The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31
Interviews of a Japanese SchooIboy
By Wallace Irwin.

By Wallace Irwin.
To Editor for who I 60 around collect
ing American Heroes,
Dear Sir:-
At finish of trolley-road I arrive on
at new Government Fly-Away Grounds
where Hon. Wilburd Wright are teach
ing them Army ladds how to do SO.
In distant PARKWAY could hear whirr-
song of a McCanickle angel attempting
10 go for heaven-trip. This noise are
sure symptom of Airship.
Pretty soonly approach to large
slice of straight ground where Distant
ly I could see several human People
cropped together around that famous
bird-machinery When promenade
more closer one officer gent, Z. ). a,
make walk-up & require.
'fWhat business, if any?'
al are Hashimura Togo, japanese re-
porter This from me.
s'I am 1t Lamm, celebrated air-pas-
senger," explain that U. s. military
soldier. + make joy-hand to this IA
nous Samlurai who / admire for cour-
age & other balooning qualities, I say
so how I came there to do pleasant
gossip with Wilburd Wright. Hon.
Lamm laugh-up with sinikle eye-wink.
"Any interviewer what can make
Wilburd talk have solved one Of the
great problems of Atrial Navigation
he report.
al have made Jo-Uncle Cannon &
High Serene Taft talks replies to me, -
I say with brite reporter expression.
"Until you have talked with Wilburd
YOU have never heard real silence,
suggest Lit. Lamm proudly,
The Interview With Wright.
We turn our footprints to center-fieid
where all persons was standing rever-
emily around Hon. Airplane like it was
3 sick horse. Nervus shudders for this
machinery. Coughs by engine. Breezes
by electric fan. In lonesome center OF
everybody stood Person with Roman
nose and Ohio suspenders. l was sure
of it. It was Wilburd Wright, that
home made American Hero whose name
are now so famous that it are mispro-
nounced in IL European languagesl
"Hon. Wright, this are Hon. Togo,
say Hon. Lamm with the air of one who
is accustomed to danger.
Hon Wright look to me with eagly-
eve expression like he wondered II L
might be useful in the airship business.
Then he discover / wouldn It. So he
go back to work tuning up his engine
with chisel.
'sPlease if convenient, Hon. Mr.. Sir,
I commence for interview, "Might /
ask YOU a question what are now itching
many great minds of prominence9 When
ali navies of World cease swimming by
ocean and learns to fly by sky, whot
will the boss of airship he calledf
viii he be called Admiral or Chauf-
feur2"
No reply by Wilburd except tap-tap
With monkey wrench.
aft such question is disgusting, [
"please to answer something
else. Kindly to describe"
While thusly was interviewing him,
Hon. Wright erupt up of suddenly &
Feep to seat of Hon. Airplane where he
kick handles. make twist to wheels
and holla "Going upi" with elevator
voice.
go Hon. Siri'' I reproaeh, chow
could I talk to you on all subjects when
you are thus loftye"
Togo Goes Up in the Air.
s'Come on, if you are so erazed to
talk eorrode Wilburd, and before my
brains can stop me ! have jumped into
that Airplane next by him and IL y. S.
military soldiers are pushing US off TO
clouds. GroweIs by Engine. Screams
by propeller. Upwards, upwards romp
this canvas bird buzzing along on a
smooth layer of air like it was a race
track. My hair stand up, hut my soul
set still. When my Hat blew off l am
careless about getting If again. 1t We're
a cheap hat anyways.
Pretty soonly, when we are 100 feet
lofty, Witburd decide to stay there
floating around in circles & other
figures Joy-ride feelings for me. SO
happy to be there, thank you. This
would be nice time to make th"t in
terview.
The Interview.
ssHon. Wright I holla, although
nut humble Genius are somewhat in
telligent myself 1 have long looked
foremost to this high-horse opportunity
to ask Won something. Many wise Pro
fessors declares that airplanes, If
properly hitched together, can be used
70 carry groceries, pianos, armies or any
other heavy baggage Many Doctors
supposes that airshipping are such fine
cure for all nervus diseases that no
sensible insane asylum should be with
cut 2 or 8. Hon. W. T. Ste9d, famous
iournal-writer, say-so that fiy-away
trolley ears, if run by Government
Ownership, viii have great influence on
future problems like warfare & car
fare---'
''Hand me that monkey-wrench, - de-
pose WiIburd with voice. do so. He
make several knocks to engine with this
tool. I go on lonesmely with my con-
verSation.
'sPlease,'' say on. numerous Col
ledge Presidents says that airshipping
must have a great influence on civiliza-
ton. IF this is truthful. then, what eff
fects viii your sky-boat have on divorce,
local option, vivisection & ladies Equal
Suffering Leagues all over America2
These are parts of civilization, ain t
ShevS Tharefora whaTs''