Yorktown Textile & Trimming Corp.

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In the Matrer or YORKTOWN TEXTILE & TRIMMING CORP. ET AL.

CONSENT ORDER. ETC., IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND THE WOOL PRODUCTS LABELING ACTS Docket 7372. Complaint, Jan. 23, 1959—Decision, Sept. 9, 1959 Consent order requiring manufacturers in New York City to cease violating the Wool Products Labeling Act by tagging as “100% Wool” and 90%4 1 7 1 3 0 629 1836 1238 30 -1 5 1 7 1 3 1 629 1836 79 22 94.729973 Wool5 1 7 1 3 2 727 1836 66 28 95.837654 10%5 1 7 1 3 3 811 1836 89 24 96.204819 Others 1 7 1 3 4 917 1837 126 27 90.879257 Fibers,”5 1 7 1 3 5 1062 1839 167 27 90.702934 interlinings 1 7 1 3 6 1246 1839 150 22 96.729950 materials5 1 7 1 3 7 1413 1839 92 23 96.488251 which5 1 7 1 3 8 1523 1840 152 23 96.362144 contained5 1 7 1 3 9 1694 1840 173 23 96.006836 substantial4 1 7 1 4 0 630 1878 1239 32 -1 5 1 7 1 4 1 630 1879 159 26 96.399902 quantities5 1 7 1 4 2 811 1879 31 23 96.858284 of5 1 7 1 4 3 864 1878 84 24 96.194458 fibers5 1 7 1 4 4 970 1880 82 22 95.586235 others 1 7 1 4 5 1075 1880 68 23 96.341957 than5 1 7 1 4 6 1168 1881 79 27 95.124352 wool,5 1 7 1 4 7 1271 1881 56 22 94.981255 ands 1 7 1 4 8 1350 1881 35 27 94.981255 by5 1 7 1 4 9 1408 1881 104 27 95.804413 failing5 1 7 1 4 10 1536 1882 26 21 95.611763 in5 1 7 1 4 11 1586 1882 83 23 96.341179 others 1 7 1 4 12 1693 1884 125 26 96.326851 respects5 1 7 1 4 13 1841 1885 28 20 96.326851 to4 1 7 1 5 0 631 1920 823 30 -1 5 1 7 1 5 1 631 1920 109 29 96.253876 comply5 1 7 1 5 2 759 1921 69 23 96.621574 with5 1 7 1 5 3 848 1921 48 23 96.754417 thes 1 7 1 5 4 913 1921 125 28 95.127464 labeling5 1 7 1 5 5 1056 1923 208 27 96.537148 requirements5 1 7 1 5 6 1282 1923 31 22 96.204453 of5 1 7 1 5 7 1330 1922 47 24 96.654694 thes 1 7 1 5 8 1394 1923 60 22 96.273521 Act.2 1 8 0 0 0 559 1986 1308 144 -1 3 1 8 1 0 0 559 1986 1308 144 -1 4 1 8 1 1 0 598 1986 792 34 -1 5 1 8 1 1 1 598 1986 66 31 93.729691 Mr.5 1 8 1 1 2 709 1988 68 30 92.148468 Johns 1 8 1 1 3 794 1988 38 30 70.770828 T.5 1 8 1 1 4 854 1988 137 31 95.985039 Walker5 1 8 1 1 5 1008 1989 56 30 96.468513 for5 1 8 1 1 6 1081 1989 55 31 96.401863 thes 1 8 1 1 7 1156 1988 234 32 95.964539 Commission.4 1 8 1 2 0 600 2037 1267 43 -1 5 1 8 1 2 1 600 2037 65 32 92.868927 Mr.5 1 8 1 2 2 691 2038 102 32 88.859711 Louis5 1 8 1 2 3 817 2038 34 32 88.909821 J.5 1 8 1 2 4 876 2038 111 41 88.196877 Petta,5 1 8 1 2 5 1014 2040 56 31 90.399475 for5 1 8 1 2 6 1093 2040 134 40 96.350655 Singer,5 1 8 1 2 7 1251 2040 125 31 93.225716 Levine5 1 8 1 2 8 1402 2039 29 31 39.712204 &5 1 8 1 2 9 1454 2040 112 40 90.115089 Petta,5 1 8 1 2 10 1591 2040 38 31 96.470543 of5 1 8 1 2 11 1654 2041 81 30 96.027351 News 1 8 1 2 12 1762 2040 105 40 96.027351 York,4 1 8 1 