Evening star., 1940-12-26

nounced dead upon arrival at
Georgetown Hospital last night.
Mr.. Sisk is survived by his widow
and four young children. His family
did not learn of the accident until
this morning.
Admitted to the hospital from the
same accident was Fred Schumacher
OF Mclean. Va, whose condition
was described as serious.
Three Other Deaths Reported.
Three other deaths had been re-
ported earlier from accidents which
occurred on Christmas Day.
The others who died in Christmas
traffic were Miss Mary Josephine
Blake, 70, Sc I street NV; Harold
Kennedy, is. 4504 West Virginia ave-
nue., Bethesda, Md, and Mrs. Anna
Spellbring, SO, 2413 Second street
NV. The latter two died in acci-
dents in nearby Maryland, while
Miss Blake was listed as the Dis
trict's 18th traffic victim of the year.
The condition of Albert Van Court.
jr., 81, Of South Pasadena, Calf,
was reported unchanged at Emer-
gency Hospital this morning. Tl'n
youth, publicity representative
the Princeton Triangle Club. v
knocked down by a hit-run dri
early yesterday.
His father, who is vice presidel
of an investment banking compai
in Los Angeles, and his mother W.
flying to Washington and were q
here today.
Driver Taken to Court.
A colored man, who was pursue
and arrested after a hit-run accident
in Arlington County, Va, yesterday,
was taken to Arlington Police Court
this morning on charges of leaving
the scene of an accident without
making his identity known.
He is James Brooks, %, colored, of
the 1000 block of New Jersey avenue
Sc, held in connection with the
accident which put DR.. George T.
Kern, 57-year-old pharmacist, in
Emergency Hospital with serious
injuries
Or. Kern was knocked down whilo
waiting for bus at route l and
Columbia pike The car which struck
him continued on its way and Will
liam Jeffords, 81, of Anacostia Sta
ton, Md, a motorist who was passing
the spot, gave chase.
Mr.. Jef1ords reported he drove as
fast as go miles an hour in pursuit
OF the hlt-and-run car He crowded
the car to the side of the road about
mile from the scene of the accident
and held the driver and a companion
until police arrived.
DR.. Kern, who lives in Arlington,
Va, was reported In serious condl-
ton this morning. The case against
Brooks was continued, pending out
come OF the pharmacists injuries.
Ambulance and Bus Crash.
Three persons received first-aid
treatment following a collision of a
Silver Spring Md fire department
ambulance and a Capital Transit
Co. bus at Georgia avenue and Ken
nedy street NV. last night. Those
hurt were Richard D. Monroe, IL,
1145 Third street NV, the bus
driver; Rebecca Katz, So, and Louis
Katz. So, both of 1907 Kennedy
street NV.
A head-on collision between two
cars on Viers Mill road, between
Wheaton and Rockville, Md, yester-
day sent seven persons to the hos
pital and resulted in the arrest of
one of the drivers on charges of
operating the car while drunk.
Those injured, all of whom were
treated at the Washington Sana-
torium in Takoma Park, Md, were:
Miss Alma Peacock, "a, of Silver
Spring; Miss Elizabeth Byram, IA,
Poolesville, Md; Ann Wilson, 8, of
Poolesville; Mrs. Lessie Byram, SO,
Poolesville; James Byram, So, Pooles-
vile; Joseph B. Varela, 30, Silver
Spring
Policeman Paul Watkins of Silver
Spring reported that he had arrested
Richard Wilson and charged him
with driving while drunk as a result
of the accident
Freadmond HARRISON, 80, colored.
500 block of C street Sc, was
taken to Gallinger Hospital last
night following an accident on Ben
ming road and Twenty-first street
NE. He was knocked down by an
automobile as he walked across the
street and was reported in serious
condition.
Auto Strikes Tree.
George Withers, 80, colored, of
Silver Spring, Md, was admitted to
Freedmen's Hospital with serious in
juries after his auto had struck a
tree near White Oak, Md.
Lemuel Richardson, 10, of 1894
Whittingham place NE, was adj
mitted to Gallinger Hospital with
serious head injuries after being
knocked down by an automobile
while riding Q bicycle near his home.