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A If V THE "GREAT AMERICAN DESERT DEFINED IN TIN PAN ALLEY Jzzz Shops Decree That Northern '&nd Western States Lack Musical Appeal Kansas City Star. If you are a song- writer, there isn't much of the map of the United States that is going to interest you. It- cfcn't, in the scheme of things, for apparently there is a little circle of j euphoniously named southern states; that is getting about everything in tiie line of geographical words and iriusic. Referring to the map, we start at Tennessee and draw lines radiating j tfierefrom into Kentucky, Alabama, j Georgia and Virginia, and even as far as Marylad and Louisiana. That willj be about all for the composer, if he j wahts to make a living writing songs j in which the states figure. If you take a song into an'' j shop in "Tin Pan Alley" and the . cyftical individual in charge taKv* j your script and sees a mention of! some such state as Pennsylvania, Rhode Island or Nebraska, he hands the thing right back and you start I for the next shop, only to have the ; tiling happen again. After you have | gone up and down "Tin Pan Alley'' i uhtil you know just how far out of! tune each piano in that resonant i thoroughfare happens to be, you to the demands of convention ' iiid go back home and substitute the nam? of a "regular" sons: state foi ' the outlaw state you have chosen. "DcnJt Have the Song Goods" Ncfoody can tell why songs are so limited geographically. In "Tin Pan Altey" you get dubious head-sh.:kings when the matter is mentioned. "The other states simply don't teem to have the song goods, that's ail," said one of the experts at what seemed to be the busiest of the alleys factories. "If you write a song about the beautiful Hudson, you're through bfcfore you start, Sut if voj make it ?,r ^ * about some river dow\ Soath, you've got if sold. Southern nemes seem to lend themselves more to jazz treat. ment, too. Take 'On the Gin-Gin-Ginny shore.' You c&n't say on the 'Hud-Hud-Hudson shore.' A singer'd ; make it sound like 'Dad' instead of 'Hud' and the song surely'd be a dud. lots of people have tried to put the East over in song, but few have succeeded when you compare their work with the songs about the South. Why,; they even capitalize their bum luckdown there, as somebody's put over a J $ong about the 'Boll-weevil Blues.' C<in you beat that?" ; Obviously, nobody could. One; cquld not imagine an eastern song ; "Writer popularizing an orchardistV jazz melody entitled "The San Jose Scale Blues" nor a middle western songster having any chance with a song about the Kansas wheat rust. As the man in the music shop said, the South can get away with murder when it comes to music?and sometimes it does. But a study of the map reveals : that not all the southland is to be in-1 clbded in the state song 100 per cent class. Virginia is a top-notcher, of J course, but who sings of West Vir- j ginia? And neither North Carolina nor South Carolina figures with any j vomiii cnn exacuiuue. nine ciic -vi^about Carolina, but no one knows j whether the northern or southern j state is meant, and apparently no-! b<*dy cares. Florida got of? with a j big start in early v*ars when Stephen Foster picked the Suwanee River to sing about, but it has limped sadly in recent song writing. j Such states have been handicapped op account of bad naming, apparently. They have the same moon and j plenty of flowers and the breezes are caressing, and all that, but the legis lalures should change tne state names to something voted by "Tin Pan Alley" on euphonic grounds. j Reno Kills Nevada's Chances i New England and the middle Atlantic states apparently are hopeless. Too mnay people live there and know all about them. You can't be-; guile a New Yorker with any song about beautiful climate. His song, hits must have to do with the lighting* effects of Broadway?not of the pale moon that floats over the Catskills or Adirondacks. He has put his approval on songs about Coney Island, but not Long Island. That's another song "dud." The middle western tier of states ought to be in the song catalogue, but it isn't to any alarming extent. There : is opportunity for a good heart interest song about a young capitalist in North Dakota, who falls in love with a daughter of a Nonpartisan League leader, only to have the girl j * jthrow him over because he is not of j her political faith. Such a story j could be worked over from the song; I into a novel and then resold as a moj'tion picture. The material for a triple success seems to be there?but '"Tin Pan Alley" can't see it. As for Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma, their possibilities are mild. Oklahoma of; fers some chances to anybody who (can work in a tom-tom effect and a ! j'few jazz war whoops, because most I people in the East still think