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OCTOBER 5, 1918
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MUSIC TRADE RECOGNIZED AS A N ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY
WANT TUNING AND ACTION EXPERTS
George W. Pound Sends Encouraging Letter to the Trade, Showing the Friendly Attitude of
Government Officials Toward the Music Industry, and Predicting Improved Conditions
National War Work Council Receives Cable-
gram to Send Such Men—Six Are Needed for
Work Immediately on the Other Side
fused any allowance whatsoever of metal and
Further manifestation of the fact that the
were entirely submerged, and others received
only sufficient for a very limited period and to Government considers pianos an essential was
shown this week when word was received by E.
finish stock on hand.
"And the War Industries Board has issued to Graham Wilson, secretary of the New York
us its industry priority certificate securing to City Recruiting Committee, National War Work
us our supply of iron and steel in these trou- Council, 318 West Fifty-seventh street, New
York, to the effect that the War Personnel
blous days, and insuring to us the continuance
and the permanency of our factory and business Board of the National War Work Council re-
ceived the following cablegram the latter part
organization.
"In the words of the new draft questionnaire of last week: "Rush six experts on tuning and
we are surely an industry necessary '(c) to the piano action."
To any one who will be interested in this kind
maintenance of national interest during the emer-
gency' and we should so answer (under 'Indus- of work an opportunity is offered for service
providing lie can meet the qualifications, and an
trial Occupation').
"I was told last week in Washington by the appointment can be arranged with E. Graham
Administration that it was their opinion that Wilson at the above address.
the stress and menace of present war conditions
as affecting industry in this country would be-
NEW DEPARTMENT IN PORTLAND
come less severe and be largely overcome by
spring. This is the opinion of all thoughtful Foley & Van Dyke Latest Entrants in the Re-
tail Piano Field in That City—Draft Law De-
men. And then our industry will go forward
pleting Sales Staffs—Dinner to Godowsky
to that great expansion and prosperity which
is so surely awaiting it."
PORTLAND, ORE., September 27.—Foley & Van
With the letter was enclosed a copy of the
arguments presented by Mr. Pound before the Dyke, who have recently opened a piano depart-
Senate Finance Committee in opposing certain ment, are doing a very good business. They
provisions of the proposed new War Revenue are well supplied with a fine stock of pianos
bill. Mr. Pound appeared before the commit- and feel greatly encouraged at the success of
the new venture. They are doing business in
tee on September 16.
the old Graves music store, an excellent loca-
tion well known to all Oregonians.
Eilers
MEETING OF WASON CREDITORS
WANAMAKER'S IN BOND RECORD
music home has moved its classical music de-
Notice Calls Meeting in Freehold on Tuesday, Awarded First Honor Flag With $1,000,000 partment to the Graves Building, the Eilers
store being remodeled for Bush & Lane, who
October 8, at 10.30 a. m., to Give Trustee Per-
Subscription for Liberty Bonds
will move there early in October.
mission to Enter Into Agreement With Fire
The first honor nag awarded in the retail di-
Insurance Co. for Foreclosure Proceedings
Lipman, Wolfe & Co.'s piano department is
vision of the Liberty Loan committee has been feeling the effects of the draft. A number of
Charles H. Butcher, referee in bankruptcy, won by Wanamaker's with a 100 per cent, sub- the best salesmen have enlisted or been drafted.
has sent out a notice to the creditors of the scription of $1,000,000. The store sent in its W. A. Erwin, manager of the piano department,
Wason Piano Co. that a meeting of the cred- million, and at midnight on Friday the flag was is confident of the continued prosperity of the
itors will be held at his office at Freehold, N. J., raised in front of the Bridge of Progress in business notwithstanding the loss of former
on Tuesday, October 8, at 10.30 o'clock in the Ninth street. At 9 o'clock yesterday morning good salesmen. Some of the older men are
forenoon to act on the petition of the trustee duplicate flags were unfurled in the rotunda of
taking an active part in the business and "com-
for permission to enter into and execute an each building of the New York store.
ing back." Sales are good, but the lack of goods
Patriotic ceremonies with the "store family" is felt.
agreement with the Concordia Fire Insurance
Co., whereby the Concordia Fire Insurance Co. participating marked the joyful event. Honor
The window displays of the G. F. Johnson
shall foreclose its mortgage on the bankrupt's flags are awarded to any store in which 75 per Piano Co. are of great originality and beauty.
