In Pasadena last spring, a bevy of music-lovers went to the railroad station to greet Maestro Arturo Toscanini. Bulky Photographer Howard Ballew was on hand to cover the arrival for Hearst's Los Angeles Herald & Express. Said Wilfred L. Davis of the Southern California Symphony Association, eyeing Ballew's camera: "Are you going to photograph Mr. Toscanini?"
Ballew retorted, with the politeness of his trade: "None of your business."
"But you can't use flash bulbs on Toscanini—they hurt his eyes," Davis protested. "He'll go right back to New York and we won't have a symphony." More words passed. Music-Lover Davis grabbed Photographer Ballew's flash...
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