Show PURE SHOE LAW IS LABELED AS SilLY Davis Declares Legislation Proposed Entirely Too Restrictive I I In lien Ben Den Davis Lavis cx executive member of or f the n Retail tall Shoe Association of ot America Is Iii conducting a ru campaign to find the opinion of or local shoe hoe merchants on the Southwick bill hili pre presented In th time lower house entitled A bill hili to prohibit tile mar manufacture facture or or sale of or any shoe or boot hoot within this state stale made partly of oC substitutes for leather unless uness the time fact act actIs Is plainly marked on the time sole ole to together ether with the name of the manufacturer manul If U lf that bill hilt I is made Into law aw says sas Mr lr Davis Da It it will mean that or e every shoe offered for sale sao will be marked with literature from front heel to toe Even F. the highest priced an and finest shoes ha have nave for or Instance velvet et tops or 01 other things These facts must all an be marked marke Furthermore l the manufacturer manufacturer tur r may ma now noi sell to several seral s eral firms In one city giving g each tach firm Irm a distinctive e brand The new law Jaw which would place pl the manufacturers manufacturer's name on all his ils products would curtail his sales because all his shoes ShOR would be alike no matter matter- what retailer soUl sold them Th The 1113 retailer wants a distinctive brand If It he tho man up the tho street has the same brand he doesn't want to handle the shoe The obvious ob Intent o of the law of course is to prevent ent Inferior shoes from heln being sold as good gOal ones If the law aw had hall only that effect it would be bea a u. good on one on but worded as it is the law seems silly |