13443. Adulteration of canned cherries. U. S. v. 24 Cases of Canned Cher ries. Default decree of condemnation, forfeiture, and destruc- tion. (F. & D. No. 19548. I. S. No. 16276-v. S. No. E-5115.) On or about February 10, 1925, the United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 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 24 cases of canned cherries, at St. Peters- burg, Fla., alleging that the article had been shipped by the Egypt Canning Co., from Fairport, N. Y., on or about October 31, 1924, and transported from the State of New York into the State of Florida, and charging adulteration in violation of the food and drugs act. The article was labeled in part: "Pride Of Egypt Brand Red Sour Pitted Cherries * * * Egypt Canning Co., Inc. Egypt, N. Y." Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that it consisted in whole and in part of a filthy, decomposed, and putrid vegetable substance. On April 27, 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. s R. W. DUNI^P, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.