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B-22 * THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. wronawT, nw a. mm BARKIS & FAMILY —By Crockett Johnson Tfct Cmy Martiwr Artm Serna, lac. Hey, LOOK! I ] ___ taught Barkis how to do the dog paddle! CRocKCt r. JOHN^QPy TOKYO TEACHER FOUND DEAD, NOTE SUGGESTS NO AUTOPSY TOKYO, July 6 UP). —A brilliant young mathematician was found dead today in Tokyo University with a note ad dresed to police, saying “This is a distinct suicide; an au topsy may be unnecessary.” He was instructor Akira Mori, 30, a doctor of science. His neatly written note read: “This is a distinct suicide; autopsy may not be nec essary. I ground up 300 sleeping pills and took them at about 7 pm. July 5. I cannot tell when I died. I cannot briefly describe the reason, but consider this case falling under the category of suicide stemming from nervous break down. I apologize for all the troubles.” Police said his mouth showed cyanide reaction and despite Mori’s note will conduct an autopsy. Cyanide, a violent poison, is not contained in sleeping pills. U Nil, Caught in Traffic, Goes on Dime-Store Tour NEW YORK, July 6 W.—t Nu, Burma’s colorful Prime Minister doesn’t stand on cere mony. Caught in a traffic jam yesterday, he jumped out of hie limousine and toured all three floors of a nearby 10-cent store The dime store episode fol lowed a reception at City Hall The Prime Minister is on an official visit here and will go to Detroit tomorrow Followed by his party, all dressed in bright, hand-woven Burmese garb, Mr. Nu rapidly toured Woolworth’s at Fifth ave nue and Thirty-ninth street, re marking on the copious mer chandise. He was especially fascinated by a chrome-plated hot dog Deadline Nears In Plane Derby SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July < VP). —Twenty-eight of the 4( planes in the transcontinenta Powder Puff Derby for women flyers had until 6 pm. today t< land here to qualify for prizes. Twelve planes landed Monday and six more yesterday befori foul weather left 10 plane; stranded at Reading, Pa. In ad‘ dition, 17 planes spent the nigh at Wheeling, W. Va., and one a Dayton, Ohio. The first planes to land in thi race from Long Beach, Calif, ti Springfield are not necessaril; the winners. Winners are figured on i handicap basis taking into con sideration the number of engine on a plane, size of the plane am the horsepower. The winners will be announce; at a banquet tomorrow night. One entry not expected to com plete the race was Miss Gene vleve Brown of Los Angeles, wh crash-landed her plane on i farm 8 miles east of Mounds ville, W. Va., yesterday. She escaped with minor in juries, but her Cessna 140 wa damaged considerably when I bounced off a tree and lande; 200 feet away in a gully a sci minutes after Miss Brown radloe she was running low on gas. 1 was her first accident in 17 year of flying. Including World Wa n service as a WASP. The first plane to arrive a Springfield was piloted by Mr; Shop by Phone! ® ■ ell elf's RE. 7-6300 H tww*. Your Order Will Receive | .V*?«; 1 —» *** , Our Prompt Attention j§| I Toiletries | Sale Priced $2 Dorothy Gray Hot Weather Shampoo; giant 16-oz. bottle ....... 5] .25* $2 Lucien Lelong Solid Colftgne in Tailsom, Balalaika, Sirocco, Indiscret ... 