New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-18
Jurists and Clergymen
Back Movement as New
Clubs Are Organized
in Scores of Cities
Profteer Gets S.
For l6c u. S. Denim,
rs Parade on Broadway
in Jeans; Newark Men
to Wear EN- Creased

Inc numDer OF citizens who are will
ing to go forth to battle in overall
uniforms is increasing all over the
United States and here, ct least. so
is the price of overalls. Enthusiasm
for the movement and the cost of the
blue denim garments are rising to-
gether.
Manufacturers explain glibly that
all overall factories are short of mate
rial and that the. price of labor is
increasing. The most fragrant case of
profteering in these garments thus far
was unearthed in Hoboken by Edward
w. Ward, knight of Columbus. He
found used brown army overalls sold
by the government at 16 cents a pair
IN the shop of ship, chandler. They
were retailing at So pair.
The gospel of the blue overall has
spread to San Francisco, Birmingham,
Ala; Lansing, Mich, and Boston, in
cluding most of the territory lying be-
tween those points. 1t also has invaded
the national capital and the halls of
Congress. Representative Upshaw,
Democrat, of Georgia, appeared before
that august body yesterday in suit
of overalls and was cheered when he
made his entrance.
Spreads on Pacific Coast
All along the Pacific Coast the
movement is spreading, and has reached
as Tar north as Vancouver. The Michi-
gan Department of State yesterday
formed a club and is drafting articles
C%o{
Austin, Tex, have taken similar action
Scores of overall clubs are sprinping
up in Chicago and St. Louis. In some
OF the smaller towns these promise to
become serious affairs. Wheatland's
(Pa) organization has promised to
throw any member who appears in pub
lie in any other costume into the Erie
Canal.
Not content with coming out in sup
port of the overalls movement. the
Adelphus Club Of Newark announced
yesterday that it had introduced an
Improvement. The members of the
organization, which is composed of
young lawyers, will wear creased over
ails this summer. The creases are to
be sewed in so that the garments will
not have to be returned to the tailor
every SO often to have their pristine
stylshness renewed.
Students and teachers of the Mont
clair, N. j., Academy yesterday
pledged their allegiance to the move
mcnt.
Many Local Converts
The movement continued to spread
yesterday throughout the city. In ad-
dltlon to the orthodox converts to over
ais, allied organizations have begun to
spring up-"The Old Clothes Associa-
ton" The Patches Club" "rhe Cling
ham Girls" "The Calico Club" and
even "The Collarless League"
The 500 members of the Holy Cross
Lyceum will be urged to wear overalls
and. IN addition, the exclusive Rubin
stem Club announced through it's pres
ident. Mrs. William Roger Chapman, it's
Endorsement of the movement.
The Women's Civic Federation and
the American Flying Club both declared
their allegiance to the campaign
against clothing profitcers.
In Queens. Borough President Con-
molly and two dozen Of his employees
announced their conversion. They will
make their debut in blue denim to-
morrow. County Judge Humphrey on
quitting the courthouse yesterday said
nc was going to buy pair of overalls
on the way home and wear them here
after to and from court. Magistrate
Doyle went q step further and said that
he intended to appear on the bench
symphony in blue.
Denim Parade on Broadway
Sevcntyfve members of the Cheese
Club, an organization of theatrical
press agents and writer's climbed into
blue denim trousers and hooked up the
bib suspenders at the National Vaude-
vile Artists Club, 229 West Forty
sixth Street, yesterday and then pa
raded down Broadway. They were led
by Thomas Oliphant, their president
AT Forty sixth Street and Broadway
Mr.. Oliphant stopped to express his
opinion of profiteering clothiers and
advised the individuals in the crowd
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