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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-29
Do You Clean
House Systematically?

housekeeping need not be the bug
bear it has long been regarded in
many households.
II the work is carefully planned, if
the kind of furnishings that are easy
to keep clean are chosen and handled
in the right way, and if provision is
made for keeping all the dirt possible
out of the house, there will be no need
for the upheavals that result in dis
comfort to the entire household.
Moreover, systematic housekeeping
saves labor in the end and is saving
of the materials used in the furnish
ing and care of the house.
How to make this task simpler and
easier is discussed in booklet which
this Bureau has for free distribution.
Any reader can secure copy of this
Government publication by filling out
and mailing the coupon below, enclos-
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-29
County Churches

Whitewater M. e. church-Sunday
school, $50 a. m; preaching, 1870, by
the pastor, L. F. Ulmer; Young Peo-
pies meeting, p. m. at Christian
church; choir practice Monday, 7:45,
Donald Jennings, chorister; prayer
and Bible study Wednesday,
1870 p. m.
Middleboro M. E. church-Sunday
The Washington times., 1922-10-01

he looked at the drawn face of the little
sixteen-year- girl and saw a trace of
satisfaction CLEAN out through the suf-
fering in her eyes.
The swarthy man yielded five pieces of
his skin before he grew pale with the
pain and the surgeon. ordered his arm to
be dressed and another man called.
Come here, son of viking" jested the
surgeon as a blond Scandinavian stepped
forward and barred his arm to the alcohol
and ether. He, too, yielded his portions
of skin, lighter by many shades than the
first man. Then before that line of ten
firemen had filed out, red-haired and
black-haired, brown-haired and grizzly
gray haired skin, each piece the size of
arm, was laid on Cecila's leg.
"Truly polka dot array" said one of
the nurses. "a varied mosaic in human
flesh"
On that first day the curious mottlnC Of
multicolored tints of skin half covered the
girls ankle. The surgeon himself, despite
his professional gravity, could not help
smiling at the polka dot effect Of the diff
ferent shades.
The following Sunday. the men who had
been sent away the week before appeared
in the operating room to take their turn
at giving up some of their skin. The
operations proceeded a little more rapidly,
and when they were finished the varie-
gated patchwork covered quite up to the
calf of the leg.
Several Sundays this routine was gone
through by the surgeons and the firemen,
and on the last Sunday $50 pieces of skin
had been grated onto Cecilia's leg.
When the job was finished $40 patches of
skin of varying sizes had been knitted into
the perfect mosaic that reached from her
ankle to her hip and thirty stalwart fire.
men went about their work with arms
that ached for weeks.
The skin grating was healed soon
afterward and since then little Cecilia has
been rapidly recovering. But for some
time the tendons of her leg were so ten
der that she had to sit in a deck chair on
the veranda of her home, No. 81 Erie
street, Jersey City, where she smiled her
warm appreciation to her friends, the
fremen who had saved her life.
When she thanked them for what they
had DONE they said:
That's all right, Miss Cecilia. We want
you to sing at the next fremen's benefit"
Of course she promised.
The Washington times., 1922-10-01
Miscellaneous

"Is that your little sister, Cecilia, you
are talking about?" came gruff question.
mot that little kid with the blue bow on
her red hair that sang at our benefit"
came, another voice.
"That's Sis" answered both brothers
together.
"Why, you don't mean that pretty little
kid that sang It's Long, Long Way""
"She's got a voice, that youngster."
What are all you boys here going to
do about it," a scattering Of voices came
out of the darkness.
"Well, boys" said Herbert, "she was
going to take vocal lessons, but guess it
has gone for good 1t is only whisper
now. Wen be lucky if we save her, to
say nothing about the voice." Herbert's
words became unsteady and ended in the
pillow.
The fremen of ladder company No. 9
have proved their valor and fighting quail
ties for each other in many tight corners,
but they had never had a chance like this
to show their gratitude.
IF those docs can wait till my day off,
I'll let them have as much of my hide as
they want" rumbled bass voice. 'I'm
in on that, too" came from the corner.
Count me-" "And me-" "And me-"
The Washington times., 1922-10-01

