Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1923, Page 15

REAL SEPARATE OFFICE | BILL IS REPORTED Measure Provides $496,- 1 235,771 for White House and Other Branches. MORE FOR VETS’ BUREAU $10,096,929.55 Increase Recom- mended—U. S. Ship Board Down for $411,500. Carrying appropriations totaling $496,235,771 for the office of the Presi- dent, and for the various independent establishments of the government, what is known as the independent of- fices appropriation bill for the fiscal Tear beginning July 1 next was re- ported to the House today. The bill carries $12,105242 less than the amount recommended by the budget bureau. Conspicuous in the bill is an in- crease of $60,000 over the budget bu- reau for the so-called government hotels for government workers. This amount, however, is a decrease of $125,000 under thé current appropria- tions. A new provision has been in- serted which directs the Secretary of War to deliver to the housing cor- poration two trucks for the use of the Zovernment hotels, so that the laun- dry facilities of the government hotels may be extended to other departments in laundering towels. Under the office of the executive, appropriations are made for the sal- aries for the President and Vice Pres- ident. Appropriations are also made for contingent and traveling ex- penses, the care of the Executive Mansion and grounds and the White House policc. . The latter were first provided for in the first deficlency act for the current year, in accord- ance with the act of September 14, 1922, creating the White House po- lice force. $20,000 for Repalrs, Several new paragraphs have been written in for the executive office, ome of which carries an appropria- tion of $20,000 for extraordinary re- pairs to and refurnishing of the Ex- ecutive Mansion. This is to be ex- pended for remodeling the basement in the cxecutive office building, changing the heating sy stallation of refrigerating machinery The total recommended for tne executive office Is $402,770, $16,735 in excess of the appropriations for the current fiscal vear, but 3§5,080 less than the budgel estimatee An approigiation of 381,200 for the cffice of the alien property cus- todian_is recommended. For the Civil_Service Commission a sum of §107,500 is rccommended for addi- ticnal employes and $272,000 for the fleld force, which is $12.000 greater than the budget cstimate. A new paragrarh is put in the LIl prohibit- ing any further detail or loan of em- ployes by the rtments and ex- lends the Clvil Cemmission authorlty, in care of emergency, to transfer or detall any of its em- ployes 3o its field force. The ezate recommended for the elvil s . which is $169.- 330 in excess of current appropriations and $12.000 of the budget estimat £955,000 for Trade Body. -ompensation commissio 0 of $2,432.- | 740 is rec waich 1s' the amount ided by the budget. This is than the current ppropriation i Several new graphs are includ-} oses of the federal water power ac For the Federal Trade Commission an appropriation of 3955000 is recom- rnended, and for the general account- ing office, $3,366.513. Under & new provision, the Secre- tary of War is authorized to deliver an auttomobile to the general ac- counting office without payment. For the Grant Memorial commission am appropriation of $1,800, and for the Lincoln Memorlal commission an ap- propriation of $3.600, for printing and binding reports is recommended. For the Interstate Commerce Com- mission an appropriation of $4,564.500 is recomended. which is $481,150 less than the current appropriation and $30,000 in excess of the budget esti- mate. A new provision Is inserted repealing the provision in the current law permitting the Interstate Com- merce Commission to employ expert| stenographic service and to sell at cost copies of transcript of its pro- ceedings. $340,000 for Rall Board. For the national advisory committee on aeronautics, an appropriation of ¢ $286,000 is recommended, which sl increase of $73,000 over current appropriations and for the Railroad Labor Board, $340.000. For the Smithsonian $518.400 is recommended. For the State, War and Navy De-{ partments’ buildings, the total