Show JU fX-JU II HA VR NIGHT m 1 Taft Speaks to io Nurse Continues to e Make Malce Slight Gain WASHINGTON March 5 Asso- Asso elated Press Press After After a 8 very good goodnight goodnight night William Howard Taft was said by his attendants to be stronger and moro alert this morning Th The former chief Justice spoke to tolila his lila nurse this morning and aud au appeared ap ap- ap- ap to have e continued tho the slight aUght improvement which during the tho past t tf f few w days S 'S had caused 1 t some omo o of the tho fear that death was Imminent to dl dissipate Th The attendants over however said aid there thero had been ben nothing to Indicate Indicate in indicate In- In any an error In the verdict by his physicians that his case was hopeless The ph physicians Dr Di- DiFrancis Francis I R. R Hagner and Thomas A. A Clay Claytor tor did not make mak their usual t visit I lt 13 late to Ja lat last t night It II was sas the thc fil list first t time that they had failed to call late at night since last Wednesday when hien It was thought tho that Mr Ir Taft could live only a few hours Tho TIm house hO was as darkened last night after 10 JO o'clock with the ex exception cx- cx of oC a single ln lo light ht In a 3 room on 01 the lie second floor adjoining the bedroom of the he sick flick man Inan The Thc lights were not t turned on during the night in III the sickroom |