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Evening star., 1951-12-05

One out of every so Americans
over 40 years of age is slowly losing
his eyesight from an eye disease
known as glaucoma. a noted
Washington eye specialist declared
yesterday.
"These men and women-800,-
600 of them-are losing their
eyesight from this disease be-
cause of ignorance and neglect, "
DR.. M. Noel Stow asserted.
DR.. Stow. ophthamologist and
clinical instructor at George
Washington University Medical
School. spoke before the annual
meeting of the District Society
for the Prevention of Blindness
Glaucoma is leading cause
of blindness among adults in the
United States" DR.. Stow added
zone out of every eight blind
people you see is a victim of this
disease"
Pressure in Eyeball.
The specialist said glaucoma
|squeezes the sight out of the eyes
The disease. he pointed out. Is
actually hardening of the eyeballs
It causes increased fluid pressure
in the eyeball and has an effect
like that of increased air pressure
in an automobile tire. This press
Evening star., 1951-12-05

|ure damages the seeing parts of
the eye.
DR.. Stow said the three main
points to remember about glau-
coma are: It strikes after 40 in
most cases. is difficult to detect
in the first stages and can usu-
ally be checked if caught early.
"The acute type usually comes
on suddenly" he said, with in
tense pain in and around the eye
ball. The chronic type is more
dangerous because it works slowly
and painlessly. If untreated, the
disease leads to total blindness"
Signs Warn of Trouble.
DR.. Stow pointed out that sew
eral signs suggesting chronic glau-
coma are inability to adjust eyes
to darkened rooms, such as thea
ters; halos around lights, foggy
vision and loss of side visionA
The diseass-not cancerous or
contagious-is not hopeless. DR..
Stow added. He brought out that,
If treatment is started early 1t
can be checked. although sight
destroyed by glaucoma cannot be
restored.
DR.. Stow said in treating glau-
coma the physicians aim is to
reduce pressure within the eye
Evening star., 1951-12-05

ball. This may be done either by
an operation or drugs.
1.-THE best defense against
glaucoma is an eye examination
at least once every two years by a
qualified physician" the doctor
added.
More than 100 members at
tended the session in the YWCA,
Seventeenth and K streets NV.
Report on 1851 Service.
The group was welcomed by its
president, Robert E. Lohr. Pre-
siding was DR.. Marshall M. Parks
an ophthamologist, and the in
vocation was delivered by the Rev
Ramon A. di Nardo. director oi
the department of education
Archdiocese of Washington. Miss
Helen Curtis Demary, executive
director of the society. gave 6
summary of its 1851 service.
Six new members of the groups
Board of Trustees appointed fol
a three-year term are Mrs. Or.
vile Hankins. Rudolph Berger
Mrs. Donald Maxson, DR.. Roscoe
c. Brown, Miss Gertrude Bowling
and James r. Almand. ,
Three reelected are Miss Kath-
crime Schindel, Mrs. Carol Willis
ton and MIR. Lohr.
Evening star., 1951-12-05
Seomon's S Letter,
Mailed in Ocean,
Delivered in z Days
ey the Associofed Press

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 5.-Paul
Kremzir. a merchant marine
sailor, put a letter to his wife in
a bottle and tossed it into the
Atlantic Ocean off the Florida
Coast.
The bottle drifted onto the
beach at Hollywood, Fla. Dan
Tannen saw it come in with the
tide. A note in the bottle asked
the finder to mail the letter to
Mr.. Kremzir's wife in Miami.
Instead, Mr.. Tannen delivered
the letter personally. Mrs. Krem-
zir got it just two days after her
husband tossed it into the sea.
''We are passing by Miami in
about three hours" the letter said,
land shall drop this into the
sea in the hope that it may be
found and delivered to you"
Evening star., 1951-12-05
Silver Spring Couple
Held in $500 Bonds
On Gaming Appeals

