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PRESTO
GETTING IMPORT
TARIFF REDUCED
"Elastic Tariff" Procedure Must Be in Accord-
ance With Special Rules Laid Down
and Printed by the President's
Commission.
Any importer of musical merchandise or commodi-
ties entering into the construction of pianos and
playerpianos, may make his application for a reduc-
tion of the tariff to the proper quarters, but he must
. do so according to the rules of the United States
Tariff Commission. The information was given last
week by William S. Culbertson, vice chairman of the
commission at the annual convention of the American
Manufacturers Export Association in the Waldorf
Astoria, New York.
The law gives the president power to increase or
decrease rates or change classification of articles
after investigation by the tariff commission has ap-
proved such action as necessary. That is the mean-
ing of the "elastic tariff." Now Mr. Culbertson tells
just haw elasticity is to be achieved.
The commission has reshaped its organization com-
pletely. It will have a New York office and also will
hold investigations in foreign countries.
Following are the rules of procedure before the tar-
iff commission as made known by Mr. Culbertson:
Application for an investigation may be made by
any person, partnership, corporation or association.
An application is not required to be in any special
form, but it must be in writing and signed by or on
behalf of the applicant and in the case of an appli-
cant under section 316 it must be under oath. If the
information contained in the application is deemed
by the commission to be insufficient, the commission
may permit the applicant to amend it or to submit
evidence.
The commission will not be confined to the issues
presented in an application, but may broaden, limit
or modify the issue to be determined. Any person,
partnership, corporation or association showing to
the satisfaction of the commission an interest in the
subject matter of an investigation ordered may enter
appearance in person or by a representative.
Witnesses unless otherwise ordered by the commis-
sion shall be examined orally. The attendance of wit-
nesses and the production of documentary evidence
may be required from any place in the United States
at any designated place or hearing.
Witnesses to Get Mileage.
Witnesses summoned before the commission shall
be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid wit-
nesses in the courts of the United States and wit-
nesses whose depositions are taken and the persons
taking the same, except employes of the commission,
shall severally be entitled to the same fees and mile-
age as are paid for like service in the courts of the
United States. Witnesses fees and mileage shall be
HIGH GRADE
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paid by the party at whose instance the witness ap-
pears.
The commissioner or investigator in charge of any
investigation shall review all the evidence and shall
summarize the same and prepare a report in writing.
Trade Secrets Preserved.
Parties who have entered apnearances shall, prior
to the filing of briefs, have opportunity to examine
the report of the commissioner or the investigator in
charge, also the record, except such portions as re-
late to trade secrets. Briefs may be filed in each
investigation and shall be printed in such form and
manner as the commission shall direct.
Final hearings shall be before the commission.
Parties who have previously entered appearances may
file briefs and upon permission being granted by the
commission present oral arguments. Appeals on
matters of law under section 316 shall be governed
by the rules relating to appeals to be taken to the
United States court of customs appears from deci-
sions of the United States Board of General Ap-
praisers.
PERSONAL NEWS IN THE
RETAIL TRADE RECORDED
Interesting Items About the Dealers and Salesmen
Gathered From Many Sources.
J. Hampton Cropp has joined the sales staff of the
Kieselhorst Piano Co., St. Louis. Mr. Crop who is
well known in the Baltimore, Aid., trade, was for-
merly manager of the piano department of the Ham-
man-Levin Co., in that city.
J. Sheehy is manager of the new basement music
department in Gimbel Bros.' New York store.
Fred Lindquist, formerly with the J. W. Jenkins
Sons' Music Co., Kansas City, Mo., is now with the
Tacoma, Wash., branch of Sherman, Clay & Co.
E. Shaek is manager of Burbee's Musical Empo-
rium, recently opened at 2283 Mission street, San
Francisco.
BECOMES A CABLE MANAGER.
Henry C. Billings, of the Staffnote Roll Company,
Milwaukee, formerly in the retail piano business in
that city, has resigned to become manager of the
Aurora, Illinois, branch of the Cable Piano Com-
pany. With the playerpiano field his specialty, sell-
ing his specialty, an intimate knowledge of the music
business his specialty, and the player roll his spe-
cialty, Mr. Billing's re-entrance into the retail field
augurs success from the start. Be it said that he pre-
sides over a w r ell located store, with the exclusive
Victor line and complete Cable and Mason & Hamlin
stocks.
