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ITEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14,
Broughton's Supply
Returns to America
Georgia Inventor Plans Flight Across Atlantic
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Passenger Airship Service to Europe Proposed
Dr. Jarres M. Gray, Well Known In
Atlanta, Established Moody
Class In London.
Captain Matthew A. Batson, U. S. A. retired, of Savannah,
who is the inventor of a multiplane which he declares will make
aerial commercial navigation possible.
Dr. James M. Gray, of Chicago, dean
of the Moody Bible Institute and well
known In Atlanta, has Juet returned
to America from Great Britain, after
establishing a branch of the Institute
In London.
While In England Dr. Gray supplied
the pulpit of Christ Church, of which
Dr. Len G. Broughton, who speaks at
the Baptist Tabernacle to-day. Is pas
tor. He spent some time In Wales
also, taking part In a great conven
tion for the deepening of the spiritual
life.
Multiplane Intended to Make
Regular Schedule Over Ocean
Is Being Built in Savannah.
Government Asked to Send
Science Expert to Investigate
Flaming Uncanny Orb.
Company Will Send Big Vessels
Through Canal Every 36 Hours,
It Is Announced.
Boosters’ Club of Southern Sec'
tion Want Music and Lyric
Describing Their Land.
HAVANNAJI, .Sept, 13,—A Georgia
man, with ambition*) vision, is plan
ning an aeroplane trip across the At
lanta Ocean. The time for the ven
ture la not far distant, and the busy
hammering and filing that can be
heard in the workshop near Savannah
tells that every preparation la being
made.
it is Captain Matthew A. Batson,
a retired army officer, who will make
this challenge to destiny. He ha*
been working for years toward this
end, and bus perfected a unique type
<*f flying machine that is popularly
known as the Batson hydro-aero
plane.
Ho certain are Captain Batson and
his friends that the daring venture
will be surreseful that a concern has
I beer, organized, known an the Bat
son Aero Company, Incorporated un
der the laws of New Jersey, with a
capital stock of $300,000, “to operate
between .Savannah, Ga., and Liver
pool England, a line of passenger-
currying air craft,’' according to the
words of the charter.
Captain Batson is president of the
company. The line will not be es
tablished for little more than a year,
but there will be trial flights a-pienty
before that time, as the* plans state,
at Thunderbolt, Brickyard Island, on
the Wilmington River, where the
plant Is located
Models Fly Faithfully.
The first flight of the hydro-aero
plane will be made early. The mod
els of the machine have flown faith
fully. The entire machine is now as-
simhled, the flying section having
been fixed to the boat hull several
da vs ago.
It Is the Intention of Gaptaln Bat
son to navigate the craft into the
Wilmington River, and to make the
first trial flights In the direction of
Wilmington Island. The tests of the
airship will he visible from the Gosl-
no, Thunderbolt, and it is expected
that thousands of people will make
the trip to the resort, to see the big
machine as It takes to tne air.
Of a size to permit the carrying of
sufficient fuel for a two days’ run,
the craft will not have to descend to
replenish its supply on the long flight
from Savannah to New York, which
will he made directly after the first
trial flight Then, circumstances be
ing favorable, the trip across the At
lantic will be attempted.
It is announced that the perfected
Batson hydro-aeroplane will have a
ASHEVTLLE, Sept. 13.—Ghostly,in
appearance, a strange light, seen al
most nightly, Is gaining materially In
brilliancy and has so greatly excited
the people of Burke County, in the
mountains of Western North Caro
lina, that an official request has been
made at Washington for an investi
gation by an expert.
R. T, Clay-well first saw the strange
light about a month ago when he and
a party of friends were spending the
night at Cold Water.
“There is something uncanny about
that light. The folks up In that neigh
borhood can not fathom it, and we
want a Government scientist sent to
Bolve the mysterious glow,” said
Mr. ClaywelL
Arose From Mountain.
“The night I first saw the strange
light I was out in the open on Rat
tlesnake Knob. It was exactly 10:05
o’clock. I remember that well. What
first attracted our attention were two
hazy lights across the valley on
Brown Mountain.
