Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1917 — WEAR ANTI-COLLISION SUITS [ARTICLE]

WEAR ANTI-COLLISION SUITS

White Derbies and White Shoes Worn by Gentlemen Out at Night in London. London. —Some of the odd things “due to the war:” Gentlemen out at night are affect’ ing white derbies, white shoes and white gloves. “Anti collision” suits they are called and they prevent collisions between pedestrians in the darkened streets. The London boy and girl now have “Zepp” drill instead of fire drill in their schools. Children are taught to file quickly into places of safety. “Zepp” drills have also been inaugurated In many homes. Suburban railroad fares have doubled and tickets have grown smaller. To effect a saving on pasteboard, the long green ticket of pre-bellum days has been supplanted by a ticket hardly larger than a postage stamp. With railroad fares increasing, the government has not increased the “three-quarters’*- reduced rates to theatrical companies. Theatrical companies are not luxuries, according to rulings. Children in Eastbourne have been ordered to wear clogs because of the high prices of shoes.