Chapter 651. For the relief of certain officers and former officers of the Army of the United States, and for other individual claims approved by the War Department
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Chap. 651: For the relief of certain officers and former officers of the Army of the United States, and for other individual claims approved by the War Department. Chapter 651 45 Stat. 2362 1929-03-02 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 private Chapter 651.— An Act For the relief of certain officers and former officers of the Army of the United States, and for other individual claims approved by the War Department.
March 2, 1929. [[H. R. 4265](/us/bill/70/hr/4265).] [[Private, No. 524](/us/pvtl/70/524).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Army. Credits allowed in accounts of designated officers. That the Comptroller General of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of the following-named officers and 2363former officers of the Army of the United States in the sums herein stated which now stand as disallowances on the books of the General Accounting Office:
Captain Bigelow B. Barbee, Finance Department, the sum of Captain Bigelow B. Barbee.$3,022.09, being the amount paid by him for services in preparing searches and title policies on certain real estate acquired by the War Department. Lieutenant Colonel Tilman Campbell, Finance Department, theLieutenant Colonel Tilman Campbell. sum of $314.90, representing public funds for which he was accountable, which were stolen from the finance office by the cashier, a technical sergeant, and not due to the neglect or lack of care on the part of Colonel Campbell.
Captain Walter D. Dabney, Finance Department, the sum ofCaptain Waiter D. Dabney. $32.90, representing public funds for which he was accountable, which were lost by the payment of two fraudulent vouchers. Major John M. Eager, Field Artillery, formerly acting quartermasterMajor John M. Eager. and disbursing officer, the sum of $180.26, which represents loss of Government funds due to the failure of the Banca Italiana di Sconto, Rome, Italy. Major Frederick D. Griffith, junior, General Staff, the sum of Major Frederick D.
Griffith, Jr.$182.55, being public funds for which he was accountable and which were stolen by a warrant officer on duty in his office. First Lieutenant Robert A. Hill, Corps of Engineers, the sum ofLieutenant Robert A. Hill. $2,492.99, representing public funds for which he was accountable and which were lost through embezzlement by an employee of the Engineer Department on or about November 17, 1922. Captain James A. Marmon, Finance Department, the sum of Captain James A. Marmon.$10,832.67, representing funds embezzled by Howard Farmer, second lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, while acting as agent officer, and which amount now stands as a disallowance on the books of the General Accounting Office.
Captain J. R. McNiel, Finance Department, the sum of $35.93,Captain J. R. McNiel. on account of payments for services to a civilian nurse at the station hospital, Camp Meade, Maryland, for treatment of members of the Organized Reserves and the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps while on active duty. Lieutenant Colonel F. P. Holcomb, Finance Department, the sumLieutenant Colonel F. P. Holcomb. of $1,247.50, representing the amount overpaid to Frank Corya, formerly sergeant, Medical Department, for an alleged deposit of $1,150, and interest thereon amounting to $97.50.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles L. Lanham (deceased), Finance Lieutenant Colonel Charles L. Lanham (deceased).Department, the sum of $125, on account of overpayments of longevity pay to an officer now deceased. Captain William A. MacNicholl, Finance Department, the sumCaptain William A. MacNicholl. of $25, on account of payments made for medical and hospital treatment furnished a private in the enlisted Reserve Corps while on active duty. Major Emmet C. Morton, Finance Department, the sum of $272.40, Major Emmet C.
Morton.representing public funds for which he was accountable which were lost by the payment of two fraudulent vouchers. Captain O. T. Simpson, Finance Department, the sum of $1,370.13, representing the amount refunded to Hoblitzell and Hyde on account of a quantity of canned salmon purchased from the Government by that firm, which was condemned by the health department, State of Massachusetts, as unfit for human consumption and destroyed. Major F. J. Torney, Quartermaster Corps, the sum of $334.75, Major F.
J. Torney.representing amounts expended by him in the interests of the Army music school. Captain Wallace E. Durst, Quartermaster Corps, $6; LieutenantCaptain Wallace E. Durst, etc. Colonel F. P. Holcomb, Finance Department, $18; Captain W. A. 2364 MacNicholl, Finance Department, $2; First Lieutenant James A. Durnford, Quartermaster Corps, $6; First Lieutenant Fred G. Sherrill, Finance Department, $4; Major J. S. Jadwin, Finance Department, $34; being in each instance the amounts paid to civilian witnesses not in Government employ, in accordance with prescribed rates; in all, the sum of $70.
