Vol. I, No 17 Issued Weekly by the National Recovery Ad October I, 1934 Special Committee Resume of Court Cases President Appoints Board for Wholesale Dry (See pa~e 3, column 11 N'RA's Legal Resen•·ch Section hos of FiVe to Direct' NRA completed 11 r{'sume of nil cases de Goods Trade cidetl uutle r the 1.'\ntionnl In < of the :"••tiona! lnrlnstrinl H<•<'OI'· flnn ifl fonncl J!tlilty of 1·inluting thP C'ttcle. ('!')' Hnnrtl, whi<-h is ltPrt>h.l' rn•llt<'•l to 11<1· thP amount of thP c·ontriltnlinn to I llJIIII:ttiou In the drought :tl't•!l of thP ngrP<'lllPnt nurl to ,·nr.l· iu ll. < · c·nr~lnnce ery A•·t. New Code Groupt'ngs Chart :-;pp1PIIli>Pr S hy tht• Htll'l'l\ 11 of with th t• kine! unrl clPA'l'<'P of tlw nntnttnn. as ~t>HllPtl 2. I herE>hy appoint Rln!'lnvPll Rmlth. LP:;al Agt'Jt•LJIJumt Economi<-s h :t l'e bt•en eXPIIIPIPd Arluf fion of thi~ n~rt>rll1Pn1 lty rh~ Pntlre 1 Adl'iSPr, nntl Le on IJ('nclet·snn. E<·onomic At1· Construction Division r•·olll ll:l )'ill)! :-; IL-\ CotlP 1\'!11{1'~ fur 10 !llUIII Its, inrlll>'tr~· won it! nt:ti •IP the lncln>'t_t·~· tts<'l f to sPttle its own rli> FINISHeD' PRODUCTS } Tuna, Clam, Shrimp, and Oyster 0 S.EH!-MANUFACT/JR£0 ARTICLES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES Under Code Divisions Transferred From WJJ RAW MATERIALS (&JRI!AV "'" ..011 STATISTICS) Fishery Code to Canning The National Recovery Administration has announced that "Virginia semi-anthracite Code . coal operations do not come under the Pt<> visions of the Bituminous Coal Code." The National Recovery Atlministration has Six producers in the semianthracite coal excluded three fish canning industries at field bad asked for a ruling. They are: Pu. their request from all lll'Ovisious of the Code Iaski Anthracite Co., Parrott, Va.; Merrimac for the fishery indush·y and placed them Morgan Coal Co.; Great Valley .Anthracite under the Code for the canning industry. Corporation; Blue Ridge Coal Co., East Rad· The industries are tuna fish canning, the ford, Va.; Virginia .Anthracite Coal Co.; and Pacific Coast clam packing, and shrimp and Pulaski Coal & Briqueting Co. oyster canning in the South Atlantic and The .Administration notified them that Gulf States area. '· t:)le Virginia semianthracite coal opera. Tuna fish canning was defined to include tiO'ns do not come under the provisions of canning albacore, bluefin tuna, bonito, skip the Bituminous Coal Code; therefore, such -jack, yello\vfin tuna, and yellowtail, taken in operators will not be required to comply with the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The peti any of the provisions of the 0ode anti, con. tioners fot· this classification under the Can versely, cannot receive any of the benefits of ning Code instead of the Fishery Code that Code." claimed to represent the entire industry. There is no Code for the anthracite coal They are the Califol'llia Fish Canners' .A:sso industry, and the semianthracite operators Ciation of Los Angeles and the California are without a Code. Packing Corporation of San Francisco. The six companies produce about 200,000 The South .Atlantic and Gulf States area Chart Prepared Exclusively for the Blue Ea~le by the Statistical Section of the tons annually. They employ about 2,000 was defined to include North Carolina, South Division of Research and Plannln~ of NRA men. They compete largely with PennsyJ. Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mis vania anthracite in the Washington and BaJ. sissippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The petition The above chart shows the ttend of wholesale commodity price indexes, by timo.ue markets. was presented by a group of 26 companies groups, for the month of August· in each year since 1929. Fmished l?roducts, Soon after the Bituminous Coal Code be claiming to represent most of the industry. semifinished articles, and raw materials are each shown as a composite pnce index came effective these operators were placed The Pacific Coast Clam Packers' .Associa under jmisdiction of the southern subdlvl· tion of Seattle, petitioners on behalf of in terms of percentages of the same items in August 1929. All three price sion No. 1 Code .Authority of the Bituminous Pacific clam packers. claims that its 20 mem indexes were originally compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Code. Subsequently a meeting was held be· bers represent 90 percent of the industry. The Fishery Code provides that any divi ~'be composite index of finished products manufactured nrticles, and 28.6 . percent in tween the operators and representatives of sion... of the indu try may petition for exclu prices is made up of quotations for such the index of raw matelials. · But, even after the United Mine Workers of .America to work sion from that Code. The Canning Code pro products as automobiles. tires, lumber, metal 2 years of recovery, in .August 1934 the flu- out wage scales. No agreement was reached vides for inclusion of any canning ludustry products, bouse furnishings, building mate- !shed-products ptice index was still 16.8 per- at this or later meetings. The United Mine upon e:tclusion from any other Code. rials, cloth, meats, groceries, boots and cent below the same month in 1929, against Workers sought a minimum inside basic rate .All three ot·ders are effective immediately. shoes, chemicals, paper, and refined oils. The comparative deficiencies of 22.4 percent In of $4.20 a day of 7 bom;s and a minimum composite price index of semiflnished arti- the price index of semimanufactm·ed articles outside common-labor rate of $3.20, with an cles includes quotations for iron, steel, non- aud 27.8 percent in the index of raw-material understanding that other classifications of · ferrous metals, yarn, leather, wood pulp, prices. · labor would be proportionately increased. drugs, naval stores, etc. The fOmposite price The relative instability of raw-material Representatives of the operators stated It 8 Knit Outerwear index of raw materials is composed of quo- prices Is analogous to the instability of farm would be impossible for them to puy these tations for grains, fruits. 