August 8, 1925.
PRESTO
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SHEET MUSIC AND RADIO
MUSIC DEALER'S DUTY
It Is to Help Realize Scheme to Make Sheet
Music Selling More Profitable by
Joining National Association.
What the National Association of Sheet Music
Dealers has accomplished for the sheet music trade
is naturally a matter of pride to the officials and the
active dealers who have been closely associated with
the organization since its formation twelve years ago.
And dealers who have not yet joined should hasten
to do so, in justice to themselves, if not for greater
glory and profit in the sheet music business. But
the campaign for new members carried on persistently
is achieving continuous results.
"Before this association began to function, the
sheet music department was looked upon as a neces-
sary evil to the general music business, with the re-
sult that little, if any thought, was given to this
branch of the music industry," said E. Grant Ege,
president. "With the improved conditions brought
about by this organization, the dealer now employs
more experienced help and carries a representative
stock sufficient to meet the requirements of teachers,
students, musicians and the general public. The
larger salaries, along with the brighter outlook, en-
courages the new or young employe to continue in
the work. Formerly a bright young fellow would try
to get away from this department just as quickly as
possible and into some other line where progress was
more promising."
The National Association of Sheet Music Dealers
has always given its problems serious thought be-
fore deciding upon definite moves. Old members
frankly state their opinions, but the views of new
members are always invited. Questions are consid-
ered not from the viewpoint of the sheet music dealer
alone, but the publishers, music teachers, music stu-
dents and the music buying public generally are con-
sidered. The belief is that the success of the sheet
music industry depends upon co-operation. If dealers
do not profit they will not be able to act as profitable
distributors for the publishers. If the publishers do
not profit, then, necessarily the dealers must suffer.
If the sheet music buyers are not well served their
buying enthusiasm will decrease. The national asso-
ciation has performed much, but more can be accom-
plished by making it more influential by increasing
its membership.
HYMN TUNES IN DANCE TIME
Men of Methodist Episcopal Church Naturally Ob-
ject to the Old Sacred Songs Being Broadcast.
It was announced from New York last week that
hymns in dance time would be broadcast by radio
by Ernie Golden's orchestra. Golden recently sug-
gested the scheme to fill the churches. As a result
of requests that he try it out, "Onward, Christian
Manufacturers of
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Soldiers" and other hymns will be played in the
lively tempo of the modern ballroom.
When the announcement was made Methodist Epis-
copal Church members voiced a protest. The broad-
casting of hymns in dance music time was objected
to by the men's council of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in conference at Round Lake, N. Y. A reso-
lution declared that the proposal would be "regarded
as an insult to the Christian people not only of New
York state but of the entire nation."
MUSIC IN CALIFORNIA.
Ten thousand participants engaged in the various
contests which were part of the recent Southern Cal-
ifornia Eisteddfod. The final competitions were
held in Los Angeles, occupying an entire week. In
Los Angeles the movement during the coming year
will probably be organized in such a way that dis-
tricts or boroughs of Los Angeles City may hold
contests during the winter and a final contest in the
spring, to select the contestants who will enter the
final Eisteddfod contests for all the districts.
PRIZES FOR COMPOSERS.
Ten thousand dollars in prizes has been offered by
the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia for the best
three compositions of chamber music. The first
prize is $5,000, the second $3,000 and the third $2,000.
The music must be for from three to six instruments,
and the piano may be used as one of them. A com-
poser may submit more than one composition and
may be awarded more than one prize. The contest
does not close until December 31, 1927.
BUYS SHEET MUSIC STOCK.
E. G. Council, of Dallas, Tex., has purchased the
sheet music department of Bush & Gerts Piano Co.,
in the same city, and assumed charge. The stock
will remain at the latter store, and the department
will be operated as a part of that establishment with
Mr. Council in complete charge. Mr. Council has
been in the sheet music business for thirty-three
years. He came to Dallas about ten years ago.
