Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-08
Capital Sidelights


OnCAS 6akl 0AS JuhJ gone DaCk some
800 years to an old Indian deed to make
certain Of the title to some of the land
he proposes to acquire for the great
public building program. Assistant At
torney General Farnum sent to the
Treasury Department yesterday his APP
prevail of the title to land in the center
Of the city Of Springfield, Mass. In
searching the title he ran across a deed
Of the Indians, dated 1885, embracing
all Of the land in Springfield, in
language much different from that in
use today and with a popularity of
spelling, which sets forth the consider
alton in terms OF latham of wampam,
coates, howes, hatchets and knives"
This deed was signed by the marks
Of MEMS, Kenix, Wesai alias Nepinam,
Winepawin, Cominuk, Macossak, Wene-
wis.,. CuttOnis, Wroutherna, Goa, I1ec-
kusnek, with Ahauton as interprete
The witnesses to the signing were john
Allen, Richard Everett, Thomas Horton,
Faithful Thayeler, John TONNES, Joseph
Jarsons and AhAutOn.
The deed was entered in the records
Of the county July 8, 1879, and is the
handwriting Of John Holyoke. At O
court held at Northampton, March,
1922, Joseph Parsons testified on
oath that he was q witness to this
bargain between the Indians and VIII
liam Pynchon, Henry Smith and Jehu
Burr.
Assistant Attorney General Farnum
pointed out facetiously the increase in
land value since the Government il now
paying q very considerable amount
$780, OO) In gold equivalent for q very
small fractional part of the land In this
deed covering the whole city, sold for
q few beads and knives.
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Postmaster General Brown let 1t be
known today that the department Is
seriously considering the issuance of q
two-cent stamp in commemoration OF
the tercentenary of the founding of the
Massachusetts, Bay Colony. There Is
also pending In Congress q legislative
proposal to authorize the Treasury De-
partment to issue 500, 600 specially
coined half-dollars in commemoration
OF the 3O0th anniversary.
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Although the Republican COMMITTEES
on committees has not completed the
task OF selecting . new House District
committee to handle all Of the leRis.
Iatlve proposals. affecting the munich
panty OF the National Capital, it Il
6enMteiy known that Representative
CHARLES l.. Underhill, one Of the most
active members Of that Committee for
eight years, ranking in seniority next IA
the chairman and In line for the chair
manship, will not be q member durina
the present Congress.
Inc District will greatly miss the
services of Mr.. Underhill, partially for
the good legislation he fathered. and
even more so for the undesirable leais-
latlon that he prevented from passing,
Inc cleaning up of the area to the
west front Of the Capitol with the ac-
QUESTION OF the So-called Mall Tri-
angle" as q site for Federal buildinsS
was advocated by Representative Un-
derhill ct . time when the administra-
tive ofiicers were discouraged over the
onator1neSs OF Congress in taking ac-
ton. It was his bill which focused at.
tention on this project, which Is now
advancing rapidly. Other pieces of
legislation for which he worked earnest
~ include workmen's compensation and
the insurance code.
When the proposal was made last
year TO authorize the acquisition of the
north Of Pennsylvania avenue. for 4
municipal center, it was through the In
sistence OF Mr.. Underhill that the area
70 De acquired was defined as four CITY
blocks instead Of two.
The residents Of the Capital City will
long be grateful TO him for opposing
and thwarting efforts to get special leg
islation Of the "try.it-out-on.the- dog
type passed for the District. He has
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chamber in behalf Of the District. IN.
sistently demanding that the votelees
and unrepresented District taxpayers be
given q square deal. He has not been
as some others, merely critical Of the
District, but instead has been con-
Structive and helpful. He had the con.
ndence Of the House, and when he
spoke on District matters, has had
attention.
The death of Representative w. w
CREST OF Pennsylvania, chairman Of the
House committee on post offices and
post roads, has disclosed how strong the
Keystone State has been on that com.
mittee with iave out Of thirteen Repub.
hcan members, the other Pennsyianis
members being Kendall, Kelly, Watres
and SwartG.
How one Of the largest factories
In Uncle Sans service takes care of
its help is shown In the annual report
OF the director of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, with nearly 5000
employees.
The number of treatments admins
tered to employees during the year ag-
gregated 62,299, as compared with so, OH
Ior the previous year, an increase Of
2,2S2. or this number "a, 920 cases
were treated during the last flve months
OF the fascal year at q time when the
regular force was augmented BY the
employment Of temporary workers.
Special equipment procured during
the year consisted of two infrAred
lamps, which are used for heat treat
ment; an eye magnet, an article used
to extract steel and metal from the eye:
head lamp, which Is an electrical
attachment to secure better light in
performing nose and throat treatments;
sling psychrometer, which 10 used to
determine the humidity of the atmos~
phere, and q pneumatic auriscppe, which
Is used to examine the recesses Of the
external ear.
During the latter part of the year the
space assigned to this division was reno
waited and reprinted. making q neat and
attractive appearance.
In the branch ONCE, located in the
division OF loans and currency, a total
Of 1880 cases were treated. In Ire
fiscal year 1928 . total of 1888 cases
were treated. This relief room haS
been changed from its former quarter
to . section Of the building which 4
larger and better ventilated,
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When the new Secretary of the In
terror, DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, came
before House committee for the flrst
time, In connection with the estimates
OF appropriation for the Interior De-
partment, which are now under discus.
sion In the House, he was given q
little lecture 90 new man" by Chair
man Cramton OF the subcommittee In
charge Of that departmental bin. as
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