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The Washington times., 1910-07-10
TAKE POSLAR With YOU
Suaburn- Red Eoses- Rash and gumz-e-
SkiE Troubles 11ay Annoy during
Vacation Days

a jar OF T1Slam at hand during the
summer vacation means freedom from
many annoying little affections, such as
rash. suuburI. fever bIls-e-s- bites.
StinEs. burns. piuQies, itching feet and
scalp, etc. which are liable 10 affect
one auyWnerc- in quickly LzsDoEiug OF
these minor troubles, Doslaul. which has
accomplished such remarkable work In
the cure of eczema and Ike serious skin
diseases. mas become q verira1fe house
hold remedy There is no skin disorder
for which il would not be uDnesl-atlDgi giE-
used and which IL VIII not benefit il IS
an active a1tisepcfC and contains uOtE--g
which can possibly injure the most dell
cate skin Acne. herpes, letter, piles
scalp scales. BARRIERS and all other forms
OF itch, including itching feet, etc. yield
20 Il readily
A special 59-ceuL package OF pOsiaru,
convenient 10 carry when travelling. is
prepared for minor uses. and this as
well as the regular $ Jar IS for sale
bv ali druggists. including OEram 5.
ODouneII-s, affeck's. and the Peoples
Drug store
A sample package Of poslam VIII be
mailed free Of charge. 20 any one upon
request bv the Emergency LzbC-atOries.
9 West 18th street. New YORK City
The Washington times., 1910-07-10
LINER HELD UP
BY SPILLED SOUP

NEW YORK. July -7--Because an un-
der steward poured hot soup down the
back Of a passenger two years ago, the
bis German lira- Ee1ui-.n L-ise. the
steamship was held until an early hour
this morning, the scheduled sailing time
being u-30 yesterday
Henry Gidchuclz, the steward, was dis
missed after the incident two years ago
He came 20 the United states recently.
and as soon as the liner arrived entered
proceedings for back uay. Cutting the
legal knots that tied the vessel TO the
dock caused the IolE delay
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at any rate. It was decided that The
cost OF producing the rain was greater
than the value Of the crop benefits de-
rived, and there has been no manu-
factured rain since that date.
II was Colonel DyranfOTth's theory
that q rain always followed q great
battle. in a number Of which he had
participated He held that BY shooting
szyward bombs comprising highly ex-
pIOsIve materials. the clouds would be
so disturbed that they would unload
their needed moisture upon the wilted
earth below, and Uncle Sam decided to
give the theory a trial
Ever since those memorable days
when Washington was scared out Of its
wits by the early morning combustODs-
Colonel DyrenfOrth has been known as
The --rafuuaker-'
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WASHINGTON SHOTS
TO ENTER CONTEST
Annual Meeting of New
England Military Rife As
SociatiOn Due Monday.

WAKEFIELD. Ness. July 1a.-THs
Bay state Rife Range awaits the com
ing OF the so marlzs-aen who win par
ticipate IN the sixth annual meeting OF
the New England Military Rifle Asso-
ciatiOn. beginning tomorrow.
Major John Il Portal. the asSo-faff7,
secretary and treasurer and su1eriu-
tendent Of the range. pronounces eve-y-
thing NJ Tor the opening OF The tourns-
menr
A feature OF interest, new this year.
VIII be the presence Of the L s n O
team from Washington, D. c. This
crack organization VIII enter a number
Of the iudigid GaI matches and VIII con-
test in the AlI-AmerICan match Thurs
day and Friday.
This match promises 10 be one of
great interesL, cor besides the state
teams and the T. s IL C. team, there
viii be the L S. Naval Academy team,
the L s Navy team. and that OF the
T. s S FcruOut-three aggreEa- tons
spending the sumner here IN target
practice-
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Cloak Manufacturers Sure
They VIII Win Strike If
Not MoisSted.
GOMPERS CALLS OFF
BIG MASS MEETING
Labor President Expects Public
Sympathy and Victory for
Women.