of Ok-j ' lahoma as in an uncivilized stage, in-j stead of bulging with oil millionaires.; Texas, Arizona and New Mexico mayj be good for a limited number of^ songs about the wild, free life of. the cowgirls, even though there may be very few cowgirls left, but such songs dcn't seem to hit it off any, more.' Songs with ''nestle" or 'cud-; die" have the call over songs that deal with wild and tempestuous life on the broad prairie. Of course Reno has absolutely put Xevado out of the running for state jongs with any sentiment in them. There i plenty to get sentimental about in Nevada?lots of fine scenery?but the thought of Reno would bring a snicker that would spoil everything. Consequently the writer of geographical pongs just does a hop skip-jump across the state that Mark Twain immortalized. Baying the Mcon Amor? the coast si ites California, through the grace of Puccini and the industry of its music, writing native sons and daughter:, is the only one that has figured in son^ to any extent. But even those songs have been siihg mostly L,y Californians. They haven't had the universal appeal. Of cour.e, some states hive proved exceptions. When Paul Dresser? whose real name was Dreiser?wrote "On the Banks of the Wabash" it is mtfre than likely that nine out often of the people who sang that affecting baHad never connecte;l it with Indiana. The Wab sh mie-ht have beert located anyyhere between 'the Canadian line and the gulf.- It happened to be a good name fey 'a tilne that went well to the accompanying * t i ! ? Your satisfaction with a cz your satisfaction with it appearance, economy, coi These are the vitai points, get satisfaction in each c be satisfied with your car Consider the LlGHT-SlX i It is essentially the sam< when introduc ed. It was was offered. And it has m service of thousands and sandsof owners. It is deper Its L-head motor is poflexible and freer from vit than any car at anywher its price. Its graceful linesare enhanc lasting iinish. Cowl parking and the cowl ventilator nc add to its good looks but ai essary for complete satisf Touring, $1045; Phone 3i I i . ??? . I.. . i i | jftigle of beer glasses and the swish of the bartender's towel. If you don't think the South is running strong: in the sons market, with no bear movemet in sight, just consider the following titles, picked 1 at random from a phonograph cor jpanv's catalogue of recent records: | "Alabama Moon/' "Underneath ; the Southern Skies," Mississippi Moonlight," "Kentucky," I've uot. tne Blues for My Oki Kentucky Home," "I Love the Land of Old Black Joe." ' It'* Melon Time in Dixie Land," "Louisiana Waltz," "Sippi Shore," '"You Can't Go Wrong With a Girl From Dixieland." My Dixie Rosary," "Dixieland is Happyland," 'jOn Miami Shore," "Throw Out That Mason and Dixon Line," "Carolina Lullaby," "Where the Lazy Mississippi Flows." In the catalogue from which these titles were taken, Wyoming is mentioned once and Michigan once. Otherwise not a state figures outside of the trust boundaries which have been mentioned. Write for Instant Reward All of which, of course, is absolute- ! ]y not fair. There are plenty of oth- I er localities that offer song possibili- i fie- in nlentv. but somebody has to j i:poil things with satire or mere dog- j gerel. Take Missouri, for .instance. | "Joe Bovers'' was a good enough ; start in its day. But nobody kept up the good work. Missouri just went along without any notable song until finally romeone sprung that one about "You Gotta Quit Kickin' My j . s. . i Dawg Aroun.' " Arkansas might j have been bringing sobs to the human i breast if it had not been for "The ! Arkansas Traveler." Colorado is a j p!retty enough name to apnea! to any J song writer but the state never has j been honored with a real song. To j be sure there was one a few years' ago entitled "Whre the Silvry Colo-.| rado Wends Its Way," but there wasn't any Colorado river-, in Colo-; rado until a few months agowhen,-: by legislative enactment, the Grand River" was given that name. Massaehuzetts should have figured long; ago. There aren't any merer s's inthat name than in Mississippi, so ob .. . ?.l $1045 ^ ir depends upon The LlGHT-SlX ! :s performance, a minimum of r< nfort and price. low fuel consun . i , economy. , And you must >ne ii you are to \\/e never heard as a whole. not; comfortable rrom this angle. . , , : * And the price, S> ; Qar as it was of proportion t right before it includes the thie tade good in the which reduces t tKou- tc ^ :> ration v\>| \ an<^ ? e near YVvltfj \ other edbya gredie j lights standi >t only ; "u for 70 re I1CC- Thief-proof transmission Ii>c!c qualit; reduces rate of insurance to 1 action. LIGHT-SIXowne:s 15to20% them ; 3-Faszenger Roadster, $1045; Coupe-?