Show MRS SPARKMAN ESSAYIST AND CARNARVON KIN i Third Death in Family ot oF Egyptian Tomb Discoverer I Recalls Evil Ele Elemental Evil Elemental Ele- Ele mental of Malediction I Ele-I By WALTER KING j Could an evil elemental that many many- aver c caused used the sudden death of the Earl of Carnarvon wielded Its influence In the apparent apparent ap- ap parent double murder of her ber two children and the suicide of Rosemary Rosemary Rosemary Rose Rose- I mary Carnarvon Sparkman Rosemary a narvon Sparkman brilliant writer and wife of Colley Colley Col- Col ley Icy F F. Sparkman assistant professor professor professor pro pro- fessor of modern languages of the Univ of Utah w was s a cousin of the late Lord Carn Carnarvon friends declare Lord Carnarvon famed throughout through gh- gh out the world for his sensational explorations ns of the tomb of tho the Pharoah Tutankhamen in the Valley Valley Val Val- ley Icy of the Kings King in Egypt died su suddenly denly on April 5 6 1923 1921 Since then another relative of th the fa famous famous famous fa- fa E Egyptologist has been stricken strick strick- en bj by death leath TWO IN FAMILY GONE The evil elemental that Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- r thur Conan Coran Doyle Dovle Marie Mane Cc Corelli I the English novelist and others I laim wreaks disaster to those who i anger the spirits of ancient I inn tIan monarchs has already 1 taken I two lives in the Carnarvon And in the Monday investigation j l tion of the double doub e murder and sui- sui suiI j I I cide discovered Sunday evening at atthe atthe I th the Sp Sparkman home Elizabeth I street there came t to light that Mrs Sparkman had shortly after I Lord Carnarvon's s death In 1923 1023 attempted at- at I tempted to take her own life Ufe I Her vision islon of life and its joys ami and pleasures h had d. d been fa faded ed and and l T J- J ed t tha a vere wor while WRITER She h l 1 translated her thoughts jHo Yer verso erso o w weekly eldy in her capacity of aL editor of the music art ait arts literary an and ancl l society departments of Th The Citizen Y 1 Theres There s nothing left to hope dear And oh oh what an can I sa say say The 11 flower h has s' s turned to dust fj j The Wind blew it away TIle The flower I prized is laded faded faded d dear ar The dancing wind has fled I II I even can cant can't t recall the words I know you must have said I This was her last contribution I lo to The Citizen But her views on I Ilife life had been molded in much the same sime vein for Cor several months I Another day she had written alm deliberation said one great American would eliminate divorce I It would too It would even dim elim mate marriage 1 I I I END COMES SATURDAY I And so apparently Saturday night night with only her two children to lend her solace In her hours of ot depression she gently prepared them for tor their evenings evening's slumber And nd jio no doubt after having tenderly ten ten- derly dery caressed each youngster for her neighbors and friends declare she was waa a devoted mother she had waited until they were sound In sleep before she took them her herin in death r If women kept bloodhounds in instead in- in instead stead of Pekinese they might know more about their husbands husband's doings th tha Q is if they happened to be inte in- in te tC sted ested wrote Mrs Sparkman In Ina Ina a recent edition of The Citizen Her views views' on man were Incorporated incorporated In an essay entitled An Essay on Men published in two editions of The Citizen The Tha The article article was widely read and anda necessitated a lIer Her friends declare de clare dare th v s sentiments expressed were a true exposition of her own j I thoughts I Shortly afterwards she wrote An Essay on Women II III PROUD PROUt OF RELATIONSHIP She was proud of her relationship to Lord Carnarvon and oftentimes spent many noun hours in thought as to I the possible influence the evil I Continued on page 2 2 I MRS SPARKMAN J ESSAYIST AND I CARNARVON KIN Continued from page 1 1 elemental might have wielded in tl U. s r 3 demise of the Egyptologist Upon the death o of ot Lord Carnarvon Carnarvon Carnarvon I von Sir Arthur Conan onan Doyle expressed expressed ex ex- I pressed his opinion in the followIng following follow follow- ing words An elemental is built buit up artificial thing an imbued force which may be brought into being I by a spirit t mind or by nature It exists of Itself for tor a specific ic purI purpose purpose pur pur- pose and Is no not procreated I j The legends handed down through r ages promised highest blessings i for those who followed the wishes I of the king and direst evil assured I those who violated them Of these I latter the Inscriptions said His Itis body be accursed Ammon shallI shall I deliver violators to blaZIng wrath Others were to be engulfed d in the sea I REGARDLESS OF THREATS Mrs Irs Caroline Williams of the New York Historical society former former former for for- mer assistant curator of Egyptology ogy at the Metropolitan at onetime one onetime onetime time pointed out that these threats were made by the in early times because they realized their bodies were not safe from marauders Fears Tears of further retribution lion are said to have halted hated other EgyptologIsts Egyptologists Egyptologists I og from taking ur UD the r of the famous tomb after the I death of Lord Carnarvon The discovery of the tomb was announced by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter In December 1922 Among the findings were the com corn complete complete funeral equipment of this king of the eighteenth dynasty The tomb was formerly opened on February 18 1923 the contents in including including in- in eluding a royal throne throne the the first discovered by Egyptologists couches chairs chah's chariots beds alabaster alabaster alabaster ala ala- baster vases robes sandals and embalmed meats for tor his Journey through the other world ESSAYS ATTRACT ATTENTION Her thoughts on self destruction may be In the following ex excerpt excerpt ex- ex from An Essay on MenTo Men l To most women the conceit of the opposite S sex X Is most trying Men Ien do not consider their own de deceit deceit tie tie- a vice they seem to regard it as something of a virtue In realIty reality reality real real- ity it t is a concession concesiOn of the Al Almighty Almighty Al- Al mighty specially bestowed on them to blind them to their own deficiencies deli deli- and thus save them from committing suicide Another opinion she maintained of or men I is Ic revealed in aline allne of hers Most women have very pool poor taste A casual glance at the men they married proves this Among other contributions to the Citizen during the recent months were Life LIte Toil and The Cross Bearer S b LIFE ETOIL TOIL I fin find th r-th the oa a Th leads s 's s upwards Its It's toIlIng tolling all the way The journey is from morn to night It takes the livelong day I I Will aye the way be upwards I dared to ask my Friend And solemnly He made answer Y Yea a child unto the end And shall I neer ne'er find comfort Im I'm sad of heart and weak Behold the Master laster answered Theres There s peace for those who seek Behold I walked before you jou OU The path you go was trod And And though And though your cross be heavy It on to God The Cross Bearer 14 In her pride she lifted hl high h Her cross so none could guess That in her heart she bore a weight Of Ot all save sate happiness And there were those who envied her Her lack of pain and care For Foi there are are ae those who cannot seo see Some smiles are thin as air And when at times she came unto A calm place lace Her cross shed she'd tower fewer Just to rest I A brief unthinking space j But she was shrewd wd and did not show v I What fools could not discern She hid the anguish of her soul I Which all cross bearers learn |