Sec. 2. Adjustment of designated claims authorized. The Comptroller General of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to adjust and settle the following claims and certify same to Congress: American Commission Company.American Commission Company, $448.08, being the value of four thousand and eighty cans of tomatoes purchased from the Government at a sale of surplus supplies, which were seized by the Federal Food Administrator and destroyed as unfit for human consumption.
Fort Worth, Tex., Army store.Army store, Forth Worth, Texas, the sum of $25, representing the amount which was paid to the Government for certain surplus stores which were undelivered, and which sum was deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Major A. W. Bloor.Major A. W. Bloor, General Staff, the sum of $24.80, being the amount found due by a board of officers on account of damages to his automobile in collision with an Army truck.
Frank C. Cady.Frank C. Cady (formerly acting dental surgeon), the sum of $127.61, being the amount paid by him from private funds for rental of quarters for the period October 14, 1913, to January 31, 1914, for his use while in the service of the United States. Major James Canby.Major James Canby, Quartermaster Corps (now colonel, Finance Department), the sum of $80, which amount he refunded to the Government on account of a disallowance in his money accounts for payment of rental of an automobile used on official business.
Lieutenant Louis J. Claterbos.Second Lieutenant Louis J. Claterbos, Corps of Engineers, the sum of $39.75, being the amount found due by a board of officers on account of damages sustained to his automobile in collision with an Army automobile. Major E. T. Comegys.Major E. T. Comegys, Finance Department, the sum of $82.50, which amount was refunded to the Government on account of a disallowance in his money accounts in connection with the payment for two typewriters for the use of and now in possession of the military service.
Lieutenant M. J. Conway.First Lieutenant M. J. Conway, Infantry, the sum of $302.85, being the amount found due by a board of officers on account of damages sustained to his personal property by fire at Camp Devens, Massachusetts, on January 28, 1919. John Dalton.John Dalton, formerly private, Air Service, the sum of 85 cents, representing amount of personal funds stolen from the office of the post prison officer, Fort Bliss, Texas. Felix Davis.Felix Davis, the sum of $32.50, being the amount paid by him for a two-wheel trailer purchased from the Government at a public auction and which could not be located and delivered to him.
Captain William F. Donnelly.Captain William F. Donnelly, Air Service, the sum of $255.70, being the amount found due by a board of officers on account of damages sustained to his automobile in collision with an Army truck. E. B. Ellis.E. B. Ellis, the sum of $43.31, representing the amount overpaid to the Government on two purchases of surplus property, and which sum has been deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Fantus Brothers.Fantus Brothers, the sum of $60.98, representing the amount which was overpaid to the Government in the purchase of a quantity of surplus clothing, and which sum has been deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. 2365 Matthew E.
Hanna (formerly captain, Tenth Cavalry), the sumMatthew E. Hanna. of $532.18, being the amount of money expended by him as special disbursing agent from an allotment from the appropriation “ Contingencies of the Army, 1912,” to pay the unusual and extraordinary official expenses of the special mission of Army officers detailed by the President and the Secretary of War to witness the autumn maneuvers of the German Army in 1911, and which amount was deposited by him in the Treasury of the United States from private funds.
Hemingway and Company, the sum of $1,119.40, being the amountHemingway and Company. overpaid to the Government in connection with the purchase of a quantity of nitric acid, which sum was deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Hemingway and Company, the sum of $433.37, which was paid to the Government as a deposit on the purchase of a quantity of nitric acid and for which credit was not given when sale was completed, the amount having been deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.
