7180. Misbranding of pears, apples, and encumbers.    IJ. S.   *    * ' *   v. Charles
A- Hill and keaw Jf- Hill (q. A. HfH & Son).    Plea of guilty by diaries 
A.   Hill.     Fine,   $70.     Nolle   prosequi   entered   as   to   Leon   J.   Hill.
(P. & D. No, 9964.     I. S. Nos.. 5821-r, 5822-)?, 5823-r, 5824-^r, 582p-r, 5826^?, 
5827-1.)
On July 31, 1919, the United States attorney for the Western' District of 
Michigan, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district an information against 
Charles A, mil and Leon J, Hill, a partnership, trading as C. A. Hill & Son, 
Benton Llarbor, Mich., alleging shipment by said defendants from the State of 
Michigan into the State of Illinois, in violation of the Food and Drugs Act, 
as amended, on September ??, 19,18, September 9, 1918, and September 13, 
1918, of a quantity of pears,, and on September 9, 1918, and September 12,, 
J918, of quantities of apples and eucumberg, respective^ which weje mis- 
branded.
Examination of samples of the articles by the Bureau of Chemistry of this 
department showed that none of the baskets containing the articles were labeled 
as, to Quantity of the contents.
Misbranding of the article, in each shipment was alleged in the information 
for the reason that it was food in package form, and the quantity QI the 
contents was not plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the 
package.
On October 14, 1919, the defendant Charles A,. Efill entered, a, plea of guilty 
to the information^ and the. court imposed ? fine of $70* Nolle prosequi was en- 
tered^ as, t# Leon J, mil.
J3. D, BALL, Acting Secretary of Agrieuttwe*