11\·estock, poultry,, p•·ices compared \vith nonagricultural prod rates and continue in business, as they are textile fibers, Iron ore, steel scrap, petroleum, uct . (Note that the prices of agricultural not able to raise the price of I:Jleir product Amendments rubber, bides, etc. .A comparison of the · products are included here under raw-mate- and meet the competition with Pennsylvania three group price indexes with the index rial prices.) Prices tend to become more anthracite. · of all wholesale commodity prices shows that stable the further a Pl'oduct is removed Research work on the cost of operation and Are.Approved the general composite of 784 commodities from the influence of the forces of nature. earnings of the employees of the companies . (not on chart) t!uc.t:uates below the index of Furthermore, the larger the proportion that from November 1, 1933, to .April 1, 1934, was Eight amendments to the Code for the finished products and above the index of relatively inflexible costs bear to the value of done by the NR.A Division of Research and knitted outerwear industry have been ap semifinisbed manu1'actures, with the excep- a finished product the more rigid does the Pl~nning. proved by the National Recovery .Adminis tion of .August 1933, when the prices of price of the product tend to become. tration. Five concern fair trade practices, metals rose with the currency depreciation. Although the producers of raw materials one modifies the hour provisions, and another This is significant in that it tends to show found that their selling prices were on the adds to the article on administration, a sec ho\v heavilY the all-commodity .i.ndex Is aver11ge relati>ely lower than the prices of NRA Label On tion requiring contributions by members tQ weighted with finished and semifinished finished and semimanufactured products, the expenses of Code administravon. manufactures. they were neverthelE:SS better off last August The eighth changes the definition of the While the three gt·oup-price indexes shown than in any similar month since 1930. But Cigar Containers industt:y to include manufacturers of bath in the chart do not represent three clearly raw-matel'ial prices are costs to a manufac- ing suits made of purchased knitted fabrics defined stages of identical industries, they do turer, and whlle raw materials are still fur- The National Recovery .Administration bas or other materials. indicate t:he wide variations in the degree ther below 1929 than any other group shown announced approval of the amendment to One amendment changes the overtime op of price stability of the three roughly de- on the chart, it does not necessarily follow the Code for the cigar manufacturing indus· eration of plants working on a single-shift fined stages of manufacture. Note how that manufacturers' profit margins are try, requiring that all cigars manufactured basis. The amended Code limits productive stable the finished-products index is when wider. Seven raw materials are subject to a or distributed under the Code have "an 1\RA machine operation to two 40-bour shifts compared with the inde.x of semifinished tax levy for processing, and therefore total label in the form of a stamp affixed to the weekly but permits an employer, after noti manufactures ancl how the latter in turn is .raw material costs to the manufacturer are outside of the container thereof to symbol· fying the Code .Authority, to operate all ma more stable than the Index of raw-material understated. Furthermore, we are dealing ize * • * the· conditions under which chinery for one shift of 40 hours per week. prices. with percentages here, .and equal percentage'S they were manufactured." The Code ·.Authority may then autbotize 32 .At the .August low point in 1032 the lin- of clifferent bases yield unequal dollars-and- The stamp will bear the NR.A insignia and hours overtime dming each 6-montb pe ished-products price index had declined 26.7 cents equivalents. If all manufacturers a symbol indicating the intended retail price riod following his decision to operate one percent, against a decline of 38.1 percent in passed on ta consumers the entire decline of the product. shift of 40 hours a week. No ad.ditional the inde.x of prices of semimanufactmed in their raw-material costs, all else being- These stamps will be sold to members ot overtime may be granted during that period, articles and 43.9 percent In the index of equal, the prices of manufactured products the industry by the Code Authority at pri~ unless the .Administrator approves. raw-material prices. Between .August 1932 would decline by a smaller percentage than and undet· conditions to be appro>ed by the Operations must be limited to 48 hours in and .August 1934 the percentages of recovery raw materials. The relative changes ap- Adminish·ation. The requirement will not any 1 week, or 10 hours in any 24 hours, 1n the three price-group indexes were re- pearing en the chart are not inconsistent, become effectiYe until such approval has beeB during the period overtime is used. Over spectively 12 percent in the index of finished therefore, with such action on the part of announced by the NR.A. time pay is to be at least one and one-third products, 25.4 percent In the index of semi- manufactur<'TS. Members of the industry may apply to the of normal pay. Code Authority for permission to u~ theaa The Code formerly excepted repair-shop stamps ; and such permission will be granted crews, engineers, electricians, and shipping so long a they comply with the Cocle. crewe from maximum-hour provisions. .As amended, engineers, electricians, cleaners, or Interpretations members of repair-shop and shipping crews may not work more than 44 hours a week, or - Interpretation 9 hours in 24 hour's, and no fheman or watch Candy Mfg. Industry Construction man may work more than 56 hours a week averaged o>er a consecutive 2-week period, FACTS.-Article VIII. rule 19, of the F ACTS.- Under the competitive bidding Builders' Supplies Trade with at least 1 day off every 14 days. Candy Manufacturing Code provides : practices of article VII, the time set by the " No member of the industry shall sell or l,lwa•·c1ing authority for receipt of bids from FACTS.-It appears that article IX, sub Members of the industry and partners in section (o) of the Code of FaiT Competition any copartnership in the industt·y, and offi distl"ibute . the , type of merchandise com gen •·a! contractors is at noon on Monday. monly referred to as 'break and take·, .Article vn; section 7, states: ". • * All for the Builders' Supplies Trade IndustrY cers of any corporation in the industry, who provides as follows z. , personally engage in manual or mechanical 'picks', or 'draws', or merchandise of u bids to be submitted by subcontractors shall be delivered to the contt·n.ctor at lea.st twenty ".All prices, terms, and conditions of sale as processes of manufacture are subject to the like character, serving the same purpose." developed under the uniform cost accounting hour provisions. Since this rule became effective i't hns been fom· hours prior to the time set for the brought to our attention that many products receipt of the bid of said contractor by the system or established by appropriate rule or One change in the trade-practice provi regulation within any trade area shall be sions provides a cash discount on sales of have been placed on the market wbicb nwarding n ntbority * • •" through subterfuge tend to clel'eat the pur· published by each dealer within each trade knitted outerwear fabric. Another restricts QUESTION.