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PRESTO
October 18, 1924.
SHEET MUSIC AND RADIO
REMICK SONGS PLEASE SCOUT
"Follow the Swallow" and "Dreamer of Dreams"
Found Big Hits of Week by Tribune Reporter.
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Two songs of Jerome H. Remick & Co. were dis-
covered this week to be the hits of the hour by Tom
Bashaw, the retail music trade scout of the Chicago
Tribune.
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"We may be scooping the reporters when we re-
cord the fact—and we learned it long after, many
days after, we had 'picked' the song from the me-
lange of the last few weeks—that the Prince of Wales
has an 'awful crush' on a new song called 'Follow
the Swallow," writes the Scout in the Tribune of last
Sunday: "That was one of the hit records, and as
we played it over the second time we felt that our
judgment and prediction that this is sure to be one of
the most popular hits of 1924 will not fail of achieve-
ment. Watch that song go!"
The Tribune reporter had wisely sought the aid of
the department heads at Lyon & Healy's.
"Making ourselves at home on the first leg of our
new assignment into a hitherto dormant and unde-
veloped musical field was made quite easy and happy
through the kindness of the gentlemanly Mr. Byrne,
of Lyon & Healy's, and the gracious lady who pre-
sides over the piano rolls," he whites. '"To make a
short story still shorter, Mr. Byrne told the lady our
mission, which was, and is, and we hope will be for
at least a little while—to hear the best sellers of the
week in music rolls, phonograph records and sheet
music and 'tell the world' what we think of 'em.
"Then came that dreamy, wish-I-were-there
'Dreamer of Dreams' song which you're going to
whistle almost in your sleep, the while you think of
sleepy fishing streams, nodding daisies and the coun-
try homeland you love to remember and the country-
side your kids and your kids' kids will some day
know.
"There were records and rolls galore—but the sheet
music attracted us, and we found the other best sell-
ers of the past week there were "Memory Lane,"
"Come On Over/' again "A Love Song," and, again,
the 'Nanette" hits, about which you know lots bet-
ter than we can tell you."
THE 1925 RADIO FAIR
Will Be Held in New Auditorium Which Is to Re-
place Madison Square Garden.
The Radio World Fair of 1925 will be held in the
new garden to take the place of Madison Square
Garden in New York City. This is soon to be
erected by John Ringling and Kerr Rickard. Messrs.
Herrmann and Kcrr, manager and managerial direc-
tor, respectively, of the Radio Fair, have taken an ex-
clusive ten year lease on the new Ringling-Rickard
building, which will be the largest and finest exposi-
tion hall in the world. Despite the fact that the new
building will be twice the size of the present struc-
ture, Manager Kerr reports that 80 per cent of the
available exhibiting space already has been contracted
for.
It is more than likely that the second radio world's
fair will be compelled to remain open one month in-
stead of one week in order to accommodate even a
small percentage of the radio fraternity of this local-
ity alone.
"SYNCOPEP" REPLACES "JAZZ"
That Is If Selection of Judges in Meyer Davis Con-
test Is Generally Accepted.
"Syncopep" is the word selected to replace "jazz,"
in a contest conducted throughout the United States,
Canada, Cuba and other parts of the world by
Meyer Davis, -head of the Meyer Davis Orchestra
Organization which has 62 orchestras and more than
700 musicians in the United States.
Several months ago Mr. Davis got the idea that
the word "jazz," which was for long used to convey
the idea of modern dance music, had ceased to be
expressive, and he invited radio fans to supply a
new word. A prize of one hundred dollars was
offered to the winner of the contest. As a result
more than 700,000 replies were received and out of
the vast number the word "syncopep" was selected
as the most fitting.
Two of the contestants who submitted the same
name are Dorothy L. Poole of West Falls Church,
Va., and Joseph Sylvester Kos of Fresno, Cal. Miss
Poolc is a great lover of music and also a writer,
painter and poetess. Mr. Kos is a native of Cleve-
land, Ohio, and is a professional musician. He has
played with the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra,
and has led various resort and theater orchestras.
The judges who selected "syncopep" as being most
descriptive of modern music included: Edwin Hoban,
Radio editor, Philadelphia Inquirer; W. Victor Guin-
ness, artist-illustrator; H. Charles Rawiins, editor
of "Sport"; William B. Shearman, investment banker;
Prudence Nicholas, Radio editor of the Capitol, Des
Moines, Iowa; Jack Binns, hero of the early days of
wireless te'egraphy at sea. Mr. Binns injected a dash
of humor into the contest by sending the following
telegram to Meyer Davis when asked to act on the
committee of award:
"Will act on Committee. Think all words sub-
mitted rotten. Best of those shown my opinion
Syncopep and Peptune. My suggestion is Hell's
Bells."
More than 700,000 words were submitted in the
Meyer Davis contest to find a suitable word to dis-
place "jazz." Some of the best follow: Charmu,
dansong, dansway, dasic, everybody's, everyday,
fresco, frolic, fun fun, gladance, happytone, jollio,
joymelo, joystep, niello, melojoy, mellomeyer,
modage, peptune, polyphonic, newfan, radiola, rig-
sody, rhymo, rhythmatic, rhythmel, rhythmerine,
rhythmical, rhythmore, steppin stuff, steppum, sym-
pep, sympho, syncobob, syncodavis, syncofad, syn-
colyric, syncomix, syncopa, syncopia, syncopep, syn-
copy, syncosway, syntoco, tuneSway, ufon, vivmus,
wafox, zando.
BIG ASSOCIATION MEETS
Talking Machine and Radio Men, Inc., Gather This
Week at Cafe Boulevard, New York.
