Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1923, Page 4

MEMEL AWARDED; POLESINBATTLE Allies Relinquish Control Over Baltic Area to Lith- uania. MANY SOLDIERS WOUNDED Trregulars Also Leave Casualties During Occupation of Neu- tral Zone. By the Aswociated Press WARSAW, February 16.— Clashes between Polish troops and Lithuanian ; irregulars have occurred at several vlaces during the occupation of the neutral zone allotted to Poland by the | council of ambassadors. Twelve Polish soldiers were wound- ed, while the Lithunianians left sev- eral wounded on the field before they were forced to retreat. No loss of life is reported. The greater part of the southern area and an important section of the center zone given to Peland is now under Polish administration. The Lithuanians are still resisting the oc- cupation of the remainder of the area. By the Associated Press. VILNA, February 16.—The Polish authorities have begun to take pos- session of the neutral zone allotted to Poland. Polish frontier guards have clashed with Lithuanian franc- tiereurs near Puskarnia. There was considerable shooting, in the course of which one officer and two soldiers were wounded. Polish guards occu- pled the village of Puskarnia. Lithuanian frontier guards have blown up a bridge near Woitowo and destroyed the railroad tiracks near Orany. Polish Police Lead Advance. Officlal advices state that the forward movement hy the Poles be- gan at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. Those making the advance are described as Polish polic The skirmish with Lithuanian irregulars ook place the village of Puszkarnia and there were other minor incidents at several other points. The Lithuanians on retiring left their wounded in Polish hands. Official zdvices confirm the list of Polish wounded as twelve. from the zone show that ¥ sh authorities were well re- ceived by the local population. As| a result of yesterday's movement the larger part of the southern zone be- iween Poland and Lithuania and a considerable part of the central zone are now in Polish hands. ALLIES TURN OVER MEMEL, r Sovereignty Over Baltic Area Granted Lithuania. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 16.—Sovereignty over the Memel district, the Baltic area detached from Germany, and aince the war under interallied juris- diction, was granted Lithuania by the allled councii of ambassadors today. The Memel territory was invaded early in January by Lithuanian ir- regulars, and_a government was set up under M. Simonaltis, leader in the insurgent movement. Demands for the withdrawal of this armed force and its executives were made by the coun- cil of ambassadors upon Lithuania, The council was officially informed today that the revolutionary govern- ment of Simonaitis had withdrawn and that another government, presid- ed over by M. Gailius, and recognized by the allied authorities, had been in- stalled, The council thereupon decided to al- lot the sovereignty of Memel to Lithuania. p Allied troops are occupying sectors designated for them as an assurance ©of the preservation of order. The conditions imposed by the al- lied powers for the turning over of the sovereignty include the establish- ment of absolute autonomy and the organization of transit facilities for foreign commerce, both by water and rail, in order to safeguard both Polish and’ Lithuanian interests in districts of which Memel is a natural outlet. POLES WARN LITHUANIANS. Will Hold Them Accountable for Warlike Operations, Ty Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News, Copyright, 1823, WARSAW, February 16.—The de- velopments in Memel have inspired feelings of deep disgruntlement in Poland. 1f Lithuanian sovereignty over that city is recognized by the zilles, as scems probable (that was done today), the Polish government {higher up the side of the cliff, and a may issue a note of formal protest on the ground that such a recognition would place a premium on violence and would be the occasion for fear that harm would be done te Polish commerce. Furthermore, according to the Ga- zette Warsaweka, the Poles may make a request for the internationalization of the River Niemen, on which much Polish trade is borne from Vilna to the sea. The Niemen, which empties into the Baltic near Memel, has been closed repeatedly by the*Lithuanian authorities, according to the Poles, $0 g to interrupt the passage of commerce through Lithuania. A vigorous note was sent by wire- less from Vilna to Kovno Thursday night warning Lithuania that Poland would hold her responsible for war- ke operations undertaken by irregu- lars against the Polish forces occupy- ing the neutral zone today. The Kovno government acknowledged the Teccipt of the note without comm-nLi Both this proclamation and another containing a stern warning to the in- habitants of tho neutral against local disturbances are attributed to Mar- shal Pilsudski, former chief of state, but now chief of staff of the Polish army.” He has been in Vilna for some ays. NEW PAPAL DELEGATE STARTS FOR WASHINGTON Archbishop Fumasoni-Biondi Bid Good-Bye at Rome Station by Many Prelates and Others. By the Associated Press. ROME, February 15.