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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03
A Deuver sunday. wAnmsn..uu..

From me DenVsr Republican.
Sunday dlSsomposing cleaning Of polished
collars, ~
A depr, ssing serving OF drinks behind closed door.
o. l~unchlesS slloons
Dust, sEiring. laden with polychromatic nan-
sites. 49,"
In tn home newspaper leyiathans are devoured
The Great American Sunday DI1ner sends az:
app lling stare from the tablt,
Mark nov II renders proud man as heInicss -
a tod In a i~Ossiiife 70 % roski -
Outside, me nOlsOnc buTAlnE OF gaso enc IN a IN.
plTo letting. S
COm,s the raucOls thrOlting OF the umpire halter.
the hieachersl 'h"'
Always the sNlrIlg, ciutchlng germs. puddlsd
by human sIOdideTs;
Electric lights beEln to blink EAnshly upon the
Now comes the Tired livery horse. Stag0etng.
Driven BY a troglodyte who should be nrgStn1
shoes In state prison, "s"s
Comes the shTtll protest OF the Kitchen door hIn1.
as the servant girl returns.
Day, that dawned like an Old Master. you hay.
ended like a ehTOmol "
sunday, you are punk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03

To THE EpIroR or The SUN Sir The word
"feIsL" spoken OF in Sundays SUN. and phonet-
icalIy pronounced "feest,' was In common use
in northern New Jersey nifty years ago and Is SIN
used by some Of the older folk. I am not certain
as TO how II was spelled. II was used to express
safety or disgust. generally the former.
After a steady diet Of buckwheat cakes through
the winter one would say: I'm teest OF buckwheaJ
cakes" Women tired Of their own culinary pro
auctions would say. I'm fetst OF my own COOK
ing" and now and then one would say I'm iccst OF
Tom Jackson" meaning he had had enough o; him,
either In dealing or acquaintance. J s. q.
HAMBUld, N, j., October l..
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Cost Of Cotton Picking.

Fran te ChdH0He ChrOniTf
II requires sonething IKE I, 300, 600 cotton IlaSeS
each picking 100 pounds OF seed cotton '' an aver,
age for each picker and working 100 do, 9" PyA
a 10. OOO, 900 hale crop. or COIrs'. some i'H I'oo
than 100 pounds OF seed cotton ami SOM JOSS '1ts
are days when. on account OF rain, un ''.'' =
be picked. The average Of 100 poIEas o DAY 10.
100 days Is not far wroag as an estimate '' '0
pickers work,
~ 90 cents a hundredweight the cost %. l',AlIs
a bale Of cotton Is 81. A. IS cents q .N''s.
weight the cost Is sll rs a bale. Therefor '", ~"
OF picking the entire crop will range s'"t'U''
between go 900. 600 aud tiie. 500. con.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03
HEARST and MURPHY as the fountains OF
Justice in this town!

Town elections are not often much Of a
straw" but the Connecticut Democrats
seem to have worked hard in order that the
result OF the Nutmeg town elections should
indicate a revival Of Democracy. The
Democrats were badly beaten. In New
York and Massachusetts, the party is in the
violent ward; and Brother BRYAN, the god
Of Democratic idolatry. has been preaching
Government ownership Of railroads. At
present, apparently, the Democracy is more
likely TO be dubbed thar to nave restoratives
0ivan IN II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03