NEW YORK, July 1o.-Do the SUI
frzCettes intend 20 take a hand in the
cloak makers strike as they did in
the shirt waist strike?
This IS the question that is agitating
the committee OF ten OF the manufac-
turers, who say that II the college WON
en- had not interfered with the shirt
waist strike and made it 50 spectacular
It would not have lasted so long as il
do
u was estimated today at the Vic
toria Hotel. where John B. Lennon,
treasurer OF the American Federation
0C Labor, and samuel GomDers, Of the
American Federatious are giving their
coEnseI 10 the strikers, that ., 901 mem
lers Of the union are row out. The
strike IS Spreading
The society and college women who
were so active In the shirt waist strike
have made TO move yet 10 aid the strIk-
ers,. but 1t IS beiieTed thai they stand
ready 90 90 % police courts again 10
protect the picl-e-s-
MS. Belmont Gone.
Two OF the leading .fgures IN the last
strike, airs. o. Il i belmont and Inez
LIEEouaud. are in Europe They trav-
eIeC there on the same boat. Some
are sim iu the city. however and they
WIN De on hand in case the present
peaceful strike develops rtotolS proper
tlols ard tie c1-ieS= women lillLi1 Llil-L
the police are not treating the strlhers
At the Holman House this morning
one OF the manufacturers committee
Of ten sald % the AlIsey representa-
we shan win this strike # these so
ciC-T women. c0llese EiT6, and votes
tOr-sEoElal people do not bllL IN -tey
want ugtCrlety and l1elr pictures ID lne
4 the last moment tie big mass meet
iu- f. Union Square was called or II
was said today that this was al the ad-
vice Of GCuoers, who dld not want q
meeting OF 5000 or - coo men so early
IC -Le strike GOmpers said today
Gompers Expects Aid.
This s-rIlze wiz win thg sympathy Of
+h. civilized world Men and women
are working under conditions that are
shocking They are Inluman, 70 say
-he least, and should not be tolerated
In tins enI .lteued age
-soup result cf the strike VIII be 70
acuuaigt New York people Win coDdl-
rfouz that exist FL lower Fifth avenue
the show street OF TIE metropollss-
avenue district could he called sweat
shops without any stretch Of the u
1Eluari0u- A. noon. when these WoIa-
e-z leave the lctLSr IEeE 1loeA- up lAS
@-r-a- and the police keep them moving
All through The lunch hour
IN Consequence Of these loft build
-ueS lower Fifth avenue has lost Us
residences one bE one The last NIL
lf1-.aI~a to make q fighting stand IN
s0rctec-EuE the uei-Es s-crEOod was
--r0ueS - RYAN. at Twelfth street and
FIFTH avenue He uoVG1 q rev T1onLlS
7-5. ana now there IS g toilet sign on
his LC-Usr l7Hel--IlEr
The strikers here claim 20 have $500
In their treasury
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FACTS ABOUT COL. DYRENFORTH
AND UNUSUAL WILL HE HAS LEFT

Spoke many young
become a inguist
a in years refers to them
sticaI
notoriet early produce
many during civil lost of SMELL
In legally separated but requir
TO provide for her maintenance
he fully obeyed the court order.
with DyrenfOrth daughter.
fatality followed family.
Imposed impossible conditions upon
mustna he Is twenty y-eight to receive fortune
o a mystery
viii TO will
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CATHOLIC CLERGY
WILL ASSEMBLE

