Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-19
Many Shippers Are Fined for Improper
Authorizations of Insecticides
and Fungicides.
LIST OF CASES SHOWS HOW
THEY WORK OFF THEIR STUFF.
Some of the Productions Do Not Con
tain Anything Like Ingredients
They Are Supposed to Have.

Washington, March l9.-The govern
ment has recently secured judgments
against a number Of concerns for thH
violation of the insecticide act. Fines
were imposed on offenders as follows
A fine of $75 was imposed on Hem.
ingway's London Purple company, New
York City, charged with shipping q
quantity of so-called Pure lead arse
nate" to Harrisburg, Virginia. The
product was alleged to be adulterated
and misbranded in that it contained
more than so per cent of water AMI
that the package contained less thar
25 pounds of the article, although the
statement on the label assured the
buyer that the article contained but
30 per cent of water and that each
package contained 25 pounds of the
product.
A fine of $50 and costs against the
Crescent Chemical company, Philadel.
phia, Pa, charged with shipping a
quantity of "Tough-on Flies" in cans
purporting to contain one quart of that
article, to New Orleans, Louisiana. II
was alleged that the article was mis'
branded because each can contained
less than the quantity of the insecticidC
climed on the label-one quart.
A fine of $50 and costs against the
KiblerLieber Chemical company, India
napolis, Ind, charged with shipping s
quantity of so-called "Strictly pure
arsenate of lead" to st. Louis, Missouri
which was adulterated and misbrandad
In that lead arsenite and water.solublt
salts other than lead and arsenic COM
pounds had been mixed with it, thereby
affecting its quality and strength, il
that each barrel did not contain 60(
pounds of lead arsenate, the article wal
not "strictly pure arsenate of lead,
and it contained less than Is per cen
arsenic oxide and more than ga of
per cent water-soluble arsenic oxide
the amount claimed on the label.
A fine of $25 and costs against tn
Capitol Food company, Tiffin, Ohio
charged with shipping a quantity O
an oo1lo1 ICN,oo1;uo,Jj 20 Uo,b;nrt ~,
D. G. 1t is alleged that the article wa
msbranded because it consisted parti
ally of water, which does not prevent
destroy, repel or mitigate insects, an,
the name and percentage amount of thi
inert ingredient was not stated on tn
label, nor in lieu thereof was the nam
and percentage amount of each activ
ingredient and the total percentage o
the inert ingredient stated on the labe
A fine of 1926 and costs against tn
w. R. Talbot Chemical company, Sar
dusky, Ohio, charged with shipping
qauntity of so-called "Scaly lie
Remedy" to Washington, D. c. 1t wa
alleged that the article was misbrande
because it consisted partially Of n
inert ingredient, water, the name an
percentage amount Of such inert il
gredient not being stated on the labe
nor in lieu thereof ware the name an
percentage amount of each active il
gredient and the total percentage Of tn
inert ingredient stated on the label.
A fine of $25 and costs against I'll
Tropical Oil company, Cleveland, Obi
charged with shipping a quantity {
so-called "Rexo Dip" 1t was allegt
that the article was adulterated al
misbranded because the label stated
GA sample of this product has bee
submitted to the department Of agl
culture for examination. We guarant'
the contents of this package to be
the same composition as the sample sd
mitted to the department, and tn
when diluted according to the dire
tions printed hereon for the treatme
of sheep scab it will give a dippii
fluid Of the composition required