Presto

October 17, 1925.
PRESTO
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SHEET MUSIC AND RADIO
REMICK SONGS SELL WELL
Favorites from List of J. H. Remick & Co. Reported
Best Sellers in Many Places.
"If 1 Had a Girl Like You." the big hit of J. H.
Remick & Co. is reported a 'best seller' in a score
of towns and cities this week. Portland. Ore.; Des
Moines. la.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Beloit, Kans. and
Toledo, ()., are among the places named. Lawrence
Meng'.; Sheet Music Shop in the latater city says that
"By the Light of the Stars," another Remick suc-
cess, is the second in the number of sales.
In Portland, Ore. last week "Dreamer of Dreams"
by the Remick House was featured in a clever and
effective way that resulted in a spirited run on the
song at music counters. Vincent C. Knowles, direc-
tor of the Blue Mouse orchestra adapted the song to
synchronize with the motion picture "Pretty Ladies."
CAUSES OF RADIO NOISES
All May Be Located and Many Be Prevented with
More Pleasant Results.
The radio noises which often spoils the radio own-
er's pleasure are all denned and how the receiving
set "gets that way" may by knowledge to prevent
the hoots and hisses and jumbled harshness generally.
First, we have the studio noises which may be
denned as those nioses which originate at the broad-
casting station. Noisy microphones cause a steady
hiss which often blurs the voice of the artist. Pro-
grams picked up outside of the studio and carried
overland by wire for broadcasting are usually exces-
sively noisy by induction from neighboring wires—a
steady rushing sound.
Noise contributed by the other medium may be
denned as those sounds which are caused by elec-
trical disturbances between the broadcasting station
and the receiver itself. In this group are found the
disturbing influences of high tension power lines, vio-
let and X-ray machines, leaky transformers, elec-
trically operated elevators, sparking motors and gen-
erators, trolley and elevated railway systems and
telephone and telegraph wires. Static also comes in
this class and is more or less prevalent throughout
the summer months. Many satisfactory programs
are suddenly broken up by a series of unfamiliar
clicks and in many cases are interrupted entirely for
short periods. These are caused by key clicks from
continuous wave transmitters and by improperly
operated regenerative and super-heterodyne receivers.
In the third class are the noises which are caused
by the receiver itself or by the equipment which is
used in connection with the same. Discharged "B"
batteries become noisy and are usually the cause of
a high pitched squeal when the receiver is operating
on the second audio stage. These batteries should be
discarded when their voltage drops below 34. Stor-
age "B" batteries often cause the same trouble even
when the voltmeter reading is high. Squeals in this
case are caused by one or more dead cells which are
Manufacturers of
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usually not detected unless a voltmeter reading is
taken of each individual cell.
Noises are sometimes caused by the vacuum tubes
themselves. While identical in appearance, it some-
times happens that their internal elements are not
rigidly supported, and any disturbance in the vicinity
of the receiver may cause these elements to vibrate.
This defect in construction produces a bell like
sound which may build up in volume and drown out
the program. This may be overcome by shifting the
tubes about in the sockets until a satisfactory com-
bination is found.
Noises are also caused by dirty prongs of vacuum
tubes or by sockets which do not make perfect con-
tact. These noises may be overcome by sandpaper-
ing the prongs of the tubes or by bending up the
spring contacts of the tube sockets.
WHAT GERMAN FANS PAY.
Every possessor of a radio receiving set in Ger-
many must pay 2 marks a month for a permit to
listen in. Of this amount 1.20 marks are credited
to the!) roadcasting station and the other 80 pfennigs
are retained by the postoffice to defray operation
costs, upkeep, etc., for it keeps all records and ac-
counts and collects the dues. Registration and col-
lection are attended to by the fan's own postman.
INDIAN SONG A HIT.
Wa-Yea," an Indian lullaby brought out last
spring by Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco, has
won favor with music lovers, with the result that
there has been a rush for the song in sheet music
form. The lyric is by Jesse G. M. Glick, director of
display at the main store of Sherman, Clay & Co. and
a song writer of prominence, with many successes to
his credit.
GOSPEL HYMN WRITER DIES.
Hubert Platt Mann, 87, widely known composer
of hymns and gospel songs, died at his home in New-
ark, N. J., Oct. 7. He had written nearly 1,000 relig-
ious songs, among them "Hold Thou My Hand,"
"Shall We Meet Beyond the River?", "The Bright
Forever," "In the Fadeless Springtime," and "Christ
My All."
SHEET MUSIC TRADE NOTES
A Few Items Interesting to People in Sheet Music
Department Are Printed.
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.
K. G. Council, of Dallas, Tex., who recently pur-
chased the sheet music department of Bush & Gerts
Piano Co., in the same city, has been in the sheet
music business for thirty-three years. He came to
Dallas about ten years ago.
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.
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.
RADIO IN GERMANY.
At the last census there were 714,352 registered
fans in Germany; Berlin had over 300,000. In this
connection it is interesting that it has taken approx-
imately forty years to secure more than one million
telephone subscribers in Germany, whereas in less
than two years a like number will have been enrolled
to hear radio programs. Broadcasting is a state
monopoly in Germany. Companies were formed for
the purpose of broadcasting, and wave lengths from
1 to 800 meters released to them. Germany now has
nine broadcasting companies, operating nine main
stations and five substations.
IDEAL MUSIC CO. RECEIVER.
Harry T. Salzman was named for the Plainfield
branch and subsidiary of the Ideal Music Co., of
New York City, of which he was made receiver two
weeks ago.
JACK MILLS ON TRIP.
Jack Mills, bead of Jack Mills. Tnc, New York,
has been in Chicago, where lie confered with Murray
Bloom, manager of the newly opened Chicago offices.
NEW MILWAUKEE PULISHER.
To Piano Makers
and Dealers/
In response to the increased demand for teaching
material in music, the Hamlitzer Music House, Mil-
waukee, has announced its plan to publish music of
that description. Joseph Krainik says the first pro-
ductions will be ready for the market in a few T weeks.
A series of six easy pieces for beginners in piano
study by C. I. Kern will be published under the title
"Merry Moments." Other music for beginners and
advanced pupils will be forthcoming.
NEW IOWA SONG.
"Iowa L Love Best" is a new Iowa song composed
by ( oe Pettit, of Mason City, la., and dedicated to
the Kiwanis Club of McGregor, which sponsored the
publication of the song. The composer is well known
in the state where he has given concerts.
PUTTING BLAME ON RADIO.
Radio is blamed for poor trade in Australia, accord-
ing to a report from Melbourne which says: "The
poor old radio has been blamed for many things,
including rain, heat and spoiled orchards. Now
comes the charge that wireless is ruining the wool
industry and clothing trade of Australia. The com-
missioner for Australia in an official report on the
wool industry states that wireless causes people to
stay at home and lessens the demand for clothing."
For best advertising Song Books for Grand
Openings, Special Occasions, Holidays, Quanti-
ties for Country Schools, Societies, etc., write
to the Illinois State Register, Dept. P, Spring-
field, Illinois.
REMICK SONG HITS
Sometime
By the Light of the Stars
Sweet Georgia Brown
If I Had a Girl Like You
Got No Time
You Told Me To Go
Mother Me Tennessee
Oh Lovey Be Mine
On the Bam Bam Bamy Shore
Good Mornin'
I'm Going to Charleston, Back to
Charleston
Let's Wander Away
When Eyes of Blue Are Fooling You
J. H. REMICK & CO.
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