The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-18
NOTES OF GOTHAM.

New York. oct. l7.-Rackea by mil
lions of dollars and thousands of hard
headed business men. the art OF aviu-
ton has for the first time in history.
begun L. be put on practical COM
merc.ai basis in this city today
/ Struck by the sight ~ Wilbur Wright
! outspceding the gulls in his historic
flight along the Hudson river. the
public here has developed passion
for skyward joyriding which. it is
promised will soon b. turned into a
market for practicable autos of the
air. Already scores ot wealthy sports
men are beginning the construction OF
atrshps with which they intend tn
brush up and down the aerial speed
way beside the Palisades while vet
eran promoters are organizing capital
for the manufacture uf aeroplaneS for
the multitude. only a fortnight ago
such plans would have been laughed
to sCnrn by the very people who. after
watching Wright work. are today con-
verified to firm belief in the present
day conquest Of the ait.
Courts Ctoss>d.
With $4,000 weary iitigants linger-
ing about their doors and 400 tiefen-
dants imprisoned for months to await
their pleasure. the civil and criminal
courts Of this town have today begun
to grind away at their elogsed calen-
dars after three whole months of va
cation. While the wrongcd parties in
over $4,000 civil eases have grown old
and even died with M redress. and
unconvicted men and women have Ian
guished in the tomhs prison through
the hot summe:, cnmpiaisant judges.
iaunty clerks and sleek attendants
have junketed at leisure upon ex-
tended vacation tours. II the laws
delays permit one-half of the victims
Of this stagnant summer i'm court to
have hearing before the next hot
spell. the wneels of justice will have
revolved much more rapidly than Is
usual. Today the cry of the outraged
petitioners before the bench is rising
to heaven, and incidentally to the
ears of the political powers from
whom some relief is being vaguely
promised.
Hurryins Home.
At the record rate of 5000 souls
day the great greyhounds of the ocean
are this week returning to this port
the last of the tourists who have
roamel abroad by way of summer va
cation. Never before has Gotham
seen such crowds pour back from the
docks of the liners. and seldom has
this autumn influx of European trip
pers made off for homes throughout
the country as expeditously as it is
distributing itself today. Apparently
the returning voyagers have no time
tn daily in the metropolis. for their
trains are speeding them west. north
and south within few hours OF their
disembarkment. Altogether. New
Workers are concluding that each one
of this passing army of fellow cuun-
trSmen has work to do at home. and
observers declare they see in this "A
demonstration of the, sure return of
buster, better times.
Morse's Makinss.
To make almost sS.01D, ono in not
quite four months Is rather rare
feat even in this city Of sndtlen for !
tunes. Now that little M. Morse. the /
former ice king. has laid claim to just I
that accumulation OF capital in his /
summers leave. of absence from jail. i
however the wise men OF Wall street
are today inclined tn believe him. No
more. interesting figure walks the !
streets of town just now than this /
smiling. self-assured bit of "A man.
who expects to return To- prison within !
Il few weeks after a brief vacation on .
bail spent in squarings his vast finan- |
cial obligations. Whatever the verdict .
OF the court may be. this high tfnan-
cier can now face the future. either
IN prison or in Wall street. with a
great load of debt off his shoulders
II Morse returns tn Wall street IA free
man, everybody will take tn the tall
timber to avoid falling in the way of
his accommodating capacity.
More Moving.
Following the floats of the Hudson
Fulton carnival. great caravan Of
moving wagons is today winding its
way from the old to the new homes
OF the multitudes that moves on the
first of this month. This year the reg
ular semi-annual household exodus has
been held up by the wild disorder Of
the celebration week. and the middle
of the month will hardly see every
family finally settled in Its new niche
In the vast residence sections. More
people than ever before are swarmine
on to Manhattan island this year and
filling the new crop of flats. rooms
and residences that have been built tn
I'LL its few remaining vacant lots.
In spite of the fact that it has been
said that there are no new
issues in politics. the present cam
paign in this city has furnished the
exception to the rule since for the first
time on record automobiles are caus-
ing all sorts of campaign discussions.
This is due To the fact. which has re
Gently been brought to light, that il
cost Father knickerhoc S3as O00
last year for the up-keep of the 100
machines in use i'm his various DEPART
ments. Since the average price of /
these cars VAS about S3,lG0 there has
Already been all sorts of discussion |
as to why 1t should cost So. 200 a year. |
Or about ITO per cent of their original |
,ost 10 maintain them in running or
Ter. All sorts Of accusations as 10 |
graft. municipal joy rides and the |
Ike have b.en made already and So |
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