The talking machine world (Jan-June 1925)

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122 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD May 15, 1925 FROM OUR CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS— (Continued from page 120) t he intention of fostering better acquaintance and good fellowship among the. executives and employes. Those who qualify in the elimination rounds will go to the Healy estate at Lake Geneva, Wis., for the finals on May 21. File Suit Over Name The Wasmuth-Goodrich Co., Peru, Ind., filed suit recently in the United States District Court against the Emerson Radio & Phonograph Co., of New York, involving the trademark patent rights in connection with the name "Emerson." The petition asks for an injunction restraining the defendant from using the name "Emerson" in connection with phonographs or a combination phonograph and radio instrument known as the "Radiograph." R. H. Meade a Business Visitor R. H. Meade, advertising manager of the Adler Mfg. Co., Inc., of New York City, manufacturer of Adler-Royal phonographs and neutrodyne radio products, spent the first week in May with Allan Strauss, factory district manager, at the local Adler offices, 400 South State street. They devoted most q{ their time in going over the territory together, visiting the Adler-Royal dealers and making a first-hand survey of mid-West business conditions. C. F. Summy Co. Chartered The Clayton F. Summy Co., of this city, was recently incorporated to manufacture and deal in musical instruments and to publish and deal in sheet music, with a capital stock of $75,000. The incorporators are Clayton F. Summy, M. M. Hyland and F. Bruce Johnstone. Attractive Gulbransen Exhibit The Gulbransen Co., of this city, manufacturer of Gulbransen Registering pianos, maintained a very attractive exhibit at the Woman's World's Fair, held recently in this city. The Gulbransen exhibit itself was given an atmosphere in keeping with the spirit of the Fail-, for its outstanding feature was the display of a panel picturing "What One Woman Accom plished." This panel showed Mrs. Zonah Borg, of Superior, Nebr., who in 1924 sold eightythree Gulbransens in spite of various handicaps, such as poor business conditions, terrible roads sored by the Cable Piano Co., of Chicago. Fifty dollars in gold, divided into prizes of twenty-five, fifteen and ten dollars each, was offered for the best compositions written by a Attractive Gulbransen Exhibit and a limited market. The Gulbransen booth was one of the most attractive in the entire building, and the co-operating dealers were Glick's Music Shop, the Reichardt Piano Co. and the Riviera Music Shop, all of Chicago. Braid White to Be Music Week Judge William Braid White, associate editor of The Talking Machine World, was chosen as one of the judges of the Music Week Contest, spon at the Woman's World's Fair Chicago boy or girl on the theme "What Music Means to Chicago." The winning contestants broadcast the prize compositions over radio soon after the decision was made. Serving with Mr. White were Miss Olga Menn, president of the Junior Friends of Art, and William B. Owen, principal of the Normal Schools. Chicago Music Week was sponsored by the Chicago Federation of Women's Organi TAPERED SPEAKER TUBES Ask any reputable radio engineer and he will tell you that in order to secure positively best results in loud speaker construction a metal neck or throat attached to the unit is most necessary — We have made it possible for you to build a successful radio speaker with our own original TAPERED SPEAKER TUBES. Maximum Amplification in Minimum Space TONE ARM CO. 222 W. Madison St., Chicago, 111.