From each pillow came a ready response.
Finally one voice said:
81 guess there is not man in this COM
pany who will want to stay out, and if any
one should he has not got the right kind
of heart for the bunch on truck No. g."
So it came about when Herbert and Pat
rick presented themselves to the surgeons
on that June Sunday morning that the
steps of st. Francis Hospital rang with
the tread of steady marching feet. A
squad of more than twenty firemen faced
the surgeon and told him their skins were
at his service. go as far as you like,
doc" they said, "only cure that little girl"
Thank you, boys. That is fne," said
the surgeon, "but only need ten of you
to-day. The others may come back next
Sunday" The ten who were selected to
remain could not help showing little smiles
of triumph as the other men tramped dis
appointedly away. Those who stayed
glanced at the pale face Of little Cecilia
Starkey, half hidden by bandages on the
operating table. And they could not help
but feel glad that they were there when
Cecilia's thin lips formed a weak Hello,
boys. Thank you for coming. You don't
know how much need you"
"Glad to do it, grille. Glad to have the
The Washington times., 1922-10-01

it was more than month before her leg
was brought back as near to normal as the
doctors could get it while she lay in bed.
But the girl was by no means out Of dan
ger even then, because, the doctors found,
as they had anticipated, that the skin
could not replace itself over so large
surface without artificial aid
Cecilia's brothers were called to the
hospital They faced the chief surgeon.
al am compelled to remind you boys of
your offer. You must give up your skin
if you expect your sister to live. | need
it right away. Furthermore, need lots
Of it."
In one breath came back the answer:
eve are ready, doctor. We will be off
Sunday. Just set the time and we'll be
here"
Herbert and Patrick Starkey went to
the firehouse that morning, but could not
get their sister off their minds. That
night, while lying upon their cots, they
began talking to each other in low tones
about the coming skin grating operation
Ladder No. 9s sleeping quarters are
quite too small for any degree of privacy,
so that it was not long before the other
members of the company joined in the
conversation.
The Washington times., 1922-10-01


And you boys will have to do away with
those long, drawn-out faces. Pretend to
be cheerful and confident whenever you
see her, no matter what you think"
Then the fight for Cecilia Starkey's life
began.
The first step in the battle was to
straghten out her tortured leg. So great
was the agony she suffered when the
flame struck her tender flesh, the girl had
drawn her leg upward. With each
paroxysm of pain she lifted her leg higher,
thinking to escape the wave of flame. And
then when she lay in the hospital bed it
was discovered that her knee was nearly
on a level with her waist and that the
scared, charred flesh would crack at every
motion of her poor suffering body.
The doctors realized before anything
else could be done for her physical well
fare that the leg must be Strengthened out.
But they also knew that the girl would die
of torture If they attempted this operation
at one time. So the leg was placed in
splints and little by little, on each sue
ceeding day, the leg was gradually
Strengthened.
In order to realize what tedious and
long suffering process this was, consider
that little Cecilia was burned in May and
The Washington times., 1922-10-01

"W o u ! d you
give your skins
to save her."
Every inch of
it," a n S W ere d
Herbert. "a n d
every drop of our
hearts BLOOD"
assured Patrick.
"Well, boys"
said the surgeon,
at might not be
as bad as that,
but you will prob
ably have to do
something yet if
that little girl
ever lives. In
the meantime, be
good enough to
keep your mother
away from her
Tor the present.
Cecilia must not
be made nervous
by e e in g her
,,otl,or,e onx;ot,,
The Washington times., 1922-10-01

there around their sisters writhing body.
crushed her in their arms. But all too
late. The red band of horror had already
done its work And when the charred
rags of what had once been blue kimono
and white nightgown fell apart little
Cecilia's leg was a long, livid scar of
burned flesh. She could not choke back
her heartrending screams.
"Save me, save me-" she cried "The
pain is killing me-"
Hold her tight, Herbert, she is faint
ing" Patricks face was gray with the
horror of it all.
Oil was applied to the wound and
slowly the screams of agony ceased. Then
the brothers carried her to a divan in the
sitting room, where her mother tottered
and swooned by the girls side.
Within short time the surgeons of st.
Francis Hospital looked at the frightfully
burned right leg of the poor girl and their
eyes became grave.
Third degree burn" one of them said
at is going to take some work to save
this. little girls life" No wonder her
brothers stood beside Cecilia's bed un-
ashamed of the tears on their cheeks.
'Thrd degree burn?" they questioned.
1--WE will both give our lives to save that
little girl. Is there anything we can do?
Don't hesitate to ask u.s."
The surgeon bent an appreciative eye
on the two husky young men who stood
The Washington times., 1922-10-01
School
Graduation
Group
Showing

