Music Trade Review
Issue: 1913 Vol. 57 N. 22 - Page 62
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
BUEGELEISEN SAYS:
SHALL CUSTOMS APPRAISERS HOLD OPEN COURT?
"We have had a wonderful success with our Silent
Salesmen show cases, which we introduced to the
trade a few weeks
since, but gratify-
ing as this success
naturally is, it was
really no more than
we had expected,
for every dealer
k n o w s that the
most important fac-
t o r in carrying
small goods is to
have a place for
e v e r y t h i n g and
everything in i t s
place, and to be
able to tell at a glance when his stock is running
low.
"With these new show cases not alone can the
customer be entirely satisfied by being shown a
complete stock of the particular goods he may
wish to select from, but the dealer can immedi-
ately see just what lines are selling better than
others and be guided accordingly in his orders.
"As every dealer knows, he has formerly been
obliged to go to considerable expense in order to
have constructed cabinets, drawers, etc., for the
proper handling of mandolin picks, violin pegs
and bridges, and, in fact, all of the small acces-
sories which are in every day demand. Aside
from this expense the dealer is very often at a
loss to locate a particular small accessory, and in
searching for it delays the customer and himseli
and causes a general inconvenience to all con-
cerned. With our new Silent Salesmen show
cases any employe can take care of the customer's
needs to the entire satisfaction of both parties.
"It is really surprising the large number of let-
ters that we have received from the trade since
we put these show cases on the market. "Just
what we have been looking for" is the unanimous
expression of every one of these letters, which
form the strongest possible evidence of the popu-
larity of our new show cases. We are certainly
very happy to work at all times hand and hand
with the dealers to improve their facilities for
carrying supplies and stock, as we realize that the
more the dealer can sell the easier he can handle
his lines, and the more profit he can make out of
it the more satisfactory his small goods business
will be to him.
"As will be noticed by the illustrations of these
new show cases and the accompanying descriptions,
we make absolutely no charge for the cases. We
simply charge the actual wholesale prices for the
merchandise in these cases, and the dealers will
also observe that these prices allow them a hand-
some net profit, and without their incurring any
loss in handling the merchandise.
"During my travels around the country I have
frequently noticed the inconvenience and the un-
pleasantness experienced by dealers when they
haven't the proper facilities for carrying their
stock of small goods, such as mandolin picks,
• bridges, tailpieces, pegs, etc., as every dealer knows
that it is most annoying when a customer calls
for a small article of this kind and he cannot be
served properly. It causes a great deal of annoy-
ance to both the dealer and the customer. This
is all eliminated by the use of our Silent Sales-
men show cases.
"We also wish to call the attention of those
dealers who have not already ordered our new
Durro string pouches to the fact that this pouch
is one of the most attractive and best holiday sug-
gestions that can be presented to any violinist."
New Tariff Law Indefinite Regarding That Point—Importers Want Open Hearings, That They
May Defend Themselves Against Adverse Testimony by Trade Rivals.
TALKINQJIAT RACK.
A talking hat rack has been placed on the mar-
ket with an added feature which is certain to de-
light the heart of the practical joker. The weight
of a hat starts the talking machine and at the same
time a small brass pin, which appears to be the
peg by which the rack is hung on the wall, is
pressed forward at a point directly opposite the
hat brim, causing the hat to fall to the floor.
Importers and attorneys having business rela-
tions with the Board of United States General
Appraisers are speculating as to the character of
reappraisement proceedings to be brought before
the lower customs tribunal under the new tariff.
Chief interest centers in the interpretation to be
placed on the phraseology of the provisions relat-
ing to the procedure to be followed in cases where
importers are dissatisfied with the values placed
on imported merchandise by appraising officers
and appeal to the general board for review.
The question of primary concern to importers is
whether hearings at which testimony is taken re-
garding values are to be "open," as was the gen-
eral rule under the act of 1909, or behind closed
doors, as was frequently the case under the act of
1897. Uncertainty has arisen from the omission
from the new law of a specific provision providing
for open hearings. Paragraph M, Section 3, of
the administrative part of the new law reads:
"In such case (reappraisement) the General Ap-
praisers and the Board of General Appraisers shall
give reasonable notice to the importer and the
proper representative of the Government of the
time and place of each and every hearing at which
parties or their attorneys shall have opportunity
to introduce evidence and to hear and cross-exam-
ine the witness for the other party, and to inspect
all samples and documentary evidence or other
papers offered."
The corresponding provision in the act of 1909
was under Section 13, which provided:
"In such cases hearings may, in the discretion of
the General Appraiser or Board of General Ap-
praisers before whom the case is pending, be open,
and in the presence of the importer and his attor-
ney and any duly authorized representative of the
Government, who may in like discretion examine
and cross-examine all witnesses produced."
