Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1928, Page 21

REAL ESTATE. " EXPERTS ESTIMATE LIFE OF BUILDINGS Information Wifl Be Given to| Internal Revenue Bureau and Used Otherwise. Recommendations as to the number | of years which practical - experience poinis may be expected to be the nor- mal life of various types of buildings will be made to the commissioner of internal revenue shortly by the Na- tional Association of Real Estate Boards. The recommendations are made at | the request of the burcau, which has | asked for such a statement in order to | enable it to set up a schedule of normal | rates of depreciation and obsolescence | of buildings for the purpose of determin- ing allowable deductions in the making | of income tax returns. In preparation for inie making of the | ‘'THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1998 WOMAN PHYSICIAN SHOOTS SELF TWIGE {Was Declared Insane After| Falsely Confessing to Killing Couple. | By the Associated Press. | PHILADELPHIA, November 17.— | With two self-inflicted bullec wounds | near her heart, Dr. Virginia Alvarez | | Hussey, who last July created a sensa- | tion by “confessing” that she had slain | her husband, Lindley M. Hussey, novel- ist, and “the other woman,” was in a | critical condition today at the Miser- | cordia Hospital. | After the police had | and “the other woma Mrs. Grace Residence at 2 East Melrose street, Chevy Chase, Md., acquired through the recommended schedule of normal life | office of John F. Maury from John W. Hulse by Miss Margarct Merrick and her expectancy rates for various types of | sisters. The house contains ten rooi and three baths and is on a lot 135x1 structures the association called on its | —— member boards in cities throughout | the country to give the opinion of a growth. In addition the data have been committee “of their most exper‘lenceld;rlasslflod for each type of construction Teal estate observers ac to actual length | i r- of life which buildings of the types| under 13 classes of buildings to deter specified have been found to have in| their communities. | The findings have been approved by | ,_Lensgth of probable useful life is es the board of directors of the associa- | timated for steel frame fireproof con tion and have been authorized to be | Struction, reinforced concrete construc submitted to the Treasury Department, | tion, masonry of slow-burning They constitute a study of the normal | Struction with or without steel frame, expectation as to the length of useful life of office buildings, stores, ware- houses, factories, apartment buildings, single 'family dwellings, theaters, ho- | s 3 tels and other types of structures | ing disputes concerned in depreciation ‘The experience of 111 cities has been |and abdolescence deductions for income tabulated and summarized in three | tax purposes not only in the real estate each, all frame construction. “Publication of the results of this tudy will be highly beneficial in avoid. ways: By sectional distribution of cities, | business but for all industries in which | obsolescence of build- by cities grouped according to size, by ' depreciation ant Dr. H. Blair, commis- cities grouped according to rate of ings are factor: Six and Seven Rooms—Enclosed Porches “Jameson-Built Model Homes” Now Ready for Inspection 1524 D St. N.E. 919 Quincy St. N.W. 510 Central Ave. N.E. 315 18th St. S.E. 255 11th St. S.E.- 1814 D St. S.E. 2620 6th St. N.E. . 412 Douglas St. N.E. The architecture of these fine homes has been carefully designed and selected by our experts of superior home designs. The material also has been carefully selected. All labor furnished by skilled mechanics of the best grade. . These homes have heen personally supervised by the owner, and money can be saved by buying direct from us. These homes contain six and seven large rooms, tile bath with built-in tub and shower, garage, one- piece sink in kitchen, ex- tra large porches front and rear. Oak floors, lat- est fixtures, floor plugs in each room and built-in ice box. It will pay you to inspect these homes. Built, Owned and for Sale by Thos. A. Jameson Co. 906 New York Ave. N.W. Main 5526 “Ask the Man Who Owns One” Traditional ENGLISH MANOR HOME Attractive in Price and Appearance 4715 17th St. N.W, With a Commanding View of Its Surroundings Overlooking Rock Creek Park luxprcssmg the Dignity 5 of Its Environment qurnwnimh]v blended with its exclusive surroundings of all high-class homes. Situated on a corner lot, 113x100 fcet. Inviting center-hall entrance, spacious living room. In all, nine rooms