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Show SEIZURE OF BUTTER SAID TO BE IMPURE RENO, Nev.. Dec. 20. More than 15,000 pounds of butter, said to be adulterated, adul-terated, was seised by accnts of the internal in-ternal revenue service last Saturdav at the Nevada Packing company's ware-nolise. ware-nolise. as a. result of complaints from local competitors among the Reno dalrv-men. dalrv-men. It Is said here that 200 cases "of butter shipped by the packing company to San Francisco commission houses have also been eclzc-d there. It Is alleged the Imitation butter contained over one-third by weight of water. No prosecutions will follow from state authorities owing to the absence of legislation In this state, but a searching Investigation by the agents of tho national pure food, commission commis-sion Is promised. |