The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-01
Cola Drinks Before the Courts
Current Information Relative 10 the Activity OF me
Pure Food Authorities.
OFrom National Bottcrs Gazc.tcD
Nur1 4, 1gIU


the long suit OF the United states
Government. acting under and by the
authority of the Federal Pure FooG
Law. It's activity in this respect is
becoming marked. especially in tue
matter of Labelling bottle the sirup and
beverages OF the different types oi
cola drinks. several ot which have
been named
on October rs. 1909, shipment Of
coca-cola was made by the Cocatola
Co. of Atlanta. Ca. TO bOt,lins com.
pany az Chattanooga. Tenn. which was
seized by The Government. ana against
which a libel Was entered charging
violation Of the Pure Food Law, In
that the coca-cola sirup did not contain
properties Of oi her the coca or cola
pants-a synopsis OF which We pun.
Hshed AT the time Some of the sirup
was sent to the chcmis = IN the Gov.
crnmcnt service at Washington for
analysis
Recently the Government attorney
wi IA u view of amending his case,
based his allegations that the Coca.
Cola Company alleged the sirup con.
tanned these substances on the labels
and advertisements on the packages,
delicious and refreshing cocacola.
Attorney for defendant entered oN.
ccptlon in tha, the allegations we're
not specific enough. stating that the
label did not specify the ingredients
OF the sirup. which exception was sus'
tanned by Judge Sanford.
The proceedings on March = were
merely a preliminary skirmish and
} the attorneys for the Atlanta company
sought to prevent the Government
from amending its original bill The
Judge consented however. for the dis
trict attorney to offer more amend
: ments and these will be- prepared i'm
mcdia'ely and presented The defend
ant will then have ten days In whlcl
y To answer.
. The ease will be- heard on It's mer
!: It's In Atlanta. in May and then 4
!: will be- that the Government will pre-
. sen, the case against the atlanta con
cern in full.
IL is charged by the district attor
ncy that the name coca-cola ON tn
y labels is false and misleading bccaus
II represents that the package labele'
contained coca and cola and that tn
drink contains neither of these. II
also charges that the pictorial dcsis
o' cola leaves and cola nuts Is II
- violation OF the law because it is
suggestion OF the presence OF cola /
the drink II is also charged tina
coca-cola is adulteratod. in that coci
W which formerly appeared in the drinl
has been distracted
'n Appropos OF the above We learn, h
ne the way of Washington, u. c, thj
officials of the Coca-Cola Company Al
t' bringing every pressure to bear q
Secretary Wilson to make him belie'
he has violated an agreement to ste
~ Pure Food Law until case again
at the concern in Chattanooga is iinis
lr' ed
dy Not only has John : Gambler. "a
mer Georgia supreme court iuStic
and attorney for this concern be,
i'm Washington in the interest of sto
ping more cases against his compan
't but on March the Agricultural Il
en- partment was visited by Asa G. Can
'd- lcr. Jr. and Milton Hirsch with
nm view To further convince The SecI
tay that NO more cases should
ca, made
ON Investigation at tho Agricultural /
'NS partmcut developed the fac that q
are only scmhlaucc of an agreement IN
'a' could be- claimed hN the CucaCO
ret people was letter that omanau
from the company in Atlanta ia Viii
it VAS agreed that if the Pure Fo,
'r au uuritirs would hold mp further So
Gals would cousen- to the trial
,lcu case In Chattanooga upon
merits and mat they would mo-,
sort to tcrhuicalitcs
Sufficient ,Nid,.,c has been iou
that SO rouI political assistance b
seen Eiyru th, cause of sine CocuC,
Company that. coupled with 'hc pre-
sure hy the officials ol thi- ,ompal