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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

Members of the third graduating class
of the South Highland infirmary were
presented with their diplomas as trained
nurses at the home of Mrs. Irwin, tho
superintendent in the presence of large
gathering of their friends and friends of
that institution. The home was lavishly
decorated with cut flowers and potted
plants for the affair and during the even
ing an augmented orchestra rendered the
latest musical selections
The exercises started at o. clock when
the seven graduates filed into the parlors
down winding staircase and were seated
directly in front or Dr.. u. j. w. Peters
and DR.. w. g. Harrison, the latter maxi
ing the principal graduating talk to the
nurses. DIR. Peters presented DIR. Harri-
son. who spoke in the most eulogistie way
to the profession of trained nurse. He
gave them a very short talk saying that
for two years or more they had been
instructed and it was not for him to add
to that sum of caution that had already
been constantly referred to during the
training. The diplomas were presented
Immediately after DR.. Harrison concluded
his remarks
The graduates included Miss Irene Gray
Miss Florence Rebecca Gilmer, Miss Bes-
sic Syble Burgess, Miss Pearl Josephine
Sutleff, Miss Maude Elizabeth Cole, Miss
lsla Cordela Hall and Miss Laura Lee
Bell.
Immediately following the presentation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
NOTED CATHOLIC
C[ERGYMEN COMING
Distinguished Educator and
Famous Preacher-CO-
lumbus Day

The noted clergymen of the Catholic
church will be heard In Birmingham
shortly. One Is the Rev. William Tur-
ner. professor of philosophy in the
Catholic university at Washington, a
brother of the Rev. Patrick Turner.
pastor of the Blessed Sacrament
church, West End, Will be here on
October to take part in the dedica-
|tiou OF the chapel in the convent of
Perpetual Alteration in the Blessed Sac
rament parish.
The other famous clergyman is the
Very Rev. w. d. Noon. o. p. who win
deliver a sermon to the knights of
Columbus on Columbus day, Sunday,
October -, at st. Paurs church.
Birmingham counil No. $50 knights
of Columbus, will initiate the largest
class of candidates IL its history on
the afternoon of Columbus Day Grand
Knight Frank McGowan. assisted by
the officers and committees. is max
ing large preparations for the event
The class will number between SO and
go, 1t is said; it may possibly go pwer GO.
On the morning of Sunday, October
IL, the knights and the candidates in
a body will march from the knights
of Columbus hall to the church to as
sist at high mass at 0:30 O'Clock The
Very Rev. Father Noon, who will be
the preacher on that occasion, is a
professor of philosophy and theology at
the College of the Immaculate Concep-
ton in Washington. He is one of the
most famous of the Dominican preach
ers. Last Sunday he preached In ST.
Patrick's Cathedral, New York He is
known as man of great experience in
world affairs. He was educated in
Rome. He spent five years in the
Philippine Islands and is, perhaps, the
most widely travelled clergyman in this
After high mass the knights of Co.
lumbus with their candidates will re-
turn to the hail. During the afternoon
the first. second and third degrees will
be conferred in solemn FORM
Following the initiation the knights
and invited guests will banquet at the
Hotel Hillman. The Very Rev. Faith
er Noon will make an address at the
banquet on "Columbianism and Amer
ican Citizenship"
The knights of S>lumbus will give a
dance at the Hotel Hillman ON Mon
day night. October 49,. which will con
clnde the celebration of the anniver-
sary of Christopher Columbus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
More Shots at TUSCALOOSA

'rth through the night at death de-
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ments which will occur to the reader
and would be great boon to our pa
tients." said Secretary Eaves "I trust
that this appeal will not be read and
forgotten. 1t Is hard to sit or lie or
lounge about with nothing to do, think
ing chiefly of bugs
we have recently received special
gifts: Clothing. Miss Kelly trunk, Miss
Kelly; school books, Mrs. Adams; ad-
ditional Bibles. home department First
Baptist Sunday school.
One of the greatest needs is piano
and the means of playing upon it, Our
present piano is old and 1t is further
more extremely doubtful whether we
can at any given time discover player
among the patients"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
NAMES MEMBERS
OF BAR COUNCIL

Montgomery September 81. -(Spe-
cfais) s)--Alexander Troy. secretary of the
Alabama Bar association, announced to-
day that the members of the local
council of the American Bar associa :
Birmingham. r. f. Ligon of Montgom- !
cry, u. T. Rudolph of Birmingham. No :
tice Of the, selection OF the Alabama
council has just been received by Mr..
Troy.
3 The member OF the general couuciI
Eof the American Bar association from
Alabama is Gen George p. Harrison Of
Opelika, who succeeds Governor
O'Neai. I.awrence Cooper of Hunfs.
vile has been named ice president Tor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
DIR. n. NJ. HAMTJI.

