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says that Dr. Drew, an Indian agent, was also a participant in the
meeting.
Mr. Wasson and Mr. Fenton have been investigating the local
phases of the situation for the past few months and have gathered un
limited data to present to the Government. They assert a practical
certainty of obtaining the rights of the tribes that are interested in the
C aims and expect to interest such men as Senators Chamberlain and
Owens, Representatives Hastings, Murry, Ferris, Davenport, Carter of
Oklahoma, James Reed and others in their behalf.
Senator Lane and Representative Hawley, of Oregon, already have
made research in the affair and found a letter from President Buchanan
addressed to Congress when submitting the treaty to that body for rati
fication in 1857, two years after its being signed. Senator Lane is re
ported also to have in his possession a true copy of the treaty as pre
served in some history written shortly after the Empire gathering.
It has been established that the treaty was never ratified, nor has the
Government’s copy been found as yet, but the Indians consider the
treaty was made in good faith and therefore feel the Government
should keep faith with them.
T he exact demands which the representatives of the Indians expect
to make upon the Government have not been outlined, but it was
learned they hold themselves entitled to between $6,000,000 and $10
HOUSING AND HEALTH
E X P E R IE N C E S IN FO R EIG N C IT IE S PR O V ES SA N IT A R Y
HOMES REDUCE SICK RATES
LANS have just been completed for the erection of a
serits of model homes in the City of Washington for
the purpose of demonstrating to the Nation the re
lationship between good housing and good health.
These are to be known as the Ellen Wilson homes,
and are not in the nature of an experiment, but are
intended as a demonstration to the entire United
The intimate connection between bad housing and bad health and
goot musing and good health is clearly recognized in Washington,
w ere the alley dwellings have long been a matter of concern both to
the health authorities and to public spirited citizens who wish the