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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-23
THREE MEN BURIED
BY SLATE WASTE
At QUARRY
Fatal Accident Near Granville,
N. Y, Yesterday
OTHERS WERE INJURED
One Of the Victims was Buried 800
Feet Below Surfaee-Two
Bodies Were Recovered

Granville, n. Y, May 22.-One OF the
worst accidents in the history of the
slate industry here occurred at o.
clock this afternoon, when about ~
tons of slate waste slid from the bank
of the Norton No. l quarry, 800 feet
to the bottom OF the pit, killing three
Hungarian workmen, and badly IN
turing several others.
The three men killed were buried
under the debris, one OF them so deep
that no attempt will be made to re-
cover his body until tomorrow morn
ing.
The accident was due to the under
mining of huge pile of waste on the
bank, by the spring thaw, the waste
being propelled imperceptibly nearer
to the edge of the pit, until II finally
slipped over, burying several OF the
workmen under many feet of dirt and
slate refuse, and horribly managing
others
The men killed were Joseph Figu-
la. 80 years old; Urko Rofhkosh, so
years old and Michael Fiko, also 80
years old. All were residents of this
town and all we're married.
Three men were injured, but 1t is
believed they will recover John Wasy
lax 2S years old received more seri-
GUS injuries than his fellow workmen
sustaining a broken arm and cuts and
bruises to the head. Pat Hurley, "a
years old, and Wasyl Crisko, so, we're
also hurt. All the men injured had
families.
There were nine men working in
the pit when the fall occurred, but
three were at the farther end OF the
quarry and escaped.
As soon as possible gang OF men
was at work digging out the dead and
injured, and by o'clock this after
noon the bodies of Figula and Roth
kosh had been recovered. and the
three injured men brought to Gran
vile for treatment Or. ID. C. McKen'
zle was summoned to the quarry
| shortly after the accident.
II was not considered advisable 10
try to get Fiko's body tonight, as
there was a threatening ledge OF slate
hanging over the spot where he is
buried. and il may be found necessary
to employ dynamite to make the
work of recovery safe.
The bodies of Figula and Rofhkosh
which were literally cut to pieces
were taken to the undertaking rooms
Of McKenna & Roberts.
The Norton quarry is located about
mile from Granville village, on the
road to West Pawlet.
This is the first accident in the
Granville slate district this spring.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-23
TAFT LEADERS ARE
TALKING ABOUT
BOLTMG
Root and Others COncede
RooseveIt's Nomination
TAFT is STILL HOPEFUL
Claims $40 Votes in the Chicago Con-
vention and Will Continue
Fight for Delegates

Washington. May Ex-senator
Root visited several of his colleagues
on the conservative side OF the sen
ate today and sounded them about
the prospects Of running thlrd uc-
ket in case Col. Roosevelt is nominal
ed for President at Chicago. Those
whom he saw regarded the nomlna-
tion OF Col Roosevelt as inevitable.
Nothing definite was arrived at IN
these conferences, and Mr.. Root him
self did not seem certain whether the
nomination of third ticket would be
advisable or not.
Mr.. Root and those with whom he
talked seemed to regard 1t as certain
that the New York delegation would
split in half, that Roosevelt would
carry New Jersey, and that a number
of the States now nominally for Tart,
such as Michigan and Indiana, would
swing over to Roosevelt.
In the event of the Colonels nomi-
nation the question of running thlrd
ticket has come decidedly to the
front There has been some talk
about nominating a sort OF Palmer
and Buckner ticket, with a Republi-
can at the head and a Democrat at
the foot, but the prevailing sentiment
has been in favor of running
straight Republican ticket.
Should this be done there is a posi-
bility of three Republican tickets in
the field, for friends of Senator La
Toilette said tonight he would carry
his fight against Roosevelt beyond
the convention and up to the election.
Whether he does or not, bolt by the
conservatives seems imminent
In spite of his defeat In Ohio, the
President kept up his spirits today
He seemed to be as buoyant as ever
and talked about going into New Jer-
sey in as cheerful way as If he had
never heard OF Ohio. People close to
him said they had never seen him so
jovial and optimistic and this in
spite of the fact that all his friends
were telling everybody they knew
that the fight was all over. The
President issued the following state
ment.
"Our opponents quote from state
ment of mine, made in Cleveland
that the fight in Ohio, my home State
much to my qualification, would be
the decisive one, and would settle the
question OF my nomination. This is
true. ! shall have at least II votes
from Ohio, including the delegates al
large, for we have every assurance
that we shall control the State Con
vention.
This will constitute a clear major
ity In the National Convention. In
deed, In addition to the votes from
Ohio, delegates elected for me from
other States, OF which | have beer
advised since my Cleveland state
ment, give me at the most conserva
tive estimate, 81 out of the 1,O7S
votes in the National Convention
thirty more than the number neces
sary to nominate.
81 am going to New Jersey to take
part In the coming campaign there
for the same reason that ! went t
Ohio. and such delegates as we ma!
receive from New Jersey will thus
make assurance doubly sure"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-23
QUIT DIXON URGES TAFT
Withdrawal the Wisest Course for
President 10 Take, He Declares.