recom- nended is $1.692,720 less than for the current fiscal year. but during thls vear there was carried an appropria- tion of $1,500,000 for the purchase of land,_eo that the actual decrease is $182,720. The Interior Department and Lemon buildings also come under the jurisdiction of the superintendent of the State, War and Navy depart- ments bulldings. For the Tariff Commission an ap- propriation of $700,000 is recommend- ed, which is $375,000 in excess of current appropriations. This increase is required by additional dutles of the commission under the tariff act approved September 21, 1922, An appropriation of $2,000 is recom- wnended for printing and binding for the United States Geographic Board and for the United States Shipping Board, $411,500. The bill recommends for use of the Tmergency Fleet Corporation the sum ot $50,000,000 together with the bal- ance on hand July 1, 1923, but not in excess of sums sufficient to cover all abligations incurred prior to that te. It also includes the amount re- <ceived during the flscal year 1924 from the operation of ships. Tor the United States Veterans’ Bu- reau a total of $428,160,773 is recom- mended. This amount is $10,096,929.65 greater than the appropriation for the current fiscal year, but it is §12,- 152,237 less than the amount esti- mated In the budget. Of this amount, 949,984,063 is for salaries and ex- 118,450,000 for compensation; 10 for medical and hospital $120,743,000 for vocational vehabilitation, and $90,000,000 for in- surance. A new paragraph is_recommended which provides that hereafter the Revised Statutes of the United States shall not be construed to apply to any purchase or service rendered in the United States Veterans' Bureau when the aggregate amount invoived does not exceed $50. This proposed paragraph obviates the necessity of mdvertising for proposals to furnish certain services, — BATTERY PARK BUILDING OPERATION IS STARTED Institution tem and in- {§ ESTATE. PER CAPITA INVESTMENT IN s o Ohio New Jnuj Dist of Col. Nebeaska Penn, Mass. Indiana. Ilinois. Louisiana Kansas Wisconsin. Michigan California Maine Missouti New York Jl=== iy Weat Vieginin Iflwl Notth Dakefa DR, BRYSON GIVEN LONG PRISON TERM Washington Man Accused of Slaying Mrs. Haines Must Serve 14 to 18 Years. By the Associated Press. ~ HUNTINGTON, Pa, January 6.— Dr. Herbert J. Bryson of Washington, convicted of second-degree murder last September, was sentenced yes- terday by Judge Thomas F. Bailey to serve from (ourteen to eigh- teen years in the Western Pennsyl- vania peniten- tlary. Pleas of his attorneys for a new trial were refused. ! Dr. Bryson was convicted of kill- ing Mrs. Helen irene Halnes, wite of a Washington chauffeur, with whom 'he had eloped from Washington _and settled in the remote village of Cass- ville, this county, to practice his pro- fession. She was fatally shot during quarrel last April. *Dr. Bryson showed the same de- tached condition of mind when sen- tenced that he exhibited during his five-day trial. His defense was based ‘on insanity superinduced by shell shock during his military ex- perience in the Argonne. In refus the defense's plea for a new trial, Judge Bailey expressed the opinion that Dr. Bryson was of sound mind. HAD UNIQUE DEFENSE. DR. H. J. BRYSON, Sentencing of Dr. Bryson marks the unsuccessful conclusion of the first known defense of war derangement or shell-shock in a murder case. At the trisl experts in nervous dis- eases and war psychology painted for the jury a picture of the cause and effect of the war upon a highly-strung mentality. The little courtroom in Huntingdon re-echoed with the shrick of shells in Flanders when men who had served in the world war at the side of Dr. Bryson described the reign of war's chaos at the iront. Scenes of battle were introduced into the testimony and the effects of bursting shells on Dr. Bryson were vividly described for the Jury to consider whether this man, who had gone into battle a highly et- ficient officer, had not been trans- formed into a being Incapable of choosing the right and avoiding the | wrong as a result of the strain. | The defense failed. Mother Still Hopes. i