Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 75

APRIL 24, 1927 DRAPERY DEPT. Display at H. C. Capwell's The drapery and rug departments of H. Capwell Company are attracting many interested in up-to-date In Melrose Highlands A marked increase in sales activity in Melrose Highlands is reported.

Homes In this attractive tract may be bought on very easy terms. JIT If home decoration. Home Reflects Personality, Is Expression of Its Tenants. An 'Own Home' Is a 'Better Home'; Advantages Are Pointed Out. SUNDAY '01 HOIS'l MELROSE TRACT ARE DESCRIBED CflPWELL'S INVITING i --I-TrTr Irrrt 1 1 '1 fell" 1 ijrfrfSi "By easy terms and completely By MYRON TRVMBT.Y.

finished houses, even to built-in cabinets in the kitchen and hot water boilers, we have made Mel wc are mi usen ro nonrine tne remnrk that "your hump rfflpcts Is based upon funiin mental truth that cannot he Ic-nored. rose Highlands a place where families of very moderate circumstances. may have homes' of their own," states C. P. Murdock, president of C.

P. Murdock, de The tntimato personality, the em bodiment of the owner Is expressed in inp nnme rurmnmTs. orner thlnjr perhaps offers such wide scope for the Imapinntion ns the winnow curtains. Their hrnittv and charm lies In th desiErn. color and the artistry with which they are draped.

Doorways and sun porches call for special treatment. Livinc rooms velopers oi the tract. He added: "Melrose Highlands is an East Oakland subdivision, located just over the hill from th Chevrolet factory off Mountain boulevard in a sheltered valley which affords an especially even and healthful climate. "The deferred payment plan now offered makes it possible for people to move into Melrose Highlands homes at orice upon payment of $50 down and agree to pay the balance at the rate of a dollar a day or $30 a month, including interest. One flat loan covers the whole proposition and thus eliminates-' the bother and expense of jEaw i i zJmliLu MJZI have to be "built with the aid of ues and curtains.

This Is why Capwell's have on their staff ex-pofts In home decorating and planning and why they assemble carefully selected colorlners and patterns that make harmonious rooms Whether you are your own decorator or have the Interior decorating scheme carried out for you the fabrics, curtains and rusts thai will relieve any room of Its "Inferiority complex" and convert It into the pride of the family are at Capwell's. Do your home furnishings piece meal If the family budget is favored thereby, but do not do your planning piece meal. If you wish help In your plans, Capwell's decorators will assist you without charge and you are welcome to visit the drapery department and I I I I renewing loans and mortgages. Month by month it is thus made as easy to buy a home as it is to pay rent, and In the end the purchaser has a piece of property of increasing value on which a considerable sum of money can be raised in emergencies by mortgage or sale. In contrast to that one may cite the impossibility of realizing anything on an attempt to sell a bundle of rent receipts representing a similar amount.

ON MOUNTAIN BOULKVARD. trict where values are Increasing." misi of AUTO CENTER IN RICHMOND HEW Li OFFICE 0PE1EDH OF ITALY BLOC. Murdock continued. "Hundreds Central Bldg. Materials Co.

Eleventh, Bissell and Tenth streets. In the past two years he has Buick and Studebaker salesroom? to Tenth and Bissell and is now erecting a fine home for the Nash sales agency. "Phenomenal sales are reported by both the Buick and the Studebaker agencies," said Sanford, which more than justifies my assertion made several years ago that the property south of Macdonald in the vicinity of Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh streets was essentially business property. With the Ford plant to be located at the foot of Tenth street this thoroughfare is rapidly faking its place as an outstanding" business street. "The buildings are of steel, concrete and brick construction, and are so designed that they may carry two additional stories when the demand for more space comes." Materials Used Business lots on Mountain boulevard which may be purchased have taken advantage of the opportunities offered in Melrose Highlands and have invested in homes, residential lots and business sites.

Many of them have already had offers which would give them a good profit on their investment and there Is every indication that they will do better still by holding on for a short while longer." Announcement is made of the Berkeley to Be Czrder Of New Language SACRAMENTO Berkeley, California's education center, is to be the point from which knowledge will be disseminated regarding Esperanto, the universal language devised by Dr. Zemanhof, a Russian, if plans presented to J. M. Friedlander, state corporation commissioner, by Pacifika Espero Ko are carried out. The company, which has Jt principal place of business In Berkeley, was organized primarily to teach Esperanto and to publish books in connection with the language.

According to Its application for a permit to Issue stock tisj' vocabulary Is based as far as io- opening of the new law offices of Anderson and Erickson in the Bank of Italy building. Both partners have come here recently from Astoria, Ore. Alof Anderson soe the new Ideas and fabrics for making houses "real homes." Classes' Enrollment Fulfills Prediction Predictions made last fall that 1916-27 would be the greatest year tn the history of the Joint educational program of the California Heal Estate association and the University of Southern California have been realized. A survey of activities reveals that 41 classes with a registration of 1275 students have been organized, exceeding by far the record figures of previous years. This Increased enrollment together with the loss of a small number of students between terms, Indicates that the real estate brokers and salesmen have had a very profitable year.

was formerly judge of on even easier terms are attracting particular attention because of the rapid gro.vth of trading centers since the improvement and extension of the Melrose Highlands has one of the best locations anywhere along Mountain boulevard for the development of a trading center with property on all sides tributary to it as we'll as the large home community of Melrose Highlands itself. "The stores already located there report a large volume of trade, and the American Chesterfield Manufacturing Company has purchased a site for its main display and salesrooms. "Workingmen are beginning to realize more than ever before that the best way in-the world to trot Astoria for six years and city attorney for four years. J. O.