Washington, May Ex-senator Dix
on, head OF the Roosevelt National
Headquarters, issued statement to-
day practically calling on President
Taft to withdraw from the Presiden-
til contest.
"0hio makes the tenth Republican
State where the candidacy of Mr..
Taft and Col Roosevelt has been sub
mitted to the Republican voters them
selves for decision and Senator Dix.
on's statement.
"The verdict has been unanimous
one In every State. Taft and his
campaign managers have fully realiz-
ed that an adverse verdict In Ohio
meant the death knell OF the move
ment TO renominate Mr. Taft.
Realizing the situation. Mr. Taft
frankly stated at Cleveland last
Thursday in his speech; "The vote
in Ohio. my home State. will be the
decisive one and settle the question
Of the nomination. The Republican
leaders and the Republican voters so
interpret the Roosevelt landslide in
Ohio yesterday.
The Republican party is bigger
than the ambition OF any one man
The one wise, patriotic thing to be
done is for Mr.. Taft and his mana
gers now TO accept the unanimous
verdict OF the Republican primary
States and to withdraw from the con
test Neither he nor his managers
can longer withstand the nationwide
movement that calls for Roosevelt
once again to assume that Leadership
Of the Republican party. His nomi
nation Ia inevitable at Chicago ant
his election is certain In November.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-23
MASSACHUSETTS FoREsTERs
Delegates to Annual Convention Visit
Local Court

The visit of the Massachusetts, For.
esters to the local court Wednesday
afternoon, furnished an enjoyable oc.
casion, both for the delegates and
the local members. There we're
nearly 500 delegates present, coming
from North Adams on four special
cars.
The address OF welcome at Fores.
ters' hall was made by President of
the Village, ID. A. Ward, who extend.
ed a cordial greeting to the visitors
Postmaster c. NJ. Graves also spoke
on the fraternity and good feeling
existing between Massachusetts, and
Vermont Other speakers were
Grand Officers Cheney and Mitchell.
The visitors returned TO North AID.
ans early in the afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-23
LOSING MONEY
Bennington County Towns That Have
Not Made Reports

The following are the only towns
failing to comply With the state regu-
lations regarding rendering accounts
on the state aid maintenance fund:
Arlington, Bennington, Glastonbury,
Manchester Peru, Rupert, Sandgate,
and Searsburg.
Towns failing to render their
monthly accounts whether any actual
work was done or not, forfeit their
share Of the maintenance fund. This
fund is in the absolute control Of the
state highway commission and the
attention OF all road officials is call.
ed to this law requiring a monthly
report. Copies Of the law will be
sent each commissioner on request.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-23
APPROPRIATE $4,000
Waterbury viii Build an Annex to
High School Building.

Waterbury. May eat a special
town meeting here yesterday 1t was
voted TO appropriate $4,000 for an
annex to the high school building.
Last March II was voted to appropri.
ate $4,000 for the purpose Of erecting
an annex to the present building, but
1t was later found this sum was in
adequate.
On the motion to appropriate $685.
600 at the meeting yesterday the first
ballot was a tie. LOG for and 106
against. On the second ballot the
yes vote was 1873 to 100 against.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-23
Gun That You Can Usually Tell Whena Man
ROCKEFELLER AVOIDS OHIO
Delays Departure to Cleveland After
Roosevelt Victory is Announced.

