Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-06
ARCHBISHOP OF
MILAN ASSUMES
NAME OF Plus XII
Rome, Feb 6.-(By the A. P.)-Cardinal
Achille Ratti, archbishop of Milan, was proclaimed
elected pope IN succession to the late Benedict XIV


IXI.
The thousands waiting in front of
st. Peters for the wisp of smoke which
would tell Of the election of a new
pope or the failure of the sacred coll
lege to reach decision gave mighty
shout at 1873 o'clock when a thin
Wisp of smoke came from the chimney
leading from the sistine chanel. II
was then known that the Catholic
church had once more duly elected
pontiff.
AS soon as the two third vote for
| Cardinal Ratti had been verified, Car
dinal Fannutelli as dean of the sacred
college, arose and proceeded to the
throne of the chosen one accompanied
on either side by Cardinals Logu and
Bisleti, respectively deans of the car
dinal priests and the cardinal deacons.
He was asked in Latin by Cardinal
! Vannutelli, in accordance with Gus
tom, if he accepted the election to be
supreme pontiff, and the new pope
answered with the formal:
| Since it is the will of God, | must
obey"
Only One Canopy Remains.
The purple canopies over the
thrones of the cardinals were let down
one by one, until only that over the
new pontiff remained. This was done
to show that the whole sacred college
rendered obesance to the new head
of the church. Dean Vannutelli there
upon asked the new incumbent what
name he chose to take during his pom
titcate and on saying Plus XI, Mons.
Sincere secretary OF the conclave,
verified his election to the papal chair.
The new pope was then escorted to
the ante room within the sistine
chapel where he discarded his car
dinal's robes, assisted by the concla-
visits and the papal yestments, which
had been held in readiness since the
opening Of the ConClave were placed
on him. These included the white
cassock, white sash, white stockings.
red slippers, red and gold mozzetta,
and finally the stole Of red worked
with gold.
The pontilf fully vested with the
papal garb and accompanied by his
cardinals. thereupon returned to the
throne he had occupied in the sistine
chapel There the cardinals, accord
ing to their rank and headed by Van
nutelli made their first act Of adOra-
tiOn to his holiness, kissing first his
feet and then his hands, after which
the pope received them in embrace
and bestowed upon them his first
apostolic benediction
The "fsherman's ring" was placed
on his finger and he LETT the chapel,
the whole assembly vending its way
thru the sala ducale and the sala regia,
along the l0ggias to the sala clemen"
tina, the pope5 official residence
An along the way he received the
homage Of the attaches who served
during the cOnclaye.
Announce Result of Election.
Meanwhile the dean Of the cardinal
deacons, Bisleti, followed by several
cardinals repaired to the central bal
cOnv of St Peters from which the
elections of scores Of pOpes have been
officially proclaimed to the world and
solemnly announced to the great crowd
awaiting eXpectantly below:
Il announce to your great JOY the
election of the p0ntiff.
This confirmed to the throngs in
st. Peters square the election which
has been indicated by the thin stream
of white smoke which came from the
metal stove pipe projecting from the
roof of the sistine chapel when the
voting papers of the final ballot were
burned.
Takes Charge Of Vatican.
Meanwhile Pope Plus XT after wait
for some moments in the clement
hail, had left for st. Peters accom-
panied by the members Of the sacred
Arriving at the balcony at
the entrance inside the cathedral he
raised his hand and bestowed on the
multitude his first public benedetion.
He then returned to the vatican where,
altho reigning, the popes have remain
ed virtual prisoners until their deaths.
o'ConnelI Arrives Too Late.
Rome. Feb. 6.--tBy the A. PD-
Cardinal O'COnnell, archbishop of Bos.
ton, arrived in Rome at 12:40 O'CLOCK
this afternoon. an hour after the new
pope had been elected.
Cardinal OCOnnell arrived tn
Naples on board the steamer Presi-
dente Wilson from New York at $50
o'clock this morning He left imme-
diately for Rome on a special train as
a guest OF the Italian government.
Received SO Votes.
London. Feb. 6-Cardinal Ratti was
elected by receiving 80 votes in the
c0nclave. saws a Central News dis.
patch from Rome.