Herbert Hoover: “I HAVE heard with profound regret of the death of Myron T. Herrick, our Ambassador in Paris.”

I propose the adoption of the presentation already made at the Geneva Conference for the abolition of all tanks, all chemical warfare, and all large mobile guns.

These expenditures cannot be recovered; they must be met by the taxpayer now or in the future.

You have always been a public spirited citizen, working for the best interests of your state and of the nation and I know that whether in diplomatic work or at home, you will continue to render valuable service.

My dear Mrs. Bird: I am deeply grieved to learn of the death of your brother, the universally beloved Father Francis P. Duffy.