488 



ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



upheld tlie United States Circuit Court of Appeals in its opinion 

 that the product was in fact edible and therefore not entitled to 

 transportation in interstate commerce, except in compliance with 

 the regulation of the statute requiring inspection before shipment. 



In the case of Brougham, et al. v. Blanton Manufacturing Co., 

 decided by the Supreme Court on April 21, 1919, the appellee failed 

 in an effort to enjoin the appellants, officers of the Department of 

 Agriculture, from interfering with it in the use of the word 

 " Creamo " as a trade-mark in the manufacture and sale of oleomar- 

 garine, it being held that the term was false and deceptive, and that 

 if it were claimed to be an established trade name it had not received 

 the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture. 



In David F. Houston et al. v. St. Louis Independent Packing Co., 

 decided on April 14, 1919, the Supreme Court upheld a regulation 

 promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture under the meat-inspec- 

 tion act which provided that sausage shall not contain cereal in 

 excess of 2 per cent; that when added such fact shall be stated on 

 the label or product; and that water or ice shall not be added except 

 to facilitate grinding, chopping, and mixing, and then not in excess 

 of 3 per cent. 



THE TWENTY-EIGHT-HOUR LAW. 



[34 Stat., 607.] 



One thousand seven bundled and eleven cases were reported to 

 the Attorney General and 1,412 to the Director General of Railroads ; 

 in all 3,123 reported during the fiscal year. This is an increase over 

 the preceding year of 1,955 cases reported for action. 



At the close of the fiscal year 1918, 2,831 cases were pending. 



Of the cases reported during the fiscal year 1919, 434, and of 

 those pending at the close of the fiscal year 1918, 547, in all, 981, 

 were terminated during 1919. 



Penalties aggregating $109,850 were recovered in 849 cases. One 

 hundred and twelve cases were dismissed and 20 Avere determined 

 adversely to the Government. 



Two thousand and thirty-seven cases were pending at the close of 

 the fiscal year. 



Penalties assessed under the 2S-hour law. 



i Lump penalties. 