51.00* $2 Charbert Breathless Mist Dusting Powder with puff; large 5 oz. size $| .00* Charbert Breathless Mist; 8 ounce size, 51.00* $2 Milkmaid Deodorant and Anti-Perspirant; packable plastic bottle $1 25* g J (gl $1.50 Mary Chess Cooling Lotion; 8 ounce size 75 c * $5 Schiaparelli Shocking Shower After Bath Lotion; 1 2 ounce bottle 53.00* • prices plus Fed. tax Jelleff's July-priced Toiletries—Street Floor F Street and ot SHirlington, Silver Spring, Bettiesda, Conn. Avenue [7 roasting machine in a booth near e the door. ;- “How many do you sell a day?” n he asked operator Edith Devine is of Mount Vernon, N. Y. e “About 1,500 every day,” she said. A look of astonishment passed 1. over Mr. Nu’s face. "All by your n self?” he asked, o “Oh, no, with four other girls,” she answered. U Later Mr. Nu bought a couple n of dozen handkerchiefs and an y $8.95 doll for one of his children. -He also picked up a hunting - knife and a jackknife for his - sons. "It’s a wonderful store,” h« d said as he left to attend a private g tea. Isabelle McCrea, 39, of Lemon F Grove, Calif. Her co-pilot was ) Mrs. Betty McNeill of La Mesa, SCalif., a grandmother, who also 'listed her age as 39. I Yesterday’s arrivals included Mrs. Shirley Froyd of Inglewood, Calif., who won the race in 8 1862. J Former Hitler Jail “ Now Tourist Hotel A former Hitler jail in Austria is being made into a comfortable * hotel, Vienna reports. It Is pic , turesque Itter Castle In TYrol I where many foreign statesmen I were detained as prisoners by the J German Nazi regime during the last war. The countryside there is fa >e mous for ski-runs in winter and t 0 fishing and hunting in summer, ly A landing field for helicopters is ! being built for use by the guests, a; i-i ■fffffflifmnflSFTnßmrni BS | a- 3rd Street “ West of 8 way Si NEW YORK CITY ONE Os NIW ’•Oilt'S NfWfST MOTHS A# OwHW* *oom», tJ|FA -A » ssrsi 4 50 re *** T<w rc*** TfWl **"* Pope Praises Integrity Os Women Journalists VATICAN CITY. July « UP)— Pope Pius XII says women jour nalists are keenly alert to the need for moral integrity in nev- The 79-year-old head of the Roman Catholic church received members of the Canadian Wom en’s Press Club Saturday. His brief address to them was re leased yesterday by the Vatican press office. “Editorial activity and jour nalism.” said the Pontiff, “are much more than a commercial affair. As we have more than once said, books, magazines and newspapers today render to the family, church and state an almost indispensable service.” “And,” he added, "certainly the majority of your readers would admit that the woman, adequately trained in heart and mind, can be keenly alert to the THE HECHT CO. Washington, Silver Spring & PARKingten New! Bright Brash Gold Color Cage for Your Bird Now you can surround your bird with the glamour set- *| OC ting his beauty deserves— | y '* show-off your home with a decorator new look, tool Large cage, completely furn ished. a Parakeets I It’s easy to teach these exotic birds to speak! Fun for you; - delight friends. Meyer'g Food Kit 1.50 Contains five weeks supply for your para keet! There’s seed, gravel, Treat, condi tioner, bell and cuttle bone. Call NA. 8-5100 Anytime to Order! Pet Shop, Street Floor, Washington Silver Spring and PARKington shop Thursday 12-JO lo 9 ... Friday 9-JO to 9 fe. jothfOp ’* repeat of a sell-out... 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Add of information. , “Surely, she will be among the ' first to reveal the difference be tween an honest interpretation ; of news and subtle lies and cruel 1 insinuations." ‘ Free-Flowing Salt Reported Marketed CORPUS CHRISTI —A Texas , concern is marketing a new free l flowing salt made by evaporating ; sea water and said to contain all [ known mineral elements in the . same proportion in which they t i exist in the ocean. It is reported to contain about 78 per cent sodium chloride and i 22 per cent of trace ‘elements , j compared with ordinary table ! i salt, which contains about 99 per 1 cent sodium chloride. »• nl ® ! ■Lr flip JBB: |H§iS)gi H| *■* '.iiH IS IT- y~ Wy - : ,-m m if ■ f "111 ™ 1 y--*-,g P *** | PL ' M H \ Elegant Swirl Mahogany \—- DOWNTOWN PARK-SHOP - - , Modern Bedroom Suite MAZOR Specially Priced * Don't let this low price mislead you in believing that Qll C Bvon fU Cs. sj W is suite is not up to your anc * our stanc (ard of quality. y Oeve O . 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