The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-28

ing themselves there nonchaIantIv view
ed the city. When the Nuuanu Pal
was pointed out to them ana the story
OF the unfortunate Oahuan army anG
its route and tragic end over the pre-.
cipice was told, Mars said he wouId
like to see such a jumping off place
and suggested it would lie good place
Ton glider.
Mechanic Meal Tickets.
Are the mechanics interested IN the
flights? They certainly are, for one of
the bunch, who is clever entertainer,
says that their meal ticket IS always
up III the air. Ii the aviator comes
down safely their meal ticket is good
for few more punches. If the avia-
tor comes down little too hard and
bumps the LIE 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.. Fall, who expected to %
to Hilo on the Mauna Kea yesterday.
remained in town. The entire galaxy
of high-tiiers are to leave for the ORR
ent next week, and they would be I'M
able to make the side trip to Hlo 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 Wilhelmina they remained I'M
der close guard of the mechanics, upon
whom deyolves 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 feats and the man
ner in which he mas got out of many
hard and long fall. He mas 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
ings. and one would hardly imagine that
the dapper little fellow, smartly dress
ed. and keen Of eve. has had enough
hard experiences to drive many cour-
ageous men TO the secluslon OF ground
floor apartments.
Mars. Baldwin. Hall and Schriver
have all had bad falls. AS they chat
ted in their rooms yesterday with news
papermea and military men, one called
attention to HalI's fractured skull; an
other to Mars fall at Sheephead's Bay
this wear. 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 a
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 dlrlgIble,
which partially collapsed and gave him
a fail Of hundred and fifty feet, land
ing him on the Monitor and Merrlmac
Captain Baldwin has had
enough hairhreadth experiences and
escapes from death to make one wonder
that he has nerve enough TO take Just
one more flight
Has Three Licenses.
Capt Tom Baldwin is, the oldest and
the heaviest aviator n the business
today y quarter of century ago
he was known the country oven as q
balloon pilot. He is the only man vino
has three sky pilot licenses. He has
an aeronautic. a balloon and an aero
plane license He has piloted the bag
spherical gas bags and the dlrlglbles,
and has invented several kinds OF ma
chimes. He is the inventor of Bald
win : vulcanized proof balloon and
aeroplane material, used on the United
states government dirigible and spher-
zeal balloons His vulcanized-proof
aeroplane silk is used on Curtlss and
Baldwin machines and on all standard
biplanes.
Captain Baldwin has made some
changes in his biplane. The Curtiss
has been replaced by Req1a-
Gibson. driven direct.
Marines Take Notice.
The arrival of the aviators has al
ready been taken notice of by military
folk. Lieutenant KiIgore, [. :. Marine
rorps. called upon the aviators yes
-erdav and stated that a large number
Of marines were willing to give Their
assistance in any way it could be used,
and the bird men viii take advantage
Of their offer and utilize the men IN
some way. Lieutenant Kilgore Is in
terested in aviation. He has been aIoft
in a balloon. but never in blpiane.
Lieutenant Winters, Fifth Cavalry.
who was detailed to replace the late
Lieutenant Selfridge, who was killed
bv a fall from a Wright machine at
Fort Mver. has been making a glider
and he and a number Of other cavalry
officers will be on hand to witness the
flights.
There is some talk of having an aero
plane flight at Leilehua, to test the air
currents which sweep over the military
reservations It is understood that re
ports on the present meet will be made
10 Washington. Several of the service
officers have presented the aviation
feature Of military development in Ha-
wall. in essays which have been for
warded to Washington.
Mars Flight Into Popularity.
Mars shot into popularity during a
flight he made in Joplin, Mo, early
"a .4o1a urlaoi I