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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01

after "A few moments OF rest | sum-
moned up fresh courage, and, strik-
ing a match. re-entered the cottage.
BY It's Pickering, unsteady light I
saw that there was a man on the
fioor-to all appearances dead. Be-
fore the match went out noticed
lamp OH the table in the corner.
lit the lamp and then turned my at
tention to the man on the floor.
a hasty examination showed that
he was not dead-that tiny spark
Of life yet fingered in his body.
brought the light close to the mans
face TO see what he was like. and
started violently-started so that
almost dropped the lamp. Was 1t
possible? Why. that man with his
red hair, was Red Jones'" the miss
ing gardener.
feyerishly set to work to revive
the man. For, / reasoned, and right
ly. too, as subsequent events showed,
this man could by his evidence prove
Richard Walsh innocent. The pecu-
liar odor which had first struck me
as | entered was particularly notice
able around Jones's body, and | had
no difficulty in recognizing it as the
powerful drug, morphine. Fortunately
| have some skill as physician. The
proper thing 10 do under the circum-
stances was, of course, first to give
an cmetic, then administer stimu-
liant and 10 endeavor TO keep the
patient awake by threats, taunts or
even violence.
After half hours hard labor I
succeeded in inducing regular respi-
ration. Then | administered the salt
and water. My efforts were now re-
warded. The rough emetic fulfilled
It's mission, and the man vomited
profusely. He seemed to be recover
ing. But vain hopes! Do all could.
[ was unable to arouse him from his
drowsiness. For the past week had
been under great nervous tension.
and as | realized that the man might
die after all, | became frenzied
shouted and cursed. In my madness
/ even resorted to violence. But the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-01

tn INNER over, We seven white
men in MaOundu as usual
were sitting together in the
open corner room of the mess build
Ing enjoying our siesta. The coffee
We were slipping was OF poor quality,
and We had no sugar TO put in IL, but
ii nevertheless tasted unusually good
that day, for one OF us had just re-
ceived fifty packages of musty Bastos
through the mail, and though these
did not taste very we'll, they burned
beautifully with a blue smoke like
real Habanae.
Through the brick pillars OF the
porch we looked across the slope
with It's coffee bushes and pineapple
plants TO the Upper Congo, rushing
past our station on its way toward
the Stanley Falls. And brick, real
red brick, Is most suitable frame
for a tropical, glowing landscape. for
they are alike all over the world. and
make the strange African view seem
quite homelike to-you.
Then the commander was always
very jolly and good-natured during
the hours Off. when the vigilant steel
of his blue eyes melted and was
transformed into two smiling blue
lakes. which dyed us all blue as II
We had been dipped in indigo. He
was telling OF old days, these strange
old days far back at the beginning of
times eight endless years ago. He
told HIS tales with his half bashful
emile, which you often find in the
faces Of men who are easily head and
shoulders above everybody else, and
he told them badly as most of those
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-08-06
Final kilograms For Peace.

London, Aug. 4.-King Georges tele-
gram to the Russian emperor, in final
effort to avoid war, and the emperor's
reply have been made public. The
king said
81 make a personal appeal to you to
leave open the ground for negotiations
for possible peace"
The Russian emperor replied he
would have accepted the proposals had
not Germany declared war.
Germany" says the emperor,
showed no disposition to mediate and
her preparations and those of Austria
made it imperative that Russia should
mobilize; but I gave most categorical
assurances to the German emperor
that the Russian troops would not
move so long as the negotiations con-
tinued"
The reply concludes:
trust your country will not fail to
support Russia and France. God bless
and protect you"
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Line Up Now Is Austria Hungary and Germany
on One Side, and Russia, France and Great
Britain, Servia and Montenegro
on the Other
BUSINESS NEEDS
WILL Be met
CROPS CAN BE MOVED AND ALL
USUAL DEMANDS OF TRADE
READILY SUPPLIED.

