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walrus or sea horse Of the frozen
North.
The same authorities say that the
thicknesses ranging from half an inch
to an inch and half. A wheel cut
from any of the thicknesses gives a
solid leather polishing surface as
broad as the leather is thick. and in
this way It Is possible to obtain an
even, ridgeless contact on the work
to which the material Is applied. The
economy effected in using such extra
thick leather Is plain, as the loss OF
time in recovering wooden wheels with
thin leather. which wears out rapidly.
often costs more than the solid wal
rus polisher is worth, to say nothing
OF the poorer work produced by the
substitute. Manifestly, the thicker the
leather the greater its value. because
the longer 1t will serve its purpose
before the wheel made from II Is
ground down to a diameter too small
for further effective service.
Besides doing its bit among the man.
ufacturers of silverware, the leather
is similarly employed by makers Of
cutlery, dental and surgical instru-
ments. firearms. gas and electric
lighting fixtures, and numerous other
industries where the brightness or
smoothness of the ultimate finish Is of
commercial importance. But walrus
leather is filling another office besides
that OF putting a shine on things; 1t Is
meeting a special need in the South
In the ginning process the cotton fibre
Is run between rolls that strip II from
the seed. For a long time bull neck
leather and other materials. because OF
their texture. were used for this pur-
pose. but they were not the best that
nature had to offer.
In the Cotton Business.
This was discovered when tanned
walrus hide was put on the market
and a .magnifying glass quickly re;
veals the reason why. The leather
when cut through. shows a stubbly
threadlike surface which. like myriads
of tentacles. grips the filaments OF long
staple cotton, such as the Sea Island
product, and pulls them free Of the
| seed without breaking them in the
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said: 4 have been having a fight
with another soldier and in the fight
l have hurt my hand and 1t has bled
on my uniform He used the wine In
an endeavor to wash the blood OF his
uniform, and while doing this he
bought several drinks Of cognac."
These women thought they could
identify the soldier. In order to test
them. I had them look over some OF
the regiments that were stationed
near. They were unable to find the
man in these organizations; SO ar
rangements were made for them to go
up to the front when called for.
Kirlin now centred his whole at
tention on Bottles. He followed him
over the top, and was with him night
and day. the other men Of the force
keeping as close as was possible with
out exciting suspicion. in order that
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By C. E. RUSSELL.
Copyright. 1879


