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OCTOBER 11, 1919
THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
47
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
FORSTER BUYS "WISHINGLAND"
Chicago Music Publisher Expects Big Things
From This Song by Callahan and Specht
The F. J. A. Forster Music Co. of Chicago, 111.,
recently purchased from the Monarch Music Co.,
Reading, Pa., the ballad entitled "Wishingland."
It is understood the deal was consumated after
the Monarch people had refused several flattering
offers from other publishing houses. The lyric
.of "Wishingland" is by J. Will Callahan, author
of "Smiles" and the music is from the pen of Paul
L. Specht, who is connected with the executive
staff of the Monarch Music Co. It is hardly neces-
sary to say anything about J. Will Callahan
inasmuch as he has long been recognized as one
of our most successful lyricists. The composer
of the number is not altogether a new writer as
two of his songs at least have had much merit;
these are "To A Lonesome Heart" and "The
Another Big One!
Music by
VICTOR JACOBI
Words by
WILLIAM LE BARON
Fes, of course, it's GHTIPPELL'S
Spirit of the U. S. A."
FEIST MAGAZINE ADVERTISING
Full Pages Being Used in National Publications
to Feature Three of Company's Songs
Leo Feist, Inc., are inserting full page adver-
tisements in the October 18th issue of the Satur-
day Evening Post, Literary Digest, Life and Col-
lier's Weekly, advertising three songs from their
popular catalog, "Castles in The Air," "Hawaiian
Lullaby" and "At the High Brown Babies' Ball."
It is estimated this publicity will be read by over
ten million people and an announcement of the
coming campaign has been sent out by the Feist
firm to the entire trade, so that dealers may co-
operate during the weeks in which the advertise-
ments appear in the publications mentioned.
II. H. Purcell, a wealthy real estate operator,
composer and organizer of the Schubert Music
Co., publishers, was found dead at his home in
•Chicago last week under mysterious circum-
stances. He lived at 661 Roscoe street.
TO 6000 McKINLEY AGENTS
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and New Catalogs
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All of the Best Reprints and more
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for your advertising. Our music is as staple
as wheat.
Write for samples.
Chicago McKINLEY MUSIC CO. New York
CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST PUBLISHERS AND DEALERS
Officers and Members of National Association Cited to Appear Before Federal Trade Commission
on November 22nd to Answer Charges of "Unfair Competition"
WASHINGTON, D. C, October 4—The Music Pub-
lishers' Association of the United States and the
National Association of Sheet Music Dealers,
together with the officers of the two organiza-
tions, today were cited by the Federal Trade
Commission to make answer on November 22 to
charges of unfair competition filed against them
by the Commission. A "general conspiracy" to
enhance the price of sheet music to the public
and collusive action to maintain standard fixed
resale prices of music was charged by the Com-
mission.
Relative to the charge of collusion the com-
plaint sets forth that the two organizations have
held their annual meetings during the same week
in the same city and on alternate days; the mem-
bers of one association alternately attending the
sessions of the other. Most of the members of
one organization are also members of the other,
the complaint also alleges. A committee of one
association conferred with a committee of the
other, and rerolutions passed by the one intended
to result in increased prices to the public have
CELEBRATING "BERLIN WEEK"
During the past few days in co-operation with
Irving Berlin, Inc., many of the dealers and the-
atres of the country have celebrated Berlin week.
In all the theatres on the Loew circuit no less
than two of the active Berlin numbers have been
featured at every performance. The big syndicate
stores have made special displays of Berlin num-
bers and in addition Irving Berlin himself an-
nounced a two weeks engagement at the Riverside
theatre, New York, which will be followed by a
week at the Palace theatre. The co-operation
the firm has received in this publicity has been as
successful as anything ever before attempted in
that line.
MUSIC DEALERS ATTENTION
Drop us a Postal Card with your name and address
and we will send you our Bulletins which quote very
lowest prices on all the latest Sheet Music published
by every Music Publisher in the U. S. and Canada.
Central Music Co., Distributors, Murphysboro, 111.
been ratified by the other, the Commission further
charged.
Just why the Federal Trade Commission should
bring charges against the Music Publishers' and
the Music Dealers' Associations is somewhat of
,i mystery, inasmuch as although committees of
the two bodies have conferred on numerous occa-
sions with a view to deciding upon the points in
question between the two bodies, there has been
no evidence of collusion regarding retail prices.
Such discount questions that have been dis-
cussed have had to do primarily with the granting
to the retailer of a discount sufficient to enable
him to meet the increased overhead cost of his
business, and realize a fair profit on his invested
capital and labor, as well as to bring about the
establishment of some working basis that will
serve to simplify matters and prevent confusion.
It is the general belief that the officers and
members of the two Associations will have little
difficulty in convincing the Federal Trade Com-
mission at the hearing next month of the legiti-
macv of their action.
Ernest Lashmar, Australian manager of Chap-
pell & Co., is a visitor at the New York offices of
the firm this week. He is conferring with Walter
F.astman.
Artmusic Gems
Forever Is A Long,
Long Time"
When the Evening
Bells Are Ringing"
Oh! You Don't Know
What You're Missin'"
Waters of Venice"
(Instrumental)
3 New songs just off the press.
"Leaves from the Human Heart"
"Dear Rose Marie"
"I'm glad I live in Ohio"
Beautiful title paKes. All gems of art.
6c to dealers, prepaid where check accompanies the
order. Addison G. Smith, Publisher, Bucyrus, Ohio.
Floating Down the
Sleepy
Lagoon"
r
(Song ve sion "Waters of Venice")
ARTMUSIC, Inc.
145 West 45th St.
NEW YORK