—Archbishop Pietro Fumasoni-Blondi, the new apos- tolic delegate in the United States, ac- companied by his private secretary, Mgr. | Marella, has left for Washington. At the station a host of friends, ‘nclud- ing many prelates, among them Mgr. O'Hern, rector of the American col- lege, bade him farewell. The archbishop will sail for New York from Naples today on the steam- er Taormina. ‘WARSAW MOVIES QUIT. WARSAW, February 16.—The city of Warsaw is without motion pic- tures. The city council having put a tax of 100 per cent on all tickets, managers of the cinema-theaters de clared that it was imposstble to con- fuet .business under” such conditions #nd closed .their houses, 4 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O. FRIDAY, Tutankhamen Believed to Be Pharaoh of By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 16.—The tomb of Pharoah Tutankhamen, opened by explorers today in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, is by far the richest treasurer trove ever un- covered in the necropolis of anclent Thebes, and in all likelihood Is the richest that ever will be discovered, Ambrose Lansing, acting curator of the Egyptian scction of the Metropoli- tan Museum of Art declared today. Tombs of practically all the early rulers of Egypt have been accounted for, most of them thoroughly looted by native grave robbers, said Mr. Lansing, who has spent much time himself with Metropolitan expedi- tions delving in the old burial places. Two or Three Left. “There are only two or three royal tombs left to look for,” he sald, “and they are those of lesser kings—for in- stance those of Semenkhare, who | reigned for a few months before ! Tutankhamen, .and Ay, who reigned for an equally short time after Tutankhamen’s death. ©All the others have been opened. a few by archaeoligi but the most of them by vandals, who left nothing of importance behind them.” Royal furniture, garments, chariots, ornaments and works of art, of rare beauty and exquisite workmanship already have been found in unprece- dented quantities in the outer cham- ber of Tutankhamen's tombs. The funerary equipment, much of it hea ily ecncrusted with gold and sem precious stones, is valued at millions of dollar: Set Store by Data. But treasures of greater value, in the eves of the Egvptologists—bits of historical data of the era antedating Christ by thirteen and a half cen- turies—are hoped for when the heiro- gliphic inscriptions within the tomb itself have been translated. One of the fascinating theories the records in the tomb may confirm or explode is that advanced by Arthur Wiegall, former inspector general of antiquities to the Egyptian govern- ment and one of the best known yptologists, that Tutankhamen s the Pharaoh who oppressed the children of Israel and whose army, pursuing the Isrealites at the time of the exodus, is declared in biblical accounts to have been swallowed up in the Red seu. Changed His Name. Tutankhamen, previously discover- ed records show, took the name *Tutankhamen” when he first succeed- ed to the throne, thus indicating his sympathy with the so-called “hereti- monotheistic worship of Aton, “all-loving father of all crea- tion,” which had been introduced into Egypt under his predecessor, Akhnaten, | In the midst of his eight-year | ign, however, he changed his name | to Tutankhamen, indicating a return | to the polytheistic Amen worship of | his ancestors. Mr, Wiegall's theory “Aten™ is “in reality the Jehovah | worship initiated in Egypt by Moses and that when Tutankhamen returned to the worship of Amen he began the oppression of the Israelites, in- cluding the enforced brickmaking without straw, which resulted in the exodus. Compared With Bible. A comparison of the Biblical rec- ord with records giving the Egyptian side of the story long has been await- ed by critical students of the Bible with keen interest. Mr. Lansing exhibited a series of photographs of the Valley of Kings, one showing the exact location of Tutankhamen’s tomb, tucked away in a standstone cliff, it S but a stone's throw from the looted tomb of Mer- neptan, previously believed by Egyp- | tologists to have been the ‘Pharach of the Exodus.” The tomb of Rameses VI mediately