Indiana Fur Co., Inc.

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In roe Matrer or INDIANA FUR CO., INC., ET AL.

CONSENT ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND THE FUR PRODUCTS LABELING ACTS Docket 6585. Complaint, July 9, 1956—Decision, Jan. 28, 1958 Consent order requiring a furrier in Indianapolis, Ind., to cease violating the Fur Products Labeling Act by labeling certain fur products falsely with respect to the names of animals producing the furs; by failing, in advertisements in newspapers, to disclose the names of animals producing certain furs and that the fur in some products was artifically colored, and to set forth the names of pieces of which fur products were composed; and by failing in other respects to comply with the labeling, invoicing, and advertising requirements of the act.

Myr, 8. F, House for the Commission.

Foss, McCord, Ice & Miller, by Mr. James V. Donadio and Mr. illis5 1 6 2 3 2 687 1476 47 30 39.895100 H.5 1 6 2 3 3 754 1476 100 39 76.094498 Ellis,5 1 6 2 3 4 874 1476 38 30 96.623703 of5 1 6 2 3 5 931 1475 248 42 93.289925 Indianapolis,5 1 6 2 3 6 1199 1476 88 40 91.944580 Ind.,5 1 6 2 3 7 1308 1477 56 32 96.545532 for5 1 6 2 3 8 1382 1476 230 42 96.479721 respondents.2 1 7 0 0 0 596 1557 1225 43 -1 3 1 7 1 0 0 596 1557 1225 43 -1 4 1 7 1 1 0 596 1557 1225 43 -1 5 1 7 1 1 1 596 1557 142 32 0.000000 Inirtat5 1 7 1 1 2 761 1558 169 32 95.458443 Decisions 1 7 1 1 3 954 1569 44 21 83.600006 py5 1 7 1 1 4 1021 1559 123 31 74.347115 ABNER5 1 7 1 1 5 1168 1560 39 31 73.948761 E.5 1 7 1 1 6 1231 1559 186 41 10.550064 Lirscomp,5 1 7 1 1 7 1440 1560 161 32 54.055996 Heartne5 1 7 1 1 8 1627 1560 194 32 10.688171 Examiner2 1 8 0 0 0 548 1632 1314 1105 -1 3 1 8 1 0 0 553 1632 1309 246 -1 4 1 8 1 1 0 597 1632 1263 45 -1 5 1 8 1 1 1 597 1632 71 32 96.501503 Thes 1 8 1 1 2 683 1633 186 41 96.517319 complaints 1 8 1 1 3 883 1633 114 32 96.517319 herein5 1 8 1 1 4 1012 1644 68 21 96.804703 was5 1 8 1 1 5 1094 1634 109 33 83.776443 issued5 1 8 1 1 6 1219 1645 41 20 96.488335 on5 1 8 1 1 7 1276 1635 82 40 96.483566 July5 1 8 1 1 8 1374 1637 28 38 96.802193 9,5 1 8 1 1 9 1417 1638 89 37 96.802193 1956,5 1 8 1 1 10 1521 1636 167 41 93.284828 charging5 1 8 1 1 11 1701 1636 159 41 92.725708 respond-4 1 8 1 2 0 554 1683 1305 45 -1 5 1 8 1 2 1 554 1687 74 26 95.746323 ents5 1 8 1 2 2 654 1683 83 30 93.297371 with5 1 8 1 2 3 763 1683 237 42 91.875099 misbranding5 1 8 1 2 4 1025 1684 67 32 95.929520 ands 1 8 1 2 5 1118 1685 123 40 95.882599 falsely5 1 8 1 2 6 1268 1685 65 31 95.882599 ands 1 8 1 2 7 1361 1685 207 41 96.649025 deceptively5 1 8 1 2 8 1595 1686 174 42 96.405640 invoicing5 1 8 1 2 9 1793 1686 66 31 96.524979 anda 1 8 1 3 0 555 1733 1307 42 -1 5 1 8 1 3 1 555 1733 209 41 96.329826 advertising5 1 8 1 3 2 790 1734 90 30 96.222847 theirs 1 8 1 3 3 905 1734 59 31 96.136803 furs 1 8 1 3 4 989 1734 171 41 96.141495 products,5 1 8 1 3 5 1186 1734 36 32 96.169128 in5 1 8 1 3 6 1245 1735 164 32 96.058586 violations 1 8 1 3 7 1435 1737 38 30 96.421722 of5 1 8 1 3 8 1498 1737 57 30 96.163109 thes 1 8 1 3 9 1579 1736 143 32 96.597961 Federal5 1 8 1 3 10 1748 1736 114 31 95.981796 Trade4 1 8 1 4 0 556 1775 1304 53 -1 5 1 8 1 4 1 556 1782 223 33 76.638611 Conmussion5 1 8 1 4 2 805 1785 68 30 96.268005 Acts 1 8 1 4 3 899 1785 66 30 96.448532 ands 1 8 1 4 4 992 1785 38 30 95.391762 of5 1 8 1 4 5 1056 1785 56 31 96.572334 thes 1 8 1 4 6 1138 1786 73 30 97.002052 Furs 1 8 1 4 7 1236 1786 167 32 96.507965 Products5 1 8 1 4 8 1427 1786 167 42 95.948654 Labeling5 1 8 1 4 9 1617 1775 68 43 95.630859 Acts 1 8 1 4 10 1711 1788 66 31 95.630859 ands 1 