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Evening star., 1945-01-29
Two Youths Injured
When Car 0verturns
In Prince Georges

Two youths were injured early to-
day when their automobile skidded
on loose gravel and overturned at
New Hampshire and Norwood ave-
nues in Prince Georges County, Ia
koma Park police reported.
The youths, j. w. Kiaser, II, of
9200 Old Bladensburg road, Silver
Spring, and o. L. Keeler, II, of 26
Gallatin street NV, were treated
at the Washington Sanitarium and
Hospital for shock and head injuries
Police said the Keeler youth was
released after posting $26.75 collat-
eral for appearance in Hyattsville
Police Court on a charge of reckless
driving.
In another accident, two Mont
gomery County policemen were in
jured. one critically, early yesterday
when their car skidded and struck
a telephone pole near Middlebrook
Md, police reported. The injured
were listed as Everest Moxley, 81, of
Monrovia, and Harold Treadwell, 81
of 805 Greenwood avenue, Takoma
Park. Mr.. Moxley suffered skull
fracture, attendants at Suburban
Hospital, Bethesda, reported.
Police said the men were off duty
when the crash occurred.
Catherine Callahan, %, of Airing
ton Hall Station, Arlington, was ad-
mitted to Emergency Hospital with
a possible conclusion of the brain
and scalp decorations received, po-
lice said, when she was struck by q
streetcar at Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, yester-
day. Police said the streetcar was
operated by Delbert Evans, 38, OF
1730 North Sixteenth street, Airing.
ton.
Charles Jackson, 40, colored, oi
S Naylor court NV, suffered heao
injuries when struck by a streetcal
at Fifth and K streets NV, yes.
terday, according to police He wa.
admitted to Casualty Hospital. The
operator of the streetcar was Aller
Wilkens of IS New York avenue NE.
police said.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Woman CIings 10 Story
In Beauchamp Staying

Louise Carter, %, colored, kew
Government witness in the first-de-
gree murder trial of Leroy Belcher
20, colored, accused of killing Army
Pvt. Marvin L. Beauchamp, 81, last
February, stuck to her original story
during croSs-examination today in
District Court.
l. Last Thursday, opening day of the
trial, the woman, who lives in the
first block of Florida avenue NV,
testified Belcher told her he thought
he had killed the soldier. The de-
fendant is accused of fatally injur-
ing Beauchamp by hitting him over
the head with a brick, while in the
act OF robbing him. The witness
originally was indicted with Belcher
but the charge against her was
dropped.
The trial, being held before a jury
in the courtroom of Justice James
w. Morris, was recessed Thursday
afternoon until today.
Pvt. Beauchamp, who was sta
toned at National Airport, was
found unconscious on a vacant lot
in the 300 block of K street S.W.
and died the following morning in
Walter Reed Hospital. His skull
was fractured.
Belcher is being prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attorney
John P. Burke. Attorney James j.
Laughlin is defending him.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Next Eight Days
| Will Decide War,
Nozi Press Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 29.-The Nazi
press, painting the blackest picture
yet Of Germany's position, has de-
clared the next eight days" will
decide the war, Swedish corre-
spondents reported from Berlin
yesterday.
Most outspoken, the correspond
ents said, was Cologne's Kolnische
zeitung, which declared that
within the next eight days we
Germans will know whether the
hangman's moose will be our collar" /"
German newspapers said panic
is sweeping the nation from east
to west," the correspondents re-
ported.
The Swedish reporters said the
Kolnische Zeitung declared Ger
many's '1ast men" now have gone
to the fronts to attempt to halt
the advancing Allies. "Our off,
GERS, the quality of our weapons
and our fuehrer geist Esprit of
leadership have been worn out
during these years." the paper
added, they said.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
D. B. 5iegrist, Police
Clerk, Shoots Himself

