Life — April 19, 1923 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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ALL Ssl3 FNZRIGLY PUES FIT TI SUT - LIFE - THe PALLY PAPYRUS THURSDAY, APRIL 19, OPEN IN JZ NAME OF Bp MELAYEHRI-NO 2. Lug é zt ‘Silexops 2 RAID DRUG FIENDS Police Make Arrests as Clean-Up Campaign Opens “Clean Up Week” started success- fully last night when a spectacular raid was made upon the exclusive Lotus Eaters’ Club at Thebes, under the direction of Federal Inspector Bla-Ah of the Anti-Narcotic Bureau. Over eighty prisoners, in various stages of consciousness, were taken in- to custody, including many men and women who are believed to be socially prominent. They all gave their names as Jo-Hnd-Oe or Ja-Ned-Oe, but it is thought that these are fictitious. The prisoners will be arraigned this morning before Judge Hammurabi. BUSINESS AND PERSONAL ANTONY—Meet me in front of Sphinx to-night 8:30. All is for- given. CLEO. LOST—10 tribes, Finder please notify RAEL. WANTED—Private secretary, cap- able taking hieroglyphics and tran- scribing same accurately. Easy hours, 7th Floor, Luxor Bldg. Ask for PHARAOH. FOR SALE—4 H. P. 2-pass. chariot, sport model. Newly painted. Bone wheels. Guaranteed good as new. Any demonstration. PTOLEMY GARAGE, evenings. good condition. owner. IS- PYRAMID STRIKE Workers Walk Out The long-awaited strike of the pyr- amid builders became a reality yester- day morning, when 3,000 members of Stone Bruisers’ Union, Local No. 1, walked down and out from their work. They were all employed by the Cheops Construction Co., which has the con- tract for the pyramid on the third sand dune west of the Nile. When interviewed by a Papyrus re- porter, Mr. Walter J. Cheops, presi- dent of the company, could give no reason for the action of his men. “We have had that particular pyra- mid under construction for over a cen- tury,” said Mr. Cheops. “Naturally we supposed the boys, as we call them, would remain loyal. Their action is most unfortunate, in view of the pres- ent acute pyramid shortage.” Mr. Cheops and a committee from the union will confer to-morrow. ROYAL WILL READ Solomon’s Estate to Widows The last will and old testament of the late King Solomon was offered for probate yesterday. The residuary es- tate is left in toto to the Mmes. Solo- mon, each widow receiving as her share one-thousandth part of the whole. At their deaths, the income will revert to their children. MNLF GRIN SPST) 41144 B.C. NEW TERROR REIGNS Masked Bandits Run Wild Sponsored by Secret Society Nothing so inimical to the good name of Egypt has been brought to our attention in some time, as the re- port now circulating concerning activities of a mysterious society ing itself the K. K. K,, or Kill K tians Kwickly. This is a result to he desired, perhaps, but certainly not to be obtained through any underhand methods. Membership in the ranks of this masked band seems to be dependent solely upon the candidates’ professing to be 100 per cent. Egyptians, but even this patriotic ideal cannot excuse a lawless consummation of the same. It is to be hoped that a hitherto supine administration will know how to deal effectively with this unfortunate situa- tion. If not, outraged justice can be depended upon to take matters into its own hands. And after all, a great many Kris- tians are of a very high type. The Kristians have a very happy fam- ily life, and their kindness to one an- other might well serve as a lesson to some of us. Speaking personally, some of our best friends are Kristians. THE NEWS IN BRIEF The Cleopatra’s Needle and Sewing Society held a picnic at Assouan last week, over forty guests and members being present. Games were played un- til a late hour. A good time was had by all. The many friends of young King Tut-ankh-Amen will be sorry to learn that his majesty died yesterday. He choked to death trying to teach some visitors how to pronounce his name correctly. Interment will be in the Valley of the Kings Cemetery. Pharaoh & Moses, Inc., who mait- tain a large bulrush plantation just above the Second Cataract, announce that the recent frost has ruined their spring crop. comicbooks.com