South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-18
SOUTH BEND GETS
FIRST GLIMPSE OF
OVERALL WEARERS
Members of Local Bowling
Team Wade Through
Streets IN Denim Suits.

south Bends loop district got ITS
drst glimpse Of the overall euthus.-
asts saturday night. and although
the more conservative CARRIED prom
enadcrs on downtown th0roughfarcs
evidenced cousiderab bile surprised in
terest. the movement against the IT.
g. l. lost nothing by the inaugural
appearance Of the overall bows
The denim pioneers were menu
0ers Of the South Bend Watch com
pany bowling league on their way
Co attend the annual spring banquet
Of the league held az the Kable ban
queJ hall
Some OF the more dimdent mem
bers carried their OveralIs under
their arms and donned them after
reaching the hall, but the sponsors
OF the movement ltad the courage Of
their convictions. and came from
home attired IN the One-pieCe denim
costumes.
Police Want Overalls
Another development i'm the cam
paign was the action decided upon
by some members of the police de-
partment in starting a movement 20
allow patrOlmcu 90 wear khaki or
some other Inexpensive garments
this summer instead or the high
priced uniforms which have been
suggested 10 the board Of safety.
The policemen are said 90 be un-
willing 20 pay the so per cent in
crease I'M price of tho summer uni
forms, which were considered by the
board az their meeting Friday after
noon, and IL is understood that a
delegation of the men will ask thc
board at their next meeting 10 adopt
g..
ial, which they claim can be pur-
chased from local manufacturers for
"a very reasonable price.
Movement Spreading.
The movement SIS spreading rapid
ly in local factories. according TO re-
ports last night A petition circu-
lated ina the South Bend Watch Co,
factory and office was signed by $50
men who pledged themselves 10
wear OVeralls for "a sufficient length
IF time 20 bring down prices i'm
clothes 10 where wooden garments
are more acceptable.
over 700 employees of the oliver
Chilled Pillow GO. ore said 20 have
Joined the movement SATURDAY and
a club Of 200 members has been or
ganlZed by the cooperative depart
Tent of the Studebaker corporation.
The new club hopes TO gain recruits
not only from she ~tudcbakel cor
poration but from other Industrial
and business concerns. The club ex-
poets 10 appear i'm their new uni
forms Tuesday morning
Johnny keane. am actor appearing
in "a song and dance number at the
Orpheum thcatcr. received a biz
hand at the Saturday night perform
anCe when hc appeared i'm Overaus
instead of mis- regular stage cos
tune
New Attraction.
The manager of the oliver StvIe
Shop said last night that ne is spon-
sOring an All Overall Blouse" made
N khaki and pougee, which viii be
seen SUNDAY ON the streets I'm the
loop district and also at the Orphe-
um theater
a.. Is. kuchne, of the Lee AIercan-
tile Co. told The NeWs-Tirnes Satur-
Iav that his concern has been re-
ceiving telegrams from all parts of
he country inquiring about ship
ments OF the Onc-piCCe overall suits
made Toy the Lee company. TWO i'm
9ulrics were received saturday from
Jackson. Miss and Charlotte. ~ g..
and other kilograms have been
pouring I'm during the last week from
cities OF the south. where the move
meut started. and where IL is spread
ing most rapidly
He said that mos. retail dealers
have fairly large stocks .of denim
and Khaki suits ou hand bUr that
the factory supplies of denim goods
was low on account OF the shortage
in this fabric. Khaki and pongee
are being used 10y many factories i'm
place of denim Mr.. kuehue asserted.