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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
CONDUCTED BY B. B. WILSON
SECURE INJUNCTION IN SONG CASE
A. J. STASNY HOME FROM THE WEST
ALFRED BRYAN'S NEW SOLDIER SONG
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter Take
Successful Action Against Chicago Publisher
for Using Alleged Imitation of Ballad Title
"Somewhere a Voice Is Calling"
Head of A. J. Stasny Publishing Co. Reports
Excellent Conditions in That Section
"It's Time for Every Boy to Be a Soldier"
Introduced with Great Success—Remick &
Co. Plan Energetic Campaign for Number
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter have
again been compelled to go into court to pro-
tect their interests as owners of the copyright
of "Somewhere a Voice Is Calling," a popular
and successful ballad that has been and is be-
ing sung by a number of prominent artists in-
cluding John McCormack.
Some time since the T. B. Harms Co. dis-
covered that the Werblow-Fisher Co., New
York, was publishing a song under a somewhat
similar title, and secured an injunction against
the concern in the New York Supreme Court.
Some days ago it was learned that the Ted
Browne Music Co., a Chicago corporation, had
prepared for publication a song bearing the
title: 'Somewhere a Voice Is Calling, Calling
Me Back to You," which, it is alleged, was being
marketed through five and ten-cent stores.
Upon investigating the matter the Harms
Co. instructed their Chicago attorneys to take
action, with the result that the Supreme Court
of Cook, County, 111., last week issued an in-
junction restraining the Ted Browne Music Co.
from using the name "Somewhere a Voice Is
Calling" or any imitation thereof as the title,
or a part of the title, of any musical composi-
tion.
Max Dreyfus, president of T. B. Harms &
Francis, Day & Hunter, declares he is becoming
very tired of the attempts of competitors to
trade on the name of one of the leading ballads
of his company, and summary action will be
taken in all future cases.
OPENS SHEET MUSIC DEPARTMENT
The Fox Piano Co., Stamford, Conn., installed
a complete sheet music department on April 1
under the direction of Henry Samsel, formerly
connected with G. Schirmer, Inc., and a well-
known pianist and organist.
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Chicago McKINLEY MUSIC CO. New York
A. J. Stasny, of the A. J. Stasny Music Co.,
returned late last week from a trip which in-
cluded stops in the leading cities of the West.
Mr. Stasny reports conditions in the West to be
flourishing. Especially is this true as regards
the Pacific Coast, where the sheet music dealers
are experiencing wonderful prosperity. Upon
his return to Eastern territory, Mr. Stasny
visited both the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
offices of the company, reporting conditions fa-
vorable at both places with a good call for the
Stasny publications.
With the war time spirit in the air it is only
natural that the market should be flooded with
patriotic songs and alleged patriotic songs,
good, bad and indifferent, some winning success
through genuine merit and others falling by
the wayside through lack of that important
item. Meanwhile the publisher who slips over
a good patriotic number is liable to garner the
shekels for some time to come.
At the original outbreak of the Mexican
trouble it will be remembered that Alfred
Bryan wrote one of the biggest songs of his
career, "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Sol-
WILL PUBLISH PATRIOTIC SONGS
dier," which created widespread comment in
Committee to Distribute 10,000,000 Copies of addition to much business. Mr. Bryan, how-
ever, felt that there was another side to the
the National Anthem
question and the present dispute with Germany
With enough funds on hand to publish and has afforded him an opportunity to present that
distribute 10,000,000 copies of a pocket edition other side in the lyrics of a new song entitled:
of the national anthem, a new patriotic agency "It's Time for Every Boy to Be a Soldier," for
began work this week. It is called the National which Harry Tierney supplied the music.
Committee on Patriotic Literature and its pur- . "It's Time for Every Boy to Be a Soldier"
pose is to disseminate literature calculated to was first introduced by Ed Morton at the Co-
lonial Theatre in New York with such success
stimulate patriotism.
The first publication contains the national as to influence Jerome H. Remick & Co., the
songs and a history of the flag. It will be dis- publishers, to decide upon an immediate and
tributed in schools, factories and to the general strenuous campaign to popularize the number
public. Special efforts will be made to dis- throughout the country. Mr. Bryan has utilized
tribute copies among the foreign born popula- sections of Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg to
good advantage in his lyrics.
tion.
The chairmanship of the committees has been
accepted by Frank Trumbull, who is head of
NEW BALLAD BYCHAS. K. HARRIS
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, chairman of
Chas. K. Harris has written a new ballad en-
the National Railway Executive Committee and titled "Thou Shalt Not Steal a Heart Away,"
president of the National Americanization Com- which is now ready for release. The above
mittee. Among those who have accepted serv- number is said to compare favorably with any-
ice on the committee are William Fellowes thing Mr. Harris ever wrote, and is thought so
Morgan, president of the Merchants' Associa- well of by Mr. Harris and his staff that it has
tion; Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. Vincent been decided to run a publicity campaign on
Astor, Mrs. Marian Harriman Rumsey and Mrs. the song immediately.
Daniel Guggenheim. Others who have been
asked to serve and are expected to accept are
SCORES SUCCESSJN AUSTRALIA
Charles M. Schwab, J. Ogden Armour, Theo-
Leo Feist, Inc., publishers of the score- of
dore N. Vail, Samuel P. Colt, Rodman Wana-
maker, Thomas F. Ryan, and many other equally 'Canary Cottage," recently received a cable-
prominent persons who are interested in patri- gram that the show opened in Melbourne, Aus-
tralia, and was wonderfully successful. The
otic movements.
musical numbers of the show include "I Never
Knew," "Canary Cottage," "It's Always Orange
FRANKLIN ASSEMBLY SONG BOOK Day
in California," "That Syncopated Harp."
New Volume of Music for Schools Just Pub-
lished by Lloyd Adams Noble
'JEROME H.REMICK&CO:s\
"The Franklin Assembly Song Book" for use
in public and private schools, edited and ar-
ranged by Samuel J. Riegel, has just been issued
by Lloyd Adams Noble, New York. The book
is a substantially cloth bound volume of over
100 pages, and contains a large number of the
lighter and better known selections of promi-
nent composers, together with a number of what
may be termed standard and patriotic songs,
such as "All Through the Night," "Auld Lang
Syne," "Comin' Thro' the Rye," "Love's Old
Sweet Song," "Old Folks at Home," etc.
ANNOUNCE THREE NEW NUMBERS
The Carl Millegram Publishing Co., Inc.,
announce three numbers which will be ready
for delivery within the next ten days. Orches-
trations have already been issued and a cam-
paign to popularize the numbers is under way.
The titles of the new publications are: "The
Paradise of Your Dear Eyes," a high-class bal-
lad, "Bubbles," a dainty instrumental number,
and "Pass the Butter," a novelty fox-trot.
.Sensational Son^ Hits/
"I'm Glad You're Sorry"
"I Brought Red^Roses In
December to You"
"Whose Pretty Baby Are You Now*'
"II You Ever Get Lonely"
"She's Dixie All the Time"
| "Where the Black Eyed Susans
Grow"
"Down Honolulu Way"
"Just a Word oi Sympathy"
I "Mammy's Little Coal Black Rose"
| "How's Every Little Thing In Dixie"
'There's Egypt In Your Dreamy
Eyes"
"Because You're Irish"
INSTRUMENTAL HITS
Pozzo—Fox-Trot
Tiddle-de-Winks—Fox-Trot
Whispering Hearts—Waltz
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