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Show STRAWBERRIES THROWN INTO I GARBAGE Several cases of California strawberries straw-berries were condemned b Inspector (ieorge Shorten and his deputies today and condemnation slips were Issued to the merchants In whose possession the fruit was found These slips can be sent to tho produce men who sold the fruit to the local grocers and the local merchants are relieved of pay ing for the poor fruit. According to the inspector, the cups were filled with poor and rotting fruit while on top there was a layer of fine ripe strawberries, intended to lead the purchasers to believe that all are of the same quality. The cases that were condemned were at once dumped into garbage cans Mr Shorten has asked that the people assist him in preventing such fruit from being disposed of, by noti fylng hiru when bad fruit has been purchased. By issuing slips to the effect that the fruit has been condemned as unfit for food, the local merchants will bear no loss and the produce men in Call fomia will learn that the citizens hei are discriminating in buying The inspector and deputies are prepared pre-pared to examine all shipments into the city. |