The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-14
How Disputes Over Quality, Grade Or Length Shall
 Be Settled
TIME LIMIT SET FOR
 MAKING COMPLAINTS
How Cost Is Apportioned and Amounts to Be Charged for Set tlement of the Various
 Controversies

Washington. November l3.-tSpeciaD. Rules and regulations for tho enforce ment of the law governing trading in cotton futures have just been issued by the department of agriculture, and will be made the basis of discussion at R conference to be held in Washington this week. First analyzing the bill as passed by Congress, the rules go into it in detail and cover each specific point
 Regulation 1 is devoted to definitions. among which the term. Dispute" is de- fined: Any dispute arising between the person making tender and the per- son receiving the same as to the quality or the grade, or the length of staple of any cotton rendered under section 5 of the contract"
 Covering Disputes regulation ? pro- vides that complaints or stipulations may be filed on or prior to the sixth busi- ness day succeeding the day on which the person making d tender shall give 3 tho person receiving the same written notice of the date or delivery of the cot ton involved, but on written or tele- graphic application the Secretary of Agri- culture may extend the time limit Com plainants must give their own addresses and those of the respondents the interest of the complainant i'll the contract anu every question in the dispute and com plainant's s claim S to the quanty grade or length of staple of each bale or other package of cotton involved in the dis pute and the facts material thereto. Each bale must be identified by mark or num- ber and samples must be submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture. {,
 Filed Within Three Days
 Answer is to be filed within three days, unless the time be extended by the Sec retary of Agriculture on written or wired request If no answer be filed within the time limit, the right shall be waived auto matically.
 In the answer the respondent must "ad- init or deny each allegation" of the com plaint, and give his interest in the trans action and his claim as to the quality, or grade or length of staple of the cot ton at issue, together with the identifica- ton marks. Certificates or aftidavits as to facts material to the issue may be filed with the complaint, answer or stipu- lation.
 The regulations then continue as fol- lows:
 Sec s. Subject to be stricken from the files if they do not comply with these regulations, papers shall. for the pur- poses of this regulation, be deemed filed with the Secretary of Agriculture when delivered at the office of markets. de- partment of agriculture, in the city of Washington, D. c. If the dispute in- Nolved arise out of a section contract se at, on, or in an exchange more than 50 and not more than 300 miles from the city of Washington. one day; not more than 600 miles from the city of Washington two days; not more than 1000 miles, three days not more than HOO miles, four days; not more than 1900 miles, five days; not more than 250O miles, six days; not more than 2500 miles, seven days. in addition to the respective times hereinbefore prescribed shall be allowed for filing papers by delivery of the same at the office of markets, but not for fil- ing thereof with examiners authorized to hear disputes outside of the city of Wash ington. The distances shall be determined a in accordance with United States parcel post maps.
 Sec 9. If an examiner be authorized. in his letter of instructions, To receive l,apers in defined locality outside of the city of Washington D. C.. any com plaint or stipulation delivered to him in a dispute arising out of section con- tract made at. on, or In an excnange fu that locality shall be deemed filed with the Secretary of Agriculture with the same force and effect as if delivered tt the office of markets In the city of Wash ington. and, except as the Secretary Of Agriculture may in writing otherwise di- rect the parties. all other papers In the proceeding shall be filed with such ex- sminer.
 Sec. 10. The Secretary of Agriculture may. by publication, require papers in a dispute arising out of section con- tract. made at. on, or in an exchange Tn d defined locality in which an examiner may be authorized, in his letter of in- structions. to receive papers, to be fil sd with such examiner. and not 10 be fieu by delivery at the office of markets, and by publication revoke such notice at any time. Unless, pursuant to this section all papers in disputes arising out of a sec