Music Trade Review
Issue: 1901 Vol. 32 N. 26 - Page 9
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
because the piano trust idea is not receiving
its support from the men whose interests are
involved, but simply from those who desire
rich pickings from the industry and which
once secured they can toss the trade remorse-
lessly aside like a sucked orange.
Beware of the kiss of the trade Judas!
TT HAT section of the'trade press that has
dishonestly attempted to distort a suit
overadisputed bill intoa total annihilation for
one of the trade papers is most contemptible,
and demonstrates more clearly than any
power of argument to what absurdly ridicu-
lous depths a paper may descend in order to
prejudice its constituency against a contem-
porary. The publicity of this matter, even if
true, would not be creditable to the fairness
of the trade press, but when libelously dis-
torted it at once becomes offensive to all fair-
minded men.
ARRESTED ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.
[Special to The Review.]
Indianapolis, Ind., June 24, 1901.
A dispatch from Frankfort, Ind., says that
John H. Tilton, of Indianapolis, has been
arrested and placed in jail there on the
charge of forgery. He denies the charge,
but is unable to give the police satisfactory
explanation in regard to certain spurious
checks which he has passed. He waived
preliminary hearing.
Tilton went to Frankfort last Monday,
bearing credentials as a representative of the
Joiner-Kennedy Music Co., of Indianapolis.
He engaged room and board at William
Burns' European Hotel. In a day or two
he ran out of money and borrowed $10 from
Mr. Burns, giving as security a check for
$37:50. The check was drawn on the La-
fayette State Bank and was signed "Bus-
kirk & Co." Mr. Burns became suspicious
and took the check to the First National
Bank here, which inquired of Lafayette and
found that there was no such firm in La-
fayette as Buskirk & Co.
In the meantime Tilton had borrowed $5
of Valentine Burns, a saloon keeper, and
gave as security a check for $100. The check
was made payable to John H. Tilton, and
was drawn on the American National Bank,
of Indianapolis. It was signed by the Joiner-
Kennedy Music Co. Mr. Burns took this
check to the First National Bank here and
cashed it, placing the $95 in his safe for
Tilton, after deducting the $5 he had loaned
him. The local bank sent the check to
Indianapolis and yesterday it was returned
with the information that the Joiner-Ken-
nedy Co. had pronounced it a forgery. This
information was received about the same
time that word was received from Lafayette
and the police were at once notified. Tilton
was soon found and arrested. He put on
a bold front, but told conflicting stories.
He is married and claims to live at 415 North
Alabama street.
Robert Proddow, of the Estey Piano Co.,
made a brief trip this week in the firm's in-
terests.
DELAY IN BUILDING ANNOYING.
KRELL IN SPRINGFIELD.
[Special to The Review.]
[Special to The Review.]
Baltimore, Md., June 25, 1901.
Geo. W. Sanders, who represents Chas.
W. Segrave and Stephen P. Harwood, own-
ers of the building on East Baltimore street
occupied by Messrs. William Knabe & Co.,
the well-known piano manufacturers, said
yesterday that he was much disappointed
at the set-back given his clients by the Hunt
injunction, who contemplated erecting a new
structure on the site of the present building.
Mr. Sanders said it was hoped that work on
the new building would have been begun
several weeks ago, but it would now have
to be postponed for a little time until the
court had disposed of the matter. The case
has been set for a hearing on Sept. 26th,
but the owners of the property do not en-
tertain the opinion that the injunction will
be maintained, and the improvements will
ultimately be made notwithstanding the pro-
test on the part of Mr. Hunt.
Springfield, O., June 26, 1901.
Albert Krell, piano manufacturer, of Cin-
cinnati, has conferred with the Board of
Trade concerning the organization of a com-
pany here, with a capital of $250,000, to
manufacture instruments. He offers to take
$50,000 in stock.
DEATH OF J. L. CARTWRIGHT.
[Special to The Review.]
Boston, Mass., June 27, 1901.
