February, 1931
PRESTO-TIMES
18
PRESTO-TIMES WANT ADVS.
Wholesale Traveler Wants Position
Man well-acquainted in the piano trade who has been
associated with the piano business all his life, and of a
music trade family, is open for a position. Learned the
piano trade in a factory, then was a piano traveler tor
sixteen years; understands wholesaling and retailing.
Not addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors; hard
worker, and hard timesdo not worry him. Can give bond
or any references required.
Wants western and south-
western territory. Address, "West and Southwest," care
Presto-Times.
FOR SALE—Music, radio, electric refrigerator and piano
store. Only store of its kind in southern Nevada. In-
corporated. Handling very best lines. $6,COO full price.
Address J. F. Graber, 419 Fremont St., Las Vegas,
Nevada.
EXECUTIVE WANTS CONNECTION.
Capable executive wants connection with reliable firm.
42 years of age. American. 15 years of experience as
manager, owner and sales manager. Can get results.
Reference—yes, plenty. Address "J," care PRESTO-
TIMES.
CAPABLE PIANO MAN
WILL PROVE ABILITY FOR POSITION.
PIANO SALESMAN WANTS POSITION
WANTED—Position as piano salesman or collector.
Years of experience. Address: J. R. Stillwell, Hart-
ford, Michigan.
PIANO TUNER WANTS POSITION.
Piano tuner, all-around mechanic, wants steady position.
Will go anywhere; South preferred. Address Tuner-
Mechanic, care PRESTO-TIMES.
M. Rogers of South Orange and Mrs. Jonathan W
Tracy of Bristol, Pa., and a son, Charles H. Votey of
Scarsdale, N. Y.
Mr. Votey had been with The Aeolian Co. since
1898, having previously been president of the Farrand
& Votey Organ Co. of Detroit. He invented the
Pianola in 1895 and had long been regarded as the
inventive genius of the automatic music industry.
During the World War he was engaged in inventive
activity in connection with the development of an
automatically controlled airplane at Dayton. The
plane was flown but was never extensively used.
Mr. Votey was a director in the First National
Bank & Trust Co. of Summit; director in the National
Lock Washer Co., and director in the State Title &
Mortgage Co. He retired from active business last
spring, although he retained his directorates and con-
tinued as vice-president of The Aeolian Co.
He was a member of the Engineers Clab of New
York and formerly held memberships in the Uptown
Club, New York; the Canoe Brook Country Club,
Summit, and the Highland Club, Summit. He was
also formerly a member of the Summit Common
Council.
Mr. Votey was vice-president of the Technola Piano
Co. and a director of the Orchestrelle Co., Universal
Music Co., Votey Organ Co., George Steck & Co..
and the Weber Piano Co. He was a pioneer in the
development of the reproducing piano. He is credited
also with the invention of the first Aeolian pipe organ.
SALESWOMAN WANTS POSITION.
By a "wideawake" piano and radio saleswoman, a direct
factory to home proposition. 12 years' experience in
PIANO DEALER A TROLLEY VICTIM
both wholesale and retail ends, New York, Boston
and Pittsburgh, Splendid references. Open for an
Mrs. Harriett Collins, aged 69 years, owner of an
immediate connection. Replies confidential. Address:
art shop in Fort Worth, Texas, was killed by a street
care PRESTO-TIMES.
OUTSIDE SALESMAN WANTED.
WANTED—Piano salesman for outside and county work
in Kansas. Truck furnished. Address "Kansas," care
PRESTO-TIMES.
