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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22

ed the construction of convention
hail. to be called the Auditorium,
which should be the biggest of its kind
in the United States. The city has full
filled that pledge, having put up a
splendid stone, steel and brick struc-
ture, with a seating capacity larger
than that of Madison Square Garden.
In New York. The Garden seats 12.-
1876, to be exact, while the Denver Au-
ditorium seats 1880. This capacity
is far in excess of that of the great
Mormon tabernacle at Salt Lake City,
the Cincinnati Music hall, the Metro
politan Opera House in New York or
the Auditorium or the Coliseum in Chi
cago.
The Denver Auditorium is built for
generations. as Denver hopes to get
many more big conventions. 1t is stu
ated in the business center of the city.
The structure contains 100000 cubic
feet of space and is lighted by $500
sixteen candle power electric lights.
Three million brick and 1900 tons of
steel were used in the construction. The
1880 seats are all opera chairs. no
cheap wooden affairs. and there Is
room for the placing of considerable
number of extra chairs in the immense
hall when occasion calls for them. As
to exits, this hall has the rest of the
United States gasping for air. Within
two minutes the entire building can be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
JOHN A. JOHNSON AND WILLIAM j. BRYAN, LEADING CANDI
DATES FOB THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.

presidency and the vice presidency Of
the United States. This will be the
twentieth national nominating conyen-
Ition Of the historic party, but the first
to meet in a city the site Of which was
"a barren plateau when the Democratic
party nominated in 1856 Its last sue
cessful candidates prior to the great
political changes brought about by the
civil war
The first settlements upon the land
now comprising the thriving city of
Denver were made in 1857. Originally
the place was called st. Charles, but
a little later the name was changed in
honor Of General James w. Denver,
territorial governor Of Kansas, which
at that time included the Colorado
country. In 1859 the city received its
charter, and in 1868 the first railroad
connection with the rest of the world
was made. In forty years Denver has
grown from next to nothing to undis-
puted greatness. American energy, the
precious metals and the Colorado eli
mate have made Denver the metropolis
of the Rocky mountain region and one
of the most enviable cities in the
world. 1t is practically impossible to
discover any body who once having
seen Denver, win speak Ill of the city.
To most persons Denver and delight
spell the same thing.
Denver and determination also might
be said to spell the same thing, for the
hustling representatives of the Colora-
do capital were so determined to Sc
cure this convention that they pledged
the Democratic national committee
500, 900 to help defray convention ex-
lpenses. and the money was in sight be-
fore the national committeeman could
say Jack Robinson. Denver also pledg-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
TREES AS BEAuTIFIERs.
Value of Welfare Leagues Crusade
Already Apparent.

The village of Evanston, Ill.,, was
number of dairy farms lying be-
tween Walnut Hills and Norwood
There were no natural trees on these
farms, and the result was the new
village was without shade All the
streets in the village were paved with
brick, and the reflection of the hot sun
on summer day made the need Of
shade trees all the more marked.
Three years ago the Welfare associa-
ton Of Evanston appointed commit
tee on shade trees, and this committee
called upon every lot owner In the VII
lage and urged the planting Of trees
twenty-five feet apart along the curb
line. This request was heartily re-
sponded to, says the Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune, and resulted in the
planting of 800 hard naples, each
about twelve feet high.
The work was done by an expert.
who planted the trees scientifically and
mulched them carefully. Each tree
was then provided with a wire tree
box, SO as to be carefully protected.
The committee is still in existence,
and each year it has planted additional
trees where none had been planted be-
fore or where trees have died. There
are now over 1900 Of these trees In
the village, and those which were
planted three years ago have grown
enough to give considerable shade and
to lend beauty and charm to the scene.
The committee had some opposition
to overcome. Occasionally a property
owner feared that the leaves Of the
trees would clog the cutters and down
spouts; others said the roots would rip
up. the sidewalks, while still others
said the time would come in fifty years
or more when the trees would be SO
dense as to- shut out the light. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
CITY IMPROVEMENT HINTS

