12940. Misbranding of flour. U. S. v. 90 Sacks of Flour. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruction. (P. & D. No. 18985. I. S. No. 16523-v. S. No. E-4942.) On or about September 30, 1924, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of South Carolina, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agricul- ture, filed in the District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure and condemnation of 90 sacks of flour, remaining in the original unbroken packages at Columbia, S. C, alleging that the article had been shipped by the Sterling Mills, Inc., from Statesville, N. C, August 26, 1924, and transported from the State of North Carolina into the State of South Carolina, and charging misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act as amended. The article was labeled in part: " When Packed 12 Lbs. Famous Self-Rising * * * Artificially Bleached * * * Sterling Mills Inc. Statesville, N. C." Misbranding of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that the statement " When Packed 12 Lbs.," appearing on the sacks containing the article, was false and misleading and deceived and misled the purchaser, and for the further reason that the article was food in package form and the quantity of the contents was not plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package. On January 6, 1925, no claimant having appeared for the property, judg- ment of condemnation and forfeiture was entered, and it was ordered by the court that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal. W. M. JARDINE, Secretary of Agriculture.