8 1 4 11 1802 1788 58 30 96.634651 thea 1 8 1 5 0 553 1834 864 44 -1 5 1 8 1 5 1 553 1835 90 31 95.762794 rules5 1 8 1 5 2 656 1834 66 32 95.762794 ands 1 8 1 5 3 736 1834 207 41 96.663643 regulations5 1 8 1 5 4 955 1836 240 42 96.296906 promulgated5 1 8 1 5 5 1206 1836 211 32 96.043060 thereunder.3 1 8 2 0 0 552 1884 1309 287 -1 4 1 8 2 1 0 595 1884 1264 45 -1 5 1 8 2 1 1 595 1884 211 40 96.050293 Thereafter,5 1 8 2 1 2 826 1896 42 20 96.183983 on5 1 8 2 1 3 889 1885 189 32 96.909172 November5 1 8 2 1 4 1095 1888 50 41 96.749954 21,5 1 8 2 1 5 1165 1887 91 39 96.886848 1957,5 1 8 2 1 6 1274 1887 229 40 96.566940 respondents,5 1 8 2 1 7 1522 1887 90 32 96.842514 theirs 1 8 2 1 8 1629 1888 143 39 95.857147 counsel,5 1 8 2 1 9 1792 1887 67 32 96.403160 anda 1 8 2 2 0 553 1935 1308 44 -1 5 1 8 2 2 1 553 1936 133 31 51.241692 counsels 1 8 2 2 2 709 1935 205 42 96.185898 supporting5 1 8 2 2 3 934 1936 57 31 96.471886 thes 1 8 2 2 4 1012 1937 186 41 96.742828 complaints 1 8 2 2 5 1218 1937 114 31 96.387726 herein5 1 8 2 2 6 1354 1938 134 31 96.703453 entered5 1 8 2 2 7 1510 1938 73 31 96.482895 into5 1 8 2 2 8 1603 1948 43 21 96.649544 an5 1 8 2 2 9 1668 1941 193 38 96.297646 agreement4 1 8 2 3 0 553 1986 1306 43 -1 5 1 8 2 3 1 553 1986 198 42 96.214081 containing5 1 8 2 3 2 775 1991 136 27 96.799873 consents 1 8 2 3 3 934 1986 100 33 96.515862 orders 1 8 2 3 4 1056 1991 37 28 96.721809 to5 1 8 2 3 5 1117 1998 91 21 96.119194 ceases 1 8 2 3 6 1232 1987 66 32 95.595833 ands 1 8 2 3 7 1323 1988 112 40 96.594307 desist,5 1 8 2 3 8 1459 1987 111 32 96.313049 which5 1 8 2 3 9 1593 1999 69 21 96.866859 was5 1 8 2 3 10 1685 1988 174 41 95.530510 approved4 1 8 2 4 0 552 2037 1308 42 -1 5 1 8 2 4 1 552 2037 44 41 96.655731 by5 1 8 2 4 2 622 2037 56 32 96.333267 thes 1 8 2 4 3 703 2037 145 32 96.648941 directors 1 8 2 4 4 874 2037 66 32 96.849960 ands 1 8 2 4 5 964 2037 43 42 96.765198 by5 1 8 2 4 6 1032 2038 58 31 96.810623 thes 1 8 2 4 7 1114 2038 160 32 96.388779 assistants 1 8 2 4 8 1297 2038 145 32 96.352554 directors 1 8 2 4 9 1465 2039 38 32 96.388512 of5 1 8 2 4 10 1526 2039 57 32 91.728485 thes 1 8 2 4 11 1608 2038 252 33 91.529823 Commission’s4 1 8 2 5 0 552 2087 1307 44 -1 5 1 8 2 5 1 552 2087 136 32 96.189125 Bureaus 1 8 2 5 2 706 2088 38 31 96.747932 of5 1 8 2 5 3 760 2087 201 42 96.569901 Litigation,5 1 8 2 5 4 979 2088 65 32 96.802513 ands 1 8 2 5 5 1063 2089 187 31 96.548729 thereafter5 1 8 2 5 6 1266 2088 181 32 96.526413 submitted5 1 8 2 5 7 1464 2093 35 28 95.719963 to5 1 8 2 5 8 1516 2089 58 32 96.972282 thes 1 8 2 5 9 1588 2089 144 42 93.294075 hearings 1 8 2 5 10 1747 2100 112 20 90.795876 exam-4 1 8 2 6 0 552 2138 409 33 -1 5 1 8 2 6 1 552 2139 73 31 93.139618 iners 1 8 2 6 2 637 2139 57 32 96.907135 for5 1 8 2 6 3 705 2138 256 32 96.261520 consideration.3 1 8 3 0 0 550 2188 1309 346 -1 4 1 8 3 1 0 593 2188 1264 42 -1 5 1 8 3 1 1 593 2190 72 31 96.182121 Thes 1 8 3 1 2 686 2193 192 37 96.505653 agreements 1 8 3 1 3 896 2188 168 33 96.308060 identifies5 1 8 3 1 4 1083 2189 219 41 96.334473 Respondents 1 8 3 1 5 1321 2190 147 31 95.773796 Indiana5 1 8 3 1 6 1488 2190 71 31 93.301849 Furs 1 8 3 1 7 1579 2190 69 40 92.957825 Co.,5 1 8 3 1 8 1669 2190 70 32 96.321877 Inc.5 1 8 3 1 9 1759 2201 36 20 95.889847 as5 1 8 3 1 10 1814 2200 43 21 96.279480 an4 1 8 3 2 0 552 2240 1307 42 -1 5 1 8 3 2 1 552 2240 148 32 96.711235 Indiana5 1 8 3 2 2 721 2240 226 41 96.207649 corporation,5 1 8 3 2 3 970 2240 83 31 96.072136 with5 1 8 3 2 4 1075 2240 44 32 96.072136 its5 1 8 3 2 5 1141 2241 89 31 96.781212 offices 1 8 3 2 6 1252 2240 66 32 96.811066 ands 1 8 3 2 7 1339 2240 170 