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' CUMBERLAND HAILS PEACE IN STRIKE CUMBERLAND, Md. t Dec. 2. Formal ratification of an agree ment is expected today to end the 19-day strike involving 9,000 work ers at the Celanese Corporation of America plant here. Officials of the United Textile Workers of America and of the corporation reached an agreement yesterday afternoon after a con i' Terence of several hours. Details of the agreement, it was an nounced, will not be made public until the strikers meet in execu tive session to act on it. News of the settlement spread i, quickly throughout this town and neighboring settlements. Business had felt the pinch of the loss of the plant’s $170,000 weekly pay roll. Evening newspapers pub lished extras regarding the settle ment and everywhere the news was greeted with joy. The union demanded right of collective bargaining, recognition of the union, shop committees and asked an increase of wages aggregating 15 per cent. It is understood that union officials were satisfied with terms of the agreement, particularly with re gard to the right of collective bargaining. With settlement of the strike expected today, it was estimated that all workers will return to their tasks at the plant by Mon day. Two thousand were ready to take over their posts as soon as hostilities were called off. Only two policemen were on duty at the plant yesterday. • Harris Taylor, Court Aide, Drops Dead Harris Taylor, for many years a justice of the peace at Upper Marlboro, dropped dead early to day in his home at Upper Marl boro. He was 65. "Judge” Taylor also served as bailiff in the Circuit Court for many years and, at the time of his death, was bailiff assigned to duty outside the Grand Jury room while that body was delibe rating. He w’as unmarried. 9 HF QIHiJ r |||'ll W|| n £ A S® Sb ES9B9v< ||||S o??WHnHSHifIF Or 4 I IHMh hr Jaiipi I Z*f HI TIME for bridge, for the movies, for doing ■*** little things around the house, time of her | own— just because she’s learned to shop by ■Ku telephone* Simple, isn’t it? So simple it’s r J a ,wonder she didn’t think of it before* / ® ut habit is strong and hard to break. / Women, everywhere, though are breaking I / /X^H'sou^iE^y 7 themselves of the weary, time-stealing habit I shopping in person for things they C don’t have to see to buy—and buying them // \\k by telephone instead. Why don’t you? I the CHESAPEAKE AHD POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY E-* 72 3 13th Street, N. W, MEtropellten 9 3 0 0 T.f.pAon. Dtftriet 7006 The Weather Forecast Until 8 p. m. Tomorrow District of Columbia — Rain early tonight; Thursday cloudy and warmer, probably followed by rain in afternoon or night; lowest temperature tonight about 35 de grees; moderate shifting winds. Maryland—Rain, warmer in ex treme west portion tonight; Thurs day cloudy and somewhat wanner, followed by rain in west portion. Virginia—Cloudy, colder in ex treme southeast portion tonight; Thursday cloudy with warmer in the interior, followed by rain in afternoon or at night. ,1 Tide Table High tide today 10,48 a. m. and 11:06 p. m. ( Low tide today 5:08 a. m. and 5:25 p. m. High tide tomorrow 11:43 a. m. and 12:01 p. m. Low tide tomorrow 5:39 a. m. and 6:19 p. m. Temperatures Yesterday Today 4 p. m 30 4 a. m 31 ■IB p. m 29 Ba. m 35 Midnight .. 28 Noon 39 Departures From Normal Accumulated excess of tempera ture since January 1, 1936, 375. Deficiency of temperature since December 1, 1936, 18. j Accumulated deficiency of pre-' cipitation since January 1, 1936, 1 3.14. Deficiency of precipitation since December 1, 1936, 08. Temperatures Rain- High Low fail Asheville, N. C 34 28 .... Atlanta. Ga 32 30 O.OR Atlantic City. N. J. ... 46 38 0 02 Boaton, Mara. ...••••. 28 24 . .. Chicago, 111 34 32 t .... Cheyenne. Wyo, 44 18 •«.. Denver. Colo. ...••••• 34 26 Des Moinea, lowa •«.•• 32 18 .... Detroit, Mich 34 26 .... El Paso, Tex 58 38 0.22 Los Angeles. Cal. ~. 72 48 .... Miami, Fla. 76 70 New York/ N. Y 40 32 0 04 Omaha, Neb 42 20 .... Pittsburgh, Pa. ..••••• 36 20 0.62 Portland, Me. 22 14 Portland, 0re.... 34 32 0 0- San Antonio. Tex 54 50 0.08 i San Franclaco, Cal. ... 64 48 .... Santa Fe, N. Mex 32 12 ... WASHINGTON, D. C. .3ft 23 0.29 : Neck Broken in Crash, CCC Worker Dies i Charles H. Bennett, 25. a Civilian ' Conservation Corps worker, died ’ today in Walter Reed Hospital of • a broken neck, suffered when a motorcycle he was riding was struck by a truck near Carrollton, I Ky, MAYOR WARNS UNDERWORLD NEW YORK. Dec. 2 (1.N.5.). Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia to day issued what he grimly termed his “Christmas message to the underworld." It was: "All the punks, crooks and racketeers will be driven from town.” Speaking at the opening of a new felony court, the rotund lit tle mayor paid his respects to “cer tain people—people I wouldn’t let come into my home.” He added: “They are no good, they never were any good, and we don’t want them in this town. If they show their faces, they’ll get a hot reception.” And as for "constitutional rights”— "I want to talk about the con stitutional rights of the victims of criminals—of the widow and the children of the men mur dered by racketeers. They have constitutional rights, too. So has the little business man who is the victim of racketeers. So has the girl who is assaulted by 1 the degenerate and the thug.” He also took a rap at criminals who “cry baby” that police beat confessions out of them. He said: “The victim of such a ‘cry baby’ may still be in the hos pital at the point of death. What would you have the police do— kiss the criminal?” 