New-York tribune., 1908-11-16
ETHER SHIP THELATEST
ALL IN ONE MAN'S BRAIN.
With a Million He'll Send a Message
to Tenas and Snapshot the Poles.

An ether ship. the plans rigging and smallest
details of which now seethe within the brain OF
John ] Hahn OF West 114th street its inventor,
can be built. he says for S1.oo0,ooO-
An ether ship is to an airship as down pillow
compares to stone tagging for d head rest on a
damp and dismal night. he says. An ether ship
can really get somewhere, and, once arrived. its
operator. with time and quiet and the usual
proximity to millions OF spheres, more interest
ing because less known than the earth, can at
tain an intimacy with hitherto guessed at per
sons and things that, in their value TO the earth
hound pedant and common citizen, would, de
clares AIr. Hahn. make S1.0o00o0 appear paltry.
and those who have and hold IT ashamed that
they failed to avail themselves OF the honor
and undying glory which association with the
promoters o: the ether ship would have carried
to their doors TO bless them and their children
interminably-"
Nj Hahn. the reporter and two green parrots
We're present the other afternoon in one ex-
tremely small ROOM five flights up and at the
rear extremity of the building The parrots,
moved by the enthusiasm of the owner of the in
vention. their owner well. sqUawked shrilly
the list of data grew.
There was just one drawback mentioned by
the inventor in two hours. and il was only
small thing. having 10 DO with the rapidity with
which the earth travelled He believed. he said,
that as all other difficulties had melted before
him, if he had the tine required 20 collect the
S1oeQoo0. some means TO counteract the thou
sand -nlile-an-hour sped attained by the earth
could easily be found. He passed the trife from
him with a wave Of the hand. and the parrots
sQUawked-
1t is perfectly simple and I see 1t with pei
lucid clearness. said the inventor with en-
gaging smile. The point you bring UP is, at
first blush point If I go UP from New York
City in my ether ship miles above the outside
strata of air. and stay motionless. making OBJ
servation for. you say. four hours, when I come
down ! would not be Al New York City, but al
san Francisco"
He said he wouId think it over and fix that
part Of II. It could wait few days he said.
THE material I viii use. the motors, the di-
mensions-why should I give away my secret
TO 2 newspaper ne asked But the general
outline OF what I do for mankind TO ad
vance knowledge on this little earth the short
time have 10 live I give freely to all who
ask It is no gas bag. We use four motors of
different kinds and with some generate our
own power independent Of anything on earth
Except for something TO eat and drink We
have nothing 10 fear except. again cyclones
whirlwinds and snow clouds: but viii have
instruments 20 guard against them. Passing
through the atmosphere into air We will have
compressed air chambers. which have invented,
but cannot more than mention because Of my
associates. I have also an invention for resu-
lating our temperature would not know
the difference between atmosphere and ether.
To advance science and astronomy I viii
test The power Of electricity in ether. With MY
improved wireless machines can get message
70 and from Mars. Venus. Saturn and Jupiter
Also. you viii note I only touching upon the
heads Of the many things am prepared to do
with an improved telescope which have per
fected I could get photograph Of the network
in the universe. called the poles, which the
millions Of worlds revolve on, and
A parrot had been biting at the brass rods Of
its cage so hard during the last few moments
that il fell heavily in the cage to the floor
Il am afraid it is hurt" said Mr.. Hahn. ten
derly bending over the bird. 1t is queer that
the other bird appears TO be fast asleep he
murmured.
AIr. Hahn said he would not give out any more
details except to the investor, and suggested
that the reporter wait until after the man with
the million appeared. Maybe, not so long" he
added, cheerily. from the top Of the stairs.