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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-09
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-12-13

the men who accompanied the body of
Van Horn TO Grangeville.
Another fact that had much to do
with the father forming the opinion
that Bishop had planned the murder of
his son, was athe receipt, about two
weeks before the killing, of letter
by theSwife of the murdered man. The
letter which was written by Frank Van
Horn, was addressed to his wife here,
and about the margin of the envelope
was drawn a heavy, black line midi
cative of mourning The letter which
told the young wife of Van Horn g
plan to pay a holiday visit to his fami
ly here, also advised Mrs. Van Horn
not to depart on a contemplated Journey
to Mccall, where she was to have join.
ed her husband. Saving that the trip
was long and difficult one, and the
roads poor, the young man prevailed
upon his wife not to make the journey.
Black Margin Mystery.
The Van Horns are unable to ac-
count for the black margin on the en-
veiope. Some think that the letter,
before being posted, might have fal.
len into the hands of confederate of
Bishop, who, DESTROYS that the life of
Van Horn might be spared drew the
line about the envelope, as mysterious
warning to Van Horn s relatives that
the young man was marked FOR death,
and giving them an opportunity 20
'tread between the lines and advise
him to leave the Mccall country. Again
the drawing of the black margin on
the envelope might have been in the
nature of blackhand warning of APP,
preaching death. .sse.
The mysterious black margin ON the
envelope was given little thought on the
part of young Mrs. Van Horn at the
time the letter was received. However,
when word came that her husband had
been slain, she Immediately connected
the mysterious envelope with the muir.
der She at once attempted to locate
the envelope, but it had disappeared.
Mrs. Van Horn thinks she simply mis-
placed the envelope, and that she will
find it.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-12-13
AWAY TO WAR THEY CO, Twenty
OR MORE IDAHO COUNTY BOYS:
GIVEN BIG FAREWELL BANQUET
FIVE SACKS OF YULE
GIFTS SENT TO BOYS
SERVING IN FRANCE

) Grangeville boys in France will
nave merry Christmas. if pa.
eelpt OF Yule gifts from the folk
at nome has anything so do with
making the Christmas season ;.
period of joy Last SATURDAY,
five mail sacks, crowded with
christmas gifts for the bows in
france, were dispatched by the
: local postoffice to members of
the American Expeditionary fore.
es. The sacks were loaded with
g1fts from the boys relatives and
friends in Grangeville. and in.
ciuded candies, tobacco, fruit
cakes and toilet articles. Christ.
mas gifts in vast number also
nave been sent through the local
postoffice to soldiers in canton.
ments and concentration camps
throughout the United States
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-12-13
VAN HORN KILLING PREMED|TATED,
ASSERTS HIS GRIEF STRICKEN FATHER:
SLAYER SENTENCED TO PEN|TENT|ARY

The killing of Frank Van Horn,
Gransevlue young man who met death
at the hands of Frank Bishop at Me-
Call, November 90, was deliberately
planned, in the opinion of NJ. Van Horn.
the young man s grief -stricken father,
in Grangeville, II .a
The father, after conducting an in.
vestigation of the tragic deed, which
resulted in the death of his son, is sat
isfied that Bishop had for some time
planned to kill the young man, and
only awaited favorable opportunity
to commit the crime.
Bishop Sentenced to Pen.
Bishop, who surrendered to the auth
critics Immediately after the killing, has
pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the
district court of Valley county, at Cas-
cade, and has been sentenced to an in
determinate term of from one to ten
years in the state penitentiary at
Boise
Young Van Horn and Bishop had not
been friends for several weeks pre-
vious to the shooting, says the boys
father, and friends of the dead man
say that Bishop had made the threat
that he would "get' Van Horn. The
fact that the revolver which Bishop
used to kill Van Horn had been wrap
ped in newspapers and placed behind
the counter in pool room at Mccall,
lends emphasis to the elder Mr.. Van
Horn g belief that the killing was pre-
meditated.
Bishop Grabs Revolver.
Bishop, according to witnesses of
the tragedy, who have reported de-
tails to the dead man s father, when
he became angered at Van Horn, i'm.
mediately went behind the counter in
the poolhall, seized the revolver from
the paper, and fired four shots-all in
the magazine-some of which went
astray. Bishop, after killing Van Horn,
threatened to STAY friend of the dead
man, but the friend dashed out of the
building and escaped. He was one of
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-12-13