42 96.618698 principals 1 8 3 2 8 1531 2241 96 41 96.669472 places 1 8 3 2 9 1648 2241 38 31 96.409950 of5 1 8 3 2 10 1708 2241 151 31 48.326992 business4 1 8 3 3 0 551 2290 1305 42 -1 5 1 8 3 3 1 551 2291 130 31 96.239265 located5 1 8 3 3 2 695 2295 35 26 64.430328 at5 1 8 3 3 3 743 2292 58 29 75.743515 1145 1 8 3 3 4 815 2290 39 31 88.664024 E.5 1 8 3 3 5 868 2290 227 42 96.118240 Washington5 1 8 3 3 6 1110 2290 120 41 96.656166 Street,5 1 8 3 3 7 1243 2291 246 41 93.205544 Indianapolis,5 1 8 3 3 8 1501 2292 88 40 90.507317 Ind.,5 1 8 3 3 9 1603 2292 66 31 92.319733 ands 1 8 3 3 10 1682 2292 174 40 92.319733 Respond-4 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3 6 5 1051 2453 89 20 95.497520 same5 1 8 3 6 6 1160 2454 36 20 96.923866 as5 1 8 3 6 7 1215 2443 77 30 95.506760 that5 1 8 3 6 8 1312 2443 37 30 96.428596 of5 1 8 3 6 9 1369 2444 57 30 96.505135 thes 1 8 3 6 10 1445 2447 176 35 96.819916 corporate5 1 8 3 6 11 1642 2442 217 41 95.933205 respondent,4 1 8 3 7 0 550 2491 1292 43 -1 5 1 8 3 7 1 550 2493 110 31 96.535294 whose5 1 8 3 7 2 679 2497 79 35 96.361671 acts,5 1 8 3 7 3 776 2491 138 42 96.461678 policies5 1 8 3 7 4 932 2492 66 31 96.858231 ands 1 8 3 7 5 1015 2493 164 40 96.679482 practices5 1 8 3 7 6 1196 2493 79 41 96.869980 they5 1 8 3 7 7 1294 2493 194 37 96.500473 formulate,5 1 8 3 7 8 1505 2492 108 32 95.086563 directs 1 8 3 7 9 1630 2493 64 31 95.086563 ands 1 8 3 7 10 1714 2493 128 31 78.884827 control3 1 8 4 0 0 548 2543 1305 143 -1 4 1 8 4 1 0 590 2543 1263 41 -1 5 1 8 4 1 1 590 2543 234 41 96.644104 Respondents5 1 8 4 1 2 844 2543 108 31 96.276749 admits 1 8 4 1 3 972 2544 43 30 96.361595 all5 1 8 4 1 4 1035 2544 56 30 96.163429 thes 1 8 4 1 5 1112 2544 248 40 95.816841 jurisdictional5 1 8 4 1 6 1382 2545 88 30 95.493637 facts5 1 8 4 1 7 1489 2545 127 39 93.823853 alleged5 1 8 4 1 8 1637 2545 32 30 95.518028 in5 1 8 4 1 9 1691 2545 57 30 93.281555 thes 1 8 4 1 10 1766 2554 87 21 93.027023 com-4 1 8 4 2 0 548 2593 1305 42 -1 5 1 8 4 2 1 548 2594 122 40 92.585487 plaint,5 1 8 4 2 2 686 2593 65 31 96.363800 ands 1 8 4 2 3 769 2605 98 30 96.062263 agrees 1 8 4 2 4 883 2594 76 30 96.091522 that5 1 8 4 2 5 973 2594 58 31 96.123566 thes 1 8 4 2 6 1047 2594 116 32 96.449944 records 1 8 4 2 7 1180 2604 76 31 96.531029 may5 1 8 4 2 8 1273 2594 40 31 96.077171 be5 1 8 4 2 9 1328 2594 99 31 96.077171 taken5 1 8 4 2 10 1444 2605 35 21 96.578850 as5 1 8 4 2 11 1495 2594 29 31 96.790184 if5 1 8 4 2 12 1539 2594 149 41 96.238045 findings5 1 8 4 2 13 1700 2596 38 30 93.305046 of5 1 8 4 2 14 1753 2594 100 40 91.523445 juris-4 1 8 4 3 0 549 2644 1301 42 -1 5 1 8 4 3 1 549 2645 159 32 86.970253 dictional5 1 8 4 3 2 724 2645 88 31 96.071121 facts5 1 8 4 3 3 823 2644 67 32 96.703209 had5 1 8 4 3 4 901 2645 79 31 95.682777 been5 1 8 4 3 5 994 2644 81 42 96.196823 duly5 1 8 4 3 6 1087 2645 97 31 37.985821 made5 1 8 4 3 7 1194 2646 33 30 37.985821 in5 1 8 4 3 8 1241 2644 201 32 95.067352 accordance5 1 8 4 3 9 1454 2645 79 32 95.554085 with5 1 8 4 3 10 1549 2645 77 31 96.796165 such5 1 8 4 3 11 1642 2645 208 40 87.116470 allegations.3 1 8 5 0 0 589 2695 1262 42 -1 4 1 8 5 1 0 589 2695 1262 42 -1 5 1 8 5 1 1 589 2695 234 42 95.706902 Respondents5 1 8 5 1 2 847 2696 105 30 95.915672 waives 1 8 5 1 3 974 2706 65 30 96.034256 any5 1 8 5 1 4 1062 2697 135 30 96.550125 furthers 1 8 5 1 5 1218 2695 182 41 96.332115 procedures 1 8 5 1 6 1422 2696 115 30 96.749992 before5 1 8 5 1 7 1557 2696 57 29 96.147865 thes 1 8 5 1 8 1636 2696 142 40 93.263588 hearings 1 8 5 1 9 1797 2706 54 20 91.391258 ex- 984 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION DECISIONS .

