Presto

January 17, 1925.
PRESTO
THE VERSIFIED
NAME PUZZLES
Twenty-five Verses in Which Are Concealed
Names of Well-Known Pianos,
Followed by the Correct
Answers.
In last week's Presto a feature was the twenty-
five, rhymed hidden name puzzles scattered through
the papers. The verses are all repeated here and fol-
lowed by a list of the correct answers.
1. HIDDEN NAME PUZZLE.
You eat it in the morning,
With eggs and coffee hot;
And now, with this clear warning,
You've made it, have you not?
2. PIANO NAME PUZZLE.
Some vessels have but one,
While others have them double,
But ours has two, and one's a son—
You've found it without trouble.
3.
HIDDEN NAME PUZZLE.
The first, Hans Sachs used in his trade,
With cobbler's care and skill;
The second oft in pies is made—
And are you working still?
4. WHAT NAME HERE?
If you are short of hair on top,
And still your bosom swells
Because you've won, you're sure to drop
The name the answer spells.
12. NOT HARD TO FIND.
Now winter rages and the woods
Are stripped of green and gold,
How changed are all of nature's moods—
But now the answer's told.
13. YOU ALL KNOW THIS ONE.
The ships sail out and pass below
The range of mortal eye,
But on the other side we know
Wherein they anchored lie.
14. A FAMOUS NAME.
His wondrous music, heaven-sent,
Finds echo all about;
His name shines on an instrument—
You know, without a doubt.
15. CAN YOU NAME THIS ONE?
"A rose by any other name"—
'Tis true would be no sweeter,
But change the R to V and claim,
With truth, 'twould be completer.
16. HAVE YOU FOUND THIS?
A precious metal and a knight
Of hammer, forge and fire;
And all who sell them know they're right
For seller and for buyer.
17. FIND THIS ONE, TOO.
The first half is German for "short,"
The second adds "n" to a man;
A name that of the highest report—
Now give us that name if you can.
5. WHAT'S THIS NAME?
Take a T to start it well,
And soon you will be "on";
With one more letter it will tell
The name, and you have won.
18. THERE'S A NAME IN THIS.
It's first is the reverse of "soft";
The second names it proudly,
And holds its banner high aloft,
And sings its praises loudly.
6. FIND THIS NAME.
The name's first half we reverently speak,
And bow our heads, though few pronounce
it so;
The second half we seldom half to seek,
The name itself all music lovers know.
19. WHAT NAME HERE HIDDEN?
Not German nor Spanish nor Dutch,
Nor English, this name to express;
'Tis that of a nation still proud in distress—
Now what is the name that you stress?
7. CAN YOU NAME IT?
It starts with an R and it ends with an E,
It's rare but it's nothing like Rake;
It peals forth the richest of sweet melody—
Now tell us what name do you make?
20. A GOOD NAME IS HERE.
In motor fame this name you'll see,
In music greater still—
It starts with P and ends with D,
The rest how do you fill?
8. DIG OUT THIS NAME.
A tale or tradition, a brave pioneer—
Two themes that the world all admires—
A compound of names we surely have here
That very brief thinking requires.
21. THIS SHOULD BE EASY.
Like any mirror that reflects
The stars by night, the skies by day,
It yields all that the best expects—
This one is easy, anyway.
9. A LITTLE INGENUITY FINDS IT.
Who does not love to wander far
Into the woods and field,
When nature's gates are wide ajar—
What names does fancy yield?
22. A VERY FAMOUS NAME.
My first, a mug, or stone, or name,
Expressed in German tongue;
My second is a road of fame
Of which the poets sung.
10. WHAT IS THIS NAME?
You scarcely now can hesitate,
While snow lies on the ground,
And chill winds early blow, and late—
What is the name you've found?
23. A STRONG ONE.
It stretches on the ocean's bed,
And binds the world together;
It lifts great burdens overhead,
As if as light as feather.
11. YOU CAN'T MISS THIS ONE.
When night comes on and skies are bright,
And twinkling lamps appear,
What name comes to your fancy's sight?
The answer seems too clear.
24. WHAT IS THIS ONE?
My first is what you're asked to pay,
My second's what you sometimes drink,
With "and" between, and then, I'll say,
With people's half—what is it, think?
