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APRIL 5,
1919
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
LOS ANGELES MUSIC STORE HELD UP
R. E. BRIGGS WITH HADDORFF CO.
EILERS LAWYERS FIGHT SUIT
Frank S. Allen, Proprietor of Musical Record
Co., Badly Injured by Robber
Becomes Connected With New York Office of
Company Under Manager W. B. Williams.
Take Action to Have Complaint Brought by"
Trustee in Bankruptcy Dismissed
Los ANGELES, CAL., March 29.—A bold attempt
to hold up the Musical Record Co., of 514 South
Broadway, last Saturday night, an attempt that
resulted in serious injury to Frank S. Allen, the
proprietor, is now engaging the attention of the
local police. Mr. Allen was preparing to close
the store about midnight when a stranger en-
tered and asked permission to use the phone.
He started toward the phone booth in the rear
of the store and then reached the light switch
and turned off the lights in the store. The
visitor then attacked Mr. Allen with a blacky
jack and later with a steel skewer, inflicting se-
rious wounds. Mr. Allen fought bravely and
succeeded in obtaining possession of the skewer
and driving the robber off before he could se-
cure any loot. He then managed to reach his
home, but was semi-conscious for two, days and
during that time was unable to tell of his ex-
perience. Detectives are'working on the case.
Raymond E. Briggs, for nine years connected
with the National Piano Co., Boston, Mass., in
various official capacities, before entering the
military service, has become connected with the
New York offices of the Haddorff Piano Co., lo-
cated in the Bush Terminal Sales Building, on
West Forty-second street, and of which W. B.
Williams is manager. Mr. Briggs will travel
through Eastern territory, with which he is
thoroughly familiar and where he enjoys a wide
acquaintance among the dealers. Just at present
he is spending some time at the Haddorff Piano
Co.'s factory in Rockford, 111.
PORTLAND, ORE., March 29.—Miller Murdock
and Ralph D. Dunaway, attorneys for Oregon
Eilers Music House, have filed a motion to
strike the entire complaint of Ernest W. Hardy
against the Oregon Eilers Music House from
the files of the court.
A suit was filed in the circuit court March
IS by Ernest W. Hardy, as trustee for Eilers
Music House, which concern is now in bank-
ruptcy proceedings, being the so-called holding
company of numerous Eilers Music House
stores on the Pacific Coast.
The motion alleges that the complaint, "on
its face, appears a sham and frivolous one, and
apparently was filed for the.purpose of slander-
DOING GOOD WORK FOR MUSIC
ing and damaging the defendant and will be the
Theodore E. Meyer, of Houston, Tex., Giving means of causing adverse and false comment to
Much Attention to Arousing Musical Interest be made against the defendant in the community
and in the press."
'.•••'
in the School Children of His City
Theodore Meyer, the well-known piano man
DINNER TO E. PAUL HAMILTON
of Houston, Tex., is deeply interested in doing
NEW MILTON AD SERIES
things for children, especially in the line of Department Staffs and Business Associates to
Honor Loeser & Co. Manager
Two-Column Newspaper Publicity Now Being music. He spends much of his time outside of
business hours in arrangifigf*efite"'rtainments and
Sent Out by Milton Piart^Co'.
giving musical talks in conjunction with musical
The staffs of the piano, talking machine and
The Milton Piano Co., 542-546 West Thirty- programs in schools where the opportunities for music departments of Frederick Loeser & Co.,
sixth street, New York, has just issued a very such enjoyment are rare.
Brooklyn, together with a • number of his busi-
At a recent musical program in one of the ness associates, have arranged for an elaborate
attractive series of two-column newspaper ad-
vertisements for the use of their dealers, one of Houston schools Mr. Meyer gave several piano- dinner in honor of E. Paiil Hamilton, manager
which contains copy on the Milton piano, three lollies himself, much to the delight of the of the department, to be held at the Hotel As-
others being appropriate for use in exploiting children who, although the lack of an auditorium tor this Saturday night, April 5. Before the
the merits of the Milton' player-piano while made it necessary for them to stand during the shadow of war fell upon the country elaborate
another exploits the Milton reproducing piano. entire performance, listened eagerly and ap- dinners to Mr. Hamilton were given annually by.
The.designs are very attractive and appropriate plauded for more at the end. This task of his staff in appreciation of his success in build-
for the season of the year, while the-copy is giving children the music they need is indeed ing up his department. T)he Victory dinner on
forceful and makes a distinct appeal to the piano a good service.
