25829. Misbranding of Kompo Bile Salts Tablets, and Oxidine. U. S. v. Joe 
W. Link (Dr. W. A. Link Medicine Co.). Trial by judge without a 
jury. Judgment of guilty. Fine, $300. (F. & D. no. 36019. Sample 
nos. 11337-B, 11340-B.)
False and fraudulent therapeutic and curative claims were made for these 
articles.
On November 9, 1935, the United States attorney for the Northern District 
of Texas, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
district court an information against Joe "W. Link trading as Dr. W. A. Link 
Medicine Co., Dallas, Tex., alleging shipment in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act as amended, on or about August 25, 1934, from Dallas, Tex., to New 
Orleans, La., of a number of bottles of Kompo Bile Salts Tablets, and Oxidine 
which were misbranded. The articles were labeled in part: (Bottle) "Genuine 
Kompo Combined with Bile Salts Compound Easy To Take Tablets * * * 
The Kompo Co. Atlanta, Georgia"; (bottle) "Oxidine * * * Manufactured 
By W. S. Kirby Co. Dallas, Texas U. S. A."
Analyses showed that the Kompo Bile Salts Tablets contained small pro- 
portions of iron, calcium, and magnesium compounds, bile acid, extracts of 
plant drugs, and phenolphthalein (approximately one-half grain per tablet), 
and that the Oxidine consisted essentially of cinchona alkaloids (4.1 grains per 
fluid ounce), an iron compound, extracts of plant drugs including a laxative 
drug, sugar, and water.
Misbranding of the tablets was charged under the allegations that a circular 
enclosed in the package contained statements regarding the curative or thera- 
peutic effects of the article; and that the statements were false and fraudulent 
statements that the article was effective, among other things, to end intestinal 
poisoning; effective as a treatment, remedy, and cure for headaches, coated 
tongue, bad taste, fetid breath, lack of appetite, gas, bloating, indigestion, 
heartburn, liver and kidney diseases, gallstones, heart trouble, hardening of the 
arteries, neuritis, chronic rheumatism, neurasthenia, insomnia, ulcers, cancer, 
sluggishness, depression, affections of the brain, muscles, and nerves and 
dyspepsia due to intestinal poisoning, and biliousness arising from constipation; 
and effective to give new energy, to keep vigor and vitality of youth; to secure 
freedom from disease and pain, and to insure a ripe old age.
Misbranding of the Oxidine was charged under the allegations that the 
cartons bore and a circular enclosed therein contained statements regarding 
the curative and therapeutic effects of the article, and that the said statements 
were false and fraudulent statements that the article was effective, among other 
things, to act on the liver; effective as helpful to the organism and to insure 
health; effective to guard men, women, and children against disease; effective as 
a treatment, remedy, and cure for tired feeling, pains in the back, flu and 
la grippe, dull feeling in the head, sleeplessness, bad taste in the mouth, head-
aches, neuralgia, biliousness, and loss of blood; effective to purify the blood, to 
regulate the liver, to build the system, and as a blood medicine; and effective as 
a treatment for almost everything.
On February 28, 1936, after trial by the judge without a jury, the defendant 
was found guilty and fined $300.
W. R. GEEGG, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.