At the offices of the Board of General Appraisers
it was said that regulations giving the desired in-
terpretation of the construction to be placed on the
reappraisement provision of the new law would
probably be promulgated shortly. Members of the
board are understood to hold that, in the main,
reappraisement proceedings under the act of 1913
should be open to both parties in litigation, as
under the act of 1909. This question, as well as
the admittance to hearings of persons not directly
connected with the case, or as witnesses, will be
dealt with in the rules soon to be promulgated.
It is said to be not at all unlikely that in certain
cases single General Appraisers, as well as the
Boards of General Appraisers, will find themselves
facing the necessity of summoning witnesses pri-
vately to give testimony where persons competent
to give the required information regarding foreign
market values are unwilling to appear at the regu-
lar hearings and be subjected to cross-examination
by a competitor's lawyer. While importers whose
cases are on trial before the board object to what
has been termed "star chamber" proceedings, Gov-
ernment officials are of the belief that the new law
does not prohibit General Appraisers from obtain-
ing privately, when the open hearing procedure
fails, such data as will settle disputed questions of
market value in an equitable manner.
Importers generally are of the opinion, says the
New York Times, that open hearings should at all
times prevail, as otherwise they would have no
means of defending themselves against adverse
testimony given by trade rivals. The need of open
hearings is emphasized, they say, by the fact that
under the present law, as under its predecessors,
the decision of the Board of Reappraisement is
final and may not be appealed from.
TROMBONE IMPROVEMENT.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, November 24.—Patent No.
1,078,628 was granted last week to Charles J.
Kiefer, Indianapolis, Ind., the object of which is to
improve the construction of trombones so as to
render the bow connected with the outer casings
readily removable for the purpose of keeping the
instrument clean.
Heretofore it has been necessary to introduce
cleaning material throughout the entire outer
casing, which is double and each side is more than
two feet long, so that the total is more than four
feet long, and with a sharp, indeterminate bow.
The result is that cleaning the same has been ex-
tremely difficult and often the material gets lodged
and is inaccessible and ruins the trombone.
BUY SMALUIOODS LINE.
The Walace Co., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., has pur-
chased the complete stock of musical merchan-
dise and sheet music of the F. J. Clark Music Co.,
144 Main street, that city.
James Flynn, a piano dealer of Cadillac, Mich.,
has moved to new quarters in that city.
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STRING MAKERS' SUPPLIES
JAMAICA PLAIN
> BOSTON, MASS., U.S. A.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
BUEGELEISEN SAYS:
SHALL CUSTOMS APPRAISERS HOLD OPEN COURT?
"We have had a wonderful success with our Silent
Salesmen show cases, which we introduced to the
trade a few weeks
since, but gratify-
ing as this success
naturally is, it was
really no more than
we had expected,
for every dealer
k n o w s that the
most important fac-
t o r in carrying
small goods is to
have a place for
e v e r y t h i n g and
everything in i t s
place, and to be
able to tell at a glance when his stock is running
low.
"With these new show cases not alone can the
customer be entirely satisfied by being shown a
complete stock of the particular goods he may
wish to select from, but the dealer can immedi-
ately see just what lines are selling better than
others and be guided accordingly in his orders.
"As every dealer knows, he has formerly been
obliged to go to considerable expense in order to
have constructed cabinets, drawers, etc., for the
proper handling of mandolin picks, violin pegs
and bridges, and, in fact, all of the small acces-
sories which are in every day demand. Aside
from this expense the dealer is very often at a
loss to locate a particular small accessory, and in
searching for it delays the customer and himseli
and causes a general inconvenience to all con-
cerned. With our new Silent Salesmen show
cases any employe can take care of the customer's
needs to the entire satisfaction of both parties.
"It is really surprising the large number of let-
ters that we have received from the trade since
we put these show cases on the market. "Just
what we have been looking for" is the unanimous
expression of every one of these letters, which
form the strongest possible evidence of the popu-
larity of our new show cases. We are certainly
very happy to work at all times hand and hand
with the dealers to improve their facilities for
carrying supplies and stock, as we realize that the
more the dealer can sell the easier he can handle
his lines, and the more profit he can make out of
it the more satisfactory his small goods business
will be to him.
"As will be noticed by the illustrations of these
new show cases and the accompanying descriptions,
we make absolutely no charge for the cases. We
simply charge the actual wholesale prices for the
merchandise in these cases, and the dealers will
also observe that these prices allow them a hand-
some net profit, and without their incurring any
loss in handling the merchandise.
"During my travels around the country I have
frequently noticed the inconvenience and the un-
pleasantness experienced by dealers when they
haven't the proper facilities for carrying their
stock of small goods, such as mandolin picks,
• bridges, tailpieces, pegs, etc., as every dealer knows
that it is most annoying when a customer calls
for a small article of this kind and he cannot be
served properly. It causes a great deal of annoy-
ance to both the dealer and the customer. This
is all eliminated by the use of our Silent Sales-
men show cases.
