Presto

March 24, 1923
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PRESTO
SHEET MUSIC TRADE
TO PUBLISHERS
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THE COMBINED CIRCULATION
OF PRESTO (EST. 1884), AND MUS-
ICAL TIMES (EST. 1881), IS BY FAR
THE LARGEST IN THE FIELD OF
THE MUSIC TRADE. COMBINA-
TION RATES OF SPECIAL AT-
TRACTIVENESS FOR ADVERTIS-
ING SPACE IN BOTH PAPERS
WILL BE MADE TO MUSIC PUB-
LISHERS.
This department is designed to advance the sales
of sheet music, and give any current information in
the Sheet Music Trade.
This publication believes that Sheet Music will
pay the dealer, just as any other commodity pays
those who merchandise it properly.
The conductor of this department will review
any numbers that are sent in for the purpose. It is
not the intent to criticise, but to review these offer-
ings, giving particular information of the theme and
a description of the musical setting of the number
discussed.
Address all communications to Conductor Sheet
Music Dept., Presto. 407 S. Dearborn, Chicago, 111.
'THE FLAPPER'S LAMENT' WALTZ
Contest For Best Words and Music Immortalizing
Species Conducted by Bush & Gerts Piano Co.
The Bush & Gerts Piano Company, Dallas, Tex.,
recently conducted a statewide contest to secure the
best words and music for a song to be entitled, "The
Flapper's Lament." Winners in the contest have
just been announced.
Strangely enough a matron, Mrs. Richard Smalley,
submitted the most suitable verses. They will be set
to a composition by David Guion, well known Texas
composer.
But the flapper's immortality does not rest on any-
thing so flimsy as paper. As part of the song cam-
paign the Bush & Gerts Company had her caught in
plaster by Enrico Cerrachio, a local sculptor, and
thousands of flapper statuettes will be distributed all
over the country at the time the song is published.
Miss Mary Hart, a Houston High school girl, served
as the model for Mr. Cerrachio.
"The Flapper's Lament," according to the an-
nouncement, is a waltz which can easily be converted
into a fox-trot.
MUSIC PUBLISHERS INVITED
Musical Instrument Interests to Take Advantage of
Convention of Plateau Singing Association.
An annual convention of considerable interest to
musical people and music firms over a large area is
that of the Plateau Singing Association to be held in
Plainview, Tex., the first week in July. The associa-
tion is composed of singing societies and clubs in big
and little towns and rural communities in Texas,
Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas and Colorado. Many
of the units in the association have their own or-
chestras so the music interests of the event are of a
general kind.
Religious songs were the main feature of the con-
ventions in the earlier days of the association, but
today the old standard songs and even the newest
popular productions have a part in programs. It is
expected that possibly as many as 5000 people will
compose the audience at the convention. The event is
advertised as a good opportunity for music publish-
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BAYNEE, DALHJEIM &C5:
CANADIAN COPYRIGHT BILL
Measure in Parliament Proposes a Five Per Cent
Royalty for Composers on Rolls and Records.
A new copyright bill providing for royalties on the
ing houses and musical instrument makers to exhibit mechanical reproduction of musical compositions, has
and demonstrate their lines. Singing contests will been introduced in the Canadian Parliament. The
be numerous items on the programs. Particulars of measure was presented by James A. Robb, Minister
the convention events may be procured from the as- of Trade and Commerce, at the suggestion of the
sociation president, John F. Taylor, Clovis, N. M., Canadian Authors and Composers' Society.
or its secretary, S. G. Bridges, Elida, N. M.
A five per cent royalty on the highest retail price
of roll and record is payable to the copyright pro-
prietor according to the proposed new law. That, if
passed, will mean a much larger royalty per roll and
record than that now obtainable in the United States.
But it equals that made legal in England.