“We watched It with wonder and
awe. In a few minutes we saw a
brighter light appear at the foot of
Brown Mountain, where Upper Creek
cuts it at Joy. The light appeared to
be swinging, pendulum-like, and then
went upward a distance of about 200
feet.
"When It first appeared the light
seemed to be round and yellow. It
gained steadily in brightness, becom
ing red as it went upward. When it
reached its greatest height it appear
ed to be like a ball of fire.
Did Not Shed a Ray.
“But the strange thing about it was
that the freak of nature did not cast
off one ray of light. The space around
it was as dark as ever. All this add
ed to Its ghostly appearance.
“It was across the valley from ua
at a distance of about twelve miles.
It had rained that day and there were
a few clouds still hanging about.
When the strange light reached a
height of what seemed from our dis
tance to be about 1,200 feet it went
behind one of these clouds .and we did
not see it any more that night.
“It was a strange experience and
many of those in our party came near
fainting."
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—That the
American-Hawaiian Steamship Com
pany will send a steamship through
the Panama Canal every 36 hours
next year, and that instead of sail
ing every five days they will send
their vessels out every three days,
was part of the program announced
here to-day by the company.
The statement was provoked be
cause an issued report stated that tho
American-Hawaiian line was consid
erably “overbuilt."
The statement of the company fol
lows :
“The fact of having excess tonnage
far ahead of the opening of the canal
does not disconcert us and the Amer
ican-Hawaiian line is proud of the
fact that their fleet with a capacity
of 270,000 tons will be ready in time.
When the canal route is used we shall
maintain a schedule of one steamer
sailing from New York every three
days.
“It is true that we have chartered
the American and the California to
the American and Cuban Steamship
Company and we believe these steam
ships will make several trips to Bra
zil. These are the ships we con
structed when the company was feel
ing its way, and their arrival In the
South American ports will place on
view the American flag, the lack of
which in foreign waters has been
commented on many times."
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 18.—An
nouncement was made yesterday by
the 700,000 Boosters' Club of Southern
California of the conditions governing
the |2,500 song contest, the purpose
of which is to enlist the composers of
the world in a competition to evolve
a prize song best expressing the glo
ries of Southern California and the
appeal of the club. Already the news
of this novel contest has attracted
wide attention, and it stands unique
in the annals of exploitation endeav
or, both because of the magnitude of
the prize and the fact that it is of
fered on behalf of the people of an
entire region—the biggest booster or
ganization in the world.
A preliminary competition with a
prize of $500 will be held to secure
the best poem or words for the song,
and then the composers of the world
will be Invited to set these words to
music with a prize of $2,000 for the
best music. Here is the text of the
club’s announcement:
“Twenty-five hundred dollars
(2,600) will be paid by the 700,000
Boosters’ Club of Southern California
for the best original song embodying
the progressive spirit and the glories
of Southern California, and typifying
the Boosters’ Club, with a member
ship of public spirited citizens
throughout Southern California.
“This total prize of twenty-flve
hundred dollars (2,500) will be di
vided as follows:
“Five hundred dollars ($500) will
be paid for the best poem suitable for
musical setting and having a ringing
chorus for a multitude of voices. The
winning poem, with chorus, will be
the -words for which music will be re
quired.
“Two thousand dollars ($2,000) will
be paid for the best melody or music
score for the poem and chorus re
ceiving the award.
“The contest for the poem will close
November 1, 1913. Immediately upon
the decision of the Judges, the poem
receiving the award will be given
the widest possible publicity In this
country and abroad, and the compos
ers of the world will be invited to
prepare music to flt the winning poem
and chorus, and thus compete for the
two thousand dollar music prize, in
accordance with the rules to be an
nounced upon the publication of the
award for the poem."
Grace Methodist to
Take in 117 Members
Morning Services In Nature of Cele
bration of Good Work of
Pastor Jones.
With a record of 315 new members
in twenty months, during the pas
torate of the Rev. Charles O. Jones,
the Sunday morning services at the
Grace Methodist Church will be in the
nature of a celebration of the good
work.
The 117 applicants who were con
verted during the revival meetings
which closed a week ago will be re
ceived into the church at 11 o’clock.
FILES SUIT FOR SALARY.
