The Detroit times., 1909-07-13
HAS ARTISTS SOUL
ENTERED N0THER?
Prof. HyslOp Says 1t Has Because
Mechanic Can Paint Divinely-Wil
Try To Solve Mystery.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July l3.-Jordan
! w Lambert. millionaire chemist, and
his wife. whom he believes 10 be a
born medium, shortly will join Prof.
Jas II. Hyslop, wurld'noted spook ex-
pert, at Narragansett pier, where the
rich ST. Louisan will try TO solve
Prof. Hyslops latest spirit marvel.
The professor. who is president OF
/ the American Society OF Psychic Re-
search. has astounded ghost investi'
gators by his discovery.
II is of a plain craftsman who. be-
ing incarnated with the soul or dead
artist. seized brush and palette and
struck out a masterpiece. whereas ne
never had any idea of what art was
before the famous painters death.
The dead artist was X. Swain Gift
ford, whose soul. Hyslop says, now is
In the body of Frederick Thompson,
New York goldsmith.
In St Louis society this has re-
vlved the old question: What is
the strange force that exists in the
Lambert family. which enables three
members OF the household to conjure
up spirits at WIFI
Ii was Prof Hyslop who first
brought out the power OF the Lam.
berts when they entertained him at
their summer home, In Rhode Island,
Both Are PsyenIes.
Jordan w Lambert. Jr.. S-year-old
son OF the millionaire. and his care
taker. Will Hannegan. both are psy-
chics. Mr. Lambert and Prot Hyslop
declare.
Have the ghosts conjured up by
flanagan and the spirit OF Artist Gif-
ford anything in common?
This the expert will try 10 unravel
this summer.
flanagan has made spirit hands
place fresh roses on the Lamberts'
dining table daily; he has reached up
his arm, and a ghostly hand has
stretched down through the ceiling OF
the room 10 grasp his.
Mrs. Lambert recently had a
strange vision wherein she saw a boy
hurt In a Welsh colliery. though the
ocean separated them. Agents OF the
search society verified the accident To
the boy, and Mrs. Lambert sent the
family OF the lad sum OF money TO
help them while deprived OF his aid.
The boy. j. w Lambert, Jr.. also
has shown evidence that he pos.
sesses powerful psychic control.
Once Hannegan misplaced the foot
ball with which young Lambert was
Gated the foot ball in the Lambert
home. His father believes that the
psychic power OF his child is inherit
ed.
Wants Her To Assist.
Prof. Hyslop, who frequently has
been guest OF the Lamberts here.
wants Mrs Lambert 10 help him solve
his latest mystery of the spirit world.
r. Swain Clifford died four years
ago. A half.finished landscape stood
on the easel OF his Nonquitt, Mass.
studio. Ii was not disturbed.
Suddenly Frederick Thompson, the
untutored goldsmith, was seized with
wild desire 10 paint landscape
He thought he was going insane. anc
In despair called In Prof. Hyslop, who
recognized at once that he was in the
throcs of a remarkable psychic CON
troll
Thompson got paint and brushes
and dashed off a picture that was
called masterpiece. The coiOrIng
and shading were perfect. He stood
amazed at his own work.
This picture was the finished paint.
ing OF what X. Swain Clifford left un.
finished when he died. five years be.
fore.
The mystery was too deep for Prof
Hyslop. expert that he is. So he ask
ed the Lamberts and Hennegan TO
help him.
All the money OF Mr.. Lambert will
be devoted TO the cause OF solving
ghost secrets II il Is needed, he says.