Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-25
TWO P'S TARGET
OF DENIM ARMY
Nationwide Fight on Profteer-
ing and Prohibition to Be Out
come of New York Parade.
|CHEERED BY ONLOOKERS
Prices of Clothing Begin to
Tumble as First Tangible
Fruit of Movement.
cHEERED BY oNLooKERs
NY As.ociated pressl

tBy Associated prcssl
NEW YORK. April 24.-Many thou
bands of New Workers. protested
against the. high cost Of clothing to-
day BY watching and cheering an
ovcralis parade OF hundreds
An organized demonstration center
Ing about broadway was thoroughly
enjoyed by watching
from the sidewalks and buildings. The
parade turned out 10 be in part a
demonstration against the two Ps--
Prohtcering and Prohibition.
While elephants in blue denim and
chorus girls in automobiles were also
In the parade. moi poiloi" In patched
UP trousers and plain ovcralls were
In the majority.
Nationwide Organization.
AWalSamdtion OF the overall clubs
OF the country In an organization to
force down prices viii be advocated
by the promoters Of the New York's
OF clio parade today. il was declared
BY Walter J. Kingsley. OF the Cheese
Club. one OF the sponsors OF the move
mcnt.
Following tho procession up Broad.
way of advocates OF old clothes, blue
denim and Bingham. which was
cheercdi by thousands along the line
OF march, Kingsley stated that the
next step in the campaign will be
formation of Il national army TO wage
effective war on high clothing prices
by refusing TO buy until quotations
drop within REASON able limits"
THE Cheese Club" he said. "is
Hing TO undertake the analgama
ton OF the overall clubs OF the
cou1try into u national organization
tc agree on what should be the maxi
rum price to pay for hats. shoes
ruits. dresses. underwear. stockings
and socks and such ncccssuries and TO
pledge It's membership TO refuse TO
buy until wearing apparel can be
bought within that maximum price.
"Old clothes must be worn until
those maximum prices are reached.
Euy no new ha, until you can get a
good one for IS, for example Gen
orally promote thrift and light
against the common tendency OF cx-
ptravagancc.
ALREADY the club has received
something like 10000 letters from in
dividuals indorsinG It's stand for old
clothes and ovcra!!s unt!l pro,itecr-
ing ceases. With Il national orguniza-
ton fighting on ii thrift and economy
basis the campaign against high
prices should develop bat,cring-ra.n
force"
auestionnnire by Dealers.
Coincidence with the ovcrails pa
rol I.
by the National Garment Retailers
association that 10000 missionaries
had been dispatched TO stores
throughout the United States to learn
merchants opinions on just what con-
stitutc necessity" and luxury" ap-
rarel within the meaning OF the Lever
hnti- profitcering law. Mems. wom-
ems and childrcn's clothing in all
materials and at all prices were the
Subject OF the inquiry. ii was added.
John il. Hahn. executive secretary
for the association. declared that ore
effect OF the inquiry will be to clear
up the whole situation" and bring
prompt mutual understanding be-
tween the government and clothing
manufacturers and merchants.
The power behind the overalls and
patches movement in New York was
strikingly emphasized along the line
OF march today by posters In clothing
store windows inviting the public to
ccne in and buy at prices from So to
E20 lower than those that prevailed
East week; posters that employed.
hmong other phrases, the line. why
wear overalls?"
A6vnrffun
More than score Of large stores
have advertised price reductions in
the newspapers, and a. w. Rieley.
head Of the Department of Justice
f'Aying squad" which has been doing
missionary work among dealers here.
predicts that the number will increase
Rapidly.
The line OF march took the paraders
down Eighth Avenue from Columbus
Circle to West Twenty-third. through
West Twenty-third to Broadway. and
back up Broadway to Columbus Cir
Gle. Although Fifth Avenue was
barred to the paraders by city Of
fcials after n protest from merchants
who declared the parade would inter-
fere with business, the word was
passed among the marchcrs to wander
down the avenue singly or In small
groups after the parade, carrying. tho
protest into the district where high
priced clothes are made and sold A
mass meetinG also was to be held
hitter tho parade at which tho founda-
ion for permanent organization Of
high price opponents was to be laid.
Cards were passed out to the march
ers pledging them to inventory their
sartorial possessions and plan their
uso so that only minimum OF new
garments would have to be bought In
teao.