committee. therefore, had to argue the
points In favor of trees. the beauty of
the budding foliage in the spring, the
glory of the summer and the splendof
OF the colors in the fall.
They presented thefact that the tree
is purifier Of the atmosphere. The
carbonic acid gas which is exhaled
from the lungs of human beings and
which is poison to animal life is alb
sorbed by the leaves of trees and is
the food of plant life. Thus vegetation
keeps the atmospheric balance and con-
tributes to the health of mankind.
Every one has experienced the de-
lights of rest under the shade of a
tree on a hot summer day. Not only
does the tree contribute to comfort by
mitigating the rays of the sun, but the
trees themselves cool the atmosphere
and tend to maintain fixed, equable
temperature. This Is SO we'll under
stood that the New York County Med
ical society some years ago passed n
resolution In which 1t found that one
of the best means of diminishing the
death rate among children in our cities
Is the cultivation of an adequate num-
Der of trees in the sheets.
Any one can tell the difference be-
tween the air of forest with its brac-
| ing ozone and the stuffy hot air of 4
treeless city street. The air in the
woods contains less bacteria and dust
particles and other air Impurities than
does the atmosphere removed from the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22

emptied of its human throng As to
ventilation, the Denver Auditorium
seems TO surpass every known prede-
cessor, for it has two great fans, each
ten feet In diameter, midway in the
house, to send cold air through the
building, while there is an exhaust fan
to eliminate the foul air. Each fan has
coil of 1900 feet of pipe to be filled
in summer with cold water. thus es-
tablishing cooling plant, and to be
filled with steam in winter, thus heat
ing the building.
The Denver promoters, however, de-
clare that the July climate is so pleas
antly cool that every delegate will be
able to sit comfortably in the hall with
his coat on instead of being compelled,
as at most conventions, to go "in
shirt sleeves" and with q handker-
chief under his collar.
Ignatius ]. Dunn Of Omaha Is the
man selected By the Nebraska delega-
ton to nominate William j. Bryan for
the presidency.
/ Nothing In American life is so inter-
esting. so dramatic, SO full of thrills.
as a national political convention.
Denver fully realizes this fact and has
determined to supply the delegates and
the thousands of>visitors to the con.
vention of 1908 with an extra series OF
thrills. This being, as stated the first
time that the Rocky mountain plateau
has had the privilege of entertaining q
national body of such importance--of
world Importance, it may be said
Denver proposes to let slip no oppor
tunity to prove to the rest of the Unit
ed States that the city is q pretty good
place to visit in the good old summer
time.
J There are, first Of all, the Seeing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22

Denver" cars. On these electric coach
es. the visitor may observe under the
tutelage Of scholarly and humorous
lecturer with a megaphone most OF the
sights of the city-the broad, clean
business section. the wholesome, happy
residential areas, the parks. the state
capitol building, the city's public Ii
brary and the state library and. In,
fact. everything to be expected in a
modern city except slums. Denver has
no sluns.
Visitors from the far eastern sections
of the United States who may have
become accustomed to looking upon
pads and other kinds OF holdup men
will discover that there are no dark
streets in Denver where a footpad
may operate. Perhaps In no other city
of the nation is electric light employed
as a permanent police force. OF course
there are living policemen, too. but the
city fathers of Denver some time ago
put In operation unique lighting sys-
TEN with a particular intention toward
making robbery a difficult and perilous
pastime. Even the alleys are brill
liantly lighted, so that the crock finds
little chance to operate. AS result Of
the electric police force nocturnal rob-
berries and assaults are scarcely known
in Denver
If the visitor to whom the seeing
car lecturer points out the mile high
sign is not satisfied with that unusual
altitude he need not go home without
going higher. Let him take a train for
the famous Georgetown loop and be-
yond to Silver Plume. which Is two
miles high. The trip is matter OF
only about three hours and is as full of
thrills as the fretful poreupine's ex-
terror is full of quilts. Past gold
mines prodigiously rich the train
climbs up the mountains, the track
| winding around and up so that at
Georgetown it crosses over itself twice
In case two miles high is too low for
satisfaction. there is still higher climb
| ing by rail. The road which climbs
Gray's peak, not far from Denver. is
the highest up" railway in the world
| III Il ZlSZdS IdSutOu CidWis
up the mountain wall until all around
the amazed tourist lies perpetual snow
and within his range of vision are 49,
mountain peaks of the mighty Rocky
range. This high line is something
new, having been in operation but two
seasons. The altitude reached by this
railway is $4,000 feet. considerably
more than two and half miles.
| Should further thrills be sought after
these the passenger may make a one
day trip into the Royal gorge and re
turn. Another trip is that into the
wonderful gold fields Of Cripple Creef
and their vicinity, which, in the Ian
guage of an enthusiast. is "a one day
trip that bankrupts the English Ian
guage" A nights ride from Denver
is Glenwood Springs. the beautiful wa
tering place A similar distance is th'
Pixies Peak region, with Colorado
Springs, Manitou Springs and the cog
road up Pixies Peak and the driv'
through the astounding Garden of tn,
Gods.
Denver itself is about fifteen miles
from the mountains, though the mar
velously clear atmosphere causes tn!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22