\ Sedan, $1750. All prices f. o. b. factory, McHARDY MOWER, Distributor )0 Newbe jections on tho ground of sibilan can not be considered as legitimate j Apparently the trouble is that t' song writers who weave in and o of "Tin Pan Alley7 must write wi instant rewards in view. They car afford to take a chance on somethir which will have to battle its way ' public favor against long-e?tablishh( opinion and prejudice. So they wri about the states in the magic circ entering about Tennessee and reaci ing to Louisiana on the south and >3 ryland on the east. It's simply game of playing safe. g,ifi 1 , ehp W B krk shrdlucm\ News of Little Mountain Little Mountain, M^y 10.?T? Luther League of Holy Trinit church held its regular monthly mee ing last Sunday evening. Prof. ] K. Harmon led the devotional exe cires. The topic of the meeting w: Friendship. During the businei meeting a motion was carried th* the league donate a students chair t the class room of Dr. W. K. Gotwal of Xewoerry college. A committe of four were appointel to canvass th members for amount \ needed fc same. Mrs. Grover Page and little soi iGrover, Jr.. of New Albany, Ind., ar I ti here on an extended visit to Mr: Pace's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. j> Boland. Mrs. J. E. Hipp of Columbia hs beer visiting her parents, Mr. an Mr>. J. C. Wessinger. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hartley of Le? ington spent Sunday with Mrs. Har' ley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. I Fulmer. Mrs. R. T. Betsell and two littl sons, George and William of Enore spent several days last week wit Mr. Betsell's parent, Mr. and Mr: J. N. <Feagle. ? Mrs. J. B. Lathan* of ColunVb-i spent, the week-end with Mr. and Mr: J. H. Wise. Mis? Lucile Lno.? of'.Columbia wa at home for the week*ohd. Mr. and Mrs. W. A; Counts motoi ed to Leesville and' Lexington o on day. ' '?*r i.; ' .. a. ~r * m f 3n\ stands up in service with spair expense. This, with ( lption, means satisfactory ^ * of a LIGHT-SIX that was to ride in. 1045 f. o. b. factory, is out o its value. This price sf-proof transmission lock he rate of theft insurance e owner 15 to 20 per large plate glass window j-piecerear curtain, inside utside door handles and refinements. \ you get the priceless in;nt?prestige and high ng of the makei?who years has been building y vehicles and selling at fair prices. Roadster, $137S; rry, S. C. \ ! ts | W. H. Derrick, Carlton Wise, Mar . ! ion Counts and Dr. Claude Sease athe | tended the ball game in Newberry or ut! Monday afternoon. th j Mrs. H. J. Shealy of Laurens i't! spent the day with Mrs. Martha Sheaig ly Monday. to Mrs. R. P. Huffman visited in Co>d lumbia Sunday and Monday, te j Messrs. I. V. Matthews, Raymond le J Shealy, Misses Zula Stockman, Mattie h- Boland and Louise Shealy visited in [a Parr Shoals Sunday afternoon, a Prof. P. K. Harmon attended the chautauqua in Newberry Monday re night. Mr. anr Mrs. A. C. Wheeler and family of Newberry visited relatives ie here Sunday. :y Rev. J. J. Long was a business vist itor to Newberry Tuesday. P. Claude Younginer of Columbia visr ited friends here Sunday. is Mr. Jnm Hiller of Chapin was in ?s town Tuesday. it Mr. E. L. Sease who is a patient at ;o the Columtya hospital is gradually !d improving. e Miss Evelyn Wise attended the Jue nior-Senior banquet of Clemson col>r i^ge la-;t Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Miller announce i, the engagement and approaching e marriage of their daughter, Gladys, s. to John D. Murray of Greenville. J. Heavy Fog . ' LS Lord Northeliffe, whose recent voy& age to America was delayed by fog, I told a fog story at a dinner in New c" j York. "Of course," he began, "you've heard the fog story about the fog which was so thick that the boys sat on the fences and heaved fog balls e at the pa?sers-by? I gave a prize of e a guinea for that story when I start^ ?d Answers, .my penny weekly, in my youth. But another fog story that won an Answers prize of three guia ne&s was about, a London merchant 5* wlyo received one foggy morning' a telephone message from his clerk. lS "I'm sorry sir," the clerk said, "but I can't come down to the office this r" morning on account of the fog. I n have not yet arrived hone yesterday." ' \ ? f v . I i - i ? The Nal N< From report to th< tion at close of busin Resources Loans and invest- I ments ...$1, U. S. Bonds Cash on hand and due from U. S. Treasurer ...... $1, > The best business people in this comm but there are some v resources behind the B. C. Matthews, Pr T. K. Johnstone, y \ \ I ' 1 -1 "Prohibition agents will work un-J j der cover," says a news item. Well,' i that's where the hootch is. I ' i Give other people iittle trouble and | you will not have much of your own. | i What ever did become of the war .'between the Greeks and the Tudks? i I j I //vn? / *s a v-> f C/\KVJ | f *aim if# BACK OF! 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