- Is it the intent of this sec area and shall be filed with the Code Au· the retum of merchandise. pose of this section of the Code. tion that subcontractors shall deliver their tbority or its delegated agent. Any devia· An amendment affecting delivery charges .At the request of the Code Authority the tion from such published prices, terms, and following interpretation was draftM in col bids to the general contractor before noon on stipulates tbat all knitted ou terwear prod the preceding Saturday, or would bids deliv conditions of sale until new prices, terms. ucts shall be sold f.o.b. shipping point, ex laboration with the Federal Trade (;Qm and conditions of sale shall have been pub mission in order to properly define " mer ered up to Sunday noon be permitted? The cept within the metropolitan areas local to sam.e question arises when the time set for the lished and filed shall be construed as unfair the shippet·. .All knitted outerwca•· fabrics chandise of like character serving the sttme competiti,·e practice." purpose." receipt of l!;eneral contract bids by t.he award shall be sold f.o.b. New York City. Ing authority is on a day following a holiday. It further appears that by .Administrative Another amenc1ment requires customers to INTERPRETATION. - .Any merchandise Order 37-7, dated April 9, 1934, the Ad pay for " e,ccessories." w)llcb is prepared or combine(! for sale or dis INTERPRETATION. - The intention of ministrator approved modal costs beloW Members may contribute to customers' ad tribution to the ultimate consumer tllrotJgb section 7, article VII, competitive bidding which no member of the industry might sell. vertising only when the advertised product any method involving lottery o•· nn clcm nt practices, is to fix a definite time prior to the QUESTION.-.Are all members of tbe bears the member's label and the advertising of chance, such as the color-center method, delivery of the general contractor's bid to the Builders' Supplies Trade Industry now re features the member's identification, or wheri the dit'l'erent-price-wi thin-the-wrapper meth awnrdiug authority beyond which subcontract quired under acticle IX, subsection (c) to the contributions are by separate agreement od, the punch-boanl method, the push-card bids may not be submitted, and the general file prices with the Code .Authority or its stating the amount to be contributed, nature method, or the method whereby letters on conh·actor thus has n reasonable period in delegated agent? of the advertising, and the period to be cov the wrapper explain the particular name of which to analyze such subrbids and to as INTERPRETATION.-Administra ti ve Or· ered. .All such contributions are to be offered the article, is merchandise of a like char senlble his general bid. If this period termi der 37- 7 constituted an "appropriate rule or to all customers equally, and customers are acter serving the same purpose as the type nates on Sunday or a holiday, the general con regulation " within the meaning of article expected to return any contributions not of merchandise commonly referred to ps tractor's office wo11ld not have the minimum IX, subsection (c) which had the effect ol used directly for advertising. Reports of aq "break and take", "pick", and "draw", 24-hour period necessary, since business is establishing minimum prices within the In· vertising allowances shall be submitted regu and the sale or distribution thereof is pro· customarily not conducted on Sunday or a dustry. .All members of the iudustry nrs larly to the Code .Authodty. No advertising hibited by the provision of rule 19 of article boliday. Therefore, in figuring the period therefore reqnired to fil e all prices, terms. allowance may be used as a rebate, refund, VIII of the Code of Fair Competition for the (24 hours is the minimum), Sundays and legal and conditions of sale with the Code .Author· nr merchandise allowance. Candy Manufacturing Industry. holidnys shall be excluded. ity or its delegated agent. ' October I, 1934 THE BLUE EAGLE l Resume Court SCHEDULE OF CODE HEARINGS, OCT. 5 TO' OCT. 10 Cases Important Information Concerning Notices of· Hearings_and Opportunity to be Heard Hearings are of two types: (1) Oral hearings, designatJd Written briefs containing argument as well as fact may . be (Referred to in box on page 1, col. 2) "hearing" on cnlendar; and (2) "opportunity to be heard" by filed. --- I the filing of written statements of fact, briefs, or cl'iticisms OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD (in writing): Facts, criti The following resume covers cases dealing with the subject matter of such notice. cisms, objections, or suggestions concerning the subject matter involving Remedies. The subject matter of these notices is abbreviated in the of such notices must be submitted on or before the final date schedule published below. A complete official copy of any specified in the notice, addressed to the proper Deputy Admlnls VI ..REMEDIES. notice may be obtained on request ft·om the National Recovery tl·a tor or other official indicated. Such communications must Administration, Room 3316, Department of Commerce Building, state : f(l) Name of industry; (2) name of correspondent and 1. GROSS v. JAMAICA AUCTION Washington, D.O. · group ept·esented; (3) facts supporting criticisms, objections, GALLERIES, INC., Sup. Ct. Ap or suggestions. pellate Div. Second Judicial Dis HEARINGS (oral) : Those wishing to be heard must file a written request with the proper Deputy Administrator at least ~'he subject matter referred to In either type of notice may trict, Kings Co., N.Yt, June 20, 24 hours before the date set for the hearing, which request be revised in any reasonably germane particular on the basis 1934. (Lazansky, P.J.; Young, · must state: (1) Name of industry and ·date of hearing; (2) of such facts, ~ritlcisms, and 'Other considerations as are -prop- Hagerty, Scudder, and Davis, J.J.) names of pe~sons wishing to testify and groups represented; erly before the Administrator. ' The lower court refused to issue an (3) definite alternative proposal or Specific objections, without Calendar is chronological, with alphabetical arrangement by injunction restraining the auction argument. Hearings at·e confined to factual presentations. trade or industry for each day. ing of jewelry sold. along with other DEPUTY merchandise on the theory that the INDUSTRY on. TRA.DB' Puc& INFOBllA.TlON plaintiff may have an early trial ADJollNISTRATOB and the issuance of an injunctiofl -- may seriously interfere with the Friday, October 5, 1934. \ business of many persons. The court Blue Print and Photo Prlnt--160(-02.. - ....