Presto

April 25, 1925.
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PRESTO
SHEET MUSIC AND RADIO
NEW ZENITH EXPORT MANAGER
A. G. Linsig, Recently Appointed Head of Export
Department, Sails for South America this Week.
A. G. Linsig, newly appointed export manager of
the Zenith Radio Corporation, Chicago, is busy laying
plans for an extensive tour of Latin America, at
which time he will visit Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay,
Uruguay, Mexico, Bolivia, Chile, Venezuela, Colom-
bia, the Guianas, Eucador and Peru, in the interests
of the Zenith Radio Corporation. He is familiar
with these countries, having traveled extensively in
South and Central America for many years.
Mr. Linsig is a new addition to the Zenith per-
sonnel and is to have complete charge of all export
business. He was formerly connected with the New
York Talking Machine Company, as head of the for-
eign language record department. He was responsi-
ble for Victor developments in the Republics of Chile,
Peru, Bolivia, and Eucador, while acting as sales
manager for the Victor distributor for these repub-
lics. He believes that radio is due for an increased
popularity in South America this coming season and
that the music dealer will be the logical dealer to take
care of the enormous demand. He will leave New
York about April 25.
SECOND RADIO WORLD'S FAIR
Management of New York Exposition in September
States Practically All Space Is Reserved.
Practically all of the exhibiting space in the Second
Radio World's Fair to be held here in the 258th Field
Artillery Armory, New York, September 14 to 19, is
now under reservation according to the management,
which says: "Not only will there be an overflow of
exhibits by the leading manufacturers of all coun-
tries, but a record breaking attendance."
Three unique features have been arranged this year
which promise to swell the attendance to the capacity
of the enormous building on their respective dates.
The first will be a "Radio Factory Emplyee's Night,"
the second a "Radio Salesman's Night" and the third
an "Amateur Radio Club Night."
A small army of men and women engaged in the
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
production end of the industry will attend in a body
on their evening and an all-star program in which
many notables will participate will be put on in their
honor.
On "Amateur Radio Night" members of a score
or more of the leading amateur organizations of the
Eastern States will attend. They will be received as
"Guests of Honor" and lavishly entertained by a com-
mittee of eminent radio manufacturers and inventors
as A token of appreciation of their great assistance in
the development of radio science.
Foreign manufacturers will be well represented this
year. Fifty booths have been reserved for their ex-
clusive use.
BROADCASTING IN ENGLAND.
"England has been far behind America in radio
broadcasting. It is still in its infancy there," said G.
C. Hamilton, an Englishman, visiting New York, who
is associated with the Burndept Company, a new Eng-
lish broadcasting company. "The trouble has been
that we have only two broadcasting stations in Lon-
don, and about eight in the country. They have not
furnished enough variety to arouse interest in radio
'fans'." Another setback toward popularizing the
radio in England has been a license fee that is charged
to radio users, according to Mr. Hamilton. The fee
is $2.50 a year.
FREED-EISEMANN DELEGATION.
The Freed-Eisemann Radio Corporation was well
represented at the annual banquet of the Talking Ma-
chine and Radio Men, Inc., at the Hotel Pennsyl-
vania, New York. Participating in this enjoyable and
most successful rally of the dealers were Joseph D.
R. Freed, Alex. Eisemann, and Arthur Freed, presi-
dent, treasurer and secretary respectively of the cor-
poration; Leo Freed, N. D. Patti, Frederick Mcln-
tyre. Edgar K. James, Edward Freed, James Gibson,
P. V. D. Stern and Eric H. Palmer, of the sales and
advertising forces.
MUSIC GOODS EXHIBITED.
The Pearson Piano Co., Indianapolis, was repre-
sented at the Home Complete Exposition, an annual
affair for dealers' displays, held at the State Fair
Grounds April 2. This store featured radio, small
instruments, pianos and other lines. F. X. Donovan,
manager of the small instrument and phonograph de-
partment of the company, reports that the small in-
strument lines showed a big increase in sales as a re-
sult of the show at the Fair Grounds.