The funeral of the late John L. Cart-
wright, who was manager of the Maiden
pianoforte warerooms, and one of the best-
liked and most popular young business men
in the community, was held yesterday morn-
ing from his house, 11 Irving street, Mai-
den.
It was attended by a large number of
friends of the family. Mr. Cartwright died
after an illness of eight days. He leaves
a wife and two children.
JOHN L STIEFF CRITICALLY ILL
[Special to The Review.]
Baltimore, Md., June 25, 1901.
John L. Stieff, who was one of the origin-
al members of the firm which has been in
the piano business in Baltimore for over a
half century, is very ill at the home of his
son, Mr. Charles C. Stieff, 722 West Fay-
ette street. Mr. Stieff is vice-president of
the Maryland Society of California Pioneers,
or Forty-niners. The society will not hold
its annual reunion this year, owing to the ill-
ness of Mr. Stieff.
Mr. Stieff has been suffering from a com-
plication of diseases, the principal of which
is stomach trouble, for some time, and during
the last two weeks has been confined to his
room. His death is now momentarily ex-
pected.
Mr. Stieff went to the Pacific Coast in
1848, but returned in 1853, and took charge
of the piano business of his father, who was
then engaged in buying" and selling pianos,
and who was established at 7 North Eutaw
street. In 1856 Mr. John L. Stieff associa-
ted with his brother, Mr. Charles Stieff, and
began the manufacture of pianos at 9 North
Sharp street, starting, as Mr. Stieff himself
expresses it, "with six."
From this the present business has grown.
In 1876 he retired from active business, and
the business of the firm has since been con-
ducted by Messrs. Charles and Frederick
P. Stieff, the firm's name never having been
changed.
SULLIVAN ASTTlSMNVENTOR.
Here is an amusing anecdote in which
the late Sir Arthur Sullivan figures:
One of Stainer's boy friends in London
was Arthur Sullivan, two years his junior,
and a chorister of the Chapel Royal. The
two young gentlemen used to spend their
half-holidays in trips together on the steam-
boats on the Thames, their enjoyment of
those penny voyages being considerably en-
hanced by a copious consumption of nuts
and oranges.
Sullivan visited Stainer at
Tenbury, at a time when Ouseley was erect-
ing a large organ in the chapel, and indulg-
ing in all sorts of experiments—pipes, tu-
bular actions, etc. Stainer and Sullivan
conceived the idea that gutta-percha would
make cheap and resonant organ pipes. Gut-
ta-percha was scarce at Tenbury, and the
young innovators' financial resources were
limited; but, nothing daunted, they procured
a few old gutta-percha soles and set to work
with ardent enthusiasm, to carry out their
designs. The process, however, appealed
so strongly, not to say disagreeably, to Sir
Frederick's olfactory nerves, that he at once
stopped further operations, for obvious rea-
sons. Sullivan always declared that there
was a bit of jealousy on Ouseley's part in
stopping the development of that important
invention.
STRIKER ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT.
[Special to The Review.]
Baltimore, Md., June 26, 1901.
Harry McGee and Peter Kyne, two of the
striking varnishers and polishers who were
''locked out" at the Knabe piano works more
than a month ago, were yesterday morning
arrested on a warrant issued by Justice
Fowler, of the Southern Police Station,
charged by Christian Christian with disturb-
ing the peace at the corner of York and
Hamburg streets, on Saturday evening last.
When taken before the Justice the accused
men prayed a jury trial, and they were held
in the sum of $250 bail each for court.
Christian, who caused the arrest, declares
that the men called him names and threat-
ened him when he was on his way home
from work at the factory, for the reason that
he is one of four men who left the ranks ot
the strikers and returned to work in the
Knabe factory some weeks ago.
C. B. Lawson, vice-president of the Weber-
Wheelock Co., and Mr. Schnabel, of the fac-
tory, have returned from a short Western
trip.
EXPERFTUNER
desires position as expert piano tuner in
factory. Seven years outside experience.
