The herald., 1895-08-07
SOLON lAUER SCORES DYE
The Pasadena Investigator G0es
for the Spiritualists
HE DENIES SEEKING A JOB
Aud His Tent Was Made OF Drilling and
Not Of Gunny Sacks
Mr.. Dyes Utterances 1r. Lauer Cannot
Understand-The Result Of His Invest
HE DENIES SEEKING A JOB

Editor Herald so many OF my friends
who read tha Herald have asked me how
came to fall so low as to apply to the
management OF the Spiritualist camp at
Santa Monica for job. that feel i'm
PEELED to ask the privilege OF making a
brief explanation in your paper.
When | went to Santa Monica it was to
camp for a few days on the oeach.
mad heard of the Spiritualist meeting
there, and thought should like to make
it few visits. On the day OF my ar
rival, though | prospected up and down
the beach, l did not find place that
quite suited me for camp; and making
my way to the Spiritualst camp ground.
| secured tent for one night only, Offer
ing to pay for the same. The tent was
an extra one, with only two bare cots in
it. and the manager OF the grounds de-
clined to accept any pay for the use of it
for one night. Next day | continued my
prospecting, ami found a good place for
my tent on an old wharf, several feet
above the sand fieas, two miles from the
whale" and to windward OF several
nuisances on the camp ground.
On that day | called on Mr.. Dye, the
president of the camp meeting associa-
some investigations there, the results o.
which | intended to write up for some
eastern papers to which have for several
years sent occasional contributions. |
handed him prospectus OF my book,
Life and Light From Above. published
by Lee & Shepard. Boston, together with
biographical sketch of myself taken
from an eastern paper, and some press
notices. Not word was said about a
''job'; and how Mr.. Dye can say that |
asked him for employment. and he re-
fused, passes nv understanding. | would
not accuse Mr.. Dye of mendacity, though
l know he wishes to depreciate my repu-
against Mr.. Barney. | cannot imagine
what sort of lob" Mr.. Dye could give
me, If | wished it. unless that of expos
ing some OF the frauds of his meeting |;
aid he might we'll refuse that sort OF en-
ployment.
As to my trying for job on some pa
per. may say that l have in past years
had the honor OF contributing special
correspondence to such papers as the AL
bany Argus, Pittsburg Dispatch. Phila-
delphia Press. Cincinnati Comm ercial,
Cleveland Plain Dealer and Leader, st.
Louis Post ispatch, Boston Transcript,
and many others. l am hardly in need
of a lob" from Mr.. Dye.
One of the witnesses states that after
Mr.. Dye had refused to give me job
l went to the old wharf and built a tent
of gunny sacks. Now, MIR. Editor. if the
material of my tent were question of
supreme importance, could prove that
it consists of cotton drilling, bought and
used in the Adrondacks three years ago.
and used on Catalina two years ago. But
it is of no consequence. save to show how
utterly unreliable are the witnesses whom
Mr.. Dye employs to sustain his position.
| think that gunny sacking would be an
excellent material for tent in this eli
mate, however; and 1 would rather dwell
in tent of gunny sacks where truth and
honor are than to dwell in the tents of
wickednsss on DR.. Dyes camp ground.
Yours respectfully, SOLON LAU ER.