Tarrytown. n. Y, May 22.-John d.
Rockefeller is not going back to
Cleveland on June /. After hearing
the returns from Ohio Mr.. Rookie
Teller decided that he would remain
in New York for two weeks longer,
and his departure is expected about
June 10.
Although a fine morning for golf
ing, Mr. Rockefeller did not play,
but went motoring instead. He could
not be seen to get his opinion on the
result in Ohio.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-23
RAILWAY FUEL ASSOCIATION
Many Papers Relative to Coal Con-
sumption viii Be Read.

Chicago, Ill.,, May 22.-The fourth
annual convention OF the Information
al Railway Fuel Association was
opened today at the Hotel Sherman
In this city. The sessions will con.
tinue three days. during which time
many papers relative TO railway fuel
and it's consumption will be present.
ed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-23
KING OPENS BIG FLOWER SHOW
George Of England Present at the
Largest Exhibition Of Its Kind.

London, May 22.-The King ofnci.
ated today at the opening of the in.
ternational horticultural exhibition
on the grounds Of the Royal hospital
at Chelsea. The exhibition Is said
to be the largest OF its kind ever held
The display OF plants and blossoms
occupies nearly 20 acres OF ground,
about seven acres OF which have been
placed under canvas.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-23
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.
For eastern New York and western
Vermont showers tonight or Friday.
Warmer tonight interior Warmer
Friday east portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-23

build a home and were less interest.
ed in social position and the accum.
ulatlon Of money.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-24
COLONEL FRENCH
GONE TO HILO

Among the passengers for Hilo in
the Mauna Kea on Tuesday were Col.
Geo. French and Major J. Willis. Col.
French reached Honolulu April rs, be,
ing sent from Chicago to hold spe-
cial meetings, and report on all the
S. A. work in these islands. Those
who had the pleasure Of hearing Col
French speak in the NJ. +. church
last Sunday morning were greatly i'm
pressed with his ability as a forceful
and eloquent speaker. The discourse
in Central Union church that same
evening was thought by many TO be
even better than the one they had
listened to in the morning, and it IS
certain that those who attended the
meeting where Col French spoke, in
the armory hall on Saturday evening,
were greatly helped, for al the end OF
the meeting a goodly number Of peo-
pie were seeking conversion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-24
BY J, A, aREoKoNs.

Especial Correspondence OF the starr
WASHINGTON, April ~ - The
Washington Post of a recent date con,
tains the following interview with Mr.
L. S, CONFESS of Hilo,
III the free sugar bill should he
passed it means the end of American
citizenship in the Hawaiian Islands
for years to come, said LELAND stan
ford CONFESS, editor of the IUlo Her
aid, at the Dewey, Mir Conness is a
son of the late Senator CONFESS, WIN
represented California In the United
States Senate from 1868 to 1859, and
was one of the honorary pallhearers
of President Lincoln
with the exception of two or three
of the largest plantations in the Ter
ritury, the industry will he killed ali,
solutely, and the land which has been
taken up by homesteaders with the
idea of giving us a truly American
population, owning their own homes
and forming class Of the best type,
will he rendered worthless" Mr. Con,
ness continued, "To the Orientals, who
can live on from 10 TO % cents q daY,
using rice as the only important az,
ticle of diet, this land may be Of some
value, but under q free sugar tarin
it never can be of value to Americans
or others who might become Amer,
can citizens
Personally / believe that Hawaii
could stand a reduction OF the present
tariff to | cent a pound, though under
such conditions a number of planta-
lions would he put out Of business,
! doubt very much If the smaller own
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-24
The Kau Ditch
Bill Reported
BY J. A. 5REcKoNs.


