The Washington Post
March 2, 1930

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wemnsniiee newspaper ‘publishing the reports of The Associated Press | every/morning. For home delivery | zz, See. & | TEN CE . —— Z oe — ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER. _NO. 19,617. peaberhnce Wamenoroe Os WASHINGTON: Spain’s Queen Willed NE iH INE $100, 000byA.P. Moore FIVE CENTS. __ WASHINGTON & SUBUKIS OUPYRIGH1. 1930. SUNDAY. MARCH 2 1930. BY THE WASHINGTON Posi co DAUSHY CHOICE TARDIEU FILLS ’ 8/2 | YEAR OLD, HELD oTAIGT BOON Rove Proud of Record Which Shows 116 Convictions. LAW PRAISED AS BEST WEAPON AGAINST RUM U. S. Attorney Says Year Has Seen Greatest Dry Enforcement. ONLY 16 ACQUITTALS RETURNED BY COURTS Maximum ‘Sentence of Five Years, $10,000 Fine Yet to Be Imposed. By DUNBAR HARE. Although the Jones act, covering vio- lations of the prohibition law, is one , year old today, and despite the fact ad “~~eases during the that the District of Columbia is said to lead the Nation in total number of convictions—116—records in the Office of United States Attorney Leo A. Rover show that in no instance | has the maxinrum sentence bren im- | posed. | The act, mated the Jones-Stalker which is Officially desig- law, but which is familiarly referred to under the shorter name, provides maximum penalties of five years and $10,000 So far in the year’s enforcement in the District the heaviest penalty meted out by the District eared Court has been three years. When the law became “ieee | March 2, 1929, there was much com- | ment over the stern penalties pro- vided, and many persons declared it could never be enforced because of them. The law, howeyer, has been enforced; and as Mr. Rover says, the records in his “office are tHe best proof of that assertion. re Proud of Record, Mr. Rover declined to make any Official statement regarding the man- ner in which the law has been en- forced here. He did admit that. he was reasonably proud of the record made by his organization. That it really is a good record is best brought out by comparison. One hundred and thirty-two Jones act cases were tried during the twelve months. There were, as stated, con- victions in 116 cases, as against only 16 acquittals. In the 116 cases in which convic- tions were achieved, there were 127 defendants, and none escaped. Each of the sixteen acquittals represents an individual. Termed Greatest eichisieet Prfor to March 2, 1929, only a few Hquor cases reached the District Su- preme Court. That was when prose- cutions were ander the nationa) pro- hibition act. As a result, records in the. United States attorney’s office show. that during the twelve months beginning March 2, 1928, and ended on the date the Jones act was signed by President Coolidge there were only eighteen such cases that reached the “big court.”. However, the rec- ord for those eighteen was perfect. convictions being obtained in each instance. ) Assistant United States Attorney David Aiken Hart, who is in charge of prohibition enforcement in the Police Court, and other assistants who handle or have handled prohibition past year believe that the Janes act is the greatest weapon ever placed in the hands of law enforcement officers. Whether this is true or not, it ts noticeable that there were less liquor cases arising during the past year than during the twelve months pre- ceding the effectivepess of the “5- and-10” law. This may indicate any mumber of things, but Mr. Hart and Others believe that it means that the new law has curbed the violators, in numbers at least. Summary of Totals. There were only 1,829 liquor cases arising during the past year. The bulk of these were handled in“Pajice Court, 1,510 being the number taken eare of in that tribunal. During the preceding year there was a total ef 1.977 cases under the national prohi- bition act and 1,959 were handled in Police Court. — Since the act went into effect the grand juries have returned 247 in-. dictments charging violations of the law and have ignored as many. Ig¢- norances by the grand jury as a rule have resulted from failure of arrest- ing officers to furnish sufficient evi- dence to lead the inquisitorial bodies to believe that a conviction could be obtained in court. Cases involving mere possession. _ except where it is believed that the possession is for commercial purposes, are not prosecuted under the Jones act. These cases are handled in the Police Court. Oases that go to the grand jury under the act involve sale - @r transportation or both. While the assistants in the “big court” were stepping on the acceler- Ripe ee Tags 5, rte 6 Bequest of Late Envoy Is Expected to Be Used For Charity. ’ Pittsburgh, March 1 (A.P.).