Pvt. Donald B. Siegrist, 38, en-
ployed in the Metropolitan Police
Department for II years, died in
Emergency Hospital yesterday after
wounding himself in the head, ac-
cording to police. He was a clerk
in the collateral Office of the traffic
division, where he had worked since
joining the force in 1884.
Deputy Corner Richard Rosen-
berg issued a certificate of suicide
Pvt. Siegrist died two hours after
being admitted to the hospital.
Police said he was found uncon-
scious shortly before 7 am. in the
bedroom of his home at 1888 Chesa-
peake street NV. by his father in
law, Charles Spates, who heard the
shot. According to officers, Pvt
Siegrist used his service revolver
An Emergency Hospital physician
administered medical aid at the
home before removing him to the
hospital
According to police, Pvt. Siegrist
had been respondent for some time
because of i'll health. Traffic Division
officers said he worked Saturday
and on leaving at 4 pm. he appeared
to be in good spirits. Yesterday
was his day off, police said.
Pvt. Siegrist's daughter, Donalene
10, awakened the policeman earlier
in the morning to ask that he take
her to Sunday school, and he told
her he was not feeling well, &C
cording to police. In the house at
the time of the shooting were his
wife, Mrs. Anna Siegrist, and his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Charles Spates
the police declared. Mrs. Siegrist said
that for the past few days her hus-
band had been receiving treatment
for chest pains at the Policemen s
and Firemen's Clinic.
Homicide Squad officers, who in
vestigated the case, said Pvt. Sic
grist had discussion with his wife
a few days ago regarding insurance
policies, and had told her what
sums she would be entitled to re-
ceive in the event of his death
The policeman was interested in
music, according to fellow officers,
and had often sung at Police
Association affairs, and other de-
partment functions.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Citizens Group Plan!
To Revive Program
For Aiding Veterans

Plans to revive and intensity the
work of the Committee on Services
to Veterans and War Workers were
announced today by E. C. Graham
chairman of the group, who called a
meeting for 1890 am. next Friday
at the United States Chamber OF
Commerce to consider an expanded
program.
Mr.. Graham's action followed
widespread criticism of the Veterans
Center recently established by the
District Commissioners as being in
adequately organized and staffed
when compared with similar groups
in other large cities.
At next Fridays meeting, Mr.
Graham said in a letter to commit
tee members, the subject of expand
ing the groups Executive Committee
and drawing up a future program
and budget will be discussed. Ir
Mr.. Grahams enforced absence from
the city that day, Charles T. Penn
vice chairman, will preside.
The purpose of the committee is tc
aid veterans and war workers to re-
adjust themselves to normal civilian
life through program of vocationa.
guidance by business and profes.
sional men as well as Federal Gov.
ernment agencies.
Last June the District Commits
sioners undertook sponsorship of the
committees work, whereupon it sub.
mitted to them a comprehensive
program. Many of the committee!
recommendations were ignored
however, when the Commissioner.
set up the Veterans Center OF
Pennsylvania avenue January l.
Apparently feeling that Washing
tons program for the assistance O
returned veterans and war worker
still is inadequate, the Graham com
mittee now is preparing to resum,
its work on an unofficial basis.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Florida 0PA Will Check
Tourists Who Drove Cars
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, Jan. 29-Tourists
from other States who drove their
cars to Tampa and other West
Coast cities will have to do some
explaining to their ration boards
unless they can prove their trip to
Florida by car was for bona, fde
business or health reasons.
OPA investigators were to start
widespread investigation TODAY of
tourist camps, hotel garages, streets
and highways for cars with out-of-
State license tags, w. T. Bowling,
chief investigator of the Tampa OPA
field Office, said.
I'VE will begin checking tourist
camps at Bradenton and Sarasota.
where we have had many complaints
that there are people who drove
their cars for thousands of miles lust
to spend a winter vacation in this
area" Mr.. Bowling said.
Evening star., 1945-01-29

attack on the town from Hulhausen
a mile and one-half to the northeast
ION foot, 1t. Doggett's little unit
rushed half mile to the edge of
the town and took up positions pro-
tecting the unarmed medical unit
So ferocious was 1t. Doggett's stand
that the German line was forced
back for the time being-long
enough for all the 'medics' to escape
unharmed.
Helped Attack Town.
after they saved the 'medics
Thursday morning, 1t. Doggett's
men helped in the attack on Schil-
lersdorf the next day that resulted
in the recapture of the town by the
Americans.
The Times correspondent, recall
ing that 1t. Doggett was dismissed
from the Army Air Forces in the
United States for flying under a
bridge on routine training flight
in Colorado, remarked that the all
arm might have been a 'bit hasty,'
for he had turned out to be fight
ing man." After leaving the all
forces the lieutenant transferred
to the infantry and won commits
sion.
1t. Doggett's wife, who lives with
the senior Mr.. Doggetts at Rockville
was delighted today when told by
The Star OF her husbands latest ex-
plot. She said that the family on
Saturday had received a letter from
him dated January 13 and that he
had said he was in the best OF
health. 1t. and Mrs. Doggett were
married two years ago. She is en-
ployed in her father-in-law's bust
ness.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Bishop McNamara a Confirms
405 al St. Matthew's

