Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

~OLOGNE GAZETTE-The Up
per-Bavarian costume is fast
becoming the mode of Fifth
~ avenue. Soon, apparently, 1t
will predominant. Already that
thoroughfare of style and elegance
looks more like college campus than
street in New York City, and this gay
and Juvenile effect has resulted from the
prevailing fashion of short trousers
Men wear them everywhere-golf knick-
ers-plus- fourS-Manchester shorts =
all Of these and many mo0lncatlohs
throng shops, offices and SIDEWALKS
Most business men wear their goIIlng
outfits to their desks, and hasten with
ont change of costume from their aery
business posts to the magnetic links.
Former President Coolidge wears knee
breaches upon his frequent visits 10
New York. thus indorsing the MODE.
which in many instances Is exempl1ned
nv very curtailed "stove-pipe" knicker-
bockers and a considerable expanSe OF
bare legs. In reality, the college vogue
another feature made safe lor oenh0c-
racv nv the late President Wilson In MS
professional days, has captured not only
New York, but the whole country.
Rioht now. we might say, America Is IN
short pants! The growing intrigue pc
tween sports and business mas leu tne
Nation to adopt the one apparel sui
able for both vacations.
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Chief Constable
Must Pay for Privilege.
The Daily Herald. London.-The re-
mort was issued recently OF the SpecLal
committee appointed by the bIlsOol Ga.y
Council to investigate allegations against
7 H watson, the former CHIEF con-
stable. who resigned in March.
IT states that Mr.. Watson was not
justified In using policemen, nremen any anu
city vehicles for private purposes; t
cororoittee deprecates his conduct IN tniS
resDect and recommends that he snouio
he required to compensate the corpora
tion to the extent OF l,5l6 pouhuS' "A
shilljngs, IL pence. Mr.. Watsons 1e-
tense was that he was exercising Sne
privileges attaching to his posltion' DuV
the committee could not flnd tnat sucIi
privileges were authorized OF eHeleE9eu
by former city constables.
The report states that Mr.. watson
had two oficial motor cars ana ms
daughter a two-seater. These onlcian
cars were used for private purposes on
numerous occasions, a policeman acting
as chauffeur, petrol being supplied ana
reuairs carried out at the police SIatloh'
Official cars were used by Mr.. watson
for a tour of his family IN Scotland ana
for another to Cornwall: Mr.; watson
sent an official car from Bristol to East
bourne to bring his mother to Bristol
and two weeks later the same car took
her back. Members of the FIRE brigade
erected a garage at Mr.. Watsons mouse
"a construction which must now De
paid for by Mr.. Watson at trade union
| wages.
People Running Into
Debt Booked for Disaster.
The Bulletin, Sydney.-"There Is
nothing wrong with us in particular"
some of Mr.. Lang's followers are telling
us-"this depression is Worldwide"
Therefore, they argue, since we nave
not committed any special sin, nothing
Is called for in the way OF special ex-
| piation.
It is quite true there is worldwide
depression. Britain, Germany, the
| United States. South America and ia
pan all report exceptionally numerous
unemployed. 1t is true, too, that Aus
tralia is as badly hit as most. Its wool
is worth a third less than 1t was few
years ago; it's wheat has to be sold at
price that does not show the basic wage
| to thousands of producers; It's metals
have slumped from 80 to 60 per cent
below postwar levels. On top OF these
falls in market prices most of the con-
tinent has suffered from unprecedented
drought drought that has lasted flve
years!
Even assuming, then, that general de-
preston is all that Is the matter with
us. our share of it would be more than
the average. But If all the world had
munnps, some poor devil would have a
broken leg as we'll, and it is sad but
solemn truth that the mere fact man
has a broken leg does not prevent him
being run over by q motor truck, II he
gets In its way. Indeed, one trouble Is
60 likely to breed another that long ago