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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
$830,000 FOR THE LIBERTY LOAN
RECORD ROYALTIES IN COURT
CLEVELAND DEALERS HOLD MEETING
Employes of the Edison Works at Orange,
N. J., Oversubscribe $300,000 Pledge by
Nearly 200 Per Cent.—Praise From McAdoo
Figure in Attempt to Satisfy Judgment Held by
Hammerstein Against Constantino
J. Roland Hall Talks on Advertising and Sales-
manship—Interest Plan Working Out Well
BOSTON, MIASS., June 25.—Referee Olmstead, of
the United States Bankruptcy Court, acting as
special commissioner in the New York bank-
ruptcy case of Oscar Hammerstein, will, sit on
July 2 for the examination of Frank Leverone,
a Boston attorney, relative to royalties claimed
to have been assigned to him by Florencio Con-
stantino from the Columbia Graphophone Co.
The trustee of the bankrupt estate of Ham-
merstein is seeking to satisfy a judgment of the
bankrupt estate against Constantino to the
amount of $30,102.30, which is a matter of rec-
ord in the Supreme Court of New York.
CLEVELAND, O., June 25.—The Talking Machine
Dealers' Association of northern Ohio held its
regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening
in the Colonial Hotel. Mayor Harry L. Davis
gave an interesting talk on "Co-operation."
The Mayor also told of the excellent work the
citizens of Cleveland were doing to raise funds
for the Red Cross.
J. Roland Hall, advertising manager of the
Victor Talking Machine Co., delivered a most
illuminating address on "Advertising and Sales-
manship."
The dealers reported that the 6 per cent,
plan on deferred payments on talking machines
was working out very satisfactorily. The new
rule has only been in effect about two weeks,
but is meeting with greater success than was an-
ticipated by the dealers throughout the city.
The association decided not to hold its reg-
ular monthly meetings in July and August, and
accordingly adjourned until September. An
outing of some sort will be held before Septem-
ber 1, the date and place not having been de-
cided.
The association donated $25 to the Red Cross
war fund. Miss Elsie E. Baker was elected sec-
ond vice-president of the association. Out-of-
town members present were Theodore Wickens
and Dan Baumbaugh, of the Wickens Co.,
Lorain, and Mr. and Mrs. George S. Dales, of
Akron.
William S. Byrd, for twenty years with the
Indianapolis office of the Columbia Graphophone
Co., has been transferred to Cleveland. Here
he will be superintendent of orders and ship-
ping under Manager Roos. General business
with the Columbia people is reported very good
throughout northern Ohio.
Tn a record smashing finish the campaign of
the Edison Liberty Bond Club closed with
$500,000 more than was pledged. The total
amount subscribed was $830,000. The huge
electric torch atop one of the laboratories that
recorded only $300,000 had to be abandoned
the last day because of the amounts that came
tumbling in. Immense electric letters "We Got
$600,000" were pressed into service and set
above the torch. In this way it was flashed
through Northern New Jersey that the Edison
laboratories had done their bit.
Charles Edison informed Secretary of the
Treasury William G. McAdoo in the following-
telegram that the pledge had been more than
kept:
The pledge of the Edison Liberty Loan Club
for $300,000 has been oversubscribed $500,000,
or a total subscription of $800,000, making
practically a $100 bond for every man and
woman employed in Edison interests.
CHARLES EDISON.
Secretary McAdoo replied that night in the
following telegram:
Thank you very much for telegram. Hearty
congratulations on the splendid subscriptions
of the men and women of the Edison factories.
It is highly creditable to them and is an in-
spiring example to the country. Best wishes.
W. G. MCADOO.
WILL HAVE FACTORY IN ST. LOUIS
Lion Talking Machine Co., of Memphis, Will
Retain Distributing Headquarters in That City
—Recently Incorporated for $200,000
ST. LOUIS, MO., June 21.—The Lion, Talking Ma-
chine Co., of Memphis, Tenn., which was re-
cently incorporated for $200,000, will have its
main offices and factory located here and will
continue Memphis as a Southern distributing
office. The local establishment will be opened
during the early part of July. The officers of
the company are Charles F. Brooks, president;
A. C. Wooten, vice-president, and M. H. Levy,
secretary and treasurer.
