Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 34

JANUARY 17, 191. SUNDAY JIGHNING. OAKLAND TRIBUNE 13) (fW ii'i Mi 1 NEW HOMES WHICH HAVE RISEN IN THE PAST YEAR ON THE HILLS OVERLOOKING OAKLAND, AMONG THEM THE RECENTLY COMPLETED $25,000 AYER HOME, i riJ444-frr Liu rTTttwiumttt Aia-i'a Vi ni'i'i -him-'---I" A- "''Aw l-rrrv f'T'i'. 'AM bsss. a.ji-.xr'; silk ss'iv: ru HEAVY BUILDING RECORD FOR WEEK IS REPORTED New Theater and Apartment House Among the Plans for Construction CONSTRUCTION TO BE BIG ACTIVITY, PREDICTION New Homes arid Buildings Are Planned for the Coming Twelve Months mont In graphic form.

This ma? wtll shortly be Completed. It ehowa, hr small dots, every house built tits year for $15u0 and over. Althounh slmlar to -taa8w l-VL-4 completion of a number ot Important being planned now, to be UBed as reitlng -'Vm ninio1! a-- structures. The new $25,000 home of R. Investments during the exposition.

Bev-F completion of a number ot Important structures. The new $25,000 home of being planned now, to be UBed as reitlng Investments during the exposition. Bev x1" svw the recent "two-story house" map Issued by him, It Is more complete, anl will total practically all of Oakland's building record, accurately by district, Its surface. Bungalow building -this year wll be. active, too.

Beveral hundred small lomes eral IcichI firms have completed plan; for the extensive work In this line, one firm having planned the construction of Mty bungalows at once. "i believe that this year will see mo of the liveliest years In building the 4ty has ever seen," declared Joseph Maiin of the Builders' Exchange, "and making every preparation to cope wth this heavy work, as Is, Indeed, evey contractor affiliated with the Secretary Code of 'the Builders' Ex. change also declares that the outlook fo the year la bright, and Secretary P. F. Bradhnff of the General Contractors' Association also declares that the organizations are preparing to figure on a rush of heavy contracts and big plans.

TO LEAVE HIS FLAT Lawyer Discovers Occupants Are Tribe of Gypsies; Afraid of Wife. PAYS TENANTS INALAMEDA HAS NEW FARMING BIDING ACTIVITY IS BOOM GOING 4 it 1 vwt' I ner -of Thirty-fourth and Elm streets; $70,000. Hugh 0. Kane, 2-story apartments and stores, northeast corner of College and Taft avenuos; Dr. Pardee, alterations, 1625 San Pablo avenue; $40.

Arvld Olsen, l-stnrv 6-room dwelling, east aide of Kheffleld, 314 feet eoutb of Hopkins street; $2100. Grant Miller, alterations, north side of East Fourteenth street, between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth avenues; $200. Mr. Hoey, alterations, 631 treet: $129. William Nelson, 1-story garasro, 6S21 Racine street; $100.

Oakland School Department, 1-story 1-room school, south side of East Seventeenth street, 800 feet west of Twenty-third avenue: $675. Oakland School Department, 1-story 1-room school, south side of East Seventeenth street, 270 feet west of Twenty-third avenue; $675, Oakland School Department, 1-story 1-room school, northeast corner of Yg-nacio and Congress avenue; $675. Oakland School Department, 1-story 1-room school, north side of Sixty-second treet, 200 feet east of San Pablo; $675. E. M.

Welch, 1-story garage, went side Klngsley, 175 feet south of East Thlrty-eventh street; $50. Sven Kosklnen, 1-story shed, 1009 Eighty-ninth avenue; $100. James Cavlllos. alterations, 472 Twelfth treet; $475. W.

J. Druke, alterations, smith side of Fourteenth street, 160 feet west of Market street; $169. L. Tryon, 1-story 1-room dwelling, cast eld 4 Magee, 100 feet south of Wls-conslnuStreet; $200. Georae Twomley, addition, southeast East VThlrty-eighth and Bruoe streets; $650.