-- Washington Hotel, room W. L. Schurz...... Hearlntt on proposed Code sponsored by International Association or Blue held the suit involved a question of A, 10:00 a.m. Print and Allied Industries. fact as to whether or not the Ret!ill Cutlery, Manicure Implement and Paper and Hamilton Hotel, Red H. Ferris White...... Heat·in~: on amendment proposed by Code Antbority to amend article VIII Paper Haneers Tool Manufacturing and lis Room1 10:00 a.m. of Code, relating to trade practices. Jewelry Code was applicable to the sembling lndustry-84--J. auctioning of jewelry when sold with Lumber and Timber Products-9.... ·------...... A. 0. Dixon ...... Opportunity to be heard reapplication of Hyde Lumber Co., Mlssfssippl Valley Hardwood Co., C. W. Parham Lumber Co., Belgrade Lumber Co., other merchandise. all of Memphis, Tenn., and Lee Wilson & Co., Wilson, Ark., for exemption The Appellate Court reversed the - I I from provisions of article IX (cost protection) of the Code. order and granted the appellant's A. 0. Dixon ...... Opportunity to be heard on budget and basis of contribution proposed by Code Authority for Wooden Pail and Tub Subdivision of Wood Pack motion for a temporary injunction . age Division for period from Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1934. Budget $3,000; basis on the ground that the acts of the three-quarters of 1 percent on sales. defendant violated the provisions or Men's Garter, Suspender, and Belt-94...... Dean G. Edwards ...... Opportunity to be heard re budget and basis of contribution proposed 1934. $20 000. by Code Authority for year Total budget 1 Basis one-tooth the Retail Jewelry Code as he is, of 1 percent net sales for 1933, plus additional to yicla budget. iu fact, selling jewelry at retail Sprocket Chain Industry-347-H...... ------Dexter A. Tuteln...... Opportunity to be heard on budget and basis of contribution proposed under the guise of !In auction sale. by supplementary Code Authority from Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, IV34. Total budget $5,H2.86; basis one-seventh of I percent total 1933 sa!GS, payable (Lazansky, P.J., ' dissents;' holding monthly. Also on proposal to terminate exemption Jn paragraph III ol that there are questions of law and Administrative Order X-36 to assess ali members notwithstanding their facts which should not be deter· principal line of business may be in other industries. \ Wholesale Worsted and Woolen Knit Yarn Department ol Com- Frank H. Croclrard ..... Hearing on supplementary code proposed by National Ylrn Merchants' mined on affidavits.) Trade (proposed division of Wholesaling and merce, room 2062, A"sociation. Distributing Trade)-287. 10:00 a.m. 2. STALEY ,v. PEABODY COAL COM Wool Felt Manu!a,cturing lndustry-143...... Depa: t:nent of Com· A. Hedry Thurston..... Hearing on Code amendments proposed by Code Authority relating to: 0rgan. pANY, D.C. S.D. Ill., 5 Fed. Supp. merce, room 1851, lzation, powers and duties of Code Authority; discounts and other trade 10:00 a.m. practices; 5-day week, employment of handicapped workers, posting Code; 612, Dec. 16, 1933. (Fitzhenry, C.J.) statistical information; commercial bribery; inspection of records. Members of a miners' union are not Saturday, October 6, 1934 entitled to an injunction restraining Funeral Service Industry-384...... Raleigh Hotel, room 109, G. DeFreest Lamer.... . Hearlrg on amendments proposed by Code Authority to forbid use of words operators of coal mines from violat 1 9:30a.m. ' free", ''gratis", etc. in advertising; to provido minimum wage or $15 per ing the labor provisions of the week or 40 cents per hour, except embalmers and those conducting funerals, N.I.R.A. and the Coal Code as (1) who shall be paid not less tban $25 per week; and to pay embalmers on easo sucl't suits must be brought by United basis not less tban Sl5 for preparing body of adult, not Jess than $10 for body of child under 10 years. States attorneys under section 3 (c) Investment Bankers-141...... K. J . .Ammerman...... Opportunity to be heard on budget and basis of assessment proposod by and not by individuals, and (2) Code committee for period from Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1934. Net budget plaintiffs have ·not eXhausted other $52,395.30. Basis same as formerly approved, except minimum amount of $10 instead of ~25. witb highest classiJlcation $120. remedies as they have neither con Malleable Iron lndus try~132 ...... W. W. Rose ...... 0Jiportunity to be heard on Code amendment "ubmitted by Code Author ferred with the operators, nor ap ity to authorize mandatory assessment of members and equitable basis of pealed to either the Bituminous contribution. Goal Labor Board or the National Bituminous Coal Labor Board. Monday, October 8, 1934 Knitted Outerwear Ind~try-164 ...... Maxfiower Hotel, Chi- Dean' G. Edwards ...... Hearing called by Administrator to consider report of committee on regula. a. WILENTZ v. CROWN LAUNDRY ness Room, 10:00 a.m. tions for tho home-work systt>m of production and o.li other mnttors in con I ' nection with home-work within the industry, and to amend Code to include SERVICE, INC., ET AL., N.J. Ch., proposed home-work regulations. · Ct. No. 102-232, Apr 27, 1934. Package Medicine lndustry-430 ... ------...... Earle W. Dahlberg...... Opportunity to be heard on budget and basis of contribution propooed by Code Authority for period from May 28, 1931, to Juno 30, 1935. Total (Bigelow, V.C.) budget $Si,500. Basis of contribution Sl per thousand dollars of salesj with It minimum assessment of $3 and maximum assessment of $5,000. A. so on is doubtful whether the action of application of Code Authority to terminate exemption conferred in p~ra the Code Authority created by the grapb 111 of Administrative Order X-36 so as to assess ali momben; not Kew Jersey Laundry Code under withstanding their major business may be in other industries. tbe State Industrial Reco1·ery Act . a in fixing minimum prices which op Tuesday, October 9, 1934 erators may charge for their serv Baking Industry-445 ...... Mayflower Hotel, Chi- W. M. Stevens ...... Hearing on petition of National Restaurant Code Authority for e.'omptlon ices is valid. In view of the doubt, nese room, 10:00 a.m. of entire Restaurant Industry from provisions