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Evening star., 1938-09-29
BID FOR STATIONS.
FOR AUTO TESTS
Commissioners to Build Two
to Take Care of Annual
inspection.

Bids for the construction Of two
automobile inspection stations, one in
Southwest Warrington and one in tho
Northeast, were advertised by the
Commissioners, paving the way for the
compulsory annual inspection of We
nicles, which will begin next March.
The bids will be opened October IA.
Congress has appropriated Sl03, 900
for the inspection program and of
this sum 500. 900 has been earmarked
for the two buildings.
One Of them will be erected at Tenth
ana = streets S.W, on the northern
portion OF the Farmers Market area.
and the other on West Virginia avenue
NE. near Mount Olivet road. Each
Of the stations will have four lanes,
but the Northeast station will have
provisions for handling 100 cars at q
time and the Southwest, station. 80
cars.
Rapid Inspection Rate.
II al the 10000 odd motor vehicles
in the District are to be inspected
within . year, 1t will be necessary to
handle them at the rate of one each
two and one-half or three minutes,
according to an estimate made by
Tramc Director William A. Van Duzer.
He figured this would mean about
1000 cars . week. He said that this
speed In inspection had been accom-.
plished in some other cities.
Each inspection lane will be operated
40 hours = week, the trafic director
said, some Of them working on differ
ent time schedules There will be 40
different inspections to make, he
added, the major ones being brakes,
lights. steering apparatus and wind
shield wipers.
To assure compliance with the law
Mr.. Van Duzer plans to require motor.
lists to use inspection stickers on their
windshields. One type, probably q
round insignia, will be placed on the
vindshields Of cars meeting all IN
spection tests. Another kind, prob
ably . triangular shaped sticker. will
be placed on cars on which repairs or
adjustments must be made. On the
latter, the date of the inspection will
be stated and . period of 10 days will
be allowed for corrections or repairs.
The purpose Of the date Is to enable
police to arrest motorists who are
found to have failed to make the ad-
justments by the prescribed time limit.
Plan for Repairs.
The repairs or adjustments may be
made at any repair shop or garage
selected by the car owner. They may
not be done At the testing station.
In the case Of any car found to be
in . dangerous condition the owner
will be required to have 1t towed away
to repair shop, Mr.. Van Duzer said.
The cost Of the inspection for the first
year will be 81 and thereafter so
cents . year. Heretofore the dead.
line for display Of new automobile
tags has been January /. Next year
and thereafter the deadline will bs
advanced to March /.
Evening star., 1938-09-29
CLEPHANE WILL SPEAK
At TRADE CONFERENCE
To Deliver keynote at Meeting
Of Junior Chamber of
Commerce Division.


Arthur Clephane, local director, will
deliver the keynote address at the
first Middle Atlantic Conference of
the United States Junior Chamber of
Commerce, to be held At Hagerstown,
Nd, October l-2, when some 500
representatives of the organization will
gather for . discussion Of extension.
membership and projects.
The tense international situation
and its bearing on work of the COM
mittees on national defense and avia-
ton will be major features of the
conference.
Also to be discussed will be plans
for organization of State and local
groups in Maryland. Virginia, West
Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware.
Members OF the Washington Junior
Board who viii be present include Lyle
O'Rourke, president: Minor Hudson,
vice president: John H. Davis, director;
Robert W. Wilson, past president;
Charles Carr, vice president; Fred
Linton, executive secretary. and James
Mann and Bill Herman. directors.
Evening star., 1938-09-29
GRANGE Meeting

MASONVILLE. Va. Sept. 20 (Spe-
ciaD Pioneer Grange will observe its
annual booster night in the Grange
hall tomorrow evening.
Albert Goss, land bank commissioner
for the State of Washington. and
Francis p. Miller, member of the
House Of Delegates, will be the guest
speakers. A musical program has been
arranged under the direction Of Mrs.
Writ H. Ferguson. H. H. Ankers, lee
turer Of Pioneer Grange, has charge
Of arrangements.
Evening star., 1938-09-29
5000 Still Owe u. S.
$296,837 for Rescue
From War Zone
Dy the Associated Press,