Major Morton J. Henry, Quartermaster Corps, the sum of $16.80, Major Morton J. Henry.being the amount paid by him on account of a disallowance in his disbursing account. The Hohenberg-Lacey-Farrow Mercantile Company, the sum ofThe Hohenberg-Lacey-Farrow Mercan tile Company. $10.50, representing the amount overpaid to the Government in the purchase of certain surplus articles of clothing, and which sum has been deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Jervey, Corps of Engineers, the sumLieutenant Colonel Henry Jervey. of $24, representing an amount disbursed by him in the interest of navigation and under emergent conditions, which was disallowed in his disbursing accounts and subsequently refunded and deposited in the Treasury of the United States. Major Clifford R. Jones, Coast Artillery Corps, the sum of $36, Major Clifford R. Jones.being the amount paid by him for the release of baggage of a detachment of enlisted men, the checks for which had been lost.
Lazarius G. Joseph, the sum of $400, being the amount paid byLazarius G. Joseph. him to the salvage officer, quartermaster depot, Manila, Philippine Islands, for a condemned distribution box boat hull, which was later recovered from him without refund, on account of a previous sale. Keene Chemical Company, the sum of $179.60, being thev value of a certain quantity of caustic soda purchased from the War Department but not delivered. Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin H. Ker foot, Coast Artillery Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin H.
Kerfoot.the sum of $150, being the value of one horse which he purchased and paid for for the Government and which amount was disallowed by the Comptroller General of the United States and subsequently refunded by officer. Captain Sherman Miles, Field Artillery, the sum of $57.95, being Captain Sherman Miles.the amount of money expended by him as military attaché to the American Legation, Bucharest, Rumania, from an allotment of the appropriation “ Contingencies, military information section, General Staff Corps,” 1923, and which amount was deposited by him in the Treasury of the United States from private funds.
Northern Saddlery Company, the sum of $15.99, representing theNorthern Saddlery Company. amount which was overpaid to the Government on the purchase of a quantity of white duck, and which sum was deposited to the credit of the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. George H. Parsons, formerly private, Motor Transport Company George H. Parsons.Numbered 49, the sum of $52.71, representing personal property and 2366funds consisting of $17.71 in cash and one gold watch valued at $35, which was stolen from the office of the post prison officer, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Lieutenant Colonel Mason M. Patrick.Lieutenant Colonel Mason M. Patrick, Corps of Engineers, the sum of $6.80, being the amount paid by him from private funds for the insertion in certain newspapers of an advertisement in October, 1912, inviting public bids for the privilege of importing into the United States power generated in Canada from waters of the Niagara River. Major J. H. Reynolds, jr.Major J. H. Reynolds, junior, retired, the sum of $587.50, being the amount found due by a board of officers on account of damages sustained to his automobile in collision with an Army truck.
Lieutenant John A. Schoonover.First Lieutenant John A. Schoonover, Medical Officers Reserve Corps, the sum of $121.66, being the amount to which he is entitled for mileage and reimbursement for expense of shipment of household effects from his home to station upon being ordered to active duty. Lieutenant Turner R. Sharp.First Lieutenant Turner R. Sharp, Quartermaster Corps, the sum of $187.40, being public funds for which he was responsible as agent officer, $115.90 of which was stolen on or about November 3, 1920, and $71.50 on or about December 3, 1920, the entire amount ($187.40) having been refunded by him to make good the loss of these public funds.
Major Willis Shippam.Major Willis Shippam, Coast Artillery Corps, the sum of $163, being the amount found due by a board of officers on account of damages sustained to his personal property while in storage in his quarters at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Frederick D. Smith.Frederick D. Smith, the sum of $56.03, being the amount of freight charges paid by him for shipment of his household goods incident to his transfer as a clerk from Chicago, Illinois, to Louisville, Kentucky. Captain Roy C.
Smith.Captain Roy C. Smith, United States Navy, retired, the sum of $24.45, being amount refunded by him from his personal funds to cover a disallowance in his official accounts. Lieutenant Colonel George O. Squirer.Lieutenant Colonel George O. Squirer, Signal Corps, the sum of $41.46, being the amount of money expended by him as military attaché to the American Embassy at London from an allotment of the appropriation “ Contingencies, military information section, General Staff corps,” 1913 and 1914, and which amount was deposited by him in the Treasury of the United States from private funds.