—The Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph today said that the late Ambassador Alexander P. Moore had bequeathed Quoen Vic- toria Eugenia of Spain $100,000. Or- hcers of the Union Trust Co. execu- tors of the estate, said the will would be filed for probate early next week Moore was formerly American Am- bassador to Spain and admired the activities of the queen in her work to relieve the poor. Mrs. Mildred Martin, niece of Mr. Moore, and hostess for him’ at the American Embassy at Madrid, said that she had heard reports of the bequest and that if they were true, it was probable that it was stipu- lated the money was to be «used in Queen Victoria Eugenia’s charities. from Pittsburgh, Pa., | Alexander P. Moore, formerly Amert- whether she should permit it to con- Madrid, March 1 (A.P.).—Reports that the late i lta ~ QUEEN VICTORIA EUGENIA. age Victoria simply and informally as “King” and “Queen. iad The King and Mr. Moore were quite |Can Ambassador to Spain, had be- queathed the sum of $100,000 to Queen Victoria of Spain, aroused much interest in court circles here today. Officials however, were un- able to confirm them or deny them. The picturesque personality of Mr. Moore had attracted all the members of the royal family, who manifested their fondness for the breezy Ameri- can who addressed King Alfonso and good friends. In addressing what he intended to be his highest. compli- ment to the Queen, Mr. Moore told her at a court reception that she greatly resembled his deceased wife, Lillian Russell. The Spanish court has a tradition against the acceptance of such be- quests as that reported to be in Mr. Moore’s will. The tradition some- times, however, has been violated. NMS CUT DEMAND QUUNDED BY BORA Senator, Over Radio, Warns Powers of Consequences of Parley Failure. me te OPEN MEETINGS URGED (Associated Press.) Asserting that the people of the worki demand a reduction in arma- ments from the London naval con- ferénce, Chairman Borah of the Sen- ate foreign relations committee, in an address over the radio last nigh«. gave dire warning of the conse- quences of failure of that parley. The: Idaho senator, after tauding the pérsonnel of the American dele- gation, suggested that open confer- ences be held at London to bring to light “just what the arguments are which make it possible and whicr would seem to justify a disregard for every pledge made by the leaders in the conference.” “Tf this conference is to fail,” ve warhed, “if the world is to ge for- ward increasing the cruel burden of armaments, if men, women and chil- dren are to continue to carry this load as best they may, and. to be called upon year after year to sacri- fice the essential elements of health and prosperity let us not ourselves be impatient in starting this c»imi- nal conspiracy ageinst the human family. “The press dispatches carry the news from different quarters of the United States that the people wnv are seeking work are being clubbed and denounced as communists. A policy so cruel, so inhuman, will not suffice to give contentment of even obedience to Min overtaxed, under- employed people. “If these governments and their representatives do not sufficiently realize at this time the necessity of taking some risk in order to lift this weight of armaments from their peo- ples, I venture to say that in due time they will have ample ‘eptaces of thelr mistake “ The foreign relations chairmzn was outspoken in his references to the attitude of the other powers. He said that Great Britain must pre- pare to give up her “domination of the seas. He complained that the Continued on Page 5, Column 4. rpopped about on the TOWN WN CALIF DAMAGED BY QUAKES Tembiors Rock Buildings -in Brawley; Woman Hurt by Falling Debris. Wraedas STAY IN STREET Brawley, Jalif.. March 1 (A.P.).— Residents of Brawley had taken to the streets. tonight after a Series of 20 earthquake shocks which dam- aged structurally nearly all of the business buildings of the town, scat- tered bricks and debris in the main thoroughfares and caused one serious | injury. The epicenter,of the carth movement, which started at 3:30 p m., and was felt generally throughout the Imperial Valley, appeared to have centered here. Cornices fell from buildings. walls were cracked, plate glass windows were shattered and loosened bricks pavement of the main business section as first few shocks came with the char- acteristic rumbligg roar. Mrs. E. C. Dunham, a Brawley resident walking in Main street, felled by a mass of brick and mortar which crashed loose from a cornice over her haad. She suffered a broken leg and body bruises and lacerations She is expected to re-over. The Brawley News building, police headquarters and