OH to war they gol >
"Who go!''
More than score of Idaho county
ooys, OF course. They have gone to
augment the already large force which
1ais county has sent to fight for Uncle
Sam. y
more than twenty Idaho county BOYS
Inls week enlisted in the service of
'heir country-some in the army and
nome IN the navy. While m st of the
names of the men who have Just en-
listed are available for publication
some OF the boys slipped away without
revealing the fact that they inten led
70 enlist. The lis Unpublished in the fore.
gong IS nearly complete. A few names
may be missing.
Some Are Under 81.
inspired by an innate desire to bs
VI ad to their country in time of need,
alu preferring to enlist now, when they
an erect the branch of the service in
~ "nich they go, rather than wait for
,ae eiasslfication under the new federal
aesuatlonsb these young men, some
r raoe q, and others mere BOYS, only a
seaf or two out of knickerbockers, vol
trr FOR the service of their coun-
10y 10Y, and have gone forward to Spo-
w a"ne 10 take final examinations. All
m muie eager to leave and there will be
nn. sn disappointment among the vol
raa "eers II any of them is rejected for
a Ta over which he has no control.
c,a ane men who. enlisted are from
p;na seViie, Harpster, Whitebird, @Rig-
Cro s' ana Pollock, with one. from Slate
vatoa All enter the service as pri-
tho es' each being willing to start at
tho p p and work his way up from
inv ranks, rather than seek entrance.
'0 an officers training camp, or
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-12-13
MEN FROM GRANGEvILLE, HARP.
sTER HIGGINS, POLLOCK AND
WHITEHEAD JOIN
DEPART FOR SPOKANE, WN
Some Went to Enlist in Army, Other,
in Navy-Win Take Final En-
trance Examinations
ROLL OF HONOR
For the Army

for the Army
Arlie Gilbert, Grangeville, aviation
Glenn Manning, Grangeville, hospita
Corps.
Coy Cole, Grangeville, aviation.
Edo Shearer, Harpster aviation
william H. McComas, Harpster, avi
alton.
Rodney Meade higgins, aviation.
George Combs, Pollock, engineers.
Donald Combs Pollock, aviation.
For the Navy
Victor H. Huxley, higgins, fireman
Claude White, Lucille, fireman.
Ben White, Lucille fireman.
Edward Boodry, Higgins, fireman.
Service Not Specified
Josh Alkire, higgins.
Ed Clark, higgins.
Arthur White, Lucille.
Lawrence Upton, Slate Creek.
Albert Poe, Whitehead
These men have been given clearance
by the local draft board, and it is pre-
Sumed have enlisted:
Alfred Collier, Ferdinand.
George Birkeland, Ferdinand.
H. ]. Clements, Clearwater.
John S. Decker Kooskia.
Wade Daubenspeck, Whitebird.
Bernard Jonas Erickson, Clearwater.
Francis M. Gregg, Grangeville.
Herman Funk, Cottonwood.
William G. Heacker, Grangeville.
Ralph w. Hovey, Kooskia.
Gus L. Johnson, Elk City.
Herman Keile, Kamiah.
Albert j. Kaufman, Newsome.
L. p Leonard, Harpster.
Donald Lee Martin, higgins.
Crate Mclean, Fairfield, Mont.
F. A Nissen Ferdinad.
Frank Pitt, Kooskia.
Levi Reynolds, Ferdinand.
z. G. Rechel, KooslSia
owen George Reid, Whitebird.
Frank Adolph Steinbach, Grangeville.
Verne Eugene South, Cottonwood.
Jay Turner, Kooskia.
Forest Turner, Kooslda
Clair Max Wells, Sites.
James Paul Winslow, Kooskia.
Howard Wilson, Koosha.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-12-13

other place where men are schooled for
rank The boys who left Idaho county
10 JOIN the army are genuine Idaho
purebreds, strong, active, honest and
willing. They are of the best type to
make soldier and it stands to reason
mat they will withstand much priva-
tion and suffering, without even utter
ing murmur of complaint.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-12-13

