19337. Adulteration and Misbranding of lima bKans.     U.   S. v. Robert H.
"Wilkinson  and  John B. Park   (B. W. Mills  Co.).     Plea  of  guilty. 
Fine, $50.     (F. & D. No. 27435.    I. S. No. 16192.)
Samples of a product, represented to be lima beans, having been found to 
consist of beans other than lima beans, the Secretary of Agriculture reported 
the matter to the United States attorney for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania.
On December 28, 1931, the United States attorney filed in the District Court 
of the United States for the district aforesaid an information against Robert 
H. Wilkinson and John B. Park, copartners, trading as E. W. Mills Co., 
Philadelphia, Pa., alleging shipment by said defendants, on or about February 24 
and March 9, 1931, from the State of Pennsylvania into the State of Maryland, 
of a quantity of alleged lima beans that were adulterated and misbranded. 
The article was labeled in part: (Sacks) "Tally-Ho Domestic Lima BKans."
It was alleged in the information that the article was adulterated in that 
beans other than lima beans had been substituted in whole and in part for lima 
beans, which the article purported to be.
Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement " Lima Beans," 
borne on the sacks containing the article, was false and misleading in that 
the said statement represented that the article consisted wholly of lima 
beans; and for the further reason that it was labeled as aforesaid so as 
to deceive and mislead the purchaser into the belief that it consisted wholly 
of ,lima beans; whereas it did not so consist, but did consist in whole and 
in part of beans other than lima bKans. Misbranding was alleged for the 
further reason that the article was offered for sale and was sold under the 
distinctive name of another article.
On January 21, 1932, the defendants entered pleas of guilty to the informa- 
tion, and the court imposed a fine of $50.
ARTHUR M. HYDE, Secretary of Agriculture.