NEW PORTABLE SET.
The new De Forest F-5, a non-radiating and non-
oscillating circuit has been placed on the market in
a portable model. The new portable is self con-
tained, the antenna, ground wires, loud speaker and
batteries all compactly housed. It measures fifteen
and a quarter inches deep by fourteen inches wide
and eleven inches high when closed and weighs but
thirty-seven pounds complete with batteries.
MUSIC FOR MENTAL HEALING.
A salutary use of music and pageantry for mental
healing was made with the recent presentation of
"Spring's Awakening," a musical fantasy, by the
patients of the Norristown State Hospital for the
insane at Norristown, Pa. The fantasy was both
written and staged by Dr. Willem van de Wall, rep-
resenting the Department of Welfare of the state.
CONTINUES C. W. THOMPSON BUSINESS.
The retail and mail order business in sheet music
carried on by the late C. W. Thompson, Boston, has
been taken over by the Boston Music Co., 26 West
street, Boston, which company will also for a time
continue the Thompson publications.
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RADIO EXPORTS INCREASE
Canada Continues Leading Foreign Market,
But All the World Wants Sets and Parts
From the United States.
The exportation of radio sets and parts from the
United States continues to increase rapidly. During
the first four months of 1925, shipments totaled
$2,720,127—an increase of $1,497,442 over the corre-
sponding- period of 1924, and forty-five per cent of
the total exports for that year, says Commerce Re-
ports.
Canada has maintained its position as the leading
foreign market for radio apparatus of American
manufacture, according to preliminary figures for the
first quarter of 1925, which show that exports in-
creased to $665,287 from $455,370 in the correspond-
ing period of 1924.
Considering these two periods, there was also a
marked increase in shipments to European countries,
the value of the exports totaling approximately $83,-
000 and $364,000 in 1924 and 1925, respectively.
Spain was the largest European market for Ameri-
can radio apparatus during the first quarter of 1925,
exports to that country amounting to $108,370. The
United Kingdom ranked second and Sweden third in
importance as European markets for American radio
apparatus in the first three months of 1925, their pur-
chases totaling $90,005 and $52,319, respectively.
American radio exports to Latin American mar-
kets during the first three months of 1925 totaled
approximately $421,000, an increase of about $164,000
over the corresponding period of the previous year.
In 1924, Mexico was the leading Latin American
market for radio apparatus for American manufac-
ture but during the first quarter of 1925, Argentina
held this position, Mexico being second in impor-
tance. Exports to Brazil have also increased mark-
edly, and shipments to Chile, Uruguay, and Peru
have grown considerably. Shipments to Cuba during
the two periods under discussion remained about the
same, but total exports to the Central American Re-
publics have decreased.
Far Eastern and African markets purchased about
$394,000 worth of radio apparatus from the United
States during the first quarter of 1925—an increase
of more than 300 per cent over the corresponding
period of 1924. Australia continues to hold its posi-
tion as our leading Far Eastern market. Next, in
the order of their importance, are Japan, the Philip-
pine Islands, and New Zealand.
MILAN LUSK ON RADIO.
Milan Lusk, the eminent Bohemian violinist, who
was on the program at the annual dinner of the
Piano Merchants' National Association at the Drake
Hotel last month, is a popular artist on the radio
from Chicago stations. Mr. Lusk was presented with
a medal by President Masaryk of the Republic of
Czecho-Slovakia in recognition of the sixty benefit
concerts he gave in Europe and America during the
war.
REMICK SONG HITS
I Can't Stop Babying You
Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me
Swanee Butterfly
By the Light of the Stars
Old Pal
Somebody Like You
Sweet Georgia Brown
Me and the Boy Friend
My Best Girl
Dreams
Lucky Kentucky
Just Lonesome
Isn't She the Sweetest Thing
Don't Bring Lulu
Take Me Back to Your Heart
J. H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
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