and three baths, including servants’ quarters, Two-car garage; wrought iron fixtures; period decorations, etc. Open All Day Sunday Drive West on Crittenden St., from 16th to Home sicner of internal reve: | out. The recommendation of the associa- mine the useful and economic life of | tion, it is expected, will be sent out by | | the bureau to a wide number of people | In an Excellent Near-in Northwest Section various ficlds of activity concerned | ith real estate and building, for recom- | | It is ex- con- | pected that if an agreement can be reached a3 to the normal amount of de- masonry with frame interior and for | preciation and obsolescence encountered | in various types of buildings. a rate of | | allowable deducation for depreciation |, be established in making out | mendation and criticism. and obs cence may by the burc: for the March income tax returns. Offices Saul Building 925 15th St. N.W. Several desirable rooms at very reasonable rents. In- spection invited. 2 rooms, $52.50 B. F. SAUL CO. Main 2100 925 15th St. N.W. alley, paved street. and two tiled baths with shc numerous closets, attractive kit rolling lawns bounded by a n Near Western High, National Robert E. 718 Union Trust . Or Any From 37th and T go north 3 squares to hous | tightly grasped in her hand. found Hussey | sey EXHIBIT HOME 2204 Tunlaw Road N.W. Exceptionally wide six-room colomal brick homes, one ver, screened and open porches, q PRICED AS LOW AS $8,950 VERY EASY TERMS schools, stores, and car service. Only 10 minutes from Dupont Circle. Owner and Builder Building Tetlow Sauveur, wealthy divorcee, alive at an artists’ colony near Sergeants- ville, N. J., Dr. Hussey was pronounced mentally unbalanced and committed to the Norristown State Hospital. Reconciled With Husband. £he was released two months ago, and friends sald she and her husband had bacome reconciled, although they were not living together. At legal pro- coedings closing the incident Mrs. Sauveur denied having been friendly with Hussey. Dr. Hussey, a graduate of the Wom- en’s Medical College of this city and a daughter of a former minister of war of Venezuela, was found unconscious in her room last night by Mrs. M. Cher- riere, who conducts the apartment house. Two bullets had pierced her breast and a .32-caliber pistol was | On a desk nearby was this note: “To Whom It May Concern: “Nobody is responsible for my death. | Hursey has been nice and good to me, so he'is not responsible for my death. I am just broken hearted and do not want to live any more.” The note was signed “Virginia l’illls-J ‘After her release from the hospital | eplace, sarage: chen with Frigidaire atural stone wall. Cathedral, public and parochial Kline, Jr. Main 6799 Broker See my sign. Price, #9,850° and U Sample House, No. 544 Peabody Street Northwest ALL SEMI-DETACHED Description—Built of brick, full 20 feet wide, hardwod floors throughout, large rooms, large closets in each room, cedar closet in hall, linen closet in bathroom, built-in tub and shower, full tiled bath with pedestal washstand, very attractive panel walls, Sanitas kitchen and bath, two rear porches screened, large colonial cement front porch, one-piece sink, built-in pantry and cupboard in Kitchen, very attractive electric fixtures with wall switches and two sets of double plugs in each room, the very latest modern hot-water heating plant with Columbia radiators, large windows with plenty of light and air, lots of wall space which provides artistic placing of furniture,large built-in garage on level with wide And last, but not least, plenty of fresh air and sunshine which knowledged to be the greatest aid to good health. These houses are priced far below actual value, due to the fact that several builders in the immediate vicinity are each trying to build a better house for the price charged. So we respectfully submit to your good judgment after inspection of all houses in the neighborhood. OPEN FOR INSPECTION DAILY AND SUNDAY UNTIL 9 P.M. Directions—By auto, go out Ceorgia Avenue to Longfellow Street,'east on Longfellow to Fifth Street, north on Fifth to Peabody Street, turn left to open sign on houses. By street car, take Takoma Park car to Peabody Street, walk two blocks west to houses. Built by C. W. WILLIAMS GEO. S. WHITE, 1412 Eye St. N.W., Main 8098 Fhes Newly Five Bedrooms and Two-Car Garage Flower and Vegetable Garcens J. €. Douglass Co. 1621 K St. N.W Frank. 