To rHE EDITOR OF The SUS-Str: There is a
word In Dutch. to be found In the Dutch English
dictionaries. and there spelled "vies," which Is pro-
nOunced as fleece" would be In English. The
word means exactly what your correspondent
-Dickey" says. have been familiar with II, as an
inheritance from a grandmother OF North River
Dutch extraction, since my earliest childhood, and
l think II Il common In families where there IS a
strain OF Dutch blood. Certainly there ls no reason
for thinking Il Indigenous TO Westminster county.
1 have never heard the word used except by persons
Of Dutch antecedentS. T.. u. p.
CoLUMBIA uNIvERAITY. October :.
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Inc government on the SONY IAlAnos nay
o@ termed an eosoiuse uesPSe@m' 90 Sno
people oonsoet u, ana ne I'VE y, anu eney
owe 70 refer 70 uneir rWer a. une nmg'
And TINS penencent uespo.' tnis loru Vi Nno
S'es' TINS ruler VINO AAltn unso one maj
come ana ne oometn' anu 70 Ano'ner 40
thls ana ne ooetn w. 10 plAm WI. ouI'
ana, marNeis on marVeis heAo cOouMula.-
ing' ne does not even w tne .iAnoa. ne
70 Dut lessee irom tne AnshAn oovSlnlnen1
Mo'whle eseee Is ookeo upon .. 1nolr ,oII
pNoPLleUor' ne pays An she SeAS N1
tneNsoy ms people are moluAnA'ely p'SA'1u-
irue, tnev pay raOes t2l loA"s Anu soI"o'
put Ooey ara" a ust"O.on' Pei"ApS =
Always olScernlD'e oy "ransTIs Wv y
ina very reason the moIs ~0ensnuu' Oo-
V"esn 'neeo PaynenUs nv 49,
WhAI power uo%~ NV H" pD"se77'
l ssheo an lsuAhuer.
Sh, ne nAs VI power was inc rSpiy'
But WHAT can ne DO 70 your
"eo Devcer % sooo' ior no can 10 any
~nAs w, O~"E W. NNy'
AS Hna'Oer Oh iAct, ~ O~h Pu"Ni' D
Urnei vi Ne JuS'noes VI N"e poNoo' W VIC
nm. Oh low months .nplN A nH
u .nere IL any rishV q. ~Ppo~ ~" no
Heolsicns Gne .sian1e's nav no "%
Seain " DuT INA 70 my S
nus po"er' no wlelus eOSo4uss o~ 0ue'
TenS' ea1os' sVeeneF t@'unISs' I0
pleasures ana AL Uho BUSINESS ', N'1 Is'
ne " not LeUoenS III vApfoSshs "S "H'
Ahu ery"I@r nls WI 10 sup'sr
ihe Peopie utIUerty Io'oio Done 49,
s sa ~ SMn "oio p.S"in""NS
whAs Uney AIeS oH -.
Ae' 'Ioy epuany losons =. 49,
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Ho"iys No. -
cnanseo vne To"y" ".e
steam nsnNhS ooAse - -o.,~S.
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NM o'n"
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Aus"sOue n"A'" u"
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hstl'uOeu III Hon l"o
ous oVeis,sns' lao ~- 49,
euucauOh ,orty ye~is o.oi "Snnod~I
IA" Oh Ehslahu, nhd -"
IL was onIy onui 49, isianJs
'ha' .neIe ~~ sDoH ~ us."s" Tho
except Dipie anu uhrar,-and
people uec'ueu 7eouie !" 80 -
sent 70 re"1Anoe o@-.py 81
Jus M ~
mowers Tor tue NoU lN u,,,.
ne o WINS ' ,.ht rs Drotao.;wa w.
mornings Hhu III - ho
tues % nousos @sH SVO
ueoieeu nat w ANN UonIo S;a E,'ino
thah one son ,. nonh' Ian H. ane
rom .ne uny IL No. annaors and lei
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'he mallianu' VI ny u..In noltInHn :, ,Sni,
Vi marty
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sSt noaanr 90 uieIds = simo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03

From tho Kansas CaD STAR.

FT0W FH6 hlN5l5 IHD HHdT.
Charles Gibson OF Eufaula. a Creek citizen who
has In Innate knowledge Of tribal customs, declares
that the Creek indian medicine man with his rene
dies can stop instantly the now OF blood from a
wound and that no physician can excel him In
curing a EunshOt wound. Gibson says that these
medicine men never fail 10 cure a snake bite. the
bite OF a mad dog and the sting OF a cenupede or
a taTan tuA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03
RacIusIon Of Kim.

FT0np Iho Cored DdGy Nrl'.
Mr.. Kim TUX chin Of Su. chin ward S"' FO,I
Aned 70 his house by reason OF the far' '.'' gar,
Of robbers broke into his house and stole 10
and clothes and over VAluA bio things
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03

n our friends uho raVor US U9h manuscripts for
publication IRISH to hare ne ected articles returned hey
mua in az aSsS send stamps far nIdt purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03
snh,orlntlon, 81 NAL. Porp.Id.

Published by The sun Printing and Publishing
Association at 10 Nassau street. in the Borough OF
Manhattan. New Work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03

KAicker-I have been rejected.
BockeF--CheeT up, old man, she was only q "nrst
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03

From ths Boston Record.
Boston has the largest skating rink eItant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
CITED BEFORE SURGEONS.
Gen. Bingham starts New Move to Get
Dead wood Out OF Police Force.

