Presto

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PRESTO
April 14, 1923
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
—No reward. Children's upper berth Pullman stories.
Songs without words. Music without melody. Songs
of the Sunny South. They've sung so much about
the fields of cotton and mammy that now mammy is
wearing the fields of cotton in her ears. LaMontaigne
brothers in their famous selection, "Oh, for another
racket at the Racquet Club." David's goodnight lul-
laby to Goliath. I'll rock that baby to sleep. Opening
prices from State Legislatures. Closing prices from
congressional lobbyists. William Bryan in prediction
of untold calamity; samples free. Lecture on immi-
gration; Is America a nation or an overflow meet-
ing? Little Morons' goodnight stories. Forecast on
the corn crop; how many gallons will we get to the
acre? Children's incubator lectures. Discovery of
the financial atom; by German Minister of Marks.
Scientific business from Rockerfeller Institute; Are
animal crackers true to life? Short broadchirps by
Uncle Joe Cannon; if a politician lives to be old
enough the people will respect him. Graduation exer-
cises by Joliet jailbreakers. Male quartet from Boy
Scouts of America. Children's bedtime serials. An-
other fine installment of this story tomorrow.
BROADCASTERS NOT GUILTY
Amateur Enthusiasts Cause Less Than One Per Cent
of Interference States Defense.
Style SO
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
The radio amateur, blamed for indiscriminate but-
ting-in habits and general interference with scheduled
broadcasting programs, is not as black as he is
painted, according to Irving Herriott, a Chicago at-
torney, who has taken up the cause of the fans.
"Because of the recent agitation over the interrup-
tion of broadcast programs you are apt to charge all
code interference to the amateur," says Mr. Herriott.
"As a matter of fact, the dots and dashes you hear
are just as likely to emanate from some naval send-
ing station or from some ship in the middle of the
Pacific Ocean or off the coast of Africa as from an
amateur station. The bureau of standards has re-
cently conducted some comprehensive tests to de-
termine the various causes of interference.
"I have been informed that the result of these
tests show that amateur operators caused less than
1 per cent of the interference experienced. With the
idea of co-operating with broadcast listeners, the
American Radio Relay League has requested its
members to remain silent between the hours of 7:30
and 10 o'clock every night of the week."
PIANOS FOR SCHOOLS.
The Van Wickle Piano Co., and Hugo Worch,
Washington, D. C, last week were given contracts to
supply seventeen pianos to the board of education of
the District of Columbia. Thirteen uprights for the
public schools will be supplied by the first named
company and the latter will supply four uprights.
The possibility of outside dealers of manufacturers
without local representation getting the contracts
recently caused agitation among the Washington
dealers. The possibility of such an injustice to tax-
paying local houses was pointed out in a stirring let-
ter to the board from W. P. Van Wickle, head of the
Van Wickle Piano Co. All the local piano houses
furnished bids on the school requirements.
HIGH GRADE
Folding Organs
School Organs
Practice Keyboards
Dealers' Attention Solicited
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 Englewood Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
PIONEER SCHOOL FO PIANO MEN
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Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
16 to 22 South Peoria St.
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POLICS SCHOOL OF TUNING, VALPARAISO. IND
HOW CINCINNATI RADIATES
TRUE MUSICAL TONE
And Saxby's Magazine Is Reminded by Bald-
win Factory That Music Has No Geo-
graphical Limitations.
That true art is never geographically circumscribed
is made clear in a clever article in Saxby's, Cincin-
nati, which has the proud claim of being the "old-
est magazine in the West." The editor and pub-
lisher is Howard Saxby and the following shows
evidences of his fine literary hand:
Whenever the May Festivals roll around one is re-
minded that Cincinnati is what may be called "mu-
sical ground." As a concrete expression of this the
manufacturing plant of The Baldwin Piano Company
excites peculiar interest. Musicians speak of the
"Baldwin Tone"; and, not without reason, is the tone
of their instruments more richly musical. Their
workmen have been nurtured from their youth up on
"festival pabulum." The fathers of the "The Chil-
dren's Chorus" are in the Baldwin factories. Leav-
ing Eden Park at the southern Gilbert avenue en-
trance one rinds himself facing this Temple of Music.