Dy the Associated Press.
More than 5000 Americans
who were rescued from war-blaz-
ing Europe in August, 1914, by
American gold forgot their debt
to Uncle Sam.
The Treasury lent $7l7.301 to
Americans caught in Europe with
out funds. OF l3.5S7 persons 70
aided. 6,0o6, representing an out
lay Of $2s6, ,S37.oS. hadn't paid up
At last reports.
Evening star., 1938-09-29
FIRE DRIVES $50 GUESTS
FROM D. c. RESTAURANT
No One injured in Blaze at
Candlestick Coffee Shop
Just After Noon.

Smoke from q fire that broke out be-
tween floors drove about $50 guests
and employees from the Candlestick
Coffee Shop, ITO street NV,
shortly after noon today.
No one was injured, and according to
the management no estimate has yet
been made Of the damage. It was
thought the fire was caused by . short
circuit.
More than half . dosen pieces Of
fire apparatus Allied the street and
cause temporary trafhc difficulties at
the busy intersection Of Seventeenth
and streets.
Evening star., 1938-09-29
WEATHER REPORT

ColmbiaRan tonight
northeast backing to northwest tomorrow
tomorrow.
vyna-Rain probably ending morning;
tonight portion tomorrow.
vhgna-Moly tonight and probably
Evening star., 1938-09-29
NICHOLS IS HELD
!. FOR GRAND Jury
Alleged Confession Offered
): at Coorner's Probe of
Wife Staying.

Edward Nichols, 20, q plumber, was
held for the grand jury this afternoon
b. 4 coroner's jury which investigated
the fatal bludgeoning early yesterday
Of his attractive wife, Mrs Viola Mich
ols, 81, operator Of q beauty salon.
The killing occurred in the Nichols
ground floor apartment at 1903 P
street NV. and Nichols attempted
suicide afterward by turning ON the
gas. Testimony was offered at the
inquest Of an alleged confession In
which Nichols admitted he threatened
bis wife before he beat her after she
persisted In waking him up to con-
tinue an argument
Detective Sergt John Wise said Ed
wHrd Nichols, 20, plumber, admitted
Elling his wife of year because she
wpke him up and would not let him
60 back to sleep, but denied there had
hSen any argument about letter she
Ind received through an attorney con-
corning his family in Pennsylvania.
~sThe letter, from a woman In West
Grove, Pa. stating that she had mar
Y1ed Nichols several years ago in Will
mington. Del, and that he had de-
serted her and their children about
three years ago. was brought to police
attention last night by Charles Proc
tor. local attorney.
Nichols admitted having been mar
fied to the Pennsylvania woman. but
would not comment on her statement
that they never had been divorced,
eergt. Wise said.
Wife Hired Attorney.
Mr.. Proctor said he learned of the
Pennsylvania marriage after Mrs.
Nichols had retained him to investi-
gate suspicious concerning her hus-
band She had told the attorney. that
Nichols had mentioned. the name Of
another woman several times when he
had been drinking. Sergt Wise said,
and had left her for several days at
. time without support
The detective said Nichols admitted
his wife had asked him about his
Pennsylvania marriage. but contended
this was not mentioned when she
woke him about $3.50 yesterday morn
ing in their apartment at 1903 P
street NV. and said she wanted to
talk about something.
When she would not let him 20 back
to sleep, Nichols was quoted as ad-
mitting, he got rolling pin from the
kitchen. beat her on the head with it
and then sat down in the kitchen with
the gas stove jet open in an attempt
to take his own life.
Neighbors Found Him.
Neighbors. aroused by the noise and
subsequent odor of gas. called police,
who found Mrs. Nichols lying dead be-
side her bed Nichols was revived and
taken to Emergency Hospital before
being locked in Jail.
An autopsy showed Mrs. Nichols had
died Of fractured skull, asphyxiation.
strangulation, hemorrhage, fractured
thyroid gland and shock. Police said
Nichols contended he could not re-
member having choked her.
The slain woman, who came to
Washington about four years ago. was
the daughter of the late William
Miller and Mrs. Grace Miller of
Opequon, near Winchester, Va. A H.
year-old son by 4 former marriage.
Edgar Shanholtz. also lives with rela-
DIVES near Winchester.
RITES FOR MRS. NICHOLS.
Evening star., 1938-09-29