NEW BRIDGEPORT STORE.
The ninth Landay store, Landay's Temple of
Music at 1192 Main St., Bridgeport, Conn., was
opened last week with a reception in which the mana-
ger, T. C. Canfield, did the honors. The company
now has five stores in New York, two in Newark,
N. J., and one in New Haven, Conn. The Landay
store in Bridgeport is the successor to the Sonnen-
berg Co. The building occupied has been remodeled
throughout. Pianos and talking machines are car-
ried.
NEW CHICKERING AGENCY.
Oscar Stranburg, of Bradford, Pa., has just been
appointed Chickering representative for Bradford and
adjacent territory. Mr. Stranburg, who recently vis-
ited New York, returned home very enthusiastic over
the acquisition of the Chickering agency and has se-
cured also the agency for the Ampico. The Chicker-
ing will be carried as his leader and both uprights
and grands will be kept in stock, also with the Am-
pico.
JESSE FRENCH & SONS
GRAND
An
A t t a i n m e n t
of A r t
"Known the World Over*
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Factories: New Castle, Indiana, U. S. A.
November 4. 1922.
FIRST PRIZE WINNER IN
MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST
Steel Salesman Gets Knabe Grand in Detroit News
Great Contest.
Osborn Strabe, winner of the first prize, a grand
piano, in the recently decided Music Appreciation
Contest promoted by the Detroit News of Detroit,
Mich., is not a musician. He is a steel salesman and
confesses his inability to play on anything but the
feelings of his steel prospects.
But he has always been a lover of music. He en-
tered the contest opened last May, with no hope of
being the winner of even a small prize, but merely
because of his love for music. It would give him an
added incentive to listen to the great compositions.
So all summer long he sat before a little phonograph
and listened to works of the masters of music, whom
he so admired. That was joy enough. The prizes
he was sure, would go to the musicians, or those
with musical educations.
The grand prize in the contest was to be the win-
ner's choice of any one of the better makes of piano.
Mr. Strahl spent an enjoyable time last week in
walking through the piano stores, looking at this
and that instrument. It was a hard choice, but he
finally selected a Knabe grand piano, in the salesroom
of Janney-Bowman. Inc., in the Book Building.
REPORTS FROM BOSTON
REFLECT GOOD BUSINESS
Factories Are Active, with Orders Coming from
Travelers in the West.
A cheering report from the West, corroborated by
substantial orders, came last week from F. C. Har-
low to the Vose & Sons Piano Co. Traveler Harlow
wrote from Denver, Colo., and said that the evidences
of an improved business condition were plain. The-
general spirit, he said, is reflected in the manner in
which the piano dealers look ahead for a good holi-
day business and order pianos and players in a spir-
ited way. The business from all points is good ac-
cording to D. D. Luxton, general sales manager.
The Poole Piano Co., reports a successful trip
through the state of Pennsylvania by Dan Fabyan,
who says the fall business of the Poole dealers is
very satisfactory. Ava W. Poole, president of the
company, is winding up a trip throughout the Middle
West and his estimate of conditions and anticipations
for the winter trade is very cheering.
A recent visitor to the Boston branch of the Starr
Piano Co., was Clarence Gennett who was making
a tour of Starr territory in the East. The Boston
branch of the Starr Piano Co., Richmond, Ind., is in
. charge of J. R. Fales, who has aroused interest in
Starr pianos, phonographs and Gennett records in
the most remote corners of New England. Mr. Fales
reports an excellent business in the Boston branch.
OLD PIANO MAKER DIES.
Charles Bunce, Riverhead, L. I., until lately a resi-
dent of Brooklyn, N. Y., where he had resided nearly
all his life, died last week at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. F. Carl Hallett, on Griffin avenue, Riverhead,
L. I., following a short illness.
Mr. Bunce, who was in his 97th year, was born in
the city of New York, where in his younger days he
manufactured a piano that bore his name. He was
then located at 50 Court street. Later, however, he
worked with F. G. Smith in manufacturing the Brad-
Imry piano. He retired from active manufacturing
pursuits about ten years ago.
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Over 70,000 instruments made by this company are sing-
ing their own praises in all parts of the civilized world.
Write for catalogues and state on what terms you would
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located in open territory.
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