other buildings suf- fered varying damage. Bricks fall- ing from the coping of a hotel caved in the roof of an adjoining structure and a woman was hit on the head by the falling debris. The first shock was felt at 3:30 p. m., and stopped the presses of the News and broke a large plate glass window. The second shake was light and ‘apparently did not damage, but the third was heavy. Aid was requested from surround4- ing towns by the Brawley police when the shocks ceeenuse after 4 o'clock. No estimate of the damage wae available as ‘the earth rocked for the fifth time at 4:07 p. m. Many auto- mobile tops were broken in by fal:- ing brick; cement or tile copings and: other debris. Pojice said several fires had started by 4:30 p. m., but that Continued on Page 4, Column 1. eee the | was Mother to See Play Based On Executed Son’s Article Will Not Try to Stop It If It Hits at Capital Punishment. Amarillo, Tex., March 1 (A.P.).—A grey-haired mother in Amarillo, Tex., wondered today whether she should close a show which admittedly is one ef Broadway's biggest “hits” or tinue as a protest against capital punishment. .The mother is Mrs. Ella Blake. Robert Blake, her son, died in the electric chair at the State penitentiary at Huntsville, Tex., April 29, 1929. of killing Fred Conner, Tulia, Tex., automobile dealer, in 19265. | Mrs. Blake reached this decision today—she will go to New York and see the play herself. if it in any way creates sentiment oa t these murdé¢ts committed by the States.” she indicated her fina) decision would be to allow it to continue. Her son's copyrighted article, pub- lished in the American Mercury, is Blake was convicted | If it is “real,” | Continued on Page, 5, Colfnn 2. td. one Tomorrow’s Financial Page A gew and most valuable feature will be presented for the informa- tion of investors on the financial page of tomorrow's Washington Post and on each succeeding Mon- dav. Prof. Irving Fisher, of Yale University, will coptribute special articles om current national finan- cial and economic conditions and these will be accompanied by the - weekly stock indices and by the “Wall Street ‘Sky-Line’ of Market Transactions,” @ chart that is uni- versally recognized as the quickest and .most convenient .form in which market records can be pre- sented. THE WASHINGTON POST J 1) COMMENDED Available” Men. NO DIRECT MENTION _—_—_—_——— Bitter Protest of Opponents. FRAMPTON SUBMITS Against Adoption of Proposition. President Hoover was commended in a regplution adopted by the FPeder- ation of Citizens Associations last night for his efforts to “secure the best persons available” for appoint- ment as Commissioners of the Dis- trict. Tne resolution obviously was an indorsement of the appointment of Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, cavalry of- ficer, who is to retire to accept ap- pointment as one of the two civilian Commissioners provided in the law. although it made no reference to Gen. Crosby and was. adopted over protests of opponents of Gen. Crosby's appointment, could possibly object to voting for the resolution and declared that it did not meet the issue. They made several vain efforts to have the reso- lution amended. Machine Backed Resolution, Submitted by Hugh M. Frampton, ‘as a report of a special committee of which he was chairman, the reso- lution obviously had the backing of the federation “machine,” that is, .the leaders of the federation adminis- | tration. These same..leaders were successful at the last meeting of the federation tn preventing any discus- Crosby as being a violation of the | principles of the law providing for | appointment of two civilian Commis- sioners of the District. Those who opposed indorsement of | meeting of the federation in the Dis- | trict Building last night with an ad- | mission that they were beaten and that they believed federation #eaders had enough votes to force through the committee report, althdugh the exact language of the _ resolution which would be proposed was not known, Gitter Fight Is Waged. The resolution, however, was not |}adopted without a determined and bitter fight in the course of which there were several votes and various elements entering into the. determi- nation of each. * The resolution adopted by the fed- eration declared: . “Resolved by the Federation of Citi- Continued on Page 2, Column 1. BY FEDERATION Resolution Lauds iaever' Announces OF ARMY MAN MADE) Gen. Crosby entered the fight at the! Aim to “Secure Best + of Portfolios in New | PLANS FOR CREATION | Action Is Taken, Despite|Premier and Briand Will | g INDORSEMENT PLEA| Henry |. Quinn Leads Battle Expected to Ask Confidence who declared | that no delegate to the Federation | | | sion of the appointment of Gen. a | | with the preceding Tardieu govern- ALL POSITIONS IN Hild GABINE | Acceptance Government. OF TWO NEW. POSTS Lead Delegates Back to Sea Pariey. RADICALS PREPARE FOR BITTER FIGHT Vote From Chamber Next Thursday. Paris, March 2 (Sunday) (A.P.).