of Baking Industry Code. Dress Manufacturing-228 ...... Willard Hotel, Ball- Dean G. Edwards ...... Adjourned hearing on proposed Code amendments dealiug with labor and the Attorney General, suing to en room, 10:00 a.m. \ trade practice provisions. join the proprietor of a laundry from Fibre and Metal Work Clothing Button Manu- ...... Opportunity to be heard on application or Code Authority to torminate racturing-341. stay in paragraph 2 of Administrative order dnted Mar. 17, 1934, approving charging less than the fixed charge, Code, so as to prohibit borne work. to Is not entitled an interlocutory in Wbolesallng or Dlstrlbuting-201...... ------( ------0. J. Libert ...... Opportunity to be hea~d on budget and basis of contribution proposed by junction. It is also doubtful whether Code Authority lor pcrtod !rom Aug. 1, 1934, to July 31, 1035; total budget the statutory power to adopt rules $11,500. Each di\'istonnl Code to pay to general Code Authority f% of its approved budget with minimum $100 and maximum $1,000; 50% of assess of "fair competition " embraces the ment to be duo on approval of budget, and remaining 50% in installments power to fix minimum prices. The as called for. Any amount already advanced by divisional Code Autboriby State act being in derogation of to be credited. common law rights should be strictly construed. The contention that the Wednesday, October 10, 1934 act authorizes prNe fixing "is not Electric Tool Industry (Subdl vision of Electrical Dcpartm~nt of Oom Dexter A. Tutela...... Heat•ing on proposed supplementary code of falr co mpetition for Eleotrlc Manu!acturing lndustry)-4. merce, room 1&il, 'l'ool lndustry, sponsored by National Electrical Manufnc tururs Associa so obviously sound " as to entitle the tion. · 1 Attorney General to an interlocutory 10:00 a.m. Injunction, although it "might pre vail at a final hearing." designated to establish harmony in ant's allegations of unclean hands 4. NORTHWEST MOTOR CO. v. the dress manufacturing industry, in. op the part of plaintjff. Code Authority By ICKES AND' WALLACE, D.C. Sup. order to insure an adequate labor 6: BUDD ET AL. v. STRAUS ET AL., Ct., May 24, 1934. (O'Donoghue, J.) wage scale and to bring a reason D.C. S.D. N.Y., No. E. 78~29, June Laws Approved able profit to the contractors. 'l'he 27, 1934. (Coxe, D.J.) In view of Executive Order No. 6646 agreement, which was reached with of March 14, 1934, Federal agencies A bill to enjoin the enforcement of Agricultural Insecticide and Fungicide In- cannot be compelled to buy products the aid of the NRA, provided that grievances between the contracting the home-wo;-k provisions of the dusu·y. from manufacturers not certifying parties should be submitted to the NHA Codes is defect! ve when it con Air Transport Industry (with exceptions). compliance with the applicable. NHA tains no allegations of auy threat managers of the respective associa Ait· Valve Industry (with e:xceptions). Code, even tbough such products tions for adjustment, and in the ened proceedings by the administra are supplied througb the medium of tion. Plaintiffs, in the alJsence of Animal Sdft Hair Industry (with excel>; 1 event of their failure to agree the dealers who certify their own com such allegations, cannot challenge tions). dispute should be 'referred to the im Art Needlework Industry. pliance. ~'he dealer is not entitled partial chnlrman of the .dress in the validity of the Code provisions. to even a temporary injunction to dustry, whose decision should be 7. McNALLY v . .REYNOLDS, D.C. Broom Manufacturing Industry (with excep-: restrain Federal agencies from ac final. When defendant threatened W.D. Wash., No. 1052, June 3, 1934. tions). cepting the second lowest bid for to close the shops of its members (Bowen, D.J.) Canning Industry (with exceptions). automobiles in a case where the low and cease work for -the plaintiff, Celluloid Button, Buckle, and Novelty Manu est bid involved automobiles manu .An employee of a mine is not en facturing Industry. factured by one who fails to certify plaintiff submitted the matter di titled to a temporary injunction re rectly to the impartial chairman, straining a regional labor board Cast Iron Boiler and Cast Iron Radiator In compliance with the Code. The Ex who directed the defendant to re dustry (with exceptions). ecnti·ve Order is t·easonable and from holding elections on the theory valid, and complainant could not scind its order to close the shops. that if a certain Ia bor union of Dry Goods Cotton Batting Industry (witb Submission of the dispute to the which he is not a member is elected exceptions) . show that it was even entitled to managers of the parties is not a con submit a bid, the required certificate t6 represent the employees in their Hait• Clipper Manufacturing Industry (witli' dition precedent to submitting it to collective bargaining under section exceptions). being a condition precedent. It is the impartial chairman. The con unreasonable that the President be 7 (a) he will be depriYed of his Bog Ring ancl Ringer Manufacturing In duct of the defendant' constitutes a right to representation. His com dustry. compelled to contract with any com lockout of the workers, a condition Pany which is thwar-ting the recov plaint did not allege that the union Knitted Outerwear Industry. which it bound itself to prevent in would t·efuse to represent his inter ery program. (No written opinion.) the collective agreement. Ordinarily, Industry Engaged in the Smelting and Refin ests, or- threatened to do so, or that ing of Secondary Metals into Brass and 8. NATIONAL DRESS MANUFAC disputes should be submitted to ~e he woulcl lose his position. Nor is he Bt·onze Alloys in Ingot Form (witb excep- TURERS ASS'N, INC., v. UNITED managers, but defendant's actiOn entitled to the injunction on the tions). · here amounts to a fiat on its part ASS'N 'OF DRESS MANUFAC ground t.hat the union. being an arti Leather and Shoe Findings Trade. rather than !I mere dispute. Griev ficial person, is incapable of repre TURERS, INC., Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co., ances which the defendant com Pottery upplies and Backwall and Radiant Sp. Tm., Apr. 23, 1934. (Levy, J.) senting the emplo.1·ees. The union is Industry ( witb exceptions) . plains of are not irr-emediable and n "person" within the meaning of must yield to the larger interests of Silk ~'extile Industry. !'he plaintiff association ,of jobbers Federal statutes. Te:'i:tlle Processing Industry (with excep ~~ entitled to an injunction pendente the wage earners who would be forced into idleness by the threat tions). hte againl)t the defendnnt associa In the Blue Eagle of October 8, ] Vegetable Ivory Button M!lnufacturing In tion of contractors in order to en ened lockout. The interests of, the 1934, will be printed those court cases workers and of the recovery pro dustry. force their collective a"'reeml?nt con,. involving Anti-Trust Laws and Codes. Window Shade Clloth and Roller Industry. ceived in the spirit ofbthe NRA and gram are paramount to the defend- I (, 4 THE BLUE EAGLE October 1, 1934 Interpretations Foreign ·Trade Agreement Interpretations Artistic Lighting Equipment ~ Negotiations ~ Paint, Varnisl?, and Lacquer Manufacturing Industry Manufacturing The Secretary of State has ann6i'tnced his intention to negotiate forei~ FACTS.