Georg W. Dychs, l-tory garage, 8603 Grove stmt; $200. Mr. Lelae, alterations, 425 Van Dyke avenue; $260. The Thorns Crellln Estate, alterations, northwest corner of Tenth and Washington streets; $750.

Ralph Bouthllller, alterations, west side of Flftv-second avenue, 150 feet north of East Twelfth street; $60. R. J. Powers, alterations, 2334 Eighty-fifth avenue; $100. S.

J. Ooggett, addition, 1823 Seventh street; $200. Hammerberq, 1-story R-room dwelling, south side of Fiftieth 47 feet west of Manila: $1600. Twelfth Street Realty Company, repairs, 827 Twelfth street; $490. R.

B. Williams, 1-story store, west side Thirteenth avenue, 35 feet south of Earf Nineteenth street: $300. C. G. 8lmmonds 1-atory 5-mnm dwelling, north side of Forty-ninth "street, 40 leet west of Lawton avenue; $2000.

George F. Davis, greenhouse, 4009 Lincoln avenue; $100. A Burmestlne, alterations, 8S34 Car-rlngton avenue: $100. Jesae W. Groves, 1-story 4-room dwelling, west side of Twvnty-serond avenue, 200 feet smith of East Twenty-seventh street; S1000.

Hill A Osgood, repairs, east side of Pan Pablo avenue, 100 feet north of Twvnly-flfth street: $500. Frank Snow, alterations, 417 Fourteenth Street; $450. Bacon A Soule, alterations, 1122 Washington street; $275. Edna M. Rondelle, alterations, 8420 Wilson avenue: $325.

C. Schmidt, alterations, 427 Twelfth, street; $200. REJOINS FAMILY AFTER FORTY YEARS, WEALTHY COLLINGWOOD, N. Jan. 16.

After an absence of forty years WIHtam Gore of Dubuque, Iowa, has been reunited with his mother and two sisters, one of whom la Mrs. Stella Shocklcy of Colllngs-wood. Gore made Ms appearance here lately and had dirilculty In assuring Mrs. Phook-ley that he was hor brother, because the family had been led to believe that he had been shot and killed at Black JIlll(j- twenty-eight y'ars ago. Gore, wpo left the family homo In New Tork City penniless forty year ago, baa prospered In the west, and now has $250,000.

Since returning east several years ago he has found his mother In Delaware and a sister In Washington. D. T. Hinch Phone Oakland 2900 'f-T7 i 2 1 1 New Business Block Is Completed; More Work Is Projected. BKRKELEY, Jan.

18. Berkeley's share of larger buildings seem to be coming to the city without much seeking, and the additions of recent months are adding much to th appearance of the business sections of the city. The new Elston Clark block at Durant and Telegraph avenues lias been completed at a coat of about $100,000, and next to It new moving picture theater house has been built and opened. AHston Way shows most specially the effect of new bulldlns. There the Elks' block has been finished, across Henry street from the first addition to the Hotel Shattuck.

On tho comer of Mllvla street and Alls! on way rapid progress is being made on the new Federal bulldln. The last of the work on the steel frame Is nearly completed, and much of the brick and stone work la already In place. It Is expected to have the building ready for occupancy by early fall. Meanwhile the erection of middle-priced homes continues with threatened abatement. There -lias benn In the past two years a new demand for this sort of structures, both for suburban residents uid for families with members In the UntverBlty, who occupy the houses during college time, renting them out furnished In the vacations.

The greater ma- IJority of these have recently bees orected In the tract properties. In the IXort librae properties il.ere are two new houses under construction en Bpruce street, throo near The Circle and others at various points about the tracj. A number of other prospective builders huve planned to secure permits and begin work as soon as the weather warrants. There has been much local dlwuaslon of the prices paid for Uie school proper- tle on which the five new buildings of the city are to foe erected this spring and summer. The most expensive properties wTe those purchased In -North Berkeley and the Cuiromont nectlon and the leust costly were those bought In South and West Berkeley.

A medium price was paid for the city for central Berkeley school. All of the sites togotlxer will cust tha city about $212,000. The re malnder of the $500,010 bond Issue and premium villi go for the erection of the building and tho equipment of them. Among the building permits of recent issue have been the following: One-etory 6-room cottare, Blake near Ells-worth, Cost T. W.

