The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-31
CARS COLLIDE
BUT FEW HURT
Weekend Traffic is Heavy
But There Are No
Fatal Accidents.
SOME DRUNK DRIVERS

SOME DRUNK DRIVERS
With fair weather over Saturday
and Sunday, the traffic was heavier
than usual, and the officers of the city
and county had their hands full d.
recting traffic and keeping it moving
in normal stream. In spite of the
number of vehicles upon the highway
there were no very serious accidents.
Charles Kluender of the Lake Shore
road, escaped miraculously from seri-
Gus injury Saturday afternoon when
his Ford touring car collided with an
interurban car. Kluender was driving
south and about to drive over the
street car track at the Racine avenue
crossing or the Birch road station stop
of the interurban. 1t was at $3.50 p.
m. and the traffic was unusually heavy.
Kluender was watching the traffic and
did not see or hear the approach of
the interurban, until it was upon him.
The street car struck the Ford and
it was thrown over, four wheels in the
air, and completely wrecked. Kluender
was the only occupant in the Ford; ne
escaped with minor bruises, which were
dressed at DR. Pugh's Office later.
Anton Paksys, 1860 Castle avenue,
was struck at $3.50 Sunday night by
another car while he had stopped his
own car facing west to wait for
passing train at the Northwestern
railway crossing on Elizabeth street.
Luke W. Reilly, 224 Main street, was
driving the car which struck Paksys.
He was going west, and said later that
he did not see the train, and on ac-
the car in front of him.
Reilly was arrested on the charge
of driving while intoxicated by Police
officers O'Hare and Tusler. He plead
ed guilty to the charge and was fined
$25 and costs this morning by Judge
Slater. The police said he was not
much intoxicated and that the acct
dent was a minor collision.
One for Reckless Driving.
Frank Balvewicz, 62 South Pleasant
street, was arrested by Police Officer
Leo Buchanan on the charge of reck-
less driving after collision had taken
place at the intersection of Garden
street and Fremont avenue at noon on
Saturday. Balvewicz will come into
court this afternoon and enter a plea
of not guilty, his attorney said this
morning.
Balvewicz was driving Ford truck
east on Garden street and about to
turn north on Fremont when, accord
orf IF
turning the corner properly, he made
a short cut, striking Garrofolo Dom
mick of 724 Park court, who was rid
ing a bicycle going west on Garden
street. The rider was was knocked
off and the bicycle wrecked. The
police said that Balvewicz refused to
tell how the accident happened.
Deputy Sheriff Nick Otto arrested
Frank Tarwid, 1910 Racine street, Ra-
cine, on the charge of driving while
intoxicated Saturday at 4:30 p. m.
According to the motorcycle officer,
Tarwid was menacing traffic. He will
be brought into court some time today.
Harry Christensen, 1926 Rapids
drive, Racine, while driving a Stearns
Knight car north on the Lake Shore
TOdQ near the hlQSnOcI LOHlG 0UIQdy
evening, struck Henry >Pastorek of Som
ers who was walking north. Pastorek
received bump on the head and some
minor bruises.
Richard Rocker this morning swore
out a warrant for the arrest of F. M.
Hartigan, of Chicago, on a charge of
reckless driving. Rocker, whose ad-
dress is 258 North Pleasant street,
declares that as he was driving home
from Twin Lakes on the Geneva road
early Sunday morning in his car, Har-
tigan rushed passed him from behind
and crowded him into the ditch. He
claims that Hartigan, who was driving
a Ford sedan, saw the accident but
made no attempt to stop, speeding
ahead. With the help of the party
in his car, Rocker succeeded in get
ting back on the pavement and gave
chase. Just east of Paddock's lake
Rocker says he caught Hartigan and
demanded that he go to the police
station with him in Kenosha. The
two were brought to the sheriff's Of
flee where Hartigan was booked on a
the rest of the night in Jail. On Sun
promise to appear again when called,
but it is believed that an amicable
settlement will be reached before the
matter gets an airing in court. Rocker
claims that his Paige car suffered
fifty dollars in damages as a result
of the accident
Boy Bruised In Accident.
William P. Coleman, 1904 Wabash
avenue, Chicago, was driving a Nash
touring car south on Milwaukee avenue
Saturday at 5:15 p. m, when he struck
a six-year-old boy, Mike Kubichi. Ac-
cording to the report, Mike started to
run across the street from the west to-
the east side of Milwaukee avenue,
ran in front of the Nash car and was
knocked to the pavement. There was
another car parked on the west side
of Milwaukee, avenue and the driver of
the Nash said he did not see the bow
until he ran in front of his own car.
The boV was bruised