Order 54 F.T.C.

aminer and the Commission; the making of findings of fact and conclusions of law; and all the rights they may have to challenge or contest the validity of the order to cease and desist entered in accordance with the agreement. All parties agree that the record on which the initia] decision and the decision of the Commission shall be based shall consist solely of the complaint and the agreement; that the order to cease and desist, as contained in the agreement, shal] have the same force and effect as if entered after a full hearing and may be altered, modified or set aside in the manner provided for other orders; that the complaint herein may be used in construing the terms of said order; and that the agreement is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by the respondents that they have violated the law as alleged in the complaint. After consideration of the allegations of the complaint and the provisions of the agreement. and the proposed order, the hearing examiner is of the opinion that such order constitutes a satisfactory disposition of this proceeding. Accordingly, in consonance with the terms of the aforesaid agreement, the hearing examiner accepts the agreement containing consent order to cease and desist; finds that the Commission has jurisdiction over the respondents and over their acts and practices as alleged in the complaint; and finds that this proceeding is in the public interest. Therefore, It ts ordered, That respondents, Indiana Fur Co., Inc., a corporation, and its officers and Herbert Davidson, Fred Davidson, and Roy D. Dushman, individually and as officers of said corporation, and respondents’ representatives, agents and employees, directly or through any corporate or other device, in connection with the introduction into commerce, or the sale, advertising, offering for sale, transportation or distribution of fur products in commerce, or in connection with the sale, advertising, offering for sale, transportation or distribution of fur products which have been made in whole or in part of fur which has been shipped and received in commerce, as “commerce,” “fur,” and “fur products” are defined in the Fur Products Labeling Act, do forthwith cease and desist from :

