Music Trade Review

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JUNE 20, 1925
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
August 1, next. The purpose of the new regula-
tion is to reduce the number of parcels re-
quiring dead letter office treatment and thus
reduce all expenses.
Announcing the change in regulations, officials
Winners in Drive to Remove Slow Selling Stock From Firm's Floors in Chicago as Guests of of the department pointed out that of the 800,-
Toledo Music Firm—June Bride Business in Good Volume With Local Firms
000 parcels received at the dead letter office last
year fully 50 per cent were insured or c. o. d.,
Fred. N. Goosman, president of the house, and of the latter 73 per cent were finally de-
TpOLEDO, O., June 15.—The June bride and
the girl graduate should feel mighty proud and Mrs. Goosman are attending the Shrine livered or returned to senders. This indicates,
of the recognition accorded them by the score convention in Los Angeles. They will stop at it is declared, that the dead letter office is util-
of local music houses. Life-size cut-outs of the a number of points in the West before returning ized simply as a place of storage in the case of
bride in wedding attire are shown in windows home.
some 300,000 parcels annually, while the mailer
along with grands and straight pianos. "Make
The Whitney-Blaine-Wildermuth Co. under is endeavoring to induce a prospective customer
her remember her bridal day," "Give her a the direction of C. C. Firkeus, dealer service to accept a package.
piano—the lifetime gift" and similar phrases manager of the Story & Clark Piano Co., con-
Under the new regulations, unless return
are impressing upon parents and guardians the ducted a Spring piano sale which was a pro- postage is guaranteed the mailer of an unde-
wisdom of presenting the little home maker nounced success, according to Henry C. Wilder- liverable parcel renounces all claim to it and
with a gift which will bring her joy every day. inuth, treasurer. Howard Potee is now mana- it will be immediately disposed of with other
Then, the graduates, parents and friends are ger of the talking machine section here.
dead letter matter. It is believed that the new
solicited and bombarded with slogans of similar
C. E. Everingham has joined the sales force procedure will reduce the expenses in this
importance from store windows, newspapers of Grinnell Bros. He was formerly connected branch of the postal service by more than $1,000
and direct by mail literature.
with the Cable Co.
a week.
Several of the music stores have June brides
H. L. Griffin, of Schaff Bros. Piano Co., Hunt-
and bridegrooms of their own going forth, all ington, Ind., visited the local trade this week.
of whom purchased instruments from their re- G. B. Whittier of the Rochester division Mason
spective employers. The gift of a piano, talk- & Hamlin Co., J. Roemer, Cable & Sons Piano
Frank Elliott, well known in the music trade
ing machine or radio is no longer confined to Co., New York; L. J. Rogers of the Premier
and
radio industry, has become a member of
the holiday. Its field has been widened consider- Grand Piano Corp.; J. Maloney of Jacob Doll
ably through modern merchandising. Too many & Sons, New York; Ralph Henry Day, Ivers & The Aeolian Company's forces to represent the
retailers, however, fail to appreciate this fact.
Pond, Boston, and E. R. Laughead of the Wur- wholesale radio department in Brooklyn terri-
The J. W. Greene Co. sold a Chickering litzer Piano Co., also called on dealers here tory. Mr. Elliott was for some time associated
with Oscar Ray, manager of The Aeolian Co.'s
grand to the new owners of the Temple Theatre this week.
wholesale radio department. He also spent
this week—where Ryvinsky's orchestra holds
four years with the Brunswick Co.
forth. A Clarendon grand will go upon the
mezzanine floor of the beautiful Fort Meigs
Following extensive alterations, Howard L.
hotel now nearing completion. A Kohler &
James, proprietor of a music house in Malta
Campbell piano was delivered to the Jewish
Educational League building. Preston P. Declares That Settlements With Creditors Rep- Temple, Lebanon, Pa., will move his business to
Brown, sales manager, stated such deals often
resent a Menace—Also Recommend Revi- 121 North Eighth street.
