24048. Misbranding of  Williams   S.  L.  K.  Formula.     V.  S.  v.  Harry  L.  Wil¬
liams (Williams laboratories).    Plea of guilty.    Fine, 950.     (F. &
D. no. 32Ill.    Sample no. 41612-A.)
This case was based on an interstate shipment of a drug preparation, the 
labels of which contained unwarranted curative and therapeutic claims.
On May 24, 1934, the United States attorney for the Western District of 
Missouri, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against Harry L. Williams, trading as Williams 
Laboratories, Kansas City, Mo., alleging shipment by said defendant in violation 
of the Food and Drugs Act as amended, on or about July 7, 1933, from the State 
of Missouri into the State of Arkansas, of a quantity of Williams S. L. K. 
Formula which was misbranded.
Analysis showed that the article was a dark brown liquid consisting chiefly 
of water, glycerin, alcohol, and small amounts of plant extractives, an amodin- 
bearing drug, hexamethylenetetramine, pepsin, and very small amounts of 
strychnine and quinine.
The article was alleged to be misbranded in that certain statements, designs, 
and devices regarding its therapeutic and curative effects, appearing on- the 
bottle labels, falsely and fraudulently represented that it was effective as a 
treatment, remedy, and cure for stomach, liver and kidney disorders, bilious- 
ness, dyspepsia, distress after eating, sick headaches, rheumatism, and general 
weakness.
On November 16, 1934, the defendant entered a plea of guilty, and the court 
imposed a fine of $50.
M. L. WILSON, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.