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Show Taft to be Chief Justice Washington. President Harding has decided to appoint William Howard Taft to the high offlco of chief Justice of the United Statos as successor to the lato Edward Douglass White, It .was learned hero Thursday on the highest authority. The nomination of Taft may go to the senate within a week or ten days. It was learned that tho White Houso within the Inst fow days had asked Washington friends of tho former president to ascertain whether he would accept the appointment. appoint-ment. The reply has come back that he would. |