— Andre Tartiieu announced early this morning that he had formed his sec- ond cabinet and would present the ministers jater in the day to Preat- dent Doumergue. The members of the new govern- ment are: Premier and minister of terior—Andre Tardieu. Foreign affairs—Aristide Briand. Justice—Raoul Peret. War—Andre_Maginot. Marine—J. L. Dumesnil. Finances—German Martin. Budget—P. Reynaud. Public instruction—Pierre Marraud. | Colonies—Francols Pietri. the in- Commerce—P. E. Flandin. Agriculture—Fernand David. Posts and telegraphs — Andre | Mallarme. Air—Laurent Eynac. Pensions—Champetier de Ribes. Public works—G. Pernot. | Merchant marine—Louls Rollin. Labor—P. Laval. | Two New Posts. | day eacape NEED FOR CITY HOST BUREAU RECOGNIZED FROM HIS COMA FIR TIME IN SEVERAL Dis Theater Thief Wins Downtown Footrace Snatches Change From Cashier’s Window and Eludes Pursuers. A shabbily dressed man late yester- snatched a small amount of money from the cashier's booth at the Metropolitan Theater.and made his after a chase that caused a between Ninth tumult on F street, and Tenth street. Clarice Coffelt, 22, of 1433 Perry place northwest, the cashier, noticed | the man loitering in the lobby. He sauntered to the booth and asked her for some money to buy food. Miss Coffelt, who recognized the man as one who had aroused her suspicions by his actions Thursday afternoon, engaged the man in conversation, as she pressed a burglar alarm. When the man was unable to ob-| tain alms he reached through the | cashier's window and snatched a handful of change. Miss Coffelt| grasped his hand, and with her other | she rang the burglar alarm. The man broke her grasp and ran east on F street with Pallas Broche. the theater manager, in pursuit. John Kennan and Ray B. Wesson, who were | field Grill, ‘> PRESIDEN) ‘Sudden | u 1 inntevairiasl Rea? a: Doctors to Be? GO, Tempo | ‘ ry 7 Jurist Makes Attempt to Carry on Talk With >» AGAIN SiTOR UE. HOME \ Tot \Worse in May j ring ‘h Guitkts Patien' Dea ( ‘ With the ‘critical llr ' Post Staff Photo MISS CLARICE COF daw T. ee ee ee ' standing in the doorway of the Wake, | took up the chase, The man dodged into an alley and ran through a parking place in the Continued on Page 3, Column 6. Washington Bicentennial, in 1932, Cited in Support | of Proposal. | —— — ---——- - WHEAT BUYING CURB PLACED. ON US. UNIT Order Issued to Stop Paying | Loan Basis Value After Hyde Conference. | i | | \ver had seemed as cheer? ing one of |} a yesterday as he so oiten did in the ~ [heights of those political struggles ‘on which depended his immediate | future. The certainty that death is Bute matter of time, perhaps of howur only, has failed to overwhelm. hig. courage or good nature—if, he is even aware of the fact. Yester- day. for the first time in three days, be was able to speak and to give a handclasp. The President and Mrs. Hoover called at the Taft residence for five minutes during the afternoon to @z- press their solicitude to the family. With them was their son Herbert. It was the President's second call at the house of illness, while Mrs. Hoo- visited Mrs. Taft twice be- fore. Answers Doctor's Knock, When the day was yet young, Mr. Seventeen, undersecretaries will. also | LOCATION iS DISCUSSED MAY BUY AT MARKET | hers had spoken his first words th “be named and two new posts will be | créated, Aré for “tourism” and an- other for nadtional.economy. The cre- tion of an undersécretaryship for the encouragement of tourist travel in FPrance has been advocated for a long time. Most of the ministers saw service ment or with the: Poincare ministry | formed in November, 1928. | M. Tardieu announced that the | French delegation to the London naval | ing need for such an agency; a conference would consist of himeelf, | Foreign Minister Briand, Minister of Marine Dumesnhil, Minister of -Col- | onies Pietri. Ambassador de Fieuriau and Gustave de Kerguezec. At Conference Before. De Kerguezec, who was previously | at the conference in a minor capacity. | is president of the riaval.commissic’ in the Senate. Dumesnil also accom- panied the previous French confer- | ence delegation, though not as a dele- | gate. M. Tardieu will probably go before the Chamber of Deputies for a vote | of confidence next Thursday, and if | Continued on Page 3, Column 6. Police Car From Headquarters Is Stolen Detective Looks in Vain for Auto Taken From Parking Space Near Chief’s Office; General Alarm Is