Washington, Aug. 4.-After two days
full investigation of conditions through
out the country, Secretary McAdoo in
formal statement tonight declared
the financial situation to be excellent
and announced there would be, suffic-
lent currency to move crops and meet
all demands of business.
"The passage by unanimous vote
of the House and Senate this after
noon of the amendment to the Federal
reserve act" the statement says,
whereby the Secretary of the Treasury
is vested with power to issue addition
al National bank currency, exceeding
even $50O,OO0,O0O, as in his judgment
may be necessary to protect the busi-
ness situation in this country, puts at
rest any question as to the ability of
banks to take care of the situation.
There need be no fear whatever of
insufficient currency to move the crops
and to meet the demands of business.
The bill, as amended, authorizes the
Secretary, in his discretion, to permit
National banks to have outstanding a
maximum of circulating notes equiva-
lent to 125 per cent of their unimpair-
ed capital and surplus.
"This provision will enable banks
which have now outstanding circula-
ton equal to their capital stock to Sc
cure large amount of additional cir
culation. Applications have been re-
ceived from National currency asso-
Citations throughout the country for
additional currency and the applica-
tions are being promptly responded
to-
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Goldsboro, N. c., Aug. 8, 1914.
The County Board of Education met
in special session today, all the MEM
bers present, Col. JOS. E. Robinson,
Barnes Aycock and w. F. English.
School committeeman to fill vacan-
cies were elected as follows:
Brogden Township. J. Cox for
term of three years from July 1st,
1914, in place of Mrs Fannie Cox, who
declined to serve.
Fork Township. B. Sasser for a
term of three years from July 1st, 1914,
in place of Miss Lala Smith, who de-
clines to serve.
Indian Springs Township-H. B.
Rarwick, for term of three years from
July 1st 1914, in place of w. II. Bar
wick, resigned.
New Hope Township-B. w. Daniel,
for a term of three years from July 1st
1914, in place of Miss Bertha Casey,
who declines to serve.
Saulston Solomon Mat
thews for a term of thee years in
D. -
clines % serye.
Stoney Creek Township. r. B
Combs for a term Of three years from
July 1st 1914, in place Of Mrs. Cassie
Herring, who declines to serve.
Falling Creek High School.
/ w. D. Herring is elected school com
mitteeman for Failing Creek Higf
School to fill out the unexpired tern
of T. /. Sutton, in place of r. A. Whit
field who declines to serve because o
/ the fact, that he is a County Commits
sinoer. Mr.. Sutton's term expires i
'l1917.
Fines.
Nine of the twenty magistrates VIII
failed to report, on July 1st, the fine
!, lcolIected for period from Jan. 1st 191
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AS WAS EXPECTED.

Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. 4-General
Francisco Villa virtually has pro-
claimed his independence from the
Carranza government, according to re-
ports brought here today by arrivals
from northern Mexico. Villa has be-
gun re-organ:zing his army. General
Felipe Angeles, CarranZa's deposed
secretary of war, is in charge of the
re-organizing. A movement is on foot
for the immediate distribution OF
lands. Carranza has not been inform
ed, so far as is known.
It was estimated by Americans COM
ing from Villas territory, that he has
secured 5000 recruits in the last tive
weeks. They have been armed with
rifles supposed to have been smuggled
across the line at this point.
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Great Brftain's Army Is Completely
MObiIized, while Her Great Navy
is Ready for ActiOn-Greatest
War In History Begins.

London, Aug 4.-The British for
eign office has issued the following
statement:
"Owing to the summary rejection
by the German government of the re-
quest made by His Britanic Majesty's
government that the neutrality of Bel
gium should be respected, his majes-
tvs ambassador at Berlin has received
his passports, and his majesty's gov
ernment has declared to the German
government that state of war exists
between Great Britain and Germany
from II o'clock D. m., August 4th.
A proclamation by King George COM
manding the mobilization of the Brit
ish army was read early today from
the steps of the royal exchange. A
huge crowd cheered and sang the
British national anthem.
The proclamation, which bears the
signature of King George, says:
Whereas, the present state of pub
lie affairs in Europe is such as to con-
stftute an Imminent national danger,
we SLT1Cg1y COuulduQ anu SAJOln OuA
subjects to obey and conform to all
instructions and regulations which
may be issued by us or by our admir-
ality and army council, or by any Of
ficer of our navy and army, or by any
other person acting in our behalf for
securing the objects aforesaid; and
not to hinder or obstruct but to afford
all the assistance in their power to any
person acting in accordance with such
instructions in the execution of any
measures taken for securing those OBJ
5ects."
King George today addressed a mes
sage to British colonies expressing ap-
probation of their spontaneous assur-
ances that they will give the fullest
support to the mother land.
"They recall to me-" his majesty
says, "the generous self-sacrifice ano
help given by them in the past to the
mother-country. I shall be strength
ened in the discharge of the great re
sponsibility which rests upon me b!
the confident belief that in this time
of trial my empire will be united, cain
and resolute, and trusting in God
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MEASURES FOR RELIEF
OF AMERICANS ABROAD.