Erickson was formerly district attorney RICHMOND, April I. Automobile row is expanding into a new center at Tenth and Bissell streets, It Is stated. This is the most striking development in Richmond's downtown business area at present. Automobile row at present is located on Macdonald avenue from Twelfth street east to Fifteenth street. To P.

M. Sanford, general contractor and large property owner, who is also president of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, is given the credit of developing the new location of automobile row. Sanford has acquired title to a Materials for the homes being built by Derry, Weaver and Derry, owners and builders of the Cherry City tract homes on Superior avenue, San Leandro. were furnished by the Centra! Building Material Company of San Leandro, of which M. A.

Lopes is manager: The cement, gravel, lime and plaster for these new houses were directly furnished from the Central Building Material Company's yards at ti 1 5 Antonio street, San Leandro. The Central Building Material Company maintains extensive yards, with excellent track facilities for prompt shipments by rail. The yards are located near the business section of the city. of Astoria. Richmond Now Phone Co.

Headquarters Richmond has become the headquarters for district No. 851, comprising Contra Costa county and the eastern part of Solano county, of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. Former local manager George R. Calvert has been promoted to the position of district manager. Calvert has been with the company since 190S and is an enthusiastic member of the chamber of commerce.

WASHINGTON, D. C. The department of commerce announces that, according to data collected at the biennial census of manufactures taken In 1926, the total value of knit underwear made in 1925 was $163,276,772, an increase sible upon words common to th The health of California cows is improving. Eighty-two and five- chief European languaKBS, and sounds peculiar to any language are eliminated. The spelling -is phonetic and the accent is always on the penult, or second last tenths per cent of the 10.67,5 dairy herds examined for tuberculosis last year were found free from evidence of the disease.

of 1.4 per ce)it as compared with $160,901,752 or 1923, the last prej- teding censuf year. half block of property bounded by ahead Is to buy property in a dis- BL Capwell Company THE FIRST REQUISITE OF A BETTER HOME IS A BETTER HOMESITE innrnnru. nmim hd ctav One of California's Great Stores -TMEMBEROFA IOVINO CftOUF OFl- THIRTY OF AMERICA'S ilG STORES I mttn.OAIU.AKD. Til. LA Kill Ot tny For "Better Homes Week" at Gapwells Sale and Special Display of "Scranton" Nets and Curtains See Our Windows ill During "Better Homes Week" vOe are selling th beautiful "Scranton" ra-pery and curtain materials at special prices.

Only "Scranton" made fabrics can give such smart designs, fine texture, airy transparency and in-credible durability at such prices. aow pricps I uture prices nvironmentj a 200 Rayon Marquisette Panels Summer days wtti the warmth, beauty and rreshneu of Nature, bring that irresistible desire to make the home beautiful inside, and "Scranton" fabrici make curtains that satisfy that desire. Ruffled Rayon Marquisette I Curtains $4-95 I Pair Fringed Panel Curtains Panel curtains are distinctly popular, and these of fine "Scranton" made with shallow weaves or filet nets are all neatly finished and provided with Tl $1 .25 Each attractive iringcs. i nere are JL. several patterns from which to select and they are special at, H' I I each off Finer Weave Panels ltads-up curtains of krvely, shimmary material km ireen, maize, bins, roe and orchid with dainty natural color ruffles, and neatly stitched.

AH new, shown for the first time. Valane-SQ( to match. Tard, 756 Boro are value worth aa early morning visit to our Drapery Department. Panel curtains of fine quality natural color ra-yoa marquisette with bullion fringe and hemmed oa both sides. These are of a better quality material of the excellent "Scranton" make in shadow, filet and mm spider weaves, and finished with good quality bullion fringe.

The special price on $0.75 these each Lustre CasementCloth No matter where yoa go or bow much you pay you can never ka prove upon the scenic beauty a High Grade Panels Tfew Outlooks for Every Home" Qakmore Highland Windows curtained with theaa will tire yoa a happy thrill every time you look at tbera. and US MfVIMf SillU your friends will admire them too. Of beautiful qual $3,75 Ho atUr where yoa look, yea will ot find greater accessibility (10 minutes from 14th and Broad urty by auto) more distinctive en-fironment, or better planned build-kg restriction. All these homesite advantages are offered you at such moderate price and on such reasonable terms that the last barrier between you and a homesite or a real invest meat it swept away forever. you mutt visit the property.

Jfoa possibly can. ity filet and shadow nets, as well as gold rayons In the very newest designs. 6p- oiai, each Yard Ho matter where yoej go or Ivow much you pay, yon will not find property that offers yoa gmtdr assurance at future Take. To fully appreciate these features Come out as soon as Wo are giving away 10 Scranton Lace Company booklet entitled "New ,0 1 1 for Every Home" a thirty-two page booklet of drapery Ideas eorerint many types of window hangings as wen as valuable lnj tractions for washing lustre saoe fabrtoa and ottoae. Aak 400 yards of beautiful, lustrous material for those who wish to males their own curtains.

In rose. blue, green, sand, era. orchid and natural aa4 mnch ndrpriced. Many better quaVdy panel curtains also shown at special prices. 41 an.

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