The talking machine world (Jan-June 1923)

May 15, 1923 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 163 The best way to display the record hangers and other Columbia advertising material is to use the special fixtures made for this purpose. Your Columbia Branch can supply you. COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE CO. New York NATIONAL COUNCIL TO APPEAL Lower Court's Injunction Against Issuance of Interchangeable Mileage Books to Be Carried to Supreme Court for Adjudication as January 1, 1924, showing that it does not consider the issue closed, but simply continues its order until such time as the Supreme Court will have had time to review the lower court's order. Washington, D. C, May 8. — Counsel for the National Council of Traveling Salesmen's Associations, Attorney-General Esterline and Counsel Farrell, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, met in New York recently to prepare an appeal before the United States Supreme Court from the injunction granted by the District Court restraining the I. C. C. from enforcing its order to issue interchangeable mileage books to the value of $90 for $72. The National Council declares that the injunction was made possible by mutual understanding that the hearing would be final in the District Court so that time and expense might be saved in bringing the matter up for final adjudication in the Supreme Court. The Interstate Commerce Commission, despite the injunction, has placed the date for the issuance of these books BETTER HOMES IN AMERICA WEEK Talking Machines and Records Included in Prizes for Home Music Contest wards the purchase of a more expensive type, the makes specified being Brunswick, Columbia, Edison, Pathe, Starr and Victor. In addition there will be prizes of $25 worth of records selected from the catalogs of Brunswick, Columbia, Edison, Gennett, Odeon, Okeh, Pathe and Victor. FILES APPEAL IN MACY^VICTOR CASE There will be held during Better Homes in America Demonstration Week, June 4 to 10, a National Home Music Contest under the auspices of the Music Industries Chamber of Commerce in which prizes of musical instruments and accessories of various sorts are offered to those who submit the most representative lists of ten selections each for the Home Music Library. The affair is important, inasmuch as over 1,000 cities are expected to participate in this most important event. Among the prizes offered are a $200 talking machine, or an allowance of that amount to The Victor Talking Machine Co. has filed in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals an appeal from the decision of the U. S. District Court in New York in favor of the plaintiffs in the action brought by R. H. Macy & Co. in 1921. It is expected that the appeal will be heard some time in the coming Fall. HAHNE TO OPEN IN PERTH AMBOY Hahne & Co., the Newark department store, will shortly open a branch music store in Perth Amboy, N. J,, carrying pianos, player-pianos and Victrolas. A WORD ABOUT LEADERSHIP Here is a partial summary of features for the past year 23 articles on creating prospects 93 articles on selling methods 73 articles on advertising 45 articles on window display 42 articles on promotion plans 130 important editorials 129 articles on patents 7 articles on business opportunities 32 articles on export trade 13 articles on collections 252 articles on diverse subjects. THE number of Talking Machine World readers is direcdy proportional to the business value of its editorial contents. The volume of advertising in The Talking Machine World is directly proportional to its editorial influence. The dominant position which The Talking Machine World enjoys as regards both circulation and advertising is therefore due, in the final analysis, to its editorial supremacy. Our program for the current year is bigger and better than ever. EDWARD LYMAN BILL, Inc. Publisher 373 Fourth Avenue New York City