The Most Rev. John M. McNa-
mara, Auxiliary Bishop of Wash.
ington and Baltimore, administered
the sacrament of confirmation te
405 converts and adult Catholics
yesterday at services in st. Mat.
thew's Cathedral.
Bishop Mcnamara was assisted
at the confirmation services by the
Rev. William Sweeney of st. Ga
briel's Church and the Rev. William
F. Stricker of st. Matthews Ca.
thedral. The Rev. Louis P. Milten-
berger of st. Martins Church ano
the Rev. Lawrence P. Gatti of st
Stephens acted as deacon and sub.
deacon, respectively, during the
benediction.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
t. Doggett,. Rockville, Dropped
By Air Force, Is Infantry Hero

1t. Leonard B. Doggett, jr., "a, of
Rockville, Md, has DISTINGUISHED
himself in battle on the western
front by holding off a strong attack
by elements of a Nazi division with
one understrength American COM
pany to enable an unarmed detach-
ment of Medical Corps men to es-
cape from a French village, accord
ing to a dispatch published today
in the New York Times.
1t. Doggett, who previously had
received the Bronze Star for hero
ism, was dismissed from the Army
Air Forces last summer for dan
gerous flying" the dispatch said.
The Rockville officer, formerly q
student at Georgetown Preparatory
School, who was in the parking ga
rage business with his father, Leon
ard B. Doggett, ST., before entering
the Army in 1912, received the
Bronze Star in November for TAX
ing bridge near st. Die, France
1t. Doggett, with a small unit
uoAAOu OAAC VI b1Ao6C quay ", h414AAlS C1iC
sentry with one shot. The rest OF
the foe fed.
His latest exploit was described
in special dispatch by one of the
Times correspondents with the
American 7th Army, as follows:
"Lt. Doggett with a single
company of infantry, held off {
strong German attack on Schillers.
dorf, IL miles west of Naguenau
last Thursday morning to permi1
the escape of an American medica
unit.
Chung to Road.
cit. Doggett and handful o.
men clung tenaciously to a roae
running northeast out of the towr
for half an hour while the threat.
ened 'medics' pulled out.
He was in charge of an under.
strength company holding a poin
in the woods northwest of Schillers.
dorf when word reached him tha
elements of vaunted German Ss
mountain division had opened al
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Americans in Liberated Lands
Begin to Register for u. S. Draft
District No. Foreign Boord Reports
Receipt of First Card From France

Citizens of the United States who
went through the German occupa-
tion of France now are signing up
for the American draft just as the
men in this country did years ago.
District Draft Board No. Foreign
reported today it had received the
first of the draft registration cards
from France. That story is repeated
as each country is liberated by the
United Nations.
Under State Department aus
pices registration has been going
on for some time in Italy. AS of
January l the foreign board, set up
six months ago by Selective Service
Director Hershey at District Sc
lective Service headquarters, had
approximately 14,500 men between
the ages of 18 and As registered.
About $500 of them were under 26.
Cosmopolitan Board.
On its rolls are draft-age citizens
of the United States living from
Sweden to Australia. These men
have made the foreign board not
only the most cosmopolitan in the
country but the closest to the pathos
and humor that make up a war.
The board tells the story of a
young man who registered through
the American consul in an English
city and was sent selective serv-
ice QUESTIONABLE.
The QUESTIONABLE was returned
but not with the requested answers
Instead, the board received formal
State Department letter explaining
the QUESTIONABLE was returned in
complete "as the subject registrant
was killed in action while serving as
a pilot in the Royal Air Force"
Often the board chief clerk, Miss
Cecilia Kennedy, is left to wonder
just what did happen. There was
the time the State Department
wrote asking that duplicate ques-
tionnaires be forwarded because "the
courier plane was lost"
Haziest Information.
On some of it's registrants the
board has only the haziest informa-
tion to 60 on because a mans oc-
cupation and place of employment
sometimes are cut out of the uues-
tionnaire by the censor.
Then there's the problem of keep
ing track of the boards far-f1ung
flock. The board has it's troubles
maintaining it's correspondence with
a gypsy fortune teller who rambles
aimlessly over most of South Africa
and with Texas Jack" owner OF
an itinerant rodeo show travelling
Evening star., 1945-01-29

