Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-06
BOTH READY TO
BET ON PICTURE
GARRISON AND THOMAS WILL
PUT UP $4,000 EACH
FORMER CONVINCED LUMINOUS
PAINT WAS USED
Exhibitor Declares Explanation Is
Ridiculous and Is Content to For
felt Sum Named II Proved
Wrong

wrong
at will accept the challenge of W. F.
Thomas" said Garrison S. Bishop last
night, "and If my challenge is accepted
and Mr.. Thomas lives up to his agree
ment the Los Angeles Y. M. c. A. will
be $4,000 richer, for I can demonstrate
and will prove that the painting Of the
Shadow of the Cross" is effected by
the aid of luminous paint, and that
every statement I made in regard to
the painting l can substantiate."
The above statement by Mr.. Garri-
son, who has achieved notoriety on ac-
count of his exposition of various tricks
of spiritualism, was made in answer
to the statement OF Mr.. Thomas, who
has charge of the exhibition of the
painting, "The Shadow of the Cross, y
at the Y. NJ C. A. building. Mr.. Thorn
as denies that the apparent phenome-
non of the shadow is caused by the
application of luminous paint over the
canvas, except where the shadow APP
pears.
Mr.. Garrison made the statement
that he could duplicate the painting
and produce the effect shown in the
picture exhibited by Mr.. Thomas.
Mr.. Thomas takes exceptions to the
statements of Mr.. Garrison, and has
offered to present to the Y. M. G. A.
$4,000 If Garrison can substantiate his
statements. The latter states that he
is anxious to have the opportunity, and
is willing to have a committee of seven
appointed to judge the result, three OF
the committee to be chosen by Mr.. Gar
rison, three by Mr.. Thomas, and the
six to select the seventh person.,
There Is no luminous paint in exist
ence," said Mr.. Thomas, that will re-
main when exposed to the air; neither
has there ever been prepared paint
which has the properties of so called
luminous paint. / have $4,000 which
will present to the Y. M. c. A. If MI.
Garrison can substantiate his state
ment We have had many analytical
examinations of the picture made by
men of repute, and none has been able
to offer a satisfactory explanation OF
what many of our spectators have
called a miracle.
Owned by PhiIanthropist
"The painting is owned by DR.. w. l.
Wright, a philanthropist of interna-
tional reputation, and brother-in-lav
of the famous aeronauts, the Wright
brothers, and has been exhibited II
many cities of the United States. II
has been exhibited by DR.. Gilpin, OF
Johns Hopkins university, Prof. j. Rus
sell Smith of the University of Penn
sylvania, and Harvey Wiley, chie1
chemist of the government.
"There are many persons VINO believc
that the artist knew what effect he
was producing when he was making
the painting, but there has been nc
attempt to disabuse the public mind
on this point.
"The painting is shown as a wonder
full curiosity. The public is allowed to
draw it's own conclusions, and nothing
miraculous is claimed for It."
E. H Emmett, religious work director
of the Y. M. C. A., attributes the state
ments of Garrison to the fact that ne
was refused permission to organize
classes in the association and expose
spirit tricks, and thinks 1t presump-
tuous on the part of Garrison to criti-
else when he does not pose as an ex-
pert.
representative of the association
and Mr.. Thomas will be on hand each
day, except Sunday, from to O'Clock
and from to 10 o'clock p. M, when
the picture is on exhibition, to answer
all questions and meet all Corners
The exhibitors of the painting are
unable themselves to explain the effec'
which produces the shadow, and the
only explanation offered is that 1t Is
the DEVELOPMENT of sixth light, which
may be explained by the accidental
blending Of chemical paints, when the
artist, Henry Hammond ALL, painted
the picture.
1t has been said that John Wanna
maker has offered $4,000 for dupli-
cate of the picture, and the exhibitors
of the painting claim that If Garrison
can make good his statement he car
obtain a princely sum. :.
Mr.. Emmett said last night:
"In the issue of yesterdays papel
there appeared the account of an inter
view with Bishop S. Garrison. who is II
the city for the purpose of exposing
| spiritualistic manifestations. In the IN
| teryiew he assumes to explain the
phenomenon in connection with thu
painting entitled I'm the Shadow or TN
Cross" now on exhibition in our build
ing.
IncIines More to Fakes
"Mr. Garrison has gone out of hi
way to class this picture with Things
| that he is familiar with, which every
body knows to be fake business, requir
| ing no remarkable genius to fathom TIN
deception. 1t is a pity that man o
Mr., Garrison's type should, FOR the sax
of notoriety and with an evident pur
pose of organizing classes where fee
are charged, yield to the temptation D
| including legitimate exhibitions anC
works of art in his category of fakes
! Mr.. Garrison evidently has mind tina
takes more readily to the fake side O.
things than to the real.
1--WE shall be very glad for him II
keep his promise and produce pic
| ture that will stand the tests and beal
the investigation that the one now OF
| exhibition In our association building
| is being subjected to.
"There is nothing miraculous claimed
for 1t. If there were 1t would not be OF
exhibition in the association building
| OF course it can be explained by sons
one. but who that one is has not we
been made known. The artist, a ma,
who has Just been commissioned by tn
government to execute painting o
McKinley's home, Is an honorable. up
right man who has been offered $500
by John Wanamaker of Philadelphia t
reproduce the picture now on exhibi
ton. but so far he has been unable t
earn the money.
s'The manager of the picture, w. F
Thomas, has offered to present thu
Young Mems Christian association will
$4,000 il Mr.. Garrison or anybody els
will substantiate the statements mad
by Mr.. Garrison. We are more thai
/ g..