The Gulf disturbance is now movins.
northeastvard with center over Eastern
0eorsia. Savannah. e018 inches. It has
seSsh Hssne .nd fsss Gulf s... Ape
aas,sSi. .%onnt a.4s inches. oen:ra,is M it isir
showers in the North Pacific States and
portions Of the Plateau region. The disturb
snce that was over Northern Ontario has
moved eastward to the Canadian maritime
provinces. Anticosti Island. Quebec. 29.S4
inches and . broad trough extends thence
southwestward TO- the 0eorgia disturbance.
A distufbance Of vide extent " moving
eastward over Alaska. Yukon. and the
Lower Mackenzie Valley Kodiak. Alaska.
2A.1O inches. and pressure remains low
from Northern Hudson Bay eastward 10
Greenland. Mygburten. Greenland. 29.3S
inches High pressure prevails over most
other sections with centers ~ folloWs:
White River. Ontario 3O,3S inches: g. D.
Cardonia. about 600 miles southeast Of
Newfoundland. 3O33 inches: Battlefield.
9askatchewan. 5000 inches. and Pueblo
Colo. 3O.1 inches. The temperature has
fallen In Minnesota and portions Of the
Lake region. while 1t has risen In the
Northern Rocky Mountain region. North
Dakota and Manitoba.
River RsDoft.
.. Potomac. River clear and Shenandoah
little cloudy At Harpers Ferry: Potomac
sishtiy muddy at Great ralls today.
RAu>p< g. Tat "a A>-~
Evening star., 1938-09-29
TRUCK OPERATORS
YIELD IN STRIKE
5000 Union Drivers Begin
Task of Hauling Food to
New York City.
BACKGROUND

0AOh0HOOND-
An unauthorized" strike OF A.
F. Of L. union truck drivers e0ec-
ttuely tied up transportation OF
goods In Nep York City and Mayor
La Guardia attempted to mediate
the trouble. Yesterday the truck
operators threatened court action to
prevent use of ctty-o,pned trucks
to haul food supplies. %
~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. "a full sup
ply Of provisions for New York City's
millions started moving today As truck
operators capftulated to Mayor La
0uardias terms for settlement Of q
four-day drivers strike.
While $4,000 union truckmen ended
their walkout and prepared to clear
warehouses packed with q four day
accumulation Of goods, over. .the-road
truckers deferred q final decision on
the Mayors compromise. keeping their
estimated $500 distance trucks
idle.
d. L. Sutherland, president Of the
Highway Transport Association, which
represents the -the-road oper-
ators. headed . committee which
planned to ask the Mayor today to
help obtain contract terms which they
considered better adapted to inter-
city trucking conditions.
The two-year contract proposed by
the Mayor and finally accepted by the
Merchant Truckmen's Bureau, repre-
senting local operators, provided 4 A.
hour week with no pay reduction, as
compared with the present 47-hour
week, and the 40 hours demanded by
the strikers.
With the acceptance Of his terms
by both the bureau and the Interna-
tional Brotherhood Of Teamsters and
Chauneurs "a. r. of L., the Mayor
was expected to call In hundreds Of
khaki-colored city trucks which he
mobilised to haul the city's necessities
in what he called public emer-
gency."
While the New York City strike
dwindled to close. . concurrent walk
out in New Jersey continued. though
union ofncials estimated IS per cent
of the operators In Hudson and Bergen
Counties had met union demands and
signed contracts.
New York's truck owners capitu-
lated after several hundred operators
all of them small with the exception
Of one 700-truck firm-individuall
signed contracts Union officers said
the number was over 900.
Evening star., 1938-09-29
RITES FOR MRS. NICHOLS.
Relatives Arrange Funeral Services at
Opequon, Va.

WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. 2s.-Rel-
atives here were arranging today to
hold funeral services ut Opequon for
Mrs. Viola Miller Nichols, 81, attrac-
tive brunette beauty salon manager,
beaten to death early yesterday at her
home in Washington.
Mrs. Nichols was . daughter of the
late William Miller, formerly of Ward
ensville, w. Va. Her mother, Mrs.
Grace Miller. lives at Opequon. A son.
Edgar Shanholtz. by q former mar
ridge, lives with relatives here,
Evening star., 1938-09-29
TRANSIENTS OUSTED
Winchester Gives Suspended

Winchester Gives Suspended
Sentences, Orders to Leave.
WINCHESTER, Va, Sept 20 (Spe-
ciaD Police authorities today re-
sorted to the suspended jail sentence
method Of Kidding the community of
large number Of undesirable tran
sients. arrested on charges ranging
from begging to trespassing upon rail-
road property.
A dozen or more were escorted to
The West Virginia line and told Q six
month jail sentence awaited each If
he returned. Four others were sent
to Berryville on charges of attempting
to break jail there some months ago.
Evening star., 1938-09-29
261 Pupils Enroll.

LHONARDTOWN, Nd, Sept. 70
(SpeciaD "A total Of 261 children has
been enrolled at the Margaret Brent
High School, At Helen, Miss Lettie NJ.
Dent. superintendent Of public schools,
here announced today.
Evening star., 1938-09-29
NEWS VENDERS FIGHT
Cripple Il Involved in Dispute
for Alexandria Corner.

NXAPp1e ~ AAVOlVeu IN 0lBpute
for Alexandria Corner.
Two middle aged news venders, one
. cripple, engaged in fist fight today
after an argument as to who had the
right to sell papers at King and Co.
lumbus streets In Alexandra, Va, but
were arrested before they could reach
. decision.
The two men, Perry Davis. so, col
ored, Of the TOO block Of Wolf street,
the cripple. and Harry Kidd, so. Of the
1000 block Of Cameron street. were
charged with disorderly conduct. For
lack Of witnesses the case was con.
tinued until tomorrow in Alexandra
Police Court.
Evening star., 1938-09-29

TONIGHT AND n nernatna broadcast the
visit to Munich British whom lost and brothers the
tonight and tomorrow shaf light which through
niyerA NevMeeL
Evening star., 1938-09-29
Hfeeipitatian.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1938-09-29

More than 1000 motorcyclists have
been registered in Sweden.
Evening star., 1938-09-29

Beeok0 f0R LeSe ~ 0oORD.
nrom noon yestarday to neon tsday.)
Mishsst e. at 4:10 Pm. SsstsrAay.
fe.e.t IS. At an. today. Tear
Record TsnDsratsfes This Year.
Nixhsst %. On August Is
Lowest IL. "a January 70.
MumkAity fer Last - De0Rs.
Nrom noon yesterday 70 neon today.D
Higheet % per cent. ct 2 an. today.
Lowest. ~ per cent. ut l Pm. yestsfday.
TiAs fablss.
(rurnisheA by United states Coast and
0eodetie Survey
Today. Temerrew.
Aieh ---- 11:41 IN. 1905 a.Q.
EE:l Ess :::::: o.. N. n1s Hi E:
The sun ana Mssa. =
Rises. Sets.
Sun. today - e:0l S:5B
~. tomQfrov ---- 500 &:A
1as1Ssie sos hSsSs nus S. = SS;neS ~ ce -:
half hour aftef SUNSET.
Evening star., 1938-02-06
ODD RITES MARK
LENT IN POLAND
Pagan Traditions Survive in
Christian Ceremonies.
Poor Fish Is Hunq.