real estate and pay to the trustee any excess cent, of the employes have subscribed to the R. C. Callahan, manager of the phonograph de-
realized over the present liens upon the prem- Fourth Loan. It was a case of a Liberty Bond partment, and J. F. Matthews, of the piano de-
ises prior to the lien of the mortgage, the fore- for every Wanamaker employe, however, or a partment, are responsible for the window dec-
closure costs and the sum of $1,630 with interest, 100 per cent, record at the very start of the orations and take pride in making the windows
and that should the sale not realize an amount drive.
as attractive as possible.
sufficient to pay all of the above-mentioned
The piano department was an active factor in
A dinner was given by the Musicians' Union,
sums, the Concordia Fire Insurance Co. shall these ceremonies, and Ben F. Owen, manager of Portland, Ore., on Thursday, September 19,
bid in the premises and agree to sell the same of the Wanamaker piano warerooms, is work- in honor of Leopold Godowsky, the pianist, who
to the trustee or anyone designated by him with- ing indefatigably in the interests of the Fourth has been conducting a Masters' Class in this
in two years from the receipt of the Sheriff's Liberty Loan.
city. The dinner was an informal affair and
deed, for the total of the above-mentioned
was largely attended. Dr. Emil Enna, presi-
amounts, together with legal interest thereon,
$300,000 FROM KOHLER INDUSTRIES dent of the club, was chairman, and William
and to contain other terms which may be ascer-
Robinson Boone, toastmaster.
tained by examination of the petition and pro- This Amount Pledged on the First Day of the
posed contract at the referee's office.
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive
George W. Pound, general counsel of the
Music industries Chamber of Commerce, sent
out last week the following encouraging letter
regarding the standing of the music industry in
the minds of the officials at Washington and
the prospect of an improvement in conditions
in the spring. The letter read:
"We are in days of war tumult, and of many
idle rumors. It has now after months of con-
tention upon our part become recognized by
Washington that there is no such thing as a
wholly non-essential industry. Ours is most
certainly not so classed.
"From every department of the Government
we have received recognition as an industry that
must be preserved.
"The first curtailment to industry after our
entry into the war came through the Fuel Ad-
ministration, and there we received the slight-
est and most favorable curtailment given any
industry.
"The next and final curtailment came to in-
dustry from the Priorities Division of the War
Industries Board, and here again we were most
graciously treated, receiving as favorable treat-
ment as any non-war product industry, grant-
ing us classification in Class C, which is the
highest rating given any industry not engaged
in war or semi-war work. There is much of
congratulation here. Other industries were re-
LIEUT. H. P. WELLS A PRISONER
The patriotism of the vast number of em-
ALLIED MUSIC TRADES HEADS LIST
ployes of the Kohler Industries, New York,
' The Allied Music Trades committee headed was manifested this week when Herbert Simp-
a list of 104 trade and. industrial committees SGII, vice-president of Kohler & Campbell, Inc.,
making up the famous Rainbow Division work- and a member of the Musical Industry Liberty
ing for the Fourth Liberty Loan. The complete Loan Committee for the Fourth Liberty Loan,
list was published in the various Sunday news- announced that $300,000 worth of bonds was
papers, occupying a full page, and made an im- purchased on the first day of the big drive by
the officials and employes.
pressive showing.
An interesting feature of the sale of the bonds
The Morton J. Ross Music Co., Chicago, 111., was the fact that it required very little solicita-
tion, and there was a spontaneous rush on the
has been incorporated with capital stock of
$5,000 by Edward Graff, Simon Lagrou and part of the officials and employes to sign the
William K. Raffertv.
subscription blanks and turn them in.
Son of the Secretary of the Knight-Campbell
Music Co. a Prisoner in Germany
DENVER, COLO., September 30.—C. E. Wells, sec-
retary-treasurer of the Knight-Campbell Music
Co., was notified by the War Department last
week that his son, Lieut. Horace Palmer Wells,
is a prisoner in a German prison camp. Lieut.
Wells has been in service since October, 1917,
as a member of the British Royal Flying Corps,
and was piloting an airplane when he was shot
down. Lieut. Wells has had several narrow es-
capes from death, but had come through them
all uninjured.
Back Up the Men Who Are Sacrificing Their All For All Of Us
BUY BONDS TO THE UTMOST
WINTER & CO.
22O Southern Boulevard, New York