PRESTO
January 29, 1920.
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speak with authority it was denied that the dividend
policy will be altered in any respect. The stock
now receives 25 cents a share each quarter in cash
Byron Mauzy Received Complimentary Letter from and one-twentieth of a share in stock. Sales of the Columbia Graphophone Company Granted Delay to
company are far ahead of those last year, it was
Manager of the Savage Stage Star.
Complete Defense Details.
added.
Mitzi Haji, in "Head Over Heels," is playing at
Vice Chancellor Learning, Philadelphia, in the
the Columbia Theater in San Francisco. H. W.
Camden Chancery Court, last week granted a post-
Savage has written the following letter to Byron
ponement of the injunction suit of the Victor Talk-
Mauzy, No. 250 Stockton St.:
ing Machine Co. against the Columbia Graphophone
Dear Sir: Will you be so kind to send a Pathe Growth of Trade and Industry Is Shown By
Co. and Charles P. Stitt, the latter a former de-
Phonograph to be used in playing on the stage dur-
partment head.
Newcomers
in
Field.
ing an engagement of Mitzi, in "Head Over Heels,"
The Columbia company asked a postponement of
at the Columbia Theater, beginning Monday night,
Independent Talking Machine Company of Vir- the case because they were not ready to go into
January 19th?
ginia, Richmond, Va. Capital, $100,000. Leroy Gold- court with the details of their defense.
The Pathe Phonograph was selected by Mr. Sav- berg, president, Richmond; Harry H. Goldberg, sec-
The Victor company alleges that Stitt, while act-
age for this important date on the account of its retary, New York, N. Y., to manufacture and deal ing as a department head, divulged to the Columbia
clearness and purity of tone, and the excellence of in talking machines, phonographs and musical in- company secrets and processes of manufacture of
its tone projecting and long way quality.
struments.
talking machines. It is further alleged that Stitt
Very truly yours,
Phono Development and Research Corp., Man- permitted Columbia employes to work in the Victor
H. W. SAVAGE,
hattan, phonographs, $10,000; A. Taber, D. Wolf, factory to get manufacturing secrets of the Camden
By B. A. Bachelor, Bus. Mgr.
N. Kurman, 145 West 45th St.
company. Stitt has entered a general denial.
Imperial Talking Machine Company, Philadelphia;
Mr. Mauzy supplied the instrument in San Fran-
JOINS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
cisco and in Oakland. The use of the Pathe on the $5,000; Vincent Farina.
stage has caused an increased demand, and has
The National Association of Talking Machine
TO MEET IN ATLANTIC CITY.
brought the Pathe to the fore in 'Frisco. A de-
Jobbers has made application for membership in the
The National Association of Talking Machine Music Industries Chamber of Commerce according
mand for the records being used during the play and
Jobbers will hold its annual convention at the Hotel to a statement by George W. Pound the general
for the popular song lists is the natural result.
The Mauzy store decorated the windows showing Traymore, Atlantic City, N. J., June 28, 29 and 30. manager of counsel of the Chamber. It is another
Mitzi in several scenes of the play, also made a The chairman of the committee of arrangements, L. evidence of the growing recognition of the broad
C. Wiswell, has called a special session of the com- character of the central organization and its potency
very prominent display of Pathe machines.
mittee to meet in Chicago next month. Mr. Wis- for service to the music industry generally.
well is manager of the wholesale and retail talking
BEACON EXHIBIT AT COMMODORE.
THE VICTOR IN CHICAGO.
The Beacon Phonograph Company, Boston, ha? machine departments of Lyon & Healy, Chicago.
The Music Shop, Inc., is the title of the new retail
secured a suite of rooms at the Hotel Commodore,
OPENS EASTERN OFFICES.
concern which has taken over the Victor department
New York, to make an exhibit of its machines dur-
New eastern offices of the Cheney Co., Chicago, of the George P. Bent Co., Chicago. Charles M.
ing the week of the trade conventions beginning
February 2. Richard M. Nelson, president of the have been opened in the Albemarle Building, 1107 Bent is president; H. J. Mac Farland, vice-president,
company, who will attend the convention, will put Broadway, New York. A complete line of the and P. Burke Corcoran, secretary and treasurer.
in a good deal of his time at the Beacon exhibit. In Cheney models has been installed. A special ex- The concern occupies warerooms in the same build-
extending the courtesies to dealers visiting the ex- hibit of Cheney phonographs has been on display ing with the retail piano business under the man-
hibit Mr. Nelson will be assisted by Chester W. since the opening of the Furniture Show in Grand agement of C. Harry Bent.
Johnson, production manager and Henry A. Rob- Rapids, Mich., this month. Cheney phonographs
bins, treasurer of the Beacon Phonograph Company. will also be exhibited at the National Music Show in
CREMONA WINS CONTEST.
Grand Central Palace, Feb. 2 to 7.
The Cremona phonograph, which is manufactured
GRAPHOPHONE STOCK.
in Portland, scored a triumph in a recent contest,
TO INCREASE CAPITAL.
which was held in Albany, Oregon, when 24 differ-
Rumors that the Columbia Graphophone Com-
Stockholders of the Sonora Phonograph Sales ent talking machines were "tried out" and the Cre-
pany will change its dividend policy were made the
basis for a raid on the stock January IS, according Company will hold a special meeting on January 20 mona received the greatest number of votes. T. A.
to the New York Herald. Stop loss orders were to vote on increasing the stock from $6,000,000 to Taschereau visited Southern Oregon spending sev-
caught on the decline, which on that account pro- $7,250,000 through the issuance of $1,250,000 8 per eral weeks there and took orders for the Cremona in
every town he visited.
ceeded precipitately. In quarters in a position to cent cumulative preferred shares of $100 par value.
VICTOR SUIT POSTPONED
PATHE 'FRISCO POPULARITY
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