The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01
Excavation in Year A, D. 5423I
Watched With Interest by
Members of Press Club
LORD CARAVAN USES SPADE
Mummies of Daugherty and
Caraway Are Found Wound
Together in Fond Embrace

centuries, Lord Caravan and Aba
Anar Ptolemy, an explorer, last
night discovered objects OF IN
tense interest and priceless value,
graphically illustrating the life
and customs of Americans IN the
dim year 1928. A great crowd
of spectators clustered about the
excavation, while the British mo-
.bleman and the celebrated ex-.
plorer pursued their archaeolog-
seal researches. Thrill after thrill
came as the marvellous finds were
made.
SCENE ON POTOMAC.
From the moment Lord Caravan
dramatically struck his spade into
-the age-old sand hiding . the tomb,
excitement was tense. Oddly
1enough, even though the strange
scene took place in the year A. D.
s5423, the Englishman digging there
by the banks of the placid Potomac,
bore a marked resemblance to
Theodore Tfller, Washington CORE
.spondent of several newspapers,
while the onlookers commented au-
,dibly on how strangely like Gus
-
Star was Aba-Anar Ptolemy. This
striking comparison was carried
eysa further. for a wild native of
the desert, 9 muscular Nubian
Lstcetcherbearer, was mistaken many
times for Robert Wood, head waiter
ut the Press Club.
Hair exclaimed Aba-Anar
Ptomley who had taken the spade,
Here are two mummies bound by
Q single winding sheet!.
Astounding; read the hierogly-
sphics" demanded Caravan, CULVER.
ing with expectancy.
AN UNUSUAL AFFINITY.
1T must have been an unusual
affinity" responded the explorer as
he gazed at the tattered rags. at
have it." he cried. 1.-THE Inscription
reads: Harry NJ. Daugherty and
sSenator caraway, loving one an
other in life. they begged MOTTO be
separated in DEATH"
Telegraph blanks, yelIowed with
age, We're dug from the tomb. They
read: '
Governor Sweet. Colorado. May
i not hope that you will appoInf
my friend. Huston Thompson. to
the vacancy in the Senate. Paw no
attention to any message my son.
s1nIaw may send you.
tSigne0 W. w"
-. Governor Sweet, Colorado: Hone
you'll name Shafroth to the SEN
ate. Disregard message of my
fatherIn-law.
signeD McADoo."
Governor Sweet, Colorado: Lis.
ten to McAdoo and give it to young
Shafroth. w. w. didn't take adj
vice when he was making up his
cabinet, else I wouldn't have been
IN 1t. Rah for Shafroth and the
$ independence of the crown prince.
"fSigne0 w. J. BRYAN"
DO the kilograms show what
Governor Sweet did," asked Ptol-
envy
Nothing except that he did what
he pleased
CALLS FOR "BULLMOTOR."
A corpse with "a hard expression
on his face and hisN mouth parted
as IL about to make a speech or is
sue a statement" according to Lord
Caravan. turned out to be the re-
mains of Roy "a. Haynes, of Ohio,
who held peculiar position known
in 1928 as t'prohibition commits
sioner." A smaller mummy was
found to be that of Sherman A:
Ounce, also. OF Ohio. prohibition
press agent" so the almost obliter-
ated inscriptions read
Aba-Anar Ptolen1y. How curious
even the white ribbons tied about
the necks signified something. Is
it possible to bring Haynes back to
life after these oanfr1rieS3's
ST will try" agreed Caravan.
Science has progressed. Robert
. fetch me the bullTnotor."
Watching every instant, Caravan
and Ptolemy worked the bullmotor.
Caravan fondled the mummy ten
derby.
HAYNES RESURRECTED.
Hes coming back to Iife,' he
shouted. 81 can hear him try to
speak. He says: Every day in
every way, prohibition enforcement
: is getting better and better. In
$500 years from now, certainly be-
fore the year 5000, the demon rum
will have disappeared. My next
address on prohibition will be in
Salem. Oregon, as that will give
: me a transcontinental trip
THE little chap, Cuneo, wants to
. speak, announced HtOlSIny, VINO
: applied the bullmotor to the tiny
mummy. He says the commits
sioner's speech is for immediate
release. He adds that Director
Budnitz of Maryland says prohibit.
ton is an absolute success in that
State"
The absorbing discoveries were
not the only features that made ur
the program of All Fools Night al
the National Press Club The
United States Marine Band was
: forced to extend itself 20 compete
with the clubs own talent.
CLUB MEMBERS PERFORM.
Three Of the most celebrated per
formers on the stage last night
or on any other stage for thai
matter-were Labert st. Clair, IA
Yniliarly known as THE Veoders
Z burg Nightingale" and Bob Rob
erts, 1.-The Dublin Thursh," accom-
panied in their quaint folk songs
: by Frank r. Wilson at the piano
This number was a knockout.
Tom Brahany, as a monoloRist
George O'Connor and Matt Horne II
songs. and Ed Callow as Tony tn,
Barber" with the Capital MALI
Quartet, made up of J. H. Nc
Cready, w. w. Gantz, Earl Car