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MUSICAL LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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Paul Specht, who directs the Alamac Hotel Or-
chestra, New York, and makes Columbia records,
has returned from a trip through Europe with a pana-
cea for Europe's political ills—a musical league of na-
tions.
"I have been all over Europe," said Specht recently.
"We played in English music halls and hotels, we
gave concerts in an aeroplane while flying over Bel-
gium, Germany and Holland. Our Buescher instru-
ments were in evidence in France, Switzerland and
Italy. Hence, it may be said that I have had my ear
close to the ground as well as some distance above it.
1 have made some close observations. Europe is suf-
fering from a common malady—lack of melody! The
world wants America to join their political league of
nations. Good! Let America belong to their league,
but make it a musical, league!
"Europe is fond of our Yankee type of dance music
—'rythmic symphonic syncopation,' I call it. Every-
where—on the British Isles and on the continent, the
Europeans made a great stir over American brand
of melody. Already, I've supplied them with four
different orchestras in the past year.
"In London I was almost compelled to make a
dozen phonograph recordings of American songs.
With British publishers I placed no less than a half
dozen Yankee compositions—the works of Byron
Gay, Milt Hagen and other American writers. Every-
where were Europeans wildly receptive of our very
own made-in-the-U. S. A. music.
THE ACCORDION ASSOCIATION
New Organization in Chicago Elects Officers and
Establishes Headquarters in Lyon & Healy Bldg.
The Chicago Accordion Association is a new or-
ganization to promote greater interest in the playing
of the piano keyboard accordion. The use of this
instrument in dance orchestras has during the past
winter, been very noticeable. It is becoming more
popular each month and without doubt is destined to
become an essential part of every high-class jazz
orchestra. Its peculiar tone makes it also admirable
as a solo instrument.
The officers of the new association are: President,
Albert Buccieri, with Lyon & Healy; vice-president,
Frank Papila, with Edgewater Ioria Band Orches-
tra; secretary-treasurer, Leo Piersanti, president of
the Piersanti School of Accordions.
These gentlemen are widely known among lovers
of the accordion. Headquarters of the Chicago Ac-
cordion Association are in the Lyon & Healy Build-
ing, 5th floor. Applications for membership may be
directed to this address.
RADIO FIGHT RENEWED
Publishers and Composers Make New Demands Upon
Broadcasters for Use of Copyrights.
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The American Society of Authors, Composers and
Publishers has reopened its fight to compel broad-
casting stations to pay high fees for the privilege of
wafting along the ether lanes music and song con-
trolled by these organizations. The societies are de-
manding $250 and $2,500 yearly from each station.
They figure a $5,000,000 annual income would result
from victory.
This fight, which was begun a year ago when the
radiophone stations successfully resisted demands of
the "jazz" publishers for heavy fees for the privilege
of using their products and which resulted in welding
the station managements into the National Associa-
tion of Broadcasters, bids fair to be waged with
greater fury than before.
February 2, 1924.
In event of serious crippling of programs by the
stand of the two societies, broadcasters admit the
situation will be admittedly bad, especially for the
smaller radiophone stations and may result in a num-
ber of smaller broadcasting stations being compelled
to drop out of the game, leaving "crystal set" patrons
—and these are legion in every community—with re-
ceiving sets but with nothing to receive.
Whether larger stations will be affected to the
standpoint of either yielding to the fee demands or
curtailing broadcasting periods, is a question that
Chicago broadcasters decline to discuss pending ac-
tion by the association.
The ultimatum of the American Society of Au-
thors, Composers, and Publishers has expired and
many of the stations of the country will be put to the
trouble and expense of revising advance programs.
After that the battle will settle down to one in which
willingness of the radio public to stand pat with the
broadcasters by accepting non-copyright and new of-
ferings which are always available. It may be the
opportunity for a qlass of publishers who have not
been able to "put over" under former conditions.
ANCIENT VIOLIN WOOD.
The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, an-
nounces that its researches in the ruins of the ancient
cliff dwellers in New Mexico have brought to light
perfectly preserved timbers which are splendidly
adapted for the manufacture of violins. The timbers
are estimated by the institution to be considerably
over 1,000 years old. Due to the dry, hot climate
that prevails in the vicinity of the ruins, the wood
has become so well seasoned that high class violins
are being made from it which have a tone, it is said,
equal to that of an instrument made by one of the
old master makers that has been in use for many
years. The Smithsonian Institution states that the
instruments are all of fine quality and are bringing
high prices.
Q R S PLANT BUSY.
A. L. Quinn, manager of the Q R S Music Co.'s
plant in San Francisco, is highly pleased with the
number of sales and the character of service since the
new factory at Seventh and Folsom was occupied
early last year. The foreign orders are increasing
in an amazing way, but the facilities for handling
them are equal to all demands. The Australian orders
are particularly good, especially for the popular
numbers.
H O L D S ASSIGNEE SALE.
An assignee sale of the entire stock of merchan-
dise and fixtures of the Erb Music Store, Hamilton,
O., took place January 22, 1924, at the store, 340
High street, and continued until fixtures were sold.
The stock consisted of phonographs, phonograph rec-
ords and music rolls. Walton S. Bowers was the
assignee.
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