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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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They Said We Were Crazy
When we planned and carried out a national
advertising campaign to feature
CENTURY EDITION
Non-copyright music that anybody can pub-
lish if they want to make the investment and
take the chance.
THE RESULT HAS BEEN
That 35,000,000 readers of leading maga-
zines have learned to know and ask for
CENTURY EDITION
Dealers who are handling Century Edition
are feeling the stimulated demand.
Dealers who are not handling Century Edition
are losing real money.
Investigate and $tock Century Edition now
Century Music Pub. Co.
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TO BAR USE OF RED CROSS EMBLEM
Music Publishers Forbidden to Use Insignia on
Title Pages of Songs
No longer will it be safe for music publishers
to decorate the title pages of their patriotic and
semi-patriotic songs' with figures or designs
showing the insignia of the Red Cross. It ap-
pears that the use of the Red Cross emblem has
become so common as to embarrass the Ameri-
can Red Cross organization and as a result steps
will be taken to eliminate its use, except in the
recognized manner. The Red Cross emblem is
duly protected by law.
A number of publishers have already been
notified of the Red Cross Society's contemplated
action and have arranged to issue new title
pages in place of those that give offense.
SONG WRITERS MAKE CHANGES
A number of shifts of song writers have been
announced to occur the first of the year or
before, as is usually the case at this season.
Among the changes thus far made public is the
withdrawal of Henry I. Marshall from the Re-
mick & Co.'s staff, and of Chas. McCarron, the
lyric writer, from the Feist organization.
McKinley's New Song Success
THAT according to announcements those re-
sponsible for the book and music of the forth-
coming production of "Words and Music" are
Wm. Shakespeare and Ludwig Beethoven, the
old reliable team.
THAT in these times of stress even the amount
saved on authors' and composers' royalties may
mean success' or failure.
THAT now is the opportunity for some live
producer to offer a little play with book by
Homer and music by Pan, just to make the
librettists and song writers feel good.
THAT "Flo-Flo," a new version of Fred de-
Gresac's vaudeville offering, "The Bride Shop,"
is proving quite popular.
THAT Mr. deGresac has contributed the book
and lyrics, and Silvio Hein the music.
THAT S. Ernest Philpitt, formerly manager of
the American Music Store and now operating
his own chain of establishments in Florida and
Washington, D. C, was a visitor to New York
last week.
THAT some of the publishers are already be-
ginning to figure on next year's hits.
THAT quite a number of local song writers
are now in the military or naval service.
THAT among the most recent to don a uni-
form was Allan J. Flynn, author of ""There's a
Green Hill Out in Flanders."
THAT it is understood that two well-known
sates managers from two leading publishing
houses will shortly enter "the publishing field
for themselves.
THAT at this season of the year there are
always many rumors afloat of changes of offi-
cials, resignations, etc., and of the entry of
composers, authors and salesmen into the ranks
of the publishers.
THAT this year, however, the usual number
of such rumors is increased many fold.
THAT the past year saw a number of com-
posers and authors enter the field as publishers
and almost without exception they seem to be
making good, which speaks well for the pub-
lishing business during the period.
THAT there seems to be a large number of
"Daddy" songs on the market and more coming
every minute, mostly of a patriotic order.
THAT it is a change anyhow from the "Mother"
songs which have been holding the leadership
for so long.
THAT we have another song which takes in
all the boys in the family, which will likely be
followed by one including all the girls.
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AN EVEN DOZEN SUCCESSES
Excellent Showing Made by Waterson, Berlin
& Snyder at End of Big Season
Completing one of the most successful years
in the history of the house, Waterson, Berlin
& Snyder, the well-known publishers, state they
have just an even dozen songs in the hit class
to finish the season. The numbers now being
featured include "I'm All Bound Round With
the Mason-Dixon Line," "A Baby's Prayer at
Twilight" (For Her Daddy Over There), "In
San Domingo,". "Whose Little Heart Are You
Breaking Now," "Blue Bird," "Someone Else
May Be There While I'm Gone," "The Dixie
Volunteers," "My Sweetie," "Joan of Arc,"
"How Can I Forget," "Meet Me at the Station,
Dear," and the big instrumental number,
"Paddle Addle." All these songs are having
good sales and a number of them have already
been accepted as hits.
BRINGS SUrn)VER SONG
Thos. J. Flanagan, music publisher of Syra-
cuse, N. Y., has brought suit to enjoin the Song-
land Music Publishing Co. from publishing or
distributing the song "Where Is My Mama?" of
which he claims to be the author, although using
another name on the title page.
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