Saturday night, however, will, according to pre-
purchaser.
The Hawthorne school, at which the concert dictions, outshine all previous efforts along this
Each advertisement portrays a home atmos- was given, is fortunate enough to possess an line.
phere, as, for instance, the one written regarding excellent piano, and this fact was commented
the Milton reproducing piano". gives a sugges- upon by the musicians who appeared on the
C. G. CAMPBELL OUT OF SERVICE
tion as to how this instrument may be used in program.
connection with a dinner party.
President of Knight-Campbell Music Co. Re-
Another on. the Milton player-piano Shows the CLARK WITH SHERMAN, CLAY & CO.
ceives Discharge With Rank of Lieutenant
interior of a bachelor's home, and makes a dis-
DENVER, COLO., March 31.—The many friends
tinct appeal to the man without a family, show- Former Mehlin Manager Now Located on the
Pacific Coast •
and acquaintances of Clarence G. Campbell,
ing what the player-piano can mean to him.
president of the Knight-Campbell Music Co., of
The other advertisements are equally as in-
SEATTLE, WASH., April 1.—C. C. Clark, former
this city, are glad that he is back at the helm
teresting, and the series may.be'secured by Mil-
ton dealers upon applying to" the advertising manager of the retail warerooms of Paul G. again after eighteen months with the United
Mehlin & Sons in New York City, has been ap- States army in France. Lieutenant Campbell
department of the Milton Piano Co.
pointed a member of the Sherman, Clay & Co. was one of the first men to respond to the call
sales organization, and will make his headquar- of the great war, and entered the service in jthe
NEW KROEGER PIANO CO. TREASURER ters in this city. Mr. .Clark is widely known in fall of 1917, being sent to Camp Funstonr A
Richard A. Foster Succeeds Elmon Armstrong the trade, having at various times been con- few weeks later he was sent to the artillery
in That Office Following the Withdrawal of nected with the piano warerooms of Frederick school at Camp Taylor, where he received his
I.oeser & Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., with the John commission as an officer in the field artillery.
the Latter From the Company
Wanamaker piano department in New York His brigade sailed for France in June, 1918, and
It \is announced that Elmon Armstrong, who City, and with Cluett & Sons in Albany, X. Y.
upon his arrival he was stationed at an artillery
for a year or more has been treasurer and a
school near Paris. This school had at one time
member of the board of directors of the Kroeger
been a training camp for the French cavalry,
TRAVELERS
APPOINT
DELEGATES
.Piano Co., of Stamford, Conn., is no longer
but had been taken over by the United States
At a meeting of the executive committee of and made into a camp for intensive artillery
an official of that company, having been suc-
ceeded as treasurer by Richard A. Foster, for- the National Piano Travelers' Association held training.
•
merly secretary of the company, and who will last week the following members were appointed
Lieutenant Campbell was very much disap-
combine the offices of secretary with that of delegates to the annual meeting of the Music pointed that he did not get a chance to use all
treasurer in the future. It is understood that Industries Chamber of Commerce, which will be his military knowledge against the Huns, for
Mr. Armstrong retains a large financial interest held in Chicago June 2: Frank E. Edgar, David his course of training was finished and he was
in the Kroeger Co., the officers of which as at N. Paulding, Elmon Armstrong, Kenneth W. ready to move to the front the day before the
present constituted are: C. B. Garritson, presi- Curtis, Dan Fabyan, Stuart Perry and George end came. "To be eighteen months in the
dent; Edwin Jarrett, vice-president, and R. A. McNally. President C. T. Purdy will also be service and not get a chance to fight is about
in attendance.
Foster, secretary-treasurer.
the worst thing that can happen to an American
soldier," says this energetic music man.
John H. Landreth and Ed. Haverly have
The Tidewater Piano Co. has been incor-
porated at Portsmouth, Va., by Robert H. rented space in the Crawford Building, Mitchell.
The Nelson-Schaeffer Co., Chicago, 111., has
Quayle and Arthur J.. Lancaster, both of that Ind., and will open a store there with a good been incorporated with a capital stock of $100,-
line of pianos, players and talking machines.
city. The capital stock is $20,000.
000 to manufacture musical instruments.
For over 25 years Specialists
in high grade Piano Cases
Paterson Piano
Case Co.
PATERSON, N. J.