-Aiticle nr, section 1, of the Sup. FACTS.-A tew of the meml.Je•·s of this plelllelltlll'Y Corle or Fuir Competitiou. fOI' the trade agreements with 11 nations. These negotiations will be uuJertake~ m industry h111·e pursued 11 S>llcs m~rhotl wlwre .Arti:>tic Lighting- Equipweut Munufa<:turiug acwrdauce with section 4 of the al't of Congress a pprovecl .June 12, 1934, entitled by the.v ship <:ertuin prpdu<:ts of the iudu:::try to a!.ly:me who -;igus au order for sueh shiJ> Industry Pl'OI'ides: "An Act to Amend the Tariff Act of 1930." Pursuant to Executive Order No. meut under the following terms anu coutU. "Within ten ' ( 10} dnys after the efl'ecti1·e G750 of June 27, 19a4, the SC A thereto. ~uch price lists shall inelude all Dnte or Latest Date CK\''1'. discount terms uud conditions of sule, .unu Country Issunnce or for ~uhmitl.ing Oral l'resen· Also the UJI Jilicntion shall ,;tute whethe•· it is Written tation or dcsiretl to present supplcmentn ry informa "The 4 months' trial period givE's You shull be open to the inspectiou of nil melllbei'S Notice Stetements Views tion allfl views conn~rning tariffs o•· otl.er ample time to prol'e the ...... qualities of the industry unci all other interested per ' sons, nne! any departure therefrom by uuy trwle rest1·ictions of the foreign count1·y with of ...... Drn7.I L _____ Aurust 31. ____ Oc10her 15 .. __ October 22. ruemher of the indus~ry with •·esP~t<·t to uuy n ni tL. _____ re:;pect to whieh the Hecretary of l:it11te has "You fJ October 1, 1934 THE BLUE EAGLE s ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS ...- from the Wl11!e 11n for an exemption from the provisions of article III, sections 1 and 3, allowing appll Code Authority Trade Practice Com cants to work ten (10) employees engaged in packing and shipping not to exceed sixty Members Approved plaints, Plans Approved (60) hours per week each employee for three The Administrator approved, during the , The National Recovery Administration a!} (3) weeks by paying not less than time and past week, the following selections and ap prove~, d~ring the pa~t week, plans for the one-third the regular hourly rate. pointments of Code Authority members: orgamzatlo_n of agenc1es and procedure for TRANSIT INDUSTRY, Code No. 2s: ASPHALT AND MASTIC TILE INDUS th~. han~lm_g of trade-practice complaints TRY.-Jtilian 0. Heppes, New York, N.Y.; ansmg w1th1n the following industries: Order 36, grunting application of A. A. Artistic Lighting Equipment Manufacturing Sprague and Britton I. Budd, receivers for' Charles A. Leitch, New York, N.Y.; and H. R. Peck, Lancaster, Pa. , Industry. the Chicago Rapid Trnnsit Co. of Chicago, Banlc and Secm·ity Vault Manufacturing In- Ill., for an exemption from the provisions of ATHLE'PIC GOODS DISTRIBUTING dustry. TRADE.-Louis C. Kurtz, Jr., Des Moines, artie! III, section (b), for three ( 3) months Beverage Dispensing Equipment Industry. on a condition that applicants shall not em Iowa; D. K~dy Campbell, Kansas Gity, Mo.; Alex Tnylor, New York, N.Y.; H. Boardman Blea_ched Shellac Manufacturing Industry. ploy more employees of the class described Buffing anc;l Polishing Composition Industry. · in said article, and that applicants shall file Spalding, New York, N.Y.; and Verne McMil lan, Terre Haute, Ind., to represent the Na Cotton Garment .Industry. with the Code Authority monthly reports of Fluted Cup, Pan Liner, and Lace Paper In earnings and operating expenses. tional Sport~ng Goods Distributors Associa dustry. tion, and Leo F. Troy and John H. Malone to 1 Lift Truck and Portable ElevatOt' Manufac TRUCKING INDUSTRY, Code No. 278: serve as t~mporary nonassociation members. turing Industry, Order 53, denying application of Georgia AUTOMOBILE HOT WATER HEATER Perftmle, Cosmetic, and Other Toilet Prepa Highway Express, Inc., of Atlanta, Ga., for INDUSTRY.-C. C. Bradford, Cleveland') rations Industry. ' exemption of article V, sectipn A, relating to Ohio; J. E. Goerlich, Toledo, Ohio; F. M. Punch Board Manufacturing Industry. the maximum of hours; White, Rocldord, Ill.; G. W . Thompson, Robe and Allied Products Industry. Columbus, Ind.; H. C. McNeil, Carpenters Screw Machine Products Manufacturing In- SAME, Code No. 2i8: Order 5-±, and Code ville, Ill. No. 60: Order 193, granting applicat1on of dustry. Package Delivery ervice, Inc., Dem·er, Colo .. BEATER AND JORDAN AND ALLIED Shoe Machinery Industry. for an exemption from the provisions of ar EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY.-E. G. Vail ad Slate Industry. ticle V, section B, paragraph 2, in so far as ministration member, .to serve during' the Trucking Industry. ' said paragraph_applies to minimum wages for pleasure of the Administrator. Wholesale Stationery Tra.de. hoppers on conOitions that petitioner observe BEAUTY 1AND BARBER SHOP ME alL 'other p~;ovisions of the Code, as well as CHANICAL EQUIPMENT MANUFAC serve _as deputy administration member ot the Retail Code. TURING INDUSTRY.-Willard Howe, New the Cypress Division and the Southeastern York, N.Y., and Homer P. Campbell Cleve Veneer Container SubdiVision. Charles' A. TRUCKING INDUSTRY, Code No. 278: land, Ohio, to serve for a term of '1 year. Order 55, denying application of the Asso Prosser, deputy administration member of W. L. Martin, Cleveland, Ohio, to serve for the Northern Pine Division and the Iorthern ciated Express and Truck Owners of New a term of 9 months. J. A. Ladds, New York Jersey for an exemption from the provisions Subdivision of the Railroad Cross Tie Dh'i· N.Y., and A. Edmond Pausser, Philadelphia: sion. Arthur H. Taylor to serve as deputy of paragraph 6, section B, article V, concern Pa., to serve for a term of 6 months. ing reduction of weekly earnings. administration member of district 2 of the BOATBUILDING AND BOATREPAIR North Central Subdivision of the Railroad UNDERGARMENT AND NEGLIGEE ING I IDUSTRY.