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MUSIC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TAKES PART
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TRADE
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TAX CAMPAIGN
Submits Strong End~rsement of President Cooli dge's Attitude on T.lx Qu:::sticn to Its Bo::rd of
Directors, Who Are Taking Mail Vote-Full Text of Resolution as Submitted
The Music Industries C hamber of Commerce
has ar ran ged to provide a st ron g endorseme-nt
for the stand of l'resident Coolidge on the
question of tax reduction tl;roug;h the medium
of a spec ial resolution upon which the direc­
tors of the Chamber are now voting by m a il,
with every indication of a favorable vote that
is unanimous. The resolution reads :
Resolved by the Board o f· Directo rs of the
Music Industries Chamber of Commerce that
th e Chamber heartily endors es the s tat e ments
of President Coolidge in his first annual mes­
sage to· Co ng r ess concerning the vi t al nece ssit y
of a reduction in Fed~ral taxation, to en , ure
the progress and prosperity of otir country. and
further approves his recommendation of a de­
c rea .se in the tax o n earned income s, a d.l11 .nl.;n­
in g of char ges against moderate incomes frcm
iuYestment, a re vision of the s urtaxes and the
aGolition of th e discriminatory nuisance taxe s
on cer tain bu si ne sses.
The heavy drain of taxation constitutes an in ­
surrnountable barrier to th e elimination of un­
healthy condi tion s in agriculture, commerce
and industry. Its effec t s are being felt to-day
by every person in every home in our land. A
lightening of thi s burden will immediately stim­
ulate busin ess an d place it upon a secure foun­
datiqn, with consequent pro sper ity to our work­
ers. It is apparent th a t the people of this
co untry realize these facts and earnestly de­
sire relief from this oppressive taxation. They
demand that Co n gre ss let no inte rest of class
or se ction, no plans of political e xped iency.
stand in the way of prompt, thorough and
scie ntific revision of taxation.
To the ext ent that our Federal taxation sys­
tem is still a relic from the period of abnor­
mal war-time conditions, it is largely unsuit ed
to the economic period of peace and r eadjust­
ment. The war excess pr ofit taxes have already
oeen discarded as unsuited to times of peace;
they s hould not be returned. The higher sur­
taxes y ielded much-needed revenue when first
impo sed under war conditions, but they h ave
gradually forced a transfer of capital from ac­
tive commerce and industry to tax-exempt se­
curities, with the se rious re s ult that the Govern­
ment is not receiving the revenue it might ob ­
tain from thes~ sources of wealth, whil e bus i­
ness fails tq expand- as it should because thi s
capita l ha!'< been lost to it. A reduction in the
hi g he r surtaxes will increase th e re ve nu e of the
Government and return capital to Gu s ine ss
undertakings. The war-time nui sance ta xes o n
specia l businesses are un fa ir an d econo mi ca ll y
unsound. T he y were ol-iginally imposed on"·
because of the dir e need for revenue and jllsti­
fie(1 only b y th e critical war situation. The y
co nst itute discriminatory taxation , repugnant to
A m erican ideals, and many of th em a r e public
nui sa nces which produce: co m parative ly little
revenue. They seriously curtail im porta nt and
·THE LEADING LINE
WEAVER PIANOS
Granda. Uprights
and Player.
YORK PIANOS
Upriehts and Players
LIVINGSTON PIANOS
Upriehts and Player-Piano.
If your competitor does not already have this
line go after it at once
Weaver Piano Co., Inc.
FACTORY
YORK, PA.
E.'a6U.h.d 11170
de sil·a bl e bu s iness es. Th ey shou ld be ab olished.
I t is fl1 : thcr reso lv ed that a copy of these
resolution s be sellt to the J>r csid~nt a nd to all
lll elllbc :·s of Cong ·cs s, and t hat the Chamber
co-ope rat e in every lVa y poss ible to the en d that
th ere be a pr0l11pt re vi s ion of taxation in ac­
corda nce w ·th the principles ;u.lvocate d by the
President.
