Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-17
HOW TEXTBOOK AT IT.

a reporter from the Free Trader.
journal made canvas OF the loop
district this morning. asking certain
prominent citizens two questions,
What do you think of Overall club ?" ,
and "Will you wear EN- Below are
published some of the replies:
President Charles p. Taylor Of the |
National City Bank. II hadn't paid |
much attention to them, until | read
about them this morning. | may have
to wear them whether or not we have
an Overall club here il clothing keeps
on gcing up. ! believe that anything
to reduce the high cost of living is
/ good thing
Or. s. {. Parr: I'm for 'em and If
! a. J. O'Conor will wear them | will
too think they are all right for any
man who is in his office and does not
have to be on the streets all day"
President Charles E.. Hook Of the
First National Bank: II don't know
anything about them. | suppose ri
do what the rest do"
Attorney n. M. Kelly: II think the
Overall clubs are all riuht If they are
not fad on the part of some peop,
who are forming them to get motor
iety. | think it would be better and
accomplish more if we would all get
together and decide to wear our old
clothes. i hardly deem it necessary
to buy overaIls " everyone buys
them it will start rrofiteering. We
Can wear our old clothing without any
additional expense. IF its overall
clubs for the women I'm against them.
There are enough foolish styles now
without getting anything more rdic
uous. The thing | favor is for every
one to cooperate and wear their old
clothing and the high cost of clothing
Will tumble.
Judge n. w. Johnson, president Of
the Ottawa Banking and Trust Co.:
"l'n1 ready to join whenever there is
an opportunity given me Yes m
wear them
Dale Morahan: "lr for them,-IIl
wear them-on Sundayc."
Al r Schoch. president of the
Formers and Merchants Bank; 81
haven't given it any thought, but # its
any hing to reduce the n. c. O. /.
am for Il. I wear them when | 90
out to the farm and they are d com
Portable garment
A. j. O'Conor: Il don't know much
, about the clubs so | can't express an
, opinion on them
, Attorney r. t. Nicholson: Il think
that the only way to avoid proflteer
no prices is for everyone tc wear
their old clothing and to economic
' ! don't believe in everyone buying
, overaIIs, for if we do prices will &C
, up; but | do think we all ought tc
[ wear our old clothing until the prices
e decline"
. John Garland. President of the PEG
4 pies Trust and Savings Bank 81
r don't believe IN telling the other feI
low what he should wear, Or in anyone
= telling me what | should wear, Il
q every enc joins the Overall club wha
j. are we going to do with our tailor;
i and clothing makers, StarVe them
"A Personally I am strong for overaIs
+ because have a tenant in building
/ who runs an overall factory and i
a would mean big business for him, bu
y the story has another side to it 1t;
y a big problem"
Or. G. A. Carr: II don't favo
T. them. think instead of buying over
Il als and wearing them. we shoult
\ patch our old clothes ! don't see thu
necessity Of buying overaIla to wea
t. six weeks or two months and the'
|. casting them aside, which is what vii
g. be done; only to run up the prices o.
h the workingmen. who really need, AM
l. must have overa|is."
# President Charles f. Woodward 0
G the Constitutional Convention; "
g think they are simply case Of hys
}. terra and will be all over with in
week or two | wear them when | an
working around the yard, but ! an
t like the man that said. BE not tn
g first to put the old aside"