Mrs. Elizabeth Bryson, gray-haired | mother of the convict, is in Hunting- | don secking some way or means to| bring up the case again. She firmly | believes in her son. She knows, she | declared. that it was not the boy she | sent away from Washington to fight| with the 42nd Division in France who killed Mrs. Irene Haines in Cassville! last April On the otherhand, she! maintains It was the wreck that the war returned to her who stood trial | for murder. | Friends of Dr. Bryson here wers| astonished at the news of the sentence and the denial of an appeal for re- trial. They had clung. stanchly to the belief that the sentence would not be so heavy as it proved, just as they hoped against hope that the jury would return after the trial and Pronounce, ‘Not gullty.” Mrs. Laura Randall, sister of Dr. Bryson, here today, was unable to make comment on the sentence or on the developments. She is awaiting| | word from her mother, she sald, and expects to learn of the new arrange- | ments within the next few days. | Absolutely Construction of the first five houses to be built in Battery Park, the new subdiviston recently opened on theold | Georgetown road near Bethesda, has been started, it was announced this tweek by Maddux, Marshall & Co., pro- | amoters of the project. i The dwellings will be of brick and ©f stucco-hollow tils, In varfous types of architecturs. About three months wwill be required for completion. | Forty homes have been sold in the rubdivision since it was opened last October, which is indicative of the stimulative effect of the new opera- tion thers, it is pointed out. Work will be begun without delay | on additional houses and it is con- ! templated_to have fifty homes com- pieted in Battery Park within a year.® Fireproof Apartment Just Finished, Ready for Occupancy 1016 16th St. Select . location, granite and plate-glass fromt, vapor heat, re- frigeration. incinerators and all latest refinements; reasonable rent. 4,5 and 6 room apartments, with bath; built-in plumbing, hardwood floors. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D." C., SATURDAY;‘ JANUAfiY 6, 1923.. In the above chart, recently publisked by the Department of Commoree, the black columns show that in 1910 the District of Columbia had the highest per capita investment in bullding the total assets in that year being $14.935,000. District, indicated in white columns, had mounted to $30,135,125, which, | although constituting an increase of more thanm 100 per cent, Wi wuflicient to maintain first place in view of enormous growth of associations in Ohlo and New Jersey. At the close of business on December 31, 1022, the total assets of District of Columbia bullding and loan associations were $34,800,506, ita. Space dees not permit plcturing thi Jamen, president of the local Bullding roughly to $79 per o C. Clini FIFTEEN RESIDENCES street northwest, was sold to Augus- tus Lepreux, jr. by Dr. Ernest W. i {Smith. The house contains twelve | Transfer to new owners of fifteen| residential properties, totaling in in- volved consideration $175,000, was re- ported this week by Boss & Phelps. Charles R. Evans purchased a resi- dence at 1822 Lamont street north-|quarters, and the second floor has six west, in Mount Pleasant, owned by | |Clara M. Simkins of New York. This| house 1s one of about forty construct-) {©d by Kennedy Brothers several years |at 2404 20th street, was sold by Mabel It is of brick construction and |C. McLeod to M. Gensberg. This is & contains ten rooms, three baths and 4go. modern conveniences. A house at 4503 Arkansas avenue, in Petworth, just completed by D. Partello, was sold to Alfred T. Davis, This is a seml-detached colonial having six rooms and and | will be held for Investment purposes. ar. brick house, bath, front' and rear porches other improvements. M. G. Lepley sold a Rutty. Each rooms and bath. apartment has The building heated with hot water and has elec- ' furnace heat and electric light: Resldence at 2305 Massachusetts avenue northwest, formerly the Wyeth h Harry Wardman has purchased from Mrs, Henrietta M. Halliday. ng, which has a front of limestone, contains twenty rooms, six baths, 2 two-car