Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-16
ETHER A|RSH|P NEXT
Latest Device. Is Still in One
Mans Brain.
NEEDS MILLION DOLLARS
Then He Could Garry Message to
Venus and Snapshot the Poles.
MEANWHILE HE Is sECRETIvE
Just One Little Obstacle, He Ad-
mits, but Regards It as Trifle His
Mind Will Brush Aside.

NEW YORK. November 16.-An ether
ship. the plans, rigging and smallest de-
tails of which now seethe within the
brain Of John j. Hahn OF West Hath
street. it's inventor, can be built, he says.
for 81 900 900.
An ether ship is to an airship as q down
pillow compares to stone tagging for a
headrest on a damp and dismal night. he
says. An ether ship can really get some
where, and. once arrived. Its operator,
with time and quiet and the usual proxim-
ity to millions Of spheres, more interesting
because less known than the earth. can
attain an intimacy with hitherto guessed
at persons and things that. in their value
to the earth-bound pedant and common
citizens. would. declares Mr.. Hahn, make
$1.OOOOOO appear paltry, and those who
have and hold IL ashamed that they failed
to avail themselves of the honor and un-
dying glory which association with the
promoters of the ether ship would have
carried to their doors. to bless them and
their children interminably."
Mr.. Hahn. the reporter. and two green
parrots were present the other afternoon
in one extremely small room. five flights
up and at the rear extremity of the build
ing. The parrots. moved by the enthu-
siasm of the owner OF the invention. their
list Of data grew.
One Triding Obstacle.
There was just one drawback mentioned
by the inventor in two hours, and It was
only a small thing, having to do with
the rapidity with which the earth trav-
eled. He believed. he said. that. as all
other difficulties had melted before him,
If he had the time required to collect the
rnnnfRraH1 fh4
thousand-mile-a n-hour speed attained by
the earth could easily be found. He
passed the trifie from him with a wave OF
the hand. and the parrots squawked
pellucid clearness," said the inventor.
with an engaging smile. The point you
bring up is. at first blush. a point. II
go up from New York city in my ether
air, and stay motionless. making obser-
vations for. you say. four hours. when
come down l would not be at New York
city. but at San Francisco
He said he would think 1t over and fix
that part Of it. 1t could wait few days.
he said.
1.-The material I will use. the motors,
the dimensions-why should | give away
my secret to a newspaper? he asked.
But the general outline OF what can do
for mankind to advance knowledge on
this little earth the short time we have
to live I give freely to all who ask 1t
is no gas bag. We use four motors OF
different kinds, and with some generate
our own power Independent Of anything
on earth.
Everything Has Been Forseen.
Except for something to eat and drink
we have nothing to fear except. again.
cyclones, whirlwinds and snow clouds. but
we will have instruments to guard against
them. Passing through the atmosphere
into air we will have compressed air
chambers. which have invented, but can
not more than mention because OF my
associates. I have also an invention for
regulating our temperature so we would
not know the difference between atmos-
phere and ether.
ITO advance science and astronomy I
will test the power Of electricity in ether.
With my improved wireless machines I
can get a message to and from Mars, We
nus, Saturn and Jupiter. Also, you will
note I am only touching upon the heads
Of the many things I am prepared to do
with an improved telescope which 1 have
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 minutes that 1t fell heavily in the
cage to the floor.
II am afraid it is hurt" said Mr.. Hahn,
tenderly, bending over the bird. 1T is
queer that the other bird appears to be
fast asleep" he murmured.
Mr.. Hahn said he would not give out
any more details except to the investor.
and suggested that the reporter wait until
alter the man with the million appeared.
Maybe. not SO long," he added, cheerily.
from the top of the stairs.