BALTIMORE, Nd, July I0.-Three car
dinals-(Fi55ons, FsnnuteIli, the PapaI
delegate, and LOsUe. OF Irelaud-anI
more than 1J5 arcEbishops and priests
VIII attend the eucbaristic congress
which VIII be held In Baltimore IN Sep
tember- The event VIII be one OF the
greatest assemnIaEes OF Catholic cLergv
ever held il North America
Cardinal Gibbons has lust returned
from the home OF T. Herbert Sntver- OF
Union 1liils- near lFeStuIU=-er. where
re has been spending his vacation The
cardinal IS much improved in health.
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Battle for Estate, Variously
Estimated as to Value,
Ready to Begin.
DEAD MANS WIFE
CHARGES INSANITY
In Death as in Life Old Soldier
Proves That He Was
Eccentric.
CONTINUED from First Page)

son Of a former attorney general OF the
State Of Massachusetts,
Both Mrs. Knowlton and her mother
are unDrovided for In the Will Hence
the probable contest
This ends the brief recital Of the man
ner in which death and misfortune have
EmCte the DyrenfOTths since first the
marital break came between the now
deceased patent attorney and his needy
widow
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Wiles Of the opposite sex
I guess I viii become q Protestant
EpIscopaliau." he said. although I
was christened as Catholic by my
adopted mother don't see that 1t
makes much difference what church
you attend
Chustened a Catholic
Without DyIenforth's knowledge.
Mrs Dyrenforth had the boy christ
ened a Catholic several years ago, with
/ out the knowledge at that time of
| Colonel Dyreuforth- The latter, IL IS
understood, vented his displeasure ia
no uncertain terms, and this accounts
/ for the direct order IN his VIII that
the property is not to be turned over
to his favored heir in event the boy
adheres to the Catholic faith
In event Catholicism eventually
claims Robert st. George Dyreuforth,
the fortune IS 20 go % the supreme
/ Commandery, Scottish Rite 1Iasons,
for the Southern Jurisdiction, at whose
head is James d Richardson, OF Ten
/ uessee.
u had rathel be a soldier than a
lawyer says the youthful and DELI
/ cate heir. but since father wishes me
TO be both presume I ought 70 be
satisfied. viii get through high
/ school Just as soon as can. 7 guess
F III get the money all right, although I
do not finish right on the dot, az the
VIII says.
J Would Prefer Father
! To All the Money He Left
/ Father vas mighty Eoad 10 me. he
kid not mean to be hard on ue when
/ ne Uut those things In his viii H7
/ Just wanted ne TO be O good man and
J VIII be that. I had rather have papa
! back than all the money. 1rruE1.' he
1 added wistfully-
/ Colonel DyrenfortH was well known
lin WASHINGTON. first as q Cow
/ ernuent. clerk. then as patent commits
/ siouer. later as official -'r-inualzz-.' arl
{ finally as a patent attOruey- Since th1
/ breach between himself and uember
+ OF his family. however he has spent q
portion Of his time IN New York main
! tanning offices in both cities and livins
on Riverside Drive. New York
He has many. relatives In chicago
J three OF whom are named as eEecEco-s
/ Of his estate and charged with. the dI-z
\ OF carrying ont the manifold wishes
1 contained ln his last VIII.
/ Battle for Dover
VII Be Begun At Once
/ Tomorrow Ms Dyrenforth VIII pu.
/ her attorneys 10 work % ascertain rHs
/ exact amount or the fortune left by
/ the eccentric attorney and she VIII be-
gin her battle 20 obtain her dover
/ rights. for Mrs Dyreaforth IS depend
/ ent 90 a large degree and says that she
] has not been prov ded for during these
] latter years Of adversely.
--1Ir- UyTeufOrth was a CEEuEeahls
! man. she said. ct am surprised thai
the Eiu filed bears the da-e OF Apri
p 1902. II would have c0r-e perfectly
natural for him 90 have made several
] other wills since that time i'm former
/ years he was wont 70 make a vsEI every
i few months IL was one way OF OK.
pressing his dissatisfied and peculiar
temperament"
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He was a man OF considerable prop
erty, 7 believe. Several years ago I
know that ne carried S5o,010 in life in
surance, and ne perhaps carried II until
the day Of his death"
The Washington times., 1910-07-10
LAuDER - TOUR WORLD:

LONDON. July hilary Lauder, the
Scotch comedian. IS considering an offer
made ~ syndicate 20 undertake @
tour OF the world The tour includes
America. Canada. Australia. New Zea-
Iard India and South Africa il would
occupy two years
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Wife VIII Contest
VIII Left By Dyrenforth.