THE order mobilizing the French
regiments In 1914 changed the
4. current Of life for many Of the
French people; but to no family was
the change Of greater import than to
the family Of Jean Boudin. Jean, with
the help Of his wife and three sons.
had just made the third payment on
their little farm; and Jean dreamed
OF retiring from hard work and pass
Ing his declining years In the peaceful
quiet Of country life.
1ixThe three boys were old enough to
carry on the farm; so he could sit in
z tho sun and dream to his hearts con-
tent. The mobilization order changed
all this. however. for their three boys
were called to the colors. Two were
killed at the first battle of the Marine.
The youngest was sent home, there
to pass the rest OF his years in dark
hess. for high explosive shell had
blinded him. His pension Of a franc
q day was not enough to keep body
and soul together, and Jean was too
old to work the farm alone.
After long struggle the farm was
given up. and with the small amount
OF money received from the sale Jean
purchased a small donkey and cart,
and laying in a stock OF cheese earned
living for himself and family by
supplying the local cafes and stores.
Various training camps OF the Amer
leans In this district knew OF Jean and
his cheese. He found a ready market
for his wares. Always CHEEKY, he did
not have an enemy in the world. His
route carried him through several
sfcsns where American troops were
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arrest and We all returned to Bor-
deauN
We searched the barracks where
this man said he had buried his uni
form, and sure enough we dug up an
old uniform which We identified as
his by the number stamped on 1t. 1t
was covered with spots, so We turned
it over to the Medical Department for
analysis Their report showed that
some of the spots were blood, although
they were not able to say whether 1t
was human or not. owing to the length
of time that had elapsed since the uni
form was buried.
The evidence was presented to the
Judge Advocate and We were ready
for trial. Private Blank stoutly denied
his guilt and claimed an alibi. In
vestigation of this alibi convinced us
that he had built It up in such a way
that even with all our other evidence
he might defeat US and get away.
Some time before the murder the
magazine had published the story Of
the life OF AL Jennings, the noted train
rbober. In this story Jennings told
how he had established a false alibi by
visiting certain people and calling
their attention to the date-the date
mentioned being a different ono from
the actual day. No one had noticed
this. however, and when Jennings was
accused of being present at the train
robbery. although he was actually
there he had proved by this false
alibi that he was miles away at the
time.
Trapped by n French Trick.
Private Blank had done the same
thing. He had visited the "Y'' hut and
had purchased a few things, had
signed the slip as OF the 18th (although
1t was the 20th) and had told the "Y''
secretary that this was his birthday
and had asked him to give him a
smoke as a present, He had remained
there all the evening and at 10 o'clock
had gone to his quarters. The "Y"
secretary remembered the date as the
18th. When Private Blank had ar
rived at the barracks he remarked to
his squad leader: This is June 1s
and my birthday. hope to celebrate
the next one in the States" The
squad leader. when this was called to
his attention, also remembered the
date as the 18th.
/. too, had read the story OF Jen-
nings; and. remembering the alibi in.
stance. made up my mind that Pri.
vate Blank had manufactured one in
| tho same way. To break down this
abb l determined TO adopt the French
custom in similar cases and reproduce
the crime for the benefit OF the ac.
| cuaed
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be- tanned as thick and heavy as pos
siblc, with hard, tough texture. The
tanning consumes from six months to
enc year or more, when properly done.
Acceleration Of the process is likely
to result in uneven texture, with the
interior fibres imperfectly tanned. For
thin. pliable, fancy leather, the skins
ere tanned in precisely the same man
ner as seal skin, except the greater
length of time due to the superior
thickness of the leather. Leather
made from thin hides has become quite
fashionable for such articles as card
cases, pocketbooks, belts, &c. For this
purpose the leather lis split and so
tanned that the grain has remark
ably smooth. velvety appearance
Pictures of Especial Interest.
The pictures accompanying this
article have an especial interest be-
cause they were taken by Major An
thony Fiala, the well known Arctic
explorer, and sent by him to his friend,
the president Of the New York COM
pany referred to. Likewise. Major
Fiala has supplied most Of the follow
ing data regarding the hunting OF
these big animals OF the polar seas.
The walrus is related to the seal fam
lily, but is very much larger, and at
maturity attains a size greater than
that of the largest OK. 1t measures
anywhere from IL to Is feet long, has
| a girth OF from to 10 feet, and tips
the scales at 1900 to 1000 pounds
The tusks OF a bull walrus will have
length of from 10 to 20 inches. The
popular name of sea horse is because
the creatures cry sounds strangely
like the neigh or whinny Of the do
nestle draught animal.
Walruses are now hunted by the
Arctic whalers as an incidental part
Of their whale fishing, and are usually
killed while resting or when asleep on
the ice. The procedure Is thus de-
scribed authoritatively: when the
lookout in the crows nest Of the
whaler sights herd Of walruses the
ship is anchored at some distance
away so that the animals will not be
aroused by noise or movements aboard
OF 1t. A crew is then lowered in a
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fear that these men might be killed
during the fighting and / would thus
lose some Of my witnesses I had an
order issued transferring them to the
military police force and hurried them
away from the front
A squad of detectives was then
sent out to canvass the cafe near the
camp for evidence to substantiate the
statement of Bottles that he had sold
a large number OF bottles that day. 1t
was found that he had sold a few. for
which he had received francs. and
that he Immediately spent this money
for cognac. During this search We
found two women who remembered
that a soldier came into their cafe on
the night Jean was killed and bought
two bottles OF red wine.
His uniform was bl6ody. and his
hand was wrapped up in a cloth. He
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Major Russell's War
Narratives.