Washington, Aug. 4-President Will
son and his cabinet and Congress were
busy today with plans and legislative
measures for the relief of Americans
abroad, the continuation of trans-At-
lantic shipping to move crops and the
ditions
The President asked Congress to ap-
propriate $2,50O,00O in addition to the
$250,0OO granted yesterday for Ameri-
cans in Europe Action will be taken
by both houses tomorrow.
The armored cruiser Tennessee will
sail Thursday for various European
points with this sum, as well as sew
eral millions in gold from New York
bankers, all designed to give Ameri-
cans immediate funds and facilitate
their departure.
Official notice came from the Ger
man government that Americans would
not be permitted to leave the German
empire during the period of army
mobilization, which will continue fol
ten days.
i Conferences were in progress
throughout the day at the state, treas
ury, navy and war departments on de
tails of relief plans. A systemati
search for steamships to carry Ameri
cans home was begun.
President Wilson signed the bil
amending the Aldrich-Vreeland law t
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UP-T0-DATE AND NOVEL
METHODS ADOPTED
BY THE ENTERPRISING HOUSE
OF WILLIAMS DURG STORE.

That GoldSboro is fast becoming
metropolitan in the methods of adyer-
tising used by our merchants to call
the buying public's attention to the
many splendid values which they are
Dfering, also that the wide-awake
Williams Drug Store are keeping up
with and just little ahead of the
times in an advertising respect is
again practically demonstrated by
what is perhaps the most elaborate
system of advertising ever attempted
by any business house in this section,
namely: the giving away of the beauti-
full Claxton Player Piano which is now
on exhibition at their store
This piano retails at 100000 each,
guaranteed for ten years. The prin-
cipaI points of superiority of this cele-
brated Claxton piano over any other
of this class of instruments lie in the
three strings in unison with over
strung bass, the sp1endidly pitched
scale and true sounding board which
give the Claxton that rich, deep, even
tone SO much admired.
In recent interview with Mr.. Will
1iams regarding this decided innova-
ton in advertising, he stated: 1--WE
have been enjoying the patronage and
confidence of the buyers of this COM
munity for some time now and by
always trying to keep our stocks COM
plete the saying that you can get it
at Williams has become household
expression. In giving away this piano
we are actuated by a double purpose.
to show our appreciation of the pat
ronage of our friends during the past,
also to encourag enew trade and to
bring the many splendid values we are
now showing In all lines to the atten-
ton of every buyer in this territory.
The plan we are using in giving away
this piano is equitable and fair to all,
simply this, every person bying one
dollars worth of anything in our store
will receive coupon good for 100
votes. The person returning to US OF
February 1st, 1915, the largest number
lute1y free of all cost. No favors will
be shown. Our reputation for square
dealing assures our customers of that
fact
This six hundred dollar Claxton
Player Plan is surely present worth
having and we predict very "merry
race" for votes during the next few
months.
Williams Drug Store are surely tc
be congratulated upon their broad
minded methods and "Trade Getter'
advertising system.
The Argus will issue orders on the
Williams Drug Store for votes on al
subscriptions, advertising and jot
printing.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-08-06

against the strength and prosperity of
the German Empire.
We are not pushed on by the desire
OF conquest. We are moved by the
unbending desire to secure for our
selves and those coming after us the
place on which God has put us.
my Government and, above all, my
chancellor, tried until the last moment
to prevent the worst happening.
In enforced self-defense, with clear
conscience and clean hands we grasp
the sword.
TO the peoples and races of the
German Empire my appeal goes firth
to stand together fraternally with our
allies in defense of that which we have
created in peaful work
Following the example of our fore
fathers, firm and faithful earnest and
chivalrous, humble before our God and
ready to fight when in face of the ene-
my, let us confide ourselves to the ev-
erlasting Almighty, who will strength
en- our defense and conduct it to a
good end.''
At the conclusion of his speech from
the throne, the Emperor addressed the
deputies directly, saying:
Gentlemen: You have read what
said to my people the other day from
the balcony of my castle. 1 repeat now
that 1 no longer know any parties.
know only Germans and in order to
without distinction of party to sand
by my side through danger and death
1 call upon the leaders of the different
parties in this house to come forward
and lay hands in mine as pledge"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-08-06
ENGLAND DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY
German Emperor Gives
Reasons For Trouble

