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Issue: 1920 1791

November 20, 1920.
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Sheboygan, Wis., particularly that of the elon-
gated wooden horn, has attracted much favor-
Here is another case in which the priority able comment and the industry has developed
of the use of a good name is likely to be dis- rapidly.
puted. It appears, according- to last week's
It would be a pity were it permissible that a
records, that a "Puritan Phonograph Co." has new industry could come in, appropriate the
been organized in Boston. It is capitalized at trade mark which has been made familiar by
$100,000 and several New England gentlemen the pretty figure of the Puritan girl, and "get
are the incorporators. But there is already a away with it."
going phonograph industry which has been
making and advertising Puritan phonographs
for several years past. And' a conspicuous ENLARGES EXECUTIVE OFFICES
feature in the publicity of the Puritan phono-
graphs has been, and is. the figure of Priscilla, Remington Phonograph Corp. Doubles Area Owing
the heroine of Miles Standish's dreams and
to the Increase of Business.
conquest. How, then, can the new Boston
During the past month it was deemed necessary to
company expect to be permitted to appro- increase the office space of the Remington Phono-
priate the property of the established phono- graph Corp., and the additional offices obtained
make a total of six large windows on Broadway,
graph industry?
New York. These windows will be suitably en-
GOOD NAME "PURITAN**
The United Phonographs Corporation, of
Sheboygan, Wis., is the logical owner of the
Puritan trade mark as applied to talking ma-
chines. Possibly the Puritan Phonograph
Company, of Boston, is an offshoot of the
Sheboygan industry organized to exploit the
western instruments throughout New England.
In which case this item may be taken merely
as a news note, and not as a criticism. But if
the Puritan of Boston is independent of the
Puritan of Sheboygan, then there should be a
better understanding of trade mark rights on
the part of the newer industry. The Puritan
phonographs and the Puritan records have
won a very prominent place in the trade. The
peculiar construction of the phonographs from
THE WONDERFUL
"FAIRY" Phonograph Lamp
Truly a Work of Art. Scientifically Conttracted
Satet Unprecedented* Secure Agency Now.
The
greatest
practical nov-
elty offered to
the Phonograph
trade—
The
grossed, as the traffic is very heavy in the vicinity.
The natural increase in the company's business,
owing to the demand of the dealers for their product,
since the receipt of their sample phonographs, neces-
sitated the addition.
REMINGTON ADVERTISING AIDS
Definite Plans for Creation of a Greater Publicity
Service for Dealers Are Announced.
Effective advertising aids for the exclusive dealers
in phonographs of the Remington Phonograph Cor-
poration, New York, are among the plans now being
realized by the company. Samuel H. Jacobs, adver-
tising manager of the Remington Phonograph Cor-
poration, is a veteran at the publicity game. Mr.
Jacobs has had fourteen years' experience in adver-
tising, printing and publishing in New York, Phila-
delphia, Chicago and San Francisco. He was form-
erly advertising manager, "Western Motor Record."
Mr. Samuels has perfected plans for a cooperative
service for Remington dealers. The literature will
be the kind to make easier the sales of Remington
phonographs. The service will include artistic cata-
logs. Some of these will be issued shortly.
PITTSBURGHERS ENTERTAIN
Collin Cooper, president of the Gramaphone Com-
pany of London, England; C. Alfred Clarke, man-
aging director, and A. T. Lack, sales manager, all
of London, accompanied by Walter J. Staats and
B. G. Royal, directors; Ralph H. Freeman, director
of distribution; J. S. MacDonald, sales manager, and
Ernest R. John, advertising manager, of the Victor
Talking Machine Company of Camden, N. J., re-
cently visited Pittsburgh, Pa., as the guests of the
local Victor jobbers, the C. C. Mellor Company,
the W. F. Frederick Piano Company and the Stan-
dard Talking Machine Company. In addition to
visiting various talking machine shops, the party
inspected the steel mills at Duquesne and the Na-
tional Tube plant at McKeesport.
"WRITEOGRAPH" IS INVENTED.
The telephone companies and the Western Union
Telegraph Company are said to be in possession of
an invention called the "writeograph," by which
written words can be transmitted over telephone
wires. George A. Long, now general manager of
the Gray Telephone Pay Station Company, has per-
fected the details of the invention, and it is expected
NEW INDIANA AGENCIES.
it will soon be in general business use. Mr. Long,
The Indianapolis branch of the Columbian Grapho-
who lives at 32 Lorraine street, Hartford, Conn.,
phone Co. has recently appointed the following
served an apprenticeship of eight years with the
Pratt & Whitney Company before he was employed new agencies: Cripe Bros., Alexandria; O. R. Laugh-
lin, Bloomfield; Shomaker Music Co., Bedford; Ray
by the Gray company.
