12825. Misbranding1 of toutter. V. S. v. 2 Gases of Butter. Default decree 
of condemnation, forfeiture, and sale. (F. & D. No. lSSTl. I. S. 
No. 20408-v.    S. No. W-1549.)
On or about August 13, 1924, the United States attorney for the Northern 
District of California, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agriculture, 
filed in the District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying 
the seizure and condemnation of 2 cases of butter, remaining in the original 
unbroken packages at San Francisco, Calif., alleging that the article had been 
shipped by the Western Meat Co., July 26, 1924, and transported from the State 
of California into the Territory of Hawaii (returned from Honolulu to San 
Francisco, Calif.), and charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs 
act as amended. The article was labeled in part: " Parkdale Brand Creamery 
Butter Pasteurized 1 Pound Net Weight Distributed by Western Meat Co. San 
Francisco."
Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that the 
statement " 1 Pound Net Weight," borne on the labels, was false and mislead- 
ing and deceived and misled the purchaser, and for the further reason that it 
was [food] in package form and the quantity of the contents was not plainly 
and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package.
On October 29, 1924, no claimant having appeared' for the property, judgment 
of condemnation was entered, and it was ordered by the court that the product 
be sold by the United States marshal.
W. M. JARDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.