Williams. Builder, C. TexilahL Two-story 14-room 'Tesidmmva, Scenic near Hav Vtew Cost JS000. Owner, Mra J. S.

Uawlev. Builder, 8. Ward. Architect, J. W.

Plackecii. Two-story''T-room reHldenre, Shasta near Kose. Cost JMOO. Ownrr, Koy Wet-coh. Repairs to residence.

Tunnel road near! Alvarado. Cost J500. Owner, Claremont Land Co. garage, Carlotta avenue near Hopkins. Coat $15.

Owner, W. 8. Kelly. One story 3-room building. College ntnr Russell.

Cost $3100. Owner, H. M. Martin. Builder, Jawl Kollmer.

One-story garage building, Berkeley way east of Shattuck. Cost $8000. Ownet, U. v. Kodebourn.

fesldsnoe. at XLaarat aaa n-e-wr- Mr wr -8x 7 x' 2 -'l BUILDING BERKELEY AGTIVE Walnuts May Be Grown in the Th flint -week of heavy buliaing Permit record, predicted for the opening of 1915 came this week, when, with a Dermlt lsaued for a new I7M00 church, a new iSOOO theater and a $9460 apartment house, Oakland' budding started this week or to be started Immediately reached the total af 111,112. There ware $6472 worth of repairs listed with the city of Onkland building department. The heaviest permit was that issued for the Second Charch of Christ, Scientist a structure, to be erected at the northeast corner of Thlrty-aeoond and Elm streets. This Is to be a brick and steel structure, elaborately finished, and will take 1U place among t2u most modern and valuable of Oakland' 'new houses of worship.

The recent construction of marT new and elaborate churches In Oakland' ew "church district" ha attracted considerable' attention among contractor here and elsewhere. A new theater building, to total In coat $6000, will bo constructed on East Twelfth street, near Seventh avenue by Elisabeth Loughpey, according to another of th larger building permits taken out this week, and this theater will it is de clared, mark the opening of another dis trict of heavy building east of Ike Her-ritt Huch O. Kane Is to erect an apartment house, with stores, at College and Taft avenues, at a cost of $9460. Tbe summary of permit for tin week Is as follows: No. of Permit Cort.

1 -story Weill new $12,304 lH-ntorr dwelling I 2-atory dwellings 1 1-etory brick theater 1 Brick and steel frame church 1-story stores 1 1-story 1-room school 4 Garages 6 Hhed 4 Greenhouse 1 Tank frames 3 Alterations, additions, repairs. 30 2,470 9.4C0 ,000 800 1,700 800 420 100 too 1,472 Total 60 $111,812 The detailed permit list Is as follows: Mrs. Thos. Griffin, Chestnut street; tt0. Adolph Bltsky, alterations, 1070 Elghty-econd avenue: $250.

W. H. McAuley, 1 story 1-room dwell-lnc, wwt side Eighty-first avenue, 100 feet south of street; $300. N. Peterson, 1 story 4-room dwell-Ing, north side of Pixty-flfth street, 10 feet east of Hreoir $1400.

Mrs. J. W. Peterson, 1H story $-room dwelling, north side of Hlo Vista, 760 feet east of Piedmont enue; $2470. Mies Edna Hudson, repairs, 1506 Frank-tin stroet; $10.

E. ficardl. 1 etorr 4-room dwvlllnr north side of Aileen, 110 feot east of Los ngeia; jizoo. First National Ban, alterations, 16J8 Ban Pablo avenue; $29. Mary L.

Wheeler, 1 story B-room dwelling sjit ride of Shatter, 170 feet south of Forty -iecond street; $2600. Oakland, Cal. Towel Co, tank tower, northeast corner of Twenty-eighth and Filbert streets; $500. Chantelouo. repair.

07 Franklin street; $10. J. A. Vandergrlft, 1-story garage, 74 Fairmont avenue; $200. William Vluflht, 1-story shed.

1071 Thirtieth street; $60. Mrs. Russell, Marquee, $21 Eleventh street; $1P7. Dr. L.

A. Feary, Ustory garage, 8250 Desmond street; $200. C. Heeseman, alterations northwest eorner of Fifteenth and Washington streets; $50. C.

