HEARINGS

U.S. Congress, House.

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON

INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H. R. 2390

A BILL TO AMEND THE ACT CREATING THE FEDERAL

TRADE COMMISSION, TO DEFINE ITS POWERS

AND DUTIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

85257

JANUARY 29, 30, FEBRUARY 27, 28,

MARCH 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 1946

Printed for the use of the

Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1946

1932

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CONTENTS

Page

Statements by-

Stason, Dr. E. Blythe, dean, law school, University of Michigan_

Digges, Mr. Isaac W., counsel, National Association of Advertisers.

Murphy, Mr. Charles E., general counsel, Advertising Federation of

America

Hoge, Mr. James F., attorney, Proprietary Association of America__.

Mock, Mr. Hugo, attorney, Toilet Goods Association___

Liddy, Mr. Sylvester J., attorney, United States Trade Mark Associa-

tion.

Perry, Mr. Kenneth, vice president and general manager, Johnson &

Johnson, New Brunswick, N. J__

Swain, Dr. Robert L., editor, Drug Trade News, New York City...

Frates, Mr. George H., Washington representative of National

Association of Retail Druggists---

96

109

111

Canfield, Mr. Robert E., attorney at law, New York City, N. Y.

Kelley, Hon. William T., chief counsel, Federal Trade Commission 117-130

Davis, Hon. Ewin L., member, Federal Trade Commission___ 129-393-416

Wooden, Mr. Walter B., assistant chief counsel, Federal Trade

Commission___

157

Montague, Mr. Gilbert H., attorney at law, New York City - -

Whiteley, Mr. Richard P., assistant chief counsel, Federal Trade

Commission.__.

186-189

187-245

Cassedy, Mr. James W., special attorey on the staff of the chief

counsel, Federal Trade Commission__

267-354

Rohr, Mrs. Elizabeth, Washington representative of Consumers'

Union of United States Consumers' Union____

345

Thompson, Mrs. Margaret D., editor, consumer education service of

the American Home Economics Association___.

349

Wubnig, Mrs. Sylvia, representing the National League of Women

Shoppers, Washington, D. C., and New York City..

350

Richter, Mr. Irving, national legislative representative of the United

Automobile Workers, CIO..

353

Keyserling, Mrs. Mary Dublin, representing the American Association

of University Women, Washington, D. C...

385

Marsh, Mr. Benjamin C., representing the Peoples' Lobby..

391

Freer, Hon. Robert E., member, Federal Trade Commission__

Williams, Mr. Nathan Boone, representing the Association of American

Soap and Glycerine Manufacturers-Producers, Inc------

544

563

Communications, briefs, statements:

Motor and Equipment Manufacturers' Association, brief for...
Chadburne, Wallace, Parke & Whiteside, brief for...

Drug, chemical, and allied trades section of the board of trade, New
York, brief on behalf of __

Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, resolution by-
Cream of Wheat Corp., brief for..

Associated Drug and Chemical Industries of Missouri, brief for....
Dunn, Mr. Charles Wesley, letter dated February 18, 1946, from
Fraser, Mr. Samuel, secretary of International Apple Association,
letter dated February 15, 1946, from --

Hanson, Mr. C. C., secretary of the Association of the Southern Com-
missioners of Agriculture, letter dated February 15, 1946, from___
Murphy, Mr. James B., letter dated February 8, 1946, from, to C. C.
Hanson

National Drug Trade Conference, Mr. Ray Schlotterer, secretary,

letter dated February 5, 1946, from