- This story of "The Cheese
Murder" is tbs sixth in q series
Of ten entitled Leaves From
Provost MarshaFs Note Book
With the A. z. =. in France"
which will be published in Sunday
issues of THE SUN. The author
Us Major c. z. Russell. who draws
from his experiences in the Great
War wealth of dramatic mate
rial for, his pen.
= The other thrilling stories will
appear successfully, each based
upon an actual experience of the
Majors while serving in France
IS = Provost Marshal.
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Hide Once Deemed
Nof Little Value
IN ow H e Id a t
Premium for Its
Peculiar Qualities

T%HE walrus IL working his way
into industrial society. In fact
a he is putting the polish on
things that glitter. It IL a far cry
hom the frisid icefelds Of the North
hpd to the heartenins band of an en-
fksenent ring. and yet there is con-
zsttion. thanks to the peculiarly thick
h(6s of the sea horse"
These are days Of conservation,
adaptation. and the technicist Is doing
his best TO reclaim from the scrap heap
many things that used TO be cast aside
without heed to their possible useful
mss. Such was in large measure the
lot Of the skins stripped from the
wairus when killed for the sake of Its
hiubber and the ivory of its formidable
tusks To-day. however. certain Of our
itaustries would feel very much at
loss II they could not count upon the
leather produced from the hides Of
these numbering denizens Of the icy
waters Of the Arctic regions.
THE wairus used to be hunted pri-
rnarily for the oils that could be rem
dered from its fatty tissues and Incl
drhtally for the fine grained ivory.
Then the skin of the captured walrus
was deemed Of little or no commercial
value, and its only practical service
was In the making Of tents and other
, coverings by the Eskimos, while
whalers employed IL to some extent to
protect parts of their ships from the
ice.
Subsequently wairus hides found a
market abroad where they were
worked up into material especially
adaptable for some Of the rigging OF
vessels. For a considerable period
nearly all of the rigging Of ships on
the north coast of Norway and along
the shores of Russia was fashioned Of
this durable substance. Seafarers re-
vealed the wearing qualities of the
stun, and then the shore jewellers OF
Northern Europe came to utilize the
hiees for manufacture into harness
and sole leather. This latter fact, how
ever, is not likely TO help US in the
direction Of cheaper shoes. Walru;
leather is not going to become popular
in American footwear.
why Jewellers Like II.
But the thick. heavy leather Is a
alpremium among silversmiths. Jewel
lers and other makers of bright meta
objects. It IL admirably suited to TIT
removing Of mars and scratches. ant
thus to the finishing polish Of fin'
metallic surfaces. Green, Tweed
Co. of this city. who are specialists II
this material. thus explain the pecu
liar virtues Of walrus leather:
CLOSELY and firmly grained. tn
Z, tough. flexible fibre Of the stun vii
hold In Its meshes such polishing ma
terial as 'pumice. emery, crocus an
other compounds. which, combine,
with It's own peculiar abrasive quail
ties. will produce on any metal
cleaner. smoother surface that vii
! 1yield a more durable. genuine. bril-
liant mirror polish than can be OBJ
tained by any other method polisl
that adds richness to the appearance
Of the article on which II Is produced.
Hence the connection between per
sonal ornaments. rings. &C.. and tn
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These men knew Jeans story
and many an extra franc found its
way into his pocket from the soldiers.
A detail Of them going to the train
ing grounds on the morning Of June 20
found Jeans donkey and cart beside
the road. Fearing that the old man
had fallen out and hurt himself. the
mon scattered and searched the paths
and roads in an endeavor to find him.
About a mile from where his cart was
found poor Jeans body was discovered
his head battered In and his pockets
rified. Leaving a guard to keep the
curious away. the officer went to the
telephone and notified our once.
A squad of men was hurried to the
spot and a thorough search Of the
nearby country was made. The only
clues found were the stone with
which the murder had been committed
and Jeans basket Of cheese. This
basket was taken to the office and
upon close examination. a fingerprint
cheese. Fingerprints Of the dead man
were then taken. and when COM
pared with a photographed copy Of
the fingerprint on Z the cheese It was
noted that It had not been made by
Jean.
The photograph OF the fingerprint
was sent to Washington with the re-
quest that It be Identified. IL possible.
Mails were slow, and troops moving
In and out all the time made It ex-
tremely unlikely that II the crime had
been committed by an American he
would ever be apprehended unless
quick action was taken and other evi-
dence secured.
A Ffngerprint Search.
Two OF our men were detailed on
the Job. In order to allow them to
work unhindered and unexpected,
had them detailed to the camp in
General Orders. 1t seemed quite a
hopeless task to find the criminal in
a camp OF over 1000 men. but both
OF the detectives assigned to tho work
knew Jean and determined to ind the
man and have him punished II he
were American. or II not. then Il
clear Us OF the suspicion in the minds
of the French.
BY check system OF all passes
issued It was possible to learn who had
been absent on the night that Jean
had been murdered. This narrowed
our search TO the men who had actual
~ been out OF camp at that time.
First one and then another Of these
men was investigated and eliminated
from the case. The search dwin-
died down to six men: one OF these.
who was disliked by his comrades
was unable to give a good account of
himself on The night OF the murder
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-17
eRlpIRoN PROSPECTS GOOD.