Newkirk, Pleasantville; Lund Drug Co., English:
Early Drug Co., Greensburg\ and Claude E. Watson,
ANOTHER "PURITAN."
Mooreville, all in the state of Indiana.
Among the recent enterprises in Boston is the
Puritan Phonograph Company of New England, mu-
LEASES LANCASTER STORE.
sical instruments; capital, $100,000. Incorporators,
The Brunswick Phonograph Company has leased
Benjamin F. Drake and John W. Ellsworth, of Dor-
chester, and Thomas E. P. Wilson, of Lynn. Puri- the entire John Henry Miller building, Lancaster,
Pa., where carpenters are now engaged in making
tan phonographs have been prominent in the trade
for a number of years. The name is that adopted necessary repairs pending the early opening of the
by the LTnited Phonograph Corporation, of Sheboy- store.
gan, Wis. Thus the Boston enterprise seems to be
LEASES STORE IN BOSTON
dragging a!ong pretty late in the day.
The Puritan Phonograph Company of New Eng-
land has leased for a long term of years the store
The Rhein Piano Co., Belleville, 111., has a lively
and basement at 429 Boylston street, Boston, Mass.
talking machine department.
"FAIRY "
Phonograph
Lamp
"looks" and
" s p e a k B" for
Itself.
In ap-
pearance luxur-
ious. It achieves
Us g r e a t e s t
triumph In Its
tone.
A newly pat-
ented s o u n d
a m p I i f y In g
chamber, radi-
cally
differing
from the con-
ventional de-
signs, gives a
true m e l l o w
tone of volume
equalling that
of
most e x -
pensive Instru-
ments.
Electrically operated and equipped with a specially
designed invisible switch, regulator and tone modifier.
Let i>s tell how sales of the ""'AIRY" have re-
quired our maximum output ever since its appear-
ance in 191*.
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deny to their customers
their undeniable right to
the full enjoyment of
the phonograph
and
records which they sell
them.
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Everybody*s Talking About It!
ARTISTIC CARVINGS
for PIANO and PHONOGRAPH
Manufacturers
HIGH-GRADE CARVED
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Positively no other is like it—it has set a new
standard.
EVERY DEALER NEEDS TONOFONE
It helps to sell machines and records because it
plays them better.
EVERY DEALER
CAN GET THEM
Packed 4 in a box to retail at I0c;100 boxes in a
display carton cost* the dealer $6.00 net.
Write for full particulars aboal advertising helps and the name of the
nearest distributor.
R. C. WADE CO.
110 South Wabash Avenue
.
PHONOGRAPH BEFORE COMFORTS
Mexican Family in Iowa Town Lacked Domestic
Conveniences But It Had a Talking Machine.
The Arnold Jewelry & Music Co., Ottumwa, la.,
in arguing that "music makes the home" said this
week that no home is too humble to be without
music. That some people even consider music
comes before comforts of the most essential kind
the firm showed by reprinting a news story from
Mason City, la., which appeared in the Ottumwa
Courier. This is the story:
"Music makes a home. Welfare workers here in-
vestigating conditions over the city today found a
Mexican family occupying a windowless, chimney-
less shack near the brickyards. The shack had very
little roofing and a stovepipe had been pushed
through it. The family went by the name of Gon-
zales, its members being Mr. and Mr. Pete Gonzales
and three small children.
"The entire household possessions consisted of a
bed, one pair of springs, two blanets, a stove, a box
for a table and a hundred-dollar phonograph. It
was playing classic music when the welfare work-
ers knocked at the door, hanging by one hinge."
OFFICIAL SAID HE EMBEZZLED
Shortage Discovered in Audit of Vitanola Machine
Company's Books Said to Be Explained.
Hoping to escape public exposure, a high official
of the Vitanola Talking Machine Company, Chi-
cago, went to W. W. Wheelock, federal receiver
of the company last week, and is said to have con-
fessed embezzling $100,000. He is said to have
admitted losing the money at dice. The talking
machine company, a $2,000,000 corporation, was
placed in conservatory receivership about three
weeks ago and Mr. Wheelock appointed by Judge
Carpenter to investigate the business.
The man said to have confessed embezzlement is
said to have applied to Attorney Clarence Darrow
after learning of the proposed inquiry. Mr. Dar-
row and his client then visited the receiver. Mr.
Wheelock intimated a warrant would be asked for
the official's arrest. An audit of the company's
books revealed the shortage. It is said the official
cashed checks sent in from all over the country to
pay for machines. He lost the money, he is said
to have confessed, in "crap games" on the west side.