References furnished. Address,
RAY L. VAN CAJ1P,
2 Sherman St.,
Auburn. N. Y.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
because the piano trust idea is not receiving
its support from the men whose interests are
involved, but simply from those who desire
rich pickings from the industry and which
once secured they can toss the trade remorse-
lessly aside like a sucked orange.
Beware of the kiss of the trade Judas!
TT HAT section of the'trade press that has
dishonestly attempted to distort a suit
overadisputed bill intoa total annihilation for
one of the trade papers is most contemptible,
and demonstrates more clearly than any
power of argument to what absurdly ridicu-
lous depths a paper may descend in order to
prejudice its constituency against a contem-
porary. The publicity of this matter, even if
true, would not be creditable to the fairness
of the trade press, but when libelously dis-
torted it at once becomes offensive to all fair-
minded men.
ARRESTED ON A SERIOUS CHARGE.
[Special to The Review.]
Indianapolis, Ind., June 24, 1901.
A dispatch from Frankfort, Ind., says that
John H. Tilton, of Indianapolis, has been
arrested and placed in jail there on the
charge of forgery. He denies the charge,
but is unable to give the police satisfactory
explanation in regard to certain spurious
checks which he has passed. He waived
preliminary hearing.
Tilton went to Frankfort last Monday,
bearing credentials as a representative of the
Joiner-Kennedy Music Co., of Indianapolis.
He engaged room and board at William
Burns' European Hotel. In a day or two
he ran out of money and borrowed $10 from
Mr. Burns, giving as security a check for
$37:50. The check was drawn on the La-
fayette State Bank and was signed "Bus-
kirk & Co." Mr. Burns became suspicious
and took the check to the First National
Bank here, which inquired of Lafayette and
found that there was no such firm in La-
fayette as Buskirk & Co.
In the meantime Tilton had borrowed $5
of Valentine Burns, a saloon keeper, and
gave as security a check for $100. The check
was made payable to John H. Tilton, and
was drawn on the American National Bank,
of Indianapolis. It was signed by the Joiner-
Kennedy Music Co. Mr. Burns took this
check to the First National Bank here and
cashed it, placing the $95 in his safe for
Tilton, after deducting the $5 he had loaned
him. The local bank sent the check to
Indianapolis and yesterday it was returned
with the information that the Joiner-Ken-
nedy Co. had pronounced it a forgery. This
information was received about the same
time that word was received from Lafayette
and the police were at once notified. Tilton
was soon found and arrested. He put on
a bold front, but told conflicting stories.
He is married and claims to live at 415 North
Alabama street.
Robert Proddow, of the Estey Piano Co.,
made a brief trip this week in the firm's in-
terests.
DELAY IN BUILDING ANNOYING.
KRELL IN SPRINGFIELD.
[Special to The Review.]
[Special to The Review.]
Baltimore, Md., June 25, 1901.
Geo. W. Sanders, who represents Chas.
W. Segrave and Stephen P. Harwood, own-
ers of the building on East Baltimore street
occupied by Messrs. William Knabe & Co.,
the well-known piano manufacturers, said
yesterday that he was much disappointed
at the set-back given his clients by the Hunt
injunction, who contemplated erecting a new
structure on the site of the present building.
Mr. Sanders said it was hoped that work on
the new building would have been begun
several weeks ago, but it would now have
to be postponed for a little time until the
court had disposed of the matter. The case
has been set for a hearing on Sept. 26th,
but the owners of the property do not en-
tertain the opinion that the injunction will
be maintained, and the improvements will
ultimately be made notwithstanding the pro-
test on the part of Mr. Hunt.
Springfield, O., June 26, 1901.
Albert Krell, piano manufacturer, of Cin-
cinnati, has conferred with the Board of
Trade concerning the organization of a com-
pany here, with a capital of $250,000, to
manufacture instruments. He offers to take
$50,000 in stock.
DEATH OF J. L. CARTWRIGHT.
[Special to The Review.]
Boston, Mass., June 27, 1901.