Commissioner Bingham left town yes
terday to he gone until Monday. BEFORE
he went he fired the first gun in his cam
paign to rid the Police Department Of some
Of former Commissioner McAdoo's famous
sixty who we're reinstated by a decision
OF the Supreme Court.
He issued an order citing a number OF
men, among them two inspectors, to ap-
pear before the board OF surgeons for
examination as to their physical fitness.
When the men retired by Mr.. McAdoo
took their cases into court, the principal
point they made was that although ex-
amined by the entire board Of surgeons
the certificates bore only the name Of
Chief Surgeon Stephen Cook. The court
held that all the surgeons should have
signed the certificates. There will be no
blurder this time. Under the charter
there is no board Of surgeons. Therefore,
in order to have the men retired for physical
disability the Commissioner will he obliged
to have each mans certificate signed by
all the surgeons.
The order citing the men TO appear for
examination was signed by Chief Inspector
Cortright. The men h are to be ex-
amined are Inspectors Smith and Druhan,
Sergeants John W. McGloin, John I. Null
cahey, Eugene H Cochen, James w. Gordon,
William A. White, two roundsmen, twenty
seven policemen and one doorman,
When the Commissions returns on
Monday IL is expected that there will be
additions made to the list.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
Other Books,

Though he calls his book Later Queens
Of the French Stage" Charles Scribn er's
Sons), Mr.. H. Noel Williams would have
shown more accuracy if he had said lesser
queens, " for Of the half dozen women whose
lives are narrated only Sophie Arnould
can be called famous. To be sure, Dugazon
gave her name to a stock character and
Guimard's vioiousness has been kept alive
In unsavory anecdotes. but the others are
mere names, If they are even that, to French
men. Their stories, however, make very
lively reading. and taken together form a
consecutive chronicle of scandal Of the
more than naughty eighteenth century.
There has been much curious antiquarian
study of the stage and the actors of that
time in France, and few scandals in ac-
tresses' lives have escaped the in Investigators.
With all this literature at his command
Mr.. Williams has been able 10 write an ex-
tremely entertaining book, and, while maxi
ing no concessions to prudery, has dealt
with ticklish subjects with tact and dis
elimination. The reader will find here the
lighter side of Paris in the days before the
Revolution.
In the days when his stories were most
popular nobody thought Of putting Charles
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
Ro0ka RecefYed.

The History OF Cooperation. two volumes,
George Jacob Holyoake. (B. p. Dutton and
Company
Elizabeth Montagu.- two volumes. Emily J.
Cimenson. (E. p. Dutton and Company
Moral Overstrain.- George ". Ager. though
ton. Mtnln and Company
Lucy Of the starr Frederick Palmer. tchsnes
Scnbners Sons)
nonschein and Company: Charles Scribners sons)
Tho Mayor of warwick" Herbert N. Hopkins
CHoughton. Mifiin and Company
Magazine Articles 1 Have Read" Burton
Emmett. CDodd. Mead and Company
The Origin and Permanent Value OF the Old
Testament" Charles Foster Kent, Phi. d. tCharles
Scrtbners Sons)
pan Decides Bettina Won Hutten. tDodd.
Mead and Company
NJ little Boy" Can Ewaid. translated by
Alexander Tei1eirs de Mattos. Charles scribner's
Sons)
war Government. Federal and State. 1851 1885. =
William r, weeden. tHoughton. Mlmin and
Company
"The Reading Of Shakespeare" James Mason.
Hoppin. (Houghton. Mifiin and Company
PLANT Breeding" L. H. Bailey. Macmillana).
"our Little Scotch Cousin" Blanche Mao
Manus. Il. O. Page aud Company. BostonJ
stories of india Rose Reinhardt Anthem.
rrmes Mirror Printing and Binding House. Los
Angeles, CALI
The Making of Modern EGYPT Sir Auckland
GOWN. w. =. DutOn Int Company
Robert Browning and Alfred Domett," Pred;
eric O.. Kenyon. Smith, Elder and Company
z. p. Dutton and Company
Three Men In a Motor Car" Winthrop z. Scar.
hit. (E. P. Dutton and Company
Through India with the Prince q. p. Abbott.
QongmanS Green and Company
Simple Annals" NJ. 2. Francis. uonrmans,
Green and Company
The Way OF the Gods" John Luther Long.
Macmillans)
How to Buy Life Insurance. @, p. Double.
day. Page and Company
jerome Bonsparte, the Burlesaue Napoleon
Philip W. Sergeant. (Brentano'sl
Marine Boilers" L. Z, Bertin; translated by
Leslie W. Robertson. d. Van Nostrand Com
psnyl
Where Speech Ends" Robert Haven Schsuf.
FER. Monat. Yard and Company. New York;
In Vanity Fair" Eleanor hoyt Brainerd-
CMonst. Yard and Company
Books and My Food" Elisabeth Luther Cary
and Annie N Jones. CMohst. Yard and Company
Shaft Governors" ", Thinks and c. Housum.
u. Van Nostrand Company
In Quest OF Light" Goodwin Smith. Mac
mlllsnsl
odd Types" p. K. Brosdway Publishing
Company
The Tysons," May Sinclair, tB W. Dodge
and Company, New York;
Compendium Theologin horAlit." Aoynius
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
SIL.AS
STRONG
BY Irving Bachelor

