Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 101

OaklanU Crib tine FEBRUARY 16, 1930 A a ft i Tool and Supply Co. Plant The-Pacific Tool and Supply company's Ircadquarteri at 259 Eighth street report an ever-increasing volume of business. A complete stock of tools and shop supplies is carried by this pioneer Oakland firm, Avon Apartments Open Today These apartments have just been completed at 61 1 East Twentieth street ty J. S. Btrcdvich, well-Inown Oakland builder.

The financing was arranged JyET. F. Gray, loan specialist. There are three and four-room units, equipped with Marshall Stea ins beds, steam heat, electric refrigeration and other tonveniences. i COMPLETED S-riV, 4 MdBsions JHsplayed by Ufch Arc Attractive to Throngs.

New Structure on Twentieth SUNDAY SSn WEST HOIS 'HUE III SPII' nnoPEii FOR Street Contains Latest Improvements. Houses on Redwood Avemn Contain Latest in Build-. inj features. A Announcement to mad by 8. i r- I Bercovlch, well known Eastbay C.

T. Swain, sales representative for "A tane Spain." the group under development jat Redwood Road (Thirty, fifth avenue )and Mountain Boule. vard by A. T7 sad J. 8.

Flagg, Invites inspection of the tract todsv. Three new homes are officially open. These homes reve4. new ideas tn the adaptation of Spanish architecture to modern American Krnest TV. successor to- T5.

C. Jillenln the building of "Modest Mahsioos," announce that theu-sands of visitors hav I.ispected the homes at 5740 Ivanho road anj 5838 Ross street. "Not onlv hav th crowds been In evidence on Sundays, hut they have also appeared on week days and in the evenings. states, Urch. "As many aa people) hav com out of an evening to view th many eatures of ilodeat Mm Bloat" When it la taken Into consideration that both homes are unfurniahed, the.

size of the crowds is the more remarkable, and entire credit must be elven to architectural features ma the agnet. "One of the home, the smaller one. comprises six rooms, and the other consists of nine rooms and three baths. Both are combinations of seventeenth century architectural details, with present-day conventenves. The same thorough construction and high quality in materials is evidenced In each I 4 home the differences, with only- MKUHD STORE 5'Billion Increase in Export Trade Shown one exception, being of sue and The In common consist' "of" suen conveniences as electric ranges, genuine Frig IdaJree, ventilating fans, patent sanitary garbage receptacles, round-cornered linoleum, metal coolers, metal cabinets, Peerless built-in fixtures, Ray uH automatic oil burner, and steel furnaces, metal -window cash.

Hlpolito roller screens, etc. The larger home has a Walker electric The Modest Mansions" will be open today and throughout the next week, evenings Included. General inspection Is -invited. Urch states, Seek Literature on Oakland and Eastbay School children from nearly every state In the Union wrote to the chamber of cCmmeree during January for literature on Oakland and the Eastbay. Tbesa inquiries were alt carefully- answered, as were numerous other requests for literature and Information.

Purine; the month, the department eared for (01 requests of that nature and distributed a total of 4755 booklets describing the East-bay cities. Appointment of Dr. Mordeeal Kzekinl. senior agricultural economist, bureau of agricultural economics, department of agriculture, ai assistant chief economist. Is announced by the federal farm board.

Dr. 8. Davis, formerly of the food research Institute at Iceland (Stanford university, is the board's chief economist. CD Of interest to realtors and the general public la the recent change In ownership tn one of the large real i estate oro- erage firms Of Oakland. a en Tucker has pur-chased the lnte st of Glenn Mo-Elhlnney In the firm of mpany, 16il Web.

Her street, and -the I nee her after will be known aa the Warren Tucker com pany, It la a n-nounceil. waaaig tuokeb MrKIhinney ls sevev-'t 111-' nectlon with the firm to devote his time to his own It I stated. The new company will continue a general realty brokerage In business and income properties. i Engineers Study Bay Span Boring SAN yRANClSCO, Feb. Kineers of the Golden Oats BrMuM and Highway district today aiv studying geologists' reports of the rock cores of recent boring on the proposed alt of the project, presented at the first a series of Important conferences yesterday.