Berlin, Aug. 4.-Emperor William
opened the Imperial Parliament today
with a speech from the throne. He
said in part:
"The world has been a witness of
the 1ndefatigable manner in which we
stood in the front rank in the endeav-
or to save Europe from a war between
the great powers. The greatest perils
due to events in the Balkans appeared
to have been overcome, but then the
assassination of my friend, the Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, opened up a
great abyss.
''My ally, Emperor Francis-Joseph,
was compelled to take up arms to pro-
tect his Empire against the dangerous
agitation in neighboring State.
''In pursuing it's interests the Rus
Austria-Hungary
Not only our duty as an ally called
us to the side of Austria Hungary, but
the great task was cast upon us to
protect our position against unfriend-
ly forces.
"It was with a heavy heart l was
compelled to mobilize my army. The
Russian government, giving way to an
Unsuitable nationalism, has stepped to
the side of a State which, through a
criminal act had brought about the ca
lamity of this war That France also
placed herself on the side of our op-
ponent was not surprising to us.
"The present situation arose, from
no temporary conflicts of information
al or diplomatic combinations, but is
the result of ill-will existing for years
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Italy Remains Neutral; Turkey is Mob
iliZing and Japan will Aid England
i'm an Emergency


place more than a billion dollars into
domestic circulation if needed to pre-
vent financial stringency.
The President issued a proclama-
ton of neutrality, warning United
subjects of their rights and duties on
account Of the existence of state of
war in Austria, Germany, Servia, Rus
sia and France.
The American Red Cross decided to
place its army of nurses, physicians,
ETC., at the disposal of the powers at
war
morrow the Lill adopted by the house
admitting foreign-bui1t ships to Amer
ican registry
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w. G. Smith, census ........ 2.40
r. B. Pee1e, census ......... 4.8O
J. r. Hatch, fine refunded. 300
National Bank, interest on note 3O.O0l
E. T. Atkinson, salary for June 125. 90
Alex. Taylor census (Pikeville) 13 SO
J. F. Jarman, census. .. 4.47I
e. T. Atkinson, postage. zoo
Goldsboro Argus, envelopes
and salary cards. s......... 5.25|
Yelverton Hdw Co., hardware
County Commencement. 49,. 4.2O
IJ. w. Gardner. commissions. GAL .27
Geo. E. Move. census. ... 2.34l
T A Smith. census, 81O|
r. g Dees. census 11.88|
r w Daniel. census. 4.80|
| q w Edwards. census. 3.39
R.. j. Elmore, census. ........ 546
W. F. English, per diem and
mileage o.oU
Barnes Aycock, per diem and
mileage $50
J. E. Robinson, per diem. 2. 90
lU. G. Moore, attendance officer
for Brogden ............. Io.oo
Bank of Mt. Olive, int. on note 40 W
White Expenses:
iR. E. Elmore, wood No. 8, New
Hone 1000
i YeIverton Hdw. Co., hdw, No.
1, Buck Swamp ........... 80
N. S. Wolfe, axe and handle,
No. 8, Grantham. LOO
w. r. Fail, wood, No. l Fork $50
), Henry Porter, wood, No. 4.
) Grantham. 40(
D COlOred Expenses:
N. S. Wolfe, axe and handle,
0 No. 4, Grantham ........... l.0t
A. JOS. e. ROBINSON,
8 Chairman
a e. T. ATKINSON, sec'y
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Germany's War Lord Ascends the
Imperial Throne and Tells Why
He Has Started a Struggle
Between the Great Powers
That May Eventually
Change the Map
of Europe
French Deeply Enthusiastic.

Paris, Aug 4-Premier Viviani made
the French governments statement on
the war in the chamber of deputies
today. His remarks created the deep
est enthusiasm. He detailed events of
the past fortnight, declaring Germany
"irrefutably and logically justified the
acts of the French government"
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IMPENDING CRISIS


crisis
to
prospective
following
t.:#i~~s Goldsboro N c., Aug.
August
following
THAT his
being
he he
Park the Railway
He
ing rails machinery and his railway Chariottes
eight
Goldbo
Street Railway Company decided
the
1914 to discuss the the line Godsboro
meeting
our ci1zens VIII yo uae are not suoscfoers
.%slsta415l Z - Very truly *
"a: II ~: GEO S. DEWEY, .fGa
EHaaa Il II ~ LESLIE = !.
-n fxafs.I " " E.s%zss JOS ROBINSON.
: sz vi IN Committee
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to July 1st 1914, have filed reports as

