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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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$80,000 in Bad Drafts.
CHAS.
KRANK,
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GLORIOUS
TIMK IN THK M K T R O P O L I S .
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HAS. FRANK, JR., who a short time
ago defrauded Freeborn G. Smith out
of $12.00, and also a music publisher in
this city, by checks given on the First Na-
tional Bank at Pittsburg, which were
fraudulent, is having a right royal time.
Last Monday he visited the Franklin
National Bank and tried to open an account
by depositing a draft made out as usual on
the Pittsburg bank. The officials of the
Franklin bank accepted the draft for deposit
as if it were all right, and immediately
forwarded it to Pittsburg for collection.
The bank at Pittsburg wired the Franklin
Bank that it has no such depositor, and
that he must be a swindler, because he has
drawn in all $80,000 on the bank at Pitts-
burg, where he has no account.
Frank called at the Franklin Bank Mon-
day. He saw President Roberts and told
that gentleman that the bank had been re-
commended to him by one of the bank's
best customers, whom he named.
The draft he presented was for $12,000,
and Frank said he wished to transfer the
account here.
It is not unusual for banks to advance a
small sum, $200 or so, under such circumr
stances, particularly if the new customes
happens to be well introduced.
But in this instance President Robertt
did not offer to do that, and Frank did no
suggest it.
Frank was informed that he could draw
against the account when the amount of the
draft had been collected.
The Pittsburg bank knew nothing more
of Frank than that he had drawn twenty
drafts against them, aggregating $80,000.
The Franklin Bank is out only a passbook
and postage.
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HIS department is edited by Bishop &
Imirie, Patent Attorneys, 605 and 607
Seventh street, Washington, D. C. All re-
quests for information should be addressed
to them and will be answered through these
columns free of charge
546,834. Electro-Magnet for Pipe Or-
gans. E. S. Votey, Detroit, Mich. An
electrically-operated valve. The invention
is obvious from the figure.
LL,
546,908. Music Leaf Turner. Sag Har-
bor, N. Y. The sheets are held against un-
due movement by the pistons 43. Upon
546,408. Attachment for Stringed In-
the upper corner of each sheet is secured a struments.
]. C. St. John, Boston, Mass.,
thin metal plate. When the key is de- assignor to the Flagg Manufacturing Co.,
pressed the pistons are drawn down to per- Portland, Me.
mit movement of the sheet, and the arms
32 are then carried over, carrying the leaf
Piano Swindler Caught.
by magnetic attraction.
PHILIP WF.RLKIN, the popular dealer of
Canal street, New Orleans, has added the
Pease pianos to his line of goods.
THK Ann Arbor Organ Co. will have the
new addition to their factory ready for oc-
cupancy around the first week in Novem-
ber.
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THE
B. BROOKS, hailing from Denver,
Col., was held for the Grand Jury in
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Justice Waters' Court in Brooklyn, this
week, on a charge of renting a piano from
Horace N. McGee, 77 Court street, and
afterward shipping it to an auction ware-
rooms to be sold. Fortunately, the piano
mover who delivered the piano to Brooks
strolled into the auction warerooms and re-
cognized the instrument and informed Mr.
McGee.
Mr. Brooks will evidently find,
time to reform in jail.
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546,939. Mouthpiece. C. G. Shuster,
Markneukirchen, Germany. A cover of
rubber or other non-conductor of heat re-
movably secured to the mouthipece.
MR. SHKRMAN, of Sherman, Clay & Co.,
San Francisco, Cal., visited the establish-
ment of Ernest Gabler & Bro. on Tuesday
last, and left an order for about a carload of
pianos, which will be shipped Monday next;
IT is hardly necessary to state that the
death of Mr. Henry Kroeger will in no way
interfere with the business of Gildemeester
& Kroeger. Otto Kroeger will assume his
father's place as superintendent of the fac-
tory.
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for the melody and the other for the accom-
paniment.
The accompaniment strings
have a movable bridge so that the chords
produced may be changed to different keys.
Another Western Piano.
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546,956. Organ-Bellows Tension Evener.
A spring secured to the side of the bellows
to secure an even tension of the wind.
546,374. Musical Instrument.
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Babbitt, Defiance, O., assignor of one-half
to Frank Summer, Jr., same place. Hav-
ing two sets of strings with a common
sounding-board. One set of strings is used
CELEBRATED
STEGER
ROM Cleveland, ()., comes the informa-
tion that F. L. Raymond, of that city,
has decided to place the "Raymond" piano
on the market in the early spring. Mr.
Raymond is proprietor of the United States
Organ Co., and his factory facilities will
allow him to enter into the manufacture of
pianos without much delay.
Scales are
now being prepared, and another Western
piano can be added to the many already in
evidence.
PIANOS
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PATENTED 1892.
are noted for their fine singing quality of
tone and great
profitable
durability.
i'lie
most
Piano for dealers to handle
STEG-ER & CO., Manufacturers,
Factory, Columbia Heights.
235 WABASH AVENUE. CHICAGO.