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Evening star., 1916-08-05
SUBSTITUTE FOR WOOL
is ABUNDANT IN HAITI
Kapok Fibers Plentiful, But NO
Commercial Use has Ever
Been Made Of It.

There are two varieties of kapok
ebers to be found in Haiti. both prod
ucts Of trees of the Eriodendron fam
lily and both Of good quality. The local
names for the fiber vary according to
locality; "marodem," cotton mapou
and cotton noir' are those most com
monty used.
Kapok is fairly abundant all over
Haiti. but no commercial use has been
made of it. The natives sometime es
stun pillows with 1t. and occasionally
mattresses but this is about the extent
Of its utilization. Indeed all over the
West Indies il is little used and has
no nxed market value. except in Cuba.
where II is well defined article Of
local trade. and where considerable
Quantities are bought from the Do
ninican Republic.
There has been noted Of late some
interest in the substance in the United
states and II is being advertised under
fancy trade names as a new discovery
for life preservers, cushions on steam
ers pillows and the like. AS filling for
mattresses, IL is an ideal substance,
exceedingly light. absolutely sanitary
and possessing such residence that
even after long use it does not lump
or pack AS quilting material for
comforters and other bed coverings II
EQUALS wool in warmth and excels cot
ton in softness and lightness. For
dressing gowns. smoking Jackets and
other padded garments 1t has much to
recommend IL. For upholstery 1t is su-
perior to most materials now in use.
Kapok is used in England to some
extent in the manufacture Of hats. and
certain of the longer varieties are
mixed with cotton to impart silky
luster to fabrics. The regular kapok
however has too short fiber to spin
II is extremely inflammable, and this
is its chief drawback. II the fiber
could be SO treated with chemicals as
to eliminate this dangerous quality II
would be very much more valuable.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
agency in Parahyba, the first port north
If Perna M huca

agency in Parahyba, the first port north
of Pernambuco.
According to information transmit
ted by Consul General Henry F. Ten
nant. San Salvador. the duty on malt
and on barley has been reduced to
sO:01 per kilo. Under the new tariff. In
effect January l, 1916, the duty on the
former product was s0.05 per kilo and
barley was duitable at s0o4 per kilo.
Consul General Henry F. Tenant,
San Salvador. has forwarded an execu-
tive decree of January "a, 1915, which
provides for the free admission into
Salvador Of cement, plaster of paris
and iron for the construction of build
ings of reinforced concrete. Such
products will be subject, however. to
the usual customhouse charges other
than import duty proper. The exemp-
ton is applicable to the following
kinds of iron: Rods or bars of iron
from five to thirty millimeters in
diameter: hoop iron from one and one
half to three millimeters in thickness
and from twenty to forty millimeters
in width; rolled iron of various Sec
tions. such as L, T, I, L, etc; iron
wire. not galvanized. from one to three
millimeters in thickness: twisted iron
in bars: grooved and channeled iron,
etc: prepared iron, such as expanded
metal. "hy-rib." rib bar" and in gen.
eral all iron deemed appropriate for
The attention of American firms
sending statesmen to Cuba is invited
to the fact that in order to obtain upon
transportation the refund of rs per
cent of the duties imposed on samples
entering Cuba they must be imported
by travelling statesmen as part of their
personal equipment and not as freight
express or mail shipments. Several
cases have recently been brought to
the attention of this consulate general
in which travellers samples have been
imported by freight, express and mail
and no refund Of any portion of the
duties collected has been allowed by
the customs authorities of Cuba upon
the re-exportation of such samples.
The Guatemalan government has i'm
posed an export duty of 10 cents per
quintal COLA pounds) on brown sugar
and sirup and Of Is cents per quintal
on other sugar by a decree dated April
81. 1916. The proceeds of the new tax
are to be devoted to the general hos
pital at Guatemala City
According to information received
from the consul general of Brazil in
New York. shipments valued at not
more than flo. including freight, pack
ing, commission, etc, need not be
accompanied by a consular invoice If
shipped on a parcel receipt. In the
case of articles shipped on bill of lad
ing, however, consular invoice is
always required, irrespective of the
value of goods.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Record of Peruvian Invention.

