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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
February 18, 1928
J. Read of Sanborn, and Thomas F. Frawley, 24-26
Whitney avenue, Niagara Falls. They allege, accord-
ing to the indictment, that last summer an advertise-
ment of the Ellison Company contained a minor
puzzle and the announcement that prizes would be
Institution Made Famous by Its Concert Band awarded for winning solutions. They sent in their Effective Means of Reaching Thousands of Possible
solution of the puzzle and in turn received from Elli-
Customers Used by Cable Piano Company.
Equipped by Cresco Dealer.
son a letter complimenting them on their skill and an
The Cable Piano Co., Chicago, has issued a blotter
Luther College, Decorah, la., has installed Baldwin alleged prize, they say. This prize was marked a
pianos. The college has become internationally fa- "credit memento refund draft," which entitled them for general distribution which is a gem of advertis-
mous in music because of its wonderful concert band, to a reduction of $85 on the purchase price of a ing brevities.
"We are your customers. That's one reason why
an organization which has been in existence for nearly piano.
fifty years. It has played in leading European and
The government, in the indictment, charged that you and your associates should be numbered among
American cities. It was the attraction at the San Ellison intended to advance the proper price of his our customers. There are other reasons too, the re-
Francisco Exposition in 1915. When the new Mu- pianos in order to meet the presentation of the liability of our house, the high standard of our
merchandise, our service and our guarantee.
nicipal Auditorium at Minneapolis was dedicated re- "drafts."
cently, this band was engaged to furnish the dedi-
"In pianos, you'll find—Conover, Cable, Mason &
Ellison is further accused of obtaining a sum of
catory music.
money from George E. Strigel, 21 Wilmot place, who Hamlin, Ampico; in phonographs—Victor Ortho-
After going through the beautiful and substantial saw the puzzle and the announcement in another phonic, Brunswick Panatrope; in radios—Radiola
(the famous R. C. A. line), Atwater-Kent.
buildings of Luther College and noting the splendid newspaper. He, too, solved the puzzle and received
equipment throughout, A. D. Patterson, Baldwin a ''draft" for credit on a piano.
"If you want an inexpensive piano, phonograph, or
dealer at Cresco. la., who made the sale of the Bald-
radio, we have it. If you want medium price mer-
win pianos, said: "It is an institution worthy of
chandise, you can find it at Cable's. If you want
AUSTRALIAN TARIFF RULING.
the Baldwin and the Baldwin is worthy of the in-
the finest to be found, we have that, too. Let us
The Federation of British Music Industries an- serve vou."
stitution."
nounces that it has for some months been in com-
munication with the Australian Government in re-
SINGER PRAISES MILTON.
gard to the working of the preferential tariff for
Laura
Townsley McCoy, who created a sensational
playerpianos. A piano, otherwise of British manu-
facture, but containing an American action, is not success last season as assistant artist to Madame
eligible for admission under the preferential tariff. Ernestine Schumann-Heink on her Golden Jubilee
Warrant Against Lawrence F. Ellison Charges Him A ruling has now been obtained that if the player- Tour, and whose success so elated the great diva
action itself is separately consigned for assembly in that she commented nightly from the concert stage
with Violation of Postal Laws Against Puzzles.
Australia, the piano may be admitted under the pref- on her outstanding talents and predicted for her a
Lawrence F. Ellison, 78 Middlesex road, Buffalo, erential tariff. The general tariff will apply to the distinguished operatic and concert career unsurpassed
by any American singer, has used the Milton Piano
N. Y., who does business as the L. F. Ellison Piano action.
in many of her appearances as well as in her studio
Mouse, 219-221 Genesee street, with a branch at 458
and recently wrote George W. Allen, president of the
Third street, Niagara Falls, surrendered this week
SOHMER PRIMROSE GRAND.
Milton Company, as follows: "I am the proud pos-
to United States District Attorney Richard H. Tem-
Sohmer & Co., 31 West 57th street, New York, sessor of a Milton Piano which I consider an ideal
pleton and was released in $5,000 bail to insure ap-
pearance on an indictment charging him with viola- had an advertisement in the New York World Tues- instrument for a singer. Its sustained and velvety
day evening of this week telling the public that "the tone is most remarkable, with sufficient volume to
tion of the postal laws.
The indictment, returned secretly to Judge Simon house of Sohmer, wide-awake and progressive, cre- meet every requirement. It gives me particular pleas-
L. Adier by the Federal grand jury on November 2, ated and designed and built the Sohmer Primrose ure to add a word of praise and wish for you much
contains two counts. The first count charges Ellison grand in response to a modern need: the need for success with this most deserving instrument."
with using the mails to defraud and the second with an even smaller high-grade grand to fill a limited
devising a scheme to obtain money under false pre- space. It maintains the incomparable Sohmer tone
Irene Norton, 177 Post street, San Francisco, is
and is superbly decorative, being adapted to the most successor to Charles W. Thomas, dealer in musical
tenses.
instruments and furniture.
Two of the complainants against Ellison are Lionel charming home." The price is $1,050.
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