There's nothing sensational,
nothing melo-dramatic' in this
book, but it takes possession of
ones heart and leads one on be.
tween laughter and tears. 1t is a
story that takes the reader out
into the wholesome fresh air Of
the woods and mountains, and
among curious and delightful folk
who are remembered far beyond
the last page.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
RAVD 1Uttff0 Nv Nt0t E'T.
wHspsmpNH ssewHWa pss'ssts tbe' STREET
sweet lIeanlna Innnley q ltiah llaNflea

Aidsfmsa fiowilns ane W fhs fHSmbers
~ tha cnfumHter shieh 10 investigating
Tho sssrss ftssnins Department, ptbirly
ehassri ~ ma Iority N ths COMMITTEES
With fuonina tho inpiiry IN ~ high handel
. n ~ N make " unfsir The asssr-
lion wss dfa sn irnm him hscauaa N the
Ssf,isal n tho chairman N the c1enmi'irs ~
aiIow Ne Rand. cn,fFael fof commissioned
Woodbury., ,o put . sinels question 10 ons
~ ths ~pitneasea
wlnam " fvins. who Ia doing tho probing
Tor the COMMITTEES, prevented . witness from
finishing an answer ~ = question, VIZ
Rand protested. whsfsupon Mr. tvihs
shoutst, you must not interrupt me, Mr..
Randi
AZ mattsr ~ fairness Mr.. Hand aid
IN the COMMITTEES, Il reqnss, that Mr.. WINS
he no, SLOWED IN shut N q witness whsn he
se~s thu, the reply will not bs satisfactory
IN him
THAT IL IN Insult. a gratuitous INSULT
exclaimed Nr. Twins. and he won't on 10 insist
that the committee should order Mr.. Rand
N maintain silence,
Chairman Orifenhag gen of the committees
told Mr., Rand that he must In the future
cause no more Interruptions. Your con-
hhCl' W. hiNFNl' wv ''WN '"fi"'S
60 this committee
Not TO ell tho committee Alderman
Bowling aid sharply, You are running
this thing with a very high hand and II is not
fair. You are not a one man power. There
are other members Of the committee
besides yourself"
You stand alone In the position you are
taking Said Mr.. Grifenha gen.
well my idea Of what IL proper Is as
good as yours. Let Mr.. Rand be heard
retorted Alderman Bowling,
Mr.. Grifenha gen. however, refused TO
let Mr.. Rand be heard or to put a question
to q witness.
Capt. Gibson was one Of the witnesses
yesterday. In the course Of his testimony
he said that 20 far from the contract drawn
by Capt. Piper. which occupied the attention
OF Mr.. WINS for the greater part Of Thurs
days hearing, being too favorable 10 the
contra ctor, it was 40 stringent and gave
the Commissioner 40 much power that.
Capt. Gibson Raid, he had told Major Wood
bury that no one but a fool would bid for
the contract.
The greater part Of the hearing. was
taken up in examining men who had sub
contracts from Marrone for trimming
dumps and obtaining from them figures
as to the prices they paid for the privileges
and the profits they made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05

