The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-19
Will Cooperate With Palmer
for Less Profits.
Four Hundred in City for An
nuaI Convention.
STYLE SHOW WEDNESDAY
Living Models to Demonstrate
Art of Dressing.
Mems 1920 Styles Conservative,
TradeSmen Assert.

Lower the prices for mems clothing
is the principal object of the annual
convention of the Kansas Retail
Clothiers' association. in session in To-
peka today in conjunction with the
annual me of the Kansas APP
parel club officials declared. More
than four hundred clothing men have
registered for the three-day meeting
The object of the convention is to
provide, IL possible, ways and means
to lower clothing prices" was the
statement today by the president of
the retail association. I'VE are to CO.
operate with the department of justice
in producing uniformly low profits as
far as retailers are concerned. The
Lever act may or may not be legal.
The clothiers do not question it's le-
sality. We are doing our part to low
er the cost to the consumer"
Material Shortage Serious.
The shortage of material and labor
makes it impossible to supply the
great demand for mems clothing, and
getting the goods to sell is the biggest
problem of the clothing dealer. ac-
cording to D. P. Dawson of Wichita,
president of the Kansas Apparel club.
Kansas retail clothiers sold more
clothing last year than ever before. it
was stated. but the demand is much
greater than the supply.
The convention opened at 1920
o'clock this morning at the auditorium
with about 200 Kansas retail clothing
men present. and more than $50 mem
bers of the Kansas Apparel club, q
body of representatives of many of the
largest manufacturers and jObbers in
the country. Mayor Corwine well
coined the visitors in a brief address.
II. W. Ober of Lawrence, vice presi-
dent of the association, responded.
The annual report of L. w. Lawson of
Mcpherson, secretary, concluded the
morning meeting
Living Models at Show
Living models will display the new
est in mems clothing at the style
show Wednesday at the auditorium,
arranged by the Kansas Apparel club
for the Kansas retailers. There will
be seventytwo booths displaying
many lines and styles of clothing from
many of the largest manufacturing
and jobbing firms of the country. The
retailers president with D. P. Daw-
son. president of the Kansas Apparel
club, and r. F. Jack, Bert Snyder and
w. A. Fitzpatrick, three apparel club
members. are in charge of the style
exhibit.
Spring styles for men will be on
conservative lines, according to the
clothiers in charge of the style show.
The decorative belts and waist seams,
eccentric colors and materials of for
mer seasons will not be found among
Easter garb of Mr.. Mere Man, it was
stated by Earl E. Schell. of Ktncaid &
I<imball. clothing manufacturers.
Coats To Be Longer.
The youthful. fitted style will still
exist. but without the emphasis of a
belt or waist seam, it is said. Coats
will measure from one to two and a
Brown, in various shades, is the most
approved color.
SILK shirts are almost a necessity,
according to R. F. Jack .of the Rice
Silk company, for they are so uni
versal1y worn. The demand is greater
than the supply. making silk shirts ex-
tremely difficult to supply customers
"Neckwear has a decided tendency
TO be narrower" E. H. Commins OF
A. c. Cohn & Co, of Rochester. n. Y.
stated. THE wide scarf style is not
so popular now as the narrower tie
Loud colors are passe, and designs are
conservative, rather than bold"
Boys clothing in sizes from two tc
eight years will be shown on live mod
els in the exhibit on Wednesday. The
general style lines will follow those oi
mems clothing, it was stated by Ralph
A. Glazer of the Wear Pledge Com
panY of New York. A boys suit oil
good quality will be higher in price
this spring. he said, costing from
$3.50 to $500.
Ben Nardaman, of Chicago. will
speak tonight at the auditorium or
Developing the Manpower of Town.
Clerks and the general public are in
vited to attend. Mr.. Vardaman lee
tured with the Redpath Lyceun
bureau for many years.
An important event of the conven
ton will be the banquet Wednesday
night by the Apparel Club for thu
visiting clothiers at the Commercial
club.
Hackney TO Talk.
The most important address of tn,
convention will concern price fixing
and will be given this afternoon BY
Ed T. Hackney of Wellington, stat'
fair price commissioner. Following
report will be made of Howard Figg'l
findings in relation to the clothlnI
trade. Figg is special assistant to At
torney General Palmer, who is il
charge of the national fair price com,
- mission. Retail officials conferred
with Figg last week in Chicago. to
trontinued on Page Tw0.1
ffnEIHE nlRV0 ~ HFEHHAER