The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-09
SANE" FOURTH
TAKES IT'S TOLL
One Dead, Scores in Acct
dents, Smashed Cars, in
Holiday Toll.
ARREST ONE DRIVER
One Man Held OH Reckless
Driving Charge-Pull An
other Out of Lake Today.

OtneT Gut OF Lake To-Day.
One man-as yet unidentifed-is
dead, . column of automobile acct
dents, scores OF CUTS bruises, burns
and scratches. That's Ksnosha's toll
for the "sane" Fourth celebration tuxt
ended. It was the usual story-usual
because it comes in spite of all the
warnings issued before the holiday to
"be careful" Most of the accidents
and collisions were marked up on the
records as "avoidable if proper and or
binary precautions had been taken"
The most serious accident presents
to the police the most battling one. An
elderly man, about forty years of age,
was picked up out. of the lake shortly
after eleven o'clock this morning by
Coast Guards directed by William
Pratton, acting officer in charge of the
local station. Joseph Wawioska, 410
Division street, was fishing on the
breakwater which is at the foot of Di-
vision street at eleven o'clock this
morning when he noticed something
in the water that presented an unusual
sight. It was the top of a bald head,
about two feet below the, surface of
the water. The youth became alarmed
and rushed to shore to call the police.
The police notified the Coast Guards
and the body was brought ashore. The
police recalled that on Sunday morn
ing coat and hat were found on the
rocks of the breakwater at this point,
reported to the police by Frank
Jorndt. Inside the coat was found
two bank books-one of the National
bank, Minneapolis, showing deposits
of 500 issued to Leo Capelek, and the
other a bank book of the State Saw
ings bank, Escanaba, Mich, showing
deposits Of $3.50. There was also a
note in the pocket with this address
615 Sixth street, Milwaukee.
May Have Been Suicide.
kilograms were addressed to these
places in an effort to get in touch with
relatives of the man. The body was
blue and stiff when picked out of the
water and was yet in good condition,
indicating that the body had been in
the water not longer than AZ hours.
Police have two theories for the
mans death. One is that he may have
taken his hat and coat off and lay
down for a nap on the breakwater, and
then rolled off in his sleep; and the
other theory is that he may have COM
mitted suicide. Coroner Joseph Friend
is conducting an investigation and fu-
DC ~ haI
pending word from Minneapolis, Mil
waukee, or Escanaba.
Held For Reckless Driving.
Julius Jurkvech, 20 N. Fremont
avenue, is facing a charge of reckless
driving following his arrest on Satur-
day near the corner of Pleasant and
Elizabeth street. L. Dosemagen, 402
Grant street, was driving Dodge
sedan north on Pleasant street and
had stopped when he approached the
Elizabeth street arterial highway sign,
he told the police. He shifted his
gears and was moving slowly for
ward when he claims Jurkvech, driving
his Nash touring car west on Eliza
beth street, collided with him dis
regarding his signal. Little damage was
done to either car. Jurkvech was
taken to the police Office and spent
the night of the Fourth in the city
Jail. On Sunday morning he got q
friend to come up and add ST to the
$6S he had in his own pockets and he
was released on bonds Of $75 to ap-
pear before Judge John Slater in
municipal court.
Jurkvech was fined $40 and costs
this morning when he was brought
before Judge Slater.
Two Waukegan cars were mixed up
in an accident at the corner of Sheri-
dan road and Prairie avenue at ten
o'clock Saturday. night. Harry D.
Young, BIT Stewart avenue, Waukegan,
and Roy B. Miller, 1040 Yourman
street, same city, collided at the inter-
section. Both claimed that the auto
matte signal said go" while each was
on the road. 1t was merely another
case of continuing ahead without
watching for the change in traffic di-
rection, police said. It was pointed
out that the east and west sign directs
ego" for 35 seconds while the north
and south signal lasts % seconds.
They suggest that every driver watch
the signal carefully SO that if the di-
rection should change as the driver APP
proaches the intersection he can stop
without endangering the cars behind
him.
Public Safety in Collision.
At the time that the greatest de-
mands were being made on the police
patrol Friday night the wagon was
halted on its mission in various Sec
tions of the city at nine-thirty o'clock
at the corner Of Sheridan road and
Elizabeth street when it collided with
Paige sedan driven by H. Karlstein,
5911 n. Paulina avenue, Chicago.
The police driver claimed that he had
sounded the bell and the siren several
times on approaching the intersection
and that the Chicago man did not turn
aside quick enough Chief 1had Lo-
gan again points out the ruling that
gives the public safety bus the right
of-way whenever it is on a cell, and
that all other drivers must turn to
the side of the road and stop until
the bus passes.
On Sunday morning a Ford truck
driving east on Salem avenue struck
HAYNES touring car parked at the curb