Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-05
FOOD SHIPMENTS
Recently Seized
Agricultural DEPARTMENT
DILIGENTLY ENFORCES
THE FOOD LAWS.
They BEAR FALSE BRANDS
several Nl"atprs of National Food
Laws WIN BE Brought
In Court.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Apul A.
Two shipments Of coffee from New
orh city were sliced recently on the
recommendation OF the T.. $. Depart
mout Of Agriculture, the charge be-
ing mat they contained am excessive
number Of rotten or decomposeC ber-
rlos. Both seizures were made on
March 4, 1914, at Pctersburg Virgin
IA. The cases have not yet come up
before the courts, but they will be
tried In due course when il Will be
determined whether the charges are
Justifiablc. This statement holds true
Of all the sIezurcs noted in this ar
ticle.
Fourteen sacks Of coffee each con
tanning so pounds, had been shipped
hy Potter sloane, ODonohuc, New
York city n. Y. The product was
called Bed Rock Coffee" Fifteen
cases and 20 packages each containing
one pound, had been sent by the same
shipper This product was called
Dixie Brand Coffee" Both adultera-
tlon and misbranding We're charged
Officials making the sezure main
tanned that the mixtures had been
coated or glazed IN such a manner as
to conceal their inferiorty
A shipment Of coffee was siczed on
March b, at Philadelphia it being
charged that the coffee was misbrand-
Cd. The shipper was Despres & co..
Of New York City. There were 10
sacks sliced. II Is charged that the
coffee consists largely Of "Sanitas"
brand, although II was represented TO
be "Maracaibo" coffee. which Is
better and more expensive brand
Two shipments Of dried apples were
sezed during the latter part Of Feb
ruary on the recommendation Of the
Department one siezure consisted Of
10 bags that had been shipped by r.
g. Sheppard Stuart, Virginia, TO
Washington District Of Columbia. The
other consisted Of 33 sacks that had
been shipped by Isaac Rosenbaum y
Sons, Louisville, Ky, TO Evansville,
Ind. 1t is charged that the goods in
both instances We're adulterated I'm
that they consist in whole or in part 1f
filthy vegetable substance.
Other recent sicNros Of vegetable
were made in New York city and Cal
weston In the first instance the sie@-
ure consisted Of 237 boxes Of dates
ocach containing so pounds. These
were shipped by l}rdsong & CO., Phil
adclphia, Pa. ana were labeled Cam
81 Brand Finest Persian Dates" The
other consisted Of 20 cases Of big
r. Brand Tomato Pulp which were
shipped by Roberts Brothers, Balti-
more, Maryland.
Another recent sie2ure was made at
East Hammond, Ind, and consisted Of
. cases and one bottle Of Napoleon
Brand-Frcnch Style Cognac." This
sO-callod "COgnac" had been shipped
10y Gmeckhlch and Company Chi
cago, H. 1t is charged to have been
adutcratod and misbrandcd, in that
about so per cent neutral spirits had
been mixed with and substituted for
coenac i'm such manner as to injur
iously affect the quality Of the goods.
Grape jelly largely An Apple
Product"
Other recent siczures made on the
recommendation Of the Department
were rs follows
"Warfield Brand Pure Grape Jel-
nes'-4S cases, shipped by Quaker
City Pure Fruit q Sugar Preserve
60. Philadelphia, siezed February l3,
at New York city. Charge-adultera
ton and misbranding in that goods
consist in large part Of an apple pro-
duct
Bran-j7 bags shipped by North
western Elevator & Mill Co.. Mt. Yer
non, Ohio, siezed February IA, at
Parkersburg, West Va, charge-adul-
toration and misbranding in that the
goods contain added screenings
Salvador Magnesia Spring Water
$50 cases shipped by Salvador Mineral
Springs Co.. Green Bay wis, sie2ed
February "A, at Chicago, H., Charge
-misbranding in that the claims on
the labels as to curative effects of
this water are false and fraudulent.
Concentrated Fountain Syrup-79
gallon Jugs Of different varieties ship
ped by the l. s. Fine Corporation
Roanoke. Va. These varitios were lab
clcd Cherry strawberry" grape
and "raspbcrry punch" and also THE
Perfection Of Purity and Excellence
Mgaic city, German Make" Seizure