The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-12-30
and suggested it would be a good place
for a glider.
Mechanics Meal Tickets


Are the mechanics interested in the
flightsl They certainly are, for one of
the bunch, who is a clever entertainer,
says that their meal ticket is always
up in the air. If the aviator comes
down safely their meal ticket is good
for few more punches. If the avia-
tor comes down a little too hard and
bumps the fife out of him, its a case
of looking for a new meal ticket.
Hilo Trip Given Up.
The proposed trip to Hilo, where it
was expected that one of the aviators
would give an exhibition, has been Civ
en- up. Mr.. Hall. who expected to 60
to IIilo on the Mauna Kea yesterday,
remained in town. The entire galaxy
of high-fliers are to leave for the ORR.
ent next week, and they would be I'M
able to make the side trip to Hilo if
thew took the steamship Asia.
The bird men brought two machines
with them, and extra parts enough to
make up another if need be. The wings
are enclosed in great trunks about
twenty feet long and four feet wide.
while the engines are in smaller
"trunks.' After they were landed
from the Wilhelmioa they remained I'M
der close guard of the mechanics, upon
whom devolves their exact adjustment
prior to each flight. These machines
have seen hard knocks all over the
mainland. They are Curtiss machines
and have become famous under the
guidance of these noted fiiers.
Mars the Daring.
Although Mars is one of the youngest
of the party, he has risen to popularity
through his daring feets and the man.
ner in which he has got out of many
hard and long fall. He has almost
forgotten the number of times he and
his machines have come hurting down
from the upper regions. He has landed
in water, on land, on the top of build.
ngs, and one would hardly imagine that
the dapper little fellow, smartly dress
ed, and keen of eye, has had enough
hard experiences to drive many cour-
ageous men to the seclusion of ground
floor apartments.
Mars, Baldwin, Hall and Schriver
have all had bad falls. AS they chat
ted in their rooms yesterday with news
papermen and military men, ore called
attention to Halls fractured skull; an
other to Mars fall at Shepherds Bay
this year, when he struck the water,
and another time when he fell into a
body of water and was dragged out
half drowned; of the time when in
Southern city he smashed into an auto
mobile and was pulled out from under
the wreck of his machine half dead; of
the time when at the Seattle exposition
he was making an ascent in a dirigible,
which partially collapsed and gave him
a fall of hundred and fifty feet land
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concession. Captain baldwin has had
enough hair breadth experiences and
escapes from death to make one worder
that he has nerve enough to take just
one more fight.
Has Three Licenses.
Capt. Tom Baldwin is the oldest and
the heaN lest aviator in the business
today. A quarter of a century ago
he was known the county oven e5 a
balloon pilot. He is the only man who
has three sky pilot licenses. He has
an aeronautic, balloon and an aero
plane license. He has piloted the big
spherical gas bags and the dirigibles,
and has invented several kinds of ma
chimes He is the inventor of Bald
wins vulcanized- proof balloon and
ael Oplane material, used on the United
States government dirigible and spher-
ical balloons. His Yulcanized proof
aeroplane silk is used on CIltiss and
Baldwin machines and on all ste 1dard
biplanes
Captain Baldwin has made some
changes in his biplane. The Curtiss
ropeler has been replaced by Reqla-
Gibson, driven direct.
Marines Take Notice.
The arrival of the ayiators has al
leady been taken notice Of by military
folk. Lieutenant Kilgore, U. $. Marine
CORPS. called upon the ayiators yes
torday and stated that large number
OF marines were willing TO give their
assistance In any way it could be used,
aud the bird men viii take advantage
OF their OFFER and utilize the mea inI
some way. Lieutenant Kilgore is in
terested IN aviation, He has been aloft
la balloon, but never In a bipane
Lieutenant winters fifth Cavalry
who was detailed 10 replace the late
Lieutenant selfFdge who WAS Killed
by fall from a Wright machine at
Fort Nyer, hos been making glider
aud ne and a number 0f other cavalry
officers will be ON hand 20 witness lhp
hlRhis,
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