Chief KngnleerMoseph B. Ctrauss heads the conference, with Ieon H. Moiseirf and O. H. Ammann, bridge engineers, and Prof.

Charles Oer- Jeth and Uwlon of the University of California as cbn-aultlng engineers and geologists. Large Building-Program tor College Plans for expenditure of 14,009,. DOS In an expanslv building pro- strsm were announced last week by officials of Mills college. Included In projects under consideration Is th erection of an Infirmary, a new library; an administration building, a new recitation nail, resiliency, science and art Thendvlsory commute from th college -include Frank W. Want-worth as chairman, lelden C.

Smith. Wins Parsis H. Coleman, Whitney Pa lachand Joseph K. King. An ensrlne with Vorn rings and nlstona will exbsust smoke, speci al ly when th car starta again after, reaching th bottom of th hill.

liOUla Marks, Well known In Htusl-n ems circles of the Eastbay district, will open his own ladles' aprnrel shop, to be own aa It ii an-n ed. The site ae-leeted by Marks is at 414 fit.1 teenth between Br adwsy and Frank lln on the north side of Flf-t nth Ht. A nounce-ment reads: "Marlowe's will feature only popu-I a prloed dresses and and ensembles. LOUIS MASKS. "liOUll Marks has been In the retail business here for over ten years, having at one time held positions with several Oakland firms.

"Marlowe's will adopt a unique plan in presenting the latest style creations by changing window display dally. Marks will feature the faineua Hollywood dresses, known a the "Movietone frocks-" Preference Shawn Fop Home Owners The more home owners there are among a company's amuloyess, -the better It will be for the company, saya T. Ed son White, president of Armour and Company. In a statement released by the National Association "of Heal Estate Boards. And he association, also quotes P.

8. Du Pont, chairman i of the board of the K. I. Iu Pont de Nemours St who states that the fact that a man la able to purchase a home la usually an indication of post ability and trustworthiness, The Armour company, one of the largest packing companies In the world, has 50,000 employee, and the Du Pont company, largest manufacturers ot chemicals and explosives In the world, has .16,000 employees. No good workers Mill be turned down by an employer because lie does not own his home but the casual msntlon of the fact that he la making payments on mortgage will favorably Impress, the man who la doing the hiring, becauae the home owner Is good for the company, says the association.

The firing of all cylinders oan be determined by listening to the es- haust echo when climbing, a hill through a cut. The ear ahead will exhaust more unpleasant funies when going down hill than when climbing up hill. lu is it standards, it la pointed out. The homes aro er nve ana i rooms and show to a marked de. gree the possibilities of tile for interior uses.

The atmkea living room is floored with an vnglazed but waxed tile of wine-red oolor. and tile in mosaic patterns la used for the ornamentation of the step and in conjunction with the wfought-lron grill work. Tiles of beautiful creamy brown color cover the bathroom walls and floors, and tbe cabinet showers are similarly finished. Large block tilts in soft tone Spanish color are also used 6n the kitchen dralna and backs. Sand-blasted heavy beams, studio fireplaces, doors with heavy wrought-lren hinge and sand-h lasted.

etched Into the woodwork, and antique flnhhes, are attractive features. The exterior design also evidences the Spanish Influence. White soft-toned red an orange tile, "antiqued'1 woodwork tn dark, wrought-tron ornaments, stepping-stones of sandstone finish, low, massive- patio walls, with with trees and shrubs; have been combined to create a restful, atmosphere. Inspection Is invited at any time, or special arrangements to view the property may be made through the c. F.