Eddie Bratburd, So. and his
wife, Ruth, so, Silver Spring. Md.
were free under $1,000 bond each
today, pending the outcome of
their appeals from six-month
prison sentences and $500 fines
imposed in Montgomery County
Circuit Court for possessing
numbers slips.
The Jail terms and fines, the
maximums under the law, were
ordered by Judge Stedman Pres
colt yesterday. after the Brat
burds were convicted in separate
jury trials.
In each case, the jury deliber-
ated, about eight minutes. Nei-
ther of the defendants took the
stand.
Sentenced Before.
Three years ago. Bratburd, who
lives in the $500 block Of /Piney
Branch road, was sentenced to
six months in jail and fined 81, 900
by Judge Prescott on a similar
charge. He appealed. but the
Maryland Court of Appeals up
held the fine and sentence.
Judge Prescott explained yes
terday that the larger fine is pro-
vided in the State law covering
such an offenSe. but that the lat
est charge against the couple was
based on a section in a county
law.
He told Bratburd that. eff Il
could give you more of fine or
more time. I would do it."
People just too lazy to earn an
honest living start out by taking
small BETS" he said. in imposing
sentence. From that, it develops
into huge sums of money which
are won and lost and that's where
your racketS start, leading to mur-
ders and other serious crimes"
AS for Mrs. Bratburd. the Judge |
said he was thoroughly satisfied
you knew what was going on and
were helping out"
Defense Attorney Paul Taggart
said he will base his appeal on
contention that the search war
rant under which detectives en-
tered the house last June 27 was
obtained illegally.
Wire-Tapping Charged.
In his closing argument to the
fury trying Bratburd, Mr.. Taggart
attempted to argue that police
obtained their evidence for al
search warrant by Illegally tap
ping the defendants telephone.
But he was interrupted by Judge
Prescott, who instructed the jurors
to pay no attention to such a.
statement-that it had nothing to
do with the case.
Last week. Mr.. Taggart lost his
plea in Baltimore Federal Court
for an injunction to prohibit po-
lice from introducing evidence
that, he charged, was obtained by
overlapping. The Baltimore court
said it lacked jurisdiction.
In their testimony yesterday
Montgomery County detectives
said they found quantity OF
numbers slips on Bratburd's bed
and in his dresser. canvas bag |
containing S15.35 in pennies un-
der a desk in his bedroom and
s27 in small change in another
dresser drawer.
Under cross-examination by Mr..
Taggart, Detective Corpl. Kenneth
Watkins admitted he had tapped
Bratburd's telephone a number of
times.
Evening star., 1951-12-05
British House Votes
To Ease Home Curbs
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

LONDON. Dec. 5.-The House
of Commons last night approved
Conservative government plans
to ease restrictions on homes
built by private enterprise.
Laborites bitterly attacked the
Evening star., 1951-12-05
Deer Limit Put at One

OTTAWA.-The Ontario De-
partment of Lands and Forests
has reminded hunters they may
take either an elk or a deer, but
not both, under the regular deer
license during the open season
for deer in any of the province.
Evening star., 1951-12-05

GOLDEN WEDDING-Mr. and
Mrs. William Crossingham,
20O1 Owens road, Oxon Hill,
Md, recently marked their
50th wedding anniversary with
a reception for $50 family
members and friends. The
couple have three daughters
and five grandchildren. MIR:
Cr0Ssingham is a retired
National Museum employe.
Harris Ewing Photo.
Evening star., 1951-12-05
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. e.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 1851

program which would permit government had limited
private builders fifth Of the
per cent Of homes homes the rest to be
The previous stuced under state auspices
Evening star., 1951-12-05

The District society is affiliated
with the National Society for the
Prevention Of Blindness.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
$78,786 Gifts Make Star Camp
A Reality for 336 Children

The Evening Star Summer
Camp Fund once again has topped
its goal.
The fund stands today at $18,-
1861. It will send 336 children
to Camps Good VIII and Pleasant,
and many others-including some
with physical handicaps-to other
camps this summer.
A total of $13,344.21 has been
contributed during the last three
weeks by Star readers. Another
$1,647.43 was netted by the Con-
gressional baseball game. There
was $3,1S4.97 left over from last
year.
Camp Good VIII opens for It's
first contingent Of boys and girls
tomorrow. Camp Pleasant, for coll
ored children, opens Tuesday.
Each child will have two weeks
of camping.
The Star will continue to ac-
cept and acknowledge gifts for
the benefit of additional children
who will be sent to other camps.
The following gifts are acknowl-
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Senate probers Hope
To Complete Report
On Butler Campaign

Senate investigators will renew
their efforts next week to COM
plete a report on last Springs
lengthy inquiry into the Butler
campaign in Maryland.
Chairman Monroney, Democrat,
of Oklahoma, said his four r-mem-
Der subcommittee will discuss a
revised report when they can ar
range conferences during the COM
ing week.
The statement Of facts prepared
by Attorney Edward ]. McDer-
mott, who served as committee
counsel during the hearings, has
been revised several times.
Neither Senator Monroney nor
other members of the Privileges
and Elections subcommittee would
predict when the report will be
made to the full committee.
The hearings were based on
charges by former Senator Tyd-
ings, Democrat, that he was the
victim Of a smear" campaign
waged by his Republican oppo-
|nent.
The subcommittee's report will
be based on thousands Of pages of
Testimony. much of it fatty con-
Trajectory.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Costa, Adonis Henchman,
lis Arrested in Miami
by The As.oeioied Press