3 0 559 2088 423 42 -1 5 1 8 1 3 1 559 2088 97 40 85.737808 N.Y.,5 1 8 1 3 2 676 2089 56 31 96.656181 for5 1 8 1 3 3 752 2089 230 41 91.132103 respondents.2 1 9 0 0 0 606 2172 1211 44 -1 3 1 9 1 0 0 606 2172 1211 44 -1 4 1 9 1 1 0 606 2172 1211 44 -1 5 1 9 1 1 1 606 2173 140 31 0.000000 Iniriau5 1 9 1 1 2 765 2172 168 33 93.419312 Decisions 1 9 1 1 3 952 2184 44 21 76.757805 py5 1 9 1 1 4 1015 2174 116 32 92.200691 Lorex5 1 9 1 1 5 1151 2175 45 31 90.312462 H.5 1 9 1 1 6 1216 2175 202 41 13.327408 Lavenuiy.5 1 9 1 1 7 1438 2175 163 34 12.114044 Hearings 1 9 1 1 8 1621 2178 196 31 68.830704 Examiner2 1 10 0 0 0 552 2258 1313 548 -1 3 1 10 1 0 0 553 2258 1312 345 -1 4 1 10 1 1 0 597 2258 1267 41 -1 5 1 10 1 1 1 597 2258 71 30 96.838020 Thes 1 10 1 1 2 693 2258 141 31 94.129356 Federal5 1 10 1 1 3 862 2259 112 31 23.581909 Traces 1 10 1 1 4 1000 2259 221 31 96.004234 Commissions 1 10 1 1 5 1256 2260 204 39 95.942841 (sometimes5 1 10 1 1 6 1486 2261 70 30 95.942841 also5 1 10 1 1 7 1582 2262 209 31 92.053169 hereinafter5 1 10 1 1 8 1818 2272 46 20 91.897583 re-4 1 10 1 2 0 556 2308 1307 43 -1 5 1 10 1 2 1 556 2308 111 32 96.268227 ferred5 1 10 1 2 2 692 2313 33 27 96.148315 to5 1 10 1 2 3 748 2319 35 21 96.916870 as5 1 10 1 2 4 804 2309 57 31 96.556526 thes 1 10 1 2 5 883 2308 239 42 96.103218 Commission)5 1 10 1 2 6 1152 2320 41 21 95.614052 on5 1 10 1 2 7 1216 2310 155 41 95.614052 January5 1 10 1 2 8 1394 2312 50 38 87.564415 28,5 1 10 1 2 9 1468 2312 89 38 96.082985 1959,5 1 10 1 2 10 1580 2311 110 31 95.431076 issued5 1 10 1 2 11 1714 2311 43 31 93.171600 its5 1 10 1 2 12 1780 2322 83 20 91.571121 com-4 1 10 1 3 0 555 2359 1310 44 -1 5 1 10 1 3 1 555 2359 107 40 92.738052 plaints 1 10 1 3 2 689 2360 126 39 96.220627 herein,5 1 10 1 3 3 841 2360 164 41 96.220627 charging5 1 10 1 3 4 1031 2361 56 31 96.810822 thes 1 10 1 3 5 1113 2361 239 31 96.210602 above-named5 1 10 1 3 6 1381 2361 219 40 96.326866 respondents5 1 10 1 3 7 1627 2363 82 30 96.681465 with5 1 10 1 3 8 1738 2362 127 41 95.547119 having4 1 10 1 4 0 555 2410 1305 41 -1 5 1 10 1 4 1 555 2410 146 31 96.390663 violated5 1 10 1 4 2 723 2411 58 31 96.390663 thes 1 10 1 4 3 800 2410 192 41 96.403778 provisions5 1 10 1 4 4 1014 2411 36 31 96.678040 of5 1 10 1 4 5 1072 2412 80 31 96.282066 both5 1 10 1 4 6 1174 2412 57 31 96.756325 thes 1 10 1 4 7 1252 2412 142 31 90.202705 Federal5 1 10 1 4 8 1417 2412 112 31 96.505089 Trades 1 10 1 4 9 1552 2412 223 33 96.518768 Commissions 1 10 1 4 10 1798 2413 62 31 96.809860 Acta 1 10 1 5 0 555 2460 1307 43 -1 5 1 10 1 5 1 555 2460 65 31 96.814468 ands 1 10 1 5 2 642 2461 57 30 95.606461 thes 1 10 1 5 3 718 2461 98 31 95.595993 Wool5 1 10 1 5 4 840 2461 167 32 96.420685 Products5 1 10 1 5 5 1027 2462 166 41 96.526245 Labeling5 1 10 1 5 6 1213 2464 79 38 96.099808 