the invoice
STYLE & DURABILITY
v:- incorrect and instruct the entry clerks to spe-
cially scan the invoices of such importer in the
future in order to prevent a recurrence of such
error.
On the other hand, if the inve: tigation or inquiry
shows that the invoice is incorrect because of a
purpose or intention of depriving the United States
of any part of the duties legally accruing upon
the merchandise, the Collector is instructed to
GERMAN MERCHANDISE IS RELEASED.
HOHNltf
n;ake seizure and proceed with the forfeiture of
the merchandise under the terms of the Customs
Administrative Act.
UKULELE TRADE HERE TO STAY.
(.Special to The Review.)
Los ANGELKS, CAL V January 2!<.—The Southern
California Music Co., of this city, has perhaps done
more to create the ukulele "craze" and to foster its
spread than any other company in the country. It
regularly carries in its own name advertisements in
newspapers all over the United States, as well as in
a number of cities in Canada and Australia; and,
besides selling to dealers in nearly every State in
the Union, as well as in the foreign countries
named, it has regular customers for ukuleles in
South America, Mexico, New Zealand, India and
Alaska. The company is the exclusive distributing
agent for the M. Nunes & Sons ukuleles for the en-
tire United States. The department is under the
management of W. S. Williamson, Jr.
"We have handled ukuleles," says Mr. William-
son, "for eight years, and therefore have seen the
business grow into existence. Until four years
ago very few of these instruments were either used
or sold in this country, but to-day they are in use
everywhere and are sold by the thousands. I don't
believe any other instrument ever came into vogue
more rapidly, and I am convinced it is in to stay.
Competent players are becoming scattered all over
the world, just as there are violin players every-
where, and wherever the instrument is heard there
are sure to be new users. Of course, we do a re-
tail as well as a wholesale business, and where
purchasers can come to our store lessons are given
them without charge. And that help^ to increase
the demand."
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1010 Chestnut Street,
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DRUMS { £ STANDARD
Some dealers may say that they cost more than
others.
Excelsior drams cost more because they are
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We could make them cost less by using 1 cheaper
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If we did, however, Excelsior Drums would not
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