garage and nunerous fe BUILDING AND LOAN two-family | street, Chevy Chase, Md., was bought apartment at 1300 Park road north- west, in Columbla Heights, to E_flM» ve ASSOCIATIONS loan associations in the United States, In 1920 this total for the not tric lights. The new owner pur- chased the property for an invest- |ment. C. W. S8impson Company rep- resented the seller. A downtown residence, 1337 16th rooms, two baths, hot-water heat and electric lights. After improvements it will be occupied by the new owner. Sarah M. Carroll sold a residence and business property at 3304 Georgla avenue northwest to Mene YoSgour. This is a two-story brick building, first floor having a store with living rooms and bath. The building is heated with hot water and has elec- tric lights. A residence in Washington Helghts, colonial style brick house, having ten rooms, two baths, electric lights, oak floors and other facilitie: R. B. Whitehurst purchased a resi- dence property at 1360 North Caro- lina avenue northeast, owned by Louise Berry. This i8 a six-room brick house, heated with turnace, and J. | A detached home at 9 West Kirke by R. B. Cummings from Albert . Lewis. The lot is 60 by 125 feet. The house is of frame construction, is | containing nine rooms and bath, v_vr.}llh e res. MEASURE NAMING KEY BRIDGE IS PASSED IN HOUSE The House in committee of the ‘whole today considering the Dis- trict appropriation bill adopted an amendment offered by Repre- sentative John Phillip HIll. of Maryland, to the effect that here- after the Georgetown bridge shall be known as the Francis Scott Key bridge. T R SO e new owner is remodeling the prop- erty for his own use. A seml-detached colonial brick house at 5517 7th street northwest, in Petworth, was purchased by J. M Krauss from S. S. Dalton. has six rooms and bath, heat and electric lights. wi lip James M. Locknane old his home at 3632 15th street northwest to Al- mira M. Raby. The house has six rooms and bati. L. M. Bartlett sold a house at 3720 McKinley street, in Chevy Chase, re- cently completed by him, to Alice B, Henning. The house is detached, of frame and stucco construction, ha! ing six rooms and bath, hot-water heat, electric lights, oak floors, porches and a garage. A residence at 2325 1st street north- west. owned by Willlam R. Dunn, was purchased by Maurice T. Hilzer, Th i3 a three-story brick house, having nine rooms and bath, furnice heat and clectric lights Pear] Wall bought a Mount Pleas- ant home, 1764 Kilbourne place, northwest. This is a colonial type, six-room house, having front and rear porche The purchaser was represented by N. L. Sansbury Com- pany. A house just complated by the Jo- seph Bhapiro Compan Vi num street was obta Gray. This is a 3 room colonial type brick house, heat- ed with hot water, and having elec- tric lights, oak floors and porches. A three-story brick house at 1700 Q street northwest was sold %o Katle Rappaport by Louise M. Swift. The house has twelve rooms, two baths and all modern improvements. It will be occupied as a home. The pur- chaser was represented by Simpson Company hot-water The owner represented by Willlam S. Phil- The house | TUTON PLAN URGED IND. . NGHT SCADOLS More Than One-Third of Students Would Be. Forced to + Pay. More than one-third of the stu- dents in the public night schools and a vast majority of those in the Amer- icanization schools will be forced to pay tultion it an amendment to the District appropriation bill, as re- ported out by the House subcom- mittee, is passed by Congress in its present form. School officials were alarmed today when their attention was called to the amendment tacked on the night school appropriation item, which reads: “No part of the appropriations for night schools shall be available for teaching any person over twenty-one age without payment of Of the 8,600 students anrolled in the night schools, 2,500 are over twenty- one years of age, and consequently would be forced to pay tuition rates. the amendmen: s passed, it is opinion of the officials that it will be a serious blow to the night schools, polffln‘ out that many of the stu. derils avre rot financially able to pay for their education, Pointing out that the amendment is new legislation and will be subject to a point of order on the floor, the officials have hopes that it will be voted down. —_— BACK TO BRITISH PORTS. LONDON, Junuary 6.