The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-11
FIRE CHIEF IS
WARNING Us
Chief Warns Merchants
and Others to Safe
guard Lives.
FOR A QUIET FOURTH

Firechief John Schwartz is again
calling the attention of merchants
parents, and others to the approaching
celebration of the Fourth Of July, urg-
ing that it be enjoyed in manner
which safeguards life and property in
stead of creating hazards. The expert
ence of past years teaches, Chief Sch
wartz points out, that little fore
thought will accomplish wonders.
Last year due to the zeal Of all Ke-
noshans to avoid accidents or fire, 1t
was truly "safe and sane fourth
and Chief Schwartz urges that care be
taken this year as we'll.
Fire Chief Schwartz has taken the
message of the Industrial commission
on the subject, and issued the follow
ing warning to merchants
Certain serious hazards inevitably
result from the use and storage of fire
works, to-wit: the life and personal in
jury hazard, such as manning, lascera-
tions, burns, etc., the poison hazard
and the fire hazard.
Section 438-f prohibits the use OF
dynamite, picrates or chlorate of pot
ash in fireworks.
Section 4601 makes it misdemeanor
to sell or deliver to any child, under
Is years Of age, any. preparation con-
tanning poison.
An analysis of various kinds of fire.
works by our state university shows
that most of them contain prohibited
explosives or poisonous ingredients.
Many OF them contain both. Torpe-
does, mines, skyrockets, roman can
dies and son-of-aguns each contain
chlorate of potash, and snakes and
son-of-guns contain dangerous poi
sons in sufficient quantities to kill
from one to ten adults. The paper
caps used with the cap pistol carry
with them the germs of lockjaw.
In the case of Pizzo VS. Vieman, 149
Wisconsin 235, it is held that whole
salers as we'll as retailers are liable
in case of injury to a child result
ing from the use of prohibited or
poisonous fireworks. This is your re-
sponsibility, and we cannot relieve
you from this by any order on stor-
age of fireworks we may promulgate.
Where few paltry dollars Of pro-
fits are placed above safety of child
life, limb and property, it is best
that parents of injured children in
woke the remedy pointed out in the
Pizzo case.
Two years ago, two small children
were poisoned, trying to eat son-of-a-
guns.
With the most dangerous fireworks
barred last year, two deaths of six
year old children and many injuries
resulting from the use of fireworks
were reported to the Industrial Com
mission. The injuries included loss Of
eye sight, loss of fingers, burns and
disfigurements.
The Industrial Commissions Order
6095 governing the storage and use
of fireworks applies only to fireworks
permitted under Sections 1881 and
4601. If free from explosive or poison
Gus ingredients prohibited by said
sections, Chinese fre-mackers, not
over two inches in length and one
fourth inch in diameter, colored fire
in compact cases, and light torches
with lighting ends covered, may be
kept and stored on any premises. All
other fireworks, permitted to be hand
led and sold under said two sections
of the Wisconsin statutes, must be
kent and stored in a place not less
than two hundred meet from neigh
boring building.
Remember always, that the primary
responsibility of strict compliance
and for violations is on you as deal