5678 927 15th St. Renovated Throughout Two Baths on Second Floor Park 2955 Newark St. One Square West of Conn. Ave. Beautifully Landscaped Lot 110 by 195 Fu. $32,500.00 Delightfully situated in an exclusive neighborhood. Spacious, sunny rooms, living room 1714x28, music room, kitchen and pantry. Five vitreous china throughout. Two servants' rooms and bath. 3 Handsome lighting fixtures, oak floors, tile roofs, elec- tric refrigeration, instantaneous heater, vapor heating. Open for Inspection Saturday Afternoon and All Day Sunday L. T. Gravatte Realtor Evening Phone Georgia 2900 large dining room, open fireplace in each: reception hall, bedrooms, glass-enclosed sleeping porch, two beautiful colored tile bathrooms, each with shower and Main 753 Dr. Hussey went to live with her brother, but remained only a few weeks. She then engaged the apartment on Larchwood avenue, a few blocks from Wwhere her husband lived. Friends said that Hussey gave his wife a weekly al- lowance and that he called to see her almost daily. Much Interest in Moon. Although total eclipses of the moon are far more generally observed than total eclipses of the sun, since they may be seen from more than half of the earth's surface while a total eclipse of the sun, according to the American | Nature Association, is visible only with- in a very narrow path of great length. yet they are not of so common occu rence that ‘hey pass uncbserved or fi to_arouse popular interest. Chevy Chase, D. C. Ideally Located Near the Circle PRICED RIGHT 3549 Patterson St. Near Conn. Ave,, stores, schools, churches and transportation. Seven rooms including large fi ished attic, pantry, breakfas tiled bath and shower, ser: L toilet and laundry tubs in base- ment. Copper-clad shingle roof, built-in garage with stone drive from rear alley; lot fully sodded and several trees. You will be well pleased. Inspect this after- noon or tomorrow. Heated and lighted. BUILT BY GRIFFIN BROS. Geo. E. Dieffenbach Main 583. Evenings, Clev. 4117 Room 1108 1343 H St. N.W. Overlooking REAT ESTATE. or kit st R b+~ gyt e Hospital authorities and her physician Former Wyoming Governor Is in| yould not comment on the ature of Detroit Hospital. o friends osh, Wis., where she DETROIT, November 17 (#).—Mrs. | was sckeduled to speak last night. said Nellie Tayloe Ross, former Governor of | she was suffering from an eye affiiction. —_— . . An Invitation! Come out and inspect these fine semi-detached homes Facing the New Government Park Detached 7 Rooms and Garage $350 Cash $59.50 Monthly 1913 Otis St. N.E. HOW TO COME: Out Rhode Island Ave. to 18th St. N.E. then left to Otis St. or take Brookland bus fo 18th and Monroe, then morth to homes. The Standard of Comparison Rock Creek Park 3005. Albemarle Street A particularly spacious center-hall New England Colonial home situated just east of Connecticut Avenue, on a beautifully land- scaped lot, 75x150. It overlooks the homes of Major General Mason M. Patrick, Colonel William R. Davis and Mr. Henry C. Morris, and adjacent are many influential families of the Capital City. A definite character of the better type of residences has already been established, and the price at which this home is oftered will undoubtedly interest the discriminating purchaser. Convenient—accessible—just fifteen minutes’ drive from the White House. Upon entering the wide hall the sense of space will immediately impress you. and the soft colored stiopled walls add to the quiet charm of a Colonial home. On the second floor are five exceptionally comfortable sleeping rooms and two ovely tile baths. The third floor is finished off into two rooms, bath and storage room. Oak floors thruout. slate roof, and a two- car garage built in keeping with the house. It must be seer to be appreciated, and it IS— Open Sunday Drive out 706 Colorado Bldg. 170% Connecticut Ave. An Outstanding Value Very Reasonable Terms Schwab, Valk & Canby Potomac 830 CiEE 12th Street N.W. In this beautiful subdivision, with its varied styles of architecture, we are offering homes of Breuninger construction and individual design. With jealous regard for our reputation, we are building in Shepherd Park types of homes that are well within the reach of those home seekers who desire a home of strength and beauty with convenient, luxurious appointments. Situated on large lots, with a commanding view of Rock Creek Park, Shepherd Park is on direct bus, car lines and convenient to stores, ete. Come Out Sunday and Inspect the Residence Pictured Above—of 6 Rooms, Bath and Garage Priced Less Than $16,000 Open and Lighted Daily Until 9 P.M. 16th St. to Alaska, to 12th St., turn left to homes. L& PBreuninger S Sons Builders of the “Original” Breuninger Homes—Builders—Realtors Main 6140