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Show POPE PIUS IMPROVING Sudden Change For the Better in the Pontiff's Pon-tiff's Condition Was Noted This Morning Has Restful Sleep Homo April 14 At 5:40 p. m II was stated that the condition of the pope had remained stationary during the afternoon. His lerupcrature had not risen, which is considered a certain proot that there was no trace of pneumonia, pneumo-nia, and also of the ceriainty of the pope's recovery unless there are lur-ther lur-ther complications. Rome. April 14. (9:35 a m i The bulletin issued by the papal phs-Clans phs-Clans early todav reads "His holiness passed a tranquil nipht. Bronchial symptoms are reassuring. re-assuring. Temperature 00 General condition ood (Signed i 'MARCHIAFAVA "AMICI " While the bulletin issued by the. pope's phvslcian this morning is optimistic, op-timistic, it leases many micTodulous thai the patient really has had a turn foi the better. I ndoubtedly, however, there was a noticeable amelioration in the pope's condition during the night. Temperature Decreases. The pope's temperature decreased at l o'clock todaj to is deurees The! disappearance of fever is interpreted as a sign that there is no more fear of pneumonia. The Improvement is considered most encouraging Lett night was the seventh since the firal relapse suflered by the pope and the gravest anxiety had been caused by his increasing in-creasing weakness and malnutrition. It now appears that the access of coughing suffered last night greatly relieved the pontiff and enabled him to attain a long and restful sleep. Rome ha( been thrown into dopres sion at the announcement of this attack at-tack and many thought the pope had i reached the last extremitv until Cardinal Del Val reassured them. During the night the pope's temperature tem-perature gradualh decreased until It went down to OS degrees. Professor Ettore Marchlafava again submitted the pontiff to a long and minute examination today. He pave special attention to the condition of the heart and the aeorta. He was. satisfied that bronchial inflammation on the left side had not increased Marchiafava's Statement. Professor Marchlafava, on leaving the pope's apartments at 1:16 p. to, after examining him, said: "I now trust that the pope's illness will have a favorable solution If it Is possible to induce the patient to take proper care of himself. Although the pope rested quietly dur- i Ing the examination, the physicians j were disturbed about his increasing weakness His heart however, showed show-ed no symptoms of valvular lesion this morning The pontiff took little notice of tlvso around him Dr. Amici v isited the pope twice I after the departure of Professor Marchlafava this morning According Accord-ing to an understanding between the two physicians this morning According Ac-cording to an understanding between the two physicians he did not call j Piolessor Marchlafava again as he I considered the pope's condition sla- tionary. Professor Marchlafava, Is to see the pope again tonight. Rome Is takinr the pope's illness' with outward tranquility. There is a widespread conviction that if the end is approaching. It will not come for some diys at least. The hurches are not unusually j crowded but all who visit them prav ferventlv for the head of the church The weather Is rainy. Tourists Visit the Galleries Ordinary tourists are still allowed to visit some of the galleries of the vatican. Carriages drive up frequently frequent-ly conveying cardinals, ambassadors land the high prelates to inquire about the pope's condition and to read the I latest bulletius and if possible to I CQich a word with one of the doctors The physicians have become . , clever in eluding would-be Interviewers. Interview-ers. They enter sometimes by one door and sometimes by nnother and there Is an lnllnite number oi en trances to choose from. If they should happen to bo CSUgbl ov an -one they are utterly non-committal Inside the vatiian all Is tranquil and business seems to be transacted a" usual. This shows a marked contrast con-trast to when Leo Xlll was on his sickbed, when everything was at a standstill and great confusion existed, exist-ed, even before his death arrangements arrange-ments for the conclalve of cardinals being pushed forward. Condition Is Improved It is said in Homo that if any contusion con-tusion Is to be drawn from the present pres-ent quietness, it must be that those around the pope don't expet I him to die The sisters of Pope Plus have regained re-gained the calm which was shaken bv their brothers sudden relapse The persistent CO Id weather augments aug-ments th.' difficulty oi treating the pope satisfactoril) n. dislikes tbe use of the boating apparatus imt Professor Pro-fessor Marchlafava considers ll indispensable in-dispensable to keep the temperature of the room at 65 degrees. The P" loda inquired about the Venetian pilgrims and when he hoard that they had left Koine expressed disappointment that he was unable to receive them oo |