20
P R E S T O
March 22, 1924.
SMALLGOODS, SUPPLIES AND RADIO
than musicians. Loss of wages mounted. But the
popularity of radio has had a staggering effect. If
no check is made it will be only a matter of time
music as a profession is relegated to history.
Selections Made by Talking Machine and Radio Asso-
Six Thousand Members of Federation of Musi- before
"We have listed several dancing schools which
ciation at Regular Meeting Last Week.
cians Called on to Ballot in Ban on Those
formerly employed from three to four musicians
Playing in Broadcasting.
afternoons and evenings," he said. "The dancing
At the regular meeting of the Talking Machine
The Chicago Federation of Musicians is planning teachers now look over radio programs in daily news- and Radio Men's Association held in the Cafe Boule-
a ban on members playing at radio broadcasting papers, see that a certain orchestra will begin broad- vard, New York city, last week, the following candi-
stations. Confronted with an alleged increase in the casting at noon, and then call their classes of pupils dates were selected in the nominations for officers:
for that time.
President, Irwin Kurtz and A. II, Mayers; vice-
number of unemployed musicians, the federation held
"Home parties, banquets and social functions of
president, E. Leins, J. H. Mayers and R. Davega; sec-
a mass meeting Thursday afternoon, this week, in
all kinds now use the radio for furnishing necessary retary, E. G. Brown and Theodore Arison; treasurer,
the union's headquarters at 175 West Washington
music. I am informed the receipts of the Chicago A. Galuchic, Saul Birn and E. G. Brown.
street. The plans of the meeting included the ballot-
For the phonograph divisions the following selec-
ing of the 6,000 members of the federation on the Symphony Orchestra have been cut 25 per cent. A
radio invention was introduced the other day which tions for vice-president were made: Victor, Sol
advisability of permanently barring union orchestras
will enable one theater owner to supply music for
Lazarus, Samuel Sherman; Aeolian, Nathan Gold-
and individual members from playing, or levying an
other theaters within a radius of 500 miles.
linger and Archie Mayer; Brunswick division, W.
$8 an hour rate on station owners.
"Our protest is based on self-preservation. It's a
Mayer, Louis J. Liebowitz and II. Mayer; Columbia
The contemplated action of the union musicians
case of bread and butter with us. Free advertising of
division, Joseph Tylhoff and J. Eagan; Edison, E.
was made known by James C. Petrillo, president of
Wcideman Evans; Okeh, D. Rosenbaum; Sonora, Al-
the Chicago Federation of Musicians. If the ban is orchestras given by broadcasting stations doesn't feed
the large majority of musicians affected in the bert Berson, Louis I. Liebowitz and A. H. Mayers;
placed on orchestras it will include those conducted
radio division, L. J. Rooney, E. Liens and Moe Sher-
situation."
by Isham Jones, Paul Biese, Arnold Johnson, Frank
man.
Westphal, Jack Chapman, Cope Harvey, Musk
O'Hare and Benson, all well known to phonograph
REORGANIZATION COMPLETE.
record buyers as well as the radio fans. The ban
Receivership for the Columbia Graphophonc Manu-
will also include individual union musicians.
facturing Company has been formally ended, and the
Petrillo estimated that musicians last year lost ap- Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc., organized to
proximately $100,000 in wages through the installa- reconstruct the financial and physical structure of the Violins and Accordions Also Interest Customers in
tion of radio sets in homes and halls. He placed the company, now is in charge of the business. The Re-
Lyon & Healy's Small Goods Department.
lost wage figure for this year at $500,000, if union organization Committee, which has been at work for
A good index of the keen interest the public takeri
musicians were not restrained from playing at broad- several months, has advised the former stockholders
casting stations.
that so long as the certificates of deposit issued under in small musical instruments of all kinds was shown
According to Petrillo, complaints from musicians' the plan of reorganization continue to sell in the open by the count of eight hundred and ten callers in one
unions in other cities have been forwarded to the market at less than 75 cents on the dollar, it is of no day this week to the small goods department of Lyon
national federation. He asserted the anti-radio delega- advantage to the stockholders to exercise their right & Healy, Chicago. Of these many, of course, were
in search of accessories.
tion to the national convention will insist on adopting of subscription.
On this particular c'ay the average accessory sale
some drastic action to check the inroads being made
was almost exactly $1. One of the leading items in
by radio in the ranks of the unions.
SPECIAL
Q
R
S
RELEASE.
the sales for the day was the saxophone. The new
"Enactment of the eighteenth amendment increased
The Q R S Music Co., Chicago, released to the Lyon & Healy saxophones are selling very fast.
the unemployment list of musicians," the union presi-
Players appreciate the many splendid features which
dent asserted. "When wine, women and song were trade, March 12, the following number: 2623—You
Can Take Me Away from Dixie (But You Can't Take they possess.
the predominant factors at parties patronized by jolly
Several good piano accordion sales were registered
good fellows, music occupied an essential position. Dixie from Me), fox-trot. "This number will be in-
With the exception of brewers and distillers, no class cluded in our standing order on March 18th," was that day, and, as usual, there was a steady demand for
the added announcement of the company.
violins.
of men felt the advent of prohibition more keenly
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