J. M. Dix, of No. 44 Moore building,
formerly special agent for the Inter
state Life and Accident Insurance
Company of Chattanooga, Tenn., flled
suit against the company in Justice
of the Peace Ridley’s court Saturday
afternoon for $82.50 special salary,
which he claims is due him. He Is
represented by Attorney R. W. Cren
shaw.
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large number of wings of moderate
size. These are attached to the ma
chine chamber in a way so as to yield
to tho extra stresses caused when the
machine encounters the great “boul
ders” in the sir, just as the springs of
an automobile yield when an uneven
road is entered.
Single Pilot Governs.
Tho peculiar construction of the
wing is such that the air currents are
guided under the wings inwardly to
ward the body of the machine, where
they are banked under the base por
tion, thus bringing the greatest stress
on the part where the weight is car
ried. Such is the arrangement that
th * essential “angle of incidence" of
all the wings can be governed by a
single pilot, even to such an extent
that should nil tiie engines be stopped
the wings will be automatically set at
«> safe gliding angle, the course of
which is easily controlled.
Gaptaln Batson takes the success
of his invention as a matter of course.
“It is far more wonderful,” he said,
“that men should literally take their
lives In their hands and go from Paris
to Ivondon through the air, over sea
and land in their unavoidably un
steady craft than that the Batson
aero yacht should, with so much great
er carrying capacity and complete au
tomatic stability, be able to go longer
distances in perfect safety. A great
loss of life appears to be inevitable
with aeroplanes of the dangerous and
unstable type now in general use, and
though the, recent Titanic disaster
shows that it is impossible to foresee
every contingency, yet it is a safe and
comforting prediction that because
of its automatic stability no such ac
cidents as those which hitherto have
happened can possibly occur to a Bat-
ron multiplane."
Captain Batson’s multiplane, in which he plans to fly across
the Atlantic from Savannah to England.
speed of 100 miles an hour, with a
probability of making better time
even than that under favorable con
ditions. Us eleven-foot propellers
make 1,000 revolutions a minute. The
original machine, including the ex
pense of putting up the aerodrome,
will cost about $50,000. Gaptaln Bat
son declares, however, that other ma
chines of the same type will cost
only $20,000.
Seeks Commercial Navigation.
Altogether, the intent of the man in
the Savannah shop is to render prac
tical the commercial navigation of
the air. He Is a mechanical engi
neer, acquiring thus his scientific
knack. He is a daring soldier, the
organizer of the effective Filipino
Hcoute, and comes thus honestly by
his fearlesaness. For years he ha;
been at work In perfecting the me
chine with which the bold experi
ments will be made, and In which he
hopes to conquer the air.
Plants for the construction of the
machines will be scattered over the
United States, according to the ar
rangements made by the company.
The completed machines, however,
will not be offered for imllseriininaie
sale, but will be used for passenger
traffic under the auspices of the com
pany.
The Batson triple-motored aero
yacht, as the machine is technically
known, will c«rry about three tons
dead weight load. Instead of being
comprised of a single plane or a pair,
the buoying area is distributed over a
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G. A. R. Given Warmest of Dixie's
Greetings When Veterans of
Blue Arrive for Encampment.
CHATTANOOGA IS CROWDED
Homes Are Thrown Open to Ac
commodate Soldiers Who In
vaded City 50 Years Ago.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. IS.—Cha'-
tanooga has put on her gsvest dress
and with flags and bunting, flowers
and decorations of all kinds, is to
day anxiously awaiting the opening
of the forty-seventh national en
campment of the Grand Army of tho
Republic on Monday.
This year's encampment marks an
suspicious occasion in the history of
the G. A. R„ for It Is not only the
first reunion of Northern veteran? 1
ever held in the real South, but it if
also the centennial of some of th**
most famous battles fought during
the Civil War In the vicinity of this
city.
Fifty years ago the armies of the
North and South entered into deadly
combat on the fluids of Chickamaugi,
Lookout Mountain and Missionary
Ridge. The fiftieth anniversary of
the battle of Chickamauga falls >n
the last two days of the encampment,
September 19 and 20.
