Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1924, Page 20

TOMB IS REOPENED INFANT GIRL’S DEATH 7 STUDENTS INJURED WITH VIVID PAGEANT| TOBE PUT BEFOREJURY| N gUNPOWDER BLAST “uf-Ankh-Amen Shrine Inspected by 200 Government Guests. Carter and Staff Absent. THOUSANDS IN CEREMONIAL Gorgeously Costumed Natives Crowd Luxor Streets. Py the Associated Press. LUXOR, Egypt, March 7.—The re- apening of the tomb of Tut-Ankh- Amen yesterday for inspection by some 200 visitors, guests of the Egyp; ‘ian government, was preceded by the nicturesque ceremony, following the ‘ustom in the days of the Pharaohs of sacrificing two bulls in the center of the town. The first party, made up of ministers and high officials, was present. Thousands of natives and sheiks in gorgeous costumes crowded the gayly Deflagged streets, singing to the ac- companiment ~of "Egyptian instru- inent . after the sacrifice the gov- ernment party was entertained by Zeats of horsemanship performed by the sheiks. The whole party was then taken across the Nile on a government steamer and to the Valley of the Kings in automobiles through a road Hned with soldiers. Groups of elwht entered the tomb, where the 1id of the sarcophagus has been removed since the Egyptian government took charge .. the tomb. A large platform has been erected and from this the visitors had an excellent view of the 80 a-covered figure of the Pharaoh. The visitors included J. Morton Counsel for Young Parents Acoused of Manslaughter Will Enter Not-Guilty Plea. By the Assoc'ated Press, PORTLAND, Me, March 7.—The grand jury of Cumberland county will consider the charges of man- slaughter against Kenneth Ross Mac- Lean of Tacoma, ‘Wash, Bowdoin College sophomore. and his wife, Nettle May, in connection with the death of their infant daughter sev- eral days ago, it became known yes- terday. County Attorney Clement F. Robinson announced that _there would be no hearing on the charges in Brunswick municipal court Sat- urday. Counsel for MacLean and his wife decided, it wns said, to waive reading and hearing and to enter pleas of not guilty when their clients appear in municipal court. In consequence, the court will find probable cause against the detendants and they will be_held for the grand jury, MacLean and his wife are at lib- erty on bonds. —_— Bill Bans Darwin Theory. JACKSON, Miss,, March 7.—A bill which would prohibit teaching of Darwin’s theory of evolution in the schools and colieges of the state was introduced in the lower house of the Mississippi legisiature yesterday. Howell, the American minister; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar S. Straus, Prince Leo- pold of Prussia, the Duke of Spoleto and the Duke of Aosta. Neither Howard Carter, the chlet excavator, nor any of his staff was present. The tomb will now be closed until March 10, when it wlil be reopened for ten days to permit the public to inspect it. Two To;uohcn Also Hurt During Experiment in Laboratory—Five Escape Uninjured. By the Assoclated Press. STEUBENVILLE, Ohlo, March 7.— An explosion of a three-pound sack of gunpowder ignited during an elec- trical test in the high school at To- ronto, Ohlo, yesterday resulted in the Injury of seven students and two teachers. Twelve students were in the laboratory when the explosion occurred. The most seriously injured were Prof. Harold M. Ruch, thirty-two, chemistry teacher and’ athletic in- structor, severely burned on the head, fice, neck, and Miss Esther Jones, student, whose clothing and hair be- came Ignited. The explosion oceurred while Prof. Ruch was making a test to determine whether electricity would penetrate rock, according to the story told to the police. A spark from the stone ignited the powder, students said. ONE KILLED, TWO HURT. Trainmen Victims of Engine Ex- plosion at Warren, Pa. WARREN, Pa., March 7.—One train- man was killed and two others were seriously injured when a locomotive drawing a freight train on the Valley branch of the New York Central blew up near here yesterday. Brakeman Frank Dickinson of Dunkirk dled soon after being taken to a hospital. Several cars were deralled and the tracks damaged. LIST OF WITHDRAWALS FROM BANKS IS ASKED May Be Made Basis of Suits in Con- nection With Closing of Montreal Institution. By the Associated Press, TORONTO, March 7.—The liquida- tors of the Home Bank have called o day before the suspension, the day of suspension, and the day after the bank officially closed its doors, and this list may be the basis of suits to recover the funds. On the day of the failure telegrams were sent to all branch managers to close at the usual time and not to reopen. Several managers have de- clared that they did not receive notice and therefore opened on the morning after the failure. HOLDS NAVAL TREATY CRAMPS U. S. 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