through Australia's back country.
Texas Jack" is something of a
puzzle, anyhow. He never saw Texas.
He was born of American parents
in Germany.
Even though the registrant is a
citizen of the United States, he
sometimes can speak little or no
English. The board gets letters in
French, Spanish, Portuguese and
Hebrew, turns them over to ma
tional selective service for an inter-
prefer. The prize was a letter writ
ten in perfect English but signed in
Arabic
500 With Allied Forces.
About 500 of the men registered
with the foreign board are in the
armed forces of the United Nations,
principally Canada and Great Brit
ain. They are not called for induc-
ton into the American forces SO
long as they remain on active duty
One of these men wrote the board
asking if he could transfer to the
American forces This is my coun-
try" he explained, land besides
American soldiers get more money
Another wrote the board asking
for duplicate QUESTIONABLE. He
explained he had lost the origina
while fighting the Germans on the
Italian front.
Draft regulations sometimes have
to be waived. The regulations re.
quire, for instance, that the ques.
tionnaire has to be motorized. Ths
board waived that one when a reg.
istrant explained that the nearest
notary was three or four days away
by mule-back over rough mountain
paths
Request Turned Down.
Once in a while, however. the
board can't grant a registrant's re.
quest. One young man living ir
Mexico with his family of Mexican
citizens wanted to know if, when the
board called him for induction, il
could arrange for his mother, father
wife and three children to cross tn,
border and live in the United States
Generally, board members saio
United States citizens in foreign
lands are treated the same as othel
District registrants. To illustrate
that point, the board preserves 6
note from an Army sergeant in Eng
land.
The note, attached to a question
naire, explained he had helped the
registrant fill out the QUESTIONABLE
because "the man was not familiar
with draft board procedure, but
am"
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Hundreds Applaud
Film Stars Appearing
Al District BuiIdinQ

The movie celebrities here for the
birthday ball paid a mass
visit to the District Commissioners
at noon today while hundreds of
star-struck residents cheered them.
The stars we're driven to the Dis
trict Building at noon from their
quarters in the Shoreham Hotel be-
hind a motorcycle escort. AS each
left his or her taxicab applause
went up from the crowd in front of
the building. They visited the Dis
trict Building to broadcast an ap-
peal for the infantile paralysis fund.
Danny Kaye waved his hand and
grinned. Kay Kyser smiled and
said, Hey, how're you ALL" Red
haired Myrna 10y, a mink coat
slung over her shoulders, brought
low whistles from the men in the
crowd.
Crowds Meet Trains.
Crowds of autograph collectors
and movie fans met trains and
planes yesterday bringing some OF
the stars to town, and over 1,70C
persons crowded the National The
ater last night to see the command
performance of Dear Ruth" and te
see those of the Hollywood visitors
group who got here in time to ap.
pear.
The stars appearing here on be.
half Of the drive for funds to figh-
infantile paralysis are Alan Ladd
Monty Woolley, Mr. Kaye, Linda
Darnell, Joe E. Brown, Susanna
Foster, Miss 10y, Margaret OBrien
Hal Mcintyre and his orchestra
George Murphy, Jane Wyman, We.
ronica Lake, Mr.. Kyser, Georgia
Carroll, Gale Storm, Charles Bick.
ford, Victor Borge, Gene Kelly, Ella
Logan and Victor Moore.
This afternoon the stars are &c
visit the wounded servicemen al
hospitals here who can't get out
of bed to come see them. To-
night they attend an official dinner
being given by the Birthday Cele-
bration Committee at the Mayf1owel
Hotel and then they will visit the
midnight shows at the Capitol, Earle
and Howard Theaters.
All of the stars will appear al
each theater and, in addition, the
theaters will feature their own stage
shows.
Busy Day Tomorrow.
The stars have just as busy a day
tomorrow. They lunch at the White
House, visit more service hospitals
and in the evening will all appear
at each of the birthday balls being
held at the Shoreham, Statler
Wardman Park, Washington, May
flower and Willard Hotels, the Lin
coin Colonnade and the Stage Door
Canteen.
Official souvenir programs listing
all the birthday activities and con-
tanning pictures of the stars are on
sale now at all the hotels where
birthday balls are being held
Twenty-Five Of the programs will be
autographed by the stars and auc-
toned to the highest bidders at the
balls tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Colored Field Unit Helped
Hold Nazis at bastoqne

The 969th Field Artillery, coloreo
unit equipped with 155-millimetel
howitzers, was one of the groups that
fought off the Nazis at Bastogne, the
War Department has revealed.
The regiment, attached to the
101st Airborne Division, at one time
was so close to the enemy that NOR
tar bombs fell "Ike hail." the Wal
Department said. All except the
actual cannoneers fought as infan-
trymen at the time and took 80 OF
40 prisoners.
The 969th, the War Department
said, landed in Normandy on July 8
as part of the 28th Infantry Divis-
ion and aided in the breakout from
the Normandy Peninsula.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Sailor Seriously Hurt
In Fight With Marine

A possible skull fracture and la
cerated scalp were suffered yester-
day by Seaman, First Glass, Robert
Clarence Bell, 81, stationed in New
York, during a fight with an un-
identified marine at Eighteenth
street and Columbia road NV, ac-
cording to police.
The marine fled after knocking
Bell to the ground, police said. The
sailor was treated at Garfield Me-
mortal Hospital and later trans
ferred to the Naval Hospital at Be-
thesda, Md, where his condition is
~nid tn he undetermined.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Mon Found in Bedroom,
Throut SIushed, Dies

