Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-20

one thousand persons signed up be-
fore the end of the week
Among those most pronounced in
their views on the subject is Judge
w. w. Mcclellan, who has the fol-
lowing to say:
The old clothes and overa'ls
protest is not primarily an attack
upon home trade. Patrons cannot
know whether local dealers make
more profit than formerly. 1t is
aimed to exercise discipline run
ming back to the source of supply,
| cause less making of fancy goods
and bring moderate prices by linn
iting the competitive market de-
mand. Merchants must now pay
| for clothes what is asked and will
so long as ready sale, regardless OF
cost, is sure. Let demand de-
crease throughout America and
down will come prices at the fac
tories. That is the theory of the
advocates of the present way OF
reaching the initial point where
goods are manufactured.
"It may not be the most just
way. 1t may hurt temporarily
men, merchants, clerks, laborerS
and many business interests not to
blame, but it is sort Of direct
action that has come about through
the failure of governmental prom
Uses and efforts.
1.-THE bubble of high prices has
been blown by somebody. The
] reople have tried to puncture the
inflated bubble, but it has beer
elusive. Now they are attempting
TO swat it "
Many of the merchants of the
| city have seen the handwriting on
| the wall and are making the mos;
CT their opportunities. The United
One Cent to One Dollar store re
! orts that it will have shipmen'
Of one dollar bibless overalls In
stock this week Others are MAX
ing the most of the proposition by
! increasing their advertising ano
| putting out the following line ol
| talk to their customers:
Il am not worrying about over
ais" said one merchant. Il hav,
| them to sell. They are good things
il the family. In the meantime tie
hurrah for overalls will not pre-
vent me from going right along
with publicity to my usual limit tt
sell the other clothing. / will be
ready to buy more when prices fal
at factories and through jobhers
We are not expecting people t
permanently do without regular
clothing nor blaming anybody who
| wears an old suit.
"One man came into our stort
today because he read an adVer
tisement of overalls and is nov
wearing the blue. He looks fine
all right. But he said he would
be in to buy a spring suit just a.
soon as the weather moderates
OF course we are charging moft
for suits than formerly because We
pay more. We will have to hole
the good longer, maybe, but gen
orally speaking prices at factorle!
will not come down until the pub
lie has absorbed the goods in thu
hands of dealers like ourselves. W.
shall be very glad when we car
sell suits for less, and not have
customers act as If they fear WI
| are IOlullls lllSiIl up. NdeSSf eNN-RNN
salaries and all sorts of expenses
have increased in our business a
in all others. We are going alont
in the procession with many wh'
are getting double the pay the!
received when suits sold for less.
Keeping step with the movemen
begun by the men Sunday the wo
men of the city are scheduled Il
meet in mass meeting Wednesda!
afternoon at o'clock in Jefferson
hall, to pass resolutions similar t
those adopted by the Bernallll'
County overall club.
! A large number of high schoo
oys appeared ct their classes yes
terday clad in overalls. Member
of all classes, from freshman t
senior, had donned the blu
denim garb, having previousl!
agreed to appear thus, 1t seems
There was some rumor among thu
Igirls to the effect that they wouit
come out in Bingham aprons thi
week, in order to show that they
too, believed in economy and Woult
support the movement.
Arrangements are also beins
made at the state university by thu
men students to wear overalls. =
petition was put in circuatiof
Monday by Charles Gerhardt, re
questing that the fellows appear II
overalls together on Wednesday
This petition had been signed las
night by forty-five students and l
was expected that a great man,
more would sign today. No mem
Der of the faculty had pledged
himself to appear in a cotton suit
it was stated. Perhaps the lat
spring weather has dampened en-
| thusia SIN