WARSAW, Feb. 5.--The American
traveller with an eye for strange folk
customs will find in Poland during
March some of the most unusual and
picturesque Lenten observances to be
seen anywhere In Europe. The Polish
observance of Lent begins Ash We'd
nesday, March 2. and is mingling
of medieval Christian tradition with
ancient pagan customs.
The most cordially diSliked symbols
Of Lent in Poland are the herring and
the sour cat soup, called "zur" Meat
dishes become the dream of humanity.
And this is the real reason Why-ac-
cording TO tradition-sarcastic poems
deriding this poor fish and other
Lenten foods are delivered on Palm
Sunday in the rural districts. In
past centuries these derisive poems
and addresses were part of the regu-
lar Lenten rite and often became in
terludes to passion plays staged in
Poland as early as the 18th century
in the churches or parish buildings
and cloiSters. Subsequently they be-
came offensive in regard to the Ian
guage used and were removed from
the churches proper, being continued
in adjoining buildings. Finally they
were transformed into travelling
shows" being staged in the open by
groups of young people of both sexes,
who keep up the tradition even now
in some districts of the country. These
Evening star., 1938-02-06
SUNNY MIAMI BUILDS
ICE RINK FOR SONIA
Skating Revue to Be Staged in
Orange Bowl Stadium
February 1919.

MIAMI. Fla, Feb. 5.-Winter sports
will be given a fling in Miami's ia
nous Orange Bowl Stadium. where IS
tons of machinery and 10000 feet OF
pipe are setting a master ice stage
for the Sonia Henie skate revue, Feb
ruary 1913
The rink, measuring $50 by 180 feet
will be maintained in the semi-tropical
setting, with coat of ice 2 inches
thick. and winter visitors will have
an opportunity of indulging in the
novel sport of ice skating in bathing
suits.
Meanwhile, yacht and horse racing
and football continued to share the
spotlight here this week, with the CEN
ter of interest turning upon the fifth
international Miami-to- Nassau sailing
classic Tuesday. More than a score
of the Nations fastest sailing craft
will compete.
Interest of the turf shifts next week
to the 2-year-olds in the running of
the first of the Nursery Stakes at
Hialeah Park on Saturday, February
IL, for $4,000 purse.
Evening star., 1938-02-06

1t cannot be questioned that the gam
bling atmosphere of the Casino is the
chief attraction. Citizens Of this little
state cannot ignore the Importance of
the Casino, because its prosperity in
sures the prosperity of the state.
Monaco is the only country in the
world where the taxes are paid by
non-residents.
Big sums are still made occasionally.
One English lady the winter before
last won 10000 francs in one after
noon, but there are very few who win
such large amounts. This lady left By
the next train. Curiously. when one
locks around the green tables at the
gamblers, IhOm fiction has described
to US as bejeWeied and dressed in
lordly magnitlCenCe. the ma jority look
almost drab. and of a class who ap-
pear only capable Of riSking 5
francs on the wheel of fortune. The
newcomer always remarks two uneX-
pecteG features OF the gaming rooms,
first the cathedral-like silence, broken
only by the voice of the croupier. and,
second, that woman players are not in
the minority.
Entrance to the Casino can be had
only after the visitor shows his or
her passport. The old fee has been
abolished.
The chief game played is roulette.
Most of the visitors hours in Monaco
can be spent on the warm shores of the
blue Mediterranean: but If winter
sports, especially skiing, must be had
to vary the enjoyment, just a little
distance from the sunny streets of the
city are the vast snow fields of Beuil,
Colmlanc and other resorts. And
blending unObtrusively IN all this life
of gayety. sports and chance are the
natives still tending their fishing nets
on the beach, living in humble homes
and perhaps wondering why ali the
world comes to their little country to
find pleasure.
Evening star., 1938-02-06
CITIES Of ITALY
ECHO W|THOPERAS
Song Rises Even From Lips
of Humble Workers as
Season Opens

