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PRESTO
November 3, 1923
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.
PUBLISHER" CONVICTED
Alleged Victims of W. L. Needham, Operating
as Musicians' Self-Maker Co., Testify in
Federal Judge Lindley's Court, Chicago.
Melody makers thronged Federal Judge Lindley's
court in Chicago this week when W. L. Needham,
who operated the Musicians' Self-Maker Co., 1545
North Wells street, Chicago, was on trial for using
the mails to defraud. Butchers, bakers, candlestick
makers, hardware clerks, checkroom girls and cow
punchers were present in court to tell of Needham's
ten-dollar entrance fee to the hall of fame.
The case was closed on Wednesday, when the jury
required but twenty minutes to reach a verdict of
guilty. Needham, who will be sentenced by Judge
Lindley November 19, faces a possible sentence of
fifteen years in the federal penitentiary and a fine of
$10,000.
In the correct costume of a lyrical cow-puncher,
M. G. Thomas came on from the open spaces of
Gray Bull, Wyo., to tell his story in the federal
building. In addition to the regulation fee, Thomas
said he had inclosed an extra $2 to provide for a pic-
ture of himself on the cover of each sheet of music.
Mr. Thomas threw a mean lariat around "heart, dart,
love and dove," and sent "The Girl You Can Ne'er
Forget" to Needham, who, according to the author,
forgot the girl and the promised royalties.
The court heard Mrs. Jennie Allerdyce, Battle
Creek, Mich., admit that she was a song writer, and
explain that Needham had taken her rhymes and her
money. He hadn't published the song, nor had he
refunded the money. The Michigan authoress was
persuaded to recite the first verse and refrain of her
ballad, "I'll Meet You at the Altar." She had to do
it from memory, for she hadn't kept a carbon copy,
she mourned.
Mrs. Lillian Sissby of Westville, Ind., composed a
"Message to My Love Across the Sea." But it never
got any further than 1545 North Wells street, she
testified.
Pretty Lillian Grossfield, 17, and dimpled, came all
the way from her home in Bowman, N. D., seventeen
miles from the nearest railroad, to testify in the trial
of Needham.
Lillian composed a song entitled "Dimples," and
sent it to Needham. She also sent $10 to have
"Dimples" published, according to her testimony.
But she never heard anything more after the "com-
pany" acknowledged receipt of the $10 and predicted
a brilliant future for her.
Mrs. Lillian Olmstead, of St. Charles, La., mounted
the witness stand with her 4-months-old baby in her
arms and blushingly admitted she was the author of
a song entitled: "There Are Days I'll Not Forget."
Mrs. Olmstead was another who trustfully sent $10,
she testified.
Willie Carver, 17, who lives in Summerford, S. C,
testified he dashed off a ditty one day entitled " 'Way
Down on the O-hi-o" and sent it, with $15, to Need-
ham's company.
Ernest B. Ankron, 17, Cooks, Ohio, said he wrote
a song called "Till the Pyramids Fall in the Dust,"
which had to do, he said, with King Tut and his
friends. Ernest testified he sent $15 for the song to
be published, but the pyramids are still standing.
And Ernest is waiting for his $15.
VISITING PORTLAND TRADE
Rcpresentatives of Eastern Publishing Houses Get
Warm Reception in Lively Oregon City.
Max Silver, representing the Maurice Abraham
Music Publishing Company of New York, paid his
respects to the sheet music dealers of Portland, Ore.
He was featuring "It's a Lotta Bologny" and "That's
My Baby," and the dealers also had a visit from
the globe trotter, Marvin Lee of the Watterson, Ber-
lin & Snyder company. Lee was plugging for "My
Sweetie Went Away," "Not Here, Not There,"
"Waiting for the Evening Mail," and "Who's Sorry
Now," the latter being very popular in Portland and
sales do not seem to decrease.
Charles Wakefield Cadman sent his new song,
"My Sweetheart of Paradise," published by Sherman,
Clay & Co., to the local Cadman club with his com-
pliments. It was sung at a recent meeting of the club
by Mrs.Myrtle Campbell, and a late trio by Cadman,
words by Mrs. Campbell, was also presented at the
meeting. Mrs. Campbell was one of the charter
members of the Portland Cadman club.
REMICK HITS IN PORTLAND
Favorites in Successful List of Jerome H. Remick &
Company, Featured in Theaters.
I. E. Sklare, the manager of the Portland, Ore.,
Remick Song & Gift Shop, "manages" to keep in
close touch with the organists and orchestra directors
of the theaters, dance halls, etc. This week Remick
hits are being featured at all of the prominent
picture houses.
At the Columbia Harry Linden and his orchestra
are featuring with slides "First, Last and Always";
Henri Keates, master organist, is presenting "That
Big Blond Mamma," at the Liberty, where "Potash
& Perlmutter" is on the bill for the week, while at
the People's Theater the orchestra, under the direc-
tion of Vincent Knowles, is using "Somebody's
Wrong" as an overture.
But the big feature is at the Majestic where Cecil
Teague, the master organist, is carrying his audi-
ence with him yodeling, stuttering, whistling and
singing. He gets his audience to yoddle "Sleep, Baby,
Sleep," stutter "Katy," whistle "Three O'Clock in
the Morning," and then sing "Barney Google," which
they do with a will.
AN EFFECT OF HYMNS.
Personal religion inspired by such hymns as "When
the Roll Is Called Up Yonder" and "There Will Be
Glory for Me" has caused an increase of suicides and
insanity, Rev. Dr. Richard Robertson of Montreal,
said in addressing delegates to a conference last week
in Hartford, Conn., of men who are considering enter-
ing the ministry, held under the auspices of the semi-
naries of New England. "This shows that a man
needs something to think about besides himse'f," said
Dr. Robertson.
SHEET MUSIC TRADE NOTES
A Few Items Interesting to People in Sheet Music
Department Are Printed.
Preliminary plans for formation of the American
Orchestra Leaders' Protective Association were laid
recently at meeting in the Hotel Astor, New York.
Prof. O. E. Van Doren, composer of Iowa's new
official song and march, "Men of Iowa," is director of
the Iowa State University Band. "On Iowa" is an-
other of Prof. Van Doren's compositions
^"™" which has been accepted officially.
The hits of the Hearst Music Publishers,
Ltd., New York, are much sought by vaude-
ville artists.
Richard Litolff, Brunswick, Germany, has
applied for a U. S. patent on a trade-mark to
be used on sheet music on music books.
Captain Santelmann, director of the United
States Marine Band, recently defended jazz
and ragtime, which he said were "as irre-
sponsible as "child laughter."
E. John Vale, known as the "McCormack
of California," is featuring Sherman, Clay &
Co.'s "The West, a Nest and You" in a tour
of the state.
In a talk before the Music Supervisors'
National Association Convention in Newark,
and RMIM your own condition* Instead of being
at the mercy of them.
N. J., last week, F. A. Tubbs, supervisor of
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music of Bryan, O., said band music as
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" edited at present is inadequate for the use of
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school band organizations. Publishers, he
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said, should acquaint themselves with the
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wants of juvenile bands.
There is no loss on any HEARST Sons;. All
The Hearst Music Publishers of Canada,
unsold copies fully returnable
Ltd., Winnipeg, Man., has been incorporated
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with capital stock of $1,000,000 to engage in
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the popular numbers the leaders have been
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Two of Carrie Jacobs Bond's latest songs,
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"Little Lost Youth" and Lazy River," were
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