TREASURER OF NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK
Jas. G. Blaine, Jr., Elected Trea ~ urer of Na­
tional Music Week Committee at Luncheon
HeJod Last Week
James G. Blaine, .I 1'., was elected t,·easurcr of
th e National Music Week Committee at a lun ch­
eon meeting on December 6 at the City Midday
Club, New York City, where th e members were
g uests of the chairman, (')tt o H. Kahn. At the
same time an assistant tr eas urer was e lect ed
in the person of E. B. Lewis, and th e New Yo;-k
1'1 ust Co. was made the depository for the
funds of the cOlllmittee. The el ection of seven­
teen new m em ber s of th e cOlllmittee was for­
m a lly ratified and it was voted that an exec u­
tive cOlllmi tt ee of five be chosen to handl e de­
ta il s of '\i[usic Week o r ganization in conjunction
wi th the secreta ry , C. M. Tremaine. Members
of the commit t ee present, or their rcpre se nta ­
ti\'es, included the follo\',in ,; : Ot to H. Kahn,
chairman; Jallies G. lliain e, Jr ., tr eas ur er; Wil­
liam C. Dodge, American Federation of Musi­
cia ns; Frank L Sca ly, ,\':lerican Guild of Or­
gani sts; F. R. Mc~ich, Comm unity Service;
Virginia Newcomb, Girl Scouts; Richard 'vV.
Lawrence, Music Indu stries Chambe r of Com­
merce; Grace Loucks, Young 'vVomen's Chris­
ti a n Association; Ch arles F. Powlison, National
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15, 1923
COLUMBIA ARTISTS OVER RADIO
Recording Artists and Organizatkm Contribu­
ting to Columbia Record Catalog to Broadcast
Through Station WEAF Each Tuesday Eve­
ning-Will Be Heard by Millions
The Columbia Phonograph Co. has given rec­
ognition to the radio as a publicity m ediu111 by
arranging with Station WE :\F, New York, the
radio broadcasting stat ion of the American Tel­
ephone & Tele g raph Co. , to feature a special
radio program with the artists who record for
Columbia record s.
T he Columb ia ar t ists in the opening program
who were presented on Tuesday evening, De ­
cem ber 4, were the California Ramblers, the
Columbia dance orchestra, a nd on Tuesdav
night of this week the Shannon Four presented
a program of popular numbers, including "That
Old Gang of Mine," "J.ast Night on the Back
Porch" and a medley of old-time songs. After
each selection th e anno un ce ment is m ade that
the artists sing over the radio just as they -record
for th e Columbia records and that they would
appreciate suggestions as to selections to re cor d
Colum bia artists will broadcast through
WEAF direct from the Columbia recordin[!
s t udios each Tuesday ev en in g between 9: 15 and
9:30 p. m., and as WEAF is one of the Illos t
powerful stations in the country, the programs
of the Columbia artists may be heard by some
millions of r adio fans. Naturally, the venture
is regard ed with a g reat amount of interes t.
NEW POOLE UPRIOHT IS NOW READY
New Style SO Has Made a Strong Appeal to
Those Dealers Who Have Seen It
The la te st a ddition
Piano Co., Bo sto n, is
upright, a n in s trument
inches in height and
to the line of the Poole
the new Style 50 Poole
mea s uring four feet three
equipped with the latest
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New Poole Upright, Style SO
Child ·We lfa re Association; Dr un o Zirato, lvIusi­
new Poole scale. Th e P oole dealers who have
had th e oppo·rtuni ty of inspectillg th e new in­
cal Digest; Franklin K. Matthews, Boy Scouts
of America; Gustave Sae nge r, Musical Ob­
st rum e nt have expressed themselves as being
highly pleased with it and shipments on un­
serve r ; C M. Tremaine, s ec ret ary; Kenneth S.
Clark, a ss istant sec reta ry .
so licited order th at in volume ha ve sU I'passed
C. ~I. Tremaine, sec reta ry of the comm itt ee expectations of the company will be g in within ·
and director of the 13u re au for the Advancement
a week.
of Mu sic , presented a le n gthy report at th e
In order to secure a sufficient numb er of the
lunch eo n sh o wing what had been accomplished
new uprights to meet demands, the various de­
in the planning and car rying out of music weeks
partments at the Poole factory have worked
overtime on an increased production schedule.
throu gh out the count r y and what preliminary
Naturally, the new in strume nt is possessed of
ar rangem en t s had been made for the carrying
out of a national music week program in 1924.
the high structural qualities that have proven
National Music Week , acc ording to all pros­
the sound basis of Poole popularity.
pects, wi ll be highly succes sful and should y ield
Consult the Universal Want · Directory of
a great volume of sales to th e r etail music trad e,
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
and thus s hould receive all poss iblr co-operat ion
free of charge for men who desire positions.
from the dea lers.