According to Coach Fletcher the
prospects for a winning high scho oil
team this year are good Forty-five
boys have been practicing at the bar
racks field each evening after school
from four to six o'clock. The number
of candidates will be reduced within {
week to 35 and those ofthe S5 who con-
tinue to come out until the football
season ends viii ra,,eiyp one half ere d.
it each for their work. Duncan John
son, Alfred Holman, Dudley Ejet 81 ed,
and Tut Inlay, who are left over
from last years team AM E!gia and
Ray Bechambeau. who played lett end
and guard on the Eurley team last
year, are the experience members OF
the squad. The boys worked On the
charging machine Monday and Tues
day evening and Il tact<ting dummy
will be set up either his or tomorrow
evening. Equipment has been fur
nished most Of the men, but due TO the
fact that the number to lie equipped
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-17
START MILITARY RAINING.

The Boise unit of the Reserve Off
GERS Training corps has begun work.
The enrolment Monday afternoon to-
tailed III and Sergeant Abendroth
thinks there will be $50 enrolled before
long. There are two companies in the
unit, the boys who were at the Pre-
sidio being evenly distributed through
each.
At the present time drill takes place
from 1850 to $50 a. m. on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. Ordnance
will be furnished, and is now on the
way, but because of congested freight
conditions it is not certain when it
will arrive here.
Lieutenant Colonel John Wall, who
is in charge of this unit, is a
graduate of West Point and has
had long experience in the army. Ma
jor J. G. Richart, who was in charge
of the boys while going to and from
the encampment at Preside, has since
been ordered to Pullman, Wash.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-17

they would like to earn $4,000 i year
for the next several years, and then
surprised them by proving they were
earning this by staying in high school.
He based this statement on the fact
that on the average the high school
graduate at the age of % is earning
$500 a year more than the man Of
rs who had only a grade school educa-
ton. This $500 is the interest on Il
high school education and supposing
the rate of interest to be per cent, the
principal would amount to $500. He
advised the students to choose their
course with the greatest care.
He also emphasized the value o. the
new system of physical education
which has been instituted in the high
school. Thousands CT young men were
found physically unfit during the re-
cent war, and yet there has been much
more physical training for boys in the
schools than for the girls. In Boise
high school, the girls as well as the
boys will receive physical culture wcrk.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-17
Society Women Use
New Wrinkle Remover

Since the discovery that solution of
ordinary saxolite and witch hazel has a
peculiar effect upon wrinkled skins, it
has been learned that many prominent
society women all over the country have
used this simple home treatment with
great success. The formula is: powdered
saxolite, one ounce, dissolved in witch
hazel. one-half pint Use daily as wash
lotion.
The beneficial action of this wash is
felt at once. There's an agreeable re-
freshing sensation and feeling of eX-
hilaration. Flabbness and all wrinkles
are Immediately affected, and the skin
soon becomes firmer and more youthful
looking. No woman need hesitate to get
the ingredients at the drug store and
make the remedy herself, for there are
no harmful effects whatever. adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-17


