Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-17 | Page 1 | Denims Go up When Overalls Displace Suits

DISPLSIjE SUITS Springfield Federation Says ; Nation-wide Movement Is Adding to H. C. L. SPRINGFIELD. 111., April 17. The overall clubs arc adding- to the high cost of living of men who have to wear them, the Springfield Federation of Labor declares, and they passed a resolution last night condemning the movement. Denims have greatly ' increased in-creased in price since the movement to wear overalls began, speakers said at the labor meeting. "VVILL.1AMSPQJIT. Pa., April 17. More than 100 clerks and officials in local offices of the Pennsylvania railroad rail-road have organized the first "overalls' "over-alls' club" here. SHARON, Pa., April 17. An-overalls club formed at "Wheatland, Pa., near Sharon, and one of the first to be organized in western Pennsylvania, has gone so far in its r.eal to protest tho high cost of clothing as to inposo a penalty upon members for failure to don denims. Any member who fails to wear overalls at all times will be ducked in the ..Brie cana'I. The club is com-j posed of business and professional i men. SIOUX CITY, la., April 17. A Sioux City overall club has been organized.. or-ganized.. About 150 have signed the petition agreeing to start- wearing overalls next Monday. t ST. LOUIS, April 17. The "overall I club" movement was Inaugurated hero last night, three clubs being organized. organ-ized. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., April 17. Police Judge W. W. McCIellan has obtained several hundred signatures, to a petition pledging lhe signers to wear overalls until the price of cloth-j Ing is reduced.