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F E D E R A L R E G IS T E R , Wednesday, September 28, 1938

Illinois, under the Commissions auspices, and proposed trade practice rules were submitted by members o f the industry.
Thereafter tentative action was taken by the Commission on the rules so submitted and a draft of proposed rules was made available upon public notice o f at least fifteen days, in pursuance of which all interested and affected parties were a f forded opportunity to present such per tinent facts, suggestions or objections as they desired and to be heard in respect to tile proposed rules. Such hearing was held in Washington and all matters sub m itted orally and in w riting were re ceived and filed in the proceeding.
Thereafter, and upon consideration o f seal
F ranklin D R oosevelt the entire m atter, final action was taken and the rules in the form appearing F . R . Doc. 38-2830; Filed, S eptem ber 26, 1938; 4 :1 5 p .m .
herein under Group I and Group H were respectively approved and received by the Commission.
These rules do not in any respect sup Rules, Regulations, Orders plant, or relieve anyone o f the necessity of complying with the legal requirements TITLE 16COM PETITIVE PRACTICES of the pure food laws or other provision o f law. They are established under stat utes administered by the Federal Trade FEDERAL TRAD E COM M ISSION
Commission fo r the purpose of more e f United States of America Before fectively stamping out unfair practices in Federal Trade Commission the interest of the public, and to assist in A t a regular session o f the Federal general law enforcement to this end.
Trade Commission held at its office in the City o f Washington, D. C., on the 21st TRADE PRACTICE RULES FOR THE OLEOMAR
GARINE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
day of September, A. D. 1938.
Commissioners: Garland S. Ferguson, These rules promulgated by the Com Chairman; Charles H. March, Ewin L. mission are designed to foster and pro Davis, W illiam A. Ayres, Robert E. Freer. mote fa ir com petitive conditions in the F ile No. 21-314
interest of the industry and the public.
I n the M atter of T rade P ractice R ules They are not to be used, directly or in directly, as part o f or in connection with for the O leomargarine M anufactur
any combination or agreement to fix ing I ndustry prices, or fo r the suppression of competi PROMULGATION
tion, or otherwise to unreasonably Due proceedings having been h eld 2 restrain trade.
under the trade practice conference pro Group I
cedure in pursuance o f the A ct o f Con U nfair trade practices which are em gress approved September 26, 1914, as amended Federal Trade Commission braced in these Group I rules are consid A ct, and other provisions of law ad ered to be unfair methods o f competition, unfair or deceptive acts or practices, or ministered by the Commission;
I t is now ordered, That the trade prac other illegal practices, prohibited under tice rules o f Group I and Group H , as laws administered by the Federal Trade hereinafter set forth, which have been Commission, as construed in the deci approved and received, respectively, by sions of the Commission or the courts;
the Commission in this proceeding, be and appropriate proceedings in the pub lic interest w ill be taken by the Commis promulgated as of September 27, 1938.
sion to prevent the use, by any person, STATEMENT B Y THE COMMISSION
partnership, corporation or other organ Trade practice rules fo r the Oleo ization subject to its jurisdiction, o f such margarine Manufacturing Industry, as unlawful practices in or directly affecting herein set forth, are promulgated by the interstate commerce.
Federal Trade Commission under, its R ule 1. Misrepresentation of industry trade practice conference procedure.
products. It is an unfair trade practice The product o f the industry to which to make or publish, or cause to be made the rules relate is oleomargarine in its or published, directly or indirectly, any various forms, the total production of false, misleading or deceptive statement which, according to authoritative sources, or representation, by way of advertise for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1938, ment or otherwise, concerning the grade, was 411,725,009 pounds.
quality, quantity, use, m aterial, content, In the course o f the proceedings an in origin, nutritive value, preparation, man dustrys conference was held in Chicago, ufacture, or distribution of oleomarga rine, or in any other m aterial respect.
R ule 2. Misbranding. The false or 13 F. R . 693,855,910 D L
23 F. R . 1396 D l.
deceptive marking or branding o f oleo-

The brass markers are one-half inch Because I find as a fact that the treat diameter plugs, three-quarter inch long, ment o f American commerce by G er grouted in the concrete road pavement. many is discriminatory, I direct that The center is a punched hole.
such proclaimed duties shall not be ap plied to products o f Germany including The above-described tract contains an A
u stria.
area o f 278.6 acres.
M y letters addressed to you on March The above-described area was sur veyed by the Section o f Surveys, The 15, April 6, and A pril 15, 1938,1 with re f Panama Canal, in May 1938, under a erence to duties heretofore proclaimed work request from the Assistant Depart in connection with trade agreements ment Engineer, Corozal, Canal Zone; and signed under the authority of the Act of is as shown on Panama Canal Drawing June 12, 1934, are hereby superseded.
You w ill please cause this direction to L6105-81, dated July 25, 1938, on file in the Governors Office, Balboa Heights, be published in an early issue of the Canal Zone, and in the Department En weekly Treasury Decisions.
Very sincerely yours, gineers Office, Panama Canal Depart ment, United States Army, Quarry Heights, Canal Zone.
S ec . 2. Civil jurisdiction of Canal Zone. The area of land composing this reservation shall continue to be subject to the civil jurisdiction o f the Canal Zone Government in conform ity with the pro visions o f the Canal Zone Code.
F ranklin D R oosevelt T he W hite H ouse ,
26 September, 1938.
No. 79791
P . R . Doc. 38-2833; P iled , Septem ber 27, 1938; 11:06 a .m .

A pplication op D uties P roclaimed in C ertain T rade A greements to A rti cles the G row th , E tc., op Certain F oreign C ountries T he W hite H ouse ,
Washington, September 23, 1938.
The Honorable H enry M orgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury.
M y D ear M r. S ecretary: Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me by the Act to amend the T a riff Act o f 1930, ap proved June 12, 1934 48 Stat. 943, as extended by the Joint Resolution ap proved March 1, 1937 50 Stat. 24, I
hereby direct that the duties proclaimed on this date in connection with the trade agreement signed on August 6, 1938 with the Republic of Ecuador, and all other duties heretofore proclaimed in connection with trade agreements other than the trade agreement with Cuba signed on August 24, 1934, and the trade agreement with Nicaragua signed on March 11, 1936 entered into under the authority of the said Act, as originally enacted or as extended, shall be applied on and after the effective date of such duties, Or, as the case may be, shall con tinue to be applied on and from the date o f this letter, to articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of all foreign countries, except as otherwise herein a fter provided, whether imported directly or indirectly, so long as such duties re main in effect and this direction is not modified.
Such proclaimed duties shall be ap plied to articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of Cuba in accordance with the provisions of the trade agreement w ith Cuba signed on August 24, 1934.

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