5461. .Adulteration of tomato pulp. V. S. * * * v. 90 Cases of Tomato 
Pulp. Uefaislt decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruc- 
tion.    (F. & D. No. 8122.    I. S. No. 2048-m.    S. No. E-809.)
On February 27, 1917, the United States attorney for the District of New 
Jersey, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the Dis- 
trict Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and con- 
demnation of 99 cases of tomato pulp, labeled in part: " Highland Square Brand 
Tomato Pulp * * *. Packed by Cooke Shanawolf Co., Baltimore, Md" re- 
maining unsold in the original unbroken packages at Jersey City, N. J., alleg- 
ing that the article had been shipped on February 8, 1917, by Cooke, Shanawolf 
Co., Baltimore, Md., and transported from the State of Maryland into the State 
of New Jersey, and charging adulteration in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act.
Adulteration of the article was alleged in substance in the libel for the rea- 
son that it consisted in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid 
vegetable substance.
On May 16, 1917, no claimant having appeared for the property, judgment 
of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court 
that the product should be destroyed by the United States marshal.
CLARENCE OUSLEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
On February 27, 1917, the United States attorney for the Western District 
of New York, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district a libel for the seizure and 
condemnation of 310 boxes of oranges, remaining unsold in the original un- 
broken packages at Buffalo, N. Y., alleging that the article had been shipped 
on February 35, 1917, by Alexander & Baird, Beresford, Fla., and transported 
from the State of Florida into the State of New York, and charging adultera- 
tion in violation of the Food and Drugs Act.
Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that from 
52 to 87 per cent of the oranges had been fruited, and so rendered unfit for hu- 
man consumption.
On March 2, 1917, John G. Kendrlck and Leonard H. Johnson, Buffalo, N. Y., 
claimants, having consented to a decree, judgment of condemnation and for- 
feiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that the prod act should be 
delivered to said claimants, upon the payment of the costs of the proceedings 
and the execution of a bond in the sum of $500, in conformity with section 10 
of the act.
CLARENCE OUSUEY, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.