Sounded. | feel safe anywhere these days. One might be pardoned for sup- posing that the Detective Bureau would be immune from depredations of racketeers, but Headquarters De- tective David G. Fletcher, pawnshop inspector, doesn’t: believe it. He and his chauffeur, Police Driver Albert D. “Moon” Mullins, set out at 10 o'clock yesterday morning to make | an inspection of the city’s second- | hand shops in quest of stolen mer- | chandise. The police car they were to use _was parked outside the District Build- ing, on Fourteenth street. It was an license plate No. 4434, and had been | reached the District Building to re- port for duty. | The men walked out the bulid- | | ing and looked at the spot where the car should have stood. But the va- was matched by.the vacant looks that | spread over the faces of the two po- licemen. ‘Moybe,” said Detective Fletcher, \ after he recovered his best slsutning | composure, ‘it's there. but we just 'can’t see it, o: something.” “Maybe,” agreed Driver Muti'ns, and the two steppea down off the /ecurb, héping against hodpe to creck, | their shins against the fender of the imvisible car. Nothing | t cant space that greeted their exes | , It’s getting so a -body just can't) though, and the two were forced to| ' ’ | admit that something seeined to he wrong. Realizing that they were not get- ting anywhere standing there won- dering, the detective climbed into an- other police ‘car and went out ~his round of the second-hand stores, while the driver went back inside to break the sad news to Inspector Will- || lam 8. Shelby, chief of the detective | bureau. The quest of the however, revealed no “hock” shops. trace of the | police car, and last night 1,300 po- | Meemen were still scouring the sity | in search of the missing automobile | old 1924 Buick touring car, bearing | /more nerve than brains, should have . standing there since Driver Mullins | red touring car, | : nappened, | iF ; beat FARE te. Ga. Mobiles Ala To ANew or- ) ea Why the thief, who apparently had | bothered to take an old 1924 police car when Fire Chief Watson's new with @ brass bell and siren and red headlights ‘n | everything on it stood nearby, js still“ a mystery. When Maj. Henry G. Pratt, super- intendent of=police, heard about the loss he instructéd Inspeétor Shelby to issue orders to all chauffeurs of the department that they will be Held .responsible for their cars and must remain in or within sight of the automobiles they drive on duty. 19. a “and ; ae ” ‘and aor hee, fare “tor Ry 4 ire ke, Office. Office. MeBhbrson ‘culty centering in the raising of funds for ita establishment. will be between $12,000 and $15,000 By WILLIAM ULLMAN, During the two weeks that have élapeed since the proposal was made by The Washington Post that the Na- tional. Capital establish a free, centra! information or “municipal host” bu- reau for its tourist visitors. six impor- tant facts have been established. They are: 1. That there is a definite, continu- | need | that will become imperative during | the George Washington bicentennial | observance in 1932. | 2. That at present no guapre gianegs | of the scope and character of the pro- | | posed agency exists. | 3. That local sentiment is over- | whelmingly in favor of creation of | such a bureau with the main diffi- 4. That the annual maintenance expense of a municipal host bureau | with an initial expense of $5,000. | 5. That such a bureau should be | strictly noncommercial and nonpar- | tikan and provide for every informa- | } tional need of the stranger in. the | ' ; National Capital. 6. That the location of the bureau, if it becomes an actuality, should be | outside the congested area of the city, but at a point where the main ar- | teries through the city converge. With regard to the point that Wash- ington has a continuous need for a | municipal host bureau, proponents of | the idea cite the fact that the normal | number of tourist visitors to the city every year is-more than 400,000. Coming to the National Capital as strangers, this group, in a city so uniquely filled with points of interest Continued on Page 3. Column 2%. |. |agencies was one of the chief sub- | jects for consideration at the con- changed Chicago, March 1 ({(A.P.)