The conditions that he has imposed
upon this boy are such that they
never can be complied with The boy
is delicate was born so. For days
after his birth ne was so fral we
were afraid TO CIothe him He can
not possibly do the things prescribed
by. Colonel Dyrenforth and the colonel
knew 1t. The VIII speaks for itself
1t was drawn by a man mentally
unbalanced
'T do not know the value Of the
property left by my husband. I have
ENGAGED attorneys to ascertain this
and / shall demand my dover rights.
I know that he owns four acres OF
land in Mt Pleasant, but this,
understand, is encountered, to what
extent 1 do not know. have not Yet
learned Of the amount Of life in
suranCe.-
He may be worth much and he
may be worth little. but whatever
may be his fortune, ne has not pro
vided for me as the court directed
/ have frequently been financially
embarrassed because Of his neglect
His treatment Of myself and my
daughter. Mrs. Knowlton, was IN
bearabIe. Life at home was continual
misery Z stood It all with fordtUde
He was q most unusual man and
he has left a most unusual VIII The
carrying out Of the conditions Of his
[ last testament viii be as difficult az
obeiSanCe TO his whims IN life
only ask that in old age may share
/ in the fortune which his viii indi-
Gates he may have left TO our grand
son, contingent upon MS arriving al
the age Of twenty-eiSht years and
I his compliance with impossible con
ditions."
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MAKER OF The WILL.

COLONEL DTRENFORTH was edu-
- Gated in Germany where he went
as a boy with his mother. He studied
mechanical engineering at CarIsruhe.
graduating also In Mathematics. physics
and chemistry at the University OF
Heidelberg
Returning to the Cnftet States at the
opening of the civil war, he enlisted in
the Schambech Dragons. Illinois Cav
airy. serving under Mcclellan and Rose
Grams Later he became captain and
major OF the Thirteenth Twelfth. and
Seventeenth Illinois Cavalry and was
on the stan Of Rosecraus, Copeland, and
Dodge.
During this war he received wounds in
almost every. part OF the body A bullet
through the nose practically destroyed
his sense OF smell for life he was
wounded in the head. breast, arms.
thigh, and legs
Even this, however. did not deter the
military spirit and he returned TO Eu-
rope and served as war correspondent
in the AUstrO-Prussian war
Under the Grant Administration he
was second assistant, then first assist
ant examiner Of patents; examiner-in-
chief under Hayes. and assistant com
missioner under Arthur He acted as
commissioner Of patents for a short
time at the beginning Of the first term
of President Cleveland In 1885 he took
up the practice Of patent law IN Wash
ingtOn and New York
Achieves Notonety
In Efforts to Produce Rain
Frank H Hitchcock, now Postmaster
I General. was a clerk in the office Of
/ Colonel Dyrenforth when Hitchcock
started out upon the career that after
ward landed him in the Cabinet firing
/ of patent law, and the low salary he
was getting. Hitchcock soon afterward
/ entered the Government service His
ability In after years was recognized BY
/ George p Cortelyou, and today he IS
/ Postmaster General
/ It was in 1891 that Colonel Dyrenforth
+ gained his reputation as the raiI-
maker" He was an exponent OF the
/ belief that conclusion Of air effects
would produce rainfall About dawn
one morning the Capital was awakened
/ By a mighty series OF explosions in the
vicinity Of the White Lot
] The CefCnatlonS were leEE4LlC @-ll ii
rapid succession The popuIace scUrried
TO the doorways, apprehensive that
some foreign power had slipped over
night I'D the Potomac A judge Of the
Supreme Court Of the District, II Is re-
ported. had a sick wife at the time,
and he entered a vigorous protest the
next day with the War Department and
the Department Of Agriculture, The
learned justice not looking with favor
upon Colonel DyrenfOrth's experiments
to prove that rains could be produced
by sending bombs heavenward.
/ Appropriations Cease
For Manufacture of Rain.
/ Later, however, Congress appropriated
I a sum Of money for conducting the ex
periments, and Colonel Dryenf0rth and
q CORPS OF experts went to Texas where
bombs were sent up with great fre
Il uuency. After q time, i IS recalled, tht
rain came. Whether the downpour wa
the result Of the Dyrenforth aerial dis
turbances IS q matter Of dispute, but
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APPLIES FOR DIVORCE.