The Birmingham Bible Training school
Will begin its fourth annual session oc-
tober 81, and close on the evening of the
3lst. The gathering this year Is to be a
Conservation meeting and a large num-
ber of national figures. men and women,
will be present.
The faculty is made up of the follow
ing: The Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Shelburne, presi-
dent of Howard college; the Rev. Dr. R. J..
Bateman, pastor of thd ST Baptist
church, Troy. Ala; Miss M Batchelder,
elementary superintendent ae Alabama
Sunday School association. Montgomery
Mrs. George Geyer, teacher adult Bible
class, xenia. o.; p. E. Green, educational
secretary for Alabama of the Presby-
terian church, U, s. A., Birmingham:
Miss M. E. Kennedy. general secretary
of the Birmingham Sunday School asso.
citation and member of the International
Secondary Division committed; Mrs S. P.
Moore president of the Graded Union and
superintendent of the training teachersaof
the Alabama Sunday School association,
Birmingham; +. II. Brigham, general Sec
retary of Wisconsin, Neenah, Wis; l.. C.
Palmer, general secretary of the Alabama
Sunday School association Montgomery;
w. c. Pearce, International adult superin-
tendent. Chicago; the Rev DR.. w. j.
Williamson, pastor Third Baptist church
of st. Louis the Rev. A. X. Wright. pas
tor of the Ensley Baptist church. and
Mrs Jesse Wright, general superintendent
of the home department of the Birming-
ham Sunday School association
All the names here given are prominent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
" Tramps, Now Held in
tuscaloosa, Tell of Har-
towing Escapade When
Z Engine Went Wild
1000 IN REWARDS
AMOUNT OFFERED
FOR REAL BANDITS
'obbers Got Only $19 From Express
Company and Package Contain
ing $1,000 in Bank Notes
and Some Other Reg
istered Mail

That John Gamons, Harry Poll and
Robert Vaughn. the three young men
Who were captured at Akron Friday
| fternoon by Sheriff e. C. Meredith of
Freene county on suspicion that they
kere the train robbers that had held
Ip No. of the Alabama Great South
|rn late Thursday night at Bibbville
Eere innocent of the, robbery, became
definitely known last night. Messages
rom Tuscaloosa. where the trio are IN
hil. indicated that they would be re
BASED Immediately as the officers were
|onvincad that they were not in any
Nay concerned In the train holdup.
However. from Tuscaloosa comes the
|tory of the peculiar predioament in
4ich zesdmons. Poll and Vaughn found
Xemse1ves when the train robbery oc-
|urred. 1t seems that the trio had
|oarded the New York and Kew Or
bans express at Bessemer Thursday,
|idins on top of the mail car. They had
|ust splanned to steal ride south for
flew hundred miles.
Heard Fusilade of Shots
At Bibbville the train stopped and
PIE trio of young adventurers did not
blink anything of the stop until they
card a fusillade of shots. This rather
|wAizened their interest but as they
keefed over the side OF the mail car
|hey saw the. masked bandits and they
Promptly withdrew their heads from
he side of the car and began to look
pr a way out of the predicament.
The story of Gamops, Poll and
Faughn as told to the officers at Tus-
|aloosa goes on to state that they were
cared nearly out of their senses when
hey discovered after the bandits had
|lown up the express safe that the
|obbers intended to ride away with the
|ngine and the mail car attached to 1t.
Fhey were SO scared. they stated, that
hey never. paid any attention to the
act that the bandits had jumped off
he engine soon after il had been start
! d as the trio were quite busy. holding
Ia TO the top of the mail. car for dear
Pfc as the pilotless engine eareened
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and well known to practically every one
who is at all church goer. DR.. Shell
burne r well known in the Birmingham
district, having Hesr for many years pas
tor of the Ruhama Baptist church before
becoming president of Howard college.
Dr.. Bateman of Troy is well known to
Alabama people and win give series
of inspirational addresses at the forth
coming meeting
w. c. Pearce of Chicago Is known in
nearly every state In the union, and has
done a vast amount of work in his home
state. He is the associate general secre-
tary of the International Sunday School
association. He has long been identified
with Bible training school work. and will
deliver two lectures along that line dur
ing the sessions to be held next month.
Dr. II. NJ Hamill of Chicago has been
Identified with the International Sunday
School association for IS years. He has
a wide experience in Sunday school work
and will be present at the meeting in
October. Mrs. II. NJ. Hamill will conduct
the primary conferences. for teachers,
next month She also has been identified
with this work for many years.
Il. H. Brigham, general secretary of
Wisconsin, will conduct the boys confer
ences in the forthcoming meeting.
Mrs. George Geyer of Xenia, o., will
assist in the home work conferences. She
Is known widely as a Bible class expert
and will be of valuable assistance. l..
c. Palmer, general secretary of the state
association, will also be identified with
the conference on home work
The Rev. DR.. w. j.. Williamson, pas
tor of the Third Baptist church Of ST
Louis, a Bible. expert of note, will make
several inspirational addresses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
PRESENT NEEDS OF
TUBERCULOSIS CAMP
DIR. Eaves Says Simple Employments
at Which Patients Can While Away
Time Will Be Welcome

