The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-21
The Once Ouer; :.
Amos Q. Pipp Gives Eye e-Witness Tale Of
 King Tuts Unveiling
Bx H PHILLIps
By Amos c. Pipp


 LAPIS LAZULI, Egypt--Well. T was among those at the lid-lifting of King Tut Ankh-Amen's sarcophagus and can say il beat any show ever saw. I had ringside seat which obtained by telling the manager was representative of the Sells-F Floto circus
 They insisted the choice seats were only for people who had deep interest in mum. mics. but I explained that besides being au- one I was a close friend of Irving Berlin, who had written all the best known mummy songs like Il Gotta Dear Old Southern Mum n.y." Nah Calonina Mummy" You Gotta See Mummy Every Night" etc.
 The sarcophagus was we'll worth the price of admission. Especially to me as 1 had never seen one before. To tell the truth had always thought sarcophagus was part of the human throat.
 Mir. Carter called .the meeting to order at ? p. m.. and, walking to the saragossa. asked in loud voice, Who's got an opener?'
 All the Americans present had one. of course. The saragassum bore the original seal. So far as I could see the labels had not been faxed. Mir. Carter took one of the openers offered him and with a sharp twist opened the salamander with a loud pop.
 I rushed forward with look but MT. Car ter announced: Gentlemen, I opened with kings cold and bet fifty cents' I raised him a dime. Ten better" said Carter. then called him.
 Its costing you seventy cents to see," he said.
 'I know it. replied
 Royal flush," he announced. tipping his sartorious and, taking a look, saw the most gorgeous gold figure like the ones you see on each corner of the circus band-wagons or the hippopotamus cage, only it was flat on it's back That, it was explained, was what is known as a dummy-case.
 A lecturer was then introduced who ex- lecture on what it all meant. We all paid him and he jumped on the sardanapalus and said:
 Now, ladies and gentlemen, if you will kindly step close up--don't be afrad-let the little boy up front, please-I will tell you the amazing absolutely stupendously astonishing facts and figures about this epoch making dis covery of the only certified imperial mummy in the wor-r-ld Kindly step forward l. I gathered from what he said that ther, was no question about it being a pre-wal mummy and no Bahama imitation. He said the carved figure on the dummy case, or humidor, was an excellent likeness of the king. l had no reason to dispute him All l would say about this is that if it wa, good likeness the kings liver was in bat shape as he was very yelowish looking around the gills. The dummy had a nice king face with good mouth and no signs of pyorrhea. | He also had wonderful beard of solit gold. This was pulled off and given to on, | of the wOrkmen as his share of the loot
 Beside the king was a solid gold golf clul studded with lapis mazola and on his ches was Waterbury watch engraved "Eron Ella to Snookums." I shook dice with tn, lecturer for the golf club. A newspaper cor respondent swiped the watch. I am going tt get up little game tomorrow and mattel Carter for the king. Sst
 Throughout the entertainmeAt a jazz or chestra played the latest song hits and usher sold popcorn, peanuts, souvenir Diagrams ant red lemonade Then fellow went around selling tickets and urging us to stay fol ''the concert immediately afteH the bi, show"
 I understand they will hold another show in few weeks and open the dummy ease tt find the king himself. After that they intenC to take the king apart and see what make. oL