Swain downtown offices, 198 Nineteenth, sttset. The heme can be reached direct by way of Thlr-ty-flfth avenue to Its Junction with Mountain Boulevard. Iowa Firm to Build Cheapest U. 5. Car The cheapest car to be placed en the American market, now in pro.

oees of production In Muscatine, will sell for $30. It la a two-pa-senger coupe, with a speed of 71 miles an hour, and will run It miles on a gallon of gasoline. It weighs Xlti pounds, haa balloon cord tires, and a 15-horsepower Building, Loan Chief to Club Students An address was dellvtred by Oeorge W. Itudlow, secretary of the Oakland Building and Loan Asso. elation last Tuesday before the Ky olub of the Oakland high tqhool an organization sponsored by the Oakland Kiwanls club.

The addreas was one of a series of instructive talks given regularly by members of the Oakland Kl wants to Key olub composed of senior high school students of this city, "The voun man who enooses the building and loan business as a proression is going inio a ueui offering abundant opportunities," Iudlow stated. The speaker then outlined the hlatory.of the function of building and loan associations in serving the community ena brought forth evidence to substantiate his claim that even greater developments were to be expected "inthls field Inttte next few years. "To give yon some Idea of ths building snd loan business in the United States." Ludlow continued, "building and loan Institutions have nearly seven billion dollars In aaeta. The total assets of the hullcllog and loan associations In California are In excess ef four hundred and algty-four million dollars, while those of Oakland are nearly ten million dollars, leaving out those association whose head offices ar In other cities. If these were included, they would show assets of around on hundred mil.

Hon dollars," Ludlow concluded. Among those, present were Ernest Vosper, vice principal ef the oak-land high school, Herbert Hauser; sponsor of the Oakland High Key club, and Chester Orlmmett, sponsor of the Piedmont High School Key club. Your Security Home Heating IIIECSBi Rffill JZf- WS- Iniau sad Invaluable assistance rendered to business, both in this country and abroad, is revealed tn the annual report of the bureau of foreign and domestle commerce 1 for the last fiscal jeers, mad publle today, la this ST-pag document" la 'cited an almost endless: variety of achievement looking te the promotion ef American commerce and the elimination 0f inefficient trade practices. During the greater part of th period covered by the re-poryth bureau-waa under th dl-rerMon Pr. Julius Klein, now Resistant secretary of commerce.

The present dlreotor, W. I Cooper, was until hi appointment last month commercial attach at London, The, outstanding development of American business during the past decade has been the enormous In crease In our export trade, which now exceeda more than five billion dollar annually. The most gratifying phase of this foreign trade advance has sen the steady rise In exports of finished manufacture. During the past fiscal year these readied a value or approximately two and a half billion dollars, rap. resenting a more than 100 per cent Increase over a six-year period.

A great part of this progress Is -unquestionably due to the efficiency of American factory methods and to American sales in this latter category, reports from American exports show that the cooperation of th bureau of foreign and domestle commerce has been an Important element In tneir success. Th ramification of the bureau's t'frkf In riitnHtf with Amorfcan st-adei in fdraiga countries ar such that definite evaluation is difficult. Beside furnishing information tut to where trade opportuni ties exist, cooperating In closing uie and awing in obtaining satisfactory agents, representatives ef ths bureau keep elos watch en tariff changes, credit condition violation of patents, copyright and craue-mnrua, ecc. juuring tne course of a year In" prubabl that the total accruing American exporters In new business gained and money saved a a result of the an, tlvlties of the bureau run Into many millions. Kueclflo Instance of results, ob tained which were voluntarily reported to th bureau by Individuals and firms engaged In foreign trade ranre from tne sal of airplane in Chile to motorcycle in Egypt; from baking equipment In New Zealand to soda fountains in BraslI, and from fountain pen la Austria to textiles in Batavla.

