REPORT OF THE SOLICITOR. 



401 



uct, the court held that it was not incumbent on the CfOvernment to 

 show the absence of any reasonable possibility of quinine alkaloid 

 finding its way into the pepper in any other manner than by the addi- 

 tion of the pepper shells into wdiich it had been placed as a marker, 

 and that the presence of the quinine alkaloid in the pepper was suffi- 

 cient proof of the addition of the alkaloid-treated shells to the pepper. 

 Among other cases of interest were the following: 



United States v. A. Koshlond (N. J. No. 5246) . 



United States v. Atlantic Macaroni Co. (N. J. No, 5521). 



United States v. 5060 Ca,n,s of Tomato Pulp (N. J. No. 5527). 



United States v. Pulmonol Chemical Co. (N. J. No. 5535), 



United States v. 9 Barrels of Butter (N. J. No. 5375). 



United States v. Certain Bags Rape Seed (F. and D, Nos. 

 7501, 7502, and 7503, unreported). 



United' States v. Certain Cases Porh and Beans (N, J. No. 

 5059), 



United States v. Russian Monopol Co. (N. J, 5542). 



THE MEAT-INSPECTION LAW (34 Stat. 674). 



Two hundred and seventy-one cases were reported to the Attorney 

 General during the fiscal year, while 237 cases were reported during 

 the preceding year, an increase of 34 cases for the fiscal year 1917. 



At the close of the fiscal year 1916, 92 cases were pending. 



Of the cases reported during the fiscal year 1917, 60, and of those 

 pending at the close of the fiscal year 1916, 59, in all 119, were termi- 

 nated during the year 1917. One hundred resulted in conviction, 7 

 were dismissed, and in 12 grand juries failed to indict. 



Fines aggregating $1,790 were imposed in 100 cases, as follows : 



1 2 cases were consolidated into 1 and a fine of $5 imposed. 



"- In one instance 16 cases were consolidated into 1 and a fine of $25 imposed; in another instance 21 

 cases were consolidated into 1 and a like fine imposed; in another instance 2 cases were consolidated 

 into 1 and a like fine imposed. 



At the close of the year 244 cases were pending. 



THE TWENTY-EIGHT HOUR LAW (34 Stat. 607). 



One thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine cases were reported 

 to the Attorney General. This is an increase over the preceding year 

 of 1,364 cases and 284 in excess of the number reported during any 

 previous fiscal year. 



At the close of the fiscal year 1916, 1.085 cases were pending. 



Of the cases reported during the fiscal year 1917, 258, and of those 

 pending at the close of the fiscal year 1916, 138, in all 396, were 

 terminated during 1917. 



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