require considerable missionary work but in the
sion of State and Federal Laws
end they mean more to a house than a mere
sale does, for hundreds of people hear and see
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 15.—"Easy, unbusiness-
the instruments every day and they are constant like and unwarranted" compromise settlements
reminders and advertisers of the house selling with creditors are condemned in resolutions
them.
adopted at the annual convention of the Nation-
Ninon Romaine, Toledo's leading pianist, in- al Association of Credit Men in Washington,
ternational concert artist and Ampico recording last week, in which it is recommended that
artist, used the Ampico in a recital before the "compromise settlements be accepted only after
Rotary club on Friday. This event was in the thorough investigation and a complete knowl-
nature of a complimentary concert by the artist, edge of the facts." The resolutions set forth
who was honored by Rotarians in Paris last that easy compromise settlements with creditors
year. She repeated her Paris concert and have encouraged fraud and contributed largely
rendered new studies in music. The Greene to the country's tremendous bad debt loss.
Co. tied up with the event by devoting a large
The organization also went on record as in
window to the Ampico at the side of which an favor of revision of State and Federal revenue
oil painting of the artist was shown, with ap- laws to protect business interests and citizens
propriate announcement.
against what might amount to confiscation of
The result of the recent sales contest of the property. "Such revision," it is declared in
J. W. Greene Co. to move slow-selling pianos resolutions adopted by the convention, "should
from the floors has enabled four salesmen to take into consideration the complexity of the
attend the Chicago conventions as guests of the present laws; should seek to eliminate the pres-
house; they are W. W. Bailey, Fred. Church, ent unwarranted duplication of taxation and to
Alson Martin and Henry C. Unger. W. W. accomplish greater uniformity among the vari-
Smith, president of the Greene Co., was also ous taxing units as well as tend to simplify the
president of the National as well as of the administration of such laws."
American Association of music merchants.
Other resolutions disapproved regulations
Established in
In the radio department here the portable upon business of an unnecessarily restrictive
Radiola is interesting many out-of-doors enthu- character and urged the enactment of fewer
1806
siasts. E. A. Kopf reported plans have been laws or a brief period "during which law mak-
laid to handle 100 per cent more radio business ing would cease and the people be permitted
at Deep River, Conn.
than was closed last Summer.
to catch up with the various forms of laws and
The. Goosman Piano Co. recently installed an regulations that pour from our law-making
Still There
A. B. Chase grand in the Madison Gardens bodies each year."
dance palace, said to be one of the finest halls
in Ohio. Bennie Krueger, Phil Spitalny, Sey-
Standard Service and Highest Quality
mour Simons and similar high-class orchestras
Special Repair Departments
will use the piano. Another A. B. Chase piano
Maintained for Convenience
was sold to the Heather Downs Golf Club, which
of Dealers
dedicated its new clubhouse on Memorial Day. Otherwise Packages Will Be Sent to the Dead
The house, too, receives much direct benefit
Letter Office Under Recent Ruling of Post
from the placing of pianos in public places. A
Master General—Reasons Explained
PRATT, READ & CO.
Milton player used in Grant's music roll de-
PRATT READ PLAYER ACTION CO.
partment has sold at least three of these in-
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 15.—Patrons of the
struments. Also pianos used upon the stage parcel post service will be required either to
of the Valentine film house, Keith's and other agree to pay return postage or renounce all
theatres where it is possible to display an- claim to parcels, in the event delivery is im-
nouncements giving the name of the company possible, before they will be accepted for trans-
furnishing the piano are excellent publicity mission in the mails, under orders just issued
agencies, C. E. Colber, sales manager, stated.
by the Postmaster General, to go into effect
Four Salesmen Attend Conventions as
Winners in the J. W. Greene Contest
Elliott With Aeolian Co.
Credit Men's Association
Condemns Compromises
Pratt Read
Products
Piano Ivory
Piano Keys
Piano Actions
Player Actions
Return Postage Must Be
Guaranteed on Parcels
Oldest and Best