MIAMI, Fla, June 23.-Leon-
ard j. Costa was arrested by
Miami police today for New Jer-
sey authorities who described him
as a henchman of Joe Adonis.
jailed New Jersey and Brooklyn
racketeer.
Nelson F. Stamler, deputy at
torney general of New Jersey IN
charge of racket prosecutions,
asked for Costa's arrest.
Costa was charged with being
a fugitive from New Jersey. Mr..
Stamler said in a letter to Miami
police that a charge Of maintain
ing a gambling house had been
issued by the Bergen County Su-
perior Court.
Adonis was convicted in Bergen
County.
Evening star., 1951-06-24

of Americans. But he criticized
the Republican stand on foreign
relations.
Senator Kefauver, former chair
man OF the Senate Crime Inves-
tigating Committee. paid tribute
to Senator Wiley. Republican. of
Wisconsin, for 'the thoughtful
and courageous work" he did on
the committee.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Two Ohio Boys Drown
While Fishing in Stream
BY the Associated Press

ST. MARY'S. Pa. June 23.-
Two 9-year-old boys trout fishing
in a mountain stream near here
drowned today after one tried to
pull the other to safety from deep
water.
Police identified the boys as
jeffrey Kneen and David Caldwell,
both of Willoughby. Ohio. A third
boy. Robert Dice, ran to nearby
camp site to seek help.
Caldwell fell in deep water while
the trio waded. Kneen, police said.
tried to save him.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Unity Of Free Nations
| Needed 10 outweigh
Reds, kefauver Says
~ ,hs As.ceiussd Press

MILWAUKEE. Wis, June 23.--
Senator Kefauver, Democrat. Of
Tennessee, tonight called for q
democratic unity Of free nations
to surpass the power Of the Com
bloc.
He told Democrats attending q
Wisconsin Jefferson-JackSon Day
dinner that the present Atlantic
Council structure as provided in
the North Atlantic treaty is not
suitable. It does not. he said. "give
authority for the swift and united
action which may any day now be
necessary to deter or repel Soviet
aggression In Western Euorpe."
Cites Pending; Resolution.
Instead. he suggested "that we
try to put the Federal system
which is democracy at its highest
and most organized level-on q
transatlantic basis. and that we
do this at least in relation to our
common defense"
Senator Kefauver said start
had been made in this direction
through the Atlantic Union reso-
luton pending in Congress. This
resolution asks the President to
call convention of the democ-
racies that started the Atlantic
pact to discuss how far they can
now go in establishing union.
Senator Kefauver criticized the
State Departments "diplomat-to-
diplomat" method Of handling
foreign affairs as essentially au-
tocratic. not democratic.
Must Try Democracy
IF we are to set and achieve
a concrete and attainable goal in
terms of peace In our time" he
said, then we are going to have
to give the peoples themselves in
our country and in other democ-
racies a berth in this matter. We
are going to have to try the
method of democracy where the
methods Of diplomacy have failed"
He said the foreign policy OF
the Democratic administration sis
sound and deserves the backing"
Evening star., 1951-06-24
Murine Bond Plays Tonight

The United States Marine Band,
under direction Of Major William
F. Santelmann. will give a popular
band concert tonight at 8 o'clock
at the Thomas Jefferson Memo
rial.
Evening star., 1951-06-24

A 740-acre botanical garden Is
being laid out south of Warsaw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-08