R. Tatl, workshop, 535 Forty-second street; $60. Charles Unosrettl, tank frame, 189S Eighteenth street; $300. Or. Gregory, alterations, Forty-eventh avenue; $100.

Louis Sjndenberg, repairs, $68 Sixth treet; $200. L. W. Llermsnn, alterations, STJ Ninth Street; $40. Elizabeth Loughrey, l-tory brtok theater, south side of East Twelfth street, 5.0 feet west of Soventh avenue; $6000.

Pat Mulvlhlll, alterations, 002 Telegraph avenue; $50. H. E. Jackson, 1 -story garage, east side of Mandana boulevard, 60 feet north of Ardmore; $250. M.

J. Sweeney, roof repairs, tii Tenth Street; Second Church of Christ brlrk and steel frame church, northeast cor MILWAUKEE, Jan. IB. A Milwaukee lawyer, who is afraid of what his wife would say were she acquainted wltk the true facts, appealed to the pnllce for aid recently and begged that his name lie not published. The attorney owns several flat buildings and recently he had one remodeled and equipped with all modern conveniences.

He figured that he ought to gf a month rent and he Instructed h's W. agent tho man was not a regular agent, but lived near by to rent it for that. Shortly after the flat was finished well-dressed man of swarthy complexion appeared and asked to rent the upper flat. He made no objection to the price and the agent closed the deal. The man said he would move in next day and ho did! Two hours after hi "f.mii." With the beginning of lively building activity, not only In downtown districts, but throughout the city, Oakland's hill districts again are giving promise of activity that will, according 'to the prediction of experts, even eclipse the remark able record of last year, when an area of show places rose that surpassed any building development ever before noted In the bay region.

This week saw the R-B, Ayer, in the hills overlooking Oakland, will soon be ready for occupancy, being practically finished, and other homes, some fully as beautiful, are rapidly rising about It. "The lake district has come Into Its own," declared one expert, after reviewing the work of the past year, "and Oakland's hills are now recognized as containing the finest homesltes In the west, overlooking as they do Lake Merrltt, the city, the bay and the Golden Gate, Other districts of Oakland are no whit behind these districts In activity, as will be shown, by the map, now being prepared by H. A. Lafler, local realty expert, and containing the records of all building activity Oakland and Pied Small Boy Brings Brute toJus-tice After Long Stern Chase. NEW TORK, Jan.

17. "Why are you hitting your horse, mister?" asked Joseph Schuler, 8 years old, yesterday, when he saw John Schmidt of 143 Beacon avenue, Jersey City, strike a horse at Sherman place and Summit avenue, Jersey City. "He didn't do nothln' to you, mister, did her "Beat It, kid! Beat It! Mind your own business!" was Schmidt's answer. "Ooh, he's cut, he's cut; you stabbed him. Stop stabbing him.

Stop!" But Schmidt, the boy related afterward, persisted In attacking the horse. In his hand, the boy said, was a pocket knife. Finally Schmidt Jumped to the seat and drove eft. For almost a mile the youngster ran In the wagon's trail. Then, when Schmidt whipped up the horse, the boy appealed to Otto Gunther of 1140 Summit avenue.

"Mister, please don't let that driver get away! He cut his horse!" Gunther Baited the animal and called to Patrolman Kuntz, who arrested Schmidt on charges of cruelty to animals and driving when intoxicated. Blood was flowing from the horse's loins. It had been gashed twelve times, but the animal had not been severely Injured. In court Judge Warren denounced Schmidt's act and sent the driver to the penitentiary for ninety days. than the supply.

Prices are established by the associations and the crop sold through brokers. Independent growors easily sell to private customers. "Harvesting, preparing and marketing the nuts averages three cents per pound. Production expenses vary from $10 to $50 per acre, averaging nearer the lower figure. Taxes and Interest on the Investment must be added.

