Covered Button and Buckle Creators, Inc., and others-- New York Croxonol Sales Corporation, and others--- D. P. Pen Co‒‒‒‒‒‒‒ Davis Paint Co., Inc., and others. De Luxe Manufacturing Co-‒‒‒ DePew Chemical Co‒‒‒‒‒ Deran Confectionery Co--. Dermay Perfumers, Inc-‒‒‒‒ Dermolav Laboratories, Inc. Diamond Brokerage Co‒‒‒‒‒ Dietz Gum Company of Chicago, and others- Dilling & Co-‒‒‒‒‒ Dirigold Distributors, Inc‒‒‒‒‒ Dirigold Metals Corporation.... Distillers Brands, Inc--- Dixie Hatcheries, and others. Donahue Advertising Co----- Fairfield Distilling Co., Inc. Federal Civil Service Training Bureau.... Frank. Ltd., Wally--- Gabriel's Laboratories. Gellman Brothers--. Gibson Co., J. W- Golden Peacock, Inc_--- Goldenberg, Inc., D., and others.. Golf Ball Manufacturers' Association, and others. 101741-38-5 Do. Bordentown, N. J. Chicago Kansas City, Mo. Cambridge, Mass. Barrington, Ill. Birmingham Chicago Yonkers, N. Y. Burlington, Kans. Gloversville, N. Y. Brooklyn Chicago New York Chicago McKees Rocks, Pa. New York Do. Tell City, Ind. Minneapolis Indianapolis New York Respondent Gooderham & Worts, Ltd., and others__ Grove Laboratories, Inc---- Hartman, Inc., Al---. Hartz Mountain Products, Inc.. Heidelberger Confectionery Co---- Hiram Walker, Inc., and others--- K & S Sales Co., and others---- Kelpe'Koe, Inc., and others__ Koch, Carl E., and others_ Korjena Medicine Co., and others.. Lechler Laboratories, Inc‒‒‒‒ Lee Co., George H.. Les Parfums d'Isabey, Inc... Levore Co., and others- Lewyn Drug, Inc.. Liebowitz, Joe_-_ Lionel Distilled Products, Inc----- Lynx Knitting Co---- Magic Chemical Co---- Mahler Co., D. J--- Main Co., W. F., and others. March of Time Candies, Inc---- Marvo Beauty Laboratories, Inc.. Location Detroit Memphis New York St. Louis Do. Buffalo. Kansas City, Kans. Miami, Fla. Walkerville, Mich. Do. New Brunswick, N. J. Salt Lake City Elmira, N. Y. St. Paul Hollywood, Calif. Newark, N. J. Do. San Francisco East Providence, R. I. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Atlanta Chicago Dover, Ohio New York Baltimore Chicago Respondent May Hosiery Mills, Inc.__ May Seed Co., Earl E., and others- Mells Manufacturing Co.. Melster Candy Co----. Metal Window Institute, and others- Mutual Brief Case Co., Inc---- Mutual Rosenbloom Corporation. National Advertisers Co., and others___ National Candy Co., Inc., and others--_. National Distillers Products Corporation, and others--- National Laboratory. National Manufacturers Distributing Co--- National Sales, and others-- New York State Sheet Metal, Roofing, and Air-Conditioning National Survey Co., and others....... Contractors' Association, and others_ Nitragin Co., Inc-- NoDoz Laboratories, Inc__- Nu-Art Tailoring Co-- Location Burlington, N. C. Shenandoah, Iowa Brooklyn Cambridge, Wis. Washington, D. C. Do. Chester, Vt. Utica Milwaukee Sacramento New York Philadelphia Do. Brooklyn Gloversville, N. Y. New York St. Louis Washington, D. C. St. Louis Salt Lake City Do. Serval-System---. Respondent Shade's Laboratories, H., and others Sheffield Silver Co., Inc___ Shelton Tubular Rivet Co., and others Silver Rod Stores Supply Co., Inc., and others- Sobel, Inc., M. H...__ Social Security Counselors. Soft-Lite Lens Co., Inc.. Sohn Brothers--- Solvotone Co., and others_ Standard Wall Covering Co., Inc- Style Silk Co Sunnyland Distilling Co., Inc. Superwear Hosiery Co----- Tarex Co____ Tarpon Springs Sponge Exchange, Inc., and others- Taylor Washing Machine Co---- Tested Specialties Co---- Times Sales Co., Inc., and others. Tolpin Studios, Inc.. Tosto Foods, Inc., and others_. Trade Laboratories, Inc., and others--- Universal Handkerchief Mfg. Co., Inc-- Van Ogden, Inc., and others_. Viscose Co., and others___ Wain's Laboratory, Inc-- Warner's Renowned Remedies Co- Warren Co., J. Arthur_____ Washburn Candy Corporation, F. W.... Waverly