1. Misbranding fur products by:

a. Falsely or deceptively labeling or otherwise identifying any such product as to the name or names of the animal or animals that produced the fur from which such product. was manufactured ; b. Failing to affix labels to fur products showing : (1) The name or names of the animal or animals producing the fur or furs contained in the fur product as set forth in the Fur Products Name Guide and as prescribed under the rules and regulations; INDIANA FUR CO., INC., ET AL. 985 983 Order (2) That the fur product contains or is composed of used fur, when such is the fact;

(8) That the fur product contains or is composed of bleached, dyed or otherwise artificially colored fur, when such is the fact; (4) That the fur product. is composed in whole or in substantial part of paws, tails, bellies, or waste fur, when such is the fact; (5) The name, or other identification issued and registered by the Commission, of one or more persons who manufactured such fur product for introduction into commerce, introduced it into commerce, sold it in commerce, advertised or offered it for sale in commerce, or transported or distributed it. commerce ; (6) The name of the country of origin of any imported furs used in the fur product;

c. Setting forth on labels attached to fur products: (1) Information required under § 4(2) of the Fur Products Labeling Act and the rules and regulations thereunder in abbreviated form ; (2) Information required under § 4(2) of the Fur Products Labeling Act and the rules and regulations thereunder which is intermingled with nonrequired information:

(8) Information required under § 4(2) of the Fur Products Labeling Act. and the rules and regulations thereunder in handwriting; 2. Falsely or deceptively invoicing fur products by : . Failing to furnish invoices to purchasers of fur products showing:

(1) The name or names of the animal or animals producing the fur or furs contained in the fur product, as set. forth in the Fur Preduets Name Guide and as prescribed under the rules and regulations: (2) That the fur product. contains or is composed of used fur, when such is the fact:

(3) That the fur product contains or is composed of bleached, dyed or otherwise artificially colored fur, when,such is the fact : (4) That the fur product is composed in whole or in substantial part of paws, tails, bellies, or waste fur, when such is the fact ; (5) The name and address of the person issuing sneii invoice; (6) The name of the country of origin of any imported furs contained in a fur product:

b. Setting forth required information in abbreviated form ; 3. Falsely or deceptively advertising fur products through the use of any advertisement, representation, public announcement, or notice which is intended to aid, promote, or assist, directly or indirectly, in the sale or offering for sale of fur products. and which : a. Fails to disclose:

ay Decision 54 F.T.C.

(1) The name or names of the animal or animals which produced the fur or furs contained in the fur products, as set forth in the Fur Products Name Guide and as prescribed under the rules and regulations ;

(2) That the fur product contains or is composed of bleached, dyed, or otherwise artificially colored fur, when such is the fact ; (3) The names of the pieces of which the fur products are composed ;

b. Contains the name or names of an animal or animals other than the name or names provided for.in paragraph 5(a) (1) of the Fur Products Labeling Act.:

c. Sets forth required information in abbreviated form. DECISION OF THE COMMISSION AND ORDER TO FILE REPORT OF COMPLIANCE Pursuant to section 8.21 of the Commission’s rules of practice, the initial decision of the hearing examiner shal], on the 28th day of January 1958, become the decision of the Commission; and, accordingly : Itis ordered, That. respondents Indiana Fur Co., Inc., a corporation ; Herbert Davidson, individually and as president of said corporation ; Fred Davidson, individually and as secretary-treasurer of said corporation; and Roy D. Dushman, individually and as comptroller of aid corporation, shall, within sixty (60) days after service upon them of this order, file with the Commission a report in writing, setting forth in detail the manner and form in which they have complied with the order to cease and desist.

JABIE SALES CO. 987 Complaint