, 1923-01-04
COMPLETE TERMS
OF FABRIC BILL
Bill as Amended Recommended By
Senate Committee. "Rework-
ed" Replaces "Shoddy'

committee Dec. %. A lit
tie later. Senator Cummins, chair
man of that committee, reported the
bill to the senate. There was no rec
ord If the vote on the bill in the
committee.
AS approved by the committee and
reported to the senate, the bill is in
the exact language adopted by the
subcommittee. Senators Watson,
Fernald and Smith, which made its
report to the full committee. The
subcommittee made several changes
in the bill from the language in the
original text of the Capper bill. Chief
among them is the substitution of
he words "re-worked WOOL for
'shoddy" wherever the latter APP
peared in the original draft. The
term "re-worked wool" is defined
as meaning wool that has been pre-
viously pun or woven into cloth"
Several other changes of more or
less Importance are made, for in
stance, the word marked" is sub
stituted for the word stamped, and
whenever the original draft except
the preamble used the words "pur-
porting &c contain" the nnsitive
words that contains" are used.
Preamble of Bill
In its preamble, the purpose of the
bill, in the official text is declared to
be "to prevent deceit and unfair
prices that result from the unre-
vealed presence of substitutes for
virgin wool in woven fabrics purport-
ing to contain wool and in garments
or articles of apparel made there
from. manufactured in any territory
of the United States or District of
Columbia or transported or intended
to be transported in interstate or
foreign commerce, and providing
penalties for the violation of the
provisions Of this act and for other
purposes"
Section 1 OF the bill stipulates that
this shall be known as "the wool
woven fabric law"
Requires Contents to BE Marked
Section 3. the section requiring
that the contents of fabrics shall be
marked with the contents in the
same, reads as follows:
THAT every manufacturer of WOW
en- fabrics that contain wool within
any state or territory or the District
of Columbia. and every such manu-
faoturer in any foreign country. who
offers or intends to offer such fab
RIGS for sale. trade or exchange in in
VI " Shlpilltll
80 shall mark or cause to be
marked such woven fabric in a man
ner that shall be legible = with
the following information: The on
tents of the fabric stating the ingred-
tents as herein defined: virgin wool,
re-worked wool, cotton, silk, or any
other ingredient that is used. and
the relative proportion or percentage
by weight of each, together with the
registration number of the person,
firm or corporation making the fab
ric or cloth. provided. hat in stating
the contents or virgin wool 1t shall
he sufficient to recite mot less than
n stated percentage of such ingredi-
ent. and III stating the contents re-
worked wool. cotton. silk or other
ingredient II shall be sufficient to
mot more than n stated percentage
OF such ingredient or Ingredients"
Important Amendment
An important amendment to the
original Capper bill written in by the
subcommittee and approved by the
full committee Is that providing that
no wholesaler. jobber or manufacture
or shall be prosecuted under the act
for having in his possession goods
falsely marked labeled within the
meaning OF the act, IL he can estab-
llsh n guaranty signed by the
wholesaler or manufacturer or other
party residing In the United States
from whom he purchased such goods
In his possession: that such goods
are truthfully marked or tagged In
conformity with the provisions OF
this act. Said guarantees to afford
protection shall contain the name
and address OF the party or parties
making the sale OF such articles 10
such wholesaler. jobber or manu-.
f,cturcr. and in such a case said
party or parties making the sale o.
such articles to such Wholesaler, lob.
Der or manufacturer. shall be amen
able TO the prosecutions, fines and
other penalties which would attach
in due course 90 the wholesaler, lob.
bcr or manufacturer under the pro.
visions OF this nct. That no fabric
manufactures shall be prosecuted un.
der tho provisions Of this act for hay.
ing In his possession goods falsel,
marked or tagged within the mean
ing OF this act when he can establish
n guaranty or guarantees signed b,
the yarn manufacturer or manufac
turers or other party or parties re-
siding In the United States from
"hom ~" purchased such yarn from
which such goods are made. tina
conton, OF such yarn IN as stated b,
said fabric manufacturer on mark o,
tag which he has placed on sale
goods In conformity with tho pro
visions OF the act. Said gunrant,
70 afford protection shall contain III,
namo and address OF the party o,
parties making tho sale OF such VAR
IN such fabric manufacturer. and II
no such case said party or partiol
Khall be nmonable To tho prosecution
Nncs ana other penalties which
would attach In duo course 10 IN,
fabrics manufacturer under tho nro
visions OF this act"