Show Vera Avs Influence Over Artist Orchardson Special to THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch CHICAGO Jan 12That notorious woman Vera P Ava who is one with Ann Odelia Dis Debar is responsible for tho pitiable condition of Prof Orchardson At least this Is tho opinion of Colonel Bundy editor of the Itcligio Philosophical Journal Orch ardson imagines he Is the fortyfirst Messiah Mes-siah and that all he has to do is to wish for a million dollars and it will be tucked away in his inside pocket in a jiffy He wanted a silk hat one day and without moving a muscle mus-cle it was clapped on his head Another time he wanted Ink and the good Lord i filled his ink well until it slopped over and inn Into tho drawer of his desk Colonel Bundy who knows the professor well says He is under the hypnotic influence in-fluence of that adventuress Vera Ava Ho said this evening That woman has brought trouble and disgrace to whoever she has come in contact with Orchnr son is completely in her power He is helpless A few weeks ago he came to mo and pressed mo to investigate her psyhic power telling me wonderful stories of her marvelous actions I didnt go near her The strange part of the case Is that he says he Knows the woman to be a cheat an impostor a liar and a dissipated creature and yet he is powerless to free himself from her influence influ-ence I can hardly credit the story that he is turned Spiritualist for hereto lore he has been a materialist In my experience of twentyfive years in tho field of psychic research I have found that a man who is pronounced as a materialist if he once falls away from his belief Invariably makes a fool of himself him-self Wonderland is opened to him Still I presume in the ordinary affairs of life Orchardsons jud men is as good as ever Orchardson is a portrait painter hero and is a brother of the LOndon artist of the same name who is a member of the Royal Academy The Chicagoan is best known as a pronounced Socialist |