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

loved, His genius was natural ana
bloomed into the perfection attained
under tho developing influence OF act
ual warfare.
Mator-General Greene is another
volunteer who went into the Revolu-
ttonarv War with practically no mill
tary education. Greene's father was
a blacksmith by trade and p preacher
in the Society Of Friends, consequent
" the boy was brought M ~ believe
that war was a thing 70 he abhorTed
He was Just beginning the study ~
law when fhe storm OF Revolution
broke over fhe country; hn loft his
books and 1oined the militia ~ his
state He soon became hr'ra der
general of the Rhode Island militia
Washington noted the discipline 81
these trooos. and General Greene, was
made n member Of his st0ff, Then
followed career which was one OF
the most striking In the history ot
that war. due 70 the fact That all his
fiehting was dore against mon Of bicr
education from military standpoint
He met and vannutehe9 lord Corn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

s970. GOO. 900 of these bonds have been
issued. and coins 20 the extent of more
than $3,S7S. ooo.0 900.
Because OF tho inconvenience OF
handling large quantities of gold coin
in paying huge financial obligations
such as occur in banks and in big
transactions-the gold Is not coined
but is deposited in the Treasury and
paper certificates OF various denomi-
nations are issued against 1t. These
certificates then become receipts for
the gold on deposit, and are redeem
able in gold. AS matter of fact,
they are not legal tender, but are
used as such.
On the other hand. they are a very
satisfactory sort OF money; for even
If they are destroyed. the gold which
they represent is still in the Treasury
and the Nation has lost nothing. More
than s1.072,S47,S19 of these gold GER
tifcates have been issued.
Now comes the surprising tale of
the silver dollar. OF course, tn our
ordinary transactions. silver dollar
viii buy just as much as gold dol
lar and is equally as acceptable. But
the actual bullion In silver dolla r
does not equal IN value that of It's
gold brother: and 1t Is solely because
Congress has proclaimed 1t legal tend
err that II Is so.
Sometimes. however. in business
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

contracts it Is stipulated that pay
ment shall be made in gold: then the
silver dollar Is not acceptable. The
standard silver dollar contains 412.5
grains of silver bullion.
Even more so than with gold, silver
is inconvenient to carry; three thou
sand silver dollars. for example. would
weigh almost a hundred and seventy
five pounds. So Uncle Sam ordains
that silver may also be deposited in
the Treasury and certificates issued
against it. As a matter OF strict
fact. these are not legal tender, but
are accepted as such, Of course. More
than $546.617.0oo Of these silver GER
tificates have been issued.
On the face OF II, the Treasury De-
partment makes q profit Of forty-four
cents on each silver dollar: and this
comes about through what Is known
as electromagnetic difference between
the purchase price OF the silver bull
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

lion (ffty-six cents) and It's face value
when coined. But in the end. Of
course, II the silver dollar is main
tanned on a parity with the gold.
Uncle Sam must pay the full value CT
the silver dollar: so this profit" is
not a very real one after all.
Subsidiary Silver Coins.
Greenbacks (U. s. notes) have been
declared legal tender In payment OF
all debts except interest on the pub
lie debt and duties on imports. They
can be redeemed In gold at any treas
ury. and then are re-issued imme-
diately. OF these promises to pay
for that is what they are-there are
now outstanding $346.6S1.01s of them.
After. depositing U. s. Government
bonds In the Treasury. national banks
are authorized to issue their own ma
tional bank notes up to ninety per
cent. Of the value Of their bonds de-
posted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
The Melting Pot.

Gold OF all sorts Is dumped into
this huge melting pot OF Uncle Sans
including such forms as watch cases
wedding rings, medals broken jewelry
sweepings from dentists and jewellers
establishments and. OF course. gold
taken from ore Mt mills aud smelters
A committee TO examine and test
the weight and fneness OF coins is
named by the President each year,
certain coins being held from the an
nual output for this purpose. The
weight and balances used by the COM
mittee compare With sets adjust
cd by the Bureau ~ Standards: and
this is really the commission which
passes formally upon our coinage.
But samples OF coins go from the
minis 20 the Direct Of the Mint at
the Treasury Department. for es-
animation ia the laboratory there Of
which Frederic p. r ewey is IN charge,
He has the supervision OF our coins
immedlatelv after they are mtrted
and ne aScertains whether or not they
conform with the law The coins are
examined most carefully az 70 execn-
ton. color. chem qualities and
! --.ri@-h4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