RETURNS ARE LARGE. "Grove average 1000 pounds of nuts per acre per year, with an average selling price of 124 cents per pound for all grades and sizes. The better varieties frequently produce 2000 pounds per- acre and average 10 cents per pound. Greater returns are exceptional. This gives a net Income of Bay $80 to $200 per acre.

Groves average from ten to forty acres. "Walnut groves in Southern California can be bought for $700 to $2000 per acre. One thousand dollars Is an average price. In this sectlcn good bare land with water costs at least $400 per acre and usually more. In the central or northern portion of the State $150 to $300 per acre are average prices for desirable, land with- Irrigation possibilities.

"The crop Is well adapted to a working family. Father or sons con do the heavy work, while women and children can pick up the nuts. Labor cost about $125 per day for able-bodied men, or $5 per day for a man and team. "Troubes are due principally to sandy or shallow soil, lack of water, Improper varieties, bad treatment, Injurious 'climatic conditions, and the disease called blight. These conditions can be largely avoided by proper choice of locality iud STABS HIS STEED SENT TO PRISON was Installed the aijent rushed to a telephone and called the lawyer.

"You had better rush right up here or your flat will be ruined," he shouted. The lawyer rushed up and entered his Year's Records Show Marked Growth; Many New Homes. ALAMEDA, Jan. 16. Alameda's build ing record for 1914 Is notable, there hsv ing been over four hundred thousand dollars worth of building lri this city dur ing that period.

The achievement Is one of which the residents of this city can be proud. Unheralded, this progress shows the marked growth which Ala meda Is having. The building has not been confined to any one district and mst of the permits issued during last year were for There were no big structures to make the building record Jump. It was a steady, consistent devel opment. One hundred and eighty-two new structures were erected, at a aost of and there were 239 alterations, the work costing $04,432.

The complete record by month 1 as follows: Cost of New Buildings January, March, April, May. June, July, August, September, October, November, December, $,814.. Total $345,1567. Cost of Alterations January, $691; February. $3411; March, $57S3; April, $0-170; May, $iM7; June, $6031; July, $4395; Auffust.

5045; Heptember, October, November, $5442; December, $3289. Total. New Buildings January, 15; February, 14; March, 18; April, 17; May, 17; June, 11; July, 10; Aumist, 16; September, 17; October, 17; November, 15; December, 9. lAltf'nttlons January, February, 13; March, 24; April. 24; Wav, 22; June, 20; July, 14; August! 23; September.

27; October, 28; November, 2G; December, 13, Total, 239. GOFS TO JATTrTO GET JOB. JANEfVILLK. Jan. IB Frank Lowell, twenty-five, of Minneapolis, Is serving a voluntary ninety-day sentence under the State Commitment law In order to provide money for his young wife's Bupport.

Lowell, who has been out of employment for months, called up police headquarters from a salooft and when a policeman arrived had himself arrested on a disorderly charge. Judge! Maxfield granted his request foKaJnlneiy-day sentence, booking him as arVagrant Ho will be given a Job, and his wages will be sent to his wife In Minneapolis. QUITS JOB AFTER 33 YEARS. MtAINERD, Jan. 16.

Janitor of the same building thirty-three years, Robert P. Nelson has handed In his resignation to George I). La Bur, president of tha (First National Bank, which building he had swept and kept clean over a quarter of a century. He helped build the building In which he had worked so long. Quiet, saving and Industrious, he own valable real estate, In th city.

Le Ccnte. Cost W00. Dr. H. Rosenthal, owner.

Alteration to residence at Ward near Fulton. Cost $900. Owner. Hlnni Pouts County; Expert Issues Report. Oakland's environs will soon see opened up a new activity for farmers, or, rather, a new and heavy development of an old activity.

In the establishment of many walnut farm. For years the Walnut Creek neighborhood has been known as a walnut center. In fact deriving It name from this, and throughout Contra Costa county the trees are plentiful and profitable. Certain areas In Alameda county are declared by the State University experts to have the same type of soli, and a bulletin on the subject has been Issued by Ralph E. Smith, professor of plant pathology at the State University.