Roy Taylor, So, of TAO Fifth
street NV. was found unconscious
early today in a bedroom there
police reported. He was pro-
nounced dead at 3:55 am. by an
Emergency Hospital physician.
Homicide squad detectives said
Mr.. Taylor's throat was slashed ano
that straight-edge razor was
found nearby. Mr.. Taylor was
found by Hartman Bell, So, of the
Fifth street address, police said.
Deputy Coroner Richard Rosen-
berg is investigating the death.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
BIuckout in Bellevue

An unexpected "blackout" lasting
only a few minutes occurred late
last night in the Bellevue section of
Southeast and Southwest Washing
ton, when home and street lights
went out due to a ort-circuited
transformer, according to officials of
the Potomac Electric Power Co.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
OPA Historian to Speak

Robert E. Stone, historian of the
ONCE OF Price Administration, will
be speaker at the Civitan luncheon
at 1890 pm. tomorrow at the May
flower Hotel. He will speak on "A
War Agency Keeps It's History"
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Leaves for Puerto Rico

DR.. Tomas A. Cajigas, well-known
clinical pathologist, has left Wash
ington for Ponce, Puerto Rico, to
visit his 82-year-old father, Antonio
Cajigas. who is reported critically
I'LL.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Sailor and 6irI, 8, Die
In Hospitals Of Burns

A sailor attached to, the. Nary
Yard died last night Of burns re-
ceived IN IRE In his house md
= 9-year-old girl also died OF harns
she suffered when she stood too
close to . stove on February 3, police
reported today. 49,;
Seaman Hirst Clasp Leon Har-
din, a, Who lived IN q basement
apartment at 100 EHti street SE.
with his. wife, Rose, A.. dfeds ia
Bethesda. Naval Hospital after beirig
burned, In Z fire which police said
vas Of undetermined origin.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital
In critical condition and later trans
ferTed to Bethesda. Mrs. Hardin
was treated at Casualty Hospital for
burns to her hands. Damage to the
apartment was net estimated, ae-
cording TO police. - -: ::
In the other case Gloria Hamil-
ton, colored, Of the 1900 block of
Thirteenth street :. NV, died in
Emergency Hospital, where she was
admitted on February 3 after her
clothes caught 'lre from the kitchen
stove. =
Her mother; Mrs. Anna Hamilton,
received minor burns. to her right
hand IN attempting to extinguish
the flames, police ,seid:
Evening star., 1945-04-30
; Scholarships Awarded
By Chevy Chuse Club

Miss Theresa 4. Urich, Ia Woo
ten avenue, Chevy Chase, q senior
at Woodrow, Wilson High School,
has been awarded d $3.50 scholar
ship by the Won1sns Club Of Chevy
Chase, Mrs. o. Leland Hunt. chair-
man OF the clubs Committed on
Applied Education, has, announced.
A second seholarsMp Of 500 to I
young woman entering her first year
Of college goes to Miss Barbara Ar
niger. 4l16 Legation street, 4 seniof
~ WoeNto" WILSON,: t7sas
A third scholarShip, M $2oo TO- q
young woman continuing her course
OF /; study in undergraduate work
goes, to Miss Carol Ceilins, 1855
Runnymede place NV, 4 =sepho-
more at the University at Maryland.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Montgomery Schedules
RuruI x-Ruy Clinics

=. Montgomery Countyss first rural
x-ray tuberculosis survey !. viii be-
GIN tomorrow In the Damascus area,
healtb department omeials an
llonced yesterday. !, !. r.
A clinic for white residents Of the
district win be held from 8 an. to
7pIn. ct the Junior Order Hal, Of
ficials announced. On Thursday
2 clinic for colored patients win b
held from ! To- Z pm. at the Friend
Slfin Metl1odiSt C11a1Aeh
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Washingionian Is Held
In MARYLAND Stabbinq Case

Anne Arundel County police were
holding Fred Lathon, A, Of the
1900 block of Brentwood road NE.
today In connection with the stab
bing Of John Osborn, Calvert County,
last night.
Police said Lathon was arrested
after the stabbing, which occurred
at Waysons Corner In Anne Arun-
del, but did not know any other de-
tails. They said no charges had
been placed pending the outcome OF
Osborn's injuries.
Osborn was brought to Providence
Hospital suffering multiple chest
wounds. Hospital attendants de-
scrihed his condition as critical.