suits until the outbreak of the Re-
bellion, when he had reached hls
fifty-fourth year. At this late ttme In
life he entered the volunteer army and
rendered most distinguished service.
David B. Birney practioed law unti1
he was thirty-six years old. Aftsr
which without the slightest military
experience he entered the ranks ~ .
volunteer and through brilliant acts
of bravery and military achievements
rose to the grade Of mstnr-9enera1.
After the woundinC Of General 9ickSes
at Gettysburg, he took command Of
the corps. Many others might Be
examples OF the volunteers work IN
the Civil War Thousands OF these
men went to their deaths with honor.
Spanish american War.
The Gpanish-AmeFiean War brought
out many heroes from. civil life. The
achievements OF Roosevelt's Rough
Riders are known to every school boy.
as is the work OF the commander OF the
Twentieth Kansas Infantry-Genera
Frederick Funston, who In at present
In command OF the Mexican situation
II would require book to enumer9te
the fighting qualities OF the various
volunteers who participated in the
Spanish Am erican War-not only OF
thoss who actually fought but Of the
volunteers who waited at Tampa for
the call which never came. many Of
whom went down with disease during
this long vigil.
All honor TO the volunteer soldier
whose sacrifice and bravery have al
ways been sufficient TO save our Coun-
try from foes within and foes with
optt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01

try engaged during his life-the War
of 1912, the Mexican War. and at the
age of seventy Ave he gave directions
In the carly days of the great struggle
of the Civil War. His whole record
Is that of an able and accomplished
officer and ene-of the most sterling
representatives Of the volunteer SOL
diery.
Andrew Jackson was another OF
our volunteers. or Irish ancestry,
Jackson had a taste OF military ways
before he was fifteen years Of age,
when he was taken prisoner and twice
wounded for refusing to black the
boots of British officer His career
ia too we'll known to need repetition
here, but sufT1ce It to say that his VIC
tory at New Orleans Is a tribute to
the high qualities CO our volunteer SOL
diery
Zachary Taylor was a volunteer in
the Mexican War. known az "The Old
Rough and Ready" He was the son
of a Revolutionary soldier and was
reared on Kentucky plantation.
where he was accustomed to hard
work. With little or no education.
young Iaylor worked nara TO earn ms
living. Al the age OF twenty four he
became an officer of the Seventh Ken
lucky Infantry During the war of
1912 he earned distinction. and in the
Black Hawk War and in Florida he
gained additional experience and
fame. In 1916 he took charge of our
army in the war with Mexico and
won for himself a name and popu-
larity which made him President OF
the United States, an honor ne held
for only one month. as he died soon
after ia Inauguration
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
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Sa<aaS~- 5ZalS L1IIIIa az Za0aY

The Mexican War. like all the 9TH
became popular idols. Many OF the
privates whose names are unknown
to history fought with exceptional
valor and every now and then some
hereie eet of a private stands out con-
spicuously in the public records. More
than twenty-five thousand volunteer
soldiers fought against Mexico during
the war with that nation
The heroism and fighting qualities
Of the volunteer soldier were more
severely tested than ever before dur
Ing the Civii War. when one million
volunteers were required to save the
country from being divided.
Civil War.
Among the officers of the volunteer
service In this war General Alfred
Terry's name stands pre- eminent. A
graduate OF Yale College and a mem
Der of the Bar. he became attached
to the New Haven County Militia, and
at the outbreak Of the war between the
States was given command Of the
Second Regim ent. He was then near
ly thirty-three years OF age, and with
In a period OF FIVE years thereafter he
was acknowledged to be one of the
finest military men in the service-an
extraordinary development. His work
at Fort Fisher Is common knowledge
and stamps him as a military genius
General z. D. Sumner. General Phil
Kearney. General Daniel Sickles and
General Lew Wallace were all OF the
volunteer servtce--the latter begin
ming his service In the Mexican War
"a volunteer. General James s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
0S0Hrz(I7S lie DUxe Gnla
I@01v NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
o<g C1X1 81 Z@GEJE<sY0e1G.