The bulletin Is one of those recently Issued to members of the California State Realty Federation, and will be used in showing Eastern Investors this year the possibilities of the different area of California's farm land. "Fairly heavy soil Is needed," says the professor, "and climatic disadvantages are late spring frosts and extreme summer heat Water is necessary although they can be grown without Irrigation In some places." Lands In the Alameda county hills and some parts of Its lowlands fill admirably the description in every respect. Instructions which realty men may rse In explaining the features of he needed lands to farmers and the details of culture are outlined by the expert as follows: DATA ON CULTURE. "The first essential Is a proper choice of variety for a given locality; the beginner should seek reliable advice from the Agricultural Experiment Station or elsewhere, Tha Northern California black walnut is the usual root. The older groves of the state ore of seedling trees, but theso are no longer planted.

FraniiuetWr Mayette, Eureka, Flacentla, Perfection, and El Monte are the best varieties. Promising new varieties are appearing. Trees cost from 7T. f9 arh KrtlTlc nlant Klalr walnuts In orchard form to top graft later; thla method Is only of advantage where no lrrlgatlcn can be practiced. Planting average 00x50 feet, requiring seventeen trees per acre.

Young groves I may bo lnterplanted with alfalfa, treo or small fruits, vegetables, or other crops, provided plenty of waler Is available. Producing groves are UHually plowed In spring, Irrigated in June, August and In winter If the rainfall is short, and cultivated after irrigation and occasionally between. Little pruning or fertilization Is practiced, although desirable In alder groves. Spraying 1 commencing to be practiced In some sections against two pests, the blight and aphis. Walnuts should pay expenses by the fifth year after planting and reach good bearing at ten.

The production should continue to Increase for many years; the tree la long-lived and fairly hardy. "The nuts ripen in September and Oc-tobor and are picked tram the ground after light shaking of the trees. They are then usually washed, dried la the sun, bleached and graded. In the south, n-ost of tha growers belong to co-operative associations with central packing houses, where the nuts are bleached, graded and shipped. "Xa demand lor waJnoUi creator The man who had rented It was advance agent for a band of gypsies and the entire band hnd moved Into tho flat, Cooking utensils were scattered about the floor, numberless dirty children were tracing hieroglyphics on the new walls, a pot of goulash stood steaming In the center of the parlor, the fumes filling the building.

Men and women were squatted about upon the floors and were making themselves at home In a way that caused the owner to wish that he had never conceived the Idea of becoming landlord. The lawyer was compelled to pay the members of the band $50 in order to get uicin id muvc NEW TYPE OF MEAN MAN. TOLEDO, 0., Jan. 16. "A very, close friend of yours Is locked up at the central police station and wants you to come down and ball him out," said a voice to John A.

Scott over the a a. bcott over the 1 o'clock In Uef ew the friend Wet unt of the A Ann telephone about morning. Scott knew and asked the amour "Send down $50 and you can get hlix out," explained the man. on the phone. "I have only $10 in cash," said Scott, "and if that will help you up the full sum of the bail you are welcome to it." Fifteen minutes later a messenger boy culled at Scott's house and collected the money.

Later In the morning Scott learned his friend had not been arrested. A HOME TO SUIT YOUR PURSE I am building ten modern bungalows in Central Oakland, which I am going to sell at the low price of $3500.00, on terms. These houses are cement exterior, have hardwood floors, tapestry paper, French doors, sleeping porches and breakfast rooms, together with all other modern conveniences. Lots are STyfexllO feet, allowing room for driveways. Key Route trains and electric cars easy walking distance.

Call at office for further details and bring deposit with you. SEEKS II Kit JiOXU-LOST SISTER. CHICAGO, Jan. 16. Mrs.

Mary Ann Goodman writes from l'enficld, Monroe N. asking; help in locating a longest sister. Her story follows: Lena Whltmer left Penfleld a baby In her mother's arms shortly before the Civil War to go to Syracuse. Her mother's name was Ann Whltmer. A small brother, Rudolph Whltmer, was put on a canal boat at Macedonia to go to Syracuse to flnd, his mother' and little sister.

Nothing' has ever from them since, Mv brother nnri mvcatr h. Joseph 1748 BROADWAY i 1 'overjoyed to hear even one word from i A I varieties, and food.