The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-12-15
AERO CLUB DOES
NOT KNOW GORDON
Aviator" Dlsowned by Those He
Refers Tolls Proven to Be
lmpudent Faker.
(From Thursday I Aavertiser.l

ANFom AhAFtuay AuNortlHcfl
n. Kenneth Gordon is stir on tn
wing. Despite the fact that he h unde
arrest on a grave charge, the truth OIL
which he admits, and despite the facl
that he has neither aeroplane to ~ il
nor any possible prospect OF getting
one, he is still loud in his announce
ments that he is going to do some fly
ing for the benefit Of Honolulans. The
way he puts It in an afternoon paper
he simply "has to fly"
Yesterday morning The Advertiser
in order to make sure that no injustice
was being done Gordon, cabled TO the
secretary Of the Aero Club in New
York, asking whether II. Kenneth Cor.
don was a member of that club or
licensed by it TO fly,
In the afternoon laeonic reply:
"Gordon not licensed was received.
This is particularly interesting be.
cause this "aviator' insisted tc The
Advertiser, in urging that the news Of
his arrest be not made public, that he
was regularly licensed member of
the Aero Club and had been member
for two years.
Gordon has demonstrated himself to
be simply an impudent faker, un.
worthy of credence in any particular.
he appears in the police court this
morAing to answer the charge laid
against him Of gross cheat.
In a long letter received from him
yesterday by this paper, he asks that
space be allowed him to explain where
he stands. While The Advertiser be-
lieves that he has forfeited any claim
to further attention from the public,
it here presents Gordon IS communica-
ton in full:
Gordon's Letter.
Editor Advertiser-Sin so much
has appeared in the daily papers dur
ing the past twenty-four hours in refer.
ence to myself and my work may [
ask that / be permitted to have in.
serted in your valued columns few
words from me at this time. / sincere.
~ hope that you will see your way
clear to granting this request since l
am the one most vitality interested in
the matter.
In so far as the court proceedings
now pending are concerned it would,
to say the least, be out of the question
for me to refer to said proceedings in
any manner.
In regard to the article in your
morning paper to the effect that EN-.
met Gordon, an aviator, is now flying
in New York, and the individual who
is at present representing himself to
be Kenneth Gordon is an ex-chanffeur
whose only attempt at flying was an un.
successful fight at the Preside in San
to say, In SO far as being an ex.
chauffeur is concerned might add that
I have driven motors in race meets
prior to entering into the aviation
game. But that | should be placed in
the same category as a chauffeur, in the
general acceptation of the word in this
country, rs, of course, out of the ques
tSon.
"I have never attempted to fly in
the Preside at San Francisco nor do
know of any Gordon, or any other per-
son, who attempted any such STUNT AS
matter of fact your informant knew
little about the air conditions in and
about San Francisco or ne would have
investigated the matter more fully. If
he did so he would have learned that
no aviator, either professional or
amateur, exclusive Of army men, have
ever done any air work in the Presi-
!'dio.
AT my request East might The Ad-
vertiser was asked to cable to New
York to ascertain whether or not Ken
meth Gordon had been granted license
by the Aero Cab OF America. I do
not know the wording of the cable sent.
j did see the answer from the Aero
Club, and no doubt can be had of the
authenticity of the message since they
signed the regularly adopted cable ad-
dress to the message. The message
was to the effect that Gordon has no
license / believe that is the exact
phraseology- / would point out to you
that an air pilot may have a license
today and in week from now be
! dropped from the rolls of the Aero
Club for any enc cof hundred reasons.
Take for exaEEple the latest ruling of
the board of governors of the Aero
Club that an aviator may not circle
over any athleiic field where there is
competition nnder penalty of a heavy
4 fine. If the fine be not psid within a
specified time the aviator loses his
license, although he may continue to
aiy as much as ne pleases. might also
point out that / have never heard of
ian aviation meet where the promoters
ahsisted that each a6rman should possess
a license from the Aero Club. / may
not have a license, as the telegram
states, but that does not signify that
l have never had a license from the
Aero Club; and again / would remind
those who are interested and have been
readi4g the recent accounts of aero.
nautical difficulties, that the cable was
sent to the Aero Club of America At
my own suggestion.
From the very beginning Of this
controversy ] have refrained from
making ans direct statement, but feel
most keenly at this time that / should
place myself before the public Ia the
proper light. ! have no desire to
criticize either the local aviation com.
mitiee, and / have never done 30 nor
anyone else, but ! feel that ought
70 De given an opportunity 10 bring 70
ihe attention Of The various readers OF
your paper, and, believe ma. j know