"FOR EXCESSIVE URIC ACID TRY THE WILLIAMS TREATMENT. 85 Cent Bottle (32 Doses) FREE. "Just because you start the day worried and tired, stiff legs and arms and muscles, and aching head, burning and bearing down pains in the back-worn out before the day begins-do not think you have to stay in that condition. "Be strong, well, with no stiff joints, sore muscles, rheumatic pains, aching back or kidney trouble caused by body made acids. "If you suffer from bladder weakness, with burning, scalding pains, or if you are in and out of bed half a dozen times a night, you will appreciate the rest, comfort and strength this treatment should give. "To prove The Williams Treatment conquers kidney and bladder disorders, rheumatism and all other ailments when due to excessive uric acid, no matter how chronic or stubborn, if you have ever tried The Williams Treatment, we will give you one 85¢ bottle (32 doses) free if you will cut out this notice and send it with your name and address. "DR. WILLIAMS Special Formula No. 707 and The Williams Treatment for Rheumatism, Lumbago, Neuritis, Neuralgia. "Rheumatism is the name given to a group of characteristic symptoms that for many years has been attributed to excessive acidity of the system. "The claims of self-interested parties, that rheumatic conditions are due to other causes, may be accepted or rejected by each individual sufferer, as he or she may elect. Neutralization of excessive body-acids is the foundation of all acceptable treatment for rheumatic conditions and the fact that rheumatism is only cured by antacid treatment may be considered the best proof that it is acid-caused. "Lumbago is rheumatic pain in the back and loins-sciatica is rheumatic affection of the large nerve that runs from the spine through the hip and down the leg to the foot-neuritis is rheumatic inflammation of the nerves. One or several nerve trunks may be involved-neuralgia or nerve pain is usually of a sharp, stabbing character; an attack may last from a few minutes to many hours. "Acid-caused pains are alike in character, regardless of the parts of the body in which they are felt; and they must be treated upon the same principle, no matter what scientific name they are classified by. Neutralization of excessive acidity is the foundation of successful treatment, and no treatment that does not effect this result has the qualities of success. Its power to overcome acidity in the system is one of the principal reasons why THE WILLIAMS TREATMENT has been so great a success in rheumatic conditions. "DR. WILLIAMS Special Formula No. 3 and The Williams Treatment for the STOMACH TROUBLES of Excessive Acidity, Indigestion, Acid Dyspepsia. "Sour stomach means just one thing, and that is excess acid. The distressing symptoms that accompany this very prevalent ailment may be called indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis, catarrh of the stomach or any other of the many terms used to indicate disturbances of digestion; the cause in almost all cases is excessive acidity. "Nervous indigestion is nothing more or less than acid irritation of the nervous system in persons with sensitive or weak stomachs. "DR. WILLIAMS Special Formula No. 3. "This preparation is formulated for the relief of discomfort and pain arising from disturbed digestion, and for building up the tone and natural strength of the stomach. แ "When used in connection with THE WILLIAMS TREATMENT for the neutralization of acidity of the system, its action is most satisfying." when in fact such representations are considered incorrect in certain respects and exaggerated and misleading in others. The respondent denies that it has made any false or misleading statements, but in a stipulation filed with and approved by the Federal Trade Commission this vendor-advertiser admits making such representations and agrees to cease and desist from publishing or circulating, or causing to be published or circulated any statement which is false or misleading and specifically stipulates and agrees in soliciting the sale of and selling its said product in interstate commerce to cease and desist from representing in advertisements or otherwise: (a) That any of the respondent's preparations alone or in com- Pains in the back; Headache; Bladder weakness; Bladder disorders; unless such representations are qualified by statements made in direct connection therewith clearly indicating that relief may be expected only in cases where said ailments are caused by an excess of uric acid; (b) Directly or by inference that rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, neuritis, neuralgia, stiff legs, arms, muscles or joints, pains in the back, headaches, kidney trouble or bladder weakness, are always caused by excess acid; (c) That the neutralization of excessive body-acids is the foundation of all acceptable treatments for rheumatic conditions, irrespective of cause; (d) Directly or by inference that the preparation designated as "Dr. Williams' Special Formula No. 707" is a competent treatment for rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, neuritis or neuralgia, unless such representations are clearly qualified to indicate that the results which may be expected are limited to the relief of the aches and pains caused by those ailments; (e) That the preparation designated as "Dr. Williams Special Formula No. 3" is a competent treatment for stomach treatment for stomach troubles of excessive acidity, or will neutralize the acidity of the system unless such representations are clearly qualified to indicate that the results which may be expected are limited to the relief of discomfort and pain arising from disturbed digestion and building up the tone and natural strength of the stomach; (f) That any of respondent's preparations will be effective cures in every case regardless of how chronic or stubborn the ailment may be; and all representations and statements equivalent or similar thereto in form or substance. (June 5, 1933.) DECISIONS OF THE COURTS' 1 IN CASES INSTITUTED AGAINST OR BY THE COMMISSION FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. A. E. SMITH ET AL., AND ELECTRIC BOND AND SHARE COMPANY 2 (District Court, S. D. New York. August 19, 1932) COURTS KEY-No. 99(1). Inferences from facts, not before court on previous hearing, at which objections to subpoenas duces tecum, issued by Federal Trade Commission, were sustained, can not retroactively give vigor thereto. COMMERCE KEY-NO. 16. Legal, engineering, secretarial, fiscal, investigatory, and general advisory services, rendered to public utilities operating and holding companies by another corporation, held not "interstate commerce" within Federal Trade Commission Act (Federal Trade Commission Act sec. 6 (a), 15 USCA sec. 46 (a); Const. art. 1, sec. 8, cl. 3). COMMERCE KEY-No. 33(1). Corporation, acting pursuant to contract with supplier of electrical equipment, whereby it caused such equipment to be purchased by its subsidiary operating companies, thus giving rise to the transportation of such supplies across State lines, held "engaged in com[248]merce" within Federal Trade Commission Act. COMMERCE KEY-No. 33(1). Corporation, exercising control over subsidiary operating utility companies engaged in interstate transmission of electric power, by means of minority stock interest, by means of the presence of many of its officers and directors upon the boards of officers and directors of subsidiary companies, and by virtue of advisory and supervisory services rendered pursuant to service contracts with such subsidiary operating utilities, held engaged in commerce" within Federal Trade Commission Act. TRADE-MARKS AND TRADE-NAMES AND UNFAIR COMPETITION KEY-NO. 802. 66 Corporation, entitled to protection of commerce clause of Constitution, is subject to Federal Trade Commission's investigatory power. TRADE-MARKS AND TRADE-NAMES AND UNFAIR COMPETITION KEY-NO. 802. Federal Trade Commission's jurisdiction over corporation, rendering services to subsidiary corporations for fee based on their gross earnings, extends to all services for which fee covering interstate activity is charged. COMMERCE KEY-NO. 16. Interstate transmission of electrical power is "interstate commerce" (Const. art. 1, sec. 8, cl. 3). COMMERCE KEY-NO. 16. Rates charged for interstate transmission of electrical power are within regulatory power of Congress. 1 The period covered is that of this volume, namely, July 18, 1932, to June 18, 1933, inclusive. 2 Reported in 1 F. Supp. 247. 637 |