Mr. Brooks was formerly in the mail order
business and was sole owner of Charles Brooks
& Co., of Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Wooten was for
a number of years Western agent for a large
typewriter concern. Mr. Levy was a member of
the firm of Lee, Levy & Co., St. Louis.
The company will manufacture a line of five
cabinet machines that will range in price from
$35 to $175.
NEW ASSOCIATIONJN BIRMINGHAM
Dealers in All Lines of Talking Machines Get
Together to Improve Trade Conditions
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., June 25.—The Talking Ma-
chine Association of Birmingham has been or-
ganized in this city, taking in practically all
representative dealers in the various lines, the
object of the association being to bring about
certain desirable reforms in the local business
in the matter of charging interest, approvals,
etc., and to promote harmony in the trade.
Clyde Holcombe was elected president of the
new association, and Abe H. Williams, of the
Williams Music House, secretary. The differ-
ent instruments represented by members of the
association include the Victor, Columbia, Edi-
son, Aeolian-Vocallon, Starr and Vitanola.
S. W. Northup, Shattuck, Okla., who handles
the Baldwin line as well as the Victor and
Columbia talking machines and records, is de-
veloping an excellent business in his territory.
NOW READY FOR SERVICE
Quite a number of the sales and clerical staff
of the New York Talking Machine Co., Victor
jobber, have enlisted in the service of "Uncle
Sam," and are holding themselves in readiness
to depart for "Somewhere in France" at a
moment's notice. Among those who are doing
their "bit" are W. L. Garber, who is a member
of the First Field Artillery; Morris Owens, who
is also a member of the First Field Artillery;
W. G. Porter and Joseph Swan, who have
joined the American Ambulance Corps; Jerome
Connolly, who has joined the U. S. Naval Militia,
and John Connolly, who is a member of the
Seventh Regiment of the National Guard.
PROSPERITY BULLETIN
"With the. Government and the allied
nations entering the market to the extent
of, possibly, ten billions of dollars, and
with the forcing to employment of all un-
employed males and possibly hundreds of
thousands of females who for the first
time become wage earners, a new buying
public is created that even the most opti-
mistic will find it difficult to overestimate.
Any manufacturer or any merchant would
be particularly short-sighted to curtail ad-
vertising at this, his greatest opportunity
to build big and substantial business."
H. C. BROWN,, The Victor Talking Machine
Co., Camden, N. J.
—From the New York Tribune, June 25, 1917.
W. C. FUHRI ON VACATION
W. C. Fuhri, United States manager of the
Columbia Graphophone Co., New York, left
Monday for a well deserved fortnight's rest in
the wilds of Michigan.
Louis Bauer, of Crosby, Minn., has secured
the agency for the Columbia Grafonolas and
records for that section.
turing the Victor records of the popular hit
"Hawaiian Butterfly," published by Leo Feist,
Talking Machine Shop, Chicago, Arranged Inc., New York. It is stated that the display
Elaborate Window to Feature Records of the cost several hundred dollars and resulted in the
Popular Hit "Hawaiian Butterfly"
sale of a most satisfactory number of "Hawaiian
Butterfly" records.
CHICAGO, III., June 25.—A particularly effective
The window displays at the Talking Machine
Hawaiian window display was that arranged re- Shop received particular attention because, in
cently by the Talking Machine Shop at 234 addition to being in one of the live centers of
South Wabash avenue, for the purpose of fea- Chicago, during the twilight hours the windows
are kept illuminated
every night until
midnight, and there-
by stand out promi-
nently from others.
The H a w a i i a n
scene was arranged
true to life a n d
great attention was
given to the details
in order that they
might be correct.
The advertising mat-
ter consisted of a
number of records
of "Hawaiian But-
terfly" placed about
the window and a
sign calling atten-
tion to the number.
Attractive Hawaiian Window Featuring Victor Records
AN ATTRACTIVE HAWAIIAN DISPLAY