According to report made by the
ministerio de fomento to the Peruvian
congress in August, 1915. the number of
trade marks registered for the year 1914
Is was 2s6, as against 406 for the year
1913-14 Notwithstanding this decrease,
the number of marks emanating from the
United States increased not less than so
per cent. The number Of patents granted
during the year was ninety five, a record
number, as against flfty-one for the pre-
ceding year. More than 40 per cent Of
these were for improvements invented in
the United States.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
ARGENTINA SHORT OF SUGAR.
Sharp Rise in Prices Is Noted as
the Result,

Shortage of sugar in Argentina has
caused a rise in prices of that COM
modify.
About the middle of May Argentine
sugar producers raised the price of re-
fined sugar from 4.1o paper pesos per
10 kilos G.S96 cents a pound) to $50
paper pesos (s.667 cents a pound) and
that of lump sugar from 4.20 to 4.60
pesos (from s.0s9 to 1859 cents a
pound). In the case of lump sugar
the packing included in the 10 kilos
(22.046 pounds) reduces the quantity
of sugar covered by the price quoted
above prices are those fixed by Tucu-
man producers for sugar delivered to
wholesalers in Buenos Aires.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
CHANCE GIVEN IN CHILE
FOR SALE OF U. S. COAL
Vessels Recently Delivered Careoes
Of Fuel From Norfolk and
Newport News.

Coal is still in demand in Chile, says
Consul Thomas W. voetter, Antofa-
gasta, although several vessels have
recently brought cargoes from Norfolk
and Newport News. Coal from the
United States is selling at rs shillings
to s5 shillings s1s.25 to s20.65) per
ton. while the freights being paid for
bringing 1t out are from $12.15 to SO
per ton. The coal that has como Is
Pocahontas or New River. For some
purposes the Pocahontas coal is not
satisfactory. as it is too fine; a lumpier
coal Is desired. The users would be
willing to pay a higher price than the
usual quotations If they could obtain
a screened coal free Of slack.
Ships taking coal there would always
be able to load nitrate for q return
cargo. Freights on nitrate from An
tofagasta to the eastern coast Of the
United States are now about 100 shtl.
lings ($24.30) per ton.
While the center Of nitrate produo-
tion is in the northern part of Chile,
purchases are made and shipping ar
rangements are carried out at VAL
paraiso. The purchase and resale Of
coal by brokers also take place there.
How to Arrange for cargoes.
owners OF vessels are ADVISED that IL
would not be impossible to arrange
about cargoes in New York, consulting
the large coal mining companies re-
garding shipments to this coast and
negotiating for return freights with
the large nitrate importing houses in
the United States. or representatives
of the larger manufacturers of ex-
plosives and chemicals. Although some
h hntr
they frequently need additional ships.
High freight rates in the local coast
wise trade still continue. SO that IL a
vessel is sent with coal and no return
cargo engaged it need not lie idle on
this coast. but could easily obtain car
goes of barley. potatoes, hay. beans.
etc, in the southern part of Chile to
be transported to the nitrate coast.
Firms in Chile which are interested
in coal imports and in shipping nitrate
may be willing to act as agents with
more than a perfunctory service to
give, but their interest will be tempo
rary. as they intend to import their
coal from England as soon as the war
is over.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
TRADE CHANCES IN HAITI.

Moderate priced cigarette and cigar
eases are difficult TO obtain in Haiti
says Special Agent Garrard Harris
About the only classes OF these articles
to be had are unduiy ornate and ex-
pensive. made of leather and manufac-
tured in France. A nickeled cigarette
case holding twelve cigarettes which
could be retailed for 2 gourdes 60
cents) would prove popular; also line
Of low-priced imitation amber and sill
yer mounted cigarette holders, with
cases.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
ARGENTINA TO MILL
ITS OWN RICE CROP
Government to Foster Industry and
Insure Growers Maximum Re-
turn for Product.

To foster the rice industry of Ar
gentina and to insure to the growers
the maximum return for their product the
minister of agriculture is arranging
for domestic milling of the crop. ac-
cording to advices from Consul Will
liam Dawson, jr., at Rosario, to the
Department of Commerce. These re-
ports state that the principal varieties
of Chinese, Japanese, Italian and Span
ish rice have been experimental with,
and black vialonne, kinsku and Valen-
clan have given satisfactory results.
The production of these varieties has
been actively encouraged in the prov
inces of Tucuman, Salta and Jujuy. and
on a smaller scale in San Juan, Mem
doza. La Rioja. Catamarca. Corrientes.
the Chaco and Misiones.
The reports received by the ministry
of agriculture. Consul Dawson says. in
dicate an excellent yield for 1916. The
area devoted to rice in the three prov
inces of Tucuman, Salta and Jutuy ts
stated to be five times that under the
cereal in the same region in 1915. Ac-
cording to La Nacion, Buenos Aires. the
output of rice in the province OF Tucu-
man was 4,190,000 pounds in 1913,
1120. 900 pounds in 1914 and 15,43O.OO0
pounds in 1915.
Reports from Corrientes indicate that
rice can be successfully grown in that
province, although this years crop was
damaged by drought.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Milling of Native Product.