Act,5 1 10 1 5 7 1312 2462 154 41 96.141510 together5 1 10 1 5 8 1487 2463 83 31 96.349915 with5 1 10 1 5 9 1592 2464 57 30 96.811363 thes 1 10 1 5 10 1672 2464 103 30 95.836540 Rules5 1 10 1 5 11 1798 2464 64 30 95.836540 anda 1 10 1 6 0 553 2506 1309 48 -1 5 1 10 1 6 1 553 2511 222 40 96.605148 Regulations5 1 10 1 6 2 792 2512 237 39 95.952881 promulgated5 1 10 1 6 3 1048 2512 213 39 95.952881 thereunder,5 1 10 1 6 4 1279 2513 66 30 96.457634 ands 1 10 1 6 5 1363 2513 58 30 96.837303 thes 1 10 1 6 6 1438 2506 221 47 96.567291 respondents5 1 10 1 6 7 1678 2524 85 21 96.742561 were5 1 10 1 6 8 1782 2514 80 40 96.583817 duly4 1 10 1 7 0 553 2561 379 42 -1 5 1 10 1 7 1 553 2561 115 31 94.475708 served5 1 10 1 7 2 688 2562 82 30 96.554131 with5 1 10 1 7 3 790 2572 142 31 96.701065 process.3 1 10 2 0 0 552 2611 1310 195 -1 4 1 10 2 1 0 596 2611 1266 43 -1 5 1 10 2 1 1 596 2611 51 33 78.890594 On5 1 10 2 1 2 667 2612 83 40 91.511650 July5 1 10 2 1 3 772 2613 48 39 95.929420 17,5 1 10 2 1 4 840 2614 89 37 95.929420 1959,5 1 10 2 1 5 947 2613 94 31 96.829956 there5 1 10 2 1 6 1059 2623 67 21 96.294609 was5 1 10 2 1 7 1144 2613 182 31 96.426163 submitted5 1 10 2 1 8 1346 2618 34 26 96.791664 to5 1 10 2 1 9 1399 2613 55 31 96.641289 thes 1 10 2 1 10 1474 2614 227 40 96.426071 undersigned5 1 10 2 1 11 1721 2614 141 40 96.180664 hearing4 1 10 2 2 0 552 2662 1309 42 -1 5 1 10 2 2 1 552 2663 170 30 96.485146 examiners 1 10 2 2 2 742 2663 38 31 96.376892 of5 1 10 2 2 3 799 2663 59 30 96.346931 thes 1 10 2 2 4 877 2662 223 33 95.924171 Commissions 1 10 2 2 5 1123 2663 55 31 96.673653 for5 1 10 2 2 6 1198 2663 53 31 96.900909 his5 1 10 2 2 7 1273 2662 246 32 95.736763 considerations 1 10 2 2 8 1543 2664 65 31 95.756493 ands 1 10 2 2 9 1631 2665 166 39 95.756493 approvals 1 10 2 2 10 1820 2675 41 20 96.353584 an4 1 10 2 3 0 553 2713 1307 42 -1 5 1 10 2 3 1 553 2713 224 42 93.870995 “Agreements 1 10 2 3 2 793 2713 210 42 96.780502 Containing5 1 10 2 3 3 1019 2713 147 33 95.927498 Consents 1 10 2 3 4 1183 2714 110 32 96.638367 Orders 1 10 2 3 5 1309 2714 49 31 96.604141 To5 1 10 2 3 6 1376 2713 102 33 96.565636 Ceases 1 10 2 3 7 1493 2714 80 31 96.665703 Ands 1 10 2 3 8 1590 2714 146 41 76.981361 Desist,”5 1 10 2 3 9 1753 2715 107 31 96.497032 which4 1 10 2 4 0 552 2764 1310 42 -1 5 1 10 2 4 1 552 2764 66 31 96.552124 had5 1 10 2 4 2 636 2764 79 32 96.281380 been5 1 10 2 4 3 735 2764 134 32 96.191895 entered5 1 10 2 4 4 888 2764 71 31 95.626633 into5 1 10 2 4 5 977 2764 43 41 96.653656 by5 1 10 2 4 6 1039 2764 66 32 96.718323 ands 1 10 2 4 7 1124 2764 147 32 96.469604 between5 1 10 2 4 8 1289 2764 221 42 96.007195 respondents5 1 10 2 4 9 1528 2764 66 33 96.911095 ands 1 10 2 4 10 1613 2765 58 32 96.098412 thes 1 10 2 4 11 1690 2770 172 36 96.346474 attorneys Decision 56 FEC.

