The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1921-08-06

Practices and Relics on Supreme
Court for Final Vindicatlon.
Tho much debated controversy in
[ baking powder circles over the label
| ing of Or Prices Baking Powder
by tho Royal Baking Powder Com
| pany, which controls it, has reached
| another milestone in its settlement in
| the form Of a decree of the Federal
Trade Commission few days ago
| ordering the Royal Baking Powder
Company to cease and deEist from:
/. Using on the now phosphate
baking powder manufactured by it
the so-called "over-print labcr or the
so-called "ncw label (Which was
similar to the former red label used
on DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
made with tartrates heretofore used
by iD, or any label Stimulating or re-
semblng in col9ration, design or gem
eral appearance the labels formerly
used by respondent on its "Dr.
Prices" brand Of cream Of tartar
baking powder.
/ 2. Selling or advertising for sale
said phosphate baking powder under
the name "Dr. Prices" or Prices"
unless the word "cream" is omitted
ana the word phosphate" is incor-
poratod as part OF the name OF said
baking powder on the labels thereof
and in the advertisements relating
thereto.
8. Advertising or representing in
connection with the sale OF said phos-
1 phate baking powder that respOn-
dents "Dr. Prices" cream Of tartar
brand of baking powder has been re-
duccd in price
4. Representing by advertising or
otherwise that said phosphate baking
powder is the Iaking powder sold by
respondent for many years under its
|Dr. Prices" brand.
| N'INfJ IL NIFTY boSS ... ' Z
The respondent is further required
to file a report in writing with the
commission ninety days from notice
hereof stating in detail the manner
in which this order has been compli-
ed with and conformed to.
AS an episode in the perpetual con-
troversies OF baking powder belliger-
! ents this is OF considerable interest,
but according tv a statement by vice
president Frank d. Bristley Of the
4 Royal Baking Powder Company. in
charge of the companys sales. opera
4 tlons, it win not have airy material
4 effect on either the company's prac-
tices or those ether phases Of II
1 which particularly interest the groc-
cry trade, however much It may
please some of the company's com
petitors who are commonly reputed
to be back of the whole prosecution.
This IL an cd matter" said Mr.
y Bristley, land deals with past history
a as the ruling agrees with the United
States Court of Appeals decision o
q last year. with which we have beer
q complying for several months.
n 1.-THE Federal Trade Commission
i order to cease and desist is substan
q TALLY in accord with the decision o
y the Court Of Appeals and refers onl!
to the former red label. and mas
"a much as we have been complying
3 with the decision Of the Court of Ap
Il poals since last November by adopt
2 ing our present golden orange labe
3 the present order Of the Fedora
y Trade Commission TO cease and desis
i will cause us no further change.
H Appear Before Commission
'In February. 1920, we were cite
K to appear before the Federal Trad
Commission in regard to the label W
" were then using on Dr. Prices Bak
- ing Powder made with phosphate
Prior thereto similar question wa
IA raised in proceedings begun in Unite
s. States District Court in ArkanPas. tn
C. decision Of which court we appeale
to the Circuit Court OF Appeal
which confirmed tho judgment Of III
lower court. .t
te From this decision we took a fui
a ther appeal to the United States 81
s. preme Court where the matter wi
II be finally decided. Pending determ
he nation OF this appeal. the Court Z
lis Appeals granted an injunction pr
venting interference with goods boa
ing the red label scme OF which ma
It's still be in dealers stocks. q ~ :
mt Notwithstanding this tappeai pr
an injunction wo ceased susing Sany :,
m the labels in question Immediate