Evening star., 1923-02-20
Says Other T0n,bs Held Rubbish
COmpared With 1utankhamen's
Belgian Professor Declares Sple',dor
at Luxor Astou''ds Experts
in Egyptology.

Uondon Times.New York Times eopyriEht. BY
arrangement with the Enri Of Carnarvon.'
By Cable to The Star.
LUXOR, Egypt. February 2o.-it
was another gorgeous day at the
tomb of Tutankhamen yesterday OUT
d day of calm after the thrills ana tu-
mults of Sunday. and was devoted 10
allowing representatives OF the press
and other visitors to go into the TOMB.
None, however, was permltteo 10
penetrate the new opening. as 1t was
with considerable trepidation that
Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter
allowed 80 many persons, not all of
the slimmest. to push through the
narrow passage between the walls of
the chamber and the outer tabernacle
Sunday. Two or three of the least
slender did stick and needed help
Fortunately. the tabernacle Is admir-
ably built of wood. estimated at about
IN irch thick, and the old Egyptian
carpenters knew their business. as 1of
every similar structure built today
would last three thousand years and
stand much pushing.
View From Outer Chamber.
To avoid the risk of catastrophe.
therefore, visitors had to content
themselves with view of what they
could see from the outer chamber
through the hole. Even this, how
ever, should have been valuable to
some correspondents. because the eN-
traordinary stories sent out from un-
authorized sources and telegraphed d
back here have caused immense HI
1Erity at Luxor. Wonderful things
seem to have been found Of which the
authorities know nothing, and those
who have been reading some news
papers must have curious ideas OF
what really happened.
A few articles. however, have been
brought out Of the inner room and are
row lying open to inspection In the outer
chamber on trays ready for removal to
the laboratory. They were brought out
because they were in positions where
they might be trodden on or otherwise
damaged.
Alabaster Vase Removed.
One of these is one OF the alabaster
vases already mentioned as being per-
Iaps OF finer workmanship even than
any of the lovely pieces found in the
outer chamber. 1t is more than two reet
high on finely carved pedestal. the
color being singularly pure and unfaded.
II is of graceful form. with handles rep
resenting the papyrus and lotus. respec-
lively, of upper and lower Egypt. Each
handle bears the cartouche OF King
rutapkhamen in black and the symbol
Hell meaning everlasting lie.
Another is a smaller wide-mouthed
vase of the shape of lotus bosom on
Il long STEM with the wings or handles
clarmngly carved with representations
of half-opened lotus buds, with lotus
leaves branching below, all very delicate
and attractive
With these is a black bituminized
wooden figure OF a swan with yellow
bill, which was lying on the ground in
the outer passage near the door of the
first tabernacle. Though the signifi-
cance of the swan Is uncertain. some be-
ieve II was supposed to render service
10 the deceased by accompanying or
region of the dead. A similar swan was
found by de Morgan some years ago,
and is at the Cairo museum
Belgian Recounts Discovery.
sent Sunday Il short expression of
opinion from the Queen Of the Bel
grams. In attendance upon her is
Prof: r. Jean Caparets. the distin-
Suished Belgian scientist. who is a
member of the Academy Royal de
Belgique, conserpator and secretary
of the Musee's Royaux du Clinquan-
tenaire at Brussels and a professor
at LieGe University. He wrote the
following statement:
~ have just returned from Biba n
Llmeluk (the tomb OF the kings). My
thoughts are SO disturbed that I have
dilticulty in collecting them and in
expressing my feelings I should like
Of the debt which the civilized nations
must owe to Lord Carnarvon and
Howard Carter, whose names Will
remain indissolubly linked with the
within the memory of humanity. 1
wish only that every one could re-
;ilize what self-sacrifice and gene
rosity have been needed for the un-
dertaking and the carrying out of
the systematic work of clearing
which alone has realized the miracle
Of finding again intact a royal tomb
SO well protected that none Of the
robbers reached 1t in spite Of the
thirty-four centuries during which
interrupted for a single day. Gu
pidity and ignorance have united to
prevent posterity from having any
real knowledge of the glory Of the
Pharaohonic civilization.
Found Key Century Ago.
ut Is now century since Cham
pollin discovered the key which was
20 render possible the opening up OF
the treasure. and since then Egyptol-
oeists have studied and later i'm
proved the manner of utilizing IT,
But there was always the fear that
the treasure might already have been
removed. Lord Carnarvon and Mr.
Carter have just opened it. and 1t is
intact.
What is one to say Of the hateful
and dishonest attacks of which these
two men are tine object at the present
moment. In order TO be able to convey
rapid and accurate information to the
world about their immense discovery
they relieved themselves Of the task
OF drawing up the communiQues ty
intrusting this work to the greatest
newspaper in the world. That was
their crime. 1t Is much to be regret
ted that those who write Of this cam
paign neglect to tell what are the
motives which prompt them to accuse
Lord Carnarvon Of converting his un
forgettable discovery into a CONNER.
cial undertaking, as they have ven.
tured to describe 1t.
These attacks are abominab BILE
some of them are simply ludicrous.
Wanted Names to Live.
'.Some people are seized with pit
for the hapless fate OF poor Kim