Foreigners, economists, sociologists, students of the
mechanism of music are attracted thither by the
masterly architectural treatment of the "workshop"
problem, the superb equipment, the working princi-
ples so lavish, so detailed and scientific that con-
struction moves forward with astonishing expedition
and result.
But one feels that the current of stern ambition
running through the whole establishment is the great
force. The same spirit that inspired Theodore
Thomas to create the finest Festival organization in
the world has wrested for the Baldwin piano the
artistic dominance of that little group of finished in-
struments whose names are household words. De
Pachmann years ago ran his fingers over a Baldwin
keyboard. Then he settled down and played—a
Chopizi Polonaise, a nocturne—another Polonaise—
and continued to play. "Quel chef-d'ouvre," he ex-
claimed at last. Many names eminent in music are
identified with Baldwin-tone, forming with those of
the festival a rostrum of art. Cincinnati may well
wear the laurels. The May Musical Festivals and
the Baldwin Pianos are the greatest influences in
musical progress today. Visitors to our city are cor-
dially invited to visit the Baldwin factories on Gilbert
avenue, also their salesrooms at 142 West Fourth
street, not as purchasers, but to give them an oppor-
tunity of seeing an institution which has always been
to the front in advancing the musical interests of the
Queen City.
MOVES IN FRESNO, CAL.
Cook's Music Store opened in Fresno, Cal., six
years ago and every year since then was marked by
expansion. Last week the company marked the be-
ginning of a new era of progress when it moved to its
new location at 1928 Mariposa street. Upwards of
$5,000 has been expended by C. 1. Cook, the pro-
prietor in remodeling the building to suit the purposes
of an up-to-date music business.
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT.
CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUG. 24, 1912,
of PRESTO, published weekly at Chicago, 111., for April
1. 1923.
State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss.—Before me, a
notary public in and for the state and county aforesaid,
personally appeared C. A. Daniell, who, having been duly
sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the
Editor of Presto, and that the following is, to the best of
his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the owner-
ship, management (and if a. daily paper, the circulation),
etc., of the aforesaid publication lor the date shown In
the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912,
embodied in section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations,
printed on the reverse side of this form, to-wit:
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, edi-
tor, managing editor and business manager are:
Publisher—Presto Publishing Co., 407 S. Dearborn St.
Editors—C. A. Daniell and F. D. Abbott, 407 S. Dear-
born St.
Managing Editor—J. Fergus O'Ryan, 407 S. Dearborn
St.
Business Manager—F. D. Abbott, 407 S. Dearborn St.
2. That the owners are: (Give names and addresses oi
individual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and
the names and addresses of stockholders owning or hold-
ing 1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock)—
F. D. Abbott, 407 S. Dearborn St.; C. A. Daniell, 407 S.
Dearborn St.
3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees and other
security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of
total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities are:
(If there are none, so state.)—None.
4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the
names of the owners, stockholders and security holders,
if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and se-
curity holders as they appear upon the books of the
company, but also, in cases where the stockholder or se-
curity holder appears upon the books of the company as
trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the
person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting
is given also that the said two paragraphs contain state-
ments embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to
the circumstances and conditions under which stockhold-
ers and security holders who do not appear upon the
books of the company as trustee, hold stock and securi-
ties in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner;
and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other
person, association or corporation has any interest di-
rect or indirect in the said stock, bonds or other securi-
ties than as so stated by him.
PRESTO PUBLISHING CO.,
C. A. Daniell.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of
March, 1923.
Bessie K. Ferguson, Notary Public.
(My commission expires Oct. 17, 1926.)
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