TABLES SUMMARIZING WORK OF THE LEGAL DIVISIONS AND COURT PROCEEDINGS, 1915-38

TABLE 1.—Preliminary inquiries

1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930 1931

1932 1933

1934

1935

1936

1937 1938

Pending beginning of year.
Instituted during year....

0

119

Total for disposition. 119

269

4 12 32 19
61 68 147
265 462 611 843 1, 107 1,070 1, 2231, 234 1, 568
69 474 643 862 1,136 1, 131 1, 291 1,381
Closed after investigation.. 3 123 289 292 298 351 500 731 897 1, 1571, 270 1,075
Docketed as applications
for complaints.
112 134 153 332 535 724 563 413 382 322 357 286

29

102 191

176

298

328 224

260

409

307

423

478

760

185

111 152

624 833 1,075 1, 063 1, 144 1, 279 1, 479 1, 627 1, 361 1, 235 1, 4351, 433 1,356 1,482 1, 543 1, 538 1, 869 1,422 68 298 328 224 260 409 307 423

1C. T. E. designates stipulations concerning general unfair practices negotiated for the Commission by its chief trial examiner. S. B. I. indicates stipulations handled by the special board of investigation in cases of false and misleading advertising.

This classification includes such reasons as death, business or practices discontinued, private controversy, controlling court decisions, etc.