the Giants and Pirates short bag
Tigers, well.
The Yanks have been using outeders third baseman
at first base Detroit has been playing Don Holloway second
baseman And ironically the best business
Gil Hodges of the Dodgers originally catcher and third
baseman.
That is he's the best except when outheder
is moved to first base.
of February sports most was
Gaelic gong dictionary pleasure to that
100 members of elands only speaking golf club
Is IAN golf Chumann," compiling such tome.
The members already claim to be able complete
Of golf without using of English and they're still adding
words all the time probably sand traps
water holes Right would they have the
sary technical terms
Instead of calling for driver they lanai" pronounced
niblick camscroig" pronounced -skrug
and handicap" is simply "cs" pronounced kish).
spokesman of the language body, Comhdha Naisiunta
hEreann, told the Irish News Agency Irish
News Agency "The object Gaelc-speakng golf
course to show that Gaelic living language suitable
any occasion"
shuck Clayton using for years when
ever he bogies hole.
IN THE FEBRUARY Cosmopolitan Leo Durocher says he
did not leave the Dodgers his voon manage
Giants in mdseason of 1913 He fired by Branch Hickey
he dscoses because he opposed the sale of Second Baean
Eddie Stanky to the Braves
Leos opposition sanky he reported to
the Braves for spring training "Durocher
me- Eddie remarked. "An wanted raise
wouldn't back up" Since that time presumably stanky
Durocher have made and Stanky acquired Giants
after the 1s49 season. had years
Durocher who thinks highly Of the Giants chances this
predicts his club will fight it out with Brooklyn the
The Dandy Little Manager also tells his technique for bringing
team from deep in the second division to- within five
of first place
losing to st. Louis he said to his men,
60 out the town Stay out all night you the
rules are off, Just be at the park tomorrow night"
That did it, according to the Cosmopolitan article
next night the Giants relaxed they game
Durochers way running sasng fighting
point on they won II Of their next 10 games"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-08
|DiMaggio and Sign
But Many Top-Braeket
Players Are Baking
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-Joe Di-
Maggie, million dollar center
fielder of the Yankees, and George
Kell. brilliant third baseman OF
the Tigers. have signed their 1851
contracts but many of baseball S
stars remain out of the fold.
DiMaggio accepted his third
straight 100000 contract via
telephone from his San Francisco
home yesterday. Kell, after turn
ing down two proposals, came
into the fold at Detroit for an
estimated $4,000, a $1,000 boost
over his 1850 salary. He Is the
highest-paid Detroit player.
The capitulation Of DiMaggio
leaves Ted williams of the
Red Sox and Stan Musial OF the
Cardinals among the upper
bracket players unsigned. Ralph
Kiner of Pittsburgh is working
on the last half of a two-year
contract calling for $65.000 per
season.. Williams is expected to
sign at the same terms he worked
under last year, a reported $685.
900. Musial supposedly is angling
for 100000.
Other stars in the higher
brackets who have not signed
include Johnny Sain of Boston.
Preacher Roe of Brooklyn, Andy
Pafko Of Chicago, Larry Jansen
of New York. Del Ennis Of Phila-
delphia, Wally Westlake of Pitts
burgh and HOWE Pollet of st.
Louis in the National.
Little DiMag Isn't Signed.
In the American League such
stars as Dom DiMaggio of Bos-
ton, Bob Lemon of Cleveland, Hal
Newhouser of Detroit, Yogi Berra
of New York, Ferris Fain Of Phil
adelphia, Ned Carver of st. Louis
and Eddie Yost of Washington
have not signed.
DiMaggio Is the 18th satisfied
Yankee. Many regulars. however,
still are not signed. Besides Berra
they include Hank Bauer. Billy
Johnson. Cliff Mapes, Tommy
Byrne, Vic Raschi, Allie Reynolds
(See DIMAG, Page C-2)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-08
Louis, Happy Over Latest Win,
Faces One More Stepping Stone

up his retreating tactics, running
from Louis and when cornered,
throwing his arms about the
Brown Bomber until separated by
the referee.
Clinching Saves Cuban.
Louis fully intended to kayo the
Cuban in the tenth but was ham
strung by Agramonte's clinching
tactics.
Later in the dressing room, the
ex-champion observed. tits al
most impossible to knock out a
man when he is hanging on to
you"
Admitting his timing was a little
off, Louis insisted he was "just
about ready" to meet Champion
Ezzard Charles in a title match.
There's no question I'm in
better shape than when I met
Charles last. I didn't intend to
go 10 rounds, but I'm glad I did.
(See LOUIS, Page C-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-08
BY the Associated Press

CINCINNATI, Feb. 9Th
"pros" and the "antis" will go to
the mat again March IL on the
issue of whether A. B. Chandler
is to continue as baseball COM
missioner or be replaced by some
other person.
The terse announcement from
the commissioners Office yester-
day said Chandler had called a
joint major league meeting at the
request Of Will Harridge and Ford
Prick, presidents of the American
and National Leagues, respec-
lively. +
The meeting will be held in
Miami Beach, Fla, and the an
nouncement given out by Walter
Mulbry, secretary of baseball, said
its purpose was ITO name a COM
missioner Of baseball and act on
any other business that might
come before it."
Chandler, who was In New York
refused to amplify the announce
ment, but there was a little more
information from other sources
Committee Made Request.
Harridge explained that he and
Prick asked that the meeting be
called at the request of a four
man committee which has been
considering a number Of persons
for the $65, 000-a-year job.
Ellis Ryan of the Cleveland In
dams, a member of that commit
tee, said the group would not rec
ommend the election Of any one
man, but would submit a list Of
those 1t felt qualified for consid-
Grafton"
The meeting will be the second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-08
Aggies Seek Revenge Tonight
Over Sooners for Lone Loss