chance" came as
surance from the
men.
Then the opera
ton went on. The
little face on the
pillow stifened un-
der the ordeal. The
nurse lifted a cor
ner of the sheet
and the men of
ladder company
9 looked on with
sympathy as the
slim ankle, red
and scared by the
flames, met their
gaze. White coated
surgeons pinched a
bit of skin on the
first fireman's arm.
T h e m an W as
swarthy and dark
eyed. He set his
teeth as the sharp,
swift lance in the
skillful surgeons
fingers cut a piece
about the size of
a dime from his
forearm, but he
was sill e t and
The Washington times., 1922-10-01
Black, Red Haired
Specks of Skin
Contributed from the
Arms of 30
Hremen tO,COUer the
LiUid Scar on Her
.. Burned Leo

ling in a broad red
path along her leg
from her foot to her
waist.
Brother H c r b ert
snatched the table
cloth from the table,
regardless of the clat-
ter of breaking dishes
that crashed to the
floor. Patrick dragged
the portiere from it's
pole in the hall and
they wrapped the
tablecloth and por-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
ORLANDO HIGH WINS STATE
AQUATIC MEET AT ROLLINS
Orlando, With Forty-three Points, Nosed Out
Rival Teams and Grabbed Huge Loving Cup
CAVODE OF HILLSBORO HIGH POINT WINNER
Lakeland High School Entered But Failed Tc
Place In the Events

Orlando, April 29-(SpeciaD-The
largest high school swimming meet
ever staged in Florida was held this
morning at Winter Park, Florida, un-
der the auspices OF Rollins College.
AT nine o'clock a. m large crowd
assembled along the shore of Lake
Virginia to watch youthful contest
ants from every part of Florida vie
with each other for aquatic suprem-
acy.
1t was a gala day for Rollins, with
the bright colors Of many high school
banners flying in the air when their
hero succeeding in winning an event.
event.
The 50-yard dash was the first
event to be raced and Buell. of St.
Augustine splashed his way to vic
tory in % Is seconds. in the 220
yard dash GeieT Of Orlando with his
steady sure stroke forged to the
front and wol in two minutes As 90
seconds. The 70 yard and 100 yard
da5hcs. free style, were won by
johnson OF Orlando, while Sias OF
the sane school captured the breast
stroke and 100 yard back stroke as
well. j. Gaier Ct Orlando out gained
lis companions ard took the 440 yard
free style dash.
Ia the tarcy exhibition diving with
1G boys from different teams enter
ed, the Orlando mCrmen walked Off
with the honcrs, Johnson, Geier and
Sias.
The girls meet will he staged this
afternoon at 3 p. m. and st. Peters
burg and Hillsboro high school are
the slated iavoritcs.
Foriy-threc points were made by o.
II. s, who flashed first i'll seven
events. st. etcrsburg, second with-a
sNOra of Il. Eill8hOrough high of
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
RECORDS MAY FALL TODAY

Philadelphia, April Boy Assc
GATED Press. )-Olympic, intercolleg.
ate and American A. A. q. champions
and worlds and intercollegiate hold
ers were among the host OF athletic
entered for competition today in the
concluding days events OF the rela.
carnival of the University of Penn
sylvania.
Never in the twenty-eight years
Of its history haI the program con
taine sch a formidable array o.
relay teams or SO many high class
men in the field events as ssuare.
to the mark today. They come fror
oil sections of country and represen
three hundred and thirty-eight CO
leges and schools, the largest entr,
list ever recorded at the games.
Fifty one events were on today,
program, the big features being tn
one, two, and four mile college rela,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29

Tampa came in third with 10.
Bill Cavode, IA year old swimming
marvel of the George Washington
high of Tampa, carried off the indi-
vual honors. He annexed one first
and two second places in the three
events in which he was entered.
johnson, Geier, and Sias, trio of
swimmers for o. H. S. tied with ten
points each. Allen of Hillsborough
won eight points in the water for ms
school. Buell. of st. Augustine also
turned in eight points tor the amer
ent city high.
The boys events wound up with
the conclusion OF a relay race at
one o'clock. The girls events will
start at 2;30 this afternoon.
Results in detail:
Buell. won fifty yard dash, St Au-
gustine, 20 Is seconds.
220 yard dash free style, Geier, Or
lando, 2 minutes 43 and 3-5 sec
onds.
Plunge for distance won by Harris
cf Hillsborough, 80 feet.
100 yard dash, free style, Johnson
Orlando, l minute rs and As sec
onds. &.
100 yard breast stroke, Sias, Grlan-
do, l minute % and As seconds.
Fancy diving, Cavode, George
Washington II. S. His work on the
high tower was his winning point.
70 yard dash won by Johnson, of
Orlando, As and AS seconds.
44O yard free style, J. Geier, Of
Orlando, 6 minutes Ia seconds.
100 yard back stroke was WON by
Slas of Orlando, 1 minute 20 and
rs seconds.
Relay for boys, ITO yards each, won
by Orlando, St. Petersburg second,
Hillisborough third, minutes II
and As seconds
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29

