Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08

NM slack. Depression is on in the
news world. We had quite q run
Of news up till a year or ago.
But everything seemed to fail us at once.
Good many lay 1t to Coolidge getting out. He
was always news. Every new picture he had
made, every different hat he WORE every pan
cake he ate for breakfast, every sausage all
was news. Mr.. Hoover does just much,
maby more, eats just as much, maby more.
But when depression Is on its just on and
you cant do nothing about it. You cant make
news out Of nothing no more than you can
make work out Of no jobs.
There just amt no news and now some Of
our big men predict that there will be turn
for the better, that there will be news coming
our way any day now. They claim that news
Is just around the corner and that 1t win be
on US before we know it. They claim that
there has been times like this before, and the
Press has come out Of 1t, and that 1t will do
it again. But never has there been as general
o shortage Of news all over the World as there
is now. Now in the old days when there might
not be anything doing in the United States,
why over in England there would be some big
news In parliment. or an argument with Ire
land, or the Prince Of Wales would be doing
something. Or they would be ruling the Sea
somewhere, or over In France they would be
argueing with some Tourists or down in Italy
Mussolini would be either making a speech or
getting shot at or something, or both. But
Lord we cant even depend on him any more
He has fell down on us like Sister Aimee
Since the King left Spain it was just like a
little Circus having their only Elephant leave.
The Show just don't do no more business.
Argentine and Brazil and Chill all used to
be good for some news, but now the Tango Is
as dead as the Charleston, and the Gigilos
they furnish this country amt much improve
ment on the home grown. Australia not only
can't afford any Adds but they can't even send
us in any Personal Items" They are as dead
as Austria, who haven't made the front page
since the Merry Widow Waltz. Germany here
a short time ago made little squirt for news,
then died right back out again.
Russia has been a sort of partial life saver.
They put on a Five Year Plan that sounded
front pagey at first, but then we don't under
stand it and the more we have it explained
the less interesting it becomes It will take
us five years to even fathom 1t, so its not news
any more. Had a series Of Aeroplane flights,
but they all come so thick that we got EN-
mixed up and we couldent tell who was flying
which Ocean, or what was the names of the
ones that did. Post and Gatty helped us out
mighty nice for O week or so there. Indy
and Anne sorter stirred things up. Then
some other Boys started to 60 round the World
and traded their compass for q Camera away
of over there and started in taking Pictures
for sideline. Was Just getting q focus on
Japanese Fort. when the Japs developed
their Plates for EN- and only charged EN-
thousand Bucks apiece for it.
Bernard Shaw and Lady Astor eaoped together
to Russia but their ages kinder acted against
the news value Of the story. Mexico never
was as uninteresting Depression has knocked