is the largest in the football history
of Boise high school there is slight
shortage in material. especially in
shoulder pads and head guards. The
needed articles have been ordered.
The following games have been
scheduled Meridian at Boise, Septem-
her 81; Boise at Caldwell, November
/; Weiser at Boise, November Is:
Boise at Nampa lat datc not vet de-
termined. Arrangements for games
with Twins Falls, Salt Lake and Pay
cite are pending. None If these three
games will be played at Boise. Baker
Oregon, will probably come to Boise
for game.
Players who are found TO use tobacco
in any form will be expel;ed from the
squad and forced to turn in their uni
forms.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-17
HIGH SCHOOL ASSEMBLY,.

G. Z. Rose, superintendent of the
Boise public schools gave an interest
ing address before the assembly Tues
day afternoon. MIR. Rose contrasted
the high school of today with the high
school of Is years ago, both in range
of subjects offered and in size and
equipment. He spoke of the absence
Of the so-called practical courses,
farming manual training. stenograpliy,
in the old time high school. Three sub
jects We're required of all the students,
and they were allowed TO elect only one
subject. At the present time after Il
consultation with his advisor the pu-
pill chooses any subjects his prepare
ton has fitted him for.
Mr. Rose asked the students whether
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-17
ALUMNI INTERESTED.

Thirty-two members of the Alumni
have shown their interest in the Frog
ress of the Boise high school by visit
ing the school this year. A large per
cent of this number are members of
last years graduating class, who are
entering college this fall.
The student body of the high school
appreciates this interest which the
Alumni are showing, and hope that
they will continue to be interested
enough to form permanent organ
ization of the Alumni of the school.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-17
MEETING ESSENTIALLY
AMERICAN,

The meeting is absolutely non-po-
litical but is essentially American.
High school students and particularly
the women of patriotic societieT>~ and
members of fraternal organization q are
expected to turn out in force to learn
more about their Constitution today
when Republican government is on
trial. Brilliant eXpositions of the Con-
stitution and it's founders and replies
to attacks on the Constitution are
promised by the committee.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-17
DRAMATIC RECITAL AT
ST. TERESA'S ACADEMY

Friday evening, September 10. Miss
Sophia Schmidt of Boise, will give a
dramatic recital In the st. Teresa's
academy hall at 8 o'clock. Miss Schmidt
is well known in the city as teacher
of expression and professional reader.
She has done graduate and post grad
uate work in the Columbia College of
Expression, Chicago and st. Teresa's
academy hopes to engage her as a
teacher Of dramatic art for the coming
year. 1t is for the purpose of pre-
senting her work to the public that
the program will be given compliment
tary to st. Teresa's alumnae. present
student body, patrons and friends of
the school, all of whom are cordially
invited.
Ask your grocer ror StepAaa's "1Iar d.
vest" Bread. 1t is of the highest qusl
ity and ALWAYS uniform, ADV
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-17
BECOMES ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Miss Pearl Fancolly, popular
teacher in the high school, has accept
ed the position of assistant principal
Of girls. In this capacity she acts as
general advisor for the girls and their
activities.
Miss Fancolly has been teacher in
the Boise high school for two years.
err former work was in the English de-
partment where she was very success
full,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-17
SAW GENERAL PERsA,Ne.

Charles Darling. class of 1915, visited
the high school Tuesday. Mr.. Darling
has just returned from New York. He
had the honor of seeing General PERISH
ing when that noted parsonage arrived
from abroad. General Pershing," says
Darling, rs not above the people, but
with the people"
Mr.. Darling went to Moscow Tues
day evening to enter the state uni
versity to resume the study of law.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-17
PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSE,

A course of physical educatio for
girls has been established in the high
school. This study consists of floor
work, gymnastics, low organized
games. high organized games, folk
dancing and roundeis. Junior and Sc
nior girls receive one half credit in
this course. Freshmen and sophomores
are required to take IL without credit.
Superintendent Rose ,sys that rhysi-
cal education in the life Of 4 high
school girl plays. such an important
part in her welfare that Boise citizens
should be proud Of having such 4