East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-21
His Holiness Was DeIirlous 10.
ward End and Insisted Upon
Resuming Work Of Office.
COMMUNION AND EXTREME
JUNCTION. ADMINISTERED
Aged Pope Said II TWAS Gods
viii He Recover Well and
Good, il Reverse, Satisfied.

/ ROME, Jan. 21.-(A. RI -
Reuters) Pope Benedict Nv,
died late today. i
Receives Official Notice.
LONDON, Jan. "A R.)
Cardinal Dourne, archhianQp
|of Westminster, stated f{h
evening he had been officielly
notified by telegraph fToln
Rome that the pope was dend.
Is According 70 ctokes.
LONDON, Jan. III .( A.SP
The official announcement
lby Cardinal Bourne thst he
was notified Of the popa's
death, is apparently in cor
lformity with the custom by
which cardinals comprising TIE
sacred college afa fllu pfJll-
led Of the death 0f 4 poI| IT,
fore the information Il made
known to the general public.
False Hepozt Glveu
r. LONDON. jan. st.--(A P)--An
exchange telegraph dispHtch from
Rome says there was d consolidation
OF physicians this morning. Owing to
the fact that the Pope appeared TO b
sleeping caused the report that the
Pope was dead but this was officially
denied. "a z
End Ii ImnlIuen1s a;t
4 ROME. Jan. 2l.~( q. b. Tho
end Is imminent Cardinal Chsparri.
emerging from the bedchgg 1her where
Pope Benedict the lktt< III, said
! this afternoon, Casparri was weeping.
He announced that his holiness was
ielirious and insisted upon resun1ing
mis- work. HSpe for his recovery has
3een abandoned. Il
The Popc's serenity gave way this
morning. He was unable 10 rocoSTizc
4 his pbysicians and u1urmured unin-
telligible phrases. 1t WAS announced
early In the day that the eend ia only
q matter OF minutes.' ana was later
Withdrawn. Nourishment WA Yiypn
him during the morning land
communion and tho extreme uuction
1 were administered Oxygen, Elpen his
. holiness yesterday, was given him
4 again today Is I. 3
/. Crowds gathered around the vatican
]. praying for the Banedlct's rccQfery,
j The aged pope himself, apparently has
!. not entirely abandoned hope for hi
I own recovery and in q rational mo-
4 ment, declared II It were Gods VIII
3 he should recover, we'll and good. Y
4 the reverse, he was satisfied. s.
III Became Weaker At Noon
d ROME, Jan. eliza. P.l-Ths
I. Pope became appreciably weake'
4 about midday and hopes which hat
! arisen after his slumber In the morn
Il ing disappeared. His general condI
4 tion became worse and be seen1et
slowly expiring. At noon he became
delirious and unconscious,
n Condition Extremely Grave
tsi WASHTNGTON Jan. 21.--fu U. r. ~
III An apostolic delegation at II o'tlccl
he this morning received y cable fros
90 Cardinal casparri Ut the calicai
to which stated that Pope Bcneditt
On condition continued "extromel
ay grave" g
Of Grew Worse During Day
~ ROME. Jan. 81 &C y. r. An OFT
,l- ciai bulletin issued by physiciats 9
$3.50 this evening said; Pope Bent
dict is now in comatose conditioi
Is He grew worse during the day. n
ne heart is growing weaker and he
IN breathing with the greatest difficulty,
Pr No official Word I1ecelsed-
~ WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i.-(u. =
~ mo papal delegations hero had r
y, ceived official confirmation o. q
Y pope's death at s;4b this afteFnoo'
Washington time. $40 niRhfs Hon
III time. and i2:4o p. m. coast time
W .y' pope benedict XIV. the e5ath ssi
81 ST cossor or st. Peter as supreme he's
e s.r OF tho Roman Catholic church, bfss
'i his pontificate on September 3. ~
soon after Europe entered upon \
-" -four years OF war. Upon many 9
casions during the war he cndeayo
ed to bring the belllgerent natlq
10 peace agreement and th14
maintain the title which hed ho|
~ laffectionately bestowed upon him !
egs high dignitary Of biz eelnzelllI|
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