|tempts a comeback against Seton
Hall tonight. It Is the first game
back home for LIU since -four
straight Western shellackings.
st. Johns of Brooklyn Q6-2),
mo. 7 nationally, travels to John
Carroll and Cincinnati Q2-D, No
II, goes to Western Kentucky.
In the top game last night. No
6 Columbia walloped Dartmouth
59-43, for its 14th victory against
no defeats. The New York five Is
the country's only major unbeater
team and now has a winning
streak of % games, including q
carryover from last season. John
Azary of the winners paced the
scorers with Is points.
Other results include Niagara
So; Oklahoma City, a. Princeton
SO; Penn, Sc. Syracuse, ST; Cor
nell, SIS. Fordham, 81; Yale, So;
Penn State, "A: Navy. Al. Georgia
81; Georgia Tech, So. Dayton, 10;
Baltimore Loyola, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-08
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 8.-Joe Louis.
obviously pleased with his 10
round decision over Omelio Agra
monte. Cuban heavyweight, leaves
for San Francisco today to fight
Andy Walker in what he hopes
is the last stepping stone to a title
fight.
The 36-year-old Brown Bomber,
lacking the viciousness that earned
him the worlds championship
back in 1887. failed to stop the
elusive Cuban with a knockout
blow, but finished 10 active three
minute rounds in good physical
condition. Louis weighed 209;
| Agramonte 1877.
Joe'S disappointment at not
kayoing the Cuban was offset by
the fact he was able to turn on
full steam in the final round and
still feel fresh.
Puts Up Good Fight.
Agramonte. figured to hit the
canvas in four rounds or less, gave
the aging ex-champion surpris-
ingly good fight and managed to
hang on as Louis pounded him in
the fourth and tenth rounds in
knockout attempts.
For the first three rounds. it was
la fairly even match. Louis,
shutting and jabbing, connected
with few hard blows but in al
most every case received one of
Agramonte's right jabs in return.
But in the fourth, Louis came
out for the kill. He hit the dane
ing Cuban with rights and lefts
and in mid-round staggered Agra
monte with a vicious left to the
head. When it appeared that
Louis had his victim, the bell
ended the round and Agramonte
came out in the fifth to strike
back hard.
The sixth and seventh rounds
were a tossup. then Louis tried
again for the knockout in the
eighth. His short jabs to the
Cuban's mouth drew blood and
Agramonte's right eye began to
swell.
1t was then that Agramonte took
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-08
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

SALTWATER, Okla, Feb. g.
An in-and-out University of Okla
homa team moves into Gallagher
Hall here tonight to battle ma
tional ranking Oklahoma A. & M.
and the bitter cross-State rivalry
has basket ball fans scrambling
for black market tickets.
The game is billed as grudge
match deluxe and the 5000 seats
have been sold out since Monday.
The Aggies currently rank No.
2 in the Nation, right behind Ken
lucky in the Associated Press poll.
They have won 10 games and lost
only one. But the Aggies were
un5eaten and the Nations No.
team before they played Oklahoma
at Norman January 20.
They were tripped that night,
44-40, by a Sooner team which has
won only nine games and lost six
this season. Oklahoma's uncanny
zone defense and the Aggies' in
ability to hit the basket turned
the trick.
Coach Hank Iba says his Aggie
squad is all steamed up over this
return game. Iba predicts a close
game.
Low-Scoring Game Likely.
The fans are taking his word
that the contest will be a fight
from the opening gun. They
bought up the few thousand
tickets available to the public in
record time.
The demand for tickets forced
Oklahoma A. g. M. authorities to
warn Oklahomans not to come to
Saltwater unless they have tickets
or are sure of getting them.
The defensive low-scoring battle
is almost certainty. The Aggies
are the Nations leaders on de-
Tense. The Sooners rank second.
Besides, the Aggies have a reputa-
ton for ball control and playing
the game close to the vest.
Iba will have his team in nearly
top physical shape for tonight.
Only Forward Norman Pilgrim
might not see full action. Pilgrim
has an injured leg and was used
sparingly in the Aggies' 46-41 VIC
tory over Kansas Monday. Other
wise every man on the team is
ready for duty.
Oklahoma, despite its six defeats.
has a team capable of pulling a
giant killer" act any night. Coach
Bruce Drake has a scoring ace in
CT Center Marcus Freiberger
which the Aggies are hard pressed
to match. His squad also is re-
ported in top shape.
LIU Tries Comeback.
The Aggies rule a strong favorite
to get their revenge, for Oklahoma
has beaten an IBA coached team
only once at Saltwater.
At New York, another power,
Long Island University (16-4, at