Especial Correspondence of the starr
WASHINGTON, d. c., April IL
The report of the Senate Committee
on Pacific Islands and Porto Rico on
the bill which has passed the House
authorizing John T, McCrosson and
associates to construct an irrigation
ditch on the Island of Hawaii, is in
part as follows:
The bill under consideration author
ICES an association of individuals in
Hawaii, their assigns, or such corpora.
ton as they may organize, to CON
struct, under proper restrictions and
suitable regulations, this improvement
to place under cultivation several
thousand acres of land which as pres
ent is of little value. The grantees
are given a leasehold of fifty years
at an annual rental of 81 per acre on
the land to be improved in order that
they may be assured financial return
which will justify the proposed invest
ment. The right of the grantees to
issue bonds to provide funds for the
construction of the contemplated i'm
provement is limited in the amend
ment proposed by your committee to
an amount not to exceed the actual
cost in any event not to exceed $3,5OO,-
eco.
The ditch for which provision is
made by the bill is to be 100 miles
long, with a minimum capacity of
1O0,O00,00O gallons of water per day,
sufficient to irrigate $1,000 acres of
land, and is estmted to cost $3,250,-
eco. When completed it is expected
to increase ten times the rental value
of approximately 10000 acres of public
'andl; and at the end Of the ler,se-
hold period the land brought under
cultivation by this improvement, and
now described as desert will revert
to the Government of Hawaii, without
cost, in the meantime having increas'
ed in value twenty-five fold.
Provision is made In section nine
teen that the Territory of Hawaii ma,
at any time after ten years from thu
completion of the project take owe
the ditch with all its appurtenance
on the payment of a sum equal TO tn
cost of the improvements plus twent,
per cent of such cost the amount L
be determined by arbitration provide,
for in the bill II is also proyidet
Csec. 49, that at the end of the fit!
year leasehold period, or sooner
determined, the ditch and other plan
and appurtenances shall revert TO am
become the property Of the Territor
of Hawaii without payment thereo
and free of all charges, expenses, liens
or obligations whatsoever.
Inasmuch as the rights OF Che put
, lie are carefully safeguarded in tn
bill, the committee recommends if
passage.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-24
VIEWS OF SUPREME COURT ON
BELT ROAD CONTRACT CASE

Following is the syllabus of decision
OF the Supreme Court, the finding of
which was given in yesterdays Star,
on the Heeia belt road contract:
Under a statute providing for the
letting Of public contracts to the low
est responsible bidder, the refusal of
the awarding officers to award q con-
tract to the lowest bidder can be
justified only when it has been made
to appear upon public hearing and
investigation conducted with fairness
impartiality and thoroughness that he
is not a responsible bidder.
The phrase responsible bidder
means one who is not only financially
responsible, but who is possessed of
the judgment skill, ability, capacity
and integrity requisite and necessary
to perform the contract according to
its terms. In determining the ques.
ton of the responsibility of a bidder
awarding officers have a wide discre
liOH' bul lldJ ulSCISJlOn luuSI De SAGT'
cised fairly, honestly and judicially.
THE specifications for public con.
tract upon which bids are requested
should include every element essential
to furnish a common standard by
which to measure the respective bids
and where they are so indefinite oil
misleading as to prevent real com
petition between the bidders, no valid
contract can be based upon them
Where, in a call for tenders for the
construction of a road, no time was
fixed within which the work should
be completed, but the bidders were
required to state in their bids the
time in which they would agree to
complete the work and neither the
call for tenders nor the specifications
stated the value which would be
placed upon the difference in time
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-24

and the awarding officers were not
bound to consider the difference in
time in which the bidders agreed TO
complete the work in determining who
was the lowest bidder, held that the
specifications were fatally defective
and no contract could be awarded on
them"
In the body of the main opinion, by
Chief Justice Robertson, the follow
ing remarks are found.
Additional facts are to be found
stated in the opinion of Mr.. Justice
Perry wherein also are contained our
reasons for holding that the speciflca-
tions upon which the bidders based
their tenders were so indefinite and
uncertain in respect TO the time with
in which the contract was to be per-
formed as to prevent real competition
between the bidders, and that a valid
contract could not be founded on them.
That ground alone is enough to re-
uulTe tue am ulduCe VI lue ItCiSG'
but in view of the importance of the
case because of the fact that public
contracts are constantly being let by
officers acting under the statute here
involved we deem it our duty to ex-
press our views with reference to the
procedure followed by the commission
| IN considering the bids ami awarding
the contract in question.
"The trial judge found as c fact
that the complainant was the lowest
res ponsible bidder, and the finding
was fully supported by the evidence,
That alone would not, however, be
conclusive of the complaiuants right
to the relief sought because if upon a
fair and impartial public hearing the
commission had found upon any sub
stantial evidence that the complain
Continued on page 12,)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-24
THE PLACE TO GO.

