The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-08
JUMPED HIS Y0B.
Price the Parachute Jumper Left
Town on pOric.
His Hard Times I'm Observation-Disclosures
of His Circus >cheme-Leaves
Many Creditors Behind.

The friends and creditors OF James
w. Price. the baloonist. parachute
jumper and newspapers friend had a
presumably sudden desire YESTERDAY
afternoon to visit Japan, and at quar-
ter before four he stepped into the
Custom House and procured 2 pass por-.
The Doric sailed at four and his
friends haven't seen him since
Th9career ofPrice in Hawaii has been
full of ups and downs, with the
downs" much in the majority. He
came here from Australia during the
latter part of the season Of With 5
Circus and by his tales of possible and
probable wealth to be accumulated o.
the islands he induced several OF the
Wirth party to remain behind.
The Hawaiian circus Of half dozen
men and a horse was formed and a
friend advanced the necessary coin for
a tent The show opened to good bust
ness, but there was not enough attrac-
tions to keep up the interest of the
public and Price decided to visit the
coast to secure the services of lady
riders and some vaudeville speciality
artists The Gonzales family was the
result lady riders were not forth
coming good business followed the ar
rival of the new corners, but creditors
wanted money and harmony ceased to
exist Show people are just like any
other branch of the human family;
they enjoy a square meal occasionally
just as the the landlord enjoys being
Paid. Salaries were not forthcoming
and the Gonzales family withdrew,
creditors grew as hungry as the actors
and law suits followed. The show
closed in Honolulu and trips were
made to other islands, but there was no
business to be done and finally the
performers left and sought other means
of livelihood.
Price visited the other islands and
tried ballooning for living, but the
purses of the town people or the wea-
Their was unsuitable and the ascents
were not gloriously successful. A short
time ago Price gave it out that he want
ed to go to South Africa, where he
lived and made money for four years
and to help him subscription list was
passed around and about ninety dol
lars raised. In return for this Price
agreed to give an ascent at Indepen-
dence park two weeks ago. 1t was to be
a free blow out, but with the under
standing that he was to pass around
the grounds when the time arrived,
but the wind was so strong that the
balloon was torn and the ascent aban-
doned.
Price appeared unhappy over the re-
suit and announced through the press
that he would go up two days later.
No attempt was made, however, as he
found he would have to get a new bal
loon and he called on his friends to
pay their subscriptions to the fund of
ninety dollars. 1t is not known how
much was paid in, but certainly not all
of it.
There was no occasion for Price to
have gone away without saying adieu
to his friends as the creditors realized
long ago that they could never get any
from him and as he was getting
into debtas well as into difficulty,
they would no doubt have allowed him
to depart in peace.
1t is not known just where he has
gone as he failed to leave his address,
possibly to Japan there may be a de-
mand for parachute jumpers. With
the progress that nation has shown
during the past few years it is possible
him to teach eligible young men how
to go up and down in the world.