RADIO BOOMING IN SWEDEN.
It is reported that in Goteborg alone there were
sold during January about 11,000 crystal receiving
sets, 30,000 headsets, 4,000 tubes, and almost 1,000
complete tube receiving sets, together with a large
quantity of other parts of all kinds, the total sales
amounting to almost 1,000,000 crowns. About 4,000
radio licenses have been taken out. Trade Commis-
sioner T. O. Klath, Stockholm.
U. S. RADIO EXPORTS.
Exports of radio apparatus from the United States
during February, 1925, amounted to $477,591, com-
pared to $784,619 for January. The chief purchasers
of American radio equipment during February were
Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico,
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Japan and Australia.
SPANISH TRADE-MARK REGISTER.
The United States patent office has granted trade-
mark registration to the Tranoceana Trading Co., of
Barcelona, Spain, for a distinguishing mark on phono-
graphs, records, sound boxes and albums. The action
is understood to mean the marketing of the Spanish
products here.
The Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, has mailed its April
novelty list to the trade.
NO ORIGINALITY IN JAZZ
So Claims Jacques Gordon, Soloist in Chicago Sym-
phony Orchestra, Who Cites His Proofs.
Jacques Gordon, a soloist of the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra, energetically combats Paul Whiteman's
claims as to the Americanism of jazz. He contends
that from "Alexander's Ragtime Band," which made
Mr. Berlin his first hundred thousand, to the syncor
pated comment on the banana market, which made
still more money for somebody else, there is not one
original tune.
"Alexander" came of a tune from Verdi's "Rigo-
letto," and the man who wrote about the banana had
heard a performance of the "Hallelujah Chorus" from
a performance of "The Messiah," according to Mr.
Gordon who draws a picture of the jazz composer
avidly listening at opera and concert for good tunes
that may be inverted, distorted, rhythmically rear-
ranged, which can be compressed into the four-meas-
ure pattern, to which can be added the persistent and
irritating jazz cadence.
Mr. Gordon protests that the sources of jazz are
not American. If his account of the methods of its
composers is correct, no American can take pride in
them.
RADIO COMPANY MOVES
Jewett Radio & Phonograph Co., Detroit, in Process
of Transferring Industry to Pontiac.
The Jewett Radio Phonograph company has moved
into its new factory in Pontiac, Mich., and it is ex-
pected that all the departments will be removed from
the Detroit location by May 1. The office force,
shipping and receiving departments are now operat-
ing in the Pontiac plant, the first unit of which is com-
pleted. The second unit is expected to be completed
before May 1, so there will be no delay because of
lack of space in which to house the departments.
Initial work on the broadcasting station has begun.
Excavation for the building itself has been com-
pleted and the contractor said this week that forms
will be laid for the foundation of the building. Foot-
ings for one of the 200-foot steel towers have been
placed and the foundations of the second tower are
expected to be in shortly.
This work will take more time than other types
of construction, however, Mr. Hungerford indicated,
saying the completed station will not be ready before
the end of May.
The Remick Song & Gift Shop, Portland, Ore., I.
Sklare, manager, is featuring Remick songs in sev-
eral of the local theaters this week.
Manufacturers of
RADIO
Elgin Phonograph & Novelty Co.
Elgin, 111.
ADVERTISING SONG BOOKS
Editor Presto: One of our customers inquires
about a collection of old-fashioned songs, suitable for
giving out to prospects and the general public. If
you can inform us where these are printed, you will
confer a great favor, and incidentally boost the piano
business, as it is a foregone conclusion that every-
one receiving a book will need a piano on which to
produce the accompaniments.—A Jobber.
Reply: About the best book of the kind within
our knowledge is put forth in quantities by the Illi-
nois State Register of Springfield, III. We believe
if you write to that concern you will get a sample of
about what you want.—Presto.
Over 50 songs, words and music for 4 voices and piano,
32 p.p., 6x9, in editions with special illuminated cover
printed to order as wanted. Mention Presto.
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