WEsT END. Florence Bindley. street Singer"
w Next week, Jessie Bnnstellc In. "LAIA."
To m'rr'W. 10 Big acts d Shepard 8 Moving Pictures
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
News OF Plays and Players,

Robert Lorraine. who returns to the Hud-
son Theatre on May IA TO continue the run
OF Bernard Shaw's comedy, Man and
Superman !" is planning to give an elaborate
stage presentation next season of the
famous Hell Scene which Ia omitted from
the comedy because Of the length OF the
published play. The Hell Scene" has no
real connection with the comedy, but it is
an interesting dramatic curiosity. and Mr..
Lorraine believes that he can make it an
enjoyable adjunct to Man and Superman"
G 6y 1,ehi s en NJ as tgw s at the | H,dsop
Theatre.
A brief burlesque called 'The Jays"
will be interpolated in "Twiddle Twaddle'
at Joe Weber's Music Hall on Monday
night. II will be a takeof on THE Fays,"
now appearing here in vaudeville. Mon
day night will also be the tenth anniversary
of Mr.. Weber's connection with the music
hall. In celebration Of the event a recep-
ton will be held after the evening per-
Torrance, with the Hippodrome company
as the special guests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
Wv HOOKs


sesFs no arnusfio DO ths feHi tbiua aRd
eha fhrifants inr.inHiv HH1ehirs ruslr
Tima pIlsw sas rrf y flsbirnahls frarrt
mr. 80 be- . Ivr'n 'Uf riiio Tl'h ni"ael
riatet f,turU.s.s ont 'aHauhnre ornreo'ion
b. ~ fts Ir1HIuHffnra fHr WrntHfr'en
and farfrf srff ~ = hsriy ifishrta0
a@eeGehns f0 iiH '.iHifII1a h1nded d7Fn
ifsm rpt be- n tr.aa' art w ny nhs
ehB f1uri ffNI sfh fh1 ar..wmvlH'iTha
~ sab. reu .I1 s1fr 1vrv I'm stid
n eHatf ff rI H.HH rlIrr fHf n eifi esnrr-
lafig ~ % rf fftt /. nl fduf' 10 mo hnfrin"
~ story I.,tE u no ffl slHs1t"i thip
ran fTnv mi "Nl ufn t~ay
min HIvttf f.uri f.irNds shsn she
fan sway etd she Irass.ai 'tsm, fof she
vas frHIv % very f.fI ar' n y eifl ~
haasn No in N. ....s aa tlip NJ" menial
~ Tim place 1ho finished ~ -NerH
fhs hsireHa brl hov ~ M eame shnit ls
toii In mo y]ernarulrr In Tho toob alrha
eth details ~ camping apd trapping and
gum picking. village apsaip and Tho old nd
story NJ W." Innr Ina' s"g captain r"s'ored
~ he friends ~ The Oirl from Tins
gtae~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05

Mrs. Wards grea, new novel
may nov be obtained in book
form. A full description will be
found elsewhere in this paper.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
THE
c OLGA
By Erwin Wardman

This is a "Prisoner of Zenda"
story-without a sword in it; q
story of romance, in which hard
American sense takes the place
of the swashbuckling sword. The
plot is laid in a country of real
~princesses, but the hero is a
practical American who wins by
his direct, everyday wits. A
novel
inal change.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
Plans to Spend Many Millions for Parks.

The Board Of Estimate authorized yester-
day the issue Of 81, 74s,e $50 bonds for park
improvements. OF this amount Manhattan
and Richmond will get se49 900, Brooklyn
and Queens 1904 $50 andThe Bronx s4o8, 600.
The appropriations asked for by the Park
Commissioners amounted to about double
the sums which were allowed, but while
reductions we're made in the sums asked for
for park improvements 1t ia the intention
OF the Board Of Estimate to spend between
IS, 900 900 and 81, 900 900 for opening new
small parks and Fairgrounds in addition
to meeting the cost of extending Riverside
Drive, which is estimated at IS ,OO0, 900 and
will be provided for by a special a%ppropria-
fion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
HtntlrArlONs
p MAGAZINE 70, Iiay

RHRPER'S MAGAZINE 70, Iiay
10 . ssN boot Of fdfor end sqfeie,
on irSvsL Soieaes. AdVsgBV. aShsss.
hset0sr. eke., ske., sc. Mss. Lsoakfls
Hsbbsod tells AOD As meessdsd IN
mating Asp sdteabeOus Journey se'ots
LAtradgp wbkeA NJ yyhits nan AA5
aeromehsbed si4ss 1888. TIsv hA
kFAsqo saesbhshsd sysAy ~ no
AsItss Of " AHeg's ofdVgrasss IN
Woa6selsaa EksM complete do4
aors,, ANd Hss. psaaSS sr'a 'STsf
aSbeL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
Woe or a Six Master.