1,700 Due to Attend Democratic Dinner More than 1,700 persons are ex pected to attend the “Victory Dinner” of the Pennsylvania Democratic Club of Washington at the Mayflower Hotel on De cember 3, officials of the organi zation reported today. Governor George H. Earle, of Pennsylvania, with his official staff, will attend the celebration, which is in honor of the first Democratic victory in the State in 80 years. Guests will be seated according to the congressional district in which they vote, and their Representatives in the House will be divided among the groups. THE WASHINGTON TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1938 Alexandria Court Fees Total $2,665 ALEXANDRIA. Va„ Dec. 2. With a total of $2,665.67 being handled in the Alexandria Civil t and Police Court during Novem- i ber, collections for the city totaled t $1,790.24, it was revealed here to- f day in the monthly report sub- { mitted by Police Court Clerk Park 5 E. Ticer. . ] Breaking down the report, Mr. i Ticer listed police court fines and 1 costs paid to the city at $1,533.19; ( civil costs assessed and collected ( for the city at $209.75, and costs , collected in State cases for the < city at S4B. 1 Fines to the State of Virginia j and clerk’s fees to Elliot F. Hoff- ( man, clerk of the corporation ] court, totaled $lO5. Other fees col- 1 lected at $189.40, and $202 col lected and disbursed in the juve nile and domestic relations court. ' 'EMPLOYE NO. I’ > 1 PICKED BY SSB "No. 1” in the greatest peace time draft on record, the registra tion of 26,000.000 American em ployes under the old age retire ment benefit program, went to a 23-year-old Princeton graduate who Is employed in his father’s Brook lyn electrical supply company, and voted as an avowed Landon supporter in the recent presiden tial election. John David Sweeney, jr„ whose registration makes him as famous as the first name drawn in the World War draft, learned of his distinction yesterday after his Social Security application was filed as the first account at the Baltimore offices of the Social Se curity Board. Young Sweeney, whose home is in New Rochelle, N. Y., will be eligible to receive monthly pen sion checks in 42 years if he lives until he becomes 65 and fulfills minimum work requirements. While opposed to New Deal theories and measures he said that he was in favor of the Social Security program. 1 SAFES YIELD CASH. CHECKS Thieves early today worked hard to break open two safes in the of fice of the Moyer Coal Corpora tion, 6301 Blair Rd. N. W., and found they contained notes, deeds and other business papers but very little cash. One of the safes contained ap proximately 400 and most of that was in checks, Macon L. Moyer, head of the firm, declared. His personal safe, which appar ently was the one most easy to open, contained the business papers, Mr. Moyer said. The coal corporation safe contained the cur rency, but Mr. Moyer said he could not tell how much of that had been taken because police re quested him not to touch the safe pending the arrival of fingerprint experts from detective headquar ters. The thieves entered the place after breaking a glass panel out of a rear door. The combinations were knocked from the safes and no explosives were used to open them. James Travers, of Edmond son, Md., the corporation’s weigh master, discovered the broken j safes when he appeared for work. I * /Z comes we are very BOSSY! r j gyy I J \ Aft wfr "WE GIVE OUR BEST | , q TO LOUELLA” We know that you want butter that Is always sweet and fresh—like the scent of meadows on a sunny summer day. We also know that one little slip Is too many. So our inspectors start with the dairy herds. They can almost call the cows by their first names. Selected modern cream eries ship us their entire output. That gives us the right to insist upon unvarying quality. Other hawk-eyed inspectors at our ware houses test and taste the Incoming butter —discard whole shipments for slight flaws of flavor the average housewife might miss. AMERICAN STORES A great housekeeper • « Rare Bible Stolen A Sixteenth Century Bible of in estimable value has been stolen from the office of Representative Hatton W. Sumners, of Texas, Capitol police reported to Metro- PUDDING as originated by Southern Dairies JOIN THB Sutltnt SATURDAY NIGHT RADIO PARTY- • P. M. (E $. T.) I Ttltphona Dltfriet 7000 politan police last night. Repre sentative Sumners’ office is be lieved to have been burglaried) the night of November 30, and nothing but the Bible was reported missing.j_ For only the very best butter can wear the name Louella. And because we sell such a large quantity, we can offer it to you at an attractive price. We are just as fussy with our other foods. Our coffee, eggs, bread —every item on our shelves —must be a quality product. As your great housekeeper, the American Stores can help you select wisely and economically the wholesome, delicious dishes you are proud to serve on your table. Taste-tested for flavor Entomologists to Meet The Entomological Society of Washington will meet tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock in room 43 of the new building of the National Museum a. 15