THE records OF the District Su-
i Dre~ne Court show that in 1901
the marital troubles Of Colonel Dy-
renforth reached an acute stage. He
filed a suit for divorce against his
wife. Mrs Jennie Dyrenforth, aIleg-
ing everything from personal cruelty
and incompatiDility to forcible eject
nent from mis- home Complaints and
cross-complaints were fled in rapid
order.
The colonel accused his wife OF
gross extravaganCes and the lack OF
affection She had not been cOntented,
he declared, with a magnificent home
Ee erected for her in Mt Pleasant,
Notwithstanding the presence Of Brus-
sells rugs, exquisite furniture, and
horses and carriages
Mrs DyrenfOrth admitted that they
had moved from their Mt. Pleasant
home, but she declared It was caused
by necessity Colonel Dyreaforth, she
averred. was living beyond his means
She further set forth that he was Of
most irascible temper, erratlc. i'm
possible to please and an invalid
/ whom she had nursed with all the de-
votion required from a wife
The colonel came back with another
.
properly nursed; that there had been
more or less friction in the household
since 1877, and that family ties had
{ become unbeara5le
. Alleges Interference
With Reelection to Office.
At that time Colonel Dyrenforth was
/ serving mis- third term as commander
T in-Chief Of the Union Veterans Union
I BE accused Mrs DyTenforth with
/ mingIing with a number of delegates
| 10 the Chicago convention Of 1901, and
attempting to defeat him for re-elec-
I tion. Mrs. Dyrenforth denied all these
/ allegations.
During the pendency Of these pro-
/ CeeGinEs MIS- KnOwltOn took sides
with her mother, This accounts for
/ the fact that young Robert St George
/ is now warned in the Dyrenforth viii
/ that II he associates with either
/ mother or daughter he loses the prop
/ erty-
/ The other daughter, Mary Elizabeth
/ sided with her father. it appears. Eff
/ forts were made to show thae she had
/ been cOerced into this position, bur
she made an affidavit to the enecr
1 that her residence with Colonel Dy-
renforth was voluntary. Later. on &C
count OF her afiction, she was place,
/ in 2 sanitarium, where she is visited
! frequently by her mother
Union Veterans Union
In Controversy Over Dyrenforth.
The court finally issued an order tha
/ Colonel DyrenfOrth should contrlbut
the sum OF so monthly for the supper
OF his wife and that Mary Dyrenfortl
and the adopted boy. Robert ST Georg
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I Dyrenforth, should remain in the Gus
( tody Of the colonel
shortly after this the Union Veterans
Z Union became aligned in two factions
I Dyrenforth and uti-Dyrenforth. John
T. 1IeachaE1, division commander. OF
f IT ashlneton, attempted 90 dethr0ug
: Go. oneI Dyrenforth, commander-iu-chief,
alleging fraud and various other things
T in connection with the administration Of
( the affairs OF the orEanizati0u- Mean
I while, 1Ieacham was suspended by Dy-
IreufoTtlg- The case was later compr0m-
Z ised and a temporary injunction dis
missed. DyrenfJrth served five terms
/ as commander. Mrs. Dyreuf0rth 3 as
I at this time at the head OF the ladies'
/ Auxiliary Of the organization.
CT was never able 10 collect with
I any regularity the SO per month allowed
I me by the courts said Mrs. Dyreuforth
/ today frequently since our separa-
I ton in 1901. have been IN Strengthened
/ circumstances because OF my husbands s
( failure 20 pay over the amount Al
/ last I had 20 take steps 20 obtain part
/ OF his SO per month pension
Vagaries Of Deceased
! As Related By His Wife.
HIS VIII indicates that it IS the crea-
/ tiou OF o disordered mind I have spent
/ the major portion Of my life nursing
/ Colonel Dyrenforth. He has always
: been III. This has caused him 10 be
[ irritable. have seen him come home
/ end go into O rage simply because the
/ -as let was burning at an angle not ap-
. proved by him
''Ffe was a man OF many vagaries-
. Frequently he lived beyond his means
F AT ous time in order to raise money
I he ordered me to move out OF our hand
some home IN New Hampshire avenue
. that he might obtain funds quickly !
/ threw everything together and moved IN
. five hours notice
{ sIn order 20 support myself Of late
T years I had 90 rent out my home here
+ Il knew nothing Of his death until
+ two DAYS afterward- he has direct
ed that his body shah not be inferred
lin Arlington. This is on account or
his row with the Union Veterans
Union and it is indicative OF his Pc
( culiarities-
Il am a Catholic and hence op-
posed his divorce proceedings. This
. accounts for his antpathy toward
/ that church and for his stipulation
that our grandson is not to receive
any Of his estate in event he be
comes q Catholic
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Aversion for Women
Result OF HIS Own Escapadss.

