Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

sion yesterday formed an overall 1 club and will appear at the state house Tuesday garbed in that costume. The commissioners are the only mem bers of the state house family who are pledged to join the movement to cut down the high cost of living by donning the denim. While several men about town, including Emil Gang, rated one of the wealthiest men or the city, are going to follow the example of the commission, they have been unable to yield their influence other political lights, who are going to pass up the chance of wearing the blue. A. F. Jones and D. r. Johnson, mem bers of the commission: D. R. Johnson, rate expert, and I> F. Jones, special | examiner will be the only ones at the capitol to take what others regard as an .expensive fad" They declare they have not money enough to squander on overalls.
 | Governor Thomas E. Campbell Is wearing a four -year-old suit of clothes. The states chief executive believes | that one way of combating with the high cost of clothing is not to buy any His secretary. P. R. Mines. who has 1 the reputation of being of the i best-dressed men in the state. is wear | ing a suit that was built in 1917. l Governors Office Strong for Idea | Not to be outdone by the governor. his stenographers are wearing not last years clothes,' but clothes Of several years ago" Miss Helen Fife Is wearing s'made-over frock Of her
 mothers, who had the pretty blue serge six seasons ago. Her hat. she declares, is a 15-cent straw which she trimmed with a bit of ribbon she hap pened to have in the house. Mrs Alice Monnette, also of the governors office, is wearing a tailored suit sise bought in 1914.
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 100 many old suits to wear out, so that he feels he cannot well afford over ails and his assistant, R. E. McGillen declares that he has served his overall days.
 Chief Justice cunninghas not giveo the matter much thought. he says. but
 no lawyer need fear being fined for
 contempt by appearing before him in
 overalls and jumper.
 | H. $. Ross, state treasurer, says the only overa1ls he owns are ruined by his getting under his car. He will
 have to wear his one suit of clothes
 he says.
 If overalls are guaranteed as the summer costume, Chester Hanson. sec- retary to Chief Justice Cunningham is willing to invest. Otherwise not Only a definite program could induce Hanson to dig down in his jeans. If the price of overalls does not go up Jesse Boyce, who prefers being called candidate for governor rather state auditor, will buy.
 NJ S. Stanley, deputy state auditor is in favor of the fig leaf for sum mer wear. while Alexander Baker. as-
 sistant attorney general, is a bit more modest and prefers the E. V. D. for the uniform style of dress How Can You Wear Elm if You
 Haven't 'Em? Wiley r. Jones, attorney general doesn't own overalls, so how can he wear them, he says, while F. J. K. Nc
 Bride his assistant, who is rather beau about town, does not favor over aIIs on account of the fit. Louis E Whitney also of the attorney gen. erals staff, has to buy something, he says, so why not overalls.
 The state historian, Colonel James H. McClintoclS is strong for the sol diers wearing their uniforms. AdJu- tant General Walter Ingalls,, who looks mighty fine in his uniform. declares he will have to discard it for overa1fs if the supreme court knocks him out
 If staked to overalls. Con Cronin, state libririan, will wear them. Other wise not, since he has just paid six perfectly good dollars for limitation Palm Beaches.
 w A. Mouer, state land commission CT, can't get a pair to fit him for live or money, and Ben Clark, deputy land commissioner, can't afford em He ad- vises the public that he might short ly have to appear in pajamas.
 George A. Macdonald. chief account ant of the sales division of the state land department, will wear oyeralls Tuesday, SO he says.
 Ed w Stephens, secretary Of the live stock board, will exhaust his present wardrobe before he considers making another purchase.
 Declaring that if necessity demands it, he will wear overa1fs. Chief Clerk Inghram of the state engineers offices stated that he might come to it.
 All this talk is old stuff to Thomas Maddock, state engineer. who since his return from many months service overseas has worn nothing but khaki. Meddock is the '.original Khaki Man" and is proud of the fact that he is