The secretary of the Anti-Tuberculo-
sis association desires to ask friends
of the work to assist him in providing
a few simple employments for patients
who need to while away the time, or
to get slight exercise. Equipment for
basket weaving org making has been
suggested. Light lathe work is some
times done by patients in such sana-
torium. Games such as dominoes are
needed.
There are many little light employ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28


gray hairs on their head 1t was not
because that they hadn't been scared
enough.
The detectives are under the ini-
preston that the thrilling experience
passed through by Gamons, Poll and
Vaughn will have a tendency to make
better and more useful citizens out of
them.
Postal Inspectors Busy
Postal inspectors from all nearby
southern points arrived in Birming-
ham during yesterday to take up the
work of hunting the bandits who
robbed the mail ear on train No.
of the Alabama Great Southern rail
road at Bibbville. Thursday night. The
inspectors were very &eticens< about
any clues that they have in their
possession and would only state that
they did not believe that the men in
the Tuscaloosa jail. were not the rob-
bers that had held up the train.
All the inspectors now In The Bir.
mingham district viii work under the,
direction of Inspector I. W. faylor OF
Chattanooga. who will make i3irming-
ham his Headquarters for the next few
days.
The postal inspectors, of whom there
were about 10 in number at the fed.
Grad building last night, stated that
there was standing reward OF $1,000
for the apprehension Of any man who
entered in any way mail car or who
interfered in any way with the Init
ed States mail AS there We're three
bandits concerned in the holdup at
Bibbville Thursday night this means
reward of $4,000 for their capture.
The offer of such a large reward
from the federal government is under
stood to have started a perfect army
of amateur sleuths on the trail of the
train robbers. 12~-xe
The offer of rewards did not come
alone from the government yesterday
as the Queen and Crescent railroad m
conjunction with the Southern Express
offered $1,000 for information that
would lead to the capture OF the three
robbers.
Amounts Actually Secured
1t became definitely known last.
night that the actual loss. of the South :
ern Express company in the last hold
up was about $50, but that as s31iin
bills were found on tile car floor after
the robbers had departed special agents
of the>Southern Express company state
that the robbers only secured about
$l9 in actual cash for them trouble in.
blowing up the safe
: The robbers were. however, M ore for
tunate. in ransacking the. mail as IL
Is known that they secured reris-s
tered package containing $2200 In new
bank notes OF small denominations for.
Meridian bank Just fresh from the
United States treasury and unsigned
by the president OF the bank they we've
for. 1t is thought that about $4,000
was secured by the robbers from the
registered mail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
GRAY HAIR
|ow TO pARxnN IT SUCCESSFULLY

A book has been published entitled.
Perfect Hair" which explains how
|hite or gray hair may be gradually
erkened To a natural shade. No quick
- are visible to all, but an eminentiy
tisfactory, reliable. safe method,
silly applied at home. Yon gradually
IN maintain dark hair through life.
|oolS will be mailed free in plain wrap
Ter by Koskott Labora tory. 1859 Broad
Eaay. 44S N: New York City. No matter
nis book; 1t also tells about growing
|sw, luxuriant hair; baniishing dand-
uff and stopping the falling hair.
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forth through the night at death de-
flying rate of speed.
More Shots at Tuscaloosa
They graphically described to the
detectives that they We're jus, making
preparations to jump off at Tuscaloosa
as the train had slackened its speed
perceptibly, but their intentions re-
ceived a serious setback as "a .fusillade
of shots was fired on the passing en-
gine and mail car. This. the young
man stated. made them nearly nervous
wrecks and if the engines speed had
not gradually slackened until 1t came
to final stop they would surely have
fallen Off
Gamons, Poll and Vaughn emphati-
cally stated to the detectives that
never again" would they ever ride on
top of a railway mail car. They as
sure the officers that If there were no
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-03

