The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-19

thing, and you will get your money.
He had already told us at Leilehu1
that we would get our money for ;he
flight in. We promised that he would
give him a fight, provided that the
Nnd velocity lessened. Mason got
into his machine around p. m. with
the determination to fly over the city,
although he knew that it was danger
Gus to do so. They went to crank the
propeller, but it would not start.
Aviators are very superstitious people,
and they have to be. If the motor does
not start it takes the heart out of the
aviator The wind was increasing all
the time, and it was utter folly to
make an attempt to fly. We requested
Scully to make an announcement to
the people that we would not try for
some time. From our observations we
thought that the wind would not go
down before late in the afternoon,
say five or six o'clock, by which time
We were sure that we would be able
to make trial. We also pleaded for
a rest for Mason.
Mason Wanted to Fly.
"Scully began to get mean, and
said, If you don't make fight you
won't get any money! so they kept
making announcements from time to
time. After Mason had had lunch |
met him and started to give him some
advice as to how he should fly, for he
fully intended to make the trial in the
face of all the danger Mason said,
Don't talk to me! / am going back to
fly So I didn't say another word.
We went back to the field and saw the
mechanic, who has had lot of expert
ence, having been with all the leaders
was suicide to attempt to fly in that
wind This mechanic had seen four
aviators killed. Mason replied that
he didn't are, he was going to try to
fly. But it was impossible to get the
machine off the ground owing to the
rate of the wind. This the people
fully appreciated.
"Scully came over to me and said:
| Walker, l am going to state myself
plainly. If you don't fly you won't get
any money I said, DO you want to
have a murder on your hands,? He
replied that it would not be murder.
then told him that I would not try
to teach him his business, so he
should not try to teach me mine
Broke Contracts, Says SculIy.
eve had already paid the aviators
a thousand dollars before they were
entitled 10 it," said Manager Scplly,
in reply to the reports that financial
difficulties were in the way of flights
yesterday. Under our written con-
| tract with them we didn't have to pay
them till the flights were over, but
they needed the money and we adj
vanced a thousand. I guess that
was a mistake.
Masson's Final Offer.
"Scully then asked Mason whether
he would fly, and Mason replied that
he could not under the existing condi
tions. Mason said that he did not
refuse, but he could not do so with the
wind at so high a rate. Mason then
said: Mr.. Scully, will fly for you to-
morrow morning over Honolulu.
will stay over the city half an hour
land all the people who have been down
here today will be able to see if the
whistle is blown so that they will
know L am in the air. Scully replied
Fly now, or nothing doing! Mr.. Mas
son reiterated his statement, and
Scully told his announcer to tell the
people that Mason refused to ny.
argued with Scully and asked him tt
tell the proper reason and say that il
would be death for Mason to leave
the ground He turned to his an
nouncer and told him to announce
what he had told him. Scullys an
nouncer then told the people what
Scully had told him to. The crowd, Of
course, became very nggry. ScullS
had kept them for hours against oul
wishes. They wanted to close in OF