In order to insure rice growers the
maximum return for their product
measures have been taken to provide
for its milling. The government Of
the province of Tucuman has contract
ed with a concern operating rice mills
in that province to shell. whiten, polish
and classify Tucuman rice under con-
ditions considered very favorable to
the grower.
The ministry of agriculture has
reached an agreement with the pro,
prietor OF a rice mill at Genera!
C;uemes, Salta, by which the latter VIII
prepare for the market the output of
the provinces of Salta and Jujuy Ihe
agreement provides for com.ni ssion n
composed of the manager OF the Salta
branch of the Banco de la Nacion. the
AGRICULTURAL expert representing the
ministry in that region and the pro-
prietor Of the mill. The commission
will receive and classify the raw prod-
net and market the milled rice Inc
grower will receive the market price.
iess the cost of milling. The Bahco
de IA Nacion will afford financial as
sfs+ance to the mill owners ana rice
growers. Efforts will be made TO Or
eanize cooperative societies among
the latter.
Evening star., 1916-08-05
Vessels Coaled Swiftly.

On the southern side OF Longbay
near the entrance to the harbor the
company has built a wharf measuring
about $500 feet in length. Adjoining
the wharf a coalyard has been built
and oil tanks erected. Vessels are
coaled by machinery at the rate of 100
to $50 tons per hour and without
dust or dirt Oil 10 pumped aboard
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-04-11

fairy Morey. Ned Finley and other
VitaPraph stars Will be seen tonight
n the four reel personally picked
feature The Making Over Of Geof-
frey Manning
Brought 10 in idleness, Geoffrey
Manning is one of the most self. com
pacent individuals possible to
imagine. His hard-working father
often reprimands him for his lsziness,
but he only laughs; until a young so
cial uplifter' gives him a verbal
jolt that sets Godfrey to thinking
The result is tuat taking only
Mathews, the family lawyer, into his
confidence. Godfrey tells his father he
s gong hunting indefinitely, and dis
appears from his little world In q
cheap suit { clothes. and with very
little money in his pockets, ne sets
at determined TO make his own Inv
ing unajGed What a rude awakening
be experiences! No training. no ex
perience. he finds himself unable to
secured a job OF no use to anyone
Finally he gets work tearing up the
street with q rough gang, an although
be is strongly hulr, the work almost
kills him. But he is game. Then he
gets job IN the big steel mills r
the very one owOed by his luther
Under an assumed name ne goes stead
,ly up the ladder of promotion in the
huge forge room Becoming interest
cd in labor troubles, Manning has be-
come a popular leader among the men,
who go TO h'm for counsel in all their
troubles Meanwhile, he has met and
fallen in love with Harmony Laurie, a
pretty music teacher and girl of ster-
ling character. He rescues the girl
from a terrible FIRE at the mill, nearly
losing his life. On his return to work
he finds the men on the verge of strik-
ing, and as their old leader, takes up
their grievances in person. with his
father and "boss." His father. on
learning his identity. is overjoyed and
makes him superintendent Of the
mills; hen Godfrey secures justice
for the mill workers lie m arries
Harmony, allowing her to think him
poor man, until the very day he. brings
ner into their beautiful home
The Rest Vamooser" is a splendid
comedy and then Ham and Bud in
Winning the Widow.
Only the best class of pictures at The
Palace. See tonight's show for proof.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-04-11
soYINc rIoTtRE ATrRAcTloNs.


