The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
MUNDELEIN HAS
 ALREADY STARTED
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 Cardinal Mundelein was here on his annual winter vacation.
 Dougherty May Go
 Philadelphia, Feb. l0-- (UP)-- Members of the Philadelphia arch- diocese expected an announcement by Denis Cardinal Dougherty today that he would 90 to Rome for the world elective conclave to select Q successor to Pope Plus xI.
 Cardinal Dougherty was informed of the Pope's death last night.
 Dougherty, 73, ranks fifth in the College of Cardinals. His assumption to the highest church office in his native state came early in 1921 after he had served in lesser capacities in this country and abroad.
 He was born in Schuylkill County, center of the Pennsylvania coal fields, on August IS, 1865. His par- ents were poor Irish immigrants, and for Q time the boy worked in the coal mines. He began his eccle- siastic education in St. Mary's sem- mary, Montreal. His studies were continued at the Overbrook semi nary here, and in 1885 he went to Rome to receive his doctorate. He was ordained at the North Ameri- can College in 1890.
 Served As Prof
 For the next lS years he served as professor of dogmatic theology at Overbrook, leaving that position to accept the bishopric of Nueva &c., govia in the Philippines, the first American to hold that post. Dur- ing his 10 years in the islands he made one visit to Rome and was re- ceived by Pope Leo XIII shortly be- fore the latter's death.
 He returned to this country in 1915 and was appointed bishop of Buffalo where he became known as "mis- sionary bishop of the 20th Century" In 1918 he was appointed metropoli- tan of the Philadelphia arch diocese and three years later was elevated to the rank of cardinal.
 Tribute of Cardinal
 Tn 6 formal statement of the pope's death Cardinal Dougherty said today:
 "This pontihcate began in trou- blous times. Throughout 1t he had to contend with prosecutions of the Catholic religion, especially in Rus- sia, Mexico and Spain. It is well known how valiantly he defended the interests of Christianity, espe- cially against Communism. His en- cyclicals have become well known as inasterly treatment of vital sub- jects of the day.
 Perhaps he will be best known to history by his solution of the so- called Roman question which since 1870 had been Q thorn in the side of the church, of the kingdom of Italy and, indeed, of the entire world. It took exceptional courage and in- sight to settle so difficult problem. By doing so, he unified the Italian nation.
 Among his personal traits were his great physical strength and en- durance. He had been an Alpine climber in his younger days, he was sturdy as an oak and laughed at hard work which seemed to him to have been 6 pleasure. He was most abstemious in his perosnal habits and took very little sleep. When warned he was overtaxing human endurance, he replied: "What dif- ference does . few years more or less of life Ynake?"
 0'Connell Reported On Way
 Miami, Fla, Feb. i0-(UP)-Wil- liam Cardinal o'Conneli, Archbishop of Boston and ranking priest in the Sacred College. booked reser- vations on the Bahamans Clipper leaving Nassau today ct 3:i5 p. m. for Miami, Pan American airways officials announced.
 Cardinal OConnell booked pas- sage on the first plane available after learning of the death of Pope Plus xI.