Those who have not been on the lee
side Of this island know not what
they have missed in the way Of pure
air and marine and mountain seen.
cry Down at Halelwa where the best
hotel on the island is the climate rs
delightful, the sea bathing uneXcelled
and such as fills the souls Of poets
with ideas on the subject Of values
and begets inspirations. Then. TO get
down to material things the food sup
plies the essentials Of strength, good
digestion and good humor. Trains 70
to the door
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-24
CONFESS TELLS WHAT FREE
SUGAR WOULD Do TO HAWAII

ers OF sugar laUds WoODd Ne able ~
cultivate their orops aud nav eNneAaea
IL the rate should he matte lower
"Che eNorts OF both Republican cad
Democratic parties Ia the DslaNda %
Hawaii Tor eome wears have heeN IN
encourage homesteadhg with tAa
idea Of bringing In rorlugurae, Rus,
sian, Spanish aud other NNropesn ,m,
migrants who would elRA to tho coll,
would raise their families In llawau,
and make good ctaenH white tAe
views at the two vary as rpsarda
brngng about this end the result
they have been striving 60 attain In
the same In each ease, ANA q free
sugar Hill would mean the end Of aAv
such hope
"a the present time the United
states Ia spending large sums ~
money 10 support In Hawaii a sun,
Client force of troops W hold the
islands, In case OF war with u torelAn
power, should tho Americans he
driven from the lalunds which would
be- the only possible result that would
he brought by free sugar These forces
would have to be enlarged ana
STRENGTHENED, as the Oriental p0pu,
latipn would increase AZ the number
of citizens was leHsened Hawaii,
since annexation has poured millions
of dollars into the United states
Treasury Il never has been a drain
upon the resources Of the mainland.
and 10 have its principal industry
in fact It's only industry one that
ships 100000 tons Of sugar per year,
put completely out Of business hardly
would be q fair deal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-24
REPULSIVE DETAILS Of OTERIC'S
CONDITION OFFICIALLY TOLD

pIlals on board were not as required
by law ana wholly un6t for Inc pur
pose for which they were provided
that the ventilation In them WAS poor
and the space allotted TOO small In
some Of the hospital spaces II was
found that not even ordinary O0Rys
niences were provided for tho M,
mates. They stated thai The apparent
ignorance ana lack ~ cleanliness On
the part Of the passengers constitute
oi no excuse Tor o failure 10 provide
accommodation,
no regulations IN regard ~ dis
cipline ana cleanliness we're kent
posted during he voyage ana lie
compartments ana spaces occupied ~
the passengers we're NOT kept IN a
ooaU and healthy condition, The
mattresses and bedding, aFoepl In
few rare Instances, Wgfe moi token
from lbe berlbs where tbey were nfst
lIaced ON arrival ~ Honolulu n Was
necessary ~ burn all mo mattresses.
The decks were MOI wished HHd the
nm apparently was allyWed ~ remain
being sprgkled over vim saWdust
ana disiHfeciaBis The result Was ~
almost iDlolerabis stencil which eH
listed even 49, ~ he day when the Vas.
sci was examined ny ne efsGd iufy.
30 cOBYspleHess we're provided TO-
lbf use NJ children HE0eBt such ne
we're improyised after rhs beHBBiBa
~ tbe yOyagf and we're wholly aHft,
ana the grand iHfy states tbHt n IA
10 be- wondered ~ fbat NJ more
deaths occurred tbaB actually t60k
place. You state maj nom No hlihV
condition N No snip OH arrival II
appears tbat fbs 0fiofTs pald YER
slight attention ~ me requirements
~ cleanliness, me deoks ana ram.
DaHmsgts where fbs passengers WeFs
beHbsd appeared H0t ~ baVs been
washed ~ scrubbed f0W me- TINE
me gess'd lfft lAsb0B, FebWaiE o.,
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ter is DDf N foT Dgbiioan0g, bfigR
detailed description N no iBqesoGb,
ably blfby agq Hagseapgg ogHqlflgg
% ne compartments
'From ihe DqDys submitted b. la
eyiqent ubai ibis yessa vim lziE "a
seDgers was paURgteq ~ BDyase
N eigbt weeks under 40 condition.
NJ weather ip yiQlaiiop NJ DfsclcaBy
all " tbe provisions NJ fbe Dass paeg
aci hayipg ~ % glth he beslfb,
comfort anq Belibeipg N u8e Dassep
gers The deaib n " cblqreg aip
iDf The ypyage marks fbis ~ he
worsi case eyer submitted ~ fbe ~.
psHmepr The SEXES Bere uqt prq.
rerly segregated during b Isrse gor
non " the y9yage, tbe maaer tgt
ing that the confusion vas slob fbRf
n was Impossible fQr bim ~ siaie ~
the mapifest me exact compalimenis
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