L37!)0. Adulteration and misbranding of vinegar. V. S. v. 05 Bottles of Viuesar. Default order of destruction entered. (F. & D No 14128 I. S. Nos. 9221-t, 9222-t, 9223-t. S. No. E-3027.) ?" On January 3, 1921, the United States attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 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 95 bottles of vinegar, remaining in the original packages at Augusta, Ga., alleging that the article had been shipped by Price- Booker Mfg. Co., from Cawthorn, Ala., on or about June 16, 1920, and trans- ported from the State of Alabama into the State of Georgia, and charging adulteration and misbranding in violation of the food and drugs act. The irticle was labeled in part: " Mission Brand Pure Apple Vinegar Prepared By Price-Booker Mfg. Co. Andalusia, Ala." Adulteration of the article was alleged in the libel for the reason that distilled vinegar had been mixed and packed therewith so as to reduce, lower, and injuriously affect its quality, and had been substituted wholly or in part for the said article. Adulteration was alleged for the further reason that dis- tilled vinegar had been mixed with the article in a manner whereby damage and inferiority was concealed. Misbranding was alleged for the reason that the statement borne on the labels, " Pure Apple Vinegar," was false and misleading and deceived and mis- led purchasers, since the said article consisted partly of distilled vinegar, and Cor the further reason that it was an imitation of and offered for sale under the distinctive name of another article, to wit, pure apple vinegar. On August 17, 1925, no claimant having appeared for the property, a decree of the court was entered, orderin'g that the product be destroyed by the United States marshal. C. F. MAEVIN, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.