-Gulf Coast Division~ Cross Tie Division. All to serve during the INDUSTRY, Code No. ' 408: Order 11, ap A. J. Higgins, New Orleans, La. pleasure of the Administrator. proving application of Nilsum l\IItnufactuting CIGAR MANUFACTURING INDUS- MANGANESE INDUSTRY.-Capt. H. B. Co. of Hoboken, N.J., from exemption from ' TRY.-B. G. Meyer, New York, N.Y.; Har the proYisions of article III, section 1, relat Lebkicher, administration member, to serve vey L. llirst, rhiladelphia, Pa. ; and Frank P. for 6 months. ing to the maximum of hours to manufac Will, Philadelphia, Pa., to represent the ma turet·s employees of five (5) hours overtime chine manufncturers. Jacob Mazer Detroit MERCHANT AND CUSTOM TAILOR 'Per week. Mich.; Fred Davis, New York, N.Y. ; and ING INDUSTRY.-William Waters, Chi D. Emil Klein, 'ew York, N.Y., to represent cago, Ill.; Israel Weinberg, New York, N.Y.; WATERPROOFING, DAMPROOFING, the hand manufacturers. J. J. Hast, Pitts and Louis Hollander, New Yonk, N.Y., all to CAULKING COMPOUNDS, AND CON burgh. Pa.; an!l Arthur Schwarz, New York serve during the pleasure of the Admini& CRETE FLOOR TREATMENTS MANU N.Y., to represent the nonmembers of th~ trator. FACTURING INDUSTRY, Code No. 140: association. Order 9, termination of exemption granted in PROCESSED OR REFINED FISH OIL Administrative Order Ko. X:-36, paragraph CLAY MACHINERY INDUSTRY.-L. W. INDUSTRY.-Werner G. Smith, CleYeland. III, upon any member of this tndustry whose Flood, Chicago, Ill.; J. P. l\Inrtln, Lancaster, Ohio; Ernest V. Moncrief!', New York, N.Y.; principal line of business is in some other Pa.; A. A. Oldham, Canton, Ohio; F. S. Win Fred E. Loud, Philadelphia, Pa.; Louis J. trade/indnstry, so that such member is no dolph, Philadelphia, Pa.; and P. F. Loichot, Reizenstein, Pittsburgh, Pa. ; and S. R. Kaas, longer exempted from paying his proportion LouisYille, Ohio. Newarl;:, N.J. ate share of the co ts of adlllin istering this COMMERCIAL . AVIATION INDUS- PULP AND PAPER MACHINERY IN Oode. TRY.:-liiilo Oliphant, Ypsilanti, l\Iich; Te:'l{ DUSTRY.-F. A. Davidson, administration Rankm, Portland, Oreg.; J. B. Plosser, Glen WAXED PAPER INDUSTRY, Code ·o. member, to serve during the pleasure of the dale, Calif.; Fred . Sheriff, Helena, Mont.; Admin-istrator. 166: Order 6, and Code To. 293: Order 8, Homer Bnedouw, Kansas City, Mo.; L. G. granting application of Nashua Gummed & l\Iason •. Montgomery, Ala.; J. C. Bennett, Jr., READY-MIXED CONCRETE INDUS Coated Paper Co., ·ashun, N.H., for an ex Louisnlle, Ky.; Harold Darr, Chicago, Ill.; TRY.-Portland Marketing Area Commit emption from the provisions of article III, of C. E. Harman, Dallas, Tex.; Ill. W. Wiggins, tee.-Harold Blake, Portland, Oreg.; F. l\I. the Waxed Paper Industry on the condition Providence, R.I.; and Lee D. Warrender, Patterson, Portland, Oreg.; H. F. Puarie}l, that the applicants shall operate for its 'ewark, N.J., all to serve as regional Yot Portland, Oreg.; L. E. Craswell, Portland, waxed paper products and be go,·erned by, as ing membe~s of the National Code Authority. Oreg.; E. A. Landis, Portland, Oreg.; and to hom·s of labor, article III of the Gummed COTTON GARMENT INDUSTRY.- B. L.- Dot:man, Vancou,·er, \Vash. Richmond Industry. Lloyd L .. l\Iosser, Abingdon, Ill., to represent Marketing Area Committee.- George H. the National Work Clothes Manufacturers• Carter, Richmond, Va., and L. G. Thorn, WHOLESALE CONFECTIONERS' IN Richmond, Va. DUSTRY, Code No. 458: Order 14, denying Association; Stanley A. Sweet, ew York, application of Lawndale Candy Co., and N.Y., to 1:epresent the Union Made Garment ROAD MACHINERY MANUFACTUR Lewis Box Sales Co., Chicago, IlL, for an Manufacturers' Association; w. J. Schminke, ING INDUSTRY.-S. F. Beatty, Aurora, exemption f;·om the provisions of article VIII St. Louis, l\Io., to represent the National As Ill.; W. R. Adams, Indianapolis, Incl.; C. 0. rule 18, which pro,·ides that no member of socia tion of Cotton Dress l\Ianhfacturers; Wold, Peoria, Ill.; J. L. Connors, Galion, the industry shall sell merchandise at whole Charles B. Jacobs, New York, N.Y., to rep Ohio; W. A. Roberts, l\Iilwaukee, Wis.; and sale except in originlll box unit, etc. resent the National Association of Kurses' Jack B. Haile, Detroit, .Mich. :Maids', and Women's Apron and Unifor~ WHOLESALING OR DISTRIBUTING Manufacturers; and S. L. Bachrach, Balti SANITARY MILK BOTTLE CLOSURB TRADE, Code JS'o. 201: Order 18 denying more, l\Id., to represent the Association of INDUSTRY.-D. A. Mackin, Long Island application of Southern Express C~ .• Dallas, Cotton Undergarment and Sleeping Garment City, N.Y., vice B. W . .l\laynard. Tex., for an exemption from the provisions Manufacturers. SCRAP RUBBER TRADE.-Edward B. of article IV, section 1, subsection (e), DRY GOODS COTTON BATTING IN Friedlander, Cllicago, Ill.; A. Schulman, wherein permission is requested to pay a DUSTRY.-J. B. Samuel, New Orleans, La. Akron, Ohio; Samuel Greenfield, Buffalo, messenger boy $8 per week minimum wage. FIBER WALLBOARD INDUSTRY. N.Y.; Aaron Pollack, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Julius Muehlstein, New York, N.Y.; George Liftig, WHOLE TOBACCO TRADE, Code No. D. J. Duncan, aQ.ministration member to se1·ve during the pleasure of the Adminis Ansonia,. Conn.; and Philip Hirsch, Cleve- SET-UP PAPER BOX MANUFACTUR 462: Order 5, pro,·icling that the total per land, OhiO. \ centage added to the jobbers purchnse price, trator. ING INDUSTRY, Code No. 167: Order 17, SECONDARY STEEL P R 0 DUCTS approval of standard ord('J', in1·oice, or ac after deduction of discounts, not to exceed FISHERY INDUSTRY.-Temporary Ex 3.1 percent of sales retn ilers, and 1.5 percent ecutil·e Committee for the Sardine Canninn WAREHOUSING TRADE.-L. J. Caine, knowledgment form pursuant to the provi Cicero, Ill.; Donald l\IcLouth, Detroit, Mich.; sions of article VI, section 6, of the Code. in cases of sales to sub.iobbers, provided that D!I·ision In the New England Area.-Alv~ the total percentage added to the subjobbers C. RamsdeH, Lubec, Maine; Carroll B. Pea Sol F1·iedmnn, Cleveland, Ohio: J. D. Finne SMOKING PIPE MANUFACTURING net purchase price, after deducting all dis cock, Lubec, l\Iaine; n. B. Stevens, Yarmouth gan, Youngstown, Ohio; L. E. Zurbncll, Cam INDUSTRY, Code No. 408: Order 2, grnnt- counts, need in no case be greater than 1.6 Maine; l<"rank B. Pike, Lubec, l\Inine; and bridge, l\Iass.; J. D. Rogers, Cleveland, Ohio : 1ng application of Phoenix-American Pipe percent, if the subjobbers purchase. in ac James Abernethy, West Pembroke, l\Itline. and J. Laline, Warren, Ohio. Works, Boom·iiJe, Mo., for certain exemp cordance with the term~ of this order. HAND BAG FRAME MANUFACTUR SHOVEL, DRAGLINE, AND CRANE tion from the proYisions of the Code for the ING INDUSTRY.