Tailors, and others_ Weidenhoff, Inc., Joseph-- Wesleyan Diesel Service, Inc.. West Penn Distilling Co., Inc--- Wolf Drug Co., and others- Worthall, Ltd____ Worthmore Sales Promotion Service, Inc-- Wright Manufacturers Distributing Co-- Location Jersey City, N. J. Chicago Do. Philadelphia Louisville, Ky. St. Paul Santa Monica, Calif. Tarpon Springs, Fla. Do. Newark, N. J. East Boston, Mass. New York Hollywood, Calif. Chicago Brockton, Mass. New York Chicago Omaha New Kensington, Pa. Newark, N. J. New York Do. York Bar Bell Co., and others-----. York, Pa. DESCRIPTION OF OUTSTANDING CASES DECIDED Illustrative of the orders to cease and desist issued during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1938, are the cases described briefly as follows: COMBINATIONS TO FIX PRICES AND RESTRAIN TRADE Viscose Co., New York, and others.-An order to cease and desist was issued against 10 corporations manufacturing substantially all of the viscose rayon yarn made in the United States, directing them to cease and desist from entering into and carrying out a price-fixing combination held to be in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Building Material Dealers Alliance, Youngstown, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, and others. Respondents in this case were several associations, organizations, and individuals charged with combining and conspiring to restrain interstate commerce in the sale and distribution of building materials and builders' supplies. Respondent National Federation of Builders Supply Associations had 41 affiliated units in about 32 States of the United States. A cease and desist order issued by the Commission was served on approximately 1,700 respondents, enjoining them from using threats of boycott or other coercive methods to induce manufacturers to refrain from selling to competitors; from preparing and publishing white lists; from engaging in espionage upon interstate shipments of competitors in order to interfere with competitors' sources of supplies; from engag ing in any concerted activity for the prevention of direct sales by manufacturers to the United States Government, State Governments, or political subdivisions thereof, and from fixing or maintaining uniform prices in particular trade communities. Shelton Tubular Rivet Co.. Shelton, Conn., and others.-This case involved the trade association of the tubular-split and outside pronged rivet manufacturers and its members. An order to cease and desist was entered against the following respondents: Shelton Tubular Rivet Co., Shelton, Conn.; Shelton Tack Co., Shelton, Conn.; Tubular Rivet & Stud Co., Boston; Judson L. Thomson Mfg. Co., Waltham, Mass.; Milford Rivet & Machine Co., Milford, Conn.; Chicago Rivet & Machine Co., Chicago; Manufacturers' Belt Hook Co., Chicago; National Rivet & Mfg. Co., Waupun, Wis.; Townsend Co., New Brighton, Pa.; John Hassall, Inc., Brooklyn; J. W. Coombs Mfg. Co., Inc., Fort Washington, Pa.; The Institute of Tubular-Split and Outside Pronged Rivet Manufacturers, Waupun, Wis., and William Fleming, Jr., Waupun, Wis., individually, and as president of the institute. They were said to manufacture practically all of the industrial rivets produced in the United States except solid rivets. The respondents were found, through the medium of combination and agreement, to have (1) fixed and established prices which all members of the institute were induced to maintain; (2) conspired among themselves for elimination of price competition by fixing uniform delivered prices, including discounts; (3) induced certain of the respondents by intimidation and persuasion to raise their prices, including discounts, to the uniform delivered price theretofore fixed by agreement, combination, and conspiracy; and (4) held meetings to devise methods of accomplishing the purposes of the combination |