Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-25
MERRY DEL VAL NAY
SUCCEED BENEDICT,
IS HINT FROM ROME
Faction Favoring Complete
Separation in Majority in
Sacred College.
| FUNERAL HELD TOMORROW
More Than Half Tiliion People
Bow at Bier OF Dead
PreIate.
By As-oclated pres- to Every kveninr.


Rome. Jan. 25.--The funeral Of Pops
Benedict VIII be held a. . O'Clock TO-
morrow afternoon. IL was announced at
the Vatican today.
The. college Of Cardinals fSrt1sr d.
cided that the funeral cerem ny should
be attended only by Cardine1s, MEM
bers Of the diplomatic corps and rep-
resentatlves Of Roman sristocracy.
The body OF the Pontir will be placed
ir the sepulchre in the left Lstera
Nave OF the BasiIica
Despite the inciement weather TO-
day crowds continued 70 flock 10 st.
Peters drawn largely by expectancy
that the funeral would occur this
afternoon. as up 70 this morning IL
had not definitely determined whether
the burial would occur today or to-
morrow
Pilgrims today continued TO arrive
from all parts OF Italy. camping in tbs
open airsbefore 81. Peters in the hone
OF getting glimpse OF the body More
than half a million persons have filed
past the catafalque in the two davs
on which the body has been exposed.
the crowds, though orderly, taxing IN.
gendarmes charged with keeping them
In line.
Meanwhile the foreign cardinal, con-
tinue TO arrive for the concsave OF IN.
Sacred College at which tn. new pom
TIN will be elected Cardinal Merci.r.
OF Belgium, who is looked upon as
somewhat OF dark horse" in III.
election, is expected in time for tho
funeral II is scknowled1ed on al,
sides that he is certain 10 Doll more
votes on the first ballot than any
other foreign cardinal.
Interest in the election censers
greatly on its possible effect on the rA
lations between the Vatican and tn.
Italian government. Cardinal Nam
is represented as being supported by
the group favoring a rapprochement,
while Cardinal Gasparrf, new acting
head OF the church, favors con,inu-
once OF Benedict's policies Of tolernncs
without recognition. Cardinal Merry
Del Val. also mentioned as possible
choice, Is supported by he fact,on
favorins absolute separation. This
group is thought TO have 1 raatoyitv IN
rhe conclavs. A two-thirds vote, how
ever. Is necessary for election.
Cardinal bourne Archbishop OF
Westminster. arrived today from Eng.
land and visited st. Peters, where ne
rendered homage 10 the dead pope.
The statement has appeared in sew
eral newspapers that Crown Prince
Humbert visited the cath dral YES.
terday 70 view the body This is semi
officially denied through the Stsfa nj
News Agency.
The official acts OF the italian Gov.
ernment after the announcement o,
, the death Of Benedict. for the p,Irpos.
: OF showing the general sympathy OF
the whole Italian nation. were NOTED
/ with great satisfaction by the yaticar
. officials. The Italian flag on IN,
Quirinal was at half-mast this morn
ing All the royal houses give fh.
: same recognition to the Pontini
DEATH
Similar signs OF mourning were OBJ
: served about the Queen Mother,
Palace Villa Savoia. and the Govern
ment buildings. There is report tina
the opening of the chamber, whicl
comedies with the date OF the openin,
OF the conclave may be postponed.
!. The Rome newspapers have recentl,
!. increas sed their activities in Vatica,
J news, many articles being writtel
, about the crumbling OF the "stubbor,
obstinacy of both parties Some I'm
A vored the replacing OF France b
9 Italy as the guardian OF the interes
: of the Holy See, and contended tha
the rise of Italian nationalism, ac
centuated by the war. had made i'm
a perative Italys sponsorship for III
4 Vatican.
y Paris, Jan. 25.-Cardinal Duboi
Il Archbishop of Paris. and Cardins
: Lucon, Archbishop OF Rheims. left Il
e day for Rome to attend the funer,
II of Pope Benedict and later the cor
clave TO elect his successor.
N Brussels, Jan. 25.-Cardinal Merrie
primate Of Belgium. started today Il
, Rome.
: Warsaw, Jan. 25.-Cardinals Ka
u kowsNi. of Warsaw. and Dalbor {
> Posen. left today for Rome to be pres
ent at the conclave OF the Sacre
College which will elect a successc
: 10 Pope Benedict.
SACRED COLLEGE GRATEFUL