"T N T"—THRILLING NEW TUNES
The Clark Orchestra Roll Co., DeKalb, 111., heads
its February list of releases "Musical T N T (thrilling-
new tunes) for your automatic piano, February, 1931,
the latest Clark Orchestra rolls." And among these
T N T rolls are the following: It's a Great Life, Fox
Trot; Sweeaheart Of My Student Days, Fox Trot and
One-Step; I'm Tickled Pink with a Blue Eyed Baby,
Fox Trot; I'm Alone Because I Love You, Waltz;
You're Driving Me Crazy, Fox Trot; Can This Be
Love? Fox Trot; Embraceable You, Fox Trot; My
Missouri Home, Waltz; Cheerful Little Earful, Fox
Trot; Good Times Are Coming, Fox Trot; Sing Some-
thing Simple, Fox Trot; I Like a Little Girl Like
That, Fox Trot and One-step; The Perfect Song, Fox
Trot; Laughing at Life, Fox Trot; Lonely Hawaii,
Waltz; What's the Use of Living Without Love, Fox
Trot; Falling Rain Blues, Blje Trot; Roamin,' Fox
Trot; Chloe, Fox Trot; Body and Soul, Fox Trot.
OBITUARY
car in that city last month. She was carrying an
umbrella which obstructed her view. She did a small
piano business, mostly rental, and occasionally sold
an Adam Schaaf piano. Harry T. Sipe, general whole-
sale representative of Adam Schaaf, Inc., Chicago, had
called on her the day before the accident.
MCMACKIN PIANO SERVICE
1719-21 Mondamin Ave.
Des Moines, la.
of D« Kalh, Illinois
Tho Boat for Automatic Playing Pianos
Organ* and Orchestrions
Whether you sell automatic playing in-
struments or not, it will pay you to
handle and be able to furnish
CLARK ORCHESTRA ROLLS
Monthly bulletins of new records. Write
for lists, folders and FULL PARTICU-
LARS.
Clark Orchestra Roll Company
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No new varnish is necessary. You do not re-
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RE-FI-NIZE COMPANY
Columbus, Ga.
The death of James Stuart Gray, active head of
Boardman & Gray, piano manufacturers at Albany,
N. Y., was noted in the January issue of Presto-Times.
The honorary pallbearers at the funeral were: Pres-
cott K. Dederick, Archland Dederick, William B. Kib-
bee, William Gray, Joseph Carey and Robert Patter-
son of Glens Falls, N. Y.
GENERAL PIANO KEY
REPAIRING
Isaac Cohen, aged 19, a radio worker, was one of
six persons killed by monoxide fumes, which took
the lives of a father, mother and four sons last month
in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, N. Y.
RECOVERING
BUSHING FRONTS SHARPS
Louis A. Ruehl, aged 75 years, father-in-law of
President P. T. Stark of the P. A. Stark Piano Co.,
Chicago, died at his home in Highland Park, 111., late
in January. Mr. Ruehl, a number of years ago, with
his brother, William G. Ruehl, conducted the Ruehl
Brothers Brewing Co. Besides his widow, Mr. Ruehl
is survived by two daughters, Mrs. F. J. Behn and
Mrs. Starck and a son, William.
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IVORY REPAIR WORK
PLAYER ACTIONS
Ambrose T. Smith, aged 49 years, manager of the
Pearson Piano Co.'s store at Anderson, Ind., was
found dead on January 20 at the wheel of his auto-
mobile at Lexington, Ky., where he was visiting a
twin sister, Mrs. Atlanta True. Heart disease was
the cause of death.
REPAIRED
STRIKING PNEUMATICS
Air Motors, Governors, Etc., Recovered
E. A. BOUSLOG, Inc.
2106 Boulevard Place
Charles S. Rankin, aged 76 years, for forty-three
Edwin S. Votey, aged 74 years, inventor of the
Pianola, who was first vice-president of The Aeolian years employe and official of the Denison Organ Sup-
Co., died at his home, 64 Prospect street. Summit, ply Co., Deep River, Conn., died on January 28.
N. J., on January 21. Surviving him are his widow,
William E. Kroger, aged 69 years, who was wit'i
who was Annie M. Gray; two daughters, Mrs. John
the old John Church Co., makers of pianos and other
musical instruments, for 25 years, died last month at
his home, 624 Rockdale avenue, Cincinnati. H's
widow, Mrs. Anna Drury Kroger, survives. Mr.
Kroger at the time of his death was branch manager
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