Show ERASING US isle of pines marked tar by mistake washington nov 23 in the new map for 1905 issued by the general land office the little dot of land lying off the coast of cuba and known aa the isle of pines will no longer have the letters V S following its name thia decision ha a been reached by tho general land office which since 1900 has designated this bit of laud pine island U S the official map have had the asland indicated as an american possession for over four years frank bond chiae of the map i division of the general land offic said today that the letters V S had been placed after pine island by mi and that the error would be rectified on the new maps there Is now pending in the senate 9 formally turning over the island to the i republic of cuba |