In aiding la th sal ef American automobiles th bureau' foreign office were especially uUlve. Dale of approximately worth of meter vehicle In Brasll were effected through the cooperation of th Rio Janeiro office, while, th Con stanttnepl office secured tor an American manufacturer an agent who In three years contracted for more, than worth ma- I HE HousaToFSEItVItL builder, of the opening for Inspee Hon of the Avon apartments, lor cated at (U East Twentieth street. The structure contains 'llthree. room suites and alg nnivr'ot four rooms. -All modern conveniences are provided, including Marshall Stearns wall beds, eleetrta refriger ation, steam heating- system, enclosed laundry, on th roof, re-en forced concrete fire-proof garages, standard electric range from th Zarwell company and other features, The design provides privacy for the residents and such detail as an entrance from the pass halls to the wall bed closets of each apartment.

There are hardwood floor through out, textured plaster wall finishes, woodwork In Cuban mahogany finish, tile bathrooms, brightly enam eled Jtitchcna. etc. The lscluee. -to th downtown section of Oakland. An excellent view acros the city i given from many of the apartment units.

Transportation is good, with the Rust Eighteenth atreat line only as block awayTantl at it bouIevaFd line and nhooolnr dis trict conveniently nesur. Furnished and unfurnished unit ar wun moderate rental on a tixt rate -basts, which Includes aU charges except telephones. Houses Financed Your construction loan problems can be easily solved There plenty of money available. Quick service, prompt action. ConsultsAioa any time.

E. F. GRAY INVESTMENT; LOANS 1404 Franklia St. CI ncurl 43Si Builders' Hardware for tht Avon B.Stacn Hardwire Cc. rTiera lltihvit Ouilitr and iast-wt frtc prevail -v 7th Sc Broadway GLttKourt 767 TILING far the Avon Apti.

SUPERIOR TILE A PRODUCTS CO. 3743 Broadway STANDARD Electric Rmtu installed in the Aeon Apartmtnti ty ZARWELL ELECTRICAL CO. Electrical Contractor nd Eni'metr 2622 Centil AIsm4s AL tmim 1 1 Sash and Dccrs Ironing Boards Medicine for In Jppit Jpts. lAYAMCIi:" 1101 r'lLLEiiuCl" Tbes, E. Scanlo 1" Pair.tir.3.

QUALITY HEATING APPLIANCES COAL GAS OIL Harris anchWilliamson FurnacesSands Water Heaters' ruSlrSRS CALL OAK. 2480 LI' rounded In by lillon, B. Curry and J. Thlrlon. PaeiflcJ'fool and Supply located at 5 Eighth street, has grown so raptBly as to be.

com pelled to. lease ddltionaJgpe. for warehouse purposes, It Is announced. The- firm, states that carries st complete stock of tools and shop supplies for local machine shops and manufacturers, who are now able to order supplies at a moment's notice and to receive Immediate delivery. "The Pacific Tool ana supply company's growth," comments a member of the firm, "is the re sult of personal servtoe, as well as of Immediate attention to ait or ders, for this purpose -we maintain a large fleet of speedy delivery trucks, and we keep sufficient stock on hand to meet any and all demands." Union high school district of Kelsevvitle will erect a $15,000 school building to replace the struc ture destroyed by fire.

Braack I I I IU I al I I II I I III Oakland ImMZ it i mm Chine. In th chemical field re- aulta ebtalned were equally out standing, on Kew Tork exporter being assisted in obtaining a con- waoi in uermony involving snip in excene ef 11,000,009. AgVsrultueists and manufae turers in all parts of the United Utat benefited from th bureau's foreign trade promotive efforts. Grape grower in Califrnla were aided in disposing of their prod ucta iq South America and the Orient: because of its cooperation Connecticut tool were shipped to 8paln: Florida grapefruit sold In Australia; Georgia cotton good in' uermany: Illinois farm engines in iaivia. Kansas airplanes in Aus tralia, and Kentucky tobacco In Turkoy.