"We also wish to call the attention of those
dealers who have not already ordered our new
Durro string pouches to the fact that this pouch
is one of the most attractive and best holiday sug-
gestions that can be presented to any violinist."
New Tariff Law Indefinite Regarding That Point—Importers Want Open Hearings, That They
May Defend Themselves Against Adverse Testimony by Trade Rivals.
TALKINQJIAT RACK.
A talking hat rack has been placed on the mar-
ket with an added feature which is certain to de-
light the heart of the practical joker. The weight
of a hat starts the talking machine and at the same
time a small brass pin, which appears to be the
peg by which the rack is hung on the wall, is
pressed forward at a point directly opposite the
hat brim, causing the hat to fall to the floor.
Importers and attorneys having business rela-
tions with the Board of United States General
Appraisers are speculating as to the character of
reappraisement proceedings to be brought before
the lower customs tribunal under the new tariff.
Chief interest centers in the interpretation to be
placed on the phraseology of the provisions relat-
ing to the procedure to be followed in cases where
importers are dissatisfied with the values placed
on imported merchandise by appraising officers
and appeal to the general board for review.
The question of primary concern to importers is
whether hearings at which testimony is taken re-
garding values are to be "open," as was the gen-
eral rule under the act of 1909, or behind closed
doors, as was frequently the case under the act of
1897. Uncertainty has arisen from the omission
from the new law of a specific provision providing
for open hearings. Paragraph M, Section 3, of
the administrative part of the new law reads:
"In such case (reappraisement) the General Ap-
praisers and the Board of General Appraisers shall
give reasonable notice to the importer and the
proper representative of the Government of the
time and place of each and every hearing at which
parties or their attorneys shall have opportunity
to introduce evidence and to hear and cross-exam-
ine the witness for the other party, and to inspect
all samples and documentary evidence or other
papers offered."
The corresponding provision in the act of 1909
was under Section 13, which provided:
"In such cases hearings may, in the discretion of
the General Appraiser or Board of General Ap-
praisers before whom the case is pending, be open,
and in the presence of the importer and his attor-
ney and any duly authorized representative of the
Government, who may in like discretion examine
and cross-examine all witnesses produced."
At the offices of the Board of General Appraisers
it was said that regulations giving the desired in-
terpretation of the construction to be placed on the
reappraisement provision of the new law would
probably be promulgated shortly. Members of the
board are understood to hold that, in the main,
reappraisement proceedings under the act of 1913
should be open to both parties in litigation, as
under the act of 1909. This question, as well as
the admittance to hearings of persons not directly
connected with the case, or as witnesses, will be
dealt with in the rules soon to be promulgated.
It is said to be not at all unlikely that in certain
cases single General Appraisers, as well as the
Boards of General Appraisers, will find themselves
facing the necessity of summoning witnesses pri-
vately to give testimony where persons competent
to give the required information regarding foreign
market values are unwilling to appear at the regu-
lar hearings and be subjected to cross-examination
by a competitor's lawyer. While importers whose
cases are on trial before the board object to what
has been termed "star chamber" proceedings, Gov-
ernment officials are of the belief that the new law
does not prohibit General Appraisers from obtain-
ing privately, when the open hearing procedure
fails, such data as will settle disputed questions of
market value in an equitable manner.
Importers generally are of the opinion, says the
New York Times, that open hearings should at all
times prevail, as otherwise they would have no
means of defending themselves against adverse
testimony given by trade rivals. The need of open
hearings is emphasized, they say, by the fact that
under the present law, as under its predecessors,
the decision of the Board of Reappraisement is
final and may not be appealed from.
TROMBONE IMPROVEMENT.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, November 24.—Patent No.
1,078,628 was granted last week to Charles J.
Kiefer, Indianapolis, Ind., the object of which is to
improve the construction of trombones so as to
render the bow connected with the outer casings
readily removable for the purpose of keeping the
instrument clean.
Heretofore it has been necessary to introduce
cleaning material throughout the entire outer
casing, which is double and each side is more than
two feet long, so that the total is more than four
feet long, and with a sharp, indeterminate bow.
The result is that cleaning the same has been ex-
tremely difficult and often the material gets lodged
and is inaccessible and ruins the trombone.
BUY SMALUIOODS LINE.
The Walace Co., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., has pur-
chased the complete stock of musical merchan-
dise and sheet music of the F. J. Clark Music Co.,
144 Main street, that city.
James Flynn, a piano dealer of Cadillac, Mich.,
has moved to new quarters in that city.
MICROMETRIC STRING GAUGES
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STRING MAKERS' SUPPLIES
JAMAICA PLAIN
> BOSTON, MASS., U.S. A.
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