Indians. Each has an average OF
.449. Williams is not only stopping
the hitters, but is showing the way to
the base stealers with eight thects.
His six home runs is a big advantage
over his rivals, and if he maintains
his present stride, Ruth will have Il
big handicap to overcome when he re
turns TO the gamoeon May 20. The
st. Louis slugger Is also out in front
IN total bases with total of AZ.
George Sisler, another star of tho
Browns has been welding the willow
with telling effect since the curtains
rose, and is trailing the leaders with
IN average OF .444.
Other leading batters for five o..
more games are: Pratt, Boston 432
E. Smith, Boston .429; Jameson,
Cleveland 1886; Blue, Detroit, 364 !;
Heilmann, Detroit, 1854: Cutshaw, De
troit, 346; Rice, Washington .346.
George Kelly, the Giants first base
man, who last season led the Nation
al league home run hitters, is out tc
repeat this season, but appears t.
have some keen competition in his
team mates Muesel aad Cy Williams
the Philadelphia outfielder. Thi:
trio has clouted out three homers
each
Kelly is topping the hatter5 witt
an average of .445, while Tierney the
Pittsburgh second sacker, is three
points behind with a mark of .442
Horribly of st. Louis, who carried of
the league batting hcnors last season
Is down in the list with a mark o.
3GS.
Rabbit Maralville Of the Pirates ans
of the Giants are having
nip and tuck race for the honor,
among the base stealeT5. Each ia
pilfered four
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
JACK Gets BIG
HAND In PARIS
Jays Georges Is a Real Friend
and Parisians Have Given
Him Royal Reception

Paris, April 29.-(By the Associated
Press. Jack Dempsey babe farewell
to Paris today. A throng of French
md American admirers accompanied
him to the station and gave him a
noisy send off as he boarded a train
for Berlin
He acknowledged the demonstration
IN brief speech from the platform in
which he said:
81 have enjoyed every minute of my
stay, and | shall not soon forget all
your kindness and attention. | am
leaving your country with heart full
Of gratitude for your royal reception
md wonderful hospitality. You have
made NE feel like one of the family.
md | am leaving France with as much
regret as though it were my own
country"
Just before his departure, Dempsey
said:
George Carpenter told me after
our fight in Jersey City last July that
ii ever visited France | would never
regret it. He was right If | meet
Georges in the ring again, as is most
likely, | will have to carry into the
arena lHOIe truly lrleuuly Ie6lluS
than | have ever felt for any oppo-
nent
Nothing was left undone by the
French to make my visit to Paris
worth while. The Americans living
here have also been fine to me, and
the French newspapers have been
wonderful. | only hope the French
people liked me half as much as
liked them"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29

III the very first inning when couple
of passes. an infield out. a scratch
hit and an error counted twice for
the locals. Gladu and Jordan each
drew free tickets to first base. Harbi
son grounded to Bradley, unassisted
and the runners moved up peg.
Stewart scratched a hit in the infield
and Gladu counted. Bradley booted
the ball and Jordan checked in. Smith
grounded out to the box and Kowal
skis best effort was high fly to
right field which Bgelow handled.
Ollinger was pretty stingy with his
hits and the best the home town
boys could do was to go down in al
mos. perfect order, pair of base
on balls putting the only Highlander.
on the paths that managed to get OF
until the sixth, when Stewart bea
out hit to short. This was the
second hit registered by the locals
during six innings OF baseball. 1
looked bad for the visitors in tbs
sixth when a fielders choice and tw,
bases on balls le0aded the bases with
one down. The punch thai has bee;
so manifest heretofore was missing
do was to fly out to center a1d righ
fields. The locals cana to life
the final stanza and counted twice
Fry was sent to hit for Hicks an,
Ollinger passed him to first. Clad
than who there is no more dGnger0u'
hitter in the league, poled o3e to dee,
center for three sacks counting Ery
Jordan grounded cut to short VIII
held Gladu at third. While the short
stop was throwing out HARRISON .
first Gladu copatcd with the local.
last tally Of he afternoon.
1t was a good ball game and desarv
ed better patronage than was give
it.
Hernandez will in all probabilit,
draw the pitching assignment for til,
visitors with c. Moore on the receil
ing end. Manager HARRISON has no
announced his selection as yet, how
ever, all signs seem to point t
Smythe, another left-hander.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
FAST TRACK AT RELAYS