While silver half-dollars, Quartefs
and dimes are made Of as fine silver
as that used in the silver dollar. Il
is q fact, nevertheless, that one doll
lars worth of them weighs seven psr
cent less than the silver dollar. Up.
to ten dollars they are legal tender:
and In all nearly 1915. 100000 worth
of them have been issued.
The total amount Of gold coinAGN
from the minis Of the United StAteA
from 1872 up to about year ASo.s
reached the huge amount OF SS,STS.-
099.62s and less than one-han OF tins
is still in circulation; the remainder.
1t seems, has either been used In the
arts or has found it's way abroad N
payment Of the excess OF imports over
exports
Lost Money.
The subject OF lost money y al
ways an interesting, albeit q painful.
one. II Is surprising how much money
Is lost each year-people hide II ~
ridiculous places where, maybe. II -
forgotten or burned up. If gold g.
silver coins have been melted In
FIRE they can be redeemed at thelr
bullion value-which Is not the same.
OF course. as their face value.
But paper money-if It Is possible
to recognize IT, and the Treasury has
number Of people who are wonder
fully expert at this works. redeem
able at its face value. Even the ashes
can be examined by these experts Ands
the denominations of some Of the
burned bills determined.
r. Another peculiar fact concerns the
wear and tear on the money we spen6s
II gold coin becomes worn from be-
ing passed so much from one perDon
to another. 1t can be redeemed only
at Its bullion value; yet a SILVER c0ans
similarly handled must be redeemed
at Its face value-so long a. enough
OF the face fl left to recognizes ~
denomination.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-01
UnZZZnZeHIw W
r., ssa.tsszs.zs HUGWeUAT3
ON. Dozens of others might be men.
Volunteers or 1912.

When the War OF 1912 came on the
volunteer again sprang to the defense
of his country. This emergency found
us with undisciplined troops and no
organized system for the arming. NOV
ing and maintenance of a large army.
but we went into the fight and won.
The greater part of this war was upon
the water and our navy at that time
consisted of seventeen efficient vessels,
eight OF these being frigates. With
this small force our brave sailors
dared TO meet the British who boosted
that they would soon sweep 1.-THE lit
lie bits OF striped bunting OF the
Yankees from the sea" But this. like
other English boasts. failed in realiza-
ton. for with these few ships manned
by volunteers against men trained for
years IN warfare on the seas the
Americans succeeded in establishing
our rights on the sea The ma tority
of the officers on board the American
ships had received their education in
seamanship by t>rving on board mer-
chant vessels. but not until the war
began did they know anything about
sea warfare. From the results, how
ever, II would seem that they were
apt students. Among these men
might be mentioned Captain Isaac
Hull, Captain Isaac Chauncey. Stephen
Decatur. Captain James Lawrence
and Commodore william cambridge.
Our land forces during the War OF
1912 suffered reverses in the first en-
gagements through lack of equip
ment. for even in the early days the
pacifists and anti preparedness ex-
ponents controlled the policy of the
Government vet with these draw
backs the handful OF volunteers sue
ceeded In maintaining the high stand
ard of American bravery and added
fresh laurels to our arms.
William Henry Harrison. who CUB
sequently became the ninth President
Of the United States. was one OF these
men. AS Major General OF the Ken
lucky militia he played an important
part In the war by gallant defense
~ Fort Meigs. and hts victory NJ the
Battle OF Thames General Harrison
was shining example Of the Amert-
/ can citizen-eoldier Intended Tor an
! other calling IN life and without any
| military education the insniration 10
| NEht for his country seized him and
! he nj cnce threw himself heart and
| soul into his military duties and soon
| 9ovc'oned an ability equal TO the vet
J eran officers - war rureu'rg nation.
| Volunteers OF The Mexican War.
General Winfield Scott, whose SPLEEN
| did record in the Mexican War Is one
OF the most fattering pages of Ameri-
| can military history, was educated for
| law and had been admitted to the
Bar. Two years afterwards he be-
came a captain OF artillery and from
that time his military career com
| nenced--a career which extended
over all the wars IN which our coun-