-—~The wheat stabilization corporation ad- Junct of the Federal Farm oard was ordered late today to discontinue pay- ing the loan basis value for wheat after grain leaders and Farm Board members had met with Arthur Hyde, Secretary~ of Agriculture. The cor- poration, however, may continue to) buy at the market. Oper&tions of the Grain Stabiliza- tion Corporation in the grain market this week were undertaken as a tem- porary emergency measure and not as any permanent policy, Arthur M. Hyde, cretary of Agriculture, made plain today on his arrival. “Something had to be done to stop | the panic in the grain pits,” the Sec- retary id. “The Parm Board was /not trying to injure private ititerests, | but rather was asking them to move over and give us a seat.” The conference of the Govern- 'ment’s farm relief emissaries went into private chambers. Alexander Legge, chairman of the Parm Board, indicated that modifi- cation of the order restricting wheat purchases of the Farmers National Grain Corporation to cooperative | ference. Mr. Legge said at the time the or- | der was tssued it was expected to be later, but whether it can be changed now will have to be de- termined. He declined “EF comment on criticisms of the stabilization cor- poration’s activities, saying he. had no first-hand information. Possible court action by Private | grein interests to halt the stabiliza- | tion corporation's operations has been | Continued on ‘Page 3, Column 1. | Habitual Prisoner to Take “Rap That Girl May Go GoFree -_—-——_——— | Todiy’s Tabloid Magazine It is the policy of The Washington Post to w diversify the contents of this interesting magazine chat it will exercise an equal appeal for every member of the family . The youngsters have their own “Iunior Post™ «ection, in which is contained news of The Knighthood of Youth and stories and draw- ings by young readers; Uncle Sam and the Home-maker is of special interest to women, and in special articles, greatest emphasis is placed upon stories of local interest. This matétial~-is supplemented by the work of some of America’s most popular weiters, including William Lyon Phelps, H. IL. Phillips, Ann _ Forester, Gretta Palma and others. yy ot ae WASHINGTON | ' & @ Calloutry of Man Held in of the two girls to be arrested, was | picked up here’in a fashionable hotél pass some checks. standing on the Continued on Page 3, Column 3. ) : Forgery Case May Send Him to Jail for Life. | ' For 21 of his 42 years Billy Lodge | has been just a “number” in some penitentiary. But tomorrow morning | Billy .wil) lose his 50-50 average, be-— / Cause he vows he is going to “take the rap” on charges that may re-- sult in his spending the remaining | ‘| years of his life in jail—because his | “heart” is. implicated with him this time and he can gain freedom for | her that way. In fact, two of Billy's “hearts” are | implicated with him. Each has been informed of the -presence of the other and information has been gleaned from both. Irene Wiley, 32 years old, the first when. it is alleged, she attempted to Her companion. corner near the i ore than 70 hours. As customary, Dr. Thomas A, Claytor tapped gently on the sickroom door for the regular morning call. oi “Come in,” Mr. Taft whispered, so faintly that it was barely heard. Happily surprised, Dr Claytor and Dr. Framcis R. Hagner entered softiy to find their distinguished, dying pa- tient more at his ease than duPilig the days immediately past. The physicians bent over the wasted body to look into Mr. Taft's eyes. He reached“ out a hand and weakly grasped that of Dr. Claytor for & sec- ond. Then his hand fell back. The doctors feelingly told of the episode Jater, adding that the former President and Chief Justice had also saiad some practically indistinguish- | able words to his son, Robert A. Taft. They did not say these acts by Mr. — Taft gave any hope for his recovery. It has been recognized for several days that any improvement would be only temporary. Improvement Is nécorded. Some change for the better Was noted in the first bulletin yesterday, which said, “The condition of the former Chief Justice ls slightly im- proved, as evidenced by a moderate rise in his blood pressure, which has been continuously falling for the past three days.” ‘Wavering some of the time between | consciousness ahd unconsciousness, Mr. Taft spent most of yesterday in «& coma. He is suffering from a weak- ened heart, aggravated by impaired blood circulation and a sudden turn for the worse might bring death. @uéh a turn might ‘not be entirely uber pected: under the circumstances. ~ Besides “the President and Mrs. Hoover, numerous other friends ae officials have called at the Taft dence to express their solicitude Mrs. Taft. Vice President Curtis was there early yesterday and was followed by Mgr. Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi, apose tolic delegate to the United States, — Further Improvement Not Noted, Mr. Taft was reported at 6:45 p. m,. by attending physicians to have spent a quiet day. The official bulletin ise sued through the White House wens NEWS of SUBURBAN | Washington andthe ~~ — Surrounding — States Apnents on Pe a ok | 6, 8, 10 rand 20 Tod indeed,