The town of Fremont has made no
report of fines for thu past year, and
the County Superintendent is directed
to proceed under the law in regard to
getting reports from the delinquent
town Of Fremont and the delinquent
magistrates.
Mr.. u. G. Moore is allowed $40 for
work as attendance officer for Brogden
township.
The following orders have been paid
since July LIST, including those paid
today:
Contngeint Fund.
IG. E. Grantham, census. .....$ 7.47
J. w. McCIenny. census. LII
r. Ell. Edwards, phone messages .25
S. ID. Montague. census. 53
w. r. Minshew, census. Z. w
| B F. Sasser, attendance officer
(Granthams) ....... 20. 90
]. K. Thompson, attendance Of
ficer (New Hope) ........ 1878
w F. English, per diem and
/ mileage o.oU
Barnes Aycock, per diem and
mileage 3.6C
IT, E. Robinson, per diem. Zoo
j. M Holland, census, Great
/ Swamp ............... 1872:
q J. M Holland, attendance Of
ficer, (Gt. Swamp ........ 5.O'
!. J. E. Bailey, census... 19. q
-lW. s. Lane. census. 40
i Addison Pee1e, census ........ 81
E. T. Atkinson, postage. .... 20
Goldsboro Argus, publishing. 40
D Daniel Crawford, census. ...... 2.3
5 M. e. Best, census ..... 6.7
{ John E. Sasser, census ..... IL
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GERMANY ISOLATED.

All cable communication with Ger
many has been destroyed by the cut
ting of the German cable today-sup-
posedly by hostile fleets.
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An OLD BOSTON MERCHANT I

once said that whoever lives within
his income is capitalist Make fix
ed charge of sufficient life insurance
to secure an income to your family if
you die, or for your own old age.
National Life Insurance Go. of VT.
(Mutual)
II. M. HUMPHREY, State Mgr
Goldsboro, N. G.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-13

viteius. hence the preponderant volume
of the right side of the body and It's SUI.
periority. In exceptional cases the EN-,
bryo turns on the right side, which gives
preponderance Of strength to the left.
and consequently causes lefthandednessI
III this theory were exact the subject
having total inversion of the viscera
should be left-handed. whereas he is al.
most always righthanded
This fact. as we'll as the presence OF
the heart on the left side In the left.
handed, also spells the hypothesis Of Her.
Der, who asserts that our right-handed.
ness is not so much affected by the muscu.
lar efforts of the right arm.
"Right-handedness Is due to the pre.
dominance Of the left hemisphere of the
brain, which, owing to the intercrossips
of the nerve fbers in the pyramids. con,
trois the movements Of the right limbs.
1t Is, as Gratiolet has shown, heavier than
the right. Consequently as Broca has
said. II we are ordinarily righthanded It
Is because, at the moment when the child
begins to use the hemispheres of his brain
the left one is more fitted than the right
to direct difficult or painful task And
ne adds, to explain this predominance; that
the slight inequality In the circulation OF
the two carotid arteries gives this advan.
tage to the left hemisphere and makes
most men right.handed.'
AT present we know no more abouf thu
matter than Broca did" IS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-13

part OF the brain, now neglected. an organ
capable Of doing the work Of civilization
Now we have seen that the left hand
Is not inactive, but does different kind
Of work from the right To force our
children to be ambidextrous would be to
oppose their natural development, which
tends to the division of Work--it would
be to struggle against the universal law
Of the least effort and to make them I'm.
skillful
"Why does the child use his right hand
generally for acts Of skill, and why have
the lefthanded always been the excep.
tons? Daressy, the distinguish Egypt.
ologist, tells me that the right hand has
been used to eat with for over 5000 years.
ITO explain this preference many the
ories have been advanced. Some authors
have invoked the influence Of public opin.
ion, which thinks little Of the left.handed,
regarding them as sinister and giving
them bad name. This is to take the
erect for the cause.
1T has also been asserted that child
becomes right-handed because Of imitation
and education. Even the form of the
utensils he uses leaves him no alternative
But these causes themselves could exist
only by virtue of natural tendency to
use the right hand.
"Dareste has thought to explain this
natural tendency by tho mode of growth
OF the embryo, which at certain moment
turns over 80 that its left side is next the