Acting Dental Surgeon William A. Squires.Acting Dental Surgeon William A. Squires, the sum of $290.79, being the amount paid by him for rental of quarters, heat, and light during the fiscal years 1914 and 1915 while an acting dental surgeon in the service of the United States. Saint Francis Hospital.Saint Francis Hospital, Newport News, Virginia, the sum of $47.90, and to Doctor S. W. Hobson, Newport News, Virginia, the sum of $56, being for hospital care and medical services rendered George Vay, seaman, injured on February 12, 1913, while in line of duty; in all, the sum of $103.90.
Major George N. Watson.Major George N. Watson, Finance Department, the sum of $398.54, covering loss sustained by him through the cashing of three forged final statements, and which amount has been refunded by him and covered into the Treasury of the United States. Dick Weaver.Dick Weaver, formerly corporal, Battery A, Eighty-second Regiment Field Artillery, the sum of $5, representing the amount of personal funds stolen from the office of the post prison officer, Fort Bliss, Texas. 2367 Otis Williams, formerly private, Battery A, Eighty-second RegimentOtis Williams.
Field Artillery, the sum of $192.97, representing personal funds and property consisting of $172.97 in cash, and one gold watch valued at $20, stolen from the office of the post prison officer, Fort Bliss, Texas. Wilson Chemical Company, the sum of $2,319.72, representingWilson Chemical Company. the amount which was overpaid to the Government on the purchase of a quantity of bromine, and which sum was deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.
Sandy Campbell, sergeant, Company I, Twenty-fourth Regiment Sandy Campbell.Infantry, United States Army, the sum of $150, being the amount found due by a board of officers on account of damages sustained to his automobile in a collision with an Army truck. Major Francis J. Baker, Finance Department (formerly pay clerk, Major Francis J. Baker, etc.For rentals. Quartermaster Corps), for rental from November 15, 1912, to June 30, 1913, while stationed at Vancouver, Washington, the sum of $141; to Major Stephen R.
Beard, Finance Department (formerly pay clerk, Quartermaster Corps), for rental from November 30, 1912, to June 30, 1913, while stationed at Fort Worden, Washington, the sum of $168.80; to Major Horace G. Foster, Finance Department (formerly pay clerk, Quartermaster Corps), for rental from November 13, 1912, to January 15, 1914, while stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, the sum of $338.40; and to estate of Captain Hastie A. Stuart, Finance Department (formerly pay clerk, Quartermaster Corps), for rental from November 30, 1912, to June 30, 1913, while stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, the sum of $182.40, which amounts wore paid by the officers named from private funds, being in each instance for rental of quarters for his use in the service of the United States for the periods and while stationed at the places named; in all, the sum of $842.68.
Lieutenant George D. Graham, Medical Corps, the sum of $301.20;Lieutenant George D. Graham, etc. Commutation of quarters, refunds. to Captain Edward D. Kremers, Medical Corps, the sum of $340; to Captain Larry B. McAfee, Medical Corps, the sum of $293; to Captain Laertus J. Owen, Medical Corps, the sum of $171.67; to Lieutenant Colonel Frederic P. Reynolds, Medical Corps, the sum of $321.60; to Captain Adam E. Schlanser, Medical Corps, the sum of $275; and to Jay D. Whitham (formerly major, Medical Corps), the sum of $74.40, being the amounts paid by them for commutation of quarters and afterwards refunded by them from their private funds; in all, the sum of $1,776.87.
Captain W. L. Richards, Medical Corps, United States Army, such Captain W. L. Richards.amount as he may have refunded to the Government as the result of a payment to Frank Corya, formerly sergeant, Medical Department, of $1,150 for soldiers’ deposits on a fraudulent deposit slip which was certified to by Captain Richards, and for which payment he was held responsible and accountable, and to credit the appropriation “ Pay of the Army deposit fund ” with such amount as will make the total available hereunder $1,150: *Provided*, That Captain Richards*Proviso.* Relieved of responsibility. is hereby relieved from all responsibility and accountability in connection with the payment of this sum and interest thereon, amounting to $97.50, to said Frank Corya.
Major Willard D. Newbill, Quartermaster Corps (now colonel,Major Willard D. Newbill. United States Army, retired), the sum of $39.49, being the amount paid by him to Blair, Murdock Company from Government funds for printing. Approved, March 2, 1929.
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