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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 +•+ +•+ *h#*h ^••1* +•+ 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. p.R.I-N-T-O-R I-A-L-S No. 244 Little details are tke biggest tilings m Printing! Small mechanical imperfections In the finishing of a fine piece of printing puts the whole job “out o’ gear.” The edges of a Booklet, for instance, trimmed at a slight angle out of parallel, makes the customer “see dirks and cleavers.” Skilled workmen and the highest type of machinery In the BYRD bindery make this imperfection an impossibility. The BYRD PRINT- _ _ ___ ERY checks details ■ ^ V as they go from ■ W I ^ hand to hand, with W j| Jgf the pleasing results M M B J ^ of perfect printing. Printing Co. 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 Moncrief Special Side Wall Register. Moorish Floor Register In Border. Special Features Specialties • Registers, Ventilators, etc. Side Wall Registers. Special Side Wall Registers. « , UPf Yankee Warm Air Dampers. aSSPljl W s Damper Clips. Chain Pulleys. Single and Double Jack Chains, pipp vfPPp Safety Chains. ■Mi JMIBw Asbestos Flour Paste. Asbestos Furnace Cements. m Asbestos Paper. 1 S fMSWfSm Round Pipe. Elbows, stationary and adjust- able. 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Alabama, PHonea M. 1560-2608-2614. Atlanta. m 10 A MEfmf 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, Hear Bc&lovgrd, k