MAINTAINS OFFICES. Th achievements of the bureau In th field of foreign trade pro motion hav been the results of steady progress over a lonir nerlod during which this country has be come jncresstngiy export-minded." Fifty -six offices are now maintained In 44 countries, the totnJ foreign neiu staff numbering 1ST, Klx of these offices, namel hose at Acara, (told Coast colony; Iltida pest, Hungary; Guatemala City, (iuaiemaia; Mukden, Oslo, Norway, and Winnipeg, Can ada, were opened during the past nsrai year. wmi. us foreign trade ma chlmsry Vhavlnr been brought to P-lnKoXhlgh the bureau naa turned its attention to a more intensive examination of domestic trade problen During the flues year-reviewed In the report It has accomplished much in th ffeld of domestic market research. It has issued a comprehensive commercial survey of the southeast territory, which has met with an enthusiastic reception from the business men of that area.

Commercial survey of th Pacific southwest and Nt Knglahd hav been completed and will be issued wlthtn th next few In connection with th latter survey a handbook of market data has already been MARKET HANDBOOK. Manuscript for a market data handbook covering th entire United Stato has been oreuared and Is now In the hands of the printer. This publication bringa together for the first time between the covers data which. It Is be lieved, will prove Invaluable for th market analyst. Annroxl- mafly 7 per cent of the statistics In this handboak Will bs en'lrely Bw.

Perhaps th outstanding- features ot th burean'a domeetlo activities during- th last fiscal year hav been those relating to the cost ot distribution. Several studies along this lln were completed and other are now under way. Two of the studies, concerned respec tively with the problems ef the wholesale and retail grocer. brought to light data which will permit of the elimination of many wasteful distribution practices. Studies of operating cost and merchandising methods la th wholesale drygoods.

electrical Job bing, and wholesale Taint and var nish trad, were also com dieted during th year. 4 A. PLASTERING iht AWi Apti. ly D. DRISCOLL later er sad Exterior 9raee 937 57th Street ATLAS MILL! AND LUMBER CO.

MILLU'ORK 'SASM nJ DOORS. Dc. 1 MSEIB! I LOANS -v Small or Larjje Amount $2000 to $150,000 Are iraniedlaUlf mTIIbl from -us for BUYING REMODELING REFINANCING aJust A 5-Robin Home like Our Euy Payment Plan i being uUd by many thousd satisfied customer- Mfllkma already Vy Ws" compasty' is proof KKRVICE mn SATTSPACTION RP- ELKJUa, No chaw tavosltgaUeM. And saoaUUy atyasessts, indadJAg principal Ul4 talercet. are as ow as i 51000 Whether you intend to use oil, gai or eoal at fuel for heat-' ing your home, the installation should be carefully made.

All installations made by members of this association art guaranteed to give customers aatisf action guaranteed by this association as Well as by the individua! member. Avail yourself of this guarantee, it means your satisfaction. any of our mtmbirt or UUphtno iir4cily for estimate on heating your horn. Superior Metal Product C. Ada Beatta.

a4 VitUatui C. Dicks eg Helbreok HID A Steep Mark Heating ft fjiinoerin Ce, Pacific Gs Appliaac C. $2750 Oaklaac! Western LoEn PollardSesgTiT Co. J. B.

Linferd AUidin Beeting Corp. xwTArtmn jan-revKM rr v. w. blibsu 4B)4 ttrtiret SH Lake Cir AMsrfa mm 17300, 000. CO C.

H. McEtKyres District Xaawger Or year wa loorher will ImM this fin bem far yea. It include BrS4 Flee re Ueaen Plumbmt Til Btk Utk arv FUtr Rastic Sid WsIU sn Staee Front Tb vsl civ tn esry aMnlhly peysseni tern will auk vea marvel st this new aildin aVvelepssonS thai hat cemc Oakland. Let as submit oar plane, METROPOLITAN BUILDING CO. San Avenut 1223 Sunday er Afjmtmmt 1930 Broadway Furnace ealeris9 Assn.

OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA H. O. LOTHROP, 254 HoBart St. GL encoart 7400 91C7 XL. 1 ft.

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