-76- action -rr. wit.iel. on their petition, all others heard. beinr denied. Yo evi-.ence can be foan6 that formal action 7'-s ever teken u-oon Vir2-i'ia Art but it is clear that a tacit .'v;roval to e:em-ption 7E.s -iven. This ga.ve rise to much bitter criticism by the Code Authority whichh flared un rather bcdly. ,"hen in Julyr 1934 it was made nmo.n that a further hiearin7 '"as to be openec.. lTothin,. definite came from tais and the matter tl.r,-ed along all tiiroa-:h fall and '.inter of 1934 and 1935 with, at almost every CoCe Authority meetin n', bitter resentment being voiced over the fact that Virginir Art '.ere oreratin- in their ov.:n Vay without t re-.-:,'d to Code reouirenents. The Code Authority insisted that undue influence had been and 7as beir e:ercisec, and found themselves in a difficult untenable position since the case as constantly used as an e'amp.le by offenders in e:-tc?-uftion of their or,'n misdeeds. The Code Authority and its Directors felt their could do nothing and it r'as not until Deput}r Colonel I.*nunum and his assistant Dan, Hill took hold, that successful steps were ta-en to iron out the situation. Thro'),h the good offices of the De-outy, the C,:de Director, :_: 3er'oritz proceeded to Lynchbur- en. made a stiic' of operations. He made certain recom- mencations '7ith respect to plant operations ann the installation of a cost system andC found evidence of the ability of Vir.inia Art to pay code d;oes. Reference to AZ:hibit A. 1. portion rated April 20, 1935 lives s indication of the success attendirgthelast, as %7ell as a history of the case. 4. Other Administrative activities anc e.-encies a. Tro6e Practice Comolaints Committee On Seotcrmber 27, 1934, Order Ifo. 332-17, a plan of organi- zation an.? groceduire covering, 7r-rc'e Practice Conplsints and. the appoint- ment of a Committee ,ase anorovec'. 0b the Administration. The personnell of the Committee consisted of the follo7in-r: .illiam C. Rath, President Jilliam C. ?.,th Co., Inc., 31 :at 32nd Street, ilew York City. 'e-; York manufacturer r nailiri, b---s ran.n-in- in retail price from ,1.95 up to and over $4.95. Hirmnnn 3urstein, ?resident Ciarles 3iarstein & 3ros., Inc., 325 1'ifth Avenue, .ev:. York Cit-r. An out of to'.:n m.-nm. .ctur:r i'ncing bars ranging in retail price front $.0'. to $4.S 5. [I0 "