Blanche Sweet, in 1.-The Raga-
muffin. The story Of THE Rapa.
muffin starts with the birth of two
children, the whole wide world apart.
one in swell house in Washington
Square. the other in the slums of
New York. You see them on their
third birthday. Bob. the rich little
boy, surrounded by the presence Of
love and care; Jenny, the poor little
giri, stealing an apple from fruit
stand. You see them getting their
education; Bob, under the care of
private tutor and Jenny learning to
resd through stolen glances at the
Police Gazette.
When they are grown up. Bob Van
Dyke and his sister, Beth, now or
chaned. are caught in the whirl of
gay social life and are spending the
fortune lefC them hy their parents
Jenny. left alone in the world has bee n
adopted by Dugan, an old crook, who
tands in the place Of a father 10 her
and she makes use of ber in his Illegal
calling. The young cracksmsn, Kelly.
suggests to Dugan that they burglar
re house in Washington Square by
putting Jenny through the basement
window and have her open the front
ioor for them Jenny is captured by
Bob, and he is about TO turn her over
TO the police but in questioning her,
sees through her girlish beauty. a soul
struggling for expression and he de-
termines TO try to save her.
Jenny, never having heard Of right
and wrong, is fascinated by the rich
young man and when he leaves his
money on the table and says he will
20 upstairs until ..he hears the front
door close behind her, she realizes that
she has found some one in the word
VIII viii trust her Taking a photo
graph Of Bob and leaving fifty cents.
ler whole fortune, in place of it.
She then goes forth with the deter
minstion to live straight.
Paramount Picturegraphs also to.
night Tomorrow, matinee and night,
Robert Edeson, in For Woman's
Fair Name"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-04-11
NEW POLICY
WELCOMED BY PUBLIC
Hundreds Enjoy Navy Picture at the
Palace.

The new policy at The Palace wa
welcomed by a large and enthusiastic
audience last night The pictur,
"The Hero Of uomarine D-2 was
greatly enjoyed The theatre was
packed to the doors from opening time
to closing slide.
Manager Landon was complimenteo
on securing the picture. aud On th,
new policy under which he will show
some of the very largest photoplay
productions, including "The Battle
Cry of Peace, Charlie Chaplin's latest
comedy "a Burlesque on Carmen
four reels of laughter. end many
others Of the best quality.
Under the new policy the Palace
will run continuously from 60 1890
p. m. with shows starting AT 8, 4.S0,
6. 730 and 800 The Palace has al
ways endeavored to show the best pic
lures st n reasonable price maintain
ing the Eve cent admission price as
long as possible Those who can grasp
the opportunity of going lefore 6
o'clock can see a big show f,r FIVE
cents as the new policy calls for an ed
mission Of five cents from to 6 and
ten cents from 6 to 1890
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-04-11
FAIR AID WARNER.
SNAP SHOTS.
Character is better than wealth.

Character is better than wealth.
Who judges others condemns hun.
self.
Necessity is stronger than human
nature.
-Politeness is an air cushion that
eases the jolt.
- It is easier TO prevent bad habits
than it IS to break them.
The man who takes time TO keep
we'll will always find time to DO other
things that ne ought to do.
Some men regularly use kindness
If unable to find a club.
"A man does nothing original when
he makes mistakes.
It's as useless to worry as it is to
tell people not to
Twins generate more admiration
among the neighbcrs than envy
And most Of cur tragedies look
like comedies to cur neighbors.
Some men are so contrary that
even their food doesn't agree with
them.
Advocates of uni :ersal peace are
not necessarily opposed to MARI. age.
The man who is made unhsppy
because the other fellow got the Office
he wanted is to pose as a reformer.
Some people who think they know
how to raise caickeus don't even know
how to raise children.
When a man gets into trouble the
kind of philosophy he needs is the
kind he thought he had until he need
e1 it.
This is supposed to be an age of in
teIlectusl attainment, yet there are
people who still believe that saucers
were made TO drink out Of,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-04-11
At The Lyric.

A Gold Seal three. reel opium SNUG
CLING drama. The Dupe. featured
by Herbert Rawlinson and Agnes Ver-
non The story presents intensely
interesting pictures of the opium
traffic, the underworld of San Fran
cisco and contains scenes staged in
the far famed Chinatown of that city.
Moreover, it depicts the downfall of q
young man Though NJ fault of his
own 1t shows how easy it is to drop
10 the depths of society and how hard
II is to climb again to once former
level. 1t relates how q young man un-
Justly sentenced TO prison, has an OPP
portuntv 10 revenge himself for his
mothers death, but disdains to take
1t. All in all THE Dupe' is not only
sn unusual photoplay but one ealcu-
lated to hold the spectator in its
thraIl from beginning to nd Don't
fail to see 1t.
Also Lady B. and d D., in The
Lost Roll" Tomorrow, Graft =
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-04-11

