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 snlabilit- not so, -nok rezervin...: the rijh't to return goods ,t will. At
 one time, this Zocis not to h,-ve been the c-se, no-Ae returning .oods, unless
 for the s-.b.tantial c.-.--:e that they were not up to ample. Of late years
 howcvLr rnc'c..A,-.Jnts ave not hesitated to return 0oo0Ls for almost any cause
 iotwith' t.-..(1.' t:-.ey were C.,.'e up b:' the "r. ',.u acturer iin .good faith
 Z-1nd shi ) e.' according to iiLstrctiois. ,crchants, if they found busi-
 ness in a slI.*n, a -)eriodic occurence, had no compunction over passing
 the buck to the manufacturer, in other words expecting the manufacturer to
 :)ay for his, the retailers sins of omission or commission. In the good
 .'-cwrs with .producers, retailers could seldoii get awa. with the pirr&ctice
 nd never with the well organized mid financed Manufacturer, but in times,
 suchl.s we have b, en havin" the practice of returning goods by even the so
 c.'lled re .,,table outlets has reached. mon-trous proportions.
 
 The ITEn. Bag Code Authority trcliled the problem in earnest, and were
 desirorus of ,.lendin.- their Code so that it would be prohibited, but found
 it an impossible task to find a satisfactory '-ins:er so thM-t no actual
 jirienjacnt covering, this wns ever presented. (See ou e 2 minutes, meeting
 1.O. 12.. Gerierrl Files).

 Ai<-st 2, 1934 the Code Authority at meeting 1.:o. 18 passed the
 follo--'iin. resolution!

 resolved d that Section 1 of Article II be
 *z.c..Lecd by inserting the w7ords 'shopping
 ba];s, bathing bags, handkerchief bags,
 vcanity bo:.cE, cosmetic bags, utility br-s,
 niitt Lig bag:' in the first sentence after
 the ro-r. 1 i:ur.ses' so that Section 1 of
 Article II w.ill reoc as follows;

 "The tern ?iV.-stry1 as \used herein included
 the max_-2,-.ct,.re of Ladies', hirses, and
 childre'es hL-ndbr s, -jnc- :et books and purs- s,
 shopping ba,;s, bathing br,!s, hnndl:erchief
 bags, vanity boxes, cosmetic bags, utility
 bags, knitting bags, :.ianufactured of any
 iriaterial of any kind or nature,. The term
 iUnCaistryl shall nat include ho'..'ever, the
 .:an--:.f.eture of hendbacs, pockctbooks, purses
 mnC. .mesh bn.gs inmnufactured in whole of metal. "

 This '7as submitted to the Ad.inistration and after much discussion
.ith the interested parties was noticed for hearing (367 E December
19, 194j) andC heardJanuary 9, 1935.

 At this hearing, it is to be noted in the Transcript, that as an
agreement 's -bout to be re.chcd between the opposing parties as to
which of the ,-nv, articles brought in as evidence should be included in
the proposed nevw definition, it was found necessary to seck Colonel
Brady's opinion. (See pae 48, Transcript, Public Hearing, January 9,
193), To o.ee:- oaes sec -ni^v surprise, Colonel Brady rendered a sweep-
in,- decision that all bajs on ex-hibition were Hand Bag,:s. Thi3 broad
state:-ient rvas cdsconcerting, created !uch disc.,.ssion, brought about many

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