25. SOLVE THIS RIDDLE.
My first is a noun for you and me,
My second's a noun of respect to you—
Although 'tis spelled with "e," not "i"—
No name's better known; at least but few.
THE CORRECT ANSWERS.
1—Bacon. 2—Decker & Son. 3—Bradbury. 4—Bald-
win. 5—Tonk. 6—Christman. 7—Radle. 8—Story
& Clark. 9—Bush & Lane. 10—Winter. 11—Starr.
12—Starck. 13—Bay. 14—Schumann. 15—Vose. 16—
Goldsmith. 17—Kurtzmann. 18—Hardman. 19—
French. 20 — Packard. 21 — Poole. 22 — Steinway.
23—Cable. 24—Price & Teeple. 25—Weser.
Some Good Answers.
The puzzle rhymes created a great deal of piano
interest. There have been a number of good guessers
at work on them and a dozen or more have suc-
ceeded in solving enough of the puzzles to entitle
them to rewards. The best answers contained cor-
rect solutions of from sixteen to twenty of the twen-
ty-five verses, entitling the lucky ones to one
year's subscription to the two foremost music trade
publications and copies of the Premium Edition of
Presto Buyers' Guide. Of all the good replies thus
far the nearest to solving- the entire list was E. F.
Lapham's, and if he could not get them all then it is
fair to say that no one can. Mr. Lapham has the
correct solutions of all but five of the verses. His
misses are indicated as follows, his names first
and the correct piano names being given in paren-
thesis:
S_Vose (Tonk); 12—Seeburg (Bay); 17—Knabe
(Kurtzmann); 19—Continental (French); 35—Weber
(Weser).
And, by the way, the keen observer says: "It's a
shame to take the money, but here they are." Mr.
Lapham forgets that all trade papers have "money to-
bum" and the only regret is that he didn't capture
the entire fortune which was so plainly "hung up"
by Presto.
BENEFIT ASSOCIATION OF
LYON & HEALY EMPLOYES
Social Club of Workers in Chicago Industry Changed
in Name and Purpose.
At a recent meeting of the Lyon & Healy Men's
Social Club of Lyon & Healy's, Chicago, it was
decided by the board of directors to change the name
of the club to the Employes' Benefit Association of
Lyon & Healy.
The new organization has adopted an interesting
insurance and entertainment program. Each member
carries a $500 policy in the Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States, and is entitled to par-
ticipate in all the social events conducted by the
association. These, according to present plans, in-
clude an annual banquet; two dances, and a picnic.
An amount equal to one-half of the employes' con-
tribution is given to the organization by Lyon &
Healy. To date more than eighty per cent of the
employes have joined.
At a recent election, two tickets were offered, the
"Sharps" and the "Flats." The polling caused con-
siderable interest, due to the closeness of the race.
The successful candidates were:
President, R. T. Stanton; vice presidents, G. R.
Brownell, Miss A. L. Maack and E. M. Schultz; sec-
retary, Mrs. O. B. Barcus, and treasurer, E. E.
MIodoch.
The new trustees are: William Bunning, O. Mul-
vihill, H. Van Swearingen, Roberta Walsh, R. J.
Shackleton, L. E. Travers, W. C. Fairchild, L. E.
Butterfield, B. R. Jagor, J. H. Baker, J. W. Crofton
and H. F. Guy.
NEW INCORPORATIONS.
Stahl Organ Co., Wilmington, Del., musical instru-
ments, $15,000. (Franklin L. Mettler, agent.)
Yankee Radio Products, Manhattan, 200 shares pre-
ferred stock, $100 each; 200 common, no par value;
D. Ornstein, M. Schwartz, A. L. Samuelson, 1807
Clinton avenue, New York.
Wireless Radio Corp., Manhattan, $10,000; A. Gra-
ham, G. W. Lillienthal, M. S. Finesilver. (Attor-
neys, Powers & Kaplan, 149 Broadway, New York.)
FT.
WAYNE CORPORATION.
The Rosenwinkel Music House of Fort Wayne,
Ind., has been incorporated with capital, $10,000; to
deal in musical instruments, radio sets, etc. Directors,
Walter F. Rosenwinkel, Ralph Rosenwinkel, Charles
L. Rainier.
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