Philadelphia. April 29.-Perfec
weather and track conditions greetet
Approximately 10000 spectators pres
ent a. Franklin Field today to witne3
a continuation of the 28th annual re
lay carnival CT the University of Penn
sylVania. High school relays openc
the contests this afternoon.
Summaries: One nile relay hiP
schcol, won by Brooklyn Manut
Training, tine 3:37 1-5.
Preparatory school, one. mile relay
won by Brown, prep, time 1892.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
KEN WILLIAMS
LEADS HITTERS
Brown 0utGelder Smashed Babes
Record For Home Runs
First Two Views

Chicago, April 29.-Kenneth Wilt
ans, the hard hitting outfielder with
the st, Louis Browns who startled
the baseball world by cracking Babe
Ruth's home run record for the first
two weeks of the season when he
smashed out his sixth circuit drive
is at the top Of the batters in the
American league according to the av-
erages released today and which in
clude Wednesday games.
Williams is tied with Iris Speaker
the veteran leader of the Cleveland
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29

summary: Lett or blHos-St. Pc
tcrsburs s, Lakeland 8. Earned runs
st. Petersburg /, Lakeland 4. Two
base hit-Dean. Throe-blse hits.
G'adu, Dean. Runs batted in-Brad-
ey 2 Dean ?, tewart 9. G'adu. Harbi-
son. First base on bals-OT Ollinger
s, off Hicks 2. Struck out-By Ollin-
ger 2. Sacrifice hits-E Mocre. Ro-
ser, Bigelow. Passed balls-Block l,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29

A torpid liver needs an overhauling
with Herbine. Its benefits are imme-
diately apparent. Energy takes the
place Of lazness, appetite returns, and
the hour Of rest brings with it sound,
refreshing sleep. Price, Coo. Sold by
all druggists.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
NR. MATTHEWS
HAD RHEUMATISM

Mr.. o. w. Matthews, formerly N
)ak Hill. Fla. now living at Plant
City, writes: Il had Rheumatism for
3 years and it go so bad | couldn't
walk. Watsons Wonder Worker Lin.
,ment cured it in 4 weeks" For sale
~ all good druggists. Price 35 and
20 cents. ADV. No. /.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
American Association
RESULTS
Florida State Leauue

AT Tampa T. Jacksonville o.
AT DaytCna 3, Orlando s. g.:
AT Lakeland 4, st. Petersburg Z.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29

lome run, Shannon; sacrifice hits
laltby, Moore; earned runs, Dayton.
/, Orlando }; left Oh bases, Orland
i, Daytona I; base on balls. Man
ers .; first On errors, Orlando 4, Day
ona 2; hit by pitcher, by Swami (Ree
o.; struck out, Manners 2, Swan
a; passed balls, Mum. Time, 1:IC
Empires. Clark and Ag1r.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
Southern Assnciatinn

At Little Rock 8, Nashville 4.
AT Atlanta, New Orleans, rain.
At Birmingham, Mobile, rain.
At Memphis 8, Chattanooga l.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
American League

At st. Louis 3, Cleveland 2.
At Detroit 6, Chicago 8.
At Philadelphia A, Washington 0.
At New York 10, Boston 8.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
Virujnia Leaa,,e

At Richmond 2, Portsmouth G.
At Wilson, Newport News, rain.
At Norfolk, Rocky Mount, wet
grounds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
Nationa! LEAGUE

At Boston 6, New York 10.
AT Brooklyn 7, Philadelphia 10.
At Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 5.
At Chicago 3, st. Louis IL.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29

AT Milwaukee 4, Toledo 2.
At Kansas City 4,Columbus Z.
At st. Paul 2. Louisville 4.
At Minneapolis 8, Indianapolis 9.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
South Atlantic Leauue

AT Augusta, Greenville, rain.
AT Spartanburg, Charleston, rain.
At Charlotte, Columbia, rain.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
International Leanue

At Reading 0. Syracuse IL.
At Baltimore 8, Buffalo 5.
At Jersey City 5, Toronto IA.
At Newark s, Rochester 4.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-29
"PIPlNes-FRoM Ee's SHELLS"

McCulloch had a regular field day
at short. accepting ten chances with
out bobble. Nc. hitting was woe
fully weak-and in this particular his
teammates gave him valuable assist
ance.