Show ECONOMY PLEDGE IS a MADE BY CLOTHIERS CLOTES CLOTESe fI e According to Information reaching the office of ot James James' W W. Funk federal federa fair price commissioner the National Association of Retail Clothiers Is op opposed opposed opposed op- op posed to encouraging Ing th the sale of ot articles ar- ar ar articles of ot mens men's clothing of an extraordinarily extraordinarily high price A A. resolution passed by the association n at its annual meeting held recently in Chicago says Be it hereby resolved that the National National Na Na- Association of or Retail Clot Clothiers h rs goes on record as pledging the good faith of ot its membership to cooperate with the federal government to the fullest e extent tent to ta lower our costs of ot distribution to the consumer by c conducting conducting con con- n- n ducting our business along the lines of the strictest ec economy nomY and to reduce our up mark-up to the lowest possible point joint consistent with the essential policy pol pol- icy cy of sound business And furthermore be he It tt hereby re resolved resolved resolved re- re solved that we both as ale l an 01 organization and as individual merchants merchant pledge ourselves to use our influence to direct I public buying along alon sane eane and sensible lines Jines avoiding both th the advertising and andI I sale of ot articles which may be considered considered considered consid consid- ered extravagant unduly expensive or wh whose se manufacture diverts labor from employment In other industries that are more actually Important in t this ls critical period of our c history his his- tory |