The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-21
Got Official Notice


London, Jan. 21.-(6:53 p. m.)-(5y
the Associated Press. .)-Cardinal
Bourne, Archbishop of West Minister,
stated this evening he had been Off
ciaIy notified by the telegraph from
Rome that Pope Benedict was dead.
Cardinal Bourne's announcement Of
the death of the Pope is apparently
in conformity with the custom by
which the cardinals comprising the
sacred college are first informed Of
the death of pope before the In
formation is made known to the gen-
eraI public.
Died Late Today
Rome, Jan. 21.-Pope Benedict died
late today.
Rome. Ian. 21.-(By the Associated
Press.)-At SIS o'clock this morning
Pope benedict was still alive but
rapidly failing.
At seven o'clock it had been an
nounced at the vatican that the pope
was dying and kilograms were sent
to the Papal Nurciis to that effect.
At $3.50 o'clock the pontiffs physi-
clans issued a bulletin saying:
"The condition of the Holy Father
became worse during the night, which
was agitated and sleepless The
pneumonia has progressed
Temperature 384 centigrade
(roughly 101 Fahrenheit); pulse 1872;
respiration co.
Since early this morning, a crowd
which was at first largely composed
of newspaper men, had been gather
ing before ST. Peters. Carriages and
automobiles bearing cardinals and
diplomats soon began to arrive and
strict watch was being kept on the
vatican doors. Few were permitted
to approach the pope's apartment be-
side the cardinals and certain other
dignitaries, and only two newspaper
men-the representative of the Ste
FAM agency and the Observatore Ro-
mano-were permitted in the ante
chamber.
The pope's nephew, the Marquis
Della Chiesa, who arose from his sick
bed yesterday to visit his uncle, re-
turned to the sick chamber at 6:45
o'clock. and Cardinal Gasparri, papal
secretary of state, arrived ten min
utes later. Within five minutes after
their arrival, the announcement was
given out that the pontiff was sink
ing.
Monsignor Migni celebrated mass in
the chapel, adjoining the pope's room
at lis o'clock, the pope listening
through the open door while the cele-
brant administered communion.
Cardinal Giori. who in the event Of
the pope's death, will conduct the
special ceremonies over his body.
passed the night in the vatican
According to the newspaper Mes
saggero. the popes mind was still
clear at 230 O'clock this morning
when he said affectionately to DR..
Battistini who was administering to
him: What are you doing here at
this hour? you are old; go and
sleep"
Pope's Peace Efforts
Pope Benedict's efforts toward
peace were summoned by Cardinal
Logue.
During the late war every effort
was made to induce the pope to side
with one beligerant or another but
he went straight as an arrow. He
made justice and right triumph over
oppression. There was not one OF
President Wilson's fourteen points
that was not included in the pontiff's
peace conditions"
The pope was deeply grieved by the
conflict which resulted from efforts
to obtain Ireland's freedom. He was
appealed to to intervene in behalf of
the Irish republican movement, but
The archbishop on returning from the
vatican in 1921. said that he was fo,-
lowing the policy OF neutrality and
impartiality. He condemned crime
in Ireland by either side and repeat
edly expressed the hope that vio-
lence there would end.
Religious Activities
Pope Benedict declined. in May,
1919. to authorize the Catholic church
to participate in a world conference
or religions which had been proposed
to him by a group of bishops of the
Protestant Episcopal church In the
United States. Cardinal Gasparrl
told, the bishops: Rather than a re-
union OF the Christian churches, the
Holy Sea aims at the unity Of the
church which, in the opinion OF Rome.
can only occur by all returning to the
Catholic church.
In December, 1920, the vatican is
sued a decree requesting the Cath
olic bishops to pay vigilant attention
to such societies as the Young Mems
Christian association on the ground
that they corrupted the faith Of Cath
Olic youthR The none urged the