stranger to imagine that he can walk
to the mountains and get back before
breakfast. Gold and silver are by no
means the only produces of Colorado,
In the delightful little valleys and on.
the plateaus around Denver one may
see the prettiest Of farms, agriculture
being made possible and profitable
through irrigation.
Denver is at the junction of the
South Platte river and Cherry creek.
Along the banks and in the bed of
Cherry creek. right IN the city. used to
be placer gold in paying quantities.
For that matter, anybody In Denver
today may go down to the creek with
a pan and wash out 81 or 50 worth of
gold dust in days work.
+ rs that soy exclaimed an excited
tourist who recently visited Denver
and heard this fact casually mentions
ed why, don't see anybody down
there looking for gold Why don't YOU
folks take advantage of your. opportu7
mites and pick up gold If it is lying
| around loose?"
The informant, Denverite. smiled
softly.
| why" he replied, there's nobody
in Denver poor enough TO have to work
for 50 day, so what's the use?
| Colorado is the only state in the I'm
ion which has preacher for governor
The Rev. DIR. Henry A Buchtel, chan
cellor Of the University of Denver, is
the. chief executive of the state An
other interesting political fact is that
women vote In Colorado on equal
terms with men for any candidate,
from the man who runs for justice of
the peace to his fellow citizen who
seeks the presidency. Never before
has a national convention met In q
state where the enthusiastic ladies in
the galleries Of the convention hall
| will vote in November for or against
the candidates nominated at the con-
vention.
Colorado is called the Centennial
State because it was admitted to the
Union in 1876. just a hundred years
from the PRONUNCIATION of the Declare.
ton of Independence. 1t is the most
mountainous of all the states and by
far the richest in mineral wealth. Den.
yer has the largest smelling works In
the world, but for all it's furnaces it is
a remarkably clean city, with pellu
cid atmosphere and no trace of Goa
smoke smut on the walls of the build
ings.
Denver has four high schools ant
sixty-live graded schools and no les
than $50 churches. AS proof posi-
tive that the town is altogether up tt
date the fact may be mentioned tina
the public library shortly is to b.
housed in Carnegie building.
But the Auditorium, built primarily
for the Democratic national convention
and secondarily for all other big con
ventions, shows and spectacies which
are expected in the next two or three
generations, is built exclusively of Den
yer funds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22

the interesting fact
that the altitude at that point is exact
ly one mile above sea level. Never be-
fore has a national political convention
elected to hold itself so high up in
the, world, and never before has such.
a convention been held so far to the
westward. In 1900 the Democratic ma
that being until the present year "far-
Fthest west" for all national nominating
conventions.
Denver is pardonably proud of its
distinction in securing this great con-
vention, where will assemble ZOOS del
egates from all the states and terrific
ries to nominate candidates for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22

Around The world to WANDER UP and down.
Though the town be but small,
Not big burg at all,
IRIS the place where all your interests
are at
And you'll be very wise
And your stock it will rise
II you'll paste this little. chorus in your
hat:
CHORUS.
Home trade, Home trade.
It's way ahead of roam trade.
So kindly cut the cataloguers out
Chase theml Erase them,
And never try to trace them,
But plant your dollars here at home to
sprout
#. SAPP. JR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22

Nothing else does what Kodol does.
There is no other complete digester.
Kodol brings instant relief to the stom-
ach, and aids to Quick recovery. See
the guarantee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
BY RosERTus LOVE.
copyright. 1903, by Robertus Lowell

N ENVER is a mile
~ high. This may
be one reason
why the delegates,
alternates and 9TH
ers attending the
Democratic national
convention W h | C b
meets there July Z
nay expect a high
time. A tablet on
the side of a build
ing in the Colorado
metropolis sets forth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-22
A Home Trade sona.

