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MUSIC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TAKES PART
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TRADE
REVIEW
TAX CAMPAIGN
Submits Strong End~rsement of President Cooli dge's Attitude on T.lx Qu:::sticn to Its Bo::rd of
Directors, Who Are Taking Mail Vote-Full Text of Resolution as Submitted
The Music Industries C hamber of Commerce
has ar ran ged to provide a st ron g endorseme-nt
for the stand of l'resident Coolidge on the
question of tax reduction tl;roug;h the medium
of a spec ial resolution upon which the direc
tors of the Chamber are now voting by m a il,
with every indication of a favorable vote that
is unanimous. The resolution reads :
Resolved by the Board o f· Directo rs of the
Music Industries Chamber of Commerce that
th e Chamber heartily endors es the s tat e ments
of President Coolidge in his first annual mes
sage to· Co ng r ess concerning the vi t al nece ssit y
of a reduction in Fed~ral taxation, to en , ure
the progress and prosperity of otir country. and
further approves his recommendation of a de
c rea .se in the tax o n earned income s, a d.l11 .nl.;n
in g of char ges against moderate incomes frcm
iuYestment, a re vision of the s urtaxes and the
aGolition of th e discriminatory nuisance taxe s
on cer tain bu si ne sses.
The heavy drain of taxation constitutes an in
surrnountable barrier to th e elimination of un
healthy condi tion s in agriculture, commerce
and industry. Its effec t s are being felt to-day
by every person in every home in our land. A
lightening of thi s burden will immediately stim
ulate busin ess an d place it upon a secure foun
datiqn, with consequent pro sper ity to our work
ers. It is apparent th a t the people of this
co untry realize these facts and earnestly de
sire relief from this oppressive taxation. They
demand that Co n gre ss let no inte rest of class
or se ction, no plans of political e xped iency.
stand in the way of prompt, thorough and
scie ntific revision of taxation.
To the ext ent that our Federal taxation sys
tem is still a relic from the period of abnor
mal war-time conditions, it is largely unsuit ed
to the economic period of peace and r eadjust
ment. The war excess pr ofit taxes have already
oeen discarded as unsuited to times of peace;
they s hould not be returned. The higher sur
taxes y ielded much-needed revenue when first
impo sed under war conditions, but they h ave
gradually forced a transfer of capital from ac
tive commerce and industry to tax-exempt se
curities, with the se rious re s ult that the Govern
ment is not receiving the revenue it might ob
tain from thes~ sources of wealth, whil e bus i
ness fails tq expand- as it should because thi s
capita l ha!'< been lost to it. A reduction in the
hi g he r surtaxes will increase th e re ve nu e of the
Government and return capital to Gu s ine ss
undertakings. The war-time nui sance ta xes o n
specia l businesses are un fa ir an d econo mi ca ll y
unsound. T he y were ol-iginally imposed on"·
because of the dir e need for revenue and jllsti
fie(1 only b y th e critical war situation. The y
co nst itute discriminatory taxation , repugnant to
A m erican ideals, and many of th em a r e public
nui sa nces which produce: co m parative ly little
revenue. They seriously curtail im porta nt and
·THE LEADING LINE
WEAVER PIANOS
Granda. Uprights
and Player.
YORK PIANOS
Upriehts and Players
LIVINGSTON PIANOS
Upriehts and Player-Piano.
If your competitor does not already have this
line go after it at once
Weaver Piano Co., Inc.
FACTORY
YORK, PA.
E.'a6U.h.d 11170
de sil·a bl e bu s iness es. Th ey shou ld be ab olished.
I t is fl1 : thcr reso lv ed that a copy of these
resolution s be sellt to the J>r csid~nt a nd to all
lll elllbc :·s of Cong ·cs s, and t hat the Chamber
co-ope rat e in every lVa y poss ible to the en d that
th ere be a pr0l11pt re vi s ion of taxation in ac
corda nce w ·th the principles ;u.lvocate d by the
President.