had made our marriage conditional
upon our inheriting the legacy, what
would what would Lucy have done?
She answered that very question.
Aren't you glad, Arthur, that it
wasn't the other way round?" she
asked. Suppose he had insisted up
on our being married why, that
would have been dreadful, wouldn't
it?"
'Horrible!'' agreed.
"And poor Mr.. Richardson would
have been just crazy" said Lucy.
mot that that would have made any
difference, though. 1 mean so far as
we are concerned"
Mr. Richardson! Why, he had been
hanging around Lucy for five years
at least. Then she must have been
secretly engaged to him! Her furtive-
ness in not telling me aroused the
bitterest anger in me. l am afraid
that we did not part good friends.
It must have been three months
later, about the time when l received
the first quarterly installment, that 1
read the account of Mr.. Richardson's
marriage to Miss Bunting. Oddly
enough, experienced sudden light
ening of my emotions, as though
had been relieved of some dreadful
burden. And then understood. AL
though 1 had not been aware of it
had actually been jealous Of Mr..
Richardson! Yet Lucy and were
utterly incompatible in temperament,
as we had agreed thousand times.
We ran across each other at Allan
tic City that summer and stopped to
chat.
''Dear old Uncle Jabez!' said Lucy
ecstatically. do you know, Arthur
/ don't mind confessing it to you
now-at one time l positively had a
sort of tender feeling toward you.
That was a long time ago, of course,
or else I wouldn't have told you.
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fallen in love with Lucy, if she had
given me the least encouragement!
when did this feeling possess
your" asked her.
ooh, ages ago." she said evasivelys1
Long, long before dear Uncle Jabez1f
died. wouldn't have told you, onlBT
well, l may be engaged shortly. %
who is he?" yelled, starting outI
of my chair. ii
"You are very impertinent," she1f
answered, and walked away with hers
head in the air, looking like a Titan
angel It
don't know why it was, but felt
utterly crushed. And presently I be-
gan to realize what was the matter
with me. I was in love and with
Lucy! Yes, positively my heart was
beating like a boys when he first
experiences the divine passion. She
meant everything in the world to me!
I couldn't wait; hurried after her.
l found her entering her hotel upon
the arm of smart, dark-haired fell
low in that sort of suit that is adver-
tised as ga forty-dollar suit for nine
teen fifty" She bowed to me and
walked into the hotel. With that
man! A girl of Lucy's taste! 1t
sickened me. At least hoped that
she would have shown little dis
elimination in her choice of mate
instead of selecting or being select
ed by a tailor's DUMMY I wrote her
a letter asking for an appointment
next afternoon at three o'clock.
spent night of torture. Ipassed
the morning walking up and down
the board walk. At three O'Clock 1
was at her hotel. Her maid handed
me letter. opened it.
81 am sorry, Arthur, but have an
engagement with Mr.. Clements this
afternoon" l read. Perhaps some
other time will do? am leaving this
evening for"
The evening world., 1913-02-17