Already the city is crowded with
thousands of veterans and visitors,
and each incoming train adds to the
number. Although no official figure.-*
have been given out, it is estimated
that more than 200,000 strangers will
be here by Monday morning, when
the city of Chattanooga tenders an
official reception to the visiting vet
erans at the Hotel Patten.
Commander-In-Chief Arrives.
The G. A. R. commander-in-chief,
Alfred B. Beers, of Bridgeport, Conn.,
has arrived and will take a promi
nent part In the reception and the
•vents of the following days. Th's
reception will introduce the visitors
to the citizens of Chattanooga and
will be an elaborate social function,
one of th© largest that Chattanooga
has ever undertaken. A cominitt3*e
composed of leading citizens, under
tho chairmanship of the Hon. A. W.
Chambliss, a prominent member of
the local bar, has been at work for
some time arranging the details of
the reception.
The Chattanooga Encampment As
goclatlon, in conjunction with the lo
cal chapters of the Daughters of the
Confederacy and similar organiza
tions, have seen to all arrangements
for the housing of the veterans and
visitors during the encampment.
Because of the limited hotel ac
commodations the home of private
citizens have been thrown open. Most
of th© arriving visitors had secured
their accommodations several weeks
ago and they are being conducted to
their places of residence for the week
with the utmost dispatch. The same
plan of caring for the vast crowds as-
was used during the reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans last May
Is being pursued in administering to
the wants of their one-time ene
mies.
Confederate* on Committees.
Many prominent Confederate vet
erans hav?» served on the various
commlttres, and the sucre** of the
encampment, which Is already as
fcur;d, la due in no small mensure tc
tre work of these veterans, who have
thrown themselves into th© task of
•ntertainlng the men who once faced
them on the battlefield. The en*,
campmsnt will In a way be a reunion’
for th© veterans of both the North
and South. General Bonnet H. Young,
©ommander-in-chlef of the United
Confederate Veterans, who was large
ly instrumental in securing the peace
memorial which will be dedicated n
this city in 1915, will in all likelt-
hoQd be a visitor at the present en-
cam pment.
Everything possible has been don*
to make the w r eek a gala on©. Manv
■pocial features for the entertainment
of the veterans and visitors have
been arranged, among them being the
Battle Above the Clouds,■ repro
duced in fireworks on Lookout Moun
tain. This spectacle, taking place u\
the bench or shelf halfway up the
side of the mountain, w’here during
th© conflict both sides were enveloped
in a cloud which obscured th© view
and prevented the contestants from
seeing each other, will be visible for
miles from the surrounding country
Another feature in th© fireworks
line has been decided upon for Sig
nal Point on Walden's Ridge, north of
the city. This point was used as .1
signal station by the Union army i 1
1863, and a large signal fire will blaze
forth from this point every night dur
ing the encampment. The fire will
be visible from four State?.
Sham Battle a Featuic.
Another event will be the sham
battle on the field of Chickamauga
between regiments of the regular
army, concluding at historic Snod
grass Hill, where 50 years ago Gen
erals Thomas, Brnnnan, Steedman
and 'them checked the advances of
th© Confederates and saved the Un
ion army
On Saturday, the last day of th*»
encampment, the survivors of the
battle of Chickamauga will meet on
th© battlefield at 10 o'clock in the
morning at a point where the regi
mental monuments of the Twentieth
Brigade of th© Third Division of th.
Fourteenth Army Corps are located.
JONES AVENUE CORNER
A'l DORIS SOLD FOR $2,000
The A. J. & H. F. West Real Es-
tat© Agency has rerouted the sale
th© northeast corner of Jones ave-
nus and Doris street to J. A. Noyes
for Esther W, Dyer, of New Orleans,
for $2,000 cash, and Nos. Ill and 115
Garden street to J. C. McCoy for R.
8. Huff for $4,100 cash. Mrs Nan *y
L. Conly bought through this ager .•
No. 112 Culberson street for $3,000
The W. L. & John O. DuPree .V. n |
ry has sold for Mrs. Z. D. Harrison I
to W. L. DuPree Nog. 67 and «',<4
Chamberlin street, and Mr. DuPr**-
has resold the property to a client
for $5,500. Th© lot is 66 by 100 feat,
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