Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-14
JACOBSON SAYS
100 MUCH SILK
: BOOSTS \. c. |.
xh1si1eat u Federation u Labor
UrSes Thrift and Economy IN
Talk n Davenport.

Thrift and economy are abso-
1uteIy necessary in order to bring
down the cost OF living, and mem
bers Of workingmen's families must
curtail buying Of high price cloth
Ing and other articles. Ben Jacob
SON, president OF the Tri-City Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor, told the commit
tee in charge Of the Davenport
thrift week campaign for the week
beginning Jan. II. while In session
at the Davenport Commercial club
yesterday afternoon.
The thrift week campaign is 4
national affair. A committee Of 10
met at the Davenport Commercial
club yesterday to make plans and
10 get ideas, and they invited Mr.
Jacobson TO attend and give them
bis views.
There can be no doubt hut what
the rush OF a large number OF
working people to purchase high
priced clothing and other articles
has big bearing on the cost OF
living, and this practice must be
curtailed before an appreciable de-
crease in the cost OF living Is
brought about" Mr.. Jacobson told
the committee.
Men as well as women are TAX
ing part in this unprecedented rush
10 buy the costly articles, but it is
possible that women outnumber
the men In this respect.
II wives and daughters OF work.
ingmen are paying enormous prices
for articles Of clothing in large
number Of instances. Some will
wear nothing but silk hosiery, valu-
able coats, hats. etc.
Daughters Of q number Of work.
ingmen have obtained employment
and where they stay at home with
out having to pay much for board
they can spend their money on
clothing.
Unmarried sons OF workingmen
who stay at home are also practic-
Ing extravaganza. Silk hose, silk
shirts, and $50 and SIS suits of
clothing. hats that cost them SO or
SIS and the most expensive shoes
are demanded by them. They live
It home. It. costs them little for
board and room and they spend
their salary on themselves.
Nov the worker who has fam
lily suffers for all Of this. While
the single men and women are pay
ing. the prices will continue to
soar.
I'VE all know that we can not
wear silks, furs and the like all
the time, for the simple reason that
there is not enough to 60 around i.
! say that there is nothing too good
for a workingman or his family,
but reason tells us we can not man
ufacture all silks and all furs.
III we would buy only Just what
We need and not overload our
wardrobes and mix up our pur.
chases so that we would have silks
cottons, furs and woolens. we
would reduce the high cost OF
clothing quickly.
at is the same thing with food
stuffs. We all know that there are
more cuts of meat on q beef than
choice steak, and il we demand tc
buy nothing but choice cuts price
Is bound to soar.
But while the working man 1!
making over his system Of buying
he must be backed up in this plar
BY the more well-to-do. 1t would
do no good for the working man Il
practice economy with the ricl
man practicing waste and extrava
sance. There must be cooperatio,
among all Of our citizens, and
hope that this committee will b,
able to work out plan that can b,
placed In effect during thrift weel
chat will impress upon everyon
that thrift and economy are neces
sary II the cost Of living is to b.
reduced"