His dislike for women came through
some Of his own eseaHades in his youth
lie wished 20 warn his heir Of the other
sex, perhaps, on this account Many
OF his views were based upon his own
bitter experiences It was not a whiTl,
l,ut a sincere wish that his son should
follow his advice His several brothers
fn the West were always rather inclined
70 the belief that Colonel Dyrenforth
was eccentric, but they huuored him
The Washington times., 1910-07-10
Appropriations Cease
For Manufacture Of Ram.

Later, however, Congress appropriated
q sum Of money for conducting the ex-
periments. and Colonel DryenfOrth and
. corps OF experts went to Texas, where
bombs were sent up with great fre-
ouency. After q tine, i IS recalled, the
rain came. Whether the downpour was
the result Of the Dyrenforth aerial dis
turbances IS q matter OF dispute, but,
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HEIR SAYS He IS WILLING TO ACCEPT TERMS FACT
MADE IN WILL BY ECCENTRIC GRANDFATHER FFB

warns him particularly against the
wiIes Of the opposite sex.
L guess viii become q Protestant
Episcopaliau," he said, although
was christened as q Catholic by my
adopted mother / don't see that II
makes much difference what church
YOU attend"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-09-15


a stop to vote-buying and the trading of Con-
gressional votes for Federal patronage.
1t is my purpose to appeal to the people
In the Savannah district, in the Rome dis
trict, in the Brunswick district and also, if
necessary, in the Athens district. am going
to stump those districts and see if we can't
beat those Deserters.
The internal scoundrels sold us oft to Re
publicans and they richly deserve to be stood
up in a line and shot.
No army ever gave Deserter "another
chance. No general ever listened to an
"explanation'
These Infamous men-Brantley, Lee and
Edwards must not be allowed to go back
to Congress- Let the honest and patriotic
people determine to disregard those Illegally
obtained nominations and save the party
from the dangers of another desertion.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-09-15
Look Out, Deserters! Old Man
Peepul and I Are Coming
After Your ScalpS!

Nominations bought with money, whiskey
and negro votes deserve no respect
Amy co"rt Of 7nao qoouzd set aside title to
7cmd mhere 1t as obtained By fraud or an
Weoaz consideration.
flee and to political nominations in the
court of Public Opinion.
We must have purer politics in Georgia.
We must purge the party Of Congressional
Deserters and Do-roothings, a0ho bug nominal
tions qcith Republican patronage and huge
szush-fumds
BOYS, LET'S KEEP UP THE FIGHT!
Our country is ruined, if we cannot put