above it is that the is and somewhat im- little to the left Is the tomb of Amen- hotep, opened by the French explorer, Loret, twenty years ago. The Valley of Kings is a desolate waste land almost wholly made up of limestone burned brown by ages of blazing suns and is utterly devoid of vegetation. The roads and path- ways made by Egyptologists show chalky white,” however, where the "hu):n" has been worn from the white rock. Five Miles From Nile. The valley is about five miles from the Nile, across the river from the site ‘of ancient Thebes. It was se- lected for a burial place because of its remote location which the royal Egyptians of the seventeenth and ghteenth dynasties hoped would save them from desecration by tomb robbers. Thelr hopes were vain, however, for ghouls found the spot and looted lalmost all of the tombs. During the opening of the Tutankhamen tomb it was discovered that vandals had looted it at least once, and many of the more valuable funerary articles, made of gold, were carried off. Search for Tutankhamen's tomb, which, it has been agreed by Egyptol ogists, was the last important roval barial place in the Valiey of Kings, was begun seven vears ago by How ard Carter, famous British Egyptolo- sist, who was financed by Lord Car- narvon. Worked Many Months. Starting at the mouth of the bar- ren, desolate valley, Mr. Carter be- gan the slow and uninspiring work of removing every bit of fallen lime- stone and debris from the narrow valley. He set a little tramroad haul- ing ali the debris out, so that in mov- ing it from one spot It would not cover up a possible tomb. Month after month he worked with his little crew of natives, utterly un- rewarded. More than once Lord Carnarvon was on the point of aban- doning the expeditlon, but Mr. Car- ter induced him to keep on. “The last time I was in Egypt, in 1920,” said Mr. Lansing, “Carter asked me to have lunch with him and Lord arnarvon. He told be beforehand EVERY BOOK OF NEW AND POPULAR FICTION You read them only once! Save money, and rent The Book You Want When You Want It world giving prompt service of new titles. The books are fresh—clean—inviting. You are sour own 1i- brarian, as we supply any book of mew and popular fiction re: quested. Start and stop a8 you please. Pay a small rentai fee while book is \ in your possession. s library supplies all the newest and books of non-fic- tion, mcludm¢ travel, his- || tory, biography, etc. WOMRATH’S LIBRARY 607 13th Street N.W. (Between F and G Sts.) Also at Jane Bartlett’s 1335 Conn. Ave. N.W. Exodus in Bible that one of the principal purposes was to have me convince Lord Car- narvon it was worth while to con- tinue the work. Carnarven Is Enthused. “In the midst of the luncheon Car- ter brought the subject up and 1 chimed in with an enthusiastic decla- ration that I thought the work was well worth while. I am gratified to know that I didn't help Lord Carnar- von to keep on with a wild goose chase. He certainly has been reward- ed for his patience. “English spellings of the numes of the ancient Egyptians vary widely. Because of the fact that the E p- tians did not use vowels in setting down their record, thus the name of Tutankhamen is ' variously spelled wTutankhamen,” “Tutenkhamun” and “Tutenkhamoun.” Mr. Lansing sald the name ordi- narily was pronounced by egyp- tologists thus: Toot-unkh-amoun—the A’s broad and and the divisions equally emphasized. FIND SCARCOPHAGUS OF PHAROAH AS INNER CHAMBER IS OPENED (Continued from Fi Page.) tonse, and Howard Carter and his staff, on whom falls the burden of preparations for the opening of tho sealed chamber of Tutankhamen's tomb, deserve the world's sym The Queen of the Belgians : in a special train dircct from Al dria in_the early hours today during her stay will occupy in the Winter Palace Hotel, cau, director general of the depart- ment of antiquitics, with other offi- cials of the department arrived this and M. Ca- At the Bottom of the Ladder. \ 22 BLOKE™ N LW - Tt ARENTNY ENR N ALIANRATRNTAN G2 NNN NEIINARAFARRNIN AN I\ T 7’/\ morning, as also did Prof. Breasted, the American yptologist and his- torian and Dr. Alan Gardiner. ‘Wl Make Investigation. M. Yacan, with Lord Carnarvon and Mr. Carter, will make some sort of preliminary investigation of the sit- uation in “anticipation of the great event. It is of the greatest impor- tance that nothing should be done in any way by whicl he smallest detail of the scientific ord might be lost, and which afterward might be gretted. After the offic will be allowed tives of the 1 opening a few days for the representa- press and some special visitors to see the chamber, and then. it is anticipated, the new door will again be sealed up for a while, re inclosing the secret, which will bs no longer a secret till a future course can be decided upon. This program, however, of course, provisional. List of Guests Invited. The following is a list of those to whom Invitations have been issued the official opening of the chambe The Queen of th Zians, F Allenby, their highness, maleldin, Omar Toussou Kamal; the French an and Italian_m! cellencies Adl Nessim Pasha Prince K and Yusef an. Ameri- their ex FEBRUARY 16, 1923. —By KESSLER. aw! \IA_!r'I’“% ) POLIQL\M' Al Nou How Spov ' SUNG: ON puck ! RiGty OVER wio ! ? . T THE AGE OF TEN WAP T bAbt‘?