—German liners soon will begin to use English ports again, according to a dispatch to the Times from Southampton. The Hamburg-American Line will resume its Southampton service in the spring and the Woermann Line at the same time also will begin to send its South and East African steamers to that port. The latter line’s West African serv- ice out of Southampton has already begun. Don't Fail 10 Inspect s ucsc BIGGEST 1412 to 1508 Varnum St. N.W. ear 16th St Bus and 14th Cars 8N Rooms, 2 Baths Lots 140 Ft. Deep 10-ft. concrete colonial porch, spacious living room, genuine open fireplace, beamed ceiling in dining room, 2 sets French doors, breakfast and service porches, built-in refrigerator, one-picce sink, white enamel range, combinatioh cabinet, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths with built-in fixtures; instantaneous heater, servant’s toilet and laundry trays in basement; h. w. h., elec- tricity, hardwood floors through- out. «sines Today. They Represent the Value in the City Price Reasonable—Liberal Terms Exhibit house open, lighted and heated, 10 am. to 9 p.m. THE JOSEPH SHAPIRO COMPANY Owners and Builders 914 New York Ave. Franklin 6918 * Best Buy in Washington Today ONLY THREE LEFT 7 1026 to 1058 If You Want One of Those Beautiful Tennessee Ave. Homes 5 SOLD Inspect at Once 501 to 513 Tennessee Avenue N.E. 6 large rooms, tile bath, hot-water heat, electric lights, lots of closet space, double rear porches, wide front porch, deep lot to an alley. For Sale by JAMESON OWNER AND BUILDER 906 New York Ave. N.W. ASK THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE Main 5526 When You See This Home You'l Want It! 5205 Thirteenth Street N.W. This detached home, occupied but one year, is one of several homes that sold so quickly asito create a new record. It is of the most attractive 2-story bungalow style, with the clubroom and a lavatory on the first floor and 3 spacious rooms and bath on the second floor; thoroughly modern, of course, with every sensible convenience known to modern home construction; SLATE ROOF; GARAGE of style consistent with house. The neighborhood is second to none. There is no other home available in this square, and the price is right! Open Sunday After 12 Noon & Exclusive Agents 713 14th St. NW. Main 2345 TWO PORCHES LARGE LIVING DINING ROOM Quebec PLN.W. At 13th Street 1 Square North of Spring Road Six large rooms, H.-W.- H., elec. lights; double floors, tile bath, servants’ toilet, wash trays: double rear porches. Built-in garage. First Cost Practically the Last FOR SALE BY Thos. A. Jameson 906 New York Ave. N.W. Main 5526 Owner and Builder Ask the Man Who Owns One Sample House—2046 Wisconsin Avenue CELLAR WITH FULL SIZED WINDOWS ROOM and THREE BEDROOMS KITCHEN, PANTRY First Floor—Large living room across the entire front of house, opening into di. On the Heights of Historic Georgetown (At 32nd and R Streets N.W.) Nos. 2028 to 2050 Wisconsin Avenue A most desirable location in the vicinity of Montrose Park, Western High School, Georgetown Convent, Georgetown College and fine Graded Schools. SIX ROOMS AND BATH HOT-WATER HEAT ELECTRIC LIGHTS STATIONARY WASH TUBS ENAMELED GAS RANGE BEAUTIFUL FIXTURES KITCHEN CABINET LARGE CLOSETS Description The kitchen 2 room. is arranged for the convenience and cgmfort of the homemaker, with a pantry, and back porch leading to yard. ¥ There is a large and unusually bright cellar under the entire house, with full sized windows, and stationary tubs. A door from this leads to the back yard. Second Floor—Three bedrooms—the front one across the entire house. Three closets. Fully equipped bath with tiled floor. Porch. The entire house is most attractively decorated, and is exceptionally bright and airy. The entire row is most artistically fashioned. rice, $7,250 Balance, $67.50 Monthly, Including all Interest SAMPLE HOUSE OPEN DAILY FOR INSPECTION WAGGAMAN & BRAWNER, Inc. Franklin 7485 1215 “Eye” Street N.W. Cash, $750