-Jack Schoenfeld, New INDUSTRY.-L. A. Larsen, Limn, Ohio, vice Smoking Pipe Manufacturing Industry ex WOOD TURNING AND SHAPING IN York. N.Y.; Harry Blucher, Providence, R.I.; C. A. Owens, and G. H. Olsen, Chicago, Ill., empting applicants from the p1·ovisions of DUSTRIES, Code No. 383: Order 9 denying Allan B. Un?erhill, Newark, N.J.; Karl vice W. S. Ramsay. application of the renley Bros. Co . .' ot West the Code for the Smoking Pipe Industry in Oswald, 1;'1ewark, N.J.; Harry Godden, SLIT FABRIC MANUFACTURING IN the manufacture of all its pipes with the ex Pal'is, Maine, for exemption from the pro Brooldyn, N.Y.; and Casper Lowenstein, visions of article IV, section 4, relating to DUSTRY. - Hermarf M. ,Freydberg, New ception of those ?f the wood pines, pro,·ided Brooklyn, N.Y. York, N.Y.; .En"ene Rpatz, New York, N.Y.: such exempted p1pes shall be manufnctured the minimum wages o'f learners In the paCking of clothespins in cellophane packages. LIFT TRUCK AND PORTABLE ELE Herman Krnutl.Jlatt, Chicngo, Ill.; H. R. Van under the provisions of the Corn Cob Pipe VATOR MANUFACTURING INDUS Dyke, St. Louis, Mo. ;. I. H. Friedman, New Industry Code. WOODWORKING MACHINERY SUB TRY.-Artllur L. Lewis, Boston, Mass.; York, N.Y. · TALC AND SOAPSTONE INDUSTRY DIVISION OF MACHINERY AND ALLIED James C. l\Iorgan, Philnd lphla, Pn.; W. B. TANK CAR SERVICE INDUSTRY. Colle No. 350: Ol'(ler 5, dt-nylng applicatio~ PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, Code No. 347-F: Pavey, Chicago, .III.; H. S. Germond, Jersey Walter C. Haffner, Chicago, Ill. Order 6, restoring operutions of article VIII, City, N.J.; and Charles A. Morrow, Warren of Georgia Talc Co., AsheYille, N.C., for ex Ohio. ' TRUCKING INDUSTRY.-W. D. Fletcher. emntion from the provisions of article IV section (e')-, of the Supplementnl Code in full administration member of the State Code section 1, relating to minimum wages nnd force and efi'ect provided it shall not opply OPEN STEEL FLOORING MANUFAC Authority for California, to serve during the asldng reduction of wages of the Southern to the sale and distribution of smnll, light TURING INDUSTRY.-Snmuel E. Duff ad pleasure of the Administrator. District to 27% cents per hour unrlerground typ~s of machines which are installed in ministration member, to serve during' the pleasure of the Administrator. WHOLESALING OR DISTRIBUTING and 22% cents per hour overground. homes for recreational or amusement pur TRADE.-F. S. Blanchard, to serve as ad poses which are known in the industry as the PAINTING,. PAPER-HANGING, AND MANGANESE STEEL CASTING SUB "homecraft" type of equipment. ministration member, vice Dr. R. ·s. Alex DECORATING INDUSJ'RY.-Burr •Price, ander. l\Ir. Blanchard will serYe for a DIVISION OF THE STEEL CASTING IN Scarsdale, N.Y., vice Gordon P. Mars11all. DUSTRY •. Code . .No. 82: Consolidation No. WOOL TEXTILE INDUSTRY, Code No. period of 0 months. 1, approvmg s:nd Code and amending the 4l..: Order 29, grn'nting an exemption to cer PLUMBING FIXTURES INDUSTRY. WOOLENS AND TRIMMING DISTRIB definition of the term "industry." tain cotton mills from the pro\·islons of sec W. G. Langford, New York, N.Y., vice H. M. UTING TRADE.-Herman W. Block, New tion 2 of this Code, and from the rules of Reed, and Walter J. Kohler, Kohler, 'Wis., York, N.Y.; F. 'F. Fnlkenbacb, New York, TOY AND PLAYTHINGS INDUSTRY prnctice anrl merchandising of the piece goods vice W. G. Moore. N.Y.; Hugo D. Heidgerd, New York, N.Y.; Code No. SG.: Order 19, granting applicatio; selling division, the blanket division, and the LUMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS Harold l\lilbank, 1\ew York, N.Y.; and Fred ot the Amencan Crayon Co., Clevel ~ !• ! i . ! HEL- .. I I ! l.l ffi z ....., ~ laJ (/) ~ . !" > Q. u 1&1 :X: !" ' 0 a: ~ "' .. 2 CL- cr: ... ["1'1 ~ r;STRL~. ~ 1 . a: w· (I) w i - (l. _J i= CD a _J u -1 cr I'XI " ~ ~ ai u. u ~ - a: w 0 ..... "' r- ~ ~ z .." ~ Q z "' ~ en .. a: ...J Ill u.l ;::1 0 c: "z 0 - .J :Iii ci u ["1'1 i CD en ,... 1&1 ct ~ w "'t- 0 a: Q ["1'1 " "' ~ z en .... ci w ~ .. ~ ...J ~ %: ~ • o~ 0 iI c( 0 en ci ~ > ~~ L .J ~ I I I -, "' .... :::! C'l ., "?; a: .... 0 ~ . ~ uz ~ .J .J a: > r- ... I :.: w 0 u u: Q - = ~e~~ ~ a: u.l :::> uJ z ["1'1 u.l ~ 0 uJ laJ c( ~ ~«~~ ~ ~ c( a: ri uJ ~ 0 1- 1- ~ 0 u.l . I' :::> w . ~ en ~ a: m xa: ::!oou ~ a: ~ ~ en u a: ! • i i \ i The Construction Industry and some of the related industries have been closely integrated under the NRA Construction Division. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CODE The Construction Industry is unique :in that it has a basic Code embodying general DIVISIONS UNDER provisions (chapter I) and eighteen (18) approved and additional chapters, one for I each uivision of the industry which coYer3 specific conditions of the individual group. / I I I • The complete provisions of the Code for a.ny single division are contained in chapter I and the applicable divisional chapter. i i I i Administration by the industry is carrie1l ont similarly by the central Construction MECHANICAL PROFESS[ TROWEL GROUP . Code Authority and Di,·isionnl Code Authorities for each individual group, thus FINISHING GROUP GROUP GROUP coordinating the industry but preserving divisional autonomy. a: t-: Those industries under the construction materials and supply section operate under ~ 1- en z ct (I) z 0 .... Codes separate and apart from the Construction Industry Code, although their activities uS ex: en l'ehed u request for a contuluing more quarters than the ma\ ·hinery sale Food urul <:rm·ei'Y 'l'l·aue? · sc•·ilwrl in the i\lotiou Picture CojJe. speeiflr iutt>rpreta tlou of n rticle X VI in re being l'eplaceil, e.xeept that In the case of INTERPRETATION.-lt is helcl that the QUESTION.-What constitutes n per diem gn•·d to the sale of intlustJ',\' p•·odut·ts hy a Ba1·mpn IIIIIChlnt'S "lllfltprially grt>ater CliPIIC mE>nlht>r of tht> Industry to another member ity" shall ml>an any Increase iu tile nuwuer n ppliC'a ut Is a foo1l und grol't>l'Y wholesaler in basis ns set forth In section 4 (a) (3) of ot the opern tlous · of its val'ious distl'iuuting the intlu~try for resale in ori:duai pucl\ages. of spindles ver machine. , purr 2 of article IV. warehouses. INTERPRETATION.-It Is ruled that QUESTION.-Wbeu one munufat·turer ot the lndul:ltry sells lndustt·y products tD the minimum rate per rlny In nil <·asP~ shnll Slate be. SP\·en dollars nnrl fifty rents C$7.50). re anothe1· lllll nnfnt'tUI'er of the industry, for re. Retail Jewelry Trade snle In ori)!iual pat·knges, should this saiP be F~CTS.-Heqnt>Rt Is mnrle hy the Nn g : lt'
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