The October meeting of Talking Machine and
Radio Men) Inc., the association of the trade of New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut, was held on
Wednesday, October 15, at the Cafe Boulevard, New
York City. There was a demonstration of the Emer-
son Radio Corporation products and a talk on the
selling policy of that firm.
There also was a demonstration of the latest songs
by one of the prominent publishers, and a showing
of some new radio appliances.
In addition there were important reports of com-
mittees and a final arrangement made for the inten-
sive tie-up of the association with the Radio Show to
start at the Grand Central Palace on November 3, at
which the association will have a booth.
Members were asked to fill in information cards
to serve as index cards for members in the files at the
Talking Machine & Radio Men's booth, at the third
Annual Radio Exposition to be held at Grand Cen-
tral Palace, November 3 to 8 inclusive.
"We have employed two competent secretaries well
versed in stenography, typing and general routine,
for your convenience during this exhibition, and our
booth will be an excellent meeting place for our
members and their prospects," was the assurance to
members by T. J. Davin, chairman Booth Committee.
ADDS SERVICE DEPARTMENT
NEW FRENCH POCKET SET.
A radio pocketbook is a new device placed on the
market in France, according to Henry Wales, the
Chicago Tribune correspondent in Paris. This con-
sists of a leather pocketbook containing a complete
crystal set. It is about the size of an ordinary double
folding pockethook. The aerial is in the lining of the
book on a very light but strong aluminum frame,
wound in spider web fashion. Ear pieces are flat
and compact. The head piece is a length of fine
spring wire which folds into a small recess. The
range finder is flat and round, like the disk of a face
watch, with a small hand and different wave lengths
marked in fine lettering. There is also a wire with a
spring clip attached for outside aerial.
MUSIC AIDS BEAUTY.
Now the music dealer may pose as a beauty doc-
tor. Peggy Wood, the widely known actress, says
"music is an essential to beauty." The belief of Miss
Wood, whose pulchritude and partiality to good music
make her an authority, is printed in an article copy-
righted by the Public Ledger Company. " 'If music
be the food of love, play on,' the great Shakespeare
said. I would say the same thing and also, 'If music
be the food of beauty, play on.' I think music is the
greatest aid to beauty," said Miss Wood.
RADIO FOR FARMERS.
More radio sets will be sold to farmers this winter
than last because of an increase in the value of prin-
cipal crops harvest amounting to $430,000,000 during
the last month, officials of the Department of Agri-
culture believe. The Market Bureau, which sends out
crop reports, believes these radio contributions helped
in the increase" in that they enabled the farmers to
dispose of their wares at the highest market price.
AFTER TEACHERS' TRADE.
The Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, is always aware of
the value of the teachers' trade. A Teachers' Window-
recently was a timely display that appeared at the
opening of the schools. The window was filled with
a large variety of publications from piano pieces to
operas. C. A. Woodman of the company reports a
highly satisfactory fall business, and is expecting a
rushing time for the holidays.
BUILDING MUSIC BOOK BUSINESS.
A big business in the music and music books re-
quired by music pupils in the public and parochial
schools is enjoyed by Sherman, Clay & Co., San
Francisco. Manager He!nz, of the sheet music de-
partment, features the school music supplies in win-
dow disp'.ays at appropriate times in addition to per-
sistent printed publicity for the goods.
The Christena-Teague Piano Co., 237 North Penn-
sylvania street, Indianapolis, has succeeded the E. L.
Lennox Piano Co.
The J. A. Kieselhorst Co., Alton, 111., adds New
Feature to Its Radio Section.
The J. A. Kieselhorst Co., Alton, 111., has just made
arrangements to carry a very complete line of Radio
Corporation receiving sets in addition to the Bruns-
wick Radiolas and has announced something new
in the radio field in Alton.
It is a radio service department which will take
care of trouble calls day and night. Service will be
given on all types of sets and anyone having trouble
with his radio receiver may call the service depart-
ment day or evening and have an expert sent to make
adjustments or repairs.
The company will retail the Radiola line of receiv-
ing sets at 206 Third street, handling sets from the
simpler types of one or two tubes to the super-
hetrodyne with eight tubes. At the State Street
store, will be handled the Brunswick Radiolas.
A TRADE NAME SUIT.
George Mitchell, of New York, was sued in the
Federal Court Tuesday by the Scientific American
Publishing Company, because he did business under
the name of the Scientific American Radio Company.
The publication alleges that this use of the name is
an infringement of its trade mark and asks for an
injunction and an accounting of the profits growing
out of the use of the name.
OPENS IN LANSING.
C. E. Brown, of Jackson, former director of Henry
Ford's orchestra at Detroit, has opened a store in
Lansing, Mich. The store is in the new Budd's Music
House Studio, situated just above the store on South
Washington avenue. Mr. Brown is a teacher of brass
and stringed instruments, and besides giving lessons
will handle small goods and sheet music.
RADIO IN SEATTLE.
The phonograph department of Fredrick & Nel-
son's Department Store, Seattle, Wash., has beer
remodeled to make room for the holiday line of radic
that is arriving daily. A large demonstration roon
has been made from two or thre smaller rooms ant
an office. It will be a very attractive display room
The new suitcase model of the Radio'.a superhetero
dyne, which calls for no wires or cables of any kimj
and is portable, has been received. Much interest if
being evinced in radio in Seattle. Mr. Britz, manage]
of the music department at Fredrick & Nelson's]
feels that the combined radio and phonograph fo]
the coming season will be in big demand.
AGAINST LOUD SPEAKERS OUTSIDE.
Irwin Kurtz, president of Talking Machine an]
Radio Men, Inc , is opposed to the use of loud speal
ers in store doors and windows and never loses a]
opportunity to voice the fact. At the recent meetinj
of the body he begged the members to tone down tl
sound so that only those persons passing would heal
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