The funeral of the late John L. Cart-
wright, who was manager of the Maiden
pianoforte warerooms, and one of the best-
liked and most popular young business men
in the community, was held yesterday morn-
ing from his house, 11 Irving street, Mai-
den.
It was attended by a large number of
friends of the family. Mr. Cartwright died
after an illness of eight days. He leaves
a wife and two children.
JOHN L STIEFF CRITICALLY ILL
[Special to The Review.]
Baltimore, Md., June 25, 1901.
John L. Stieff, who was one of the origin-
al members of the firm which has been in
the piano business in Baltimore for over a
half century, is very ill at the home of his
son, Mr. Charles C. Stieff, 722 West Fay-
ette street. Mr. Stieff is vice-president of
the Maryland Society of California Pioneers,
or Forty-niners. The society will not hold
its annual reunion this year, owing to the ill-
ness of Mr. Stieff.
Mr. Stieff has been suffering from a com-
plication of diseases, the principal of which
is stomach trouble, for some time, and during
the last two weeks has been confined to his
room. His death is now momentarily ex-
pected.
Mr. Stieff went to the Pacific Coast in
1848, but returned in 1853, and took charge
of the piano business of his father, who was
then engaged in buying" and selling pianos,
and who was established at 7 North Eutaw
street. In 1856 Mr. John L. Stieff associa-
ted with his brother, Mr. Charles Stieff, and
began the manufacture of pianos at 9 North
Sharp street, starting, as Mr. Stieff himself
expresses it, "with six."
From this the present business has grown.
In 1876 he retired from active business, and
the business of the firm has since been con-
ducted by Messrs. Charles and Frederick
P. Stieff, the firm's name never having been
changed.
SULLIVAN ASTTlSMNVENTOR.
Here is an amusing anecdote in which
the late Sir Arthur Sullivan figures:
One of Stainer's boy friends in London
was Arthur Sullivan, two years his junior,
and a chorister of the Chapel Royal. The
two young gentlemen used to spend their
half-holidays in trips together on the steam-
boats on the Thames, their enjoyment of
those penny voyages being considerably en-
hanced by a copious consumption of nuts
and oranges.
Sullivan visited Stainer at
Tenbury, at a time when Ouseley was erect-
ing a large organ in the chapel, and indulg-
ing in all sorts of experiments—pipes, tu-
bular actions, etc. Stainer and Sullivan
conceived the idea that gutta-percha would
make cheap and resonant organ pipes. Gut-
ta-percha was scarce at Tenbury, and the
young innovators' financial resources were
limited; but, nothing daunted, they procured
a few old gutta-percha soles and set to work
with ardent enthusiasm, to carry out their
designs. The process, however, appealed
so strongly, not to say disagreeably, to Sir
Frederick's olfactory nerves, that he at once
stopped further operations, for obvious rea-
sons. Sullivan always declared that there
was a bit of jealousy on Ouseley's part in
stopping the development of that important
invention.
STRIKER ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT.
[Special to The Review.]
Baltimore, Md., June 26, 1901.
Harry McGee and Peter Kyne, two of the
striking varnishers and polishers who were
''locked out" at the Knabe piano works more
than a month ago, were yesterday morning
arrested on a warrant issued by Justice
Fowler, of the Southern Police Station,
charged by Christian Christian with disturb-
ing the peace at the corner of York and
Hamburg streets, on Saturday evening last.
When taken before the Justice the accused
men prayed a jury trial, and they were held
in the sum of $250 bail each for court.
Christian, who caused the arrest, declares
that the men called him names and threat-
ened him when he was on his way home
from work at the factory, for the reason that
he is one of four men who left the ranks ot
the strikers and returned to work in the
Knabe factory some weeks ago.
C. B. Lawson, vice-president of the Weber-
Wheelock Co., and Mr. Schnabel, of the fac-
tory, have returned from a short Western
trip.
EXPERFTUNER
desires position as expert piano tuner in
factory. Seven years outside experience.
References furnished. Address,
RAY L. VAN CAJ1P,
2 Sherman St.,
Auburn. N. Y.
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