that Il was pronounced "homms." and In
the same way he was taught to pro.
nounce ape, ''sinSe." and tree. "arbrs. -
lie was Q most eager student and In
two more days had mastered 20 much
French that no could speak little SEN
fences. such as: That Is . tree" This
Is grass" II am hungry" and the like.
but D'Arnot found that Il was difficult
TO teach him tho French construction
upon foundation OF English.
Tho Frenchman wrote little lessons
for him in English and had Tarzan re-
peat them In French. but A. . literal
translation was usually very poor
French. Tarsan was often confused.
D'Arnot realized now that he had
made a mistake. but Il seemed too late
10 go back and do II all over again and
force Tarzan 10 unlearn AL that no had
learned. especially A. they were rapidly
approaching n point whore they would
bs able to converse.
On the third day after the fever
broke Tartan wrote a message as11ng
DArnot n he felt strong enough TO be
carried back to the CABIN Taxan wac
as anxious 10 60 ~ DArnot. for he
lonEed to see Jane Porter again.
II had been hard for him to remain
with the Frenchman all these days.
That he had done % spoke moro glow
insly for his mobility OF character than
even did his resculng of the Fren h
officer from Mbonsa's clutches.
D'Arnot was only too willing to at
tempt the journey.
But you cannot carry me all the dis
tance through this tangled forest he
wrote
Tsrzan laughed.
"Mais oui." he said. and D'Arno,
laughed aloud 90 hear tho phrase that
he used 10 often glide from Tarsans
tongue.
So they set out. D'Arnot marvellins
as had Clayton and Jane Porter at tn,
wondrous strength and agility OF thu
ape-man.
Mid afternoon brought them 10 th'
clearing. and Is Tarzan dropped &c
earth from the branches Of the last tree
his heart ieaped and bounded agains,
Porter so soon again.
No one was In sight without the cab.
in D'Arnot was psrplexsd 70 note that
neither the cruiser nor tho Arrow was al
anchor In tho bay.
An Atmosphere of loneliness peryade I'd
tho spot. which caught suddenly al
both men a. they strobe toward the
cabin.
Neither spoke. yet both knew before
they opened the closed door what they
would ma beyond.
Tarzsn lifted tho latch and pushed me
great door In upon It's wooden hinges
II was as they had feared. Tho cablr
was deserted.
Go Be ContinusoD
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am Tarzan Of the apes--,nighty fighter"
DArnot wrote:
II am glad she 10 safe. II pains me to
write. ! will rest awhile"
And then Tarxan:
Yes. rest. When you are we'll shall
take you back to your people"
For many days DArnot lay upon his
fever had come. and D'Arnot thought
that Il meant infection and he knew
An idea came to him. He wondered
why he had not thought Of II before.
He called Tarxan and indicated by
signs that he would writes and when
Tarzan had fetched the bark and PEN
ell DArnot wrote:
Can you 20 to my people and
lead them hereY ! will write .
message that you may take TO
them. and they will follow you.
Tarzan shook his head and. taking
the bark. wrote:
! thought Of that-ths hrst day.
] dared not The great apes come
often to this spot. II they found
you here. wounded and aloha they
would kill you.
DArnot turned on his side and closed
his eyes. He did not wish to die: hut
he felt that he was going. for the fever
was mounting Hlkner ana nlBnG. TnAt
niEht he lost consciousness.
For three days he was In dalirium.
and Tarxan sat beside him and bathsd
his head and hands and washed his
wounds
On the fourth day the fever broke
a. suddenly as IL mad come. and It left
D'Arnot a shadow Of his former self.
and very weak. Tarzsn had to iift him
that he might drink from the yourd.
The fever had not been the result OF
Infection, as D'ArnOt had thought, but
ona OF those that commonly attacl,
whites Ia the jungles OF Africa, and
either Kill or leave them as suddenly as
D'Arnots had left him.
Two days after DArnot was tottsrlns
about the amphitheatre, Tarzan's strons
arm about him 10 keep him from falling
They sat beneath the shade Of q great
tree. and Tarzan found some smooth
bark that they might converse.
D'Arnot wrote:
What can do 70 repay you for all
that you have done for moi
Teach me to speak the language of
men,
wrote Tarzan IN reply.
And so DArnot commenced At once
pointing out familiar objects and re.
peating their names In French. for h<
Thought that II would be easier 10 teach
this man his own language. since he
understood II himself best OF all.
II meant nothing TO Tarzan. OF course
for ne could not tell one language from
another. so when he pointed 10 the word
"man" which no had printed uIson q
1!scs Of bark. he learned from D'Aruo
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Ta1zan of the Apes 4S 1 Any &c. Biz

Squatting beside D'Arnot. he wrote
for a minute ON the smooth inner sur
face OF tao bark then he handed It to
the Frenchman.
D'Arnot was astonished TO see. In
plain prtntlike characters. . message
In English.
am Tarzan OF tho apes Who
arc you? Can you read this Ian
D'Arnot eagerly seized the pencil
wrote Engllsh-evident1y no was an
Enghshrnan.
Yes" said D'Arnot. II read English.
speak II also. Now we may talk.
First let me thank you for all that you
have done for me-"
The man only shook his head AMI
pointed to tho pencil and the bark.
Mon Dieu" cried DArnot. II you
are English. why is II then that you
cannot speak Englishr'
And then In q fash II came to him
tho man was . mute. possibly . deaf
muts.
30 D'Amot wrote a message on the
bark. in English:
Il ann Paul DArnot. lieutenant in the
navy of France, I thank you for what
you have done for me. You have saved
my life, and all that I have Is yours,
May ask how 1t IL that ono VINO write.
English does not speak it?''
Tarzan's reply niled D'Arnot with still
greater wonder:
] speak only the language OF my
tribe-the great apes who were
kerchaks-and q little of tho Ian
guages of Tantor. the elephant, and
Numa. the lion. and OF the other
folks OF the jungle ! understand.
With a human being ! have never