for both parties, under date of July 16, 1959, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Litigation of the Commission, which had been subsequently duly approved the same.

On due consideration of such agreement, the hearing examiner finds that said agreement, both in form and in content, is in accord with §3.25 of the Commission's Rules of Practice for Adjudicative Proceedings, and that by said agreement the parties have specifically agreed to the following matters:

1. Respondent Yorktown Textile & Trimming Corp. is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of New York, with its office and principal place of business located at 313 West 87th Street, New York, N.Y, The individual respondents, Samuel Levy, and Thomas Dio Guardia, are president and secretary-treasurer, respectively, of the said corporate respondent, and have the same address as the said corporate respondent.

2. Respondents admit all the jurisdictional facts all eged in the complaint and agree that the record may be taken as if findings of jurisdictional facts had been duly made in accordance with such allegations.

3. This agreement disposes of all of this proceeding as to all parties.

4. Respondents waive:

(a) Any further procedural steps before the hearing examiner and the Commission ;

(b) The making of findings of fact or conclusions of law; and (c) All of the rights they may have to challenge or contest the validity of the order to cease and desist entered in accordance with this agreement.

5. The record on which the initial decision and the decision of the Commission shall be based shall consist solely of the complaint and this agreement.

6. This agreement. shall not become a part of the official record unless and until it becomes a part of the decision of the Commission, ‘. This agreement is for settlement purposes only and dees not constitute an admission by respondents that they have violated the law as alleged in the complaint.

8. The following order to cease and desist may be entered in this proceeding by the Commission without further notice to respondents When so entered it shall have the same force and effect as if enter ed after a full hearing. It may be altered, modified or set aside in the manner provided for other orders. The complaint may be used in construing the terms of the order.

YORKTOWN TEXTILE & TRIMMING CORP. ET AL. 283 281 Order Upon due consideration of the complaint filed herein and the said “Agreement Containing Consent Order To Cease And Desist,” the latter is hereby approved, accepted and ordered filed, the same not to become a part of the record herein, however, unless and until it becomes a part of the decision of the Commission. The hearing examiner finds from the complaint and the said “Agreement Containing Consent Order To Cease And Desist” that the Commission has jurisdiction of the subject matter of this proceeding and of each of the respondents herein; that the complaint states a legal cause for complaint under the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Wool Products Labeling Act and the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Commission under the latter Act, against each of the respondents both generally and in each of the particulars alleged therein ; that this proceeding is in the interest of the public; that the following order as proposed in said agreement is appropriate for the just. disposition of all of the issues in this proceeding as to al] of the parties hereto; and that said order therefore should be, and hereby is, entered as follows:

ORDER lt is ordered, That respondents Yorktown Textile & Trimming Corp., a corporation, and its officers, and Samuel Levy and Thomas Dio Guardia, individually, and as officers of said corporation, and respondents’ representatives, agents or employees, directly or through any corporate or other device, in connection with the introduction or manufacture for introduction into commerce, or the offering for sale, sale, transportation or distribution in commerce, as “commerce” is defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1989, of interlining materials or other wool products, as such products are defined in and subject to the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1989, do forthwith cease and desist from misbranding such products by:

1. Falsely or deceptively stamping, tagging, labeling or otherwise identifying such products as to the character or amount of the constituent fibers included therein.

2. Failing to securely affix to or place on each such product a stamp, tag, label or other means of identification showing in a clear and conspicuous manner:

(a) The percentage of the total fiber weight of such wool product, exclusive of ornamentation not exceeding five percentum of said tetal fiber weight, of (1) wool, (2) reprocessed wool, (8) reused wool, (+) each fiber other than wool where said percentage by weight of such fiber is five percentum or more, and (5) the aggregate of all other fibers ;

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(b) The maximum percentages of the total weight of such wool product of any non-fibrous loading, filling, or adulterating matter; (c) The name or the registered identification number of the manufacturer of such wool product or of one or more persons engaged in introducing such wool product into commerce, or in the offering for sale, sale, transportation, distribution or delivery for shipment thereof in commerce, as “commerce” is defined in the Wool] Products Labeling Act of 1989.

DECISION OF THE COMMISSION AND ORDER TO FILE REPORT OF COMPLIANCE Pursuant to Section 3.21 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, the initial decision of the hearing examiner shall, on the 9th day of September, 1959, become the decision of the Commission; and, accordingly :

It is ordered, That the above-named respondents 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.