"The embezzlement took place before the con-
cern was taken into the federal courts," said Mr.
Wheelock yesterday. "The assets are well over
$2,000,000, and the liabilities not more than $1,500,-
000, as near as we can learn at this time.
.
CHICAGO
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When in Chicago visit our showrooms
at the Factory
2220 Ward Street, near Clybourn Aye.
Tel. Lincoln 2726
"The falling off of business and the tight money
inarket made it necessary for the creditors to seek
adjustment in the courts. The company is not
bankrupt. We hope to put it on its feet soon."
A creditors' committee, headed by M. E. Greene-
baum of the Greenebaum bank, has been formed.
FILM AND VOICE SYNCHRONIZED
New Talking Machine Device for Use in Connection
With Moving Pictures Discussed by Engineers.
A moving picture-talking machine device, reported
to have been perfected by Professor William A.
Bristol, of Waterbury, Conn., was discussed last
week by the Indianapolis section, American Society
of Mechanical Engineers, at a dinner at the Univer-
sity Club in Indianapolis. The first demonstration
of this achievement was given recently by Professor
Bristol at Waterbury.
Professor Bristol's new process, it was said, shows
a moving picture of a speaker in connection with a
speaking record played on a talking machine and
through a fine process of synchronization the pic-
ture and record give an exact reproduction of the
actual delivering of the address. This same inven-
tion was reported to have been completed some two
or three years ago but was said to be unsatisfactory.
PARTY VISITS NEW STORE
Under the guidance of T. T. Evans, manager of
the wholesale Victrola department of the C. C. Mel-
lor Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., P. S. Schrake of
Kline & Heffelman Company, George C. Willie,
of the George C. Willie Music Company, of Canton,
O., Wood Brown of the Brown Music Company,
Kittanning, Pa., and J. H. Phillips, president of the
Talking Machine Dealers' Association, of Pittsburgh,
went to Washington, Pa., last week and inspected
the new music house of the G. W. P. Jones Music
Company. F. H. Burbick and S. J. Elliott of the
Mellor staff accompanied the party. On their return
to Pittsburgh dinner was followed with a theater
party at the Pitt Theatre. A. C. Mayer, eastern sales
manager for the Unit Construction Company, also
accompanied the party.
NEW PENNSYLVANIA STORE.
The Nanticoke Temple of Music, Wilkes-Barre,
Pa., held its grand opening last week. The new
store is situated in the Keystone! building on North
Market street. A full line of Victrolas and Victor
records is handled.
Energy Phonograph & Supply Co., talking ma-
chine jobbers, opened offices recently at 1608 West
Madison street, Chicago.
DETERLING
Talking Machines
Challenge Comparison in
every point from cabinets to
tonal results.
Prices attractive for fine
goods. Write us.
Deterling Mfg. Co., Inc.
TIPTON, IND.
NEW PHONOGRAPH STORES
Many Extensions of Well Established Departments
Noted in News of the Week.
The new music store in Mexico, Mo., of the
Taylor Music Co., of Columbia, has opened for
business on the west side of the Square.
New Castle, Pa.—Mather Bros, have opened their
new phonograph store in the city of New Castle, Pa.
A store in the Tendick Building, Jacksonville,
111., is being fitted up to handle phonographs and
records. The Wheeler Co. is the owner.
The McMurray Drug Co., Abbeville, S. C, is to
open a music parlor on N. Main St. It will be in
charge of F. S. Hill.
T. W. Karstedt and Louie Hoff purchased the
business and stock in the Harmel Building, Pekm,
111. They have secured the agency of the Edison
Phonograph.
Extensive improvements are in progress at the
Celeste Music House in the Arcade Bldg., Pekin,
111.
A new balcony extension is being built at the
H. Thoma & Son store, Bluffton, Ind., to provide
space for a phonograph sounding booth.
Oct. 29, Geo. Rumford and R. H. Bond, Stockton,
Cal., have purchased an interest in the H. E. Rob-
inson Stationery & Music store at Lodi, Cal.
Brewer & Burge, Warsaw, N. Y., dealers in phono-
graphs, have removed from the second floor of the
Whitlock Building to 16 N. Main St.
The Starr Piano Company has opened temporary
quarters at 102 West Second St., Rushville, Ind.,
opposite Windsor Hotel.
J. F. Mills, Sedro Woolley, Wash., has opened a
branch in Vt. Vernon, Wash.
Ray Carroll, formerly of the talking machine de-
partment of Sherman, Clay & Co., Saa Francisco,
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