TREASURER OF NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK
Jas. G. Blaine, Jr., Elected Trea ~ urer of Na
tional Music Week Committee at Luncheon
HeJod Last Week
James G. Blaine, .I 1'., was elected t,·easurcr of
th e National Music Week Committee at a lun ch
eon meeting on December 6 at the City Midday
Club, New York City, where th e members were
g uests of the chairman, (')tt o H. Kahn. At the
same time an assistant tr eas urer was e lect ed
in the person of E. B. Lewis, and th e New Yo;-k
1'1 ust Co. was made the depository for the
funds of the cOlllmittee. The el ection of seven
teen new m em ber s of th e cOlllmittee was for
m a lly ratified and it was voted that an exec u
tive cOlllmi tt ee of five be chosen to handl e de
ta il s of '\i[usic Week o r ganization in conjunction
wi th the secreta ry , C. M. Tremaine. Members
of the commit t ee present, or their rcpre se nta
ti\'es, included the follo\',in ,; : Ot to H. Kahn,
chairman; Jallies G. lliain e, Jr ., tr eas ur er; Wil
liam C. Dodge, American Federation of Musi
cia ns; Frank L Sca ly, ,\':lerican Guild of Or
gani sts; F. R. Mc~ich, Comm unity Service;
Virginia Newcomb, Girl Scouts; Richard 'vV.
Lawrence, Music Indu stries Chambe r of Com
merce; Grace Loucks, Young 'vVomen's Chris
ti a n Association; Ch arles F. Powlison, National
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15, 1923
COLUMBIA ARTISTS OVER RADIO
Recording Artists and Organizatkm Contribu
ting to Columbia Record Catalog to Broadcast
Through Station WEAF Each Tuesday Eve
ning-Will Be Heard by Millions
The Columbia Phonograph Co. has given rec
ognition to the radio as a publicity m ediu111 by
arranging with Station WE :\F, New York, the
radio broadcasting stat ion of the American Tel
ephone & Tele g raph Co. , to feature a special
radio program with the artists who record for
Columbia record s.
T he Columb ia ar t ists in the opening program
who were presented on Tuesday evening, De
cem ber 4, were the California Ramblers, the
Columbia dance orchestra, a nd on Tuesdav
night of this week the Shannon Four presented
a program of popular numbers, including "That
Old Gang of Mine," "J.ast Night on the Back
Porch" and a medley of old-time songs. After
each selection th e anno un ce ment is m ade that
the artists sing over the radio just as they -record
for th e Columbia records and that they would
appreciate suggestions as to selections to re cor d
Colum bia artists will broadcast through
WEAF direct from the Columbia recordin[!
s t udios each Tuesday ev en in g between 9: 15 and
9:30 p. m., and as WEAF is one of the Illos t
powerful stations in the country, the programs
of the Columbia artists may be heard by some
millions of r adio fans. Naturally, the venture
is regard ed with a g reat amount of interes t.
NEW POOLE UPRIOHT IS NOW READY
New Style SO Has Made a Strong Appeal to
Those Dealers Who Have Seen It
The la te st a ddition
Piano Co., Bo sto n, is
upright, a n in s trument
inches in height and
to the line of the Poole
the new Style 50 Poole
mea s uring four feet three
equipped with the latest
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New Poole Upright, Style SO
Child ·We lfa re Association; Dr un o Zirato, lvIusi
new Poole scale. Th e P oole dealers who have
had th e oppo·rtuni ty of inspectillg th e new in
cal Digest; Franklin K. Matthews, Boy Scouts
of America; Gustave Sae nge r, Musical Ob
st rum e nt have expressed themselves as being
highly pleased with it and shipments on un
serve r ; C M. Tremaine, s ec ret ary; Kenneth S.
Clark, a ss istant sec reta ry .
so licited order th at in volume ha ve sU I'passed
C. ~I. Tremaine, sec reta ry of the comm itt ee expectations of the company will be g in within ·
and director of the 13u re au for the Advancement
a week.
of Mu sic , presented a le n gthy report at th e
In order to secure a sufficient numb er of the
lunch eo n sh o wing what had been accomplished
new uprights to meet demands, the various de
in the planning and car rying out of music weeks
partments at the Poole factory have worked
overtime on an increased production schedule.
throu gh out the count r y and what preliminary
Naturally, the new in strume nt is possessed of
ar rangem en t s had been made for the carrying
out of a national music week program in 1924.
the high structural qualities that have proven
National Music Week , acc ording to all pros
the sound basis of Poole popularity.
pects, wi ll be highly succes sful and should y ield
Consult the Universal Want · Directory of
a great volume of sales to th e r etail music trad e,
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
and thus s hould receive all poss iblr co-operat ion
free of charge for men who desire positions.
from the dea lers.