Your support you should give
To the place where you live.
And you ought to help the old town grow.
It's the place you should love
Every other place above,
Which is why we would remark as We go:
CHORUS.
Eome trade. Home trade!
Its-'way ahead Of roam trade.
10 kindly keep your dollars in the town.
Spend them, Lend them.
> But never never send them -.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-08
SHERIFF IAUKEA
PURSUES OWNERS
Continued from Page One)

Sec. 3164-"The owner of any prem
Uses the lessee of which maintains
thereon house of i'll fame shall noti-
fly such lessee that ms lease will be
revoked if he continues such mainten-
ance contrary to law, and if such lessee
shall continue to maintain such house
of i'll fame such lease shall cease and
determine and the owner may enter
and take possession
Sec. 3162-"Whoever, as owner or
lessee or agent thereof, knowingly let's
or permits any house or place to be
Kept or maintained for the purposes of
prostitution or lewdness; whoever, as
owner, lessee, or agent thereof, suffers
any such house or place to be kept
or used For the purposes Of prostitu-
ton or lewdness, after having been
notified in writing that such house or
place is kept and used for such pur-
poses, shall be fined not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars and be imprisoned
for not less than sixty days nor more
than six months at hard labor"
Sec. 3163-"The words whoever and
person as contained in sections 3161
1862, shall include members of limit
ed partnerships, joint stock companies
and corporations. Each and every
partner in a limited partnership shall
be seyerally liable to the penalties
herein, and each and every officer o.
any joint stock company or corpora
ton whatsoever, shall also be liable L
such penalties; provided that ever!
person specified in this section If re
siding in the district or county il
which action shall be brought, shall b.
entitled to notice in writing of the fac
oI such unlawful use of the house o
place so used, which notice shall b.
served personally at least three day
before complaint is filed against hin
under said section"
1t is my intention to notify not onl,
you but all agents, owners and manag
ing officers of corporations which ar
owners or agents Of premises used a
houses and places of ill fame of sue
use and to prosecute under the abov
sections any that may suffer such us
of the premises to continue.
Yours respectfully,
G. P. IAUKEA, Sheriff.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-08
NOTABLE
VISITOR
COMMISSIONER FORBES ON WAY
HOME FRUM PHILIPPINES ON
VACATION

w. Cameron Forbes, recently APP
pointed Vice-Governor of the Philip
pines and who has been enc of the
Philippine commissioners for the past
four years, is among the Korea pas
sengers passing through here today.
Accompanied by j. r. Gait and A. f.
Judd, of this city, Mr.. Forbes, Ambas-
sador Thomas }. O'Brien, the Ameri-
can representative at Toxic, and Phil
ippine Commissioner LuzurTiaga paid
call on Governor Frear and then
lunched at the University Club as the
guests of Mr. Gait.
Mr. Forbes, who is a Harvard grad
uaTe, was very much pleased to hear
of the victory of his alma mater over
T'dle in the boat races this year and
chatted with Governor Frear for a
moment in this regard, after The more
serious topics had been run over He
was wellknown as one of the best foot
ball coaches in the United States, some
ten years ago, bringing the Harvard
team forward to victory for two years,
which had been preceded by a long
succession of defeats. IN speaking OF
his present trip to the United States
Mr.. Forbes made the following state-
ment:
Il am just going home for a yaca-
ton. | have been in the Philippines
for the past four years and am taking
six months vacation. l shall spend
most of my time at home in Boston
with my family and will probably visit
Washington before returning to the
islands.
"In regard to sugar in the Philip
pines, the industry is at very low ebb
at present. We have no modern ma
chfnery and no animals and the ami
mails which are brought in do not live.
There is no capital available for the
purchase of up-to-date machinery. AS
the result sugar is not considered as
doing well.
I'VE hope to receive the support OF
the market of the United States
though this may be a hard fight What
we desire is the right to send in linn
fed amount, about 100000 tons per
year. With such assistance we might
do much better. With the high prices
which have been the rule this year, we
have done better than usual and those
have made money"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-08
WOman's Exchange
Hotel st. near Union.
w. Irwin & Co., Ltd
SUGAR FACTORS, COallSSlua AGgHgS