The big six masted schooner William l..
Douglas is to lose her glory. She has been
chartered by the Gufey Oil Company and
Is to be reduced to a barge and put into the
oil trade between this port and Port Arthur,
Tex. All her top spars will be unshipped
and she will be towed ba OK and forth with
her lower masts canvased in Gaze sails are
needed to steady her or as supplementary
motive power.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05

y ~ ORKNILLE. Mat To day Tues Thurs Csc.
W East seth St. ME, HIN & ].
SUNDAY aft. 4 Eve. Vaudeville Concern
Next week ...,........, tbt ONs
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
RICHARD H. FARQUHAR DEAD
Well Known Newspaper Man of Los
Angeles Succumbs After Long
Struggle With Disease

Richard H. Farquhar, formerly one of
the best known newspaper men of Los
Angeles, passed away Thursday at the
Esperanza sanatarium at Altadena,
where he had gone for treatment, hop
ing to prolong his fast-ebbing life.
Mr.. Farquhar was a sufferer from poor
health, caused by over-exertion in his
college days while training as stroke
oar of the Cornell university boat crew.
He came to Los Angeles in 1887, after
having been part owner of the Gazette
at Little Rock, He did work for the old
Tribune of Los Angeles, and later he
became city editor of an evening paper.
The condition of his health compelled
his resignation from that position four
years ago. when he removed with his
wife to his ranch near Olive Orange
county He had been married to Miss
Eta Passmore of Newark, N. j., in
1898, who survives him.
Mr.. Farquhar was a nephew of Ma
jor General Corbin and he spent much
of his time after leaving the university
at army posts.
The funeral will be held this morning
at 11:90 O'Clock from the parlors of Orr
g. Hines. The interment will be at
RoSedale cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-21
OvERCHARGE MAY
CAUSE REVISION
CITY PURCHASING OFFICE IS
AWAKENED
Mr.. LeIande Sends Communication to
Council Suggesting Plan to Pre-
vent Such Affairs as the
Oil Scandal

The discovery that the city was pay
ing twice as much for oil for the clty
hall as the contract price called for
may have the effect of changing the
system of purchasing supplies now in
vogue in the city hall. The entire pur-
chasing system of the city has begun
to "sit up and take notice" since the
overcharge of Doran, Brouse & Price
became known yesterday.
Councilman Smith, chairman of the
finance committee, was early at the
city hall yesterday morning and gave
Willard Goodwin, clerk of committees,
very positive orders to carefully exam
inc every requisition before it was sub
mitted to a committee.
That a change in the purchasing sys-
tenn is probable is admitted by the
finance committee and other members
of the city council To insure that
something along this line would be
done City Clerk Lelande yesterday sent
the following communication to the
city council:
THE system in vogue in this city at
the present time after the manner of
the final passing on acquisitions for the
purchase of supplies and the approving
of demands for the payment of the
same. is in my opinion a very unbusi-
nesslike one, and / would suggest that
the council appoint a committee or EN-
power the supply committee to devise
some ways and means that are more
up to date of passing upon acquisitions
and demands, whereby the chance for
errors would be greatly diminished.
For a period of fourteen months the
city has been receiving bills for oil for
the engine room at the city hall. These
bills itemize the quantity of oil fur
nished and the price mentioned is rs
cents per barrel.
Such errors are liable to be made by
any department, and if the city had
some person or committee that passed
upon all acquisitions to see that the
same were correct, both as to quantity
and price, there would be less chance
of errors of this kind occurring. Who
ever is placed in charge of the final
checking of these acquisitions should
not receive same until department
heads had made them out properly,
giving in detail the number or guam
tity of items to be purchased, contract
price, If the city has a contract, or
state if bids We're submitted for same,
that the price mentioned in the requisi
tion were the lowest price obtained"