ROME, italy, Feb. 5-All Italy Is
singing. Opera is in full swing. From
! the lake region north of Triest and
Milan to the sunbathed towns about
the Bay of Naples, you may hear
snatches of song. From now till
early May visitors arrive by train,
motor and liner. intent on one thing:
a season of opera in the land where
musical drama was Graded $50 years
ago. Walters in the hotels are hum
ming airs from Aida; workmen
laboring in the streets burst out
with strong, if sad melodies from
"Pagliacci"; tourists in the pensions
are awakened these days, not by
breakfast gong, but by vocal music
sent skyWard by workers passing on
the street below Though these be
humble tenors. there are many who
dream that had life been kinder they
would have become Giglis and Volpis.
At the World-famous La Scala in
Milan audiences fill the boxes night
after night. The present season began
there early in December and will con-
tinue till the end of April. Two
world premieres are scheduled there
this season. Ref1ce's "Margherita da
Cortona' and Bianchis "Proserpina."
Here in Rome the season will con-
tinue till the first week in May. For
the fist time in its history, the Royal
Opera House will present in one
season the complete Wagnerian
Ring.
Largest House in Naples.
At the San Carlo in Naples, the
largest opera house in Italy, the
| season opened late in January and
will continue till early May, Bloch's
"Macbeth' will be given here for the
first time in Italy. With this excep-
ton, the chief operas are all old
favorites which the city loves, includ-
ing Alfano's "Cyrano de Bergerac,"
Debussy's "Pelleas ct Melisande,"
Wagners "Parsifal," Verdi's Aida
and "Traviata," Donizettis "Favorita'
and Rossini's Barber of Seville"
Among the artists at Naples will be
Gigli, Volpi, Schipa, Caniglia and
Pederzini
4AS ul al SCdSOll dL GllS
and the Bologna season at the Com
munale will continue to the last week
in April. while the Verdi Theater in
Trieste will close its program late in
March.
The season at the Carlo Felice in
Genoa will conclude on March %.
Other Opera Meccas.
No picture of Italy singing in WIN
ter would be complete without at
least mentioning that visitors to the
Fenlce in Venice. the Regio at Parma,
the Alighieri at Ravenna and the
Pergola at Florence-all opera CEN
ters of old standlng-Will find enter
talnment between now and spring
that can hardly be equaled anywhere
on earth.
Even in the small centers, many
of which are unknown to fame out
side of Italy, the season, although
short, is worthy of the traditions of
the Italian lyric stage. Take Busseto,
the little birthplace of Verdi. as an
example. One would think this was
glory enough. but-noblesse oblige.
The inhabitants are born musicians
and critics, and from time to time
its stage has been held by some of
the foremost singers Of the world
Evening star., 1938-02-06

shows are full Of humor and sarcasm.
In some parts Of Poland today ira
dition demands that herring be
hung on branch Of tree on Easter
Sunday to punish" the poor fish for
its tyrannical reign on the dinner and
supper table continuously for six
weeks. On Shrove Wednesday, a
spirit of special vengeance toward the
unfortunate herring still prevails, and
it Is tied with a cord by its tail and
dragged through the streets of the
village, while the boys display great
ardor in whipping it with saplings
and tree branches.
In most Catholic countries, espe-
clally the Southern ones, palms are
blessed in church. But in many parts
OF Poland sprigs of willow are still
used In place of the palm, which was
not imported in the old days. 1t is
customary to pick sprigs of willow at
the beginning of Lent and put them
IN water in dark warm place so they
Will sprout their yellow blossoms by
Palm Sunday.
BURY" the Carnival.
A custom that is purely Slavonic in
lts origin, observed in many villages
OF Poland, is the "Burying of the Car
nival." In many villages in Upper
Sllesia, Polands mining and heavy
industry center, many girls with the
nelp OF young men dress up a straw
ilgufe IN Women's clothes and carry
II out OF the village towards the set
ung sun. AS they carry the image
out they sing that they are carving
out winter or death that he may de-
part from the land. At the boundary
they strip it of its clothes, tear it to
pieces and scatter the fragments
about the field. In other parts of
foland the eftigy of cruel winter or
oeatn Is made of hemp and straw and
IS carried amid songs and shouts IN
Evening star., 1938-02-06
Time to Laurentians Cut,

STE. MARGUERITE, Quebec. Feb
5.-The Ste. Marguerite section of the
Laurentian Mountains of the Province
OF Quebec has been brought within
80 minutes travelling time of Montreal
ana four hours of both New York and
Boston with Inauguration of a direct
service between Montreal and the new
year-round resort near this French
Canadian village, operated by Baron
Louis Empaln, Belgian millionaire.