a easK or coSDGc - coming. II LsN
gar and his men drink from it they
should be drugged asleep inside Of ten
minutes. Press spring concealed On
top Of cask and follow directions there.
Don't give up. And if you understand
this, tap twice with the fire tongs."
Below these words was the sign OF
the Laughing Mask.
So fortifying was this knowledge in
fact, that when Casavanti and Legar
himself entered the gloomily-lighte
room, Margory Golden no longer
cringed at the sound of their voices.
Casavanu, walking over to her,
turned her face to the light. He peered
at it hungTily, from half-cIosed eyes.
"Legar," he called out 10 that
worthy, who had remained at the door
to warn his stickup to admit nobody
but immediate members of their band,
Il like the spirit in this girl She's as
sleek as a she-panther"
Legar's stickup lodged in through
the door
Say, chief, there's an outsider tryin'
TO butt in here!"
Both men promptly wheeled about
at those somewhat disconcerting
words.
Who is he?" was Legar's quick
query.
An OF boob wit a barI o. brandy.
Says he's driven in from Oyster
dump!"
Legar looked relieved. Casavanti
even lighted another cigarette.
That's all right. It's Old Eli Help
him in with it. But see that nobody
else gets near that outside door"
There's always help around. Casa
vanti. in case like this proclaimed
the scofing Legar as a white-whisk-
cred old figure in bottle-green coat
and hat laboriously rolled the casl of
liquor through the opened door. The
Owl, with unlooked-for nimbleness in
one Of her years, was already close
at hand, waiting with bung starter and
glasses.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-04-11
AT Colonial Tomorrow.

Robert Edeson. the well-known stage
favorite will be seen st the Colonial.
tomorrow, matinee and night, in a
powerful photo-drams, For q Uo.
msn's Fair Name This Is by f r
one Of the most important pictures
ever released by the Vitagraph com
pany, presenting as it does a problem
that is be to arouse editorial discus
sion throughout the country. 1t pre-
sents s. new phase Of the odd argu-
ment IS TO how far a man should sac
r,fce love and reputation ia order to
protect the name of a married wo-
man. regardless Of the fact that she is
innocent Of wrongd0ing
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-04-11
Cntarrh Deafness Cannot BE Cured

AAAAIlU NcNlAteo NHhuoA ht = "a
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There's only one way to cure catarrh-
al deafness, and that is by constitu-
itonal remedy Catarrhal deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition Of the
mucuous lining Of The Eustachiau
Tube When Tins tube is inhamed you
have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed.
Deafness is the result Unless the in
flammation can be reduced and this
tube restored to its normal condition
hearing Will De destroyed forever
Many cases Of deafness are caused by
catauh. which is an innamed condi-
tion OF the mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure acts through the blood on
the mucous surfaces Of the system.
We will give One Hundred dollars
for any case of Catarrh Deafness that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarra
Cure. Circulars free. All druggists
15c
F , CRFNHY & co. Toledo o
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-04-11
CANADA CENSORS U. S. MAIL.
Letters Opened at Windsor---May
Seek Bomb Plot Clues.

All mail from the United States
that crossed into Canada Mt Detroit,
yesterday was taken to the Windsor
post Office, opened and read and then
resesled with 'stiekers" bearing the
word Censored.
Asked Tor an explanation. Postmaster
Wig.e Of Windsor refused TO say more
than 60 admit that the mail from the
United States had been opened. The
belief IN Windsor is that the remark
able proceeding has o do with efforts
to run down another bomb plot Of
which the authorities have received
information.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-04-11
The Governor Thomas Here.

The State steamer Governor Thomas
arrived here last night from Cam
bridge. Capt Thomas B Howard.
The steamer tied up at colchester
wharf foot of Prince George street
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-04-11

Each episode Of this story will be
shown at The Palace Theatre every
saturday matinee and night.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-04-11

.H# q you E3ust regret that
hF your teeth treated iu
r b uou for an examination
0eements Tor having the
done My method OF
.u. and extraction is
Eliminating the dread
'.as fac. and up.. CroWn and
TI'.. H.rl speciality. Dental par
open Tuesdays, Thursdays and
.Hr.sb Phone 72sem.