%u&c& E N WAP A BALTIMORE Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha and Mo- hamed Said Pasha (all ex-premiers): {Tsm ity Pasha. Ismail Strri terre Lacau, director general sir John Maxwell, i stin,_ Sir Charles ‘Cush, Mr. Mervyn Herbert. IMr. Lythgoe, curator of the Egyptian {department ‘of the Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art, New York, and Mr. Wi lock, director of the Metropolitan Mu. seum Egyptian expedition Lord Carnarvon has received a tele- grim from the grand chamberlain, who cxpresses on behalf of King | Fuad his majesty’'s regrets that his | many present preoccupations prevent | his acceptance of the invitation to }attend the official opening of the seal- ed chamber. Few Visitors Yesterday. There were very few visifors at the {tomb yesterday morning. Those who {went up the valley did so on the off { chance that the twe statues, or one lof “them, might be removed Clearance Savings are biggest right now We cannot go any deeper with the reductions — nor sweeping. can w e be more All Suits and Overcoats No matter what the price— $28.75 Some Topcoats are Suits are good weight included—many of the for spring wear. Only exceptions are Full dress and Tuxedo. How Many Shirts? Get aplenty—all winter stock are incl Madras and some Silk Striped Madras Shirts—that sold up to $3.50— $1.59 3 for $450 Silk and Linen and some English Broad- cloths—that sold up to $5.00— $2.29 3 for $6.50 Finest qualities of Silk Shirts—that sold up to $10— $4.95 3 for $14.00 Soft Hats Broken lots—of 81.95 the grades up to $5.00— How Many Cravats? that are left of the uded— Cut Silk Cravats— that sold up to $1.00— 29¢ 4 for $L00 Finest grade of Cut Silk Cravats—that sold up to $3.00— 79c 3 for $2.25 Finest of the Knit- ted Silk Cravats—that sold up to $3.50— $1.29 3 for $350 Mufflers $149 Brush Wool—that sold up to $2.50— The Mode—F at Eleventh ——— ment. Nothing whatever was taken out af the tomb. But, on the other hand, & good deal was taken into the tomb in the shape | of planks of wood. Indeed, Mr. Car- ter and Mr. Callender were exceed- ingly busy throughout the day. The lattér was occupied in superintending the cutting to the requisite length, as called for by Mr. Carter up the passage of the tomb, of innumerable planks whioh had been stacked over- night just outside the tomb and after- ward carried one by one inside. There was consequently little of real interest to the spectators, who were” unaware of what was being done within, and passed the time try- ing to interpret the meaning of the various noises of the tools and the hammerings which came from the tomb. for casing. The clearance of the As'a matter of fact, all that was|red box containing the king's robes happening was that Mr. Carter, with [has been completed, and among the the help of several workmen, was|additional objects found in it is P —— ocasing up the two statues =0 as to protect them from damage when the sealed wall was broken in, and also blocking the hole into the annex to the ante chamber, which has not ye been touched. During the morning Prof. Breasted and Dr. Alan Gardiner arrived from the direction of Deir el Baharl Theyv had a long conference in the well of the tomb, the interior of which they afterward Inspected. They lunched with Mr. Carter. Considerable progress continues to be made in the treatment of the ob. jects and their preparation for fi packing. Several of the ornamental sticks having Asiatics in ivory and Ethioplans in_ebony as handles, as well as the bows, are now ready Every Time We Sell a WONDER Suit or Overcoat We Make a Friend 21 A Saving of $10-Is Yours uits and Overcoats I¥’s a friendly fact that only the finest materials, the most skilled tailoring and the most correct styling go into all Wonder Clothes. IP’s a thrifty fact that the price is $10 less than at most places. It’s a known fact that the cost of cloth is going u, BUY NOW and SAVE—SAVE $10 at the WONDER SHOPS. “Buy Wonder Clothes and Save the Difference” CLOTHES STORES 621 ADVERTISE St in Washi; Open Saturday another gold scarab, somewhat small- er, but most beéautifully inlaid. New Searab Found. It now appea: clear that the scarab buckle forming the king's car- touche “Kheperu Nebra which was found lying on th robe, does not be- long to It. It and another very fine Bold scarab now found are evidently another instance of ‘the robbe rifling and the hasty manner in which the necropolitan s put into the neare: boxes whatever was found on the ground, though to what decoration these two jewels longed it Is at present impossi say. MAJORITY IS ADVERSE. U. S. Commerce Chamber Opposes Federal Department of Education. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States was committeed 1o oppo- sition to establishment of a federal de- partment of education and to the prin- ciple of federal ®id for ed: on on the basls of states appropriating sum equal to amounts furnished by the n tional government, according to a vote on a referendum made public today While 1, tio against the questio present federal bureau only 590 voted favorak was not placed on re; us opp such action since a. two-th is required for such a decision The referendum on_the three ques- tions was submitted after the ory tion's committee on educ pleted a study of the bill and other education fore Congre: comm opposed cr of @ education & eral ai its opinlon the pr should be e & major ment , but gave that t ds majority | | Meetings in Two Cities Merged By Radio Devic By the Associated Pr NEW YORK, February 1. trical cngineers are disc mechanism which ade possible the| mectings last night of two bod of! men almost 1,000 hiles apart, pre- sided Ly one| officer and addressed by the same speakers, followed by a cu dis- cussion, A telephone 1y disspelled the 00 men iu Chicag w York. ‘The ineect B! of the first day's nter con Institute over simultaneou: 107 device magic- miles between of : & A long-distance, telephone device wo bodies, by me listened to the s of it presented in the rest of it in New followed a_general in which Chicagoans remarks on papers rcad in New York and New Yorkers returned the compliment to the westerrers. The Jocal meeting was called at 5:30 ‘’clock, while that in Chicago be 7:30. Several thousand bureau | o \eard the discussion, as the eclephone ampl were attached to a local r station which broadeast the speeches. The only pparatus visible w emall, sensit mitter on the epeak- er's desk, and a group of small horn spended ~_above, fron wh amplitied volces were et h ted BEHI Draped models, chin twill and tricoline. Sizes 16 to 44. 46 to 48. The quantity is li strongly advise early choi wolf and fitch opossum suedine, velour and plu few 48. e. collars ed and th Most In navy and brown. Sizes 16 to 40. Where Jour Dollorr Coun Just Arrived—a Special Purchase to go Saturday at straightline models, full skirt models in Canton crepe, flat crepe, silk knit, crepe de alltyne crepe, tricoshan, Poiret Trimmings of embroidery, lace, beads, ribbons, etc. JUST 119 WINTER COATS Originally $19.75 to $35.00 gz *1 22142 avings are so great that we c fur trimmed with beaverctte, Choice of Bolivia, Normandy, A JUST 39 DRESSES Originally $7.95 to $14.75 lours, charmeuse, with Paisley Smart v combination $3.69 serges, and trico- $4.99 tine; every one a bargain Sizes 16 to 38. $1.00 Ladies’ Silk | | MEN’S and Mercerized We have 600 pairs el ‘at Mhis price. D Ribbed Silk aud Mercerized Hose in . combinations ef black and ver, cord: Bnd grav, nats and ana ot bination “Toese h pun-of-the’ ot and nothing 1o impair long wea " ankira, seamed Dacks and elas: e Tnade with flare Tops . GIRLS COAT imperfec- That of heavy winter wei, and polo cloth coats spring. etc. confirmation to 14 years. styles ture to 1 in_box plea Sold to Winter and Spring weights 5 coats for girls 2 to 14 years. Choice el gglm, some fur trimmed that can be worn in the In lot are blues, browns, tans, greens, New arrivals. exercises. c and organdy dresses for girls 5 Prettily lac ribbon” trimmed, or in tailored Handsomest herringbones, cloth suits for boys 7 with detachable 2 palrs pants. SHIRTS. 890,- Coat style shirtz () for men, of good count percales, full cuts. 8 14 to 17 Double turnecd French cuffs. large assortment of plazds and stripe 1 fancy cts. Som nter pleat | P | Men’s Silk and knit four-in-hand. 39C | Beavtiful rich fowing and Persian Gat_silk effect | solia colors, and” faucies. = $10.00 $ 3.99 Girls’ White Confirmation Dresses Just in time for White and of tweeds, novelty mix de golf styles belts with Special, Sale of Long Kimonos " New Spring Styles About 120 ‘brand new kimonos of fine serpentine crepe in beautiful figured pat- terns and plain colors. Some have wide satin bordered trimmings, some with silk ribbon quilting, others neatly tailored,