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Wooster, manager of the DeForrest Music Company,
and then went to Farrell and took a warrant out for
Mrs. Rufus McBride, and when I entered the house
with the bailiff Mrs. McBride raised such a dis-
turbance that the bailiff had to draw his gun to keep
peace.
Artistic Merits of Instrument Shown in Series
"We had the movers outside and told them to come
in, but when the movers started to carry the piano
Planned by Association House Branch of
out Mrs. McBride raised a fuss.
The objection
American Musical College of Chicago.
seemed to indicate that there was something in the
piano that she didn't want to let go. We took the
The first of a series of recitals to be given by Asso- lower board off and there discovered six quarts of
ciation House branch of American Musical College white mule, so Mrs. Rufus McBride was booked for
was presented Wednesday evening, February 6, at two charges."
Association House, 2150 W. North avenue, Chicago.
One of the features was the playing of the Gulbran-
sen Registering piano. • These recitals are free and
will be given every first and third Wednesday, the
next one will be February 20. A number of excep-
tionally fine musicians were presented at the first
recital.
In introducing the Gulbranseu Registering piano Franck Trescher, Bookkeeper for Parks Music House,
Hannibal, Mo., Is Victim.
number (the instrument being played by Walter
Kiehn), Charles Bennett, the director, called attention
Frank Trescher, bookkeeper for the Parks Music
to the fact that the reason the college sought the House Company, Hannibal, Mo., died last week from
Gulbransen for its series of recitals was because of injuries received when he fell down an open elevator
the artistic renditions that had been heard on it in shaft to the basement of the Parks Music House
other public presentations. He called attention to the Building.
fact that anyone, with comparatively short time de-
The supposition is that someone took the elevator
voted to practicing, could play the Gulbransen so to the second or third floor of the building, neglect-
that it could not be distinguished from the finest to close the door guarding the shaft, and that Mr.
hand-playing. Mr. Bennett also spoke of the excep- Trescher, who was at work in the office, had occa-
tionally fine tone of the Gulbransen.
sion to use the elevator and not knowing that it had
The community work of Association House has at- been moved to the floor above, walked into the open
tracted .widespread attention and is known all over shaft. In falling his head struck the granitoid floor
Chicago. Association House was established a good of the basement.
many years ago and offers varied attractions to the
Mr. Trescher was born in Belleville, 111., May 1
young and grown-up folks of the neighborhood. It 1858, he was single and is survived by three brothers. ;
occupies quite a large building and has also a large- He had been in the employ of the Parks Music House
sized playground in connection with it.
Company for twenty-five years and enjoyed the con-
Some idea of the personnel that is back of Associa- fidence and esteem of all who knew him.
tion House may be gained from the information that
James B. Forgan, Jr., of the First National Bank, is
treasurer; Joseph R. Noel, of the Noel State Bank,
is chairman, and the board of directors includes some
of the best-known, public-spirited people in the city.
It is considered gratifying that the Gulbransen should
have been chosen to take a part in this community Collector at Chicago Issues Special Statement Point-
work.
ing Out Provisions of Income Tax Laws.
Earlier in the evening, also on February 6, the Gul-
bransen was heard in another public recital on the There is a misunderstanding on the part of many
northwest side of the city. This was at the First persons regarding their liability in filing income tax
Lutheran Church, Fullerton and Ballou streets. On returns, according to Mable G. Reinecke, collector,
this occasion the Gulbransen Registering piano was at Chicago, who makes the following announcement:
presented not only as a solo, but as an accompanying
"The law provides that a married person receiving
instrument.
an income of $2,000 or more is required to file an
income tax return, even though his personal exemp-
tion is $2,500 or over and even though there is no tax
to pay. A single person is required to file an income
tax return if his income is $1,000 or more, although
his personal exemption relieves him of paying a tax.
"It has been found in checking over Forms 1099,
C. M. Bishop, President of Floyd Piano Co., Adds to information
reports sent to this department by em-
Facilities for Bigger Business.
ployers showing the amount of money paid em-
An important visitor to the Chicago wholesale of- ployees, that in a great many instances it has been
fices last week was C. M. Bishop, president of the necessary to call these persons into this office be-
cause they had misunderstood the income tax law
Floyd Piano Co., Memphis, Tenn.
Mr. Bishop, who is the grand master of the order of and oftentimes it has been necessary to exact the pay-
Odd Fellows in the state of Tennessee, is widely ment of a penalty because of the liability they in-
known throughout the state. He has been in the curred by failure to file a return. This causes great
piano business a number of years and is experienced inconvenience to the employer as well as to the em-
and adapted to the business of featuring- and selling ployee and often loss of time. It is the desire to
eliminate this condition as far as possible by making
the goods.
The progressiveness of the Floyd Piano Company a special effort to have all persons in this district
is evidenced by the fact that a new store and location informed of the provisions of the income tax laws in
was recently acquired which provides adequate facili- this respect.
"In this endeavor, I earnestly solicit your co-opera-
ties for the live business. The new store is up to the
minute in decorations, furnishings, the aids to win- tion and request you to post the enclosed bulletins in
dow and wareroom displays which are an incentive to your place of business where they may be readily seen
by your employees."
piano prospects.
Mr. Bishop placed a carload order with Steger &
Sons Piano Mfg. Co. and Lyon & Hcaly, Inc.
GULBRANSEN REGISTERING
PIANO USED AT RECITAL
FATAL ACCIDENT TO
PIANO HOUSE EMPLOYE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
REQUEST TO EMPLOYERS
February 16, 1924.
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But It Was a Stolen Instrument and Woman Was
Indicted on Two Charges.
The Hillsboro- Music Shop, Hillsboro, 111., owned
by Walter H. Head, was sold last week to J. E.
Zimmerman. Mr. Zimmerman will take possession
March 1. He plans to move his department store
stock from Bainbridge and operate this feature of the
business in connection with the music store.
EXPANDS IN ALTON, ILL.
Kieselhorst's Music House, Alton,* 111., will occupy
The piano has been subjected to much desecration,
but the latest story of a moonshiner who used a per- its new building at 206 West Third street, soon after
fectly good piano for the purpose of storing liquor March 1. The piano department will embrace a
is the latest and most poignant instance of unworthy great line of pianos, players and Q R S music rolls.
use. The lawbreaker, however, was also guilty of It is probable that a sheet music and musical mer-
the theft of the piano, which had been stolen two chandise department will be put in.
years previous to its discovery. A representative
of the M. Schulz Company, Chicago, who writes of
MR. PARNHAM'S TRIP.
the incident as follows, recovered the piano.
John Parnham, president of the Cable-Nelson Piano
"Just returned from Youngstown, Ohio, and Far- Co., Chicago, left last week for a three weeks' busi-
rell, Pa., and have at last got the player from Mrs. ness trip to the Pacific Coast and intermediate points.
Rufus McBride that has been lost for two years. I Mr. Parnham expects to be back about the first week
went to Farrell, Pa., and talked with Mr. Guy in March.
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