Federal Trade Commission, in Washington, Tells
A copyright act passed in 1921 did not fulfill all the
Music Publishers Stop Fixing Resale Prices.
requirements of the composers. Heretofore song
writers or composers received no revenue from music
The "cease and desist" orders of the Federal Trade rolls and records made in Canada, a grievance that
Commission against the Music Publishers' Associa- applied to British and American as well as to Cana-
tion of the United States and the National Associa- dians.
tion of Sheet Music Dealers issued last week will
have no effect on the music publishing business, ac-
cording to officials of the Music Industries Chamber
of Commerce. The practices complained of, "unfair
methods of fixing and maintaining resale prices for
musical publication," had been stopped long ago, as Rayner, Dalheim & Co., Music Printers, Provide Op-
pointed out by Alfred L. Smith, executive secretary
portunity for the Observant Dealer.
of the Music Publishers' Association of the United
States. In a statement accompanying the order the
Music dealers everywhere are realizing the oppor-
Federal Trade Commission said:
tunities for publishing that a reliable music printer
"In the investigation of the case the commission affords. In many places within the last year dealers
found that the two associations and their members have published the compositions of local aspirants to
entered into specific agreements, which caused the fame and fortune in the song and music composing
public and the musical profession to pay greatly en- field. They have done so with profit to themselves
hanced prices for sheet music. The commission also and money profits and the more appreciated rewards
found that as a result of co-operation among the re-
spondents, price competition, in the sale of musical
publications was largely eliminated.
"In compliance with the commission's order the
respondents must therefore stop (1) combining and
conspiring among themselves or with others to fix or
increase the price of musical publications published
or sold by them; (2) combining and conspiring
among themselves or with others to maintain stand-
ard or fixed resale prices for musical publications; (3)
1. "I'd Give It All for You"
using any other device or means whatsoever to ac-
complish either a general increase in the prices of
2. "Honey" (An Alabama Lullaby)
musical publications or for the maintenance of fixed
3. "If It Makes Any Difference to You"
or standard resale prices for such publications."
FEDERAL COMMISSION ORDER
HELPING LOCAL COMPOSERS
13-Our Lucky-13
Including "JONAH"
J. H. REMICK IN OREGON.
Jerome H. Remick, head of Jerome H. Remick &
Co., music publisher, New York, was present last
week at the annual meeting of the Whitney Lumber
Co., Garibaldi, Ore., of which he is secretary. The
occasion was the first visit of Mr. Remick to the
mill since operations were begun about a year ago.
Other officers of the Whitney Lumber Co., are Rus-
sell Hawkins, president; D. C. Whitney, treasurer,
and William McKinlay, assistant secretary. In his
visits to various points in the northwest last week
Mr. Remick was accompanied by Mrs. Remick.
7 FOREMOST SELLERS
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"Dear Heart, Tell Me Why"
"In Candy Land with You"
"My Days Remember"
"Sweet Norah Daly"
"Tea Rose" (Japanese Romance)
"Stop Looking At Me"
"Dance Me On Your Knee"
"Alanna Macree"
"Misty Moon"
"Jonah"
ELIZA DOYLE SMITH
Muaic Publisher*
59 East Van Buren St.
CHICAGO
RUTH
Just Foolin' With You
That Wonderful Sweetie of Mine
You're the One Little Girl for Me
Love of the Ages
Dreaming of Love's Old Dream
When I Dream That Auld Erin Is Free
HERBERT J. GOTT
Music Publisher
177 No. State 61.
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CHICAGO
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ALL PROCESSES
"2054-2060 W.Lake St, Chicago, 111.
REMICK SONG HITS
Nobody Lied
Sweet Indiana Home
My Buddy
California
Tomorrow Will Be Brighter
Than Today
Carolina in the Morning
Silver Swanee
Childhood Days
When Shall We Meet Again
Lovable Eyes
Out of the Shadows
Your Eyes Have Told Me So
Dixie Highway
Just a Little Blue
Polly
J* H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
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