AGENTS FOR
Oceanic Steamship Co., San Francisco,
Cal.
Western Sugar Refining Co., San Fran
cisco, Cal
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Newall Universal Mill Co., Manufac-
turers of National Cane Shredder,
New York, N. Y.
Pacific Oil Transportation Co, San
Francisco, Cal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-08
NEWS In A NUTSHELL
Paragraphs That Give Condensed
News of the Day.

The fleet is coming. Let US clean
up the city.
There will be a meeting of the Board
OF Health at o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
A meeting of the Chamber of Com
MERGE will be held at 3 O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon.
John Emmeluth is suing the Waialua
Agricultural Company, A. J. Lopez
and c. NJ V. Forster for a half interest
in certain lands at Waialua
Henry May & Co. have received a
new shipment of Centennials Best
Flour on the Arizonan. Phone % and
get your share of it at once.
Seats for the triangular baseball Sc
ries are selling like hot cakes and if
one wishes to get good seats they had
better hurry up, as all the good ones
are nearly gone.
Captain W. S. Hogg, of the Glacier,
was one of the callers on Governor
Frear this morning, Surgeon Lang
horn of the Naval station also paid an
official call
A deed for one acre of land from
the Bishop estate trustees to the
Board of Education for a school site
at Halawa, Molokai, was filed this
morning
1t isn't the 212%o of alcohol in, Primo
Beer that makes you feel better for
having taken a glass with your
meals; it's the tonic effect of the bar
ley malt and hop extract.
The Federal grand jury has ad
journed till a week from today. 1t
is likely that more testimony will be
taken in the Lieutenant Carter as
sault case before a decision is reach
ed.
DR.. Wilcox, who has taken the place
of Jared G. Smith as the head of the
United States Experiment Station in
this city, will address the Commercial
club tomorrow noon. Lunch will be
served promptly at noon and the
| speaking will commence half an hour
| later.
The voters of Olowalu and Ukume
hame, Maui, have petitioned Govern
or Frear that these two sections be
constituted a new precinct, so thai
they may not be forced to travel tc
LahaiDa to vote.
The last ofNthe papers from the
teachers examinations which have
been held in various parts of the Ter
ritory, have been received by the
Board of Education and the work O.
| assigning the successful ones to pc
sitions according to their grade will
soon be taken up.
Acknowledgement Hemenway hal
| filed his brief in the Supreme Cour
in the case in which Carl Smith, a.
attorney for man found guilty o
practicing medicine without license
has appealed on the ground that tn
deputy county attorney had no RICH
to represent the Territory.
THE Mascot" will be presented 70
three nights during the stay of tn
fleet in Honolulu. Many new stunts
up to date splashes of local wit, t.
gether with new forms and faces
grace the beautiful costumes will b
feature of the coming production
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE WEATHER.
Local Office. U. S. Weather Bureau,
Young Building.

Honolulu r. H., July s, 1908.
Temperatures, q, III; a, M; 10
a. m; and morning minimum,
"A; %; IS; rs; 6S.
Barometer reanns; absolute humid
ity GRAINS per cubic FOOT; relative
humidity and dew point at a. M:
GO.Ol; G.147; 70; 81.
Wind: Velocity ana direction at 6 u.
H.; a. M; 10 a. M; and noon.